- violin-shaped mahogany body, arched top with painted f-hole/purfling, raised black pickguard, mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, bar bridge, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, two-per-side Kluson banjo tuners, nickel hardware, covered alnico pickup, volume/tone control, available in Dark Brown finish, approx. 550 mfg. 1953-58.
This model was originally designated the Gibson Electric Bass. In 1958, after the introduction of the EB-2 model, the Gibson Electric Bass was commonly called the EB-1.
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