Expert-6

Introduced in 1996, the Expert-6 was the bass counterpart to the Epiphone EM-Series guitars and the 6-string, neck-thru version of the EBM bass. The active electronics are rumoured to be a prototype that never went in to full production.

It is also rumored that there was an American-made version of this bass. However, the closest thing to confirmation of a USA model was an Expert-6 that was sent to Gibson Nashville before final delivery to be routed and fitted with EMG humbuckers.

The Expert-6 was produced at the Samick plant in Korea, allegedly between 1996-1998. Although the Expert-6 is listed in the Epiphone 1998 specification sheet, the only year that has ever surfaced on the used-market is the 1996 model.