So far, I like it a lot. Last week, I took the Epi tuned to BEAD to practice, and the BL loved the sound, so I'm expecting the Gibson to be just as good. I had to raise the polepiece under the low B, so I'm taking a screwdriver tonight. Two of the guitarists play Les Pauls through cranked 100-watt Marshalls through 4x12 cabinets, so they were always asking me to bring my 5-string so they could "feel the bass." Challenge accepted!
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Old pic w/ 'Bird; new pic w/ EB-0. Various experiments being carried out-pick holders, foam mute, pick crammed into Hipshot bridge, etc.Foam mute in this pic, but not in the one with your T-Bird.
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There's a lot about this bass that I like. Let us know how it is.
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Unboxed first impressions… Feels nice. Sturdy and well made. Weighs in at just under 7 pounds. Comfy neck. It’s in desperate need of a set up and the fingerboard needs a good oiling.
Finish is decent. Good but not flawless. I like the color even better in person than in pics.
Pots and tuners feel smooth and stable. I probably wouldn’t replace them, but this thing is screaming lollipop tuners to me so I have a set of Hipshots on the way.
Either pickup soloed sounds awesome. I was already thinking up a neck pickup upgrade, but after playing it I’m not so sure. Its big and meaty. More so than either of my EBO’s stock pickup. It’s not the monster a mudbucker is, but it gets into that territory. I would guess these things are wound around 15-18k. Thats just going by my ears though.
The bridge pickup is punchy with a nice amount of growl. I love the TB Pros in my Embassy so I knew this one wouldn’t disappoint.
Now for the issue with the pickups. They are definitely wired out of phase. With the blend knob centered the bass loses quite a bit of volume and bottom end. @LowEndLobster was taking about this being an issue with his in another thread. So I guess it’ll need a bit of surgery.
Still quite happy with my purchase. Fun little bass. Once I get it all set up and some fresh strings on it I’ll post up a couple of demo videos.
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I really think that is the wood grain if I zoom in but dang you're right...that can only really be determined with the bass in hand.
TBH, I only looked at the body. One of the guys in TBird Club has one. Bee-yoo-ti-ful!
Because it hits two screw holes I’d guess it’s a crack, but if so it looks like it’s been fixed and probably not an issue. These basses are getting hard to find in any condition at a reasonable price. I love mine, one of the best short scales I own.
Anyone know if the Maxon pickups that most MIJ EB copies used have the same dimensions as the Gibson mudbucker they resemble (if only aesthetically)? Like, are they mutual drop-ins? Thought this might be the place to ask!
Like said above, the Maxon's have different dimensions.
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You don't have to use a router, if you know how to use a chisel.
And are familiar with sharpening the edge for tropical wood like mahogany.
I had this Artec mudbucker that I wanted to place in my Ibanez EB copy.
I'd already broadened the cavity a bit to place a Crucianelli toaster humbucker.
But to fit in the mudbucker I had to chisel out more.
It's probably not as tight as a router, but the bucker fits.
And the work on the cavity is not visible when the (neck) pickup is in place.
If it's the standard Epi mudbucker, you may be in for a surprise: at least part of them have been found to be actually pretty low-resistance because of the thick wire, but they still end up being high-output, deep-mud (DC resistance not being a surefire indication of high output and v-v).
I haven't followed other, dedicated threads since the reissue came out, but I'm wondering if this is the case for all specimens (as opposed to the odd wiring mistake): mudbuckers typically don't blend easily with bridge pickups, so this might be a deliberate choice in order to give them a usable, if peculiar, third tone on tap.
Now, I'm assuming they're wired out of phase and in parallel. If this is true, alternatively to just swapping the wires of one of them, I'd consider having them wired in *series* and out of phase (the result should be less quiet and bass-shy than parallel OoP): however, I believe they'd need a radical rewiring in order for the blend to retain functionality.
Don’t see these often, looks sweet…
Epiphone EB-3L SG bass 2012 Long Scale - Rare Pelham Blue Gigbag gibson | Reverb
Epiphone EB-3L SG bass 2012 Long Scale - Rare Pelham Blue Gigbag gibson | Reverb
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Something looks blotchy about that finish? I looked at the Reverb post...he states it's turning yellow.
I have a Pelham Blue Epi 335 from that era and the finish is solid.
Not mine but just like it.
