performance is our passion
EB-0
™
bass
Like the one-pickup
original at a price you
gotta love! Plus... the
short-scale and narrow
neck make it soooo
easy to play!
EB-3
™
bass
Like the SG guitar, the Gibson SG
b
ass has defined rock music with its
ultra-thin body, lightning fast neck and
d
istinctive double cutaway shape.
O
ne Sidewinder humbucker and one
Mini-Humbucker combine to give you
a
ll the necessary tones while the set
neck gives you the sustain you need.
viola
™
bass
From the golden age of
British music comes
the bass that looks as
good as it sounds!
thunderbird
™
IV
bass
Gibson’s most
distinctive bass
f
eatures the “reverse”
body styling and dual
h
umbuckers!
les paul
®
special bass
This classic Les Paul shaped bass
f
eatures a Mahogany body with a set
M
aple neck, and two specially
designed Alnico bass humbuckers
w
ith separate volume and one master
tone control. With its great balance
a
nd tone, you won’t find a better
performing bass anywhere!
Epiphone was one of the most
respected names in bass violas.
This is the cover of the
1961 catalog.
An early 60s catalog page
showing two solid body electric
basses. The Embassy Deluxe
and the Newport.
Note the too cool “batwing”
headstock.