Ampeg ASB-1 Devil Scroll Bass Fireburst Previously Owned by Garry Tallent of E Street Band! + OHSC

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Lovies Guitars is offering up this Ampeg ASB-1 Devil Scroll Bass with a Rad Fireburst Finish! The ASB-1 was a limited production variation on the basic design of the AEB-1. They were introduced around December 1966, which is about six months after the AEB-1, and were made for about a year. The most distinctive feature is the unusual body, with two long, skinny, outward-curving horns and triangular cutouts that go all the way through the back. For obvious reasons, they've have acquired the nicknames of "Devil Bass" or "Longhorn Bass”. The Devil Bass was the brainchild of an Ampeg employee named Mike Roman, who was inspired by the DanElectro Longhorn basses. He finally convinced Everett Hull to let him develop and build them as an optional model. They were doomed from the start. Nobody at Ampeg except Mike liked them, and dealers were sending them back. Customers were just beginning to accept the unusual appearance of the AEB-1, but they thought the Devil Bass was way too weird. The serial number on a Devil Bass is on the underside of the tailpiece, so you have to peer into the gap between it and the body, or unscrew it and raise it up to read it. Devil Basses were made randomly from late '66 through late '67, in small batches. It's interesting that some of them are beautiful, and others are poorly made. The earlier ones have a lot of red on the body, including red on the front and back faces of the horns. The bodies of early Devil Basses with serial numbers under #1000 are made of maple with a birch plywood back, similar to the AEB-1. This unique axe came to us from Garry Tallent (E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band), with a story of this being a gift for him from Adam Clayton of U2. In Good Shape, Especially for its age, however there is some finish checks and finish chipping on the body, 7.5/10! ALL Original. NO Breaks or Repairs. Includes an Original Hard-Shell Case. SEE more pics, including internals, at our website!

WEIGHS in at: 9.75 lbs

.865” at the 1st fret

Nut Width: 1 11/16”

Serial: 906

SKU: 4248

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