Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass
Overview
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Product:
- bass guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1973 to 1979
GIBSON produced the LES PAUL SIGNATURE BASS between 1973 and 1979. The Les Paul Signature bass was hollow bodied with an arched maple top and a single low impedance Super humbucking pickup. Early examples have rounded edged pickups, chicken head selector switch and chrome pickup surrounds - later models have a rectangular shaped pickup with plastic surround and a circular selector control.
Specifications (27)
Controls
| Controls shape | speed knobs |
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 1 humbucker pickup |
General
| Finish colors | gold finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Made in | USA |
| Number of strings | 4 strings |
| Scale length | 34.5 inches scale length |
Body
| Body back material | maple body back |
| Body shape features | archtop, double cutaway |
| Body sides material | maple body sides |
| Body style | archtop |
| Body top material | maple body top |
| Body width | 16 inches wide body |
| Hollow body | hollow body |
| Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
| Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
| Bridge | fixed bridge |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | trapezoid fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Neck material | mahogany neck |
| Neck width | 1.625 inches wide at nut |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Tuner layout | two-each-side |
Prices (3)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | $525 | new | guitar-list | List price. |
| 1975 | $629 | new | guitar-list | List price |
| 1977 | $499 | new | guitar-list | Last known list price |
