1979 Gibson – RD Artist Bass Natural – ID 5556

In the late 70s Gibson together with Moog (both companies were part of the Norlin Group at the time), Gibson developed guitars and basses for the RD Artist series ("Research and Development") in a traditional design with innovative electronics. Thanks to the purely active electronics/circuitry, the bass is very versatile in terms of sound and therefore differs enormously from its passive contemporaries.

This bass from 1979 is in good condition. The fingerboard and back have some minor varnish damage and pressure marks. The electronics work perfectly.

- Body: 1-piece maple
- Neck: 3-piece maple
- Neck construction: glued in
- Fingerboard: Maple (Maple Cap)
- Frets: 20
- Saddle width: 41.8 mm
- Scale length: approx. 87.31 cm (34 3/8")
- Pickup: 2x Mark V Humbucker
- Switches: 1x 3-way toggle for pickup selection, 1x 3-way toggle for mode selection (Bright, Neutral, Expansion/Compression)
- Controls: 1x volume neck-PU, 1x volume bridge-PU, 1x bass, 1x treble
- active Moog electronics
- Bridge: 3-point chrome (strings can be hooked directly into the bridge or passed through the body)
- incl. Suitcase
- Weight: 5210 gram