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Gibson RD Artist Bass -Ebony- (1970s)


Introducing the Gibson RD Artist Bass.

The RD series was introduced in 1977 with the passive circuit RD Standard Bass, and the Standard was discontinued in 1979 and the Artist in 1982, so it was only available for a short period of time.
This model is the RD Artist Bass, which has an active circuit installed and has unique looks and electronics.

The material composition is a combination of a maple body, a maple neck jointed with a set neck, and an ebony fingerboard, and it has a distinctive weight of approximately 5.26 kg.
In terms of electronics, this book has a humbucking pickup mounted, basic controls such as 2 volume/2 band equalizer/3-way pickup selector, and a 3-way mode switch of neutral/bright/expansion/compression. The best part is the sound creation by the Moog circuit, which is the core of the model.

We have confirmed that the changes that can be seen at the moment include top coating, back panel changes, strap pin changes, bridge changes, and some screw changes.
The serial number is unclear and cannot be determined, but the date of 1977 can be seen on the volume pot, and together with the control layout, it is assumed that it was produced between 1977 and 1979.

The condition is that one screw on the battery panel is broken, and there are scratches and dents on the whole, and since it is an old instrument, there are some scratches and switch noise on the pot.

There are many parts that have been used and have been touched up, but it seems like it has been used a lot, and the frets themselves seem to have been adjusted in the past, so the frets themselves are low. However, playability is ensured by the inclusion of a stable Hipshot bridge that allows string height adjustment for each string, and the appropriate value will vary depending on your playing style, but the 4th string 2.5mm to 1st string above the 12th fret. It can be used with a string height of about 2mm.

The truss rod has about 1/4 circumference remaining at the time of the exhibition start.

The included case is the original hard shell case, but there are signs that the clasp has been removed and that the handle and clasp have been added.
In addition to the original hard shell cases, we also have hard shell cases that can be used normally.


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