Shipping figures for Gibson EB-4L bass guitar

	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	total
EB-4L (Cherry)	12	579	22			6	2	1	622
EB-4L (Walnut)	10	413	14			6			443
EB-4L (Ebony)				1					1

Shipping figures from Gibson shipment totals by Larry Meiners. The Gibson EB4L bass was first mentioned in the October 1972 price list, and only a handful were shipped that year. The majority of all EB-4L basses were shipped in 1973, but this was a period in which Gibson was trying a number of new models, such as the Gibson Ripper. EB-4L production proper ceased in 1974, although the figures show small numbers being shipped right up until 1979.