Well I'd probably give you less grief in exchange for more pictures
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Re: horrendous neck dive
The design presents its challenges with respect to neck dive, but after putting on a set of Hipshot HB6 Ultralite Short Y Key tuners (and also, I might note, a Hipshot SuperTone bridge, though I'm not sure how much the bridge affected hanging balance), my SG balances well enough with a rough leather strap that I no longer think about this issue. In other words, the balance still isn't absolutely perfect as I noticed to my considerable disappointment after putting in the new tuners (a mod which involves visible new screw holes, so not a minor deal), but after a few weeks I literally found myself no longer thinking about it as I was playing. Completely hadn't thought about it in quite a while until just now reading your comment (then I was like, "Oh yeah, I remember that; that did bug me"). In essence, after the tuner changer, for me, the problem is solved.
This was for a Gibson, so if interested, do your homework first on whether those tuners would be suitable for an Epiphone and/or what work might have to be done to make them suitable
Yep, those Series I SGs (1961-66) with their "pushed out" neck don't balance all that well and can suffer from other problems because of that very design, but if you have one that is stable there's absolutely nothing in this universe quite like them.
There's a lot to love there. Personally I would invest in a Hipshot bridge but that's your call to make and your $$ to spend.
Good luck.
A few glamour shots of my 1972 EB3. I've got a few vids of it somewhere, i'll try to find them. A blast to play, and easily the heaviest bass I've come across - about 13.5lbs
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I do most of my playing at home since Covid. I doubt I would have the bass cranked like that live, I find the bigger the room the less bottom I need although I still always have the bass controll set at more that 12 o'clock.
If I'm having a hard time in a room I set everything flat and go from there, usually adding bass and treble. Mids are the last thing I'll change. Simplifies things, a lot of time you can leave it flat, I don't like to radically change the tone of a bass. I tend to do that more with technique, strings, mutes, picks vs fingers, where to pluck etc. I grew up with single pickup basses, mostly a P bass and I'm actually glad I did as it taught me to really try different ways of playing. I never did get into slapping and/or tapping though. When all that got popular I was playing hard rock, not metal early 70's hard rock, Mountain, Jeff Beck, lot of original hard rock bands. I know, way too much information.
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Try a wide strap, I use 4 inch straps, also if you're looking for a bright sound DR Highbeams makes a nice 105- 45 set, I put them on an EB-3 and they're just right, not too tight or too loose.
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Beautiful bass, I'm amazed it's that heavy, I have an EB4-L made in 1974 that's not very heavy. I use wide straps though so weight doesn't bother me. Also got a couple of earlier EB-3s that are much lighter. I really like the sound of those later EB-3s.
Yea...you're speaking my language! Pretty much flat settings on my Eden Metro but the 'enhance' feature is very interesting with the 65 Newport....i do sometimes drop 120hz maybe 6 db and increase the bass to 12 or 1 oclock (never more) but the 'enhance' knob totally changes the Newport when increased.. most Eden players ignore the 'enhance' and leave it at 0 but they dont play neck 'mudbuckers' lol!I do most of my playing at home since Covid. I doubt I would have the bass cranked like that live, I find the bigger the room the less bottom I need although I still always have the bass controll set at more that 12 o'clock.
If I'm having a hard time in a room I set everything flat and go from there, usually adding bass and treble. Mids are the last thing I'll change. Simplifies things, a lot of time you can leave it flat, I don't like to radically change the tone of a bass. I tend to do that more with technique, strings, mutes, picks vs fingers, where to pluck etc. I grew up with single pickup basses, mostly a P bass and I'm actually glad I did as it taught me to really try different ways of playing. I never did get into slapping and/or tapping though. When all that got popular I was playing hard rock, not metal early 70's hard rock, Mountain, Jeff Beck, lot of original hard rock bands. I know, way too much information.
I used an Eden WT-550 (I think) at a jam with a T-bird a few months ago and was very impressed with the sound. I don't remember if it had 'enhance' or not but I don't usually like 'clean' heads like that but it really impressed me. He had two Epifani 12's and I had to turn the bottom down it was so powerful. I like a lot of bottom so don't like those dinky cabs anyway.
The Eden Metro is 450 watts into 4 ohms...i use different cabs but its a clean powerhouse, not 'clinical' like my GK 800RB.I used an Eden WT-550 (I think) at a jam with a T-bird a few months ago and was very impressed with the sound. I don't remember if it had 'enhance' or not but I don't usually like 'clean' heads like that but it really impressed me. He had two Epifani 12's and I had to turn the bottom down it was so powerful. I like a lot of bottom so don't like those dinky cabs anyway.
'Enhance' feature is used by some slap players if you increase it, BUT with a neck mudbucker things get interesting....the whole parametric EQ setup is great and its a tube driven channel on the Eden Metro.....you dont see Metros much these days as they are 2x10 combos....its a very impressive 450 watts and capable of wider range of sounds than an SVT can deliver.... which is not a fair comparison....i wish i could post some sound clips but you would never guess it is a 65 Newport with certain settings and the TurboRat to give it some serious bite!
I had LTFs on my SG(EB) for a long time. I think they contributed to what I'd long thought, that the neck and bridge pickups sounded mysteriously similar. I switched to TIJRounds today, and yes, they let the bridge pickup express itself better, even with tone=0, as it's the flexibility, not simply brightness, that I'm most interested in.
I do still like the La Bella DTF/LTF tone flavoring (one of the classic standards), but now I think it's a little strong and imposes itself over small differences. So if I continue using them I think it might be on a bass whose tone is *not* actually my favorite; of course it will sound good, because it will sound like La Bella DTF/LTF strings! I mean a P bass of course.
I do still like the La Bella DTF/LTF tone flavoring (one of the classic standards), but now I think it's a little strong and imposes itself over small differences. So if I continue using them I think it might be on a bass whose tone is *not* actually my favorite; of course it will sound good, because it will sound like La Bella DTF/LTF strings! I mean a P bass of course.
Having some great difficulty waiting to purchase an Epi EB-0...it's actually painful. Thank goodness I have the right sounding amp to get me through this...soon, brothers and sisters...SOON!!
Oh....I AM doing that!! It's been about 30 years since I had one (although I did briefly own a Guild JS-2) and I am BELIEVING this smaller scale instrument is going to suit me really well. And let's never forget.....THAT SOUND!!
