1960 Gibson EB0 Bass

This is a very rare late production 1960 Gibson EB-0 Bass the original slab-bodied EB-0 bass weighs just 9 lbs. 6oz. and has a nice, fat nut width of just under 1 11/16 inches and a scale length of 30 1/2 inches. Solid mahogany body, one-piece mahogany neck, and unbound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 20 original jumbo frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Headstock with inlaid pearl “Gibson” logo and pearl crown inlay. Two-layer black over white plastic ‘bell-shaped’ truss-rod cover with two screws. Two-on-a-side Kluson tuners. Serial number (“012418”) stamped on the back of the headstock in black. One dual-coil “Sidewinder” bass pickup with four adjustable pole-pieces (mounted across the middle of the pickup) and a black plastic cover secured by four screws. Black plastic pickguard with six screws. Two controls (one volume, one tone) on lower treble bout. Black plastic bonnet-shaped knobs with white markings. The pots are dated 1960. Side-mounted jack socket on a square of black/white/black laminated plastic secured by four screws. Black plastic control panel cover on the back of the guitar with two screws. Combination “wrap-over” bar bridge/tailpiece with intonation adjustment. All hardware nickel-plated. Very minor fading to the body and a few small surface marks on the body and the neck w/plenty of weather checking. There is a hidden heel minor crack repair deep under some checking in that area. It’s hard to even see. This is a spectacular and totally original example – certainly 1 of the cleanest we’ve encountered. During 1959, 123 were built, while 342 were shipped in 1960. One fun bass !  John Entwistle of The Who had one of these (serial # 0-6293″ John Entwistle. Bass Culture – The John Entwistle Collection (p.171). (#1674). Its an exceptional example & comes in a nice period & maybe original to it Epi Gray/Blue lined hard case.