Grahambythesea

I know that many members think that Gibson can't build basses, and having in the past owned a '66 EB2 which played like a dog I might have agreed, but the EB described here as a "monstrosity " is very well built. Take a look at the top of the neck with its volute and the amazing Babiscz bridge. Who ever designed this put some thought into it. You may not like the body shape (which isn't so different from Fender's Dimension) but it works. The slightly extended upper rear bout tucks under the arm perfectly and I suspect contributes to the excellent balance countering possible neck dive as its so light.

May be critics should try out an instrument before slagging it?

Don't Lakland already make this combination which used to be called the Duck Dunn signature model?

I have a feeling that the Taylor is going to be Marmite for a lot of folks!

Good luck with your sale then. 

I've recently bought the 5 string 2013 EB and I really like its looks and it plays superbly, is feather weight and balances really well. 

Duck would have loved it!

Bump for a bargain Spector.

On 10 November 2017 at 11:06, FinnDave said:

Pick ups look the same as on my EB4, they sound good and have coil taps built in (at least, mine does!) so they are quite versatile. Shame they've gone for the crappy 3 point bridge, though, the EB4 comes with Babicz as standard, a far better option.

I think you'll find that the bridge is the Babiscz replacement for the 3 point bridge so keeps the look of the original but gives the adjustability the same as on you new EB. 

I remember Morris being a maker of good quality acoustics (Japanese I think) which were marketed in the UK by Ivor Mairants in London. They ere quite expensive and a little over the top with inlays. Recently one appeared 2nd hand on Preloved or Gumtree with. £600 price tag. So if your bass is of the same origin you may well have the bargain of the decade.

It's working on my iPad. Managed to edit in the for sale section, but can't find a way to change the price, so I added the rivised figure to the heading. Hope that's ok.

Just a reminder of what the original looked like!

The body shape is about the only thing that is "RD" about this guitar. I remember them having 2 little switches behind the bridge and pickups without visible pole pieces which joined onto the pick guard. I also recall them weighing an absolute ton, seeing as I was playing a Precision at the time, they must have been heavy to notice the difference! Having said that I quite like the look of this modern take on the theme.

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Ah, very nice. Future classic there I think.
[/quote]I t would be nice to think so, though I'm not sure it will happen in my lifetime! LOL Cuious how many guitars Gibson have in the past stopped making which then become classics. The Les Paul being the most obvious case in point, EBO/3 another. Is it a case of "absence makes the heart grow fonder"?

I've seen these pick ups somewhere before.........

Also on eBay, so open to offers to save the fees!

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Can't see the photos on my phone, but is this a natural from GAK?
[/quote]Thats right.

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Very nice! Where did you get it from?
[/quote]GAK in Brighton via eBay.

First Gibson since I sold my EB2D more years ago than I care to remember!

I know ther's not a lot of love for Gibson basses here as there is a preference for 50's designs from Fullerton ! However arrived today is this Gibson EB 5 string, brand new but the 2013 model and a price lower than some Far Eastern made basses.

Straight out the box and really super cream lined hard case, nicely set up and nothing to do but tune it!
Natural body with the tortoiseshell pick guard looks good IMHO and perhaps retro. Gibson say it draws on the EBO (SG) bass, and I've read others think it nods towards the Mosrite. Hangs well on the strap and weighs only 3.4kg. (A lightweight was a key requirement since trading my 5 string Fender Jazz on here a couple of years ago which was just too heavy).

Set neck, Grover tuners, Babicz bridge - it feels quality and the pickups sound good and are balanced across all the strings, plus pull pots change them to single coils which have a definite J bass sound. You can get a good growl out it as well as a traditional thump. Quite a variety for a passive bass. I think this will be a fun instrument.
 

Peerless Smoke or their Cassidy lookalike.

Bump

If this list is the full extent of basses for next year, then there will be greater choice of finish in left hand versions of the EB 4 & 5 then right hand versions.

Start of the week, bump!

I wonder how long it will be before Adrian gets a call from nasty G's lawyers?

Thanks Desmondpot. I really like it too, I hope to replace it with a Rebop 5 of which there are a couple for sale at present, unless someone offers me an irresistible deal for another type of 5. Open to suggestions.