Viola
From The Unofficial Epiphone Wiki
The Epiphone Viola Bass was created as a facsimile tribute to the Höfner 500/1 electric bass guitar manufactured in Germany during the 1950s. That instrument was made famous by several musicians, but most notably by Beatles bassist Paul McCartney. The Epiphone Viola Bass was created to offer a cost-effective, visually and acoustically similar instrument. Höfner also creates a replica of the 500-1, called the Hofner contemporary. |
- 1995-Current
Body:
- laminated maple top & body
- Flame maple veneer
Neck:
- Set maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with doy inlays
- 30.5" scale
- 1.65" nut width
Binding:
- Single-ply body & neck
Electronics:
- NYR & NYT mini humbucker pickups
- 2 Vol. 1 Tone controls
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Floating rosewood bridge
- Trapeze tailpiece
- Gold speed knobs
Colors:
- Vintage Sunburst (VS)
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