Famed for its rarity and use by Steely Dan founder and visionary Walter Becker, as well as The Band’s Rick Danko (though this was the later AUMB model) the somewhat unusual Ampeg AEB have taken a fairly sought after place in bass history, thanks to low production numbers and a unique look and sound.

Made in Lindon, New Jersey, this laminate maple, scroll headed beauty of a bass was noted bass amp maker Ampeg’s first real foray into competing with the Fender Precisions and Gibson EB’s of the world, making just 750 of these basses in the late 60’s, with the interesting (and somewhat inconvenient) extra long tailpiece and “mystery pickup”, also used in the highly sought after “Baby Bass” being the defining features of the pre'-1967 models, after which they added a magnetic pickup in the middle of the bass and a single piece bridge assembly.

This bass features the earlier, and in our opinion, cooler, layout, complete with volume and tone control, adjustable and removable bridge cover plate, and all original hardware.

The distinctive red and black finish remains intact despite years of use and a good amount of of checking.

This bass features a tone much like a plugged in upright, with a thuddy, slightly dead sound that works surprisingly well in a number of different contexts.

Comes with a gig bag.