Gibson EB 6 alternative

[dirty_harry]

Hey everyone. Recently I saw this on youtube

I was thinking about buying fender vi before, but this bass just blew me away. I play electric guitar and I was looking for something, that didn't sound exactly like bass, but more like a heavy low guitar. And EB-6 is that guitar. Warm deep sound, very thin neck, just what I need. The only problem is that it costs over 10k$. I was looking for an alternative, but all of them (fender vi, Hellcat, Agile Argus etc) just don't sound anything like EB-6. Help me to find a way out. Is there anything close to this particular bass? I was also thinking about buying EB-0 or some other short scale bass and transforming it into EB-6. What will I need for this and what problems I might face? Has anyone done this before? I'm looking for the exact tone and if you can give me any advice that would be really helpful.

 

[iamthebassman]

I prefer the later, SG-shaped version.

Buy an Argus VI, purchase a PAF repro, rout the body, drop it in. If you wanna stick with the hollowbody vibe, buy a Danelectro VI and drop in the PAF.

 

[moonshinegtrs]

Moonshine Astro Bass IV (semi-hollow, Dano inspired construction):

Twang city, but I was surprised at how cool this sounds through an over-driven tube amp...

Also available with two or three lipstick tube pickups (I like the look of one pickup myself). P90's are an option as well as a standard humbucker (I am currently working on a deal with TV Jones Pickups).

Moonshine

 

[dirty_harry]

Thanks for the advice. And will it be a stupid idea if I baught an EB-0 and then transformed it into EB-6? I thaugh it would be quite easy and would give me that sound. Am I wrong?

 

[Calaverasgrande]

I'd be looking for a (hollowbody) baritone, then have a new nut cut for bigger strings and get it intonated as well.

That EB6 cant be more than 27-28 inches scale.
Though I am thinking 90% of that tone is the mudbucker.

 

[nukes_da_bass]

What a tool in the vid, plugging a tic tac bass into a guitar amp.

 

[change-jug]

EB-6 is super rad! I just bought a pawn shop bass vi because I`ve been wanting a bass vi type forever. I`m super happy with mine.

Anywho,I don`t see why buying a Epi EB-0 and modding it wouldn`t work. Change the nut from 4 to 6 slots.Take out the 4 tuners,fill up the peg holes then redrill 6 new ones and put in new tuners. Then change out that bass mudbucker for a real Gibson PAF. Last,restring it with a set of bass vi strings and should be good to go.

 

[iamthebassman]

I'd be looking for a (hollowbody) baritone, then have a new nut cut for bigger strings and get it intonated as well.

That EB6 cant be more than 27-28 inches scale.
Though I am thinking 90% of that tone is the mudbucker.

EB-6 is 30" scale.
EB-6 didn't come with a "mudbucker", but regular PAFs.

 

[iamthebassman]

EB-6 is super rad! I just bought a pawn shop bass vi because I`ve been wanting a bass vi type forever. I`m super happy with mine.

Anywho,I don`t see why buying a Epi EB-0 and modding it wouldn`t work. Change the nut from 4 to 6 slots.

I hope you've considered how tight the string spacing would be at the nut, the Epi EB-O has a fairly narrow nut.

I wanted a 6-string bass since the late 70s, I didn't get my first 'til 1990 but I've owned several since, are you sure you will "get along" with a VI? They'e a different kind of instrument.

 

[grisezd]

I built up a 6 using an old Prestige guitar body and bridge, Danelectro bass VI neck, and GFS retro-something humbuckers. It roars through a tube guitar head and my bass 4X10 cab. I think Allparts has the necks with tuners, was pretty affordable. I had to adjust the neck pocket and move the Jag type bridge/tailpiece back, but it came out great.

 

[Watchootognbout]

Old thread.....yeah..I know.
I just stumbled across this.
Ben Orr of The Cars and his EB-6
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