Used Gibson 1978 RD Artist Bass - Natural w/Case

The RD Artist Bass is one of the more unique basses that Gibson made in the late 70’s-early 80’s. This series was Gibson’s first active bass which was designed in conjunction with Moog. What you get is a stunning offset style body with an active preamp system that was very ahead of its time. The active preamp featured a 3-way switch to go between compression, expansion or bright modes. This bass has had a body repair in the past but has the wear you would expect from a bass of this age. It plays great and the original preamp system is still fully functional. This ships in a hard case. Do not miss out on an incredible piece of Gibson’s history!

Features

• Body Type : RD
• Body Material : Maple
• Body Finish : Natural
• Neck Profile : Rounded
• Neck Material : Maple
• Fingerboard Material : Maple
• Scale Length : 34.5”
• Number of Frets : 20
• Neck Pickup : Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup : Humbucker
• Controls & Switches : Dual volume controls, Bass and treble boost/cut, 3-way pickup selector, 3-way mode selector switch (Compression / Neutral / Bright modes)
• Bridge : Gibson 3-Point
• Case/Gig Bag : Case