Eb-3 Bass, can someone help me with serial number?

[asimha]

Thank you !

 

[Axstar]

@asimha:

Interesting bass. However, that's not an EB-3 but one of the SB 350/450 series models - depending on the scale length - pretty seriously modified. These were not introduced until late '72. More on them can be found here:

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Wishing you the very best of luck with your customs predicament.

I was thinking that, but it must have some serious filling work going on to be able to delete the entire control plate assy. Could a '70s EB-3 be modded to similar specs? The control layout is broadly the same, albeit with the output jack deleted and the neck mudbucker route filled or at least shrunk down a bit.

Quite ironic seeing an all American bass draped in a Union flag.

 

[ajkula66]

If we knew for a fact what wood was body made from (Mahagony vs. Alder) the answer would be clear, but we don't so it's still a guessing game. An interesting one for sure.

 

[asimha]

As far as I have been informed by the seller, the body is mahogany

 

[ajkula66]

As far as I have been informed by the seller, the body is mahogany

Well, my approach has always been "trust but verify". At this point in the game, it doesn't really matter. What does matter is that you don't end up being both out of money and out of bass.

Good luck.

 

[asimha]

Well a sad update to this beautiful bass ... and after months of back and forth with the Swiss CITES authorities this bass will be destroyed due to the few grams of rosewood on the neck. The seller, a very nice chap from Bristol UK, has since passed away and all the efforts of the transporter and my attorney have led to nothing. Very sad story ...

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