ItsaBass
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I am not one who often makes impulse buys, or who often buys guitars sight unseen. But today I am. I just happened to come across a Musician's Friend opened-box old stock 2013 Gibson EB Bass while messing around online. I'm kinda bored with my P and Musicmaster, and I have a bit of extra money at the moment, so I figured what the hell. At $700, I thought the price was pretty fair, considering that it was described as "mint," and it has a hardshell case.
I was kind of "nyeh" on these when they came out, but they've grown on me. I like the electronics on them (dual humbuckers with coil splitting push/pulls), and they have a nice bridge (Babicz). The price combined with the gorgeous and classic satin white/tortoise nitro combo just sold me. I also think the ash body with maple set neck is a potentially cool thing – Fender style woods, but with a set neck instead of a bolt on.
I have a G&L L-2000 that has a similar pickup configuration, but it's fretless. While fretless was what I learned on, and the only thing I played on for nearly 20 years, I grew to love frets eventually. Now fretless really isn't something I play AT ALL any more. So the G&L, with its great pickups, sits. Over the years, I've considered getting a fretted neck for the G&L (I've had it since '96 or '97). But I think I'm gonna try out this Gibson instead.
...and yes, I do have mods planned. Those ugly-ass tuners have to go, and I just happen to have an extra brand new set of Hipshot Ultralite Cloverleafs sitting here. They are 4-in-line at the moment, but they are reversible. Also, I will be converting to V/T/T (with the push/pulls on the tones), and adding a three-way switch. I will also be adding a Fender thumb rest, and possibly a bridge cover at some point (if I can find one that goes well with the bass).
The thing I dislike about the style most: the 2x2 headstock. I'd prefer a 4-in-line, maybe with the Epi batwing shape or the reverse or non-reverse Firebird shape.
I was kind of "nyeh" on these when they came out, but they've grown on me. I like the electronics on them (dual humbuckers with coil splitting push/pulls), and they have a nice bridge (Babicz). The price combined with the gorgeous and classic satin white/tortoise nitro combo just sold me. I also think the ash body with maple set neck is a potentially cool thing – Fender style woods, but with a set neck instead of a bolt on.
I have a G&L L-2000 that has a similar pickup configuration, but it's fretless. While fretless was what I learned on, and the only thing I played on for nearly 20 years, I grew to love frets eventually. Now fretless really isn't something I play AT ALL any more. So the G&L, with its great pickups, sits. Over the years, I've considered getting a fretted neck for the G&L (I've had it since '96 or '97). But I think I'm gonna try out this Gibson instead.
...and yes, I do have mods planned. Those ugly-ass tuners have to go, and I just happen to have an extra brand new set of Hipshot Ultralite Cloverleafs sitting here. They are 4-in-line at the moment, but they are reversible. Also, I will be converting to V/T/T (with the push/pulls on the tones), and adding a three-way switch. I will also be adding a Fender thumb rest, and possibly a bridge cover at some point (if I can find one that goes well with the bass).
The thing I dislike about the style most: the 2x2 headstock. I'd prefer a 4-in-line, maybe with the Epi batwing shape or the reverse or non-reverse Firebird shape.
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