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My High School Spanish teacher organized a 4 day trip to Mexico, during Spring Break, for any student taking Spanish class who had a parent's verbal permission and $$ for meals and lodging. The school Superintendent okayed the use of a (yellow) school bus, driven by the teacher and a football...

Very nice!! Congratulations! A toast to your latest bass!

Congratulations! Beautiful finish. Just extraordinary! I love the natural headstock with that fretboard.

That thing is gorgeous! The 2D is a nice upgrade.

Yes. 🤔 Installed on a Monday?

I had a feeling they moved it to the front of the line. A 6-week turnaround was totally unexpected.

Not exactly new, just resurrected. This was my first bass, purchased in 1971, but closeted since about 1980 with electronics issues, fretwear, etc. I shipped it to Gibson Repair and Restoration in Nashville in mid June and they brought it back to life in just 6 weeks. (Initially I was told it...

This is an interesting take on how music becomes the backdrop of many of our life experiences. We 1950s-1960s cartoon watchers didn't realize until much later that 'cartoon music' was classical music. In the Hall of the Mountain King comes to mind, for example. Poochiecheeks, I had to Google...

Great thread, Nick! I was listening today to 'The Rain, The Park, and Other Things' (Cowsills 1967). Joe Macho on bass. The song reached #2, edged out by #1 'Daydream Believer' (The Monkees). Tomorrow it's Croce and Maury day, and revisit Rick Beato's YouTube breakdown of 'Operator'. And...

Very nice. So, the Fodera just wasn't your cup of tea? 😁😉

Yes, yours is the earlier bar bridge. Originally nickel, then chromed in '65, and discontinued sometime in '67. https://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/bridge/ My EB-2 is 1967 based on the serial# only, so I don't have a more precise date. I've had it since 1971. There are a couple of...

Thank you for weighing in, GW and TomB. Sounds like you are both in agreement that the bridge on this bass is not original. I always assumed it was; I think these Tune-O-Matic bridges with nylon saddles were introduced in '67. I've seen a few examples of EB-2s with these intonatable bridges and...

$150-200 for a vintage string mute that mounts under the bridge.

My 1967 EB-2 needs a makeover. 1) The original owner ditched the string mute (to lower the action?). 2) The baritone (or is it varitone?) switch button died years ago. So, 1) should I purchase and reinstall a vintage string mute, possibly sacrificing low action, to do a 'proper' restoration...

Checking the action on this GC bass