Elderly Instruments Latest - Vintage & Used Instruments - Electric Basses http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=55U en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:39:24 -0500 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:39:24 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com EC+, two-hand touchboard instrument with eight strings (tap with two hands), red satin finish body, wenge fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, ~34" scale length, black hardware, four EMG single coil pickups, switchable stereo/mono output for two groups of four strings or one group of eight, active electronics, 3-position selectors and independent bass and treble controls, on consignment, with heavy duty OHSC (SN:EHC 30201) ($1,800.00) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4372.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4372.htm VG-EC, black finish, masonite top and back on a poplar frame, white side walls, single cutaway, bolt-on neck, dolphin headstock, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 24 frets, 1 lipstick tube single coil pickup, adjustable wood bridge saddle, white plastic knobs, original clear pickguard, 1-5/8" aluminum nut, 30" scale, made in the USA by Danelectro for the Sears Company, with OHSC (red plush lining) ($750.00) ]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4365.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4365.htm EC++, black finish, alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret maple fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-1/2" nut width, 34" scale, two single coil pickups, combo bridge (either top-load or strings through body), chrome hardware, w-b-w pickguard, with ATA-style OHSC (SN:Z8008156) ($925.00) ]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4355.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4355.htm EC+, five strings, double cutaway carolena body, bolt-on ovankol neck, 24-fret wenge fingerboard without inlays, 1-3/4" nut width, ~34" scale, two MEC soapbar pickups, passive electronics, chrome hardware, made in Germany, with Warwick gigbag (SN:F-085186-01) ($585.00) ]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4362.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4362.htm EC+, black sparkle finish, maple neck and fingerboard, huge 3 coil humbucking pickup, active electronics with individual bass, mid, treble, volume and pickup coil select, large steel combination pickup surround / bridge, strings through body, white pearloid pickguard, 2 and 3-on-a-side headstock matches body finish, all original, 1-13/16" nut width, 34" scale, made in Indonesia, weighs 11.8 lbs. (SN:I080220706) ($395.00) ]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4378.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4378.htm EC+, 4-string, transparent blue finish on quilted-maple veneer top, offset double cutaway body, bolt-on, 5-piece maple / mahogany neck, double dot black fretboard markers, headstock overlay matches body color, triple coil humbucking pickup, string-thru body bridge / tailpiece, chrome hardware, active electronics, ~34" scale, 1-5/8" nut width, great growl, weighs 10.4 lbs. made in Korea, with wooden oblong OHSC (burgundy lining) (SN:06117397) ($500.00) ]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4376.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4376.htm EC-, bubinga body, bolt-on wenge neck, fretless ebony fingerboard, side dot markers only, 1-17/32" nut width, 34-1/8" scale length, 2 MEC J style pickups, passive electronics, chrome hardware, carbon/teflon alloy adjustable nut, natural oil finish, very articulate bass, flatwound strings, made in Germany (SN:J-109902-02) ($685.00) ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4359.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4359.htm EC- except needs some work (dress frets, clean electronics, repair or replace microphonic bridge pickup, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), offset double cutaway body, black finish, bolt-on neck, rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 21 frets, passive P-bass and double J pickup configuration, 2 volume controls, tone control, 3-way pickup selector switch, and coil switch for bridge pickup, built in Japan, with Fender® thermoplastic HSC (black lining) (SN:65778) ($300.00) ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4371.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4371.htm VG-EC, sienna sunburst finish, ash body, white-bound (3-bolt) maple neck with skunk-stripe, pearloid block inlays, 20 frets, b-w-b pickguard, electronics, hardware, bridge, tuners and covers are all original, original pickups, black strat®-type knobs, great look and BIG sound, 1-1/2" nut width, 34" scale, with both covers, pots date 31st week of 1979, no neck or body dates, appears to be all original, some knicks and dings but overall very clean!! weight 11.2 lbs, with HSC (cabernet lining) (SN:S8848724) ($1,900.00) ]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4368.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4368.htm VG-EC, sienna sunburst finish, bolt-on maple neck with skunk stripe, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot markers, 1-5/8" nut width, ~34" scale length, one split-coil pickup, black-w-b plastic pickguard, one volume control, one tone control, pots date 15th and 22nd week of 1979, chrome hardware, very clean and cool, weight 10.4 lbs, front is very clean, area of buckle wear (~3"x 1.5") on back, some finish checking, bridge cover only, with black tolex covered OHSC (blue lining, case handle is damaged) (SN:S891919) ($1,800.00) ]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4358.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4358.htm EC, 5 strings, natural finish (with matching headstock), soft maple body, bolt-on maple neck, rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 22 frets, 2 Bartolini J-style pickups, active electronics, tortoise-w-b-w pickguard, modern bridge, tuners and hardware, great look and sound, built in the USA, 1-15/16" nut, 34" scale, with OHSC, on consignment (SN:RB-6469) ($1,500.00) ]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4364.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4364.htm EC-, 5 strings, wenge top, graphite reinforced 5-piece maple / walnut neck-thru-body construction, walnut body wings, satin finish on neck and body, 24-fret pau ferro fingerboard, abalone "C" inlay at 12th fret, 1-9/16" nut width, 2-13/16" width at 24th fret, 35" scale, two Peavey VFL humbucking pickups, 3-band active EQ, gold hardware, black graphite peghead overlay, weighs 9.0 lbs, with rectangular thermoplastic OHSC (green lining) (SN:09981784) ($950.00) ]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4309.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4309.htm VG-EC, 6 strings, transparent natural finish, offset double cutaway alder body, cocobolo top, bolt-on graphite neck (pre-trussrod construction, neck is straight but has a a quarter-size ding on bass side behind 10th fret), composite fingerboard with 24 frets, pearl dot inlays, 2" nut width, 35" scale, two Bartolini soapbar pickups, 9-volt active system with, volume, blend, bass and treble controls, two 3-way coil tap, series / parallel switches, worn gold hardware, Gotoh tuners, made in USA, with rectangular black vinyl covered HSC (black lining) (SN:920414) ($2,200.00) ]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4313.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4313.htm VG-EC, 6 strings, transparent vintage natural finish, offset double cutaway alder body, figured maple top, bolt-on graphite neck (pre-trussrod construction, neck is straight), composite fingerboard with 24 frets, 2" nut width, 35" scale, two Bartolini soapbar pickups with 18-volt, volume, blend and 3-band active EQ, black hardware, chrome treble knob, Gotoh tuners, BIG TONE!!! made in USA, on consignment, with rectangular black vinyl covered HSC (gray lining) (SN:951739) ($2,800.00) ]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4346.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4346.htm EC-, 6-string extended range bass (this style is often referred to as a "Contrabass"), body meets neck at the 10th fret on bass side bout and at 24th fret on treble side, 5-piece maple neck is set into birch(?) center body section, ash body wings, 3-piece figured-mahogany top, 24 fret rosewood fingerboard, abalone inlay at the 3rd fret, side dots, two Bartolini mk-1 soap-bar pickups, volume, blend, bass, mid and treble controls, 18-volt preamp, strings terminate at bridge, sealed gear tuners, smoke chrome hardware, really good sound and playability, 2-1/4" nut width, 34" scale, satin natural finish (sprayed finish is a bit rough and uneven) made in USA, on consignment, with Eshenbaugh / ProTec gigbag (SN:070505) ($2,500.00) ]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4347.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4347.htm EC-, sunburst finish on alder body (upper portion of body is darker than lower portion and shows in finish), original 3-bolt maple neck with tilt adjust, fretless rosewood fingerboard, 1-11/16" nut width, 34" scale length, one Music Man humbucking pickup, 9-volt active electronics (volume, 2-band EQ), original string-through-body bridge (rubber mutes and metal bases are missing, adjusting screws are present), serial number is on bridge, b-w-b plastic pickguard, Pino Paladino used one of these on tons of hits in 1980's and 90's, body date is JUL 11, 1979, neck date is JUL 25, 1979, pot codes date to 13th week of 1979, 1/4" output jack likely changed (original(?) included), built in the USA, with rectangular black tolex OHSC (orange lining) (SN:B 013363) ($2,500.00) ]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4342.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4342.htm EC, five (5) string, honey satin finish, nice looking maple top on ash body, bolt-on wenge and ovangkol neck, wenge fretboard, side dot markers, 24 frets, MEC humbucking pickup, 3 band EQ, contour "slap" switch (pull up on volume), gold hardware, built in Germany, very punchy sound, 1-25/32" (adjustable) Teflon "Just-a-Nut", 34" scale, on consignment, with gigbag (SN:J-051950-98) ($1,250.00) ]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4351.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4351.htm EC, five string, teal green transparent finish, rosewood fretboard, abalone dot inlays, 22 frets, Fender® Noiseless pickups, active electronics, w-b-w pickguard, very nice, 1-7/8" nut, 34" scale, with OHSC (blue lining) (SN:DN808529) ($1,000.00) ]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4335.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4335.htm EC-, double cutaway Stingray-style body with textured black finish, poplar body, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, 1-11/16" nut width, 34" scale, one humbucking pickup, active bass and treble controls, textured finish aluminum pickguard, chrome hardware, made in the USA, on consignment, with gigbag (SN:X03968) ($500.00) ]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4339.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4339.htm EC except could use minor work (dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), gloss transparent black finish, double cutaway alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard, side dots only, 1-1/2" nut width, 34" scale, two MEC J-style pickups, 2-band active EQ, chrome hardware, made in China, with thermoplastic HSC (black lining) (SN:RB SN J-046483 5-07) ($350.00) ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4344.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4344.htm VG-EC, transparent cherry red finish, mahogany Les Paul Junior style double cutaway body, set mahogany neck (neck has been reglued at some point and 3 large screws were added to joint), 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays (one replaced dot at 12th fret), 1-5/8" nut width, ~30" scale length, one humbucking pickup with black plastic cover and adjustable pole pieces, one volume control and one tone control with metal pointers, black plastic pickguard, cast one-piece bridge-tailpiece combination, 4 stairstep "Banjo" tuners with white plastic buttons (one button is a replacement), pearl "Gibson" and crown headstock inlays (small chip in overlay near "G" string), pots codes date to 1959, this is the same Gibson bass model that Gene Simmons used early in his "KISS" career, on consignment, with newer rough condition HSC (burgundy lining, broken handle, torn tolex) (SN:0 8595) ($3,500.00) ]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4324.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4324.htm EC, natural finish, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot markers, two Music Man humbucking pickups, active electronics (volume, 3-band EQ and 5-way switch), top-load bridge, chrome hardware, tortoise-w-b-w pickguard, 34" scale, 1-11/16" nut width, HipShot D-tuner installed on "E" string, built in the USA by Ernie Ball, with rectangular black thermoplastic OHSC (black lining) (SN:E52066) ($1,200.00) ]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4327.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4327.htm EC+, essentially an EB-3 with simplified electronics, cherry finish, mahogany body and neck, large low hovering cloud tone neck pickup, mini humbucking bridge pickup, 2 volumes, master tone, modern style 3 point bridge, Grover open gear tuners, great mother of White Room tone, 1-5/8" nut, 30-1/2" scale, with OHSC (SN:009980371) ($1,150.00) ]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4333.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4333.htm EC, five string, teal green transparent finish, rosewood fretboard, abalone dot inlays, 22 frets, Fender® Noiseless pickups, active electronics, w-b-w pickguard, very nice, 1-7/8" nut, 34" scale, weighs 10.4 lbs, made in USA, with OHSC (SN:DN802268) ($1,000.00) ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4326.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4326.htm