What acoustic bass guitar is Roly Salley playing on Chris Isaak's Christmas show?

[jmlee]

I was watching a re-broadcast of Chris Isaak's Christmas Soundstage show from 2008 and was remarking on the smooth, upright-like tone that Roly Salley was getting from his acoustic bass guitar and that dual Fender set-up of his. Can anybody ID the guitar?

You can see a clip here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k6fl8ps_DI

[Caca de Kick]

That's a Washburn. The kind with the angled slots for the sound hole.

[bluesblaster]

I like that darker color. Most I've seen are the sunburst.

[jmlee]

Originally Posted by Caca de Kick

That's a Washburn. The kind with the angled slots for the sound hole.

Thanks, Caca! I can't quite make the models available now jibe with Roly's back in '08. The current AB10 model which is black has a sharp horn on the cutaway while the one in question is rounded. By contrast the AB40 and AB45 have the rounded horn but the wrong bridge. It's clearly a Washburn though, maybe an earlier model or some sort of hybrid. Outstanding tone, though.