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1956 Gibson EB-1 Bass + OHSC
Regular price
£6,850.00
£6,450.00
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Summary
Model: EB-1
Year: 1956
Finish: Natural
Modifications: None
Repairs: None
Weight: 4.21
Case: OHSC
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Body Wood: Mahogany
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Tuners: Original Banjo Style Kluson Tuners
Pickups: Original
Hardware: Original
Nut Width: 42.4
Neck Depth 1: 23.4
Neck Depth 12: 25.5
Pots: CentraLab late 1953
We are not box shifters, we take your packing and shipping very seriously..!
We have to. You're considering spending a lot of money with us and you would obviously like your valuable musical instrument to arrive at your door, without drama, fuss or damage.
We have many years (stretching way back in to the last century) of packing and shipping fragile musical items all over the world - in fact the number of sometimes priceless, vintage instruments we have shipped is in the thousands.
When you buy a vintage or second hand item from us, it will be hand packed by one or more of our specialist, in house staff and then shipped in our own custom made cardboard boxes (If applicable).
We normally ship via our preferred carriers UPS, DPD, Parcelforce and Royal Mail for smaller items such as straps and leads. Tracking numbers are always provided.
Shipping prices vary by item and by location, please see the individual products for details but as a guide, prices for a guitar is usually:
UK - £50
Mainland Europe - £75
USA - £200
Rest of World (rates can vary a lot depending on country) - £250
How can I pay?
All our base prices are in £GBP Sterling and exclude delivery.
Payments can be made by bank transfer (up to any amount) or credit/debit card through our website (up to £10,000.) Due to fraud risks we do not take payment by phone. We accept and use many online payment services that work by way of bank transfer and recommend Wise.com who will in generally offer far better exchange rates than banks.
Do your prices include VAT?
All prices include UK VAT but most used or vintage guitars are sold under the UK marginal scheme for secondhand goods which means you will not get an invoice with the VAT amount shown separately, neither will you be able to claim this VAT element back if you are VAT registered, and the VAT element cannot be deducted for export sales.
For new items such as some guitars, pedals, straps, cables etc 20% UK VAT is included and if you are in an export country, which since Brexit now includes Europe and of course the US, this 20% VAT will automatically be deducted at checkout for you. You may have to pay local taxes and duties when your goods arrive in your home country, we advise you to check with your local customs office to be sure.
Can I reserve or put an item on hold?
Yes you can. Items can be put on hold for a deposit payment of 10%. This will hold the item for up to 30 days but this deposit payment is non refundable in the event of the buyer failing to complete the sale.
A further 10% payment at the end of the initial 30 day period will extend this period for another 30 days and subject to individual approval, this arrangement can be extended at our discretion. ATB Guitars holds title to the goods until paid for in full and if the buyer should change his/her mind for any reason, a restocking fee equivalent to to 15% of the total purchase price will be deducted from any refund given.
Do you have a mailing list?
The best way to get on our mailing list is to submit the form at the bottom of every page on our website. Also follow us on Facebook and Instagram @ATBguitars as most new items are posted there as soon as we buy them and before they go on the website. If you are searching for a specific guitar then send us an email and we will attempt to alert you once one has been found.
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1956 Gibson EB-1 Bass + OHSC
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1956 Gibson EB-1 Bass + OHSC
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Description
Superb mid-fifties Gibson Electric Bass or EB as it was initially known. Released in 1953 as a response to Fender releasing the Precision Bass in 1951 the two instruments couldn’t have been farther apart with the now iconic Violin shape thanks in part to Les Paul. The Gibson EB-1 bass shipped for just five years between 1953 and 1958, with 526 basses produced before being replaced with the new Thinlline EB-2 model. The EB-1 was briefly reissued between 1970 and 1973 with a further 473 shipped. Designed to appeal to the traditional bass player who may be hesitant to adopt the new form of playing bass. Gibson even included a telescopic stand (missing from this example) that would fit into the bottom strap button, that would allow you to play the bass standing up.
Featuring a solid mahogany body, carved from a single piece of Mahogany with a Mahogany set neck, Rosewood fingerboard and a natural Mahogany finish. The EB would also feature a short (30.5”) scale length. The original EB bass had a single coil pickup that was designed by Gibson engineers Walter Fuller and Seth Lover. The coil had 250000 turns, and was so large, it was rotated to fit in the route, explaining why the polepieces were along one edge, rather than in the center.
Appointments were on a par with Gibsons’s mid-level solid body guitars with dot-position markers, nickel plated hardware and single-ply plastics. The finely sculpted body is accented by a double black purfling stripe on both the top and bottom of the body alongside simulated f-holes - a subtle inclusion that adds a degree of Gibson class to an otherwise fairly plain instrument. The hardware comprises Kluson banjo style tuners and Gibsons new Bass specific stud bridge/tailpiece combination. The Brown plastics comprise the pickup cover, elevated pickguard and numbered barrel knobs.
This guitar dates to 1956 and is of only 65 shipped that year and is in fantastically preserved condition internally and externally and with the exception of a replacement input jack plate is as it left the factory. The original single coil pickup is safely housed beneath its brown Royalite cover and measures a whopping 19.99K!, pots are Centralab bearing a late 53 source code and Capacitors are Cornell-Dubilier. The neck has a rounded C profile with a 43.23mm nut width. The depth at the 1st and 12th fret are 23.49mm and 35.16mm.
The guitar comes with its original contoured pink lined brown case
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Summary
Model: EB-1
Year: 1956
Finish: Natural
Modifications: None
Repairs: None
Weight: 4.21
Case: OHSC
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Body Wood: Mahogany
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Tuners: Original Banjo Style Kluson Tuners
Pickups: Original
Hardware: Original
Nut Width: 42.4
Neck Depth 1: 23.4
Neck Depth 12: 25.5
Pots: CentraLab late 1953
We are not box shifters, we take your packing and shipping very seriously..!
We have to. You're considering spending a lot of money with us and you would obviously like your valuable musical instrument to arrive at your door, without drama, fuss or damage.
We have many years (stretching way back in to the last century) of packing and shipping fragile musical items all over the world - in fact the number of sometimes priceless, vintage instruments we have shipped is in the thousands.
When you buy a vintage or second hand item from us, it will be hand packed by one or more of our specialist, in house staff and then shipped in our own custom made cardboard boxes (If applicable).
We normally ship via our preferred carriers UPS, DPD, Parcelforce and Royal Mail for smaller items such as straps and leads. Tracking numbers are always provided.
Shipping prices vary by item and by location, please see the individual products for details but as a guide, prices for a guitar is usually:
UK - £50
Mainland Europe - £75
USA - £200
Rest of World (rates can vary a lot depending on country) - £250
How can I pay?
All our base prices are in £GBP Sterling and exclude delivery.
Payments can be made by bank transfer (up to any amount) or credit/debit card through our website (up to £10,000.) Due to fraud risks we do not take payment by phone. We accept and use many online payment services that work by way of bank transfer and recommend Wise.com who will in generally offer far better exchange rates than banks.
Do your prices include VAT?
All prices include UK VAT but most used or vintage guitars are sold under the UK marginal scheme for secondhand goods which means you will not get an invoice with the VAT amount shown separately, neither will you be able to claim this VAT element back if you are VAT registered, and the VAT element cannot be deducted for export sales.
For new items such as some guitars, pedals, straps, cables etc 20% UK VAT is included and if you are in an export country, which since Brexit now includes Europe and of course the US, this 20% VAT will automatically be deducted at checkout for you. You may have to pay local taxes and duties when your goods arrive in your home country, we advise you to check with your local customs office to be sure.
Can I reserve or put an item on hold?
Yes you can. Items can be put on hold for a deposit payment of 10%. This will hold the item for up to 30 days but this deposit payment is non refundable in the event of the buyer failing to complete the sale.
A further 10% payment at the end of the initial 30 day period will extend this period for another 30 days and subject to individual approval, this arrangement can be extended at our discretion. ATB Guitars holds title to the goods until paid for in full and if the buyer should change his/her mind for any reason, a restocking fee equivalent to to 15% of the total purchase price will be deducted from any refund given.
Do you have a mailing list?
The best way to get on our mailing list is to submit the form at the bottom of every page on our website. Also follow us on Facebook and Instagram @ATBguitars as most new items are posted there as soon as we buy them and before they go on the website. If you are searching for a specific guitar then send us an email and we will attempt to alert you once one has been found.
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