Is this sick?

uh, I'm not quite sure what you're trying to ask/say,
but are you talking about something like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1970s-G...oryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The SG style bass is the Gibson EBO, (EB-O) whatever, isn't it?
Why would that make you a poser? I'm confused. What are you asking?

 

Yeah, the EB0 has one pickup and the EB3 has two.

Here's some pics of EB3's

I've always liked the looks of the SG/EB series, but especially for bass they could be neck divey.

The Warwick Jack Bruce Cream reunion bass is a derivative and you might want to look at it too.

Cream Reunion Bass

Good luck with the project!

 

i think he wants to make an SG replica but with the wood selection of the bass picture.

i think the bass is very pretty! too pretty for a nasty SG

what bass is that?

 

Personally i think that SG's look strange when they are made with fancy wood. Much better to keep them simple.

Neck dive will be a problem unless you can get the strap button somewhere nearer the 12th fret. That means changing the shape that you like so much. If i was doing it i would ofset the body something like this, but i would also extend the top horn to make the shape flow better.

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=esp+viper+bass&hl=en

If you stick with the original SG shape you need to make sure you use a light weight neck wood, light weight tuners and a heavy body. No garantees that will work though.

 

To answer your question... no, you would not be a poser. As already stated, Gibson makes a bass version of the SG. There have been numerous off shoots of the basic SG design from several manufacturers including Warwick, ESP (both are mentioned above), Aria, and others.

I do agree with WezV about the fancy woods on the SG style body but thats just our opinions. Do it if you think you will like it. Thats all that matters.

The neck dive issue is a big one. Along with the other ideas posted above, I would also look into possibly also making it a short scale (30"-32") and maybe a 20 or 21 fret neck to help balance it out. That way you might be able to keep the body close, if not exactly, to the original SG shape.

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

My first bass was a japanese copy of an ebo with the string mute on the bridge. Short scale.I think it would look cool with the wood choices you mentioned. However, if your planning on something other than short scale you will get neckdive. The copy I had didnt have any neckdive. It seemed to wiegh alot more than my Alembic 34"scale 5 string. With all the different types of woods available I think you will be able to come up with a sweet looking EB copy. Pickgaurd or no pickgaurd? Good luck!!

 

If you think that building a bass using a proven design is being a copycat, you are wrong. How many J and P basses are out there? I am planning on building a LP bass, just bacause I like the body style.

 

Short scale and heavy body wood with light tuners Spertzels or hipshot. you might be ok

 

http://www.gibson.com

http://www.espguitars.com/

 

Dare I say that there is so much body area on that style, that if you shifted the neck pocket area in an inch or so towards the bottom, if not more, and proportionned it correctly, you'd have enough room for a full scale, with a neck that possibly would not dive terribly at all. Sure, the horn scallops would meet the body around the 14th fret or so, but it's not un-doable, and I personally think it would pretty darn schnazzy. If no one else does it before I get a chance at work on Monday, I will draw one out full-scale, and proportionned in the way I describe, and take a look and see if it's to your liking.

The big thing with this body style, to me, is the body contouring on the sides, get that right, and imo, you're 90% there. The rest is gravy.

Mon

 

The only immediate flaw would be the access to upper frets being limited. I've already done as I've described to a non-reverse Thunderbird shape, and I was surprised at how much better it balanced, and the fret access wasn't too terrible....it's being painted a new color as we speak, I'll post a pic of that beauty soon.

Not so much a flaw as a built-in restriction per se....and a very slight one at that.

It's really nothing to draw the proportions. Like I said, if I have time Monday, I'll map it out. As for it having already been done, I'd say e ESP version would be more apt to address the shortcoming than the Gibson version which is more based on vintagey-accuracy...comfort be damned, you know?

I dig on 32" scale basses alot, so that can help matters dramatically, when paired with the neck location remedy I proposed....

Mon

 

Both the pics you posted have two pickups which may or may not be important to you but the EB3 was the one with 2 pickups.

This is a good page to go look at for some additional ideas.

"The EB3 is a true design classic. Not many basses are as easily recognizeable, and as often copied as the Gibson EB3"
Anyone interested in sound clips of EB3's and maybe others, I didn't bother looking, there appears to be quite a few here too.

I really liked the observations made in Mon's post and can't wait to see what he comes up with!

 

There ain't no money above the 12th fret for bassists anyway!

 

hahahaha....I had heard it was the 9th fret, but the times, they are a changin'.... whippersnappers and their wang-bars...

 

Samick has a rip off model too.

 

I like the Mon's solution of sinking the neck further into the body. That solution seems to solve quite a few of my own design dilemna's. The way to do it and keep the original look would be to pattern the fretboard to end at the beginning of the body like the guitar but have the neck extend into the body to the first pickup and finish it like the body. The back, of course, would have the bolts but the front would retain the look and the seams would be under the pickguard.

They all don't have to be Fender style!

 

I'm actually pretty sure it's the 5th fret...

Anyway, I know that Warmoth sells EBO bodies w/ 2 J pup cavities. I dunno if you want 2 J's, but I thought you should know...