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SG & EB Bass Club

#541
My EBOs

1960 with Duncan quarter pounder added this year to replace the '68 Tele pup at the bridge (added in '73 when I refinned it natural) and Hipshots (added last year).

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1965

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1967 awaiting restoration/upgrade to an EB3 with an original 60s minibucker

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...and my take on an NR Tbird with a 2+2 headstock and a Mudbucker ( actually it's a Novak Fakebucker, not a good pickup IMO).

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Camaro69 said:
Do we get before and after sound clips?:hyper:
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Sorry, too late for befores, I've already removed the humbuckers. This video I'm linking gives a pretty good representation of the general sound you get. It's fat and muscular, and you can get a pretty good definitions out of the low mids, but no highs in a 30K wind.
Having had EB basses from the same era, I'd take the Guilds to the Gibson Mudbuckers any day, which to me give you either the fart in a bathtub lows or just a one dimensional boxy mid range. There are quite a few you tube videos of guilds with these, this one is pretty close to the sound I went for and liked.
I may still keep them and do another EB project.

 
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Dadagoboi said:
My EBOs

1960 with Duncan quarter pounder added this year to replace the '68 Tele pup at the bridge (added in '73 when I refinned it natural) and Hipshots (added last year).

P1080065P_zpsvdixcrxm.jpg


1965

1965EBO_zps58cfa5fd.jpg


1967 awaiting restoration/upgrade to an EB3 with an original 60s minibucker

SANY1195.jpg


...and my take on an NR Tbird with a 2+2 headstock and a Mudbucker ( actually it's a Novak Fakebucker, not a good pickup IMO).

NR41MS_zps7f252e0e.jpg
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Awesome basses!

Thanks for coming by and joining us, you are #52!
 
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'ere she is, mates. Sorry for my crapatastic photo stuff.
I played her about an hour after rewiring, making a new bezel for the neck unit and working out a few bugs. New 3 way up/ down LP style.
I can see what all the fuss is about, If you are at heart a rock or jam player ala Entwistle, Casady, etc who really digs in ,plays all over the place, uses a lot of dynamics, muting, raking etc etc, which is what I am at heart, These really deliver. obviously I will be getting to know them past the honeymoon, but in a nutshell,

They really are full range, wide range, and very responsive to dynamics and attack, just like you've heard. I can't speak for originals, Hammons or Novaks, but these are nice. More to come, Going to post some clips, never have before and want to do it justice. stay tuned.

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RED J said:
'ere she is, mates. Sorry for my crapatastic photo stuff.
I played her about an hour after rewiring, making a new bezel for the neck unit and working out a few bugs. New 3 way up/ down LP style.
I can see what all the fuss is about, If you are at heart a rock or jam player ala Entwistle, Casady, etc who really digs in ,plays all over the place, uses a lot of dynamics, muting, raking etc etc, which is what I am at heart, These really deliver. obviously I will be getting to know them past the honeymoon, but in a nutshell,

They really are full range, wide range, and very responsive to dynamics and attack, just like you've heard. I can't speak for originals, Hammons or Novaks, but these are nice. More to come, Going to post some clips, never have before and want to do it justice. stay tuned.

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That is PURE SEX right there!
 
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4stringmachinepete said:
How are you feeling about the quarter rounds? I'm not sure if I'm going to get a pair of chromes,or the new Ernie Ball slinky Flatts
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I'm digging em. Very round like solo and very flat like in the mix. Probably a 50% boost in versatility over the flats I had on it.
EDIT: the flats were an awesome sound and I want/need a second eb to leave flats on all the time. But for a clearer sound to get through the mix I needed two-three smidges more mid and high end presence. Ymmv, imo, ime, etc, etc...
 
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and from the past in vivid blk & wht… my only pic (from a sample sheet) of my '70 EB-3 bought new, stripped the cherry finish in '72 along with pulling the frets out (pre my awareness of one Jaco P) - I bet whoever owns it now had it refinished and re-fretted! :laugh:

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RED J said:
'ere she is, mates. Sorry for my crapatastic photo stuff.
I played her about an hour after rewiring, making a new bezel for the neck unit and working out a few bugs. New 3 way up/ down LP style.
I can see what all the fuss is about, If you are at heart a rock or jam player ala Entwistle, Casady, etc who really digs in ,plays all over the place, uses a lot of dynamics, muting, raking etc etc, which is what I am at heart, These really deliver. obviously I will be getting to know them past the honeymoon, but in a nutshell,

They really are full range, wide range, and very responsive to dynamics and attack, just like you've heard. I can't speak for originals, Hammons or Novaks, but these are nice. More to come, Going to post some clips, never have before and want to do it justice. stay tuned.

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Glad to hear your review of the Guild DS's. I just built a P w/a Novak DS and your description fits - very full range, responsive and dynamic. Eventually I'll pop for one (or two) of the Guilds as their price is a bit more... pocketbook friendly.
 
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Camaro69 said:
I love bass porn
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The EB-3 was my 3rd bass and was followed in '74 by a '63 T-bird II. Somewhere I have a (color) slide of it, once again my only pic! (alas it was stollen in '78)

Speaking of bass porn - my stolen '63 according to most records I can find was incredibly rare. (only 2 produced in '63!) I bought it used in a loan-shop for $150 w/ohsc. I knew it was a '63 because I sent a letter of inquiry with the serial # and received a letter back from Gibson stating it was a '63. (no mention of it's rarity) I had no idea then to even consider asking Gibson how many were made that year - it was just not that old at that time and the vintage market was nowhere near as hysterical as it is now. I can't even imagine what those 2 T-bird II's are worth today! (if they are still in one piece - the necks were very prone to breaking at the nut) Sorry for a bit of a stray - but at least it's still in the (Gibson) neighborhood!
 
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