neepheid Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) I get annoyed when people slag off the EB-3, and Gibson basses in general. Each to their own and all that, but this was my first bass, and as such I get very protective of it. I know it's unbalanced, I know that it doesn't have a great repertoire of bass sounds, but [i]look[/i] at it - gorgeous cherry red on mahogany from top to toe, lovely crown inlays, set neck. Just lovely. It looked good when I posted up my gear back in January: Well, now it's even better. I won't bore you with the technical details, see the review of the replacement bridge in the appropriate forum or the wiki. This post is all about the cherry red porn Mmm. Edited April 22, 2008 by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Very cool - didn't realise they came with a set neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 [quote name='Doc B' post='181978' date='Apr 21 2008, 04:47 PM']Very cool - didn't realise they came with a set neck.[/quote] Aye, the Epi EB-3 is set neck, the EB-0 is bolt on. This is probably where the confusion arises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Looks damn nice Chrome seems to be only type of hardware that works on the EB series. Which is the Standard scale versions? The EB0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Best bass porn so far! I've been gassing for one of these for ages, my girlfriends has even given the green light, it's just a case of mustering together £200 to buy one, which to be fair is a bargain price for a cracking bass. Is cherry red the only colour? I fancy a worn brown one, I know Gibson do one in that finish. Very nice Neepheid, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I've been eyeing up these for 3 years & if my Hofner sells, I may get one. Love the cherry red finish & if your new Hipshot bridge sounds as good as it looks, you're onto a winner there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I've been off-and-on GASing for an EB of some description for the last 2 years, and that looks very nice indeed! (and it's certainly a good lot of bass for the money) Just out of interest what electrical components are attached to the varitone switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='Shockwave' post='182271' date='Apr 21 2008, 09:18 PM']Looks damn nice Chrome seems to be only type of hardware that works on the EB series. Which is the Standard scale versions? The EB0?[/quote] Epiphone: EB-3 is 34" scale EB-0 is 30.5" scale Gibson EB-0 and EB-3 are 30.5" scale EB-0L, EB-3L and EB-4L are 34.5" scale SG is 30.5" scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='jono b' post='182273' date='Apr 21 2008, 09:20 PM']Best bass porn so far! I've been gassing for one of these for ages, my girlfriends has even given the green light, it's just a case of mustering together £200 to buy one, which to be fair is a bargain price for a cracking bass. Is cherry red the only colour? I fancy a worn brown one, I know Gibson do one in that finish. Very nice Neepheid, very nice.[/quote] As far as I'm aware, Epiphone only do it in cherry red or black (ebony). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='BigRedX' post='182309' date='Apr 21 2008, 10:01 PM']I've been off-and-on GASing for an EB of some description for the last 2 years, and that looks very nice indeed! (and it's certainly a good lot of bass for the money) Just out of interest what electrical components are attached to the varitone switch?[/quote] The switch is very boring, not a varitone at all. 3 positions. Guess which three. I've added some extra pics to the top of the post, showing the innards. I wouldn't mind fitting a proper varitone in it some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) Thanks for the extra pics of the electrics. That puts a different perspective on it and has probably reduced my GAS for one of the Epiphone versions... Still a nice looking bass though. If you are considering upgrading to a real varitone you should probably look at [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17185"]this thread[/url] if you haven't already. Edited April 22, 2008 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='neepheid' post='182458' date='Apr 22 2008, 01:08 AM']As far as I'm aware, Epiphone only do it in cherry red or black (ebony).[/quote] Poo Cherry red it'll (eventually) be. How much was the Hipshot? If the stock bridge is as bad as you say it'll probably be the first thing I do to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='jono b' post='183026' date='Apr 22 2008, 06:20 PM']Poo Cherry red it'll (eventually) be. How much was the Hipshot? If the stock bridge is as bad as you say it'll probably be the first thing I do to it.[/quote] [url="http://www.basspartsresource.com/bridge_hipshots.htm"]http://www.basspartsresource.com/bridge_hipshots.htm[/url] I ordered it from them on eBay (user: guitarpartsresource1) - $100.79 + $25 postage, ended up being about £60. Taxman uninterested it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I love these basses, although I'm with Jono on preferring brown. Let us know if you ever do any soundclips. Of course you ought to have done to compare bridges One of my top BC envies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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