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Electric bass guitar

This is an electric bass guitar, mass produced in Japan and modeled after Fender bass guitars. It has a solid wooden body with a sunburst finish, a white plastic pickguard, and chrome-plated hardware. There are four nickel- or phosphorous-wound strings, attached to four in-line tuning gears and a standard bridge in Gotoh style. It has two single-soil pickups and two control knobs.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on back cover plate: MADE IN JAPAN
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:513 Electro-acoustic chordophones
  • Repository:Museum of Army Music
  • Measurements:Height: 1165mm; Width at lower bout: 330mm