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Lots of nice Gibby's in here.
Here's mine, a 1982 Victory Artist that I bought new and have had ever since. It's an amazing bass, and it will need to be pryed from my dead cold hands. The pups are split coil, and it has a two mode active preamp. The pre can be selected to passive, or each active mode, and it also retains a passive tone incorporated into the treble pot. It also has dual steel reinforcement rods in the neck, and has been rock stable for all of these years. Entirely made from rock maple, and it's really heavy, but man what a great playing and sounding bass. Sure wish they'd have built more of them...
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Here's mine, a 1982 Victory Artist that I bought new and have had ever since. It's an amazing bass, and it will need to be pryed from my dead cold hands. The pups are split coil, and it has a two mode active preamp. The pre can be selected to passive, or each active mode, and it also retains a passive tone incorporated into the treble pot. It also has dual steel reinforcement rods in the neck, and has been rock stable for all of these years. Entirely made from rock maple, and it's really heavy, but man what a great playing and sounding bass. Sure wish they'd have built more of them...
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Welcome, your #31. That Vic is nice looking. I always liked the headstock and fret dot treatment on those. Thanks for sharing!
Lots of nice Gibby's in here.
Here's mine, a 1982 Victory Artist that I bought new and have had ever since. It's an amazing bass, and it will need to be pryed from my dead cold hands. The pups are split coil, and it has a two mode active preamp. The pre can be selected to passive, or each active mode, and it also retains a passive tone incorporated into the treble pot. It also has dual steel reinforcement rods in the neck, and has been rock stable for all of these years. Entirely made from rock maple, and it's really heavy, but man what a great playing and sounding bass. Sure wish they'd have built more of them...
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I've been trying to get my hands on a Gibson Grabber G1 for quite some time now. They're always up on eBay but I feel remiss in buying one without being able to play it first and I can never find one in a store around here. What I'm worried about is the neck feel. I play a fender jazz now and am very comfortable with the feel of the neck on that and I've read that the nut width on the grabber is 1 5/8 like a p bass. I think p bass necks tend to feel like baseball bats, but how does the grabber compare to the two?
I've done a lot with my EB-0 on page 1. Some good, some bad, some were bright ideas at the time. The way it's set up right now is the knobs are volume and volume with no tone- but the pots are wired "backwards." In other words, the "in" of the pot is the center lug. That allows the volume on one pickup to be rolled off without affecting the volume of the other pickup. In the case of this bass, the SCPB pickup is the primary pickup, and the mudbucker is there to thicken it up.
I'm not sure how the SG bass is wired, I'm assuming like a Les Paul, with the "in" of the pot in the normal spot- which is reactive to both pickups (if you roll off one volume all the way, it kills both pickups). You might wish to try either switching your "in" and "out" lugs on the pot and/or putting a treble bleed cap across the two lugs on your volume pot. With the treble bleed, rolling off the volume will kind of suck out your bottom end, and retain brightness- you can correct it with the tone knob. With switching the "in" lugs, the volume of the pickup is completely independent of the other pickup in the circuit.
Does that make sense?
GB, you totally lost me.
Hey Skate Rat, all I can say is tone is subjective. Time in on
this bass is 30 years. Time in on this bass using the mudbucker
only is 0. But that's just me. Other people like that config
better.
Speaking of wiring diagrams, I have one of the EB3 somewhere
I think.
Hey Skate Rat, all I can say is tone is subjective. Time in on
this bass is 30 years. Time in on this bass using the mudbucker
only is 0. But that's just me. Other people like that config
better.
Speaking of wiring diagrams, I have one of the EB3 somewhere
I think.
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Hey Thor!
I was under the mistaken impression that the Gibson SG Bass Reissue was wired like the old EB-3, with 4 pots and the toggle switch instead of the rotary selector.
It looks like it might be done like the T-Bird or Jazz even...
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Compare the diagram- especially the pot lugs- to my T-Bird:
My '65 SG eb0 modified:
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It has an EMG Select SEHB pickup, and all plates removed from the face for a clean look. I'm going to have the body sanded to remove some damage, screw holes filled in, hardware re-chromed, and have the finish restored someday.
This is my favorite out of my 2 basses.
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It has an EMG Select SEHB pickup, and all plates removed from the face for a clean look. I'm going to have the body sanded to remove some damage, screw holes filled in, hardware re-chromed, and have the finish restored someday.
This is my favorite out of my 2 basses.
Heh... it looks good in pictures... the damage is on the tip of the headstock, and on the butt of the body mainly... but the finish on the neck is discolored in places, and what you can't see are the fine cracks in the finish that will eventually lead to it chipping off. Most notable however in the picture are the screwholes from the plates and the old humbucker.
That bass has some mojo attached to it from before I got it from my dad, and I've been adding some of my own for about 11 years. While dings and dents may add character, I have to make sure it gets some tlc so that it will keep going strong for years to come. It's the first instrument I've ever owned/played. I'm even going to redo the original trunk case it came in. The case you see it in in the picture is the one that came with my dad's '62 reissue gibson, I'm only going to keep the eb-0 in that one until I restore the original case (new tolex, reglue the wood, new padding, new foam, and new plush lining). It's a great bass, and it's about time it got some extra care.
As for the emg select sehb in it... you would not believe the super warm and clean sound it gives to the eb-0. It may not fit right, but I wouldn't trade it out for the world.
That bass has some mojo attached to it from before I got it from my dad, and I've been adding some of my own for about 11 years. While dings and dents may add character, I have to make sure it gets some tlc so that it will keep going strong for years to come. It's the first instrument I've ever owned/played. I'm even going to redo the original trunk case it came in. The case you see it in in the picture is the one that came with my dad's '62 reissue gibson, I'm only going to keep the eb-0 in that one until I restore the original case (new tolex, reglue the wood, new padding, new foam, and new plush lining). It's a great bass, and it's about time it got some extra care.
As for the emg select sehb in it... you would not believe the super warm and clean sound it gives to the eb-0. It may not fit right, but I wouldn't trade it out for the world.
TGB, would that route happen to be due to having the mid-body pickup? That might explain why mine doesn't have one. I only have a single neck humbucker.
Though I imagine that even it the route isn't related to the 2nd pup, you could always contact gibson and ask about it.
Though I imagine that even it the route isn't related to the 2nd pup, you could always contact gibson and ask about it.
I have seen some EB0s (single mudbucker PU) came with the pickup right there next to the FB whereas in others the pickup is positioned a little farther away from the FB. Does that depend on the year? Are there any noticeable differences in tone, less mud maybe?
I imagine the ones with bigger space between the PUp and the FB could at least provide a better more solid neck to body joint, which IME could be more desirable...
I imagine the ones with bigger space between the PUp and the FB could at least provide a better more solid neck to body joint, which IME could be more desirable...
I have seen some EB0s (single mudbucker PU) came with the pickup right there next to the FB whereas in others the pickup is positioned a little farther away from the FB. Does that depend on the year? Are there any noticeable differences in tone, less mud maybe?
I imagine the ones with bigger space between the PUp and the FB could at least provide a better more solid neck to body joint, which IME could be more desirable...
yeah,mid 70's eb's the pup moved to the middle,the body contours are a bit different and they got thicker.also changed to maple neck
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