As a new Gibson model i think it's quite nice. However, they use the first electric bass model name once again though it's nowhere near a '53 EB. OTOH they've made reissues of a model that never existed. Gibson have had their bass production history sucked into a black hole I guess.
Reissue of a model that never existed. That's funny because it's both absurd and true.
It's not a reuse or reissue of the old name. The new bass is called the "EB Bass". The violin bass was never called that. It was just called the Electric Bass in '53, not the EB. Then it was called EB-1 from '54-'58. As I said in the earlier thread, in this case the EB stands for Ernie Ball.
i kinda like it. i mean it's not my favorite but i wouldn't kick it out of bed. but i can't do short scale
While looking for something else I found this:It is an EB bass. From a 1970 catalog http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/gibson/catalogues/1970_bass_6.php Check out that tort pickguard!Answers that question and confirms it is an updated reissue of a model that did exist, but was never sold.
Gibson 1958 electric guitars and amplifiers catalogue, page 14. Details of two Gibson bass guitars; the newly renamed EB1 (which had been available since 1953 as the EB or electric bass) and the newly launched EB2 making its first catalogue appearance.
I've only seen one of these & I can't remember where...... being a cheap model, you would think they would have shipped many.........It might have been the same one Dave saw....