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NBD - Epi EB3

punkjazzben

punkjazzben

Jun 26, 2008
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#1
Despite the collective internet wisdom of TB, this bass is killer! Bought it as a post-PhD/Christmas present.

The neck is really, really comfortable in my hands. Fit and finish is top notch. It came setup almost perfectly for me. Hardware feels sturdy. The stock strings are surprisingly good.

The bridge is 'different', but there's a good instructional thread here on TB for when I need to make adjustments. To be honest, most complaints I've read here on TB about these basses are easy to sort out with a bit of commonsense and five minutes of reading. It neckdives, yeah, but the solution is simple - rest my right forearm on the bass, like I would anyway. So that's no problem. You shouldn't be supporting the neck with your left hand anyway.

Tonewise, I wouldn't say it's muddy - it's more 'pillowy'. It sits really well with the kind of pub rock covers I'm playing now in my band, and I find it, overall, a really comfortable, great sounding instrument. I think I might be a convert... ;)

Thinking about getting a pearloid pickguard - any suggestions for suppliers?

Crappy phone pic:

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#2
Hi.

Congrats on the NBD.

punkjazzben said:
Despite the collective internet wisdom of TB, this bass is killer! Bought it as a post-PhD/Christmas present.
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In my personal humble observation, that collective internet wisdom of TB pretty much excludes everything not made by Fender or Ampeg from the cool list.
Except for the Essex (SX) instruments of course, those are beyond cool.
According to TB anyway ;).

As a non Fender and almost non Ampeg (SVTDI) fellow, I'm happy to hear You decided not to go with the flow :).

In fact, over the years I have came really close on buying one, EB3 that is, but for some reason something has always gotten into the way.
Perhaps some day I will, even though I do have a Model 1 on the neck of my Epi T-Bird, that gives a pretty good EB3 impersonation with the bridge PU.

Regards
Sam
 
#9
I just found the one I pawned over a year ago at another pawn shop and looks like the day I traded for it. Put it in layaway and will pick it up on Sat. Can't wait....i've missed it and regretted pawning it. One of the best/most comfortable necks I've played on (only better are my Gibson Tbird and a 4003 Ric I owned years ago). I added a bridge plate behind the 3 point bridge to act as a stop tail-piece and take the forward pull off of the 3 point bridge to avoid pull-out of the 3 point bridge. HERE IS HOW TO FIX THE NECK DIVE.....simply move the rear strap button about 4 inches up the back of the bass towards the top. Wide strap and your neck dive is solved.
 

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