Hi everyone , you will have to forgive me boasting , but i cant help it ... i finally pulled it off ,and got to buy the bass of my dreams, a first year of production 1961 EB3 , serial number 288**
One of only 132 that were produced that year ! Never thought i'd manage it , but i DID , so you could say i'm feeling pretty lucky and one happy guy
This bass plays better than anything i've played before, sounds totally awesome , has an incredible fast neck
I bought it off Ebay a couple of months ago , it had been refinished , but the color was totally wrong ! it was a pinky /cherry color , but i pushed the button anyway ,as you just dont see them that often. I sold off a Fender Jazz bass i had owned for 25 years to fund the purchase, which i don't miss or regret at all.I hadn't played it in a few years since getting turned on to the early EB basses a few years ago.
Anyway , i got the EB at a fair price , had it shipped back to Australia , and a fantastic nitro refinish job , done here in Adelaide , Australia , by a great bass builder /repairer , Brian West , Fretco Guitars , ..... with the original case which is in in great nick too , couple of sets of brand new half round Daddario's and i still had change left over from the sale of the Jazz Bass. happy happy me
I had saw one go on the bay a few months prior , same vintage, and it went for almost 5 grand U.S. I got mine at a real deal , i'm telling ya ,only thing missing is the wooden thumb /finger rest thing , so I will be keeping my eye out for one on the bay. I also need the round plastic thing with pickup position markers , so if anyone 's got one they don't need , i'd happily buy it off ya.
I can't see any holes in this bass where a mute was once before , so i don't believe that this bass was ever fitted wth one. i'm not putting one on anyway , i love the look of this bass the way it is!
anyway , heres some pics of her , alongside my modified 63 EBO ,for comparison , so you can see what a great job Brian did of the Nitro refinish. This bass is a real head turner , and on the first gig i took it out on , i had at least half a dozen comments on how great it was. Pretty happy with this bass , thats for sure !
dexter