JohnDaBass Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 5 minutes ago, MoonBassAlpha said: @JohnDaBass quick question about the slot head eb3, do the frets have binding nibs? I got photos of a friends one and trying to guess if it's been refretted. Cheers! Mine has binding, but I am not sure if other years of manufacture do. https://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/1971gibsonEB3.php Edited January 4 by JohnDaBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 This one does too, just not sure if the frets la over the binding or should have the plastic nibs left at the fret ends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, MoonBassAlpha said: This one does too, just not sure if the frets la over the binding or should have the plastic nibs left at the fret ends The binding on mine is continuous, you cannot see the fret ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Like this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Cool, thanks. May be original frets then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Congratulations ,I’d love to find a burgundy EB3 for a good price. I do have a SG and DC Jr. So I am already a fan of Gibson short scales … 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I always thought they were surprisingly heavy for what appears to be a relatively small body & a short neck. How’s yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 8 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: I always thought they were surprisingly heavy for what appears to be a relatively small body & a short neck. How’s yours? I think this era are quite light. I have a 74 SG special that is very light, the body is a bit thinner than usual, I think. I suspect these are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbance Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 33 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: I always thought they were surprisingly heavy for what appears to be a relatively small body & a short neck. How’s yours? on some dodgy bathroom scales 4.4kg so yeah its got some weight for the size, can't say I'd noticed but I usually play a Yam BB2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbance Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Does anyone know if I can gat a new case for my eb3...I see on the Gibson site there is one but are the latest eb3's the same fit, or the Epiphone one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, vbance said: Does anyone know if I can gat a new case for my eb3...I see on the Gibson site there is one but are the latest eb3's the same fit, or the Epiphone one? Depends on the year. Sixties EB3s had a short headstock, whilst later seventies had long headstock. I'd measure the total length of the bass and drop Gibson an e-mail to see what they think. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Pretty sure the Epiphone case will fit the EB-3L, so any of the shorties should be fine. Somewhere online there will be internal dimensions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbance Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Cheers snorkie and Paul....I've gambled on the Epiphone case....on it's way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, Paul S said: Pretty sure the Epiphone case will fit the EB-3L, so any of the shorties should be fine. Somewhere online there will be internal dimensions. The Epiphone EB0 and EB3 are different scale lengths. Does a single case fit both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbance Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 6 minutes ago, BigRedX said: The Epiphone EB0 and EB3 are different scale lengths. Does a single case fit both? I've gone for the Epiphone EB-3 Case and my EB-3 is short scale, so I'm hoping It'll be fine....I'll find out in a few days....fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, BigRedX said: The Epiphone EB0 and EB3 are different scale lengths. Does a single case fit both? AFAIAA the case fits the EB-3L - ie the long scale EB-3 - as well as the EB-0 and the short scale EB-3 (and presumably the SG). There is a little vacant space at the head end of the case when used for the shorties but the body size and shape are, I believe, pretty much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 40 minutes ago, vbance said: I've gone for the Epiphone EB-3 Case and my EB-3 is short scale, so I'm hoping It'll be fine....I'll find out in a few days....fingers crossed. I hope it fits the Epiphone version of the EB3 is a long scale bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 2 minutes ago, BigRedX said: I hope it fits the Epiphone version of the EB3 is a long scale bass. * except the Elitist EB-3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 5 hours ago, BigRedX said: I hope it fits the Epiphone version of the EB3 is a long scale bass. 5 hours ago, vbance said: I've gone for the Epiphone EB-3 Case and my EB-3 is short scale, so I'm hoping It'll be fine....I'll find out in a few days....fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbance Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 On 09/01/2024 at 12:45, BigRedX said: The Epiphone EB0 and EB3 are different scale lengths. Does a single case fit both? The gamble paid off....Just to confirm the Epiphone EB-3 Long Scale case is a great fit for my '73 short scale. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbacco Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 15 hours ago, vbance said: The gamble paid off....Just to confirm the Epiphone EB-3 Long Scale case is a great fit for my '73 short scale. Sexy ! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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