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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson EB-2D in Nashville or L.A
« on: February 14, 2010, 11:26:52 AM »
It's going to be hard to find an EB-2D in anyone's store stock anywhere, only four of them listed on gbase.
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An early 70's or mid 60's means it probably has the 6 pole Strat pickup under the rubber cover.
Are you sure Dave? they are still listed in their current catalog and i see them listed on a very few online stores in germany..
just got word from a dimarzio dealer that the X2N-B is still available, for $75 bucks.
take 7-10 days special order..
I wonder how 2 of these would sound in the LP standard.
Interesting analysis! I've never played a Dark Star equipped bass, but it seems like the whole point was to tap into the magic of the early bass sounds of Jack Casady and Phil Lesh, who were not only using Bisonic-equipped Guilds but heavily modifid proto-Alembic electronics, the whole point of which was to use filters to emphasize certain frequencies. So I don't think the point was the full-range sound by itself, it was to mold that full range sound with filters (whether lo-, band-, or high-pass). That seemed to fly over a lot of people's heads...
I wonder too (and this is just a thought) how much of the "magic" of Dark Stars is in the name - even if you aren't familiar with the Grateful Dead, it's kind of mysterious and magical sounding...
Rio Grande pickups are made here in Houston and they are associated with Rockin' Robin Guitars and Robin Guitars. I discussed the Pitbull with the owner and he told me that the Pitbull was two of their 51 P pickups under the chrome cover. Might be that they trim the bobbins to facilitate the cover.