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http://www.epiphonewiki.org/index/Limited_Edition_Pelham_Blue_Finish.php#EB-3_.28Japan.29
Seems somebody has changed the original 4 way switch with a toggle, don't think that was there originally, as @ajkula66 also comments
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The reason I don't own a Gibson Thunderbird? It's not short scale. Sigh.
Same here...I do wish that they would release another edition of SS Birds...
Wow!!!
Gibson needs to do some more SG basses in the older colors. Pelham Blue, Kerry Green, TV Yellow, etc…
1966 Gibson EB-0 - Pelham Blue | Reverb
Gibson needs to do some more SG basses in the older colors. Pelham Blue, Kerry Green, TV Yellow, etc…
1966 Gibson EB-0 - Pelham Blue | Reverb
Im guessing a SS T-Bird would balance better....not sure about body size etc, anyone have a link to the SS T-Birds they did?
Hop over to "Thunderbird Club". A coupla guys over there have them. There were ~400 made.
BTW, my 1967 non-reverse Thunderbird has no balance problems.
My Epiphone EB-3L would dive like a Stuka. Main reason I sold it. Sounded great, though.
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Thanks i'll check it out...not surprised the non reverse T-Bird balances well.
Me too, for sure.
The coolest bass ever, in my opinion, but the big reach out towards the first fret just doesn't suit whatever nerve runs through my front left shoulder
A lotta people try them and 'hang 'em high' like they would other basses. Nope. Ya gots to "sling" 'em low with the neck at a 45 degree angle.
Assuming(I know...)one attaches the strap behind the body, not at the upper bout, it should hang similarly. Dunno-never played a reverse except sitting. Once-as a test.
Hey Bass Brothers & Sisters! I recently came across a used Gibson SG bass. Probably from around 2007. It had flatwounds on it and I'm really digging 2 tones I can get from it that I can't quite achieve with other basses I own. One is a very in-your-face, "burpy" tone....but very different than the "burpy" of say a Jazz Bass favoring the rear pickup. The other tone I find very useful is favoring the front pickup. I can get an organ bass-pedal type vibe from that. I'm used to active basses where I have a lot of headroom onboard the bass. I have a Musicman short scale bass, passive, that also has alot of headroom. I really have to run the SG volumes almost all the way up. I like playing with the blend between the 2 pickups to get those sweet spot tones I mentioned. My question: Has anyone had experience with winding the pickups for an overall hotter output? Or are there replacement pickups that are hotter but still maintain the same tonal character? When I've used it live, of course I run my amp level much louder than I do with my active basses. I really don't have to with my passive MM shorty. Just wondering about that. Thank you!
Hotter pickups will sound different...you might try raising the pickups closer to the strings and/or use a boost pedal of some sort.
MM have fairly hot pickups....is it a problem just running your amp louder?
I have yet to go down the pickup rabbit hole. I really want to try a Novak EB-BS, but can't justify the cost right now.
My current solution is a boost pedal. I was using a TC Spark, but did find that a EHX Soul Food (not the bass version) with the drive all the way at minimum actually sounds pretty good. The Spark Mini is generally regarded as transparent and is pretty cheap.
Some news from this end...
All the bass parts for my upcoming album - likely out early next year if I'm still around to see that effort through - have been recorded and I'm pleased as punch.
What these sessions have proven beyond reasonable doubt is that I didn't need as many basses as I owned at the time. So a couple of them - my '68 EB-2 along with the '71 SB-300 - have found loving new homes. At least two more will be leaving, but I'll be writing about these once they're actually out of my house.
A sad and liberating process at the same time.
To be continued...
All the bass parts for my upcoming album - likely out early next year if I'm still around to see that effort through - have been recorded and I'm pleased as punch.
What these sessions have proven beyond reasonable doubt is that I didn't need as many basses as I owned at the time. So a couple of them - my '68 EB-2 along with the '71 SB-300 - have found loving new homes. At least two more will be leaving, but I'll be writing about these once they're actually out of my house.
A sad and liberating process at the same time.
To be continued...
I hope you got a decent "chunk o' change" for the EB-2.
Looking forward to hearing your creation! Is it a complete Band or did you do all of the parts yourself?
I agree on the "sad and liberating process at the same time".
I totally agree on owning too many basses and guitars. I have them hanging all over my home studio and they're starting to gather dust. I used all of them at one time or another. I've moved out some of them but reluctantly hanging on to my favorites!
I have a total of 5. The '09 EB-0 is a "backup"/tight space bass. The others are used for various specific situations. The Les Paul 5er is the least used 'cos (1), it's heavy, and (B), it needs some work that's above my ability and there's not a priority to get it done.
I did.
It's not really a band and I'm no Mike Oldfield to do everything by myself...
...I'd say 80% of the stuff was recorded by two people - myself included - and I have a few guests covering the other 20%. I don't have any plans on promoting it "live" since that turn of events would require an actual - fairly large - band which is something I have zero patience for...Yep. Same here.
