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You don't see these very often:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ampeg-AEB1-Bass_W0QQitemZ220140431662QQihZ012QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Ampeg AEB1[/url]

Sadly, it has a bad case of buckle-rash, and if I were listing something at that price point, I'd take the trouble to do some decent pictures.
Nevertheless, I bet it'll sell.

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[quote name='The Funk' post='45892' date='Aug 15 2007, 03:54 PM']Did Ampeg's first bass guitar model predate the Fender Precision?[/quote]

No, this model was probably made around 1966, and the first Fender Precision was made around 1951 (as far as I know)

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I'm sure I've seen that one before on the Bay...
I've got some great video footage of the legendary Rick Danko playing a fretless one live (looks mad as it's a big old beast to sling round yer neck).
And Jah Wobble also used one for a while - there's footage of him playing one on The Old Grey Whistle Test with P.I.L.
A big fat sound - but not something I'd want to wrestle with!

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[quote name='The Funk' post='45892' date='Aug 15 2007, 03:54 PM']Did Ampeg's first bass guitar model predate the Fender Precision?[/quote]

They did an electric upright in the early 1960's called 'The Baby' & then this one first appeared around 1966.
But the fretless version (also around 66) was important as the first purpose built fretless bass guitar - which is why guys like Rick Danko used it until Fender brought out the first fretless Precision in 1970...

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