1979 bass price comparison table
Gretsch Committee $525 (1 aug '79)
Gretsch TK300 $325 (1 aug '79)
Ric 4001
Gibson tbird
Gibson grabber/ripper/rd
Fender Precision
Fender Jazz
Guild B301
Kramer?
Alembic?
The Gretsch Committee bass, was produced (along with a Committee guitar) in Booneville Arkansas, from 1976 to 1981. It was quite different from any Gretsch bass that had preceded it. The 1970s fashion of un-painted bass guitars with contrasting woods (think Alembic, Kramer etc) was all the rage; in this case solid walnut double cutaway body, with a through maple and walnut neck. The clear finish shows off the wood spectacularly, and a close up image of the Committee guitars adorns the front cover of the 1979 Gretsch catalogue.
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$1710
£240
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