The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Houdini on June 30, 2014, 01:45:00 AM
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Was finally able to pick up the bass at the customs office today.
The playability is phenomenal. I have to get used to the flatwounds though.
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Congrats.
And welcome.
Take the flats off if you don't like them. 8)
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Yes, it will work with rounds too I'm sure. ;)
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Welcome!
That is one beautiful instrument, is it the one that was on ebay for a while?
Out of my price range but they sure look the part..
I really like how these EB's give 'personality' to strings (if you can say that). My first EB0 felt good with the old flats
that it came with, and I put on D'Addario rounds just to give it a fresh set. It needed some setup adjustments,
but still felt strange to play. However, trying different sets (and landing on Thomastik Jazz Rounds) it was back on track, fast, easy to play
and just an outright pleasure!
It's a matter of taste (strings) for shure, but if rounds does not feel good on it at once, don't give up!
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Thanks for the welcome!
I got it online from a shop in chicago for a good price because the body was once broken in the control area.
Maybe I'll leave the strings on for a while. It made me search my music library for some fitting songs that I quite enjoyed playing.
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Welcome and congrats! That is a beauty.
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I like that!
As a dedicated flats fan, I agree with leaving the strings on for at least a while. It fits the character of the instrument. An EB-0 with good old flats is a powerful thing!
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Welcome here!
What a sexy bass - quite jealous!
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Fine looking bass, congrats.
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That's a nicely aged beauty.
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What a beauty Houdini! I bet that's a sweet sounding EB0 from 65. Looks like you got one of the first ones with a chrome bridge instead of nickel. You never know what those mudbuckers are going to give you from bass to bass. The one in my EB1 is a hot fuzzy bassy monster but my 66' EB3 has a much more sweet and balanced tone. My EB3 is getting a setup with GHS brite flats. I'll post my thoughts on those when I get the bass back. Congrats man. There's a thread in the Gibson section with a bunch of vids of EB basses from the sixties. Check it out for some inspiration. Enjoy the bass!
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Beautiful bass! EB0s get a bad rap I can get a perfectly good tone out of them.
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Welcome to the Outpost! Great looking bass you have there!!
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Nice!!! I had one chance at a similar bass years back, I didn't react in time.................. Welcome to the LBO!!
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Beautiful bass! EB0s get a bad rap I can get a perfectly good tone out of them.
Totally agree.
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Got back my EB-3 and absolutely adore the GHS brite flats on it. The baby blue silks at the headstock look nice. The tension feels tight but that's a good thing for a short scale IMO. Added an Allen wrench under the neck pickup cover on the E string side and have to say that to my ears it definitely helped make the E string louder. It's also possible the strings may be helping with the balanced output as well. I have no hesitation giving GHS Brite Flats a ringing endorsement with bells on, especially for short scale Gibsons.
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Got back my EB-3 and absolutely adore the GHS brite flats on it. The baby blue silks at the headstock look nice. The tension feels tight but that's a good thing for a short scale IMO. Added an Allen wrench under the neck pickup cover on the E string side and have to say that to my ears it definitely helped make the E string louder. It's also possible the strings may be helping with the balanced output as well. I have no hesitation giving GHS Brite Flats a ringing endorsement with bells on, especially for short scale Gibsons.
Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely try them.
The output is very balanced, much more than my Rickenbacker 4004, unfortunately.
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Keep in mind that GHS Brite Flats are not flatwound strings. They're ground roundwounds. Different sound.
Of course that's irrelevant if you like how they sound.
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They're unique strings in many ways. The wrap is alloy 52 and that material sends a nice hot signal to the pick ups. The mids have a nice balance articulation like a round but less sparkly treble and grind than a roundwound. They thump like a good flatwound and can take on a heavy handed player with ease. I think that's my favorite thing about them is that you can just pummel the snot out of them and they stay resilient and in tune.
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I used Brite Flats on my first Ric for a short while when I first got it. Back then they shipped with flats, and rounds allegedly voided the warranty. I liked em. A good "in between" string. But I soon went full-on round wound. Had to get the clank!
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Lovely bass--play it long, loud and proud!
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Okay, GAS.
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Lovely bass--play it long, loud and proud!
And embrace the deepness.