Gibson Les Paul Bass 1969 Kalamazoo plant *rare* £1150

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Super rare and sought after 1969 Les Paul bass, made at the Kalamazoo plant, MI, USA. This model of bass is often termed the Les Paul Recording, or the Les Paul Professional, however these were names of guitars; Gibson literature of the time only ever describes this model as a Les Paul Bass. It was a companion model to the Les Paul Personal and Les Paul Professional guitars. The production run of these basses was short, so not many of these about - everything on it is stock to the best of my knowledge, so a real investment piece. Famous users include Suzie Quatro.

The pics tell you everything you need to know about the condition. This thing has been well loved, and the back of the body has had a bit of a scrape. Looking closely at the front of the body in the light, you will notice the lacquer has started to crack as befits an instrument approaching it's 50th year. It is not what you would describe as showroom condtion, but it has mojo in spades and looks incredible. Be aware that because of the high quality wood used in construction (including Brazillian rosewood), this is one heavy bass - not for the faint hearted.

Here is the description and specification as appeared in the Gibson catalogue at the time:

"The frequency response, range of harmonics and crips clear tones of the LP bass will exceed that of any electric bass on the market to date. This instrument is the only bass equipped with two low-impedance, humbucking pickups, and the slim single cutaway design is especially popular with todays groups.

FEATURES: low impedance electronics and pickups. Clear grain British Honduras mahogany with center crossband body construction. Three piece laminated British Honduras mahogany neck construction. Buffed and polished clear walnut finish reveals all the fine grain-lined features of the basic wood. Brazillian rosewood fingerboard. Chrome-plated Schaller machine heads with sealed gears. Nickel-plated Tune-O-Matic bridge. 18¼" long, 14" wide, 2" deep; 30 1/2" scale, 24 frets"


Comes with a modern Stag hard case. UK mainland shipping would cost approximately £25, and would be willing to ship abroad at buyer's expense.


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