US Gibson EB14 with hard case ON HOLD FOR SALE - *SOLD* £1350 Clitheroe

[Duroc17]

This awesome bass needs to go to someone gigging and recording- it’s a pro bass in the hands of at best a semi pro!

 

Would consider trade for 4strung passive with rosewood neck Lakland or Sadowsky Jazz with money either way
The blurb from Gibson

 

34" scale maple neck with rosewood fingerboard

Swamp ash body

Pair of Alnico red bass humbuckers with coil taps

Babicz Full Contact bridge

7.7lbs in weight

TI flats plus spare set plus set of GHS pressure wound strings)

 

This full-scale, 4-string bass follows a long line of great EB models, while bringing and entirely new shape, look, sound, and versatility to the board—all representing truly unbelievable value for a hand-made-in-America electric bass.

The new EB Bass marries a brand new and extremely comfortable body shape to a glued-in, 34”-scale full-size neck and two awesome-sounding new humbucking bass pickups for unprecedented power and fidelity. Whether you play in-the-pocket funk, warm and sultry jazz, or raging rock, the EB Bass is primed to take it on.

The foundation of the new 2014 EB Bass from Gibson USA lies in a solid ash body and glued-in maple neck. Ash has long been respected for its open, resonant tone, and lends itself perfectly to a rich, versatile-voiced bass. Add Gibson’s new Alnico rod bass humbuckers with coil taps, a Babicz™ Full Contact® bridge for perfect intonation and increased sustain, and wrap it in your choice of five vintage-gloss finishes—Brilliant Red, Fireburst, Natural, Bullion Gold, or Vintage Sunburst—and it’s an incomparable way to lay down the low end. (EB Bass 5-string also available.)

The 2014 EB Bass 4-String is made from a solid swamp ash body with glued-in maple neck. Its asymmetrical double-cutaway body style is timeless, yet entirely original, and designed for forearm comfort and an ergonomic playing position whether seated or standing. The full-size, 34”-scale-length neck carries a rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays and a 120th Anniversary banner inlay at the 12th fret.

The firm sonic foundation of the EB Bass is amplified via two of Gibson’s innovative new Alnico rod humbucking bass pickups, which offer extreme clarity and string definition even when thundering through a cranked bass stack. Coil taps offer brighter, snappier tones, while a rim-mounted barrel jack (this was broken when arrived so switch jack replacement abd checked over by pro guitar tech) provides a safe and secure place to plug in.

A Babicz™ Full Contact® bridge provides a rock-solid anchor at the body end for optimum resonance and sustain, complemented by efficient modern tuners. A multi-ply black pickguard and black truss-rod cover complete the package.

The 2014 EB Bass 4-String comes protected in a vintage-brown Gibson hardshell case

Can ship to uk in box or meet north west West Yorkshire 

 

 

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by Duroc17
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[TheJonJonJonJon]

These are killer basses! My friend has the 5 string. Gibson really dropped the ball when they stopped producing these!

[Duroc17]

47 minutes ago, TheJonJonJonJon said:

These are killer basses! My friend has the 5 string. Gibson really dropped the ball when they stopped producing these!

I’m really surprised these aren’t a staple. It’s light, it’s powerful and no daft bridge plus a superb neck 

[rwillett]

Great looking and sounding bass. Mission Control (and the accountant) has clamped down on spending. Apparently a new bathroom is more important than another bass. I have no idea why.

 

GLWTS

 

Rob

[Duroc17]

1 hour ago, rwillett said:

Great looking and sounding bass. Mission Control (and the accountant) has clamped down on spending. Apparently a new bathroom is more important than another bass. I have no idea why.

 

GLWTS

 

Rob

New bathrooms don’t improve homes. There was a scientific study to say it’s new basses that equal happiness- I saw it on a meme. And memes are basically the truth! 😎🤩

Edited September 7, 2023 by Duroc17

[rwillett]

Literally just sent £10,398 to the plumbing company 😰

 

I’ll have to start saving again. 

 

 

[Duroc17]

3 minutes ago, rwillett said:

Literally just sent £10,398 to the plumbing company 😰

 

I’ll have to start saving again. 

 

 

Ouch - Mission Control owe you one for this 

[rwillett]

Suspect she won’t see it quite like that. 
 

rob

[rwillett]

I do OK, I manage to sneak a new guitar in every so often.

 

Thankfully, I'm not good enough as a player to justify a really, really good guitar such as this Gibson. I've a 97 MIJ Jazz, a Fender Mustang MIM (which I think is a great guitar, I kept hearing how Mexican Fenders weren't so good, I picked this up and loved it. I then found out after buying it, it has a quite a lot of neck dive, I'll put a house bring on the strap to level it out ), an Ibenez something or other which is nice and cheap to throw in the car to go to lessons and not worry about it being nicked, and an Ibanez Mikro short scale which I brought on a whim and it turns out has a wonderful growl to it, the neck resembles a banana so thats at a guitar shop to see if they can do anything. Since it cost virtually nothing I don't care. The Mikro looks like its been used as a combined shovel and hammer on a building site, forget relicing, this is authentically beaten and battered, like something that Time Team would dig up.

 

We pass Clitheroe every so often as we live between Settle and Ingleton. I would worry about you being so close and the pull of the guitar but the plumbing has wiped me out for a while

 

All the best

Rob

 

[Duroc17]

4 minutes ago, rwillett said:

I do OK, I manage to sneak a new guitar in every so often.

 

Thankfully, I'm not good enough as a player to justify a really, really good guitar such as this Gibson. I've a 97 MIJ Jazz, a Fender Mustang MIM (which I think is a great guitar, I kept hearing how Mexican Fenders weren't so good, I picked this up and loved it. I then found out after buying it, it has a quite a lot of neck dive, I'll put a house bring on the strap to level it out ), an Ibenez something or other which is nice and cheap to throw in the car to go to lessons and not worry about it being nicked, and an Ibanez Mikro short scale which I brought on a whim and it turns out has a wonderful growl to it, the neck resembles a banana so thats at a guitar shop to see if they can do anything. Since it cost virtually nothing I don't care. The Mikro looks like its been used as a combined shovel and hammer on a building site, forget relicing, this is authentically beaten and battered, like something that Time Team would dig up.

 

We pass Clitheroe every so often as we live between Settle and Ingleton. I would worry about you being so close and the pull of the guitar but the plumbing has wiped me out for a while

 

All the best

Rob

 

Totally get it Rob - I’m same - get a bass now and again and the Gibson was a treat - but I’ve decided to down scale as playing less and less and the Gibson should be used to record - but couldn’t resist it but it’s far too good to be wasted by my sausage fingers 

 

all the best

Scott

[Duroc17]

Just A/B’d against my new Sire V5R Jazz - wish I hadn’t-the Gibson made the Sire sound very thin tonaly but I prefer the Sire neck - even tho the 20mm spacing of the Gibson is good for my sausage fingers the neck is a little bit chunkier than the Sire - but blows the Sire away for bass tone 

 

I’ve always fancied a Lakland but heard they’re heavy - so possibly might be up for trade (which isn’t thinning the herd!) the Sire is heavier than the Gibson for sure

 

 

[rwillett]

There’s a bloke in Cumbria selling one. Suspect I’m just about half way between you both. Happy to facilitate a meeting, I’ll provide decent tea, very decent coffee, a few small amps and some biscuits. 
 

you can then admire the space that will be my new bathroom 😀

[Duroc17]

4 minutes ago, rwillett said:

There’s a bloke in Cumbria selling one. Suspect I’m just about half way between you both. Happy to facilitate a meeting, I’ll provide decent tea, very decent coffee, a few small amps and some biscuits. 
 

you can then admire the space that will be my new bathroom 😀

haha thanks - i saw the P/J one of DeeBass but i'm a rosewood neck guy - there's a nice one in Devon but think going to now have a policy of try before buy 

[snorkie635]

Avatars don't lie. This will be a lovely bass and seriously lightweight on a strap. Someone will be very happy when this arrives. GLWTS