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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: ilan on October 11, 2018, 09:15:01 AM

Title: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ilan on October 11, 2018, 09:15:01 AM: Norman's Rare Guitars have a clean 1969 Blonde EB2D. Looking at the grain pattern I'm pretty sure it's the same bass Rumbleseat Music sold two years ago for $5,200. What do you think?

http://rumbleseatmusic.com/portfolio-item/1969-gibson-eb-2d-blonde/

Go to 3:10" here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THarV0IIuKU
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ajkula66 on October 11, 2018, 12:20:37 PM: Delicious.

I'm certain that it will be priced in a manner that could send one into a diabetic coma, though... :mrgreen:
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: westen44 on October 11, 2018, 01:21:26 PM: Quote from: ajkula66 on October 11, 2018, 12:20:37 PM
Delicious.

I'm certain that it will be priced in a manner that could send one into a diabetic coma, though... :mrgreen:

Even without having diabetes. ;D
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: Alanko on October 11, 2018, 01:22:51 PM: Why is the knob placement so weird on 2-pickup EB2Ds? Why didn't they just use the ES-355 pattern?
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: Dave W on October 11, 2018, 01:51:03 PM: I agree, that's the same one that Rumble Seat had.
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ilan on October 11, 2018, 11:31:20 PM: Speaking of Norm's, a squeaky clean '76 bicentennial Bird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXpkYrXevEQ
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ilan on October 12, 2018, 12:09:51 AM: Quote from: Alanko on October 11, 2018, 01:22:51 PM
Why is the knob placement so weird on 2-pickup EB2Ds? Why didn't they just use the ES-355 pattern?
My guess is they pushed the top row back a little because the bridge is further back compared to a 335 and you don't want to accidentally flip the switch while playing.
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: Grog on October 12, 2018, 07:15:23 AM: I didn't really notice before how different an EB-2D was compared to an EB-2...……….. More so than the EB-2D & ES-335.

(https://i.imgur.com/QAjkpQm.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/FeDbTFb.jpg)
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: dadagoboi on October 13, 2018, 03:17:57 PM: Not that different. They used all the EB2 holes and added three more for two pots and a switch. Same with the 335. Just more holes not different ones from the EB2.
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ilan on October 19, 2018, 12:00:12 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7PPCG6hLFs
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: Dave W on October 19, 2018, 08:11:36 PM: "Thumpy McThumperson" lol

No, there's no bass boost. How many times... >:(

It does sound good.
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ajkula66 on October 19, 2018, 09:51:38 PM: They've got some cool stuff but I find Mr. Agnesi so bloody annoying that I have a huge problem watching their videos...
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ilan on October 19, 2018, 11:52:48 PM: He's not a bass player, he admits it every Thursday, and that's a problem. He makes guitars sound their best and show their real character, especially Tele's and ES330's which are his favorites (Keith factor), and with basses it's the opposite - he sometimes makes great vintage basses sound like crap. Fretted Americana had Phil X demo guitars only, and a real bass player demo basses - he's not a character like Phil X but you get to hear the bass.
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: Chris P. on October 21, 2018, 03:00:33 AM: Fretted Americana has some bass videos without Phil X indeed and they all seem to be Gibson or old Epiphones. Nice to see.

Talking about Phil X. I know him for years and I interviewed him. Great guy. Some weeks ago I was at a guitar event. Normally I am at bass events and I'm always too shy to go on stage with the jams. Some reasons: I'm not that secure of my bass playing, some guys know all the classics and cos I only played original songs I don't know any cover except for The Weight by The Band, haha. And there are always too many great bass players. This time it was very guitar heavy, so hardly any bassists. I grabbed my chance - after three red wines - to jump on stage and play a bit with Phil X. And Ace from Skunk Anansie, which was very big in Europe. Nice for my resume, haha.
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ilan on October 21, 2018, 08:30:53 AM: Quote from: Chris P. on October 21, 2018, 03:00:33 AM
jump on stage and play a bit with Phil X. And Ace from Skunk Anansie, which was very big in Europe. Nice for my resume, haha.
Wow man! Awesome!

BTW what bass did you play?
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: Dave W on October 21, 2018, 08:17:51 PM: I had never heard of Phil X until a few years ago. Love his enthusiasm in his demo videos. It must have been fun to play on stage with him.
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: ilan on October 21, 2018, 10:05:41 PM: Saw him last year with Bon Jovi, he was on fire. I'd love to jam with him. The closest I came to that was... doing a cover of one of his band's songs, that I came across via his Fretted Americana videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2U7MQyEliw
Title: Re: 1969 Blonde EB2D
Post by: Chris P. on October 23, 2018, 01:22:27 AM: Totally weird and nice. Warwick bought other basses so you can compare. The Music Hall has around 60 non Warwick basses, I think. Among them a Gibson LP Bass, a Tbird, a Rick 4003, a Höfner, five or six Xotics, around six Fodera's, a bunch of Fenders, a bunch of top line Ibanez', a James Trussart, some Marleaux', et cetera. Not talking about the wall of amps of other manufacturers. That is a lot of money just hanging on the wall or sitting in cases...

But most basses were hanging high, so I grabbed a standard JJ Streamer Bass, which was on stage. Nice bass. Warwick sure makes some nice basses nowadays, but this is not the topic to discuss that :)