NBD: 1956 Gibson EB-1

[65panhead]

wow

I have never seen one of those, very classic. I wouldn't be able to do it justice, playing wise yet

Is it older than you?

 

[JimmyThunder]

amazing!

 

[Tom Howland]

This to me is my favorite Gibson Bass.
The 1953-1958 EB-1 are simply amazing. These pickups sound wonderful.
This bass, with a good tube amp turned up is tone heaven.
My first concert 1970-Boston Tea Party, Mountain.
Felix Pappalardi playing one of these, with 3 Sunn 2000s heads.
with 6 2x15 Sunn 200s cabs. Voice of god.

 

[Chef]

Well, you don't see that often: congrats, that's sweet!

 

[woodyng]

No hate here, i'd love to play one of these! Besides Mr Pappalardi, Jack Bruce played one of these on the Cream reunion concert dvd a few years ago. (And it sounded marvelous)
Congrats on your purchase!

 

[Tanner5382]

Thanks everybody!

And to 65panhead, yes it is much older than me. I was born in 1994.

 

[Tanner5382]

Also, mine did not come with the end pin. Would have been cool but no big deal to me.

 

[Chef]

If the bass will take an endpin, it would be easy to make one.

 

[Tony In Philly]

As a big Cream and Mountain fan, all I can say is congratulations on this amazing purchase. I would love to see and hear a demo of it when you have the time.

 

[sharpbass]

Holy smokes! What a cool lookn' bass

 

[Tanner5382]

Thanks! I will try to post a sound sample as soon as possible.

 

[Barkless Dog]

Great bass and nice score.

 

[TRichardsbass]

Very cool. Super great piece of vintage mahogony. One of the greatest basses of all time. Just listen to any Mountain recording, especially anything Pappalardi did live.

 

[SturmUndDrang]

Those basses should require a license to play. If you're not careful, at high volume, you could induce labor in pregnant women. Dislodge loose fillings from teeth. Make your audience incontinent (loosen bowels) as well as strip paint and wall paper and break windows.
Enjoy with caution!

 

[Tom Howland]

No hate here, i'd love to play one of these! Besides Mr Pappalardi, Jack Bruce played one of these on the Cream reunion concert dvd a few years ago. (And it sounded marvelous)
Congrats on your purchase!

So true.
Jacks bass has a 70's 34" scale EBO neck on it.
After playing Warwick's, he could not go back to 30.5" scale.
It sounds great too.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Very nice piece.

I'd LOVE to have one of those, and I have no rational reason why.

 

[beebassdude]

that is so damn cool.

ive played a lot of gibsons (RD, ripper, grabber, EB3, bicenten T-bird), just wondering what this bass sounds like compared to other gibsons (or if it sounds nothing like any of these). definitely a really cool piece of history.

 

[Tanner5382]

Thanks!

Out of all the Gibson basses I've played/owned, it sounds most like an EB-0, but really it is it's own thing.

 

[Tom Howland]

Thanks!

Out of all the Gibson basses I've played/owned, it sounds most like an EB-0, but really it is it's own thing.

I owned one, these pickups are more defined, not a muddy as the mid-60's EBO's or the 1968-1972 reissue EB1.
A cross between a T-Bird and EBO tone.

 

[Tanner5382]

That is a great way to describe the tone Mojo-Man!

That's very cool that you also had one. What made you get rid of it?