1966 Gretsch – 6071 Short Scale Bass – ID 5963

In 1964, Gretsch introduced two new short-scale basses. The Model 6071, which has one pickup, and the Model 6073, which has a two-pickup configuration. Both basses feature a single-cutaway Tennessee-style hollow body with painted F-holes, Supertron pickups, and a very short scale length (74.9 cm/29.5", whereas the standard for a short scale length would be 30"), thinner necks, and an extended headstock with four tuners mounted on one side, along with a four-string Space Control bridge featuring a “G” cutout tailpiece.
A famous user of these basses was Peter Tork of The Monkees.

This bass is in good condition and has a nice patina; the binding hasn't come loose yet. The padded floor covering is still intact and, most importantly, still there. It was made by our guitar maker (Peter Hampl/Mojo Instruments) performed a neck reset, replaced the rosewood bridge saddle, and installed flatwound strings (.040–.100). As a result, the bass now plays very well with a comfortable string action (2.1–2.1 mm, E–G).

- Body: Maple (laminated), hollow-body with painted-on F-holes
- Maple neck (one-piece)
- Fretboard: Ebony (14" radius)
- Neck profile: Chunky "C"
- Saddle width: 41.9 mm
- Width at the 12th fret: 53.1 mm
- Neck width at the 1st fret: 25.1 mm
- Neck thickness at the 12th fret: 25.8 mm
- Frets: 21 (no zero fret)
- Color: natural orange, faded cherry burst at the bottom
- Pickup: Supertron (U.S. Pat. 2892371), 4.46 kOhm
- Control: Volume (137 65 xx)
- Switches: 2x 3-way toggle (Tone; "Kill/Standby")
- Bridge: four-string Space Control
- Damper/Mute
- incl. Case (not original)
- Weight: 3,585 grams