RickIronWitch Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Just picked one of these up. Fantastic bass for only £200. Anyone else used these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share Posted November 5, 2010 They have a short scale version that's about £80 more, but I found the fret board was badly put together. And really fat ad slow considering howmuch shorter it was. With the humbuckers it has a really muddy/warm tone. Not to everyones taste, but it's perfect for what I'm playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 My first bass was an Epi EB-3. It certainly was pretty, but I eventually found out that it wasn't my kind of bass because of the thin neck and the bad balance. I sold it without any regrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 they are indeed a very good bass for that old school classic rock tone,especially considering how cheap they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRockinRoadie Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 i bought an EB3 brand new about 4 years ago from GAK at 275. I sold it last thursday and i miss it already - wierd thing is i havent played it outside of my bedroom for about 2 years because of the wieght! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I've got an EB-3 that I picked up new at the start of the year for £160 in a New Year/closing down sale. It rarely gets uses because of the neck dive, but the neck's nice to play, and has a nice acoustic sound if not an amplified one IMO. I would sell it and use the funds to put towards a P Bass but my girlfriend wont let me because it's too pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 the neck dive is rotten. No wonder they wouldnt let me try it with a strap in the shop. Apparently though, a nice thick leather strap sorts that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 [quote name='RickIronWitch' post='1016340' date='Nov 8 2010, 01:40 PM']Apparently though, a nice thick leather strap sorts that problem.[/quote] I'd say "mitigates" rather than "sorts" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 [quote name='neepheid' post='1016391' date='Nov 8 2010, 02:26 PM']I'd say "mitigates" rather than "sorts"[/quote] +1 I'd also say that the finish could probably be a bit thinner too. I wouldn't mind a nice 'worn' cherry finish instead of the gloss one on it just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 A nice strap with a roughish material that sticks to you rather than soft vinyl that makes the bass slip on the your shoulder is the order of the day. There are 2 ways to help the neck dive as well. The most expensive is to buy a Hipshot Supertone bridge which is a big chunky affair and improves the ability to adjust the action, is in contact with the body rather than the factory floating one and it weighs a ton. The second that I read about on Talkbass is to add a counterweight to the control cavity. Someone there found the exact amount of quarters taped together needed to counterbalance the bass. Fantastic basses, a bit like a Jazz on steroids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluRay Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Yep - fat leather strap sorts it out, no problems. Its a bit odd that the balance is so bad without tho! I paid over the odds for mine - close to 300 a few years ago. Got hooked on the looks, so that'll teach me for being shallow. I think its good for what it is, but can't decided if its a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 So I played this through a Sunn concert lead with a guitar big muff last night. Fantastic. Such a heavy sound. Real shame about the neck dive, gonna put pennies in the control cavity, any bets howmuch in copper it'll take? Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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