ID 1122733
Lot 69 | AMPEG, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1968
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
A FRETLESS SEMI-SOLIDBODY ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR, AMUB-1
The later pickguard engraved with the logo Ampeg, the bridge bearing the stamped serial number 000514, the body with f-hole cutouts, the finish of a red-black sunburst, together with a period hard-shell case and original pickguard
Length of back 18.15⁄16 in. (48 cm.)
Sale room notice
Mark Knopfler plans to donate no less than 25% of the total hammer price received, to be split equally between The British Red Cross Society (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 220949, Scotland with charity number SC037738, Isle of Man with charity number 0752, and Jersey with charity number 430), Brave Hearts of the North East (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1006247) and the Tusk Trust Limited (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1186533).
| Category: | Musical instruments |
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| Auction house category: | Musical instruments, Electric Guitars |
| Category: | Musical instruments |
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| Auction house category: | Musical instruments, Electric Guitars |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | ||
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