NSHD (new slot-head day)

uwe · January 16, 2017, 01:09:07 PM

He sure liked tights too (most superheroes do). Except on Robin of course.

Denis · January 21, 2017, 02:33:27 PM

Nice bass, Dave!

Dave W · March 30, 2017, 05:59:15 PM

Update: Although the evertilt didn't tilt, I just couldn't get the action low enough to suit me. The neck doesn't sit as high above the body as on my old slothead EB-0L. So I took the plunge and installed a Hipshot 2-point. Now everything is fine. Does the Hipshot change the tone? Hardly enough to notice. Maybe it would be more noticeable with a Model One or if it were a different Gibson. You can't tame a mudbucker.

I love this bass.

BTL · March 30, 2017, 08:47:06 PM

Really nice, I love the look of a slot head.

Grog · March 31, 2017, 08:07:10 AM

Glad you're digging it! Did it come with the original HSC? Those can be hard to come by.............

Dave W · March 31, 2017, 08:23:00 AM

Quote from: Grog on March 31, 2017, 08:07:10 AM
Glad you're digging it! Did it come with the original HSC? Those can be hard to come by.............

It came with the original (cheaper) Archcraft case, not the Faultless.

4stringer77 · March 31, 2017, 12:12:25 PM

Surprised you got lower action with the Hipshot being that it's pretty beefy to begin with. I think my two pointer on my EB-1 is getting curved in a concave way toward the body. Can it be straightened out and reinforced or should I think about a replacement?

uwe · March 31, 2017, 12:27:29 PM

Waitaminnit, Uncle Dave gives up on his beloved two point - that wonderful, flawless bridge ... "if it had come with a string holder it never came with that is"

!!!

There a strange things a-happenin' everyday, but this is a cause for ...

Dave W · March 31, 2017, 01:38:51 PM

Quote from: 4stringer77 on March 31, 2017, 12:12:25 PM
Surprised you got lower action with the Hipshot being that it's pretty beefy to begin with. I think my two pointer on my EB-1 is getting curved in a concave way toward the body. Can it be straightened out and reinforced or should I think about a replacement?

It's a different situation than yours. The slotheads don't have an angled neck, so the neck has to be high enough off the body for the action to be low, and mine didn't quite get to where I like it (extra low). The Hipshot is beefy and its saddles are about the same height as the evertilt, but it sits directly on the top, while the evertilt sits above it even when screwed all the way down. That little bit made the difference in my case. Now it's 6/64" on the E and 5/64" on the G at the 17th fret.

As Rob pointed out on FB (when someone was looking for a solution to his tilting evertilt on a LP Triumph), the Hipshot needs to sit on a flat surface. Isn't your EB-1 arched where the bridge sits?

Quote from: uwe on March 31, 2017, 12:27:29 PM
Waitaminnit, Uncle Dave gives up on his beloved two point - that wonderful, flawless bridge ... "if it had come with a string holder it never came with that is"!!!

Just because Gibson forgot the tailpiece is not a reason to blame the bridge.

As Rob also pointed out, a small screw placed in the center (laterally) under the front of the bridge will prevent tilting. I never had the problem, but obviously some people do.

4stringer77 · March 31, 2017, 02:14:44 PM

The Hipshot is on my EB-3. The EB-1 still has the two pointer which isn't tilting but curving inward between the posts. I believe it's been that way for a while so it's not getting worse but the posts aren't at even heights and the radius is probably nowhere near matching the fret board.

Dave W · April 01, 2017, 08:06:31 AM

If it can bend, it ought to be able to be straightened out, maybe with gently applied heat. Has anyone tried it? I've never had the problem.

4stringer77 · April 01, 2017, 11:38:27 AM

I'll get it looked at and maybe start a new thread after that. Don't need to derail this thread. Glad the hipshot is working out on the slot head.