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Gibson Basses / My ragdoll Epiphone ET-280 (pic intensive)
« on: October 08, 2010, 07:27:11 PM »
I recently aquired a used and abused Epiphone ET-280 bass.
This was Epiphone's early 70's, Japanese produced, bottom of the line bass. Single coil PUPs, cheapo thin body, and like it's guitar cousin the ET-270, available in any color you like as long as it is Cherry-burst.
Mine has seen it fair share of abuse. Unlike many vintage instruments, there is almost no fretwear, or finish wear on the body. Instead, it came with typical teenager bonks and goofs, including a broken nut, several edge chips/digs, a loose pickup, a mismatched string assortment, and a slightly bent tuner. It was pretty grubby too, having probably spent some time in a basement or attic.
The good news? Everything is there, including the original knobs and the bridge cover which was missing from all but one of the other ET-280s I look at.
Someone also had this apart at some point, as the phillips-head screws holding the pickup covers, the bridge and the bridge cover were replaced with not-quite fitting flathead screws.
This was Epiphone's early 70's, Japanese produced, bottom of the line bass. Single coil PUPs, cheapo thin body, and like it's guitar cousin the ET-270, available in any color you like as long as it is Cherry-burst.
Mine has seen it fair share of abuse. Unlike many vintage instruments, there is almost no fretwear, or finish wear on the body. Instead, it came with typical teenager bonks and goofs, including a broken nut, several edge chips/digs, a loose pickup, a mismatched string assortment, and a slightly bent tuner. It was pretty grubby too, having probably spent some time in a basement or attic.
The good news? Everything is there, including the original knobs and the bridge cover which was missing from all but one of the other ET-280s I look at.
Someone also had this apart at some point, as the phillips-head screws holding the pickup covers, the bridge and the bridge cover were replaced with not-quite fitting flathead screws.