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#97,221
PillO said:
I bought my EB3 by accident. It was used at L&M. It was a couple of years old, in perfect condition, and still had the factory strings on it. Someone must have bought it then stuck it in a closet as it had not a mark on it. It was so cheap, I couldn't say no (because I could always resell it at a profit). I was interested in an EB3 for a while, but I had no cause to buy one. So, it is now my BEAD tuned bass.

As an aside, it helped me discover that I really like the sidewinder pickups.
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Gotta love those fluke EB3 buys. :smug:
 
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#97,222
GonePlaid said:
Yes and no(or more accurately, no and yes). Epi EB3's are long scale. I had one and it "neckdived(dove?)" worse than either of my NR 'Birds. The Gibby EB3/SG bass is short scale. I had one of those(a '68) I never shoulda sold:oops::bag:. So it depends on what you want/can afford.
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I really want the short scale one. Preferably a Gibson and an early one like a 68-70.
 
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#97,225
GonePlaid said:
OK, I want you to stare out your window for a few minutes while I grab the one on the right.:smug:
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GBassNorth said:
No neck dive on either of my SS SG Supreme basses...
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The whole concept of a 12th fret upper horn to assure balance is nothing more than a rule of thumb. There are many many exceptions outside the FSO world (and probably some within as well).
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ill take one of each! Hehehe
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
from what I understand the ss is much better balanced, wish I liked short scales..
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Maybe newer versions have solved that problem, but FTR this is copied from a concurrent thread about... neck diving;

"1969 Gibson Eb-3 was the only bass I've had that had amazing neck dive." My EB-3 I referred to was a '70. At that point in my life I was a clueless teen and it was my first new real bass so what would I have cared about? (short answer - nothing)
 
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JIO said:
Maybe newer versions have solved that problem, but FTR this is copied from a concurrent thread about... neck diving;

"1969 Gibson Eb-3 was the only bass I've had that had amazing neck dive." My EB-3 I referred to was a '70. At that point in my life I was a clueless teen and it was my first new real bass so what would I have cared about? (short answer - nothing)
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Hmm. I don't recall any neckdive issues w/ my '68 Gibby EB-3. I did have a tendency to sling it low to where if you took it away I'd be scratching my....uh...,er....[think baseball player or Duluth Trading commercial]. Kinda the way most TBird players hang.......their bass!:smug:
 
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ToddOfThunder said:
I really want the short scale one. Preferably a Gibson and an early one like a 68-70.
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Hah, hah, "early one"...you kids.

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Wide stance knobs, bar bridge, chromed plastic pickup covers. JB played the same model. The Holy Grail.
 
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TBird1958 said:
I've been a little scarce for the past week or so, lots of change at work, I'm heading up the hill to Seattle to run the store starting Monday.......

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Well, gosh, I work a few blocks away. I'll have to come in and say hello! And maybe drag my wife in because everyone always need another light fixture. Beats me where we would put it.
 
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