you got a deal, I paid that for a brand new Bicen (79) in 82.....I didn't read the copy. My '64 II w/OHSC was that clean when I bought it in '78 for $750. It doesn't sound like a Jazz bass either.
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Thunderbird Club
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Proof positive that even though we all like the same bass, we don't all like the same tone.
My first bass was a 66 Gibson EB-3. I never wanted-or got-a tone anything like Fraser's. To me, it's almost in "J" territory (ducks the slings/arrows/rotten produce).
Tweetchie zone.
I know where that is. We could organize a raiding party and "liberate" that poor, captive bass.
I only listened to that on the iPad. Not much diffence to my ears. The pluses had a touch of Stingrayness in that video.
Just wrapped up a quick side by side comparison of the Gibby NR Reissue with stock reissue pups, a ‘64 Reissue Eppi with stock pups and the 2012 Eppi CP with TB+ pups (same locations as the ‘64). All with nickel rounds.
Observations:
The ‘64 had the most zing in the strings, brighter attack than the others and more top end, plenty of bottom.
The NR Reissue had the best balance of the three from string to string, smooth top end round and creamy bottom, fuller sounding.
The 2012 CP had a more woolly feeling to it, a looser not quite boomy bottom and a slightly less defined top end, rich but less detail.
Conclusions:
I felt the NR equipped with Gibson Reissue pickups sounded the best of the three in every tone and pickup setting, very musical, very touch and knob setting sensitive. An excellent after market pickup choice that brings out the best from the bass and the player. The other two pickup choices were a toss up with each having its strengths and weakness. If you’re looking to warm up a cold, dead or sterile sounding bass and don’t mind playing with a pic (to drive more definition and attack) the TB+ pickups might be a good after market choice, you’ll get plenty of bottom end out of them. I don’t think you can officially buy the Eppi ‘64 pickups after market, but the ‘64 bass is a great “Gibson” on a budget choice. It will probably cut through a muddy mix better than the other two but won’t sound quite as rich and full as the Gibson or as dark and thick as the TB+, good middle ground bass choice that you could take either direction with the right string choices. All three pickup choices are excellent, pick your poison.
That’s a big boy right there.
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He's def working the Mini Humbucker at the bridge and EQing the amp accordingly, I can get there with my EB-3 and the Marshall clone - It's not a "go to" tone for me either, but it is what he did, and how many songs have a bass solo like that going on - I can't think of too many.
If'n I didn't love EBCFs so much, I'd consider going back to tapes on the 67(?).
I have tapes (LaB? D'Ad?) on my Ibby imitation EB-2.
'Course I could put tapes on my other TBird...
Wait...
His playing-on all their stuff I've heard-was excellent. We did "All Right Now" in one band I was in (mostly on keys and sax) and I used my EB-3 (coulda used the 'regular' bassist's Ric-tried it, didn't like it). I only used the bridge p'up on the interlude section 'til the verse came back in, then back to the 'bucker.
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I like them a lot too. Especially the set in the ‘05 Studio.
Not necessarily. At some point, the 67NR will up for grabs-for a helluva lot less than $21.5. And with the Coffin(TM) case!
That’s about $2500 today for that Bicentennial. Try finding an unmolested one in almost new condition for anything close to that today.
also proof positive that EQ and tone knobs play a huge role.....can't believe it keeps coming up... past tweetchie at this point....
And he leads by example!
I’m pretty sure Rob doesn’t only make 12 strings.
Roger that.
