I guess I am glad I don't live in Chicago. What can I say. Have a great day and keep playing bass. Mike B.
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69 Gibson Bass in Cherry.
- Thread starter Mike Bigelow
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godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
- 9,057
- 38,405
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
Thanks for writing back, I think the price is about $500 high also. But my new best friends are my basses since I lost my wife to cancer about 15 months ago. Since we only get to walk this life once I figured what the hell. Have a great day and play bass. Mike
Mike: welcome to Talkbass!
My sincerest condolences on the loss of your wife to cancer. (My wife and I know what it's like to lose a loved one. Our 21 year old daughter was killed in a car crash seven years ago.)
Basses are indeed good friends! And paying a few bucks more than the going rate for a bass is absolutely trivial in the big picture of life. That Gibson you bought is a real beauty! Great score!!!
I’m not enamoured of the sound of the EB-2 myself. But that’s just me. With the right amp and the right player it could easily be a great sounding bass.
Play it well and be sure to get back to us on what you think.
Luck!
I will be sure to do just that. Love being part of TB. Mike B.
If you’ve never played one of these through your rig, or ever heard one, I would highly recommend you play one before plunking down $2,800. Granted, it’s been since 1970 since I played one, but I had a couple of EB-3s that I spent a lot of time with. My recollection of the EB-2 is it’s very light, very playable, but a whole lot of mud. The EB-3s at least had a rotary selector to switch to change the tone from mud to all treble with nothing much in between.
Thank you for your input and I will keep that in mind. Really appreciate everyone helping with this bass. Mike B.
Congrats it’s a beauty!! I owned one in sunburst and it was a fun bass. Any idea what strings you’ll put on it? That makes all the difference with those humbuckers.
Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!
I have a wonderful setup guy named Bill Connick. I am going to ask for some direction from him. He will be the one person I will miss when I go to florida
Perfect! And enjoy playing her, those hollow bodies truly are a thing of beauty.
@Mike Bigelow
First and foremost, my condolences on the loss of your wife.
As for the EB2D...
a) Make sure that you can get the action *very* low on it, without fret buzz on upper frets. If you can't, return the bass, even if it sounds like heaven. If the truss rod is working and properly adjusted, the bridge is all the way down and the action is still high (or buzzing) on upper frets, a neck reset will be needed.
b) That bass has been sitting for a while. I remember when the entire collection hit the store in question. The EB that you're getting is the last one out of the batch. The strings are likely dead, I would have a fresh set waiting.
c) The Sidewinder/Mudbucker will sent most preamps into overdrive if the volume on the bass is at 10. Try lowering it to 7 or 8 for some nice, clean warm sounds.
Good luck and keep us posted.
First and foremost, my condolences on the loss of your wife.
As for the EB2D...
a) Make sure that you can get the action *very* low on it, without fret buzz on upper frets. If you can't, return the bass, even if it sounds like heaven. If the truss rod is working and properly adjusted, the bridge is all the way down and the action is still high (or buzzing) on upper frets, a neck reset will be needed.
b) That bass has been sitting for a while. I remember when the entire collection hit the store in question. The EB that you're getting is the last one out of the batch. The strings are likely dead, I would have a fresh set waiting.
c) The Sidewinder/Mudbucker will sent most preamps into overdrive if the volume on the bass is at 10. Try lowering it to 7 or 8 for some nice, clean warm sounds.
Good luck and keep us posted.
I can hardly wait. It is coming all the way from Mass. UPS is my only nightmare.
Something else to tuck in the back of your head. Electronic technology has come a long way since 1969. We’re no longer bound by the limitations of whatever amp we’re using.
High pass filters can clean up an unruly low end. Compression can smooth out spikes, prevent boom, increase sustain, and even add a little extra sauce depending on its design. The various flavors of equalizers and cab/speaker emulation pedals can also fix a lot of minor sonic issues found in a vintage instrument.
So if you like the overall sound and feel of a vintage instrument, but feel there’s just a little something lacking, don’t be afraid to use some outboard processing. There’s a lot of older instruments that could use little extra corrective help. Don’t be afraid to give it some if it’s just a minor issue.
High pass filters can clean up an unruly low end. Compression can smooth out spikes, prevent boom, increase sustain, and even add a little extra sauce depending on its design. The various flavors of equalizers and cab/speaker emulation pedals can also fix a lot of minor sonic issues found in a vintage instrument.
So if you like the overall sound and feel of a vintage instrument, but feel there’s just a little something lacking, don’t be afraid to use some outboard processing. There’s a lot of older instruments that could use little extra corrective help. Don’t be afraid to give it some if it’s just a minor issue.
Absolutely- I have a MarkBass 500 watt amp head with a circuit that gives a warm tube amp feel. It also has 4 different eq's to help. I will keep everybody in the loop. Enjoy life and play bass. Mike B.
godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
- 9,057
- 38,405
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
