Epiphone EB-0 Electric Bass Any good?

[mercenarywrench]

there is a very clean cherry one for sale at $140.00. I'd like to try a short-scale and wonder about this epi. Anyone have experience with this bass?
thanks, b

 

[DaveF]

I like mine. I put flats on it.

Don't bother doing any picking/slapping/tapping on it though.

Really good for Beatles covers!

 

[mercenarywrench]

Dave...i love reggae...think this bass can pull off that bottom sound? I would put flats on it. What do u use?

 

[williamk]

dont buy it! i had one and i took it back! it cant cut through the mix (if you play alone its fine, if you play with a drum and a guitar, it disappears!!)

 

[main_sale]

Jack Cassady seems to think so. He's got one with a DarkStar.

 

[lousybassplayer]

I have one strung with flats as well. VERY specialized sound, but pretty good at what it does. I am planning a darkstar upgrade to help it in a band setting, but with flats and maxedo ut tone played with FORCE, it can be a passable bass for that muddy short scale thumpy sound. I use it to play Sabbath and Cream and it sounds pretty darned good. Definetly not a vintage EB-3, or a new Gibby SG for that matter, but for 140 bucks you will have a really nice bass. Also, quality wise mine is very well constructed and very very pretty for a bass that runs around 2 bills new. I could gripe here and there, but at that price why bother? I have it in a stable with a Ric, an Elrick and tweaked up MIM Jazz and I play it just as much as any of the others.

 

[BobWestbrook]

I do not recommend - mine had terrible tone, worst of all I have owned.

 

[Jimmy Bones]

Horrible neck dive, mediocre tone.

It's great for looks though.

You can get it cheaper.

 

[skechada]

I bought one for that price last year and was unimpressed to say the least. VERY muddy sound with no low end whatsoever. It's weird - the A, D and G strings sound 'ok' but the E string is non-existant when you're playing with anyone else.

Hope this helps.

 

[Bongolation]

there is a very clean cherry one for sale at $140.00.

Too much. $100 tops, used. Mint -- as in zero (0) fretwear, 100% perfect in all ways -- maybe $120.

If you believe it's a bass's job to "cut through" (and I do not, BTW) this is not the bass for you. It's also a shortscale, with all the inconvenience and limited options in stringing that means.

 

[6810]

dont buy it! i had one and i took it back! it cant cut through the mix (if you play alone its fine, if you play with a drum and a guitar, it disappears!!)

wait, did you use an amp?

 

[ShavedHippie]

I string mine with GHS longscale boomers, just cut 'em a little shorter and you're good to go. Emphasize the hi-mids with some EQ and it cuts through just fine. I got it so I'd have something that sounds completely different than my jazz bass... best bang-for-buck ratio of any instrument I've ever owned.