Interestiong (Epi) EB3 variant

[Granny Gremlin]

Apparently exclusive to the Canadian market (first I am hearing) here's the Epiphone Ltd Edition Custum Shop  "EB-3 Negative"

https://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/msg/d/epiphone-ltd-edition-cs-eb-3/6553982626.html

I'd be interested but for the maple board.  I expect some to be tempted by the black hardware. 

[uwe]

Not bad. Reminds me of those John Birch things Jim Lea played.

[slinkp]

I like it! Are the pups closer to vintage eb3 or modern SG?

[Granny Gremlin]

They are most likely the exact same pups Epi used on their EB3s (elitist or otherwise - all the same ) which are NOT the same as the SG reissue (TB in Mud clothing as Uwe would say).  Only diff would be the cover powdercoat.

Not bad. Reminds me of those John Birch things Jim Lea played.

Actually yeah.

[Dave W]

Probably not a Canadian exlusive, probably an exclusive to a chain that happens to be in Canada. Like Canadian Tire or Tim Horton's.   

[gearHed289]

Looks like Dave is right - https://www.talkbass.com/threads/epiphone-eb-3-negative-bass.849769/

[Dave W]

Looks like Dave is right - https://www.talkbass.com/threads/epiphone-eb-3-negative-bass.849769/

I'm surprised that no one here noticed this back in 2012. Considering the size of Long & McQuade, there must be at least a couple hundred of these around.

[uwe]

A maple board for a Canadian EB-3 limited run - life's ironies ...

[Highlander]

Do you have one...?

[uwe]

Naw, I'm fine with my one Epi Elitist.

[gearHed289]

But this one is LONG scale! 

[Granny Gremlin]

And maple board which is unheard of on an EB.  The bonus is you gett the black hardware    It's not even pricey. But yeah, how many Epi EB3s does one man need. Even such a large man.

[uwe]

But this one is LONG scale! 

If you think that bass is long scale then your significant other should treat all your allegations about size with great caution. The HOLY IMMACULATE THREE POINT would be sliding off the butt of the body if that were the case. 

[doombass]

If you think that bass is long scale then your significant other should treat all your allegations about size with great caution. The HOLY IMMACULATE THREE POINT would be sliding off the butt of the body if that were the case. 

I'd say that one is indeed as longscale as the regular Epi EB-3. I can't see any difference in bridge positions:

[Dave W]

Yes, definitely the same bridge placement as a regular Epi EB-3. They both have 22 frets as opposed to 19 or 20 on the old Gibsons. Longer neck = shorter distance from the neck pocket to the bridge.