SOLD Ergo 5 string EUB

Selling my Ergo 5 string EUB. I believe I'm the second owner, and this is the 3rd Ergo I've owned. Works and plays 100%. This one has a much darker finish from my other two, and it's pretty attractive IMO. I've made a few modifications to it:

- Replaced the tuners and filed a few of them out to accommodate real DB strings
- Mounted a bracket on the rear to accommodate the length of real DB strings

It also comes with:
- D'Addario helicore 3/4" hybrid medium tension strings (low B if it's not obvious)
- PDP drum stand
- NS Design soft case that fits the EUB, stand, and small accessories

I'm asking $500 shipped in the CONUS. If you are outside the CONUS please contact me so we can figure out if shipping is realistic.

Thanks for checking it out!

 

Thanks for the interest @Elias86, here’s some answers.
1. Yes, it’s a typical brass diaphragm piezo under the bridge legs. People (myself included) have experimented with other types with varying results.
2. Not by default, but I’ve seen people add stuff, including a peg instead of a drum mount and a curved upper bout.
3. Correct, ~42”.
4. It bows fine for me with a German bow and mediocre technique. It’s not the same bridge and string angle as my real DB, but it’s definitely bowable.
5. I’ve had 3 Ergo’s over the years and they’ve all been as good if not better than some other EUBs out there, at least regarding playability and sound (vs finish and looks). The exception being a full size (42”) NS, which I attribute to the sophisticated pickup system. The 34-36” EUBs I’ve tried all sound like fretless basses to me, I think because of the scale, action, and strings. I’ve experimented quite a bit with piezo pickups, different height bridges, and different string configurations with the Ergo’s. I think you can get a convincing DB sound live. Recording is a different situation as you can’t really escape the solid body piezo sound IMO. I have not modified this particular Ergo to the extent I have others, only because I got lazy and it actually sounded pretty good when I received it.

They are very fun instruments but with no live gigs anytime soon, no longer having a band where I’m playing DB regularly even if I was gigging live, having a real DB, and having plenty of electric fretlesses to screw around with at home, the Ergo is just collecting dust. Like I mentioned earlier I’ve had 3 of them over the years so it wouldn’t be surprising if I bought another down the road when the gigging world hopefully returns to whatever normal will be.

You may want to check out the two Ergo mega threads, there’s a ton of good stuff in them:

Part 1: Ergo Megathread part I

Part 2: Ergo megathread part II

 

Sorry for the delay in responding, the recent storm limited my Internet connectivity. @DZavadil yes, it's still available. Lot's of inquiries but no one has pulled the trigger yet. Yes, I believe it's one giant piece of mahogany. Regarding scale length, yes, I think it greatly affects the tone and "uprightness" of the sound. As I mentioned above, based on all the EUBs I've tried over the years the biggest factors are scale, action, and strings. I have yet to try an EUB with a short scale length (34-36") that I thought was any better or more practical than a typical fretless bass, or perhaps a fretless with tapewounds. You could certainly make the argument that a short scale DB is easier to learn if you're coming from a typical electric, but again what's the point if it's not going to sound much different from a typical fretless.

There's no denying that the 40+" scale NS is the cream of the crop though.

 

As mentioned, sold to @butchonbass ! Thanks for all the interest.