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The Gibson EB-1 is a bass guitar that Gibson introduced in 1953. It was their first bass guitar. == History == Gibson first marketed the EB-1 (initially calling it simply, the ''Electric Bass'') in 1953 in response to the success of the Fender Precision Bass. Rather than styling the body after an electric guitar, they shaped the EB-1 to resemble a double bass, even painting false f-holes on the top of the body. EB-1 production ended in 1958, when Gibson replaced it with the EB-2 and the later EB-0. They renamed the Electric Bass to the EB-1 at that time. Gibson reissued the EB-1 in 1968 with several changes—including no false f-holes, standard right-angled tuning machines, and a chrome bridge cover. They discontinued this reissue in 1972. Epiphone (a subsidiary of Gibson) began marketing a Korean-manufactured EB-1 in 1999. This version of the EB-1 uses a more cost-effective bolt-on neck construction. Despite its relative unpopularity among players, the EB-1 is prized among collectors for its historical value. It is not uncommon for original EB-1s to sell for over $4000 US dollars. Epiphone currently produces a violin-shaped bass known as the Viola Bass.〔http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/epiphone-viola-bass-vs〕 However, it is not modeled after the EB-1, but the Höfner 500/1. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gibson EB-1」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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