12960 Triumph Bass
Specifications
- gold, black finish
- solid body with set neck
- Rosewood or Ebony fingerboard
- single ply binding
- sales price (1980): 1250,-DM
- built since 1953
The "Triumph Bass" was available as 4- and 5-string bass. You'll find it in catalogs also named "Triumphbass" or "Triumph Electro-Bass". In common speech people called it "Beanpole".
This Particular Instrument
- hammered black finish
- dates 1979
- model built until beginning 80s