EB-3
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ItsaBass
New member
Re: EB-3
I have. It's two sideways coils just sitting in there, with nothing holding them in except the cover. (This can lead to rattles that will drive you nuts until you figure out it is the pickup rattling under the cover, and add some padding.) You can pretty easily just go in there and wire the thing in parallel (permanently or on a switch), and it will cure the "mud" without having to spend anything except the cost of solder and 30 minutes of time. After doing this, the pickup will also match the mini humbucker pickup much better as well, so the same amp settings will work better for both pickups.
I have. It's two sideways coils just sitting in there, with nothing holding them in except the cover. (This can lead to rattles that will drive you nuts until you figure out it is the pickup rattling under the cover, and add some padding.) You can pretty easily just go in there and wire the thing in parallel (permanently or on a switch), and it will cure the "mud" without having to spend anything except the cost of solder and 30 minutes of time. After doing this, the pickup will also match the mini humbucker pickup much better as well, so the same amp settings will work better for both pickups.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: EB-3
I don't understand the logic of a HB in the neck slot of a bass, especially an oversize HB, made all the worse when put in a short scale bass. Fender defined the instrument with a 34" scale and PU's in the middle and bridge slots. Hard to beat.
I don't understand the logic of a HB in the neck slot of a bass, especially an oversize HB, made all the worse when put in a short scale bass. Fender defined the instrument with a 34" scale and PU's in the middle and bridge slots. Hard to beat.
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: EB-3
When it was designed, everyone wanted more more more output, and a huge 40k slobbering wreck of a humbucker is output. I don't remember amplifiers becoming more elegant in design, sound or output; much like every 3rd person that shows up in the pickup lounge asking for high outputs for djent, rock wasn't really interested in elegance back then. Articulation wasn't really even an issue. Just more. If you put a 735ci mountain motor in a Datsun 510, you get more, even if it spins you into a wall and tears the frame in half.
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When it was designed, everyone wanted more more more output, and a huge 40k slobbering wreck of a humbucker is output. I don't remember amplifiers becoming more elegant in design, sound or output; much like every 3rd person that shows up in the pickup lounge asking for high outputs for djent, rock wasn't really interested in elegance back then. Articulation wasn't really even an issue. Just more. If you put a 735ci mountain motor in a Datsun 510, you get more, even if it spins you into a wall and tears the frame in half.
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blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: EB-3
Epi SG basses are 34", but Gibson uses the short 30" scale in theirs, which is what I was referring to. That's why that bass didn't go over well. Had they originally gone with a 34" scale and mini-HB's in the middle and bridge, it would have been much more competitive in the market. 50 years later and they still haven't addressed that. With a couple design corrections, the SG bass could be a lot more appealing to bass players. Leo listened to bass players ideas, Gibson didn't. Leo's two basses dominated the market for decades; certainly some lessons to be learned there.
Fortunately an aftermarket 4-lead SG neck HB can be wired for coil cut, parallel, and spin-a-split, so it can be cleaned up and made more useful.
Epi SG basses are 34", but Gibson uses the short 30" scale in theirs, which is what I was referring to. That's why that bass didn't go over well. Had they originally gone with a 34" scale and mini-HB's in the middle and bridge, it would have been much more competitive in the market. 50 years later and they still haven't addressed that. With a couple design corrections, the SG bass could be a lot more appealing to bass players. Leo listened to bass players ideas, Gibson didn't. Leo's two basses dominated the market for decades; certainly some lessons to be learned there.
Fortunately an aftermarket 4-lead SG neck HB can be wired for coil cut, parallel, and spin-a-split, so it can be cleaned up and made more useful.
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: EB-3
Got any examples of those on an EB3? I'd like to add a split at least to mine...
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Got any examples of those on an EB3? I'd like to add a split at least to mine...
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GoldenVulture
Braindeadologist
Re: EB-3
Thanks. The reason I asked is because I used a coil [ with 6 pole magnets ] from a 60's EB in a six string.. This thread is about it.
- https://forum.seymourduncan.com/sho...i-LP-My-secret-pup&highlight=my+secret+pickup -
I was wondering if yours were made the same way, as with pole magnets and how many or are they different ?
Thanks. The reason I asked is because I used a coil [ with 6 pole magnets ] from a 60's EB in a six string.. This thread is about it.
- https://forum.seymourduncan.com/sho...i-LP-My-secret-pup&highlight=my+secret+pickup -
I was wondering if yours were made the same way, as with pole magnets and how many or are they different ?
ItsaBass
New member
Re: EB-3
Hi,
I sold the bass, but if I remember right, the coils didn't have pole pieces in each bobbin. They were sideways mounted, with the magnets and a single set of shared pole piece screws in between them. Mine was the Epi long-neck version, MIK circa 2004. IIRC, Gibson made long and short neck versions of the EB-3, but I'm not sure if the EB-0 (the single-pickup model) ever came as a long-neck.
Hi,
I sold the bass, but if I remember right, the coils didn't have pole pieces in each bobbin. They were sideways mounted, with the magnets and a single set of shared pole piece screws in between them. Mine was the Epi long-neck version, MIK circa 2004. IIRC, Gibson made long and short neck versions of the EB-3, but I'm not sure if the EB-0 (the single-pickup model) ever came as a long-neck.
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