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Gibson Basses / Is the Gibson EB bass tonally close to the 2015 Thunderbird?
« on: November 13, 2014, 02:37:04 PM »
This is just a curiosity question.
I bought one of the 2013 Gibson EB basses that Sweetwater was blowing out for $700. I was looking over the 2015 Thunderbird specs and noticed that it now uses the same Alnico V pickups in what appears to be the same or similar placement as the EB. Got the same push-pull coil tapping pots and Babicz bridge as well. Since the scales are the same at 34" doesn't that mean pretty much mean the only difference that would affect tone is the difference in body and neck wood?
Looks to me like you might be able to EQ the EB bass to sound very similar to the T-Bird, although it's probably wishful thinking to believe a $700 bass could pull the same weight as a $2,600 bass. Like I said, it's just a question born of curiosity and ignorance, but I would be interested to hear from the T-Bird gallery. I've played older T-Bird basses and love the tone but never owned one because the T-Bird ergonomics don't particularly suit me.
I bought one of the 2013 Gibson EB basses that Sweetwater was blowing out for $700. I was looking over the 2015 Thunderbird specs and noticed that it now uses the same Alnico V pickups in what appears to be the same or similar placement as the EB. Got the same push-pull coil tapping pots and Babicz bridge as well. Since the scales are the same at 34" doesn't that mean pretty much mean the only difference that would affect tone is the difference in body and neck wood?
Looks to me like you might be able to EQ the EB bass to sound very similar to the T-Bird, although it's probably wishful thinking to believe a $700 bass could pull the same weight as a $2,600 bass. Like I said, it's just a question born of curiosity and ignorance, but I would be interested to hear from the T-Bird gallery. I've played older T-Bird basses and love the tone but never owned one because the T-Bird ergonomics don't particularly suit me.