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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Pilgrim on January 03, 2018, 10:40:09 AM

Title: Anyone up for an EB-1 clone?
Post by: Pilgrim on January 03, 2018, 10:40:09 AM

Interesting, fretless, and in nice shape: 

https://reverb.com/item/8253192-vintage-1970s-univox-lectra-u1970-fretless-4-string-bass-gig-bag

Title: Re: Anyone up for an EB-1 clone?
Post by: Dave W on January 03, 2018, 07:07:18 PM

These are actually hollowbodies. Not sure about the body wood. All the ones I've seen are fretless.

Title: Re: Anyone up for an EB-1 clone?
Post by: Highlander on January 04, 2018, 01:17:48 AM

Not bad... ;)

Title: Re: Anyone up for an EB-1 clone?
Post by: westen44 on January 04, 2018, 02:06:51 AM

I agree.  Those have always appealed to me. 

Title: Re: Anyone up for an EB-1 clone?
Post by: Pilgrim on January 04, 2018, 09:41:36 AM

I've found the Matsumoku instruments to be well assembled with good woodwork and finish. I really like my early 70's "Coily" (335-copy) Univox hollowbody.

There are a couple of those on Reverb, although I think the prices are high on both.

Title: Re: Anyone up for an EB-1 clone?
Post by: 4stringer77 on January 10, 2018, 11:28:33 AM

Don't see too many shortscale fretless basses. Those fretboard dots could be a bit more discreet. I prefer fretted electric basses and so does George Porter Jr. Came across this pic of him with an EB that the drummer Ziggy Modeliste shared. Figured this was as good a place as any to post it. Wonder if this thing got tracked on any Meters songs?
(http://i.imgur.com/S0fnl3g.jpg) (https://imgur.com/S0fnl3g)

Title: Re: Anyone up for an EB-1 clone?
Post by: moonshinegtrs on January 23, 2018, 04:28:24 PM

I had an Aria version of this (with frets), it was a great bass.


moonshine