MUDBUCKER Time

[Thor]

I was showing a friend the old Gibson Eb3 pics I had. I still
have this bass, paid 125 for it in 1977 at a pawnshop. Vintage
'63.

So trot out your mudbucker pics if you got them.

 

[Thor]

A couple more.

 

[Thor]

Action shot 1977...

 

[SuperSnake2012]

That's a cool bass, I played one of the Gibson SG Reissues once. The short scale is pretty cool.

 

[Bass4LifeRS]

Action shot 1977...

That must be some difficult stuff you're playing

 

[Thor]

I tend to look at my fingers when I get moving up and down the fretboard just so I am not playing in Eb when everyones else in in E






This is a little better shot in the case.

 

[KeithBMI]

Is that you in the first shot? I always pictured you being bigger.

 

[34 Blues]

I've seen the term "mudbucker" used quite often on the various forums, what exactly is a "mudbucker? I take it it is a Gibson pickup of some sort, are there particular models & years that it was used? I'm not the biggest expert on Gibson bases, other than my Jack Casady bass, which doesn't sound the least like mud to me.

 

[Pennydreadful]

Mudbucker is that great big hum you see on Gibson EB-3/EB-0 basses. Also on the 70s Fender tele basses.

 

[Thor]

Is that you in the first shot? I always pictured you being bigger.

Busted.

One of my offspring. Don't tell Maki.

 

[lug]

Unfortunatley, I don't have any pics from back before I swapped the Bridge/Pup.

 

[Thor]

I've seen the term "mudbucker" used quite often on the various forums, what exactly is a "mudbucker? I take it it is a Gibson pickup of some sort, are there particular models & years that it was used? I'm not the biggest expert on Gibson bases, other than my Jack Casady bass, which doesn't sound the least like mud to me.

You can see it well on the left side of the pic in post 6. These
pups were notoriously muddy. The DiMarzio Model One was
designed as the optimum replacement. I never used the
neck pup, I always used the bridge pup and EQ'ed it around
til I got the sound I liked.

 

[wolfs]

like lug, i only have pics with the model one installed... still pretty powerful, just not completely muddy...

 

[aquateen]

'72 EB-3

got rid of the factory pup for a genuine mudbucker

 

[iamthebassman]

'90s reissue Epi Rivoli

Epi EB-O

'60s Gibson EB-2 Custom

 

[Chef]

Dude!
Wow!

Action shot 1977...

 

[lefty007]

Epi EB-O

Jaysus!

 

[evan_phi]

i love mudbuckers.

i need to get me a hollowbody with some mudders.

 

[main_sale]

Here's my '67 EB-2C. It does that Dark Cloud thing outstandingly well! Me Likey!!!!

 

[main_sale]

Here's my '72 EB-3. It's heavy as heck but tons of fun to play!