Jack Bruce

On this page of Jack Bruce's official site, it says, "Though trained on the upright bass, Jack Bruce took a liking early on to small, short-scale electric basses. One of his first was the Fender Bass VI, a 6-string bass tuned EADGBE like a guitar, but one octave lower."

From this page of Jack Bruce's official site: "Jack recorded most of Fresh Cream with this bass, before moving to the classic Gibson EB-3, the sound of which he made famous during Cream's live tours."

According to Jack's official site "In 1976, Jack moved to the fretless bass. After stints with some Aria and Spector long-scale basses, he found Warwick, a German producer of high quality electric basses. Jack made some suggestions for improving the balance and pickups, and Warwick produced the bass that served thereafter as his main instrument. The Warwick Jack Bruce Signature Model is a modified fretless 4-string Thumb Bass featuring MEC active pickups and LED position markers on the side of the neck."

The Warwick Jack Bruce JB3 Signature Survivor Bass is featured on Jack Bruce's official site. Jack says about this bass "For many years after I found the fabulous Warwick Thumb Bass we struggled to come up with my idea of the perfect players' instrument. At long last here it is. The Jack Bruce JB3 Survivor Bass. The best there is."

This photo shows Bruce playing a Gibson EB-1.

Bruce can be seen in this photo playing a Danelectro Longhorn Bass.

seen in this picture against the wall

Sothebys sold by auction Jack Bruce's SB1000 in 2015 for 3,750 GBP.

Jack Bruce ARIA PRO II SB BASS GUITAR IN NATURAL FINISH, 1980 serial number 088047, five piece through-neck headstock with walnut facia, four chrome tuners, "The Aria Pro II" transfer and patent details, rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays, twenty-two frets, double cutaway body, single pick up, three rotary control knobs, one mini selector switch, brass bridge tailpiece, one gilt metal back plate, in black rectangular Aria Pro II hardshell case with green plush lining

CATALOGUE NOTE Jack used this bass amongst others for the 1980 Jack Bruce and Friends Tour with Clem Clempson. Footage from a concert for the German TV show Rockpalast during the tour shows Jack using this Aria. Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Jack Bruce.

"I am honored to be a long time Hartke player. Their aluminum cone speakers and 3500 amps are what I need to perform night after night. From my jazz gigs to the classic sound of Cream. Hartke is my sound," says Jack Bruce, on Hartke's website.

seen with super bass stack in this pic

Jack Bruce can be seen using a Gibson J-200 in this video performance of "Rope Ladder to the Moon," with a good shot at the beginning of the video.