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1979 (ish) Pre-EB Musicman Sabre Bass 4 string Tobacco Sunburst
£2150
Central Scotland - South of Edinburgh

tomlyne

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1979 Pre Ernie Ball Musicman Sabre Bass – Tobacco Sunburst 4 string

The research I’ve done shows this to be a pre-EB Musicman Sabre with the serial C004239 and roughly dates to 1979, according to this webpage. (http://www.musicmanbass.global/serials-pre-eb-sabre/).

The bass was inherited by a close friend 15-20 years ago and was stored away and forgotten for most of that time (life, death, marriage and divorce all getting in the way), plus the friend who had the bass was not a bass player .  I have the bass in my studio now and have been playing it.

Everything works, it sounds incredible, the strings are flatwounds from the previous owner and the action is pretty stiff. I am a double bass player so it feels fine to me. I have not dusted or cleaned the bass, it is all in fantastic vintage condition and I wouldn't change a thing. See pictures below. It has a few of the normal dings and bangs expected from, what was, a working bass. There is also a fantastic aged patina to the finish that you can almost see in the pictures.

In the event someone asks, it is possible to either provide a little video of the bass in action or we could arrange a zoom inspection, given the current COVID restrictions.

It comes with the original Musicman hardcase (I think it is original) and I have access to packing materials so it would be possible to ship, thought, it would be great if we didn't have to. The bass comes in at a whopping 5 Kilos.

Thanks for looking and don't hesitate to get in touch if you have questions or are interested.

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17 hours ago, gareth said:

It’s a nice bass drewk 

good luck

Thanks Gareth! I still think of the first Pre EB I bought from you many moons ago, you have no idea what you started 😂

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