Framus Star Bass 5/150 Black Rose Sunburst

Early 1960s Framus Star Bass model 5/150 Black Rose Sunburst finish, serial number 63930.

This wide hollow body bass was built with a laminated wood sharp cutaway with an arched top and back. Inside one of the two F-holes is the factory label listing the 5/150 model and serial number. The bass has laminated natural finished neck with a bound fingerboard, dot inlays, zero-fret, two-on-a-side original tuners and a Framus logo on the headstock.

The bass is fitted with two pickups and electronics all mounted to the metal black painted pickguard with the white Framus logo. It has an adjustable bridge and non-engraved Star- Bass tailpiece. Changed tuning pegs.

According to Wyman, he used this bass with the Rolling Stones in concerts and recording sessions from 1963 to 1965.

Case: 49 1/2 by 22 by 7 1/4 inches