Vintage Ampeg Devil Bass 1966 ASB 1
This bass is no longer for sale (sold on 2007-09-15)
Price : US $2,550.
Playing and collecting since 1960's, and now it's time to let them all go. Of many basses, this was my main and most loved axe. It's an incredible and extremely rare ASB-1 (Devil Bass) with serial number 7xx that indicates in was probably built in late 1966 or early 1967. According to Bruce Johnson (xstrange.com), who is likely to be the world's foremost expert on these instruments, there are only about 75 fretted Devil Basses ever made. What happened to this one? Well, about 10 years ago I sold it to a friend who just had to have it. A professional conversion was done by removing the original mystery pickup (as they are called) and installing a new pickguard, a Seymour Duncan quarter pounder P-style pickup, a Dimarzio J-style pickup, and a Badass bridge. The work was of first quality, and the bass plays magnificently and sounds 150% better than the best vintage Fender that you've ever heard. The sound is ringing metallic church bells that have gorgeous overtones and beautiful sustain due to the original semi-hollow body design.
The neck is magnificent. Aside from the classic headstock with original vintage Klusion tuners, the long scale neck is is very fast with no virtually no visible wear on the back, low action, virtually no fret wear, no dead or buzzy spots anywhere, perfect intonation everywhere, a warm and fast ebony fingerboard that is beautiful to the eye, and it is straight as an arrow. The handfeel is absolutely incredible, and it's one of the best necks that I've ever played. The body finish
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This bass is sold (sold on 2007-09-15)
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gordon patriarca said...
..... this used to me mine !
Jammer said...
I have one. Can't find a buyer. Looks great, plays beautifully. Too many feel intimidated by it I guess.
Mike M. said...
I owned one from about 1972 to late 1980s. Now I want it back. Any suggestions?
US $ 85.00
