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    Bass guitar used by Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & the Gang

    Manufactured by
    Oasis Guitars, American
    Used by
    Kool & the Gang, American, founded 1964
    Robert "Kool" Bell, American, born 1950
    Date
    1976-1978
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    wood, brass (alloy), metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 46 1/2 × 13 7/8 × 3 in. (118.1 × 35.2 × 7.6 cm)
    Description
    2015.212a: An electric bass guitar used by Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool and the Gang. The bass guitar is made of light colored wood and has brass tuning pegs. It has two pickups in black. The strings are attached to an oval shaped metal tailpiece with four smaller tuners. The bass also has four volume and tone controls on the left side of the lower front body. Two switches for pick-ups are also on the lower left side of the front body. On the headstock is gold inlay with the bass name running vertically down the center that reads “O / A / S / I / S.” The top of the headstock has an inlaid gold design. Imprinted into the wood on the back of the headstock at the top is “37 57 / USA.” On the back of the body on the lower left side is an oval-shaped black electronics cavity plate. Also on the back at the top near of the neck is a strap button.
    2015.212b: Guitar is housed in a guitar case.
    Place made
    Juliesse Avenue, Sacramento, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Musical Instruments
    Type
    musical instruments
    guitars
    Topic
    Disco (Music)
    Funk (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & The Gang
    Object number
    2015.212ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3855c41-1a46-4651-92ff-e8d8553a93d5
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