Beautiful Original 1971 Rare "GIBSON SB-400 BASS" Walnut Color w/ Hardshell Case

Description

This is an original 1971 SB-400 Bass in abso;ute Great Condition. It;s been completely gone through and set up looks and sounds like New.  SG-shaped, and finished in walnut or cherry, these basses were very different to the EB basses available in 1971. In fact the body shape and colour about the only thing these basses have in common. SB: Alder body, a two-piece maple neck, small angle (7
o
) headstock angle and single coil pick ups.
The mix of rounded rectangular metal parts with the translucent walnut finish makes the SB-400 really stand out. It was Gibson's entry level bass, but certainly looked good. It had a simpler construction to other Gibson basses, and simpler parts; these particular
single coil pickups
, plate-mounted controls and simple lightweight bridge never appeared on other Gibson basses, but Gibson did reuse many of these ideas on it's entry-level instruments for much of the seventies.
The reverse of the guitar's body clearly shows the two-piece alder body with some very attractive grain patterning showing through the translucent walnut finish.