Epiphone Viola ‘Beatle’ Bass - China 2013

Here is a Viola-style electric bass, designed to recreate the classic British Invasion-era bass aesthetic in a modern, lightweight and highly playable format. Built with a balanced maple body and neck, this instrument captures the distinctive semi-hollow inspired look and feel associated with vintage scroll-style bass designs, while offering modern reliability and performance.

This model is equipped with dual mini humbuckers, an NYR™ neck pickup and an NYT™ bridge pickup, delivering a warm, rounded tonal character with added clarity and definition when blending between pickups. The dual volume and master tone control layout provides straightforward tonal shaping, allowing a wide range of vintage-leaning bass sounds suitable for pop, rock, and retro-inspired styles.

Playability is enhanced by a slim taper neck profile with 22 medium jumbo frets and a comfortable 34.5” scale length, offering a familiar and responsive playing feel. The glued-in neck joint contributes to sustain and structural stability, while the lightweight construction makes it particularly comfortable for extended playing sessions.

Hardware appointments include a compensated saddle bridge paired with a signature scroll-style tailpiece, premium tuning machines, and nickel hardware throughout. The okoume fingerboard and dot inlays maintain a clean, traditional aesthetic, while the adjustable truss rod ensures reliable long-term setup control.

In excellent condition, this bass presents with a straight, stable neck and unworn frets, offering smooth and consistent playability across the entire register. All electronics function correctly and respond as expected, making it a dependable performance-ready instrument.

Specifications: 

Year: 2013
Country: China
Model: Viola Electric Bass
Finish: Nickel hardware finish
Body: Lightweight maple body
Neck: Maple neck with slim taper profile
Fingerboard: Okoume fingerboard with dot inlays
Scale: 34.5" / 774.7mm
Pickups: NYR™ mini humbucker (neck), NYT™ mini humbucker (bridge)
Controls: Neck volume, bridge volume, master tone
Bridge: Compensated saddle bridge
Tuners: Premium tuners
Case: Hard case included