Bass guitar used by Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & the Gang
date: label: Date
content: 1976-1978
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Oasis Guitars, American
label: Used by
content: Kool & the Gang, American, founded 1964
label: Used by
content: Robert "Kool" Bell, American, born 1950
notes: label: Description
content: 2015.212a: An electric bass guitar used by Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool and the Gang. The bass guitar is made of light colored wood and has brass tuning pegs. It has two pickups in black. The strings are attached to an oval shaped metal tailpiece with four smaller tuners. The bass also has four volume and tone controls on the left side of the lower front body. Two switches for pick-ups are also on the lower left side of the front body. On the headstock is gold inlay with the bass name running vertically down the center that reads “O / A / S / I / S.” The top of the headstock has an inlaid gold design. Imprinted into the wood on the back of the headstock at the top is “37 57 / USA.” On the back of the body on the lower left side is an oval-shaped black electronics cavity plate. Also on the back at the top near of the neck is a strap button.
label: Description
content: 2015.212b: Guitar is housed in a guitar case.
place: label: Place made
content: Juliesse Avenue, Sacramento, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Disco (Music)
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & The Gang
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.212ab
objectType: label: Type
content: musical instruments
label: Type
content: guitars
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, brass (alloy), metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 46 1/2 × 13 7/8 × 3 in. (118.1 × 35.2 × 7.6 cm)