Detail 01
30.5 in scale length
This is the first 30.5-inch-scale bass from the Gibson Custom Shop, according to the supplied description.
Product detailSKU #1500000396387
Gibson CustomGene Simmons EB-0 Bass Guitar - Ebony
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A Gibson Custom recreation of Gene Simmons’ heavily modified 1959 EB-0, pairing a 30.5-inch scale with signature hardware and styling details.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Gene Simmons and KISS fans
- Players seeking a short-scale, four-string Gibson Custom bass
- Players who value through-body or top-loaded stringing options
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players
- Players needing more than four strings
- Players seeking a bass without a humbucker pickup configuration
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
High Mass bridge
It can be strung through the body or top-loaded.
Detail 03
Gene Simmons modifications
The design represents the refinished body, custom neck profile, relocated pickup, custom pickguard, binding, altered tuners, and replacement bridge described in the supplied data.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, 30.5-inch-scale bass.
- 02It has 20 frets and a single-humbucker configuration.
- 03The High Mass bridge supports either through-body or top-loaded strings.
- 04A custom hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is a case included?
Yes. A custom hardshell case is included.
02Can this bass be strung through the body?
Yes. Its High Mass bridge supports through-body stringing or top-loading.
03How many strings and frets does it have?
It has four strings and 20 frets.
04What controls does it use?
Master volume and master tone.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- H
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 4 String
- Scale Length
- 30.5"
4 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Indian rosewood Number of frets: 20 Inlays: Dot Nut material/width: Nylon 1.6" Body Body Type: Solid Body Double Cutaway Body wood: Mahogany Hardware Bridge/Tailpiece: High Mass Tuning machines: Grover Mini Color: Chrome Other Number of strings: 4 String Case: Hardshell Case Orientation: Right-handed
- Color
- Chrome
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Body Type
- Solid Body Double Cutaway
4 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- platinum
- Source Id
- site51500000396387
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