Gibson Victory Bass

{{Infobox Guitar model|title=Gibson Victory Bass

|image=259px

|manufacturer=Gibson

|period=1981 – 1986

|bodytype=Solid, double cut

|necktype=Bolt-on neck

|scale={{convert|34|in|mm|abbr=on}}

|woodbody=Mahogany

|woodfingerboard=Rosewood

|bridge=Fixed

|pickups=Single humbucker (Standard)
Dual humbuckers (Custom and Artist)

}}

The Gibson Victory Bass was an electric bass guitar designed by Wayne Charvel and produced by Gibson Guitars from 1981 until 1986.{{Cite web|title=1981 Gibson Victory Bass Owners Manual >> Vintage Guitar and Bass|url=https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/gibson/catalogues/1981_Victory_owners_index.php|access-date=2021-05-18|website=www.vintageguitarandbass.com}}{{Cite book|last1=Roberts|first1=Jim|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5lBKzcs746oC&q=Gibson+Victory+Bass&pg=PA76|title=American Basses: An Illustrated History & Player's Guide|last2=Roberts|first2=James H.|date=2003|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-87930-721-9|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Bacon|first=Tony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f1H0AwAAQBAJ&q=Gibson+Victory+Bass|title=The Ultimate Guitar Sourcebook|date=2012-10-12|publisher=Race Point Publishing|isbn=978-1-61058-842-3|pages=246|language=en}} It was a bass guitar variant of the Gibson Victory.{{Cite web|date=2017-09-27|title=Some sounds from the vintage Gibson Victory Bass {{!}} eBass|url=https://www.bestbassgear.com/ebass/article/some-sounds-from-the-vintage-gibson-victory-bass.html|access-date=2021-05-18|language=en-US}}{{Cite book|last1=Gruhn|first1=George|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sgeZ_cISRpAC&q=Victory+Bass|title=Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars: An Identification Guide for American Fretted Instruments|last2=Carter|first2=Walter|date=1999|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-87930-422-5|pages=250|language=en}} It was not a successful model.{{Cite book|last=Bacon|first=Tony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CZdMAgAAQBAJ&q=Victory+Bass|title=Flying V, Explorer, Firebird: An Odd-Shaped History of Gibson's Weird Electric Guitars|date=2011-06-01|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-1-4768-5611-7|language=en}}

Models

The Victory Bass was only available as a four-string solid-body bass guitar. The scale was 34″, body made of maple and neck was three-ply maple with rosewood fingerboard. A fret-less version was an option. Three models of Victory Basses were produced:

Standard - one Series VIIIB humbucker, three-ply maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fretboard, and passive electronics with one volume and one tone knob and a series/parallel switch.
Custom - two Series VIIIB humbuckers, three-ply maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fretboard, and passive electronics with one volume and one tone knob, bass and treble controls, a pickup selector switch, and a series/parallel switch.
Artist - two Series VIIIB humbuckers, three-ply maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fretboard, and passive/active electronics with one volume and one tone knob, bass and treble controls, a pickup selector switch, a series/parallel switch, and a three-position passive/active switch.

Prices

In the used market it can go from $600 to $1600.

External sources

[https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/gibson/catalogues/1981_Victory_owners_index.php Manual at vintageguitarandbass.com]

References

Victory Bass