Ampeg AEB-1 Electric Bass Guitar (1966)

Ampeg AEB-1 Electric Bass Guitar (1966)

$6,500

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Ampeg AEB-1 Model Electric Bass Guitar (1966), made in Linden NJ, serial # 149, red/black sunburst finish, laminated maple body, maple neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. This is a nice and very early example of the first version of Ampeg's AEB-1 (Ampeg Electric Bass #1), the so-called "horizontal" bass. While Ampeg prospered with amplifiers, they had previously made only half-hearted attempts to market instruments before 1966 with the fiberglass upright electric "Baby