I have always been a Fender player and still have four; however, I picked up an EB3 locally as a 'beater" bass for all our outdoor rainy gigs in FL and have been playing it quite a bit. Last night I played it for three hour-long sets without discomfort. Yes, the neck dives. My solution? I use a 4" Clayton strap (about $20 at MF) with a rough underside and play it at a forty-five degree angle. I am 5'9", 165, and 65 years old. I honestly can't see what the problem with this is. Keep your left hand on the neck and find the sweet angle and it is all good--at least to me. Now, when I'm older maybe the 10 lbs. and neck dive will bother me, who knows? Also, the dark, bass-heavy tone is made more versatile with D'Addario Pro Steels. One other criticism I have heard is that the E string can be weak. Raise the pole piece in the big pickup beneath the E and that becomes a non-issue. Just my experience.
