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.
Guitar Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Single-ply White, Top
Body Finish Nitrocellulose VOS
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape EB-0
Body Styles EB
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 20
Frets Low Profile (.045)
Inlays Acrylic Dot
Joint Glued In, Set Neck; Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Corian
Nut Width 40.64mm / 1.6in
Profile Gene Simmons 1959 EB-0
Scale Length 774.7mm / 30.5in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup Rhythm SG Bass
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Ceramic Capacitor
Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Kluson High Mass
Control Knobs Black Speed
finish Chrome VOS
Pickguard Gene Simmons EB-0, Black 4-ply
Pickup Covers Chrome, with Chrome EB-0 Hand Rest Over Bridge
Strap Buttons Aluminum
Tailpiece String Ferrules, Top and Back
Truss Rod Standard
Truss Rod Cover Non Vintage; Gene Hot Stamp in White
Tuner Plating Chrome VOS
Tuning Machines Grover Mini Bass
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Certificate of Authenticity
Model: BSGSEB0EBCH1
Case Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Hardshell with Gene Simmons Signature Reproduction
Headstock Silver Gene Simmons Logo on Back of Headstock
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo and Crown in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .045, .065, .085, .105
Gibson Custom Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass, Ebony
Gibson Custom Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass, Ebony
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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.
Guitar Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Single-ply White, Top
Body Finish Nitrocellulose VOS
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape EB-0
Body Styles EB
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 20
Frets Low Profile (.045)
Inlays Acrylic Dot
Joint Glued In, Set Neck; Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Corian
Nut Width 40.64mm / 1.6in
Profile Gene Simmons 1959 EB-0
Scale Length 774.7mm / 30.5in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup Rhythm SG Bass
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Ceramic Capacitor
Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Kluson High Mass
Control Knobs Black Speed
finish Chrome VOS
Pickguard Gene Simmons EB-0, Black 4-ply
Pickup Covers Chrome, with Chrome EB-0 Hand Rest Over Bridge
Strap Buttons Aluminum
Tailpiece String Ferrules, Top and Back
Truss Rod Standard
Truss Rod Cover Non Vintage; Gene Hot Stamp in White
Tuner Plating Chrome VOS
Tuning Machines Grover Mini Bass
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Certificate of Authenticity
Model: BSGSEB0EBCH1
Case Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Hardshell with Gene Simmons Signature Reproduction
Headstock Silver Gene Simmons Logo on Back of Headstock
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo and Crown in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .045, .065, .085, .105
