Gibson EB0 1968/9 £1150 Lancaster

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Gibson EB0 1968/69 Bass USA

 

This old bass comes complete with original tug bar, working mute and bridge cover. The big Gibson mud-bucker is stock and sounds massive. 
Short scale, set neck with pearl inlays and rosewood board. Mahogany body. 
 

I replaced the foam in the bridge as an old yellow kitchen sponge was in it when I bought it. The screws holding the cover in place look newer to me and there is some more modern looking wire connecting to the jack in the control plate. See pics. The other thing I did was to replace the G tuner as it was slipping (in ‘68 Gibson were using imported tuners from their Kalamazoo range to keep up with orders as interest in the bass hit it’s peak).

On the headstock picture you can see the original which I will include. When I took the tuner off Schallers or similar had been fitted at some point but then returned to stock.

It is strung with Thomastik Jazz flats. When I bought it the bass was wearing the heaviest, nastiest mix of black nylon Rotos and round wounds but the neck had managed to stay straight.

The bass has had no neck or headstock repairs. It’s lovely to play and nice and light but resonant. It is a one trick pony but it does that trick very well and I found it very musical.

The action is low and the string tension low so unplugged it’s quite buzzy. Played through an amp it sounds great but at the time I was using it I was recovering from a fretting hand op so playing it now it could probably do with the action raising. I’m out of action again with rotator cuff so can’t do this at the moment.

The trussrod works properly and the frets have life in them but are probably due for a crown.

I bought it with a pretty nifty home made case. 

I would think it rare to find one with all its original hardware. 

UK only sorry. No trades, pickup preferred so you can try it out but I can post if that’s difficult. 

It’s a gigged, vintage bass over half a century old so lots of finish checking (that looks gorgeous) and dings. 
The pictures show it strung with D’Addarios but the bass is now wearing Thomastik flats as per description. 
 

Edited 16 hours ago by ash