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Vintage Univox Bass Guitar - Cremona Brown Model U1970F - Includes Epiphone case
Estimated price for orientation: 550 $
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Description Model: Vintage Exact Year: 1970 Series: Vintage Brand: Univox
1971-'74 Univox model U1970F Electric Bass Guitar - Cremona BrownBass has been well cared for and is in great shape for its age. Includes fitted Epiphone hardshell case!These were basically violin-bodied basses originally inspired by the Gibson EB-0, and popularized among imports by Paul McCartney’s use of the Höfner violin bass, copied by EKO. This was a hollowbody with no f-holes, Cremona brown finish, single neck pickup, bolt-on neck with position dots along the top of the 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard. Strings anchored to a covered bridge/tailpiece assembly.Controls were volume and tone. A little elevated pickguard sat on the upper treble bout. The earliest examples of these had the little plastic logo on the head. By ’71, these had changed to an outlined block letter decal logo. A fretless version was also available by ’71. The U1970 with frets, and fretless U1970F, were both $220 with case. How long these were available is uncertain, but they were probably gone by ’73 or ’74.Vintage Guitar Price Guide calls this Bass $500.00 in rough Condition up to $700.00 Excellent Condition. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for looking!
Description
| Model: | Vintage | Exact Year: | 1970 |
| Series: | Vintage | Brand: | Univox |
1971-'74 Univox model U1970F Electric Bass Guitar - Cremona BrownBass has been well cared for and is in great shape for its age. Includes fitted Epiphone hardshell case!These were basically violin-bodied basses originally inspired by the Gibson EB-0, and popularized among imports by Paul McCartney’s use of the Höfner violin bass, copied by EKO. This was a hollowbody with no f-holes, Cremona brown finish, single neck pickup, bolt-on neck with position dots along the top of the 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard. Strings anchored to a covered bridge/tailpiece assembly.Controls were volume and tone. A little elevated pickguard sat on the upper treble bout. The earliest examples of these had the little plastic logo on the head. By ’71, these had changed to an outlined block letter decal logo. A fretless version was also available by ’71. The U1970 with frets, and fretless U1970F, were both $220 with case. How long these were available is uncertain, but they were probably gone by ’73 or ’74.Vintage Guitar Price Guide calls this Bass $500.00 in rough Condition up to $700.00 Excellent Condition. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for looking!