ian Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 here is a gibson ebo 1969 think in cherry wood with a original crock skin case this bass rocks also as a added john birch pick up fitted by the man him self anyway this baby is well worn after many gigs but just wondered what its worth.many thanks [attachment=13819:DSC00088.JPG] [attachment=13820:DSC00089.JPG][attachment=13823:DSC00091.JPG][attachment=13821:DSC00090.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I'll give you a pound for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathewsanchez Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 [quote name='Waldo' post='290179' date='Sep 23 2008, 06:00 PM']I'll give you a pound for it.[/quote] I'll raise that offer with an elastic band, a tooth pick and a piece of carpet that was never owned by any of the beatles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I've got a mate with a Musicman Cutlass that can sound just like this !! Cue Angry reaction from KevBucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbucket Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 [b]aagghhhh , im gonna kill ya !!!!![/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwater Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 There was a 69 Gibson EB0 at Vintage and Rare guitars in London (which hadn't had the extra pickup fitted) and it sold for £1395 so I would imagine that yours would be a bit lower than that because of the modifications. [url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Gibson/Electric-Basses/item/3245"]1969 EB0 - Vintage and Rare[/url] Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 [quote name='backwater' post='290224' date='Sep 23 2008, 06:38 PM']....There was a 69 Gibson EB0 at Vintage and Rare guitars in London (which hadn't had the extra pickup fitted) and it sold for £1395 so I would imagine that yours would be a bit lower than that because of the modifications....[/quote] Why would anyone pay £1395 for an EB0? They were always an acquired taste which is why very few people have played them! I had one and it was terrible! An extra pickup can only improve the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 i know it sounds funny but at the time he loved the feel of the bass but wanted a fender jazz sound so thats why it was fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 The last couple of late 60s/early 70s EB0s I watched on eBay went for around the £700 mark for worn but original examples. The thing that everyone will want to see is where the neck becomes the head to make sure that it's structurally sound there. A repair at this point unless it's invisible and done by a well-known luthier will knock quite a bit off the value. As for the addition of the John Birch pickup, if you have documentary evidence that it was done by John Birch, i.e. a receipt for the work, then it may well negate the less in value due to the non-originality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 thanks and yes he does have a receipt for the pick up that validates the work was done by john birch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Looks like the mods were made to try and turn this into an EB3 - how very odd... I think you are looking at £600ish for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilLordJuju Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) [quote name='chris_b' post='290272' date='Sep 23 2008, 07:42 PM']Why would anyone pay £1395 for an EB0?[/quote] No, that would have been the price V&R listed it at. If someone went in and offered them £1000, I suspect they would have sold it, and simply not changed the price on the website. If someone offered them £1395 they were probably too rich to care. Well, I love my EB0s, and I think £600 is about right for this, though a Slade fan (probably in the US) might pay a little more. (We all know Jim Lea, right) Just to compare - I bought an unbroken, unmodded, 9 out of 10 [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/1962gibsonEB0.php"]1962 EB0[/url] for not much more earlier this year. And that was pre-global financial meltdown. What is a Birch mod worth? Edited October 17, 2008 by evilLordJuju Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifer Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I always think Andy Fraser when I see one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilLordJuju Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Lifer' post='308347' date='Oct 17 2008, 08:39 AM']I always think Andy Fraser when I see one of them[/quote] The reason I mention Jim Lea, is he had a two pickup EB3 - and (i think.. please correct if i'm wrong) John Birch added a third pickup in between the other two - you can see that bass here [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VLsw668PVyY"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VLsw668PVyY[/url] I believe that was stolen/lost and he got John Birch to make him a new one. Some of these facts may be off - can anyone confirm. Slade are treated more seriously in the states (presumably because they can't detect Brum accents, and they never saw [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TLm9iBUAogk"]this[/url] ) Edited October 17, 2008 by evilLordJuju Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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