The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: PhilT on May 19, 2008, 02:06:18 PM
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Body - Ibanez? Neck???
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-Violin-Bass-EB1_W0QQitemZ280228309766QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-Violin-Bass-EB1_W0QQitemZ280228309766QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
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IMO, It actually looks like a real EB-1 to me - with the addition of that bridge pickup, and some sort of headstock repair.
The headstock looks too narrow, like the "wings" were shaved down a bit. I've seen other EB-0/2/3 basses like this - not sure why. Maybe there was damage or a crack along the edge of the headstock, and it was easier to sand it down than fix it right? or a cracked piece of wood went missing? ???
Did the EB-1s ship with 3-point bridges? I only recall seeing ever-tilts...
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Only evertilts on the reissue (70-72, not 75-77). The reissue didn't have an f-hole, this has two. Not a real Gibson, IMO.
But IIRC the late 90s Epi EB-1 had two painted f-holes, a three-point and a matte finish like this one. That's what I think this might be, with some creative alteration.
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90's Epi's had a different body shape, they were shaped like Hofner 500/1's...
(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/548/medium/EB-1.JPG)
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Well, it's definitely not a 90s Epi then. But I don't think it's a real Gibson.
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But I don't think it's a real Gibson.
Why?
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Did Gibson make the EB-1 from 75-77? If they did, I never even knew that! I thought the only reissue was 69-72.
If it is real, it almost seems like somebody tried to backdate it in an attempt to get it to look more like the '53-58 - with the painted f-hole (well - holes in this case), and notice the crown on the headstock is missing (or painted over) as well.
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You're right. The reissue was late 69 thru 71, probably into 72.
I've seen mid to late 70s Japanese copies though not recently. IIRC most of them were bolt-ons but not all of them.
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Someone in the UK got a sweet deal.
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If it's a real Gibson then it's a great deal. But I still agree with the seller that it probably isn't a Gibson.
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Nice at least to see a seller being pretty straight about what they've got. Considering the extra pup and the serious doubt about what it is, I thought the BIN was on the high side. But, it's worth what someone will pay for it.