Ernie Ball Earthwood Acoustic

[Ling837]

Never heard of an Ernie Ball acoustic Earthwod Bass. Till i saw this local ad on CL.
Thought it was pretty cool looking. Just wanted to share and see if anyone knew anymore about them.

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[dhsierra1]

not sure what the going price is on those but they're a great sounding ABG and hard to find. Very deep body like a guitarron so it can be a little awkward to play. Very well built. I had a nice Ibanez ABG some time ago and it doesn't hold a candle to the Earthwood. I think back in the day Bonnie Raitt's bassist Freebo used one as did the guy for the Violent Femme's.

A friend of mine has one and uses it quite a bit to great effect. Use good contact pick ups under the bridge like K and K's, not the under the saddle quackers if you're going to amplify. Feedback can be a problem if you're not careful, like any acoustic guitar.

 

[Spinal Tapper]

Cool and very rare, but no way I'd drop that kinda dough....

 

[Baird6869]

Very hard to find but super ginormous in sise. These things are huge and very awkward to play.

Seems expensive, but I am unsure as I haven't seen one sell since the economy got so crappy.

 

[Spinal Tapper]

This one sold for around $2500 to give u an idea. Yeah, they're NOT cheap by any means.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ern...3-/160863845265?pt=Guitar&hash=item25743b7b91

 

[bassist4dalord]

He ain't kiddin'- The Earthwood truly is the Holy Grail of acoustic basses. Man, I would love to just play one..