Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
AMPEG, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1968
Lot 69

AMPEG, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1968

A FRETLESS SEMI-SOLIDBODY ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR, AMUB-1

Closed31 January 2024

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GBP 12,600

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AMPEG, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1968
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.)
AMPEG

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Acquired as a pair to the previous lot, Mark Knopfler purchased this fretless bass from Sound Stage Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, in January 2006 and kept it for studio use. Keyboardist and co-producer Guy Fletcher photographed this bass as part of a line-up of six bass guitars that were trialled for sound during recording sessions at British Grove Studios in 2007.