EB 2 S or 5 hand written manufacturer label

[Weird Gipson ba]

I have Gipson bass EB 2 with a hand written manufacturer label inside. The model is labeled as EB 2 S or 5. Anyone have any information why the label was hand written and not stamped. I am guessing by the serial number it was made between 1965 and 68. It has an extra set of pickups but only two knobs unlike the EB 2 D models. 

[slimt]

Alot of model numbers were hand written.  Serial numbers should of been stamped.   Gibson years like 1905 ,10  the serials were hand written. But. On the neck block  a factory order number was stamped on these,     Yours might have that as well.  

[Weird Gipson ba]

The label is all hand written including the serial number.  The serial number matches the block number on the head. Ihead.  I was thinking that it was custom made with the extra pickups. 

20 hours ago, Weird Gipson ba said:

I have Gipson bass EB 2 with a hand written manufacturer label inside. The model is labeled as EB 2 S or 5. Anyone have any information why the label was hand written and not stamped. I am guessing by the serial number it was made between 1965 and 68. It has an extra set of pickups but only two knobs unlike the EB 2 D models. 

 

[Weird Gipson ba]

I don't know the how much this bass is worth. I would like to find out more about the bass before I make an attempt to sell it.  The extra pickups looks factory I don't know if it's a rare gituar or  one that the pickups were added by an individual. Since the label has the model number different with extra numeral or letter.  

[Grog]

I have both a 1967 EB-2C & a 1967 ES-335C that had the orange oval sticker missing. The EB-2 was ordered without a hand rest & the ES-335 was ordered custom with a Bigsby, it has a “CUSTOM” TRC. I assume that, at least in 1967, if you ordered something different they skipped the orange label & just stamped a FON inside the body. Anybody else run into this?