*Today Only* 1973 Gibson SB400 Bass W/OHSC

1973 Gibson SB400 Bass
Color: Walnut
Condition: Very Good showing normal players wear, scratches and chips but overall presents nicely. All electronics, tuners, truss, controls and switches work as they should
Pickups: Gibson embossed single coils (original)
Electronics: Original
Breaks Or Repairs: No
Case: Original Hardshell Case
Weight: 8lbs 1oz

The 1973 Gibson SB-400 was a "no-frills" solid-body workhorse produced as part of Gibson's SB line between 1971 and early 1973. Known as the first Gibson bass series to incorporate a maple neck and non-mahogany solid body construction, it offered a long-scale alternative to its sibling model, the short-scale SB-300.

Body & Neck Construction

• Body Wood: Alder
• Body Type: Solid body, contoured SG-style double sharp cutaway silhouette.
• Neck Wood: Two-piece Maple.
• Neck Joint: Set-neck construction.
• Fretboard: Rosewood featuring pearloid dot position markers.
• Scale Length: 34 ½ inches (Long Scale).
• Number of Frets: 20 nickel silver frets.
• Nut Width: Approximately 1.70 inches

Electronics & Hardware

• Pickups: Two single-coil surface-mounted pickups with black plastic covers, embossed with the vintage script Gibson logo.
• Pickup Wiring: Wired in a series circuit configuration.
• Controls: One Master Volume knob, one Master Tone knob, and two on/off slider switches (one per pickup) mounted on a chrome control plate.
• Switching Logic: The individual slide switches isolate or remove a pickup from the circuit by shorting it directly across to the ground point.
• Bridge: Surface-mounted fixed bridge and equipped with a removable chrome metal cover.
• Tuning Machines: Schaller closed-gear tuners