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Title: Restoring a 1963 Gibson EB-OF Fuzztone Bass
Post by: Dave W on May 02, 2012, 06:19:26 PM
From the May 2012 Premier Guitar: John Brown restores an EB-OF (http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/May/Restoring_a_1963_Gibson_EB_OF_Fuzztone_Bass.aspx)

Interesting bit about how Gibson used burlap to apply the grain filler.
Title: Re: Restoring a 1963 Gibson EB-OF Fuzztone Bass
Post by: eb2 on May 02, 2012, 09:48:44 PM
Very cool!

The burlap was how I learned to do it, and with alkyd flat white oil paint to do a limed LP finish.  When it tacks, the burlap is coarse enough to drag it off the wood, but tight enough to squish it into the grain.
Title: Re: Restoring a 1963 Gibson EB-OF Fuzztone Bass
Post by: Grog on May 03, 2012, 05:41:26 AM
Cool! I'm still trying to get around to having mine restored, I'll get an estimate from them..................
Title: Re: Restoring a 1963 Gibson EB-OF Fuzztone Bass
Post by: dc10bass on May 03, 2012, 08:37:38 PM

Nice! Thanks for posting!

...Having a '65 EB3 restored right now.
Title: Re: Restoring a 1963 Gibson EB-OF Fuzztone Bass
Post by: uwe on May 04, 2012, 07:46:11 AM
You can actually record with that fuzz sound and the results are sweet!
Title: Re: Restoring a 1963 Gibson EB-OF Fuzztone Bass
Post by: Big_Stu on May 04, 2012, 01:16:45 PM
Quote from: uwe on May 04, 2012, 07:46:11 AM
You can actually record with that fuzz sound and the results are sweet!

Like some guy did on almost all of this album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frq_z2cuo4g
Title: Re: Restoring a 1963 Gibson EB-OF Fuzztone Bass
Post by: godofthunder on May 04, 2012, 01:43:40 PM
Falling on deaf ears I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Restoring a 1963 Gibson EB-OF Fuzztone Bass
Post by: Big_Stu on May 05, 2012, 03:12:27 AM
Quote from: godofthunder on May 04, 2012, 01:43:40 PM
Falling on deaf ears I'm afraid.

Not surprised; he used 4 x Acoustic 361s .........................not what you meant?  ;)

I have significant mid-range deafness; can't follow a conversation in a noisy bar for eg. I put it down to 36 Slade gigs and around 10 Motorhead gigs.  ;D