Epiphone EB-3

[RickIronWitch]

Just picked one of these up. Fantastic bass for only £200. Anyone else used these?

[RickIronWitch]

They have a short scale version that's about £80 more, but I found the fret board was badly put together. And really fat ad slow considering howmuch shorter it was. With the humbuckers it has a really muddy/warm tone. Not to everyones taste, but it's perfect for what I'm playing.

[neepheid]

My first bass was an Epi EB-3. It certainly was pretty, but I eventually found out that it wasn't my kind of bass because of the thin neck and the bad balance. I sold it without any regrets.

[artisan]

they are indeed a very good bass for that old school classic rock tone,especially considering how cheap they are.

[TheRockinRoadie]

i bought an EB3 brand new about 4 years ago from GAK at 275.

I sold it last thursday and i miss it already - wierd thing is i havent played it outside of my bedroom for about 2 years because of the wieght!

[Jono Bolton]

I've got an EB-3 that I picked up new at the start of the year for £160 in a New Year/closing down sale. It rarely gets uses because of the neck dive, but the neck's nice to play, and has a nice acoustic sound if not an amplified one IMO. I would sell it and use the funds to put towards a P Bass but my girlfriend wont let me because it's too pretty

[RickIronWitch]

the neck dive is rotten. No wonder they wouldnt let me try it with a strap in the shop. Apparently though, a nice thick leather strap sorts that problem.

[neepheid]

[quote name='RickIronWitch' post='1016340' date='Nov 8 2010, 01:40 PM']Apparently though, a nice thick leather strap sorts that problem.[/quote]

I'd say "mitigates" rather than "sorts"

[Jono Bolton]

[quote name='neepheid' post='1016391' date='Nov 8 2010, 02:26 PM']I'd say "mitigates" rather than "sorts"[/quote]

+1

I'd also say that the finish could probably be a bit thinner too. I wouldn't mind a nice 'worn' cherry finish instead of the gloss one on it just now.

[Delberthot]

A nice strap with a roughish material that sticks to you rather than soft vinyl that makes the bass slip on the your shoulder is the order of the day.

There are 2 ways to help the neck dive as well. The most expensive is to buy a Hipshot Supertone bridge which is a big chunky affair and improves the ability to adjust the action, is in contact with the body rather than the factory floating one and it weighs a ton.

The second that I read about on Talkbass is to add a counterweight to the control cavity. Someone there found the exact amount of quarters taped together needed to counterbalance the bass.

Fantastic basses, a bit like a Jazz on steroids.

[BluRay]

Yep - fat leather strap sorts it out, no problems. Its a bit odd that the balance is so bad without tho!

I paid over the odds for mine - close to 300 a few years ago. Got hooked on the looks, so that'll teach me for being shallow. I think its good for what it is, but can't decided if its a keeper.

[RickIronWitch]

So I played this through a Sunn concert lead with a guitar big muff last night. Fantastic. Such a heavy sound. Real shame about the neck dive, gonna put pennies in the control cavity, any bets howmuch in copper it'll take? Haha