Haven't we seen this one before?

[eb2]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1956-GIBSON-EB-1-ELECTRIC-BASS-W-HSC-FELIX-EB1-VIOLIN_W0QQitemZ190339618966QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item2c51201896&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

This thing has loads of patched holes, and the control area has a football shaped plug.  Was this on ebay a while ago?  A nice effort.

[Dave W]

Yes, it came up on pages 2 and 3 of this thread: http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2778.0

Quoting myself: I wouldn't touch it at any price. Bogus serial number and all sorts of other issues. I wouldn't believe it's a legit '56 without a long verifiable paper trail.

[Highlander]

Such a shame...