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VGC except needs some work (shim neck, replace missing pickguard and knob insert, dress frets, clean electronics and hardware, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), hollowbody violin shape bass, one f-hole, bolt on multi-laminate neck, rosewood fingerboard, pearloid block markers, 21 frets plus zero fret, bound body, neck and f-hole, 2 pickups, one volume and one tone control, 3-way switch, adjustable bridge, trapeze style tailpiece, 1-11/16" nut width, 30-1/2" scale, made in Japan, very like basses with Teisco and Silvertone logo from the period, with SSC (broken handle, blue lining) ($125.00)

EC-, natural finish, bolt-on birdseye maple neck, fretless pau ferro fingerboard, 1-3/4" nut width, 34" scale length, one Music Man humbucking pickup, active electronics (volume, 3-band EQ), chrome hardware, b-w-b pickguard, built in the USA by Ernie Ball, on consignment, with rectangular black thermoplastic OHSC (black lining) (SN:55141) ($1,000.00)

EC-, sunburst finish, white-bound maple body, bolt-on maple neck, 20 fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with micro dot inlays and zero fret, 2 Mosrite pickups (bridge pickup rewound), 3-way switch, single volume and tone controls, w-b-w pickguard (small piece of pickguard missing under neck pickup), 1-9/16" nut, 30-1/2" scale, weighs 8.4 lbs, on consignment, with OHSC (red lining) (SN:R0210) ($1,800.00)

EXP COATED REDS - Their heavy gauge 050w 070w 085w 105w. A modern version of an original product offered in the 70's, using a proprietary outer wrap wire made of copper coated steel which is then micro-coated utilizing EXP technology. Like a standard electric bass guitar string, the outer wire is highly magnetic, but the copper coating imparts a more .acoustic. tone on basses with magnetic and/or piezo pickups. The EXP coating also protects the windings from corrosion and premature wear. ($23.50)

EXP COATED REDS - Their medium gauge 045w 065w 085w 105w. A modern version of an original product offered in the 70's, using a proprietary outer wrap wire made of copper coated steel which is then micro-coated utilizing EXP technology. Like a standard electric bass guitar string, the outer wire is highly magnetic, but the copper coating imparts a more .acoustic. tone on basses with magnetic and/or piezo pickups. The EXP coating also protects the windings from corrosion and premature wear. ($23.50)

EXP COATED REDS - Their light gauge 045w 065w 080w 100w. A modern version of an original product offered in the 70's, using a proprietary outer wrap wire made of copper coated steel which is then micro-coated utilizing EXP technology. Like a standard electric bass guitar string, the outer wire is highly magnetic, but the copper coating imparts a more .acoustic. tone on basses with magnetic and/or piezo pickups. The EXP coating also protects the windings from corrosion and premature wear. ($23.50)

Two DVD set. John Moyer of the multi-platinum selling band Disturbed shares the bass techniques that have made him a success. Learn: how he uses a pick to attack the strings and create an aggressive sound, octaves and fifths, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, adding transition notes chromatically to make bass lines flow, his signature method for writing syncopated bass lines and how to combine simple and complex techniques to create a sound that cuts through. John created custom backing tracks for this program that you can use to apply what you learn. Includes a free lifetime membership to the Rock House online lesson support system. ($22.49)

EC-, 5-string, gloss transparent wine red finish, offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on graphite/alder neck, 22-fret grenadillo fingerboard, 1-13/16" nut width, 35" scale, 2 Bartolini J-style pickups, active electronics (volume, pickup pan, 3-band EQ), black hardware, excellent sound and playability, on consignment, with thermoplastic OHSC (case lip is bent and doesn't latch properly at bottom, black lining) (SN:980614) ($1,250.00)

EC- except needs work (dress frets, troubshoot electronics, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), natural finish, mahogany body wings with maple sandwiched beneath figured bubinga top, 3-piece maple neck-thru-body construction, 22-fret ebony fingerboard, offset pearl dot inlays, Duncan Quarter Pounder P-J pickups replace originals, active electronics have been removed and passive controls substituted, worn gold hardware, 1-5/8" nut width, 24" scale, weighs 8.4 lbs, made in Japan, with Fender® thermoplastic HSC (black lining) (SN:O025652) ($485.00)

EC-, honey satin finish, nice looking maple top on ash body, bolt-on wenge and ovangkol neck, wenge fretboard, side dot markers, 24 frets, MEC humbucking pickup, 3 band EQ, contour "slap" switch (pull up on volume), gold hardware, built in Germany, very punchy sound, 1-1/2" (adjustable) Teflon "Just-a-Nut", 34" scale, on consignment, with gigbag (SN:C-046720-98) ($1,100.00)