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In the early and mid 1970s, the Les Paul Triumph was Gibson's flagship bass guitar, both in terms of build and electronics. Naturally it had a price to match (see Gibson Triumph pricing). Design was a collaboration between Gibson and Les Paul himself. It was launched in late 1971 as a replacement to the older Les Paul bass which was available from 1969-1971, and like the former was produced at Gibson's Kalamazoo plant, in Michigan, USA. The only functional change was the addition of a Hi-Lo impedance selector switch. In an interview with Dave Pomeroy, Les explains...
1972 LP BASS
BODY: HONDURAS MAHOGANY, LAMINATED MAHOGANY SET NECK, ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD
2 LOW-HUMBUCKING PICKUP
NATURAL