Gibson Custom Shop Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony GS 098

Weight: 8 lbs 5 oz
Neck depth 1st fret: .90"
Neck depth 12th fret: 1"

Calling Dr. Love - Your New Bass Has Arrived

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.

Gene Simmons is a legendary rock icon and bassist from KISS. And if you saw KISS perform their high-octane live shows and television appearances in the 1970s, you may have spotted the bass that inspired this signature model from Gene Simmons and Gibson Custom. Based on Gene’s heavily modified 1959 EB-0, the new Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass is the first 30.5” scale bass from the Gibson Custom Shop and the first bass the Custom Shop has produced in quantity. Gene made several modifications to his EB-0, including refinishing it, reshaping the neck to a custom profile, replacing the pickup with a later model Gibson unit and relocating it much closer to the bridge, installing a custom pickguard, adding binding, and changing the original tuners to Grovers®. The bridge was also replaced with a high-mass model and can now be strung through-body or as a top-loaded bridge. All of these details are faithfully represented in the new Gibson Custom Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass. A custom hardshell case is also included.

Please be advised that these basses are VOS finish.  There will be scratches, pitted hardware, rusted screws etc that should be expected.

Body Style

EB

Body Shape

Double Cutaway EB-0

Body Material

Mahogany

Binding

Single Ply White, Top

Body Finish

Nitrocellulose VOS

Profile

Gene Simmons 1959 EB-0

Scale Length

774.7 mm / 30.5 in

Fingerboard Material

Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

304.8 mm / 12 in

Fret Count

20

Frets

Low Profile (.045)

Nut Material

Corian

Nut Width

40.64 mm / 1.6 in

Inlays

Acrylic Dot

Joint

Glued In, Set Neck; Hide Glue Fit

Finish

Chrome VOS

Bridge

Kluson High Mass

Tailpiece

String Ferrules, Top and Back

Tuning Machines

Grover Mini Bass

Pickguard

Gene Simmons EB-0, Black 4-ply

Truss Rod

Standard

Truss Rod Cover

Non Vintage; "Gene" Hot Stamp in White

Control Knobs

Black Speed

Strap Buttons

Aluminum

Pickup Covers

Chrome, with Chrome EB-0 Hand Rest Over Bridge

Bridge Pickup

Rhythm SG Bass

Controls

Master Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Ceramic Capacitor

Output Jack

1/4" Switchcraft

Strings Gauge

.045, .065, .085, .105

Case

Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Hardshell with Gene Simmons Signature Reproduction

Accessories

Certificate of Authenticity