1964 Silvertone (Harmony) S1210 Electric Rubber Bridge Bass Conversion

Overview: This started-off as Harmony-made Silvertone 000-size guitar -- solid birch throughout, tailpiece load, floating bridge -- but Jose modded it over to a rubber-bridge electrified "pocket bass." The body is large enough to work as quiet acoustic practice (or mic'd-up recording) instrument but the real win with these is when you hear them plugged-in. In that capacity, they have an attack and tone that's a lot like an upright bass mixed with some of that Hofner Beatle Bass roundness.

Interesting features: The rubber-saddle setup makes these short-scale "pocket bass" instruments functional as intonation is much, much better since the rubber both intonates the strings on a straight line and damps their vibrations enough to keep "string wobble" at the reduced tension under control. It's a happy accident that it works so well. Anyhow, other neat things about this bass include our recycled Strat trem-claw tailpiece, a funky old knob for the volume pot, adjustable-height bridge setup, pearl-dot fills for the extra headstock tuners, and -- ya know -- the general vibe.

Repairs included: It got a neck reset, fret level/dress, new bone nut, wiring harness install, rubber bridge make/install, new tuners install, seam repairs, other conversion work, and setup. Jose did all of it, as I recall, but we've been handing-around so much work on some of these old Harmony beasties that I sometimes can't remember straight. It's playing spot-on and ready to serve!

• Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
• Scale length: 25 1/8"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: medium-full C
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 59/64"
• Depth at seventh fret: 1 1/64"
• Body width: 5 1/8"
• Body depth: 3 3/4"
• Body wood: solid birch
• Bridge: rubber saddle over steel base, adjustable
• Fretboard: stained maple or similar
• Neck wood: poplar
• Pickups: 1x Alnico lipstick-style
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32" bass to 1/16" treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 95w-40w
• Truss rod: non-adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium/lower

Condition notes: Well, first of all -- it's converted and modified. Next -- it's pretty clean for an old Harmony! There are light scratches and scuffs and whatnot here and there throughout but no cracks. The pickup, tuners, bridge, and tailpiece are unoriginal but the rest is. We added a strap button at the heel.

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: MKMK