St. Blues

Here's a rare St. Blues Blues King model four string bass. Serial number 01005. This bass was built in Memphis, TN by Tom (TK) Keckler at the Strings & Things guitar shop in 1985 with parts purchased from Hisatake Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan. Shibuya was the founder of ESP Guitars. At this time a few other manufacturers used ESP for OEM instrument bodies and necks such as Kramer Guitars, Schecter Guitar Research, Robin Guitars, and Dimarzio. The Blues King model was based off a modified Fender Telecaster design and available in both guitar and bass versions. They are sought after by collectors and considered of very high quality. It features a mahogany body with bound top, maple neck with Indian Rosewood fingerboard, active EMG pickups, black hardware, and black finish.