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The translucent Cherry finish of Gibson EB basses (and SG guitars in general) has a tendency to fade over time, typically to a brownish colour, and most-likely as a reaction to sunlight in fact it can be hard to tell whether certain late sixties EB basses were originally Cherry or Walnut. The US zone 1 list price in 1964 was $240, and it would stick at this level right into 1968. Gibson actually shipped 1133 EBO basses in 1964 - the highest number of any bass model they had produced up until that point - although this record was quickly trumped the next year, with a peak annual figure of 3018 EB0 basses shipped in 1969. However, they did have the records for this bass, and kindly confirmed it was shipped from Gibson's Kalamazoo plant on August 27th 1964. Gibson did keep records of guitar serial numbers, and dates that they were shipped, however much of this information has been lost/destroyed, and Gibson customer service don't always have time to search for details. Both the serial number and potentiometer codes confirm this instrument to have been produced in 1964. The serial numbers up until about 1965 give a fairly reliable indication (although on instruments produced between 1965 until 1975 they can be very confusing), and combined with potentiometer codes and a look at the hardware used it's not hard to pin down most basses of this era to a single year. There are several ways of finding out when a Gibson bass was made. This 1964 bass has typical features of the period, most notably the nickel-plated pickup cover it had been bakelite on '61-'63 EB basses, with nickel starting to be replaced with chrome by the end of the year. The Gibson EBO was available from 1958, but only with an SG-style body from 1961. 1981 Victory Standard (Candy Apple Red).

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