Epiphone Zenith, vintage natural, made in China 2011. The Zenith was a shortlived model, but it's a cool thing. It has a finger in a few pies: modern electric bass, acoustic bass, jazzbox, upright... there's a lot of heritage there. It's a chambered mahogany with a maple veneer, so it's not fully hollow, but still has the pretty F-holes and a pleasing rounded shape. The neck is a comfy rounded profile akin to a Precision Bass, made from a five ply maple/rosewood combo for extra rigidity and capped with a gorgeous midnight rosewood board. The pickups are by Shadow, with a magnetic sensor on the end of the fretboard and a more trad under saddle style, each with a bass/treble boost/cut control and a master volume and blend. You can dial some lovely mellow electric style sounds, or a rounded, slightly muted tones where you might otherwise have had to bring an upright. If you're covering multiple genres from jazz to folk to country over a month, this would surely be a handy tool for the belt. Finding one of these is the hard bit, so hey, you're welcome.

Model: Epiphone Zenith Bass 
Made: 2011, China (serial 1102171538)
Finish: vintage natural
Body: mahogany, chambered, flame maple veneer top
Weight: 4.455kg
Neck: maple/rosewood 5 piece, rosewood board, 24" scale scale, 42mm nut
Mods: saddle replaced
Pickups: Shadow 'Nanomag' magnetic and 'Nanoflex' under-saddle style, active EQ/preamp
Case: basic non original gig bag

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some dimples on the end and near the bottom on the back. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and rub wear on the back only. The back has some scuffs around the whole body, most notably near the neck joint and ferrules, plus dimples in the elbow area and bottom edge. The sides have scuffs on both horns and some dimples near the jack and on the elbow area. The front has dimples around the knobs and elbow area and some play wear on the horns. Overall: very good condition (8/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electrics tested and working properly. Frets have minor wear only, 9/10 for life left. Wearing fresh 45-105 Moonshiners strings.