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    This rare, and big, bird is one of the first commercially available acoustic basses. The Earthwood bass was co-designed by Ernie Ball and George Fullerton. Solid spruce top, walnut back and sides and maple neck. Huge sound and tone! Padded gigbag. Made in USA. EC- (minor top distortion). On consignment.
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • SN 899
  • c.1978
  • EC- (minor top distortion)
  • Natural semi-gloss finish
  • Jumbo body 18" lower bout, 6-1/2" body depth
  • Solid spruce top with round soundhole 
  • Multi-ring rosette
  • Ladder brace and radial fan style top bracing
  • Walnut back and sides
  • Bolt-on 12-fret maple neck
  • Mahogany body and peghead binding
  • 16 fret rosewood fingerboard, dot markers
  • Rosewood pinless bridge (strings are installed through soundhole)
  • D-shaped neck profile
  • 1-5/8" nut, 34-1/8" scale
  • Schaller tuners
  • Hot Dot piezo passive pickup installed 
  • Maple peghead overlay with "E" logo
  • Padded gigbag (merlot lining)
  • Made in USA
  • Consignment

Ernie Ball Earthwood Acoustic Bass Guitar (c.1978)

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Used

SKU: 55U-217083

Regular price
$2,500 USD
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$2,500 USD
This rare, and big, bird is one of the first commercially available acoustic basses. The Earthwood bass was co-designed by Ernie Ball and George Fullerton. Solid spruce top, walnut back and sides and maple neck. Huge sound and tone! Padded gigbag. Made in USA. EC- (minor top distortion). On consignment.
More Details

More Details

The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • SN 899
  • c.1978
  • EC- (minor top distortion)
  • Natural semi-gloss finish
  • Jumbo body 18" lower bout, 6-1/2" body depth
  • Solid spruce top with round soundhole 
  • Multi-ring rosette
  • Ladder brace and radial fan style top bracing
  • Walnut back and sides
  • Bolt-on 12-fret maple neck
  • Mahogany body and peghead binding
  • 16 fret rosewood fingerboard, dot markers
  • Rosewood pinless bridge (strings are installed through soundhole)
  • D-shaped neck profile
  • 1-5/8" nut, 34-1/8" scale
  • Schaller tuners
  • Hot Dot piezo passive pickup installed 
  • Maple peghead overlay with "E" logo
  • Padded gigbag (merlot lining)
  • Made in USA
  • Consignment