AN EPIPHONE RIVOLI CHERRY BASS EB232C, 1967, SERIAL NUMBER 1...

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£1,280

AN EPIPHONE RIVOLI CHERRY BASS EB232C, 1967, SERIAL NUMBER 101909
115cm x 41.5cm

As the bass counterpart to the previous lot James naturally wanted a bass version in his line-up. Again, made in the Gibson Kalamazoo factory this example has all of the classic attributes of its Gibson ES-335 equivalent.

This guitar has been well gigged in its lifetime with classic body wear. There are the typical long, mainly lateral varnish cracks, play-wear above the EB Humbucker pickup where the combination of resting your hand on the chrome guard and heavy playing, perhaps with a pick, has worn a small area. The back of the bass has buckle rash in certain areas and there is no scratch plate. These were often removed by players on basses. The chrome hand guard has been reversed and may be a replacement, the bar bridge is original and the witches hat knobs are period with the push-button tone choke worn to a brass finish.

The rosewood fretboard has pearl dot markers, the back of the neck has some heavy wear dints and scratching, the headstock is pearl inlaid with multiple edge dents and marks, the 538 Kluson tuning keys have aged back to a dull finish with two central screws replaced and the serial number is stamped at the top. The interior blue Kalamazoo label is illegible and this looks likely to be due to a retailers label being applied over it and then removed. The bass comes in a modern hard case.

Sold with non-transferable CITES A10 certificate No. 613902/05