In praise of the MOD-BAR

4stringer77 · April 03, 2013, 12:57:49 PM

Had one installed on the evertilt bridge on my EB1 and now I have much better and more even response across all strings. It's also much easier to tune the E string.
It took a little work to make it fit but Kevin Chubbuck did a great job installing it. Here's his blog along with some great photos of the process and my EB1.
http://blog.chubbuckguitars.com/2013/04/03/1969-gibson-eb-1-saddle-up-on-silk/

Dave W · April 03, 2013, 01:26:33 PM

With or without the mod-bar, it's a beautiful bass.

4stringer77 · April 03, 2013, 02:13:59 PM

Thank you Dave. Your comment gave me the closest feeling to fatherly pride I could have without kids.

Highlander · April 03, 2013, 03:04:41 PM

Nice simple fix...

hieronymous · April 03, 2013, 03:40:14 PM

Man, you have got some beautiful basses! You wouldn't happen to be into Felix Pappalardi would you?

I almost got one of those mod-bars for my Melody Maker bass, but never went through with it (bass is now gone). I don't think I need one for my Triumph - use LaBellas which don't have the silk at the ball end.

4stringer77 · April 04, 2013, 07:59:35 AM

Quote from: hieronymous on April 03, 2013, 03:40:14 PM
Man, you have got some beautiful basses! You wouldn't happen to be into Felix Pappalardi would you?

Felix was the man. Without him, my bass wouldn't exist besides the 50's version. They should have put his signature on the reissue.

Dave W · April 04, 2013, 08:07:15 AM

Quote from: 4stringer77 on April 04, 2013, 07:59:35 AM
Felix was the man. Without him, my bass wouldn't exist besides the 50's version. They should have put his signature on the reissue.

Agreed. And without Gail Collins, Felix might still exist. It's beyond me how she got off so lightly.

nofi · April 04, 2013, 08:28:13 AM

she should have done more time for simply owning a handgun in nyc, shooting aside.

4stringer77 · April 04, 2013, 01:38:38 PM

Call Alex Jones, he'd love to talk about the Feds agenda to disarm America.

That's one of my favorite bass tones right there.

jumbodbassman · April 05, 2013, 02:39:35 PM

great voice too!!!

Highlander · April 06, 2013, 03:32:04 PM

Quote from: Dave W on April 04, 2013, 08:07:15 AM
... It's beyond me how she got off so lightly.

12 good souls, just and true...

She seems to have disappeared; rumoured to have died; no one knows or is talking...

4stringer77 · April 06, 2013, 05:03:08 PM

It's a shame how things ended for Felix. I try to focus on the good things that came from his Lifetime and union with Gail. Fact is her name is on most every writing credit alongside Felix's. She did all the album art and painted Felix's basses. That song "My Lady" can bring me to tears.

Highlander · April 07, 2013, 04:18:54 PM

Love moves in mysterious ways...

All her art (I've seen) is jarring and a psychologist would find it (as I do) fascinating, imho...

4stringer77 · April 09, 2013, 04:59:40 PM

If you consider cubism jarring, then I guess so. Looks like she borrowed a little from Picasso's style to me.