Epiphone used the exact same metal badge on their guitars so it is easy to pick up a non engraved Epiphone metal badgesearch on eBaythey are out there (beware of fraudulent bass with an Epiphone tail badges they can be faked).Īlso no serial numberhummmmyour bass is a Kalamazoo made bass (the blue tag on the inside tells that tale). With no model number on the tail badge it may have lost its original tail badge (those three little pins can break pretty easily after years of wear) and this is a replacement badge. Hey Mingusyou have an interesting bassit has some unusual characteristics that make me scratch my head. Thanks every one…the more I found out about these basses the less I actually know…but it is fun and I am meeting the nicest people…like a 85 year old man who is the original owner of a Epiphone B-2 he bought new in 1941…it just doesn’t get any better then that!!!

Any other notable characteristics to the bass?.

Any guess as to what year the bass was made…and this is a guess.

Does it have a purfling 'loop' on the back of the bass below the neck?.

Does the bass have real Black/White/Black purfling, single black pin stripe or double black pin stripe?.

Are your tuners etched? This is so far only a B5 characteristic.

What finish are your tuners? Brass, Bright nickel, Blacken nickel.

Is your tail piece black, dark brown, blonde or highly flamed maple?.

What is the model number? It can be located on the metal badge on the tail piece.

What is the serial number and where was it located? Serial numbers can be located under the scroll head on the E side (look up), at the end of the finger board or at the end pin.

For all of you that own or did own one of these great American made plywood basses here are my research questions if you can help me out. I have expanded my quest to learn more specific characteristics about these basses. I am doing more research on Epiphone Upright basses.

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