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ELECTRIC/ELECTRIC BASS

Renaissance instruments were constructed from either greyish "bronze," clear, or "see through" black plexiglass. Necks were built of laminated maple, with ebony fingerboards and brass position markers. The 3-per-side (2-per-side for bass) headstocks had Schaller tuning machines; the instruments featured DiMarzio pickups, a brass nut and bridge, and an active circuit designed by Dan Lamb and Hank Zajac. The plexiglass models are bringing around $500.
The original 1979 product line consisted of the Model SPG single cutaway guitar (list $725), the Model SPB single cutaway bass with 2 P-Bass DiMarzios (list $750), and the Model DPB double cutaway bass with 1 P-Bass DiMarzio (list $625). A smaller number of pointy horn double cutaway basses and guitars were later developed (S-100G or B, S-200B, T-100B, and T-200G).

SPG

- single cutaway guitar, plexiglass body, laminated maple neck, ebony fingerboard, 3-per-side tuners, DiMarzio pickups, mfg. late 1970s.

SPB

- single cutaway bass, plexiglass body, laminated maple neck, ebony fingerboard, 2-per-side tuners, 2 P-Bass DiMarzio pickups, mfg. late 1970s.

DPB

- double cutaway bass, plexiglass body, laminated maple neck, ebony fingerboard, 2-per-side tuners, 1 P-Bass DiMarzio pickup, mfg. late 1970s.

T-200G

- double cutaway B.C. Rich Bich style plexiglass body, laminated maple neck, 24-fret ebony fingerboard with no inlays, three-per-side tuners, combination bridge/tailpiece, two DiMarzio pickups, two knobs (v, tone), and a three-way pickup switch mounted on a plate, chrome hardware, mfg. late 1970s.