{"product_id":"coral-wasp-w2b4-solid-body-electric-bass-guitar-1967-6970","title":"Coral Wasp W2B4 Solid Body Electric Bass Guitar (1967)","description":"Coral Wasp W2B4 Model Solid Body Electric Bass Guitar (1967), made in Neptune, NJ, Candy Apple Red lacquer finish, hardwood body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, original black hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a lovely and extremely rare product of Neptune, New Jersey from the last days of the original Dannelectro company, part of their short-lived \"Vinnie Bell Professional\" Coral-brand line. After MCA bought Nathan Daniels' guitar and amp operation in 1966, they decided expand into more upscale instruments than the traditional Masonite-and-pine Danelectro creations that had proven successful in the first place. The very extensive Coral line consisted of both hollowbody instruments (with bodies sourced from Japan) and solidbody basses and guitars with slim Fender-influenced contours made entirely in the Neptune, NJ factory. These newer instruments were only in production for less than two years before MCA folded the operation entirely, leaving thousands of parts unused-many of which still turn up today! Authentic, factory-assembled original Coral models are actually fairly scarce today-at least compared to the very popular and budget-oriented Danelectro line. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wasp bass is a short-scale 4 string (a 6-string bass was offered, but is even rarer) solidbody bass with a number of interesting features. The neck is the standard 24-fret Danelectro Longhorn blank fitted with a spliced on solid rosewood(!) single-sided headstock, with Kluson guitar-size tuners and a factory brass nut. The body is offset in the Fender Jaguar mode but more stylized, with a very thin tapered rim. The pickguard is a fantastic-looking silver swirl 3-D plastic perfect for reflecting psychedelic lights, with a smaller raised fingerrest guard below the strings that is adjustable for height. The bass mounts 2 of the familliar Danelectro \"lipstick\" pickups, with an elaborate control rig mounted on a sweeping chrome panel across the lower body. The controls consist of an individual volume knob for each pickup, a master volume and a bank of 4 slide switches, 2 acting as pickup on\/off and 2 as tone modifiers. The finish on this example is very special-a Candy Apple Red nearly identical to what Fender employed around the same time. The Coral solidbodies were listed as available in \"25 Custom Color\" finishes on special order, of which this is one. This bass is likely one of a limited number produced at all, and may be nearly unique in this most attractive-and flashy-livery. A superb great sounding, easy playing instrument and a real connoisseur's catch in a 1960's 4-string!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 45 in. (114.3 cm.), 13 1\/2 in. (34.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1\/4 in. (3.2 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 29 3\/4 in. (756 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3\/4 in. (44 mm.). Extremely clean overall, with just some small finish chips on the body edges from moving around in the large Masonite case. A superbly well preserved piece of Danelectro history and a fine playing instrument to boot! Excellent Condition.","brand":"Coral","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853014814860,"sku":"6970","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_9945cce1-d85a-47fe-80a8-bd93113f8b80.jpg?v=1774330714","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/coral-wasp-w2b4-solid-body-electric-bass-guitar-1967-6970","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}