Uwe's EB11

[uwe]

Played it next to my SG Supreme Tequila Sunrise (with the maple top) tonight. It - the EB Junior - does sound and feel different, more vintagy, less agile (no doubt the added mass), not as guitarish in feel, less attack. For those of you who want to get as close to a mudbucker with as modern means as possible.

[ramone57]

I played one at Chuck Levin's today and really liked it.  the neck felt very much like my 72 EB-3, which I love.  both pups sounded pretty good and the bridge pickup sounded really good solo'd.  much fuller and robust than the mini bucker on my 72.  I was a bit surprised to be able to see the grain, though.  almost like they skipped the filler altogether.  is yours like that, Uwe?  I didn't buy it but that wouldn't have been a dealer breaker by any means.

[uwe]

Yeah, you see the grain on mine too, but I like that. Horses for courses!

The new minibuckers from Gibson, used ever since the SG RI was introduced a couple of years ago, wipe the floor with whatever they put in there in the sixties and seventies, no two ways about it.

[Chris P.]

I said this before, but the SG Reissue is a very versatile bass and in that way I would love to try/have the doublecut. I played almost all tracks of The La La Lies record (still busy with guitars and vocals...) with it. Usually I have both pickups fully on. Played at the neck the bass is warm, mellow and great for ballads and just by playing at the bridge you get into more growly Fender-territory. Great for rock songs.

I guess the mini-HB on those basses also sound better because they're placed more to the middle of the body?

[uwe]

That cerainly plays a role, but the also have a more even magnetic field, don't distort as quickly and don't have that brittle/harsh sound in the first place.

The SG RI stands with the post 87 TB IV as Gibson's most successful reissue of a classic model. And it's probably the best short scale bass currently available from any of the larger brands. Nuff said.

[Barklessdog]

The SG bass has seemly has acceptance in the market place with both professional & amateur musicians

[Droombolus]

The SG RI stands with the post 87 TB IV as Gibson's most successful reissue of a classic model. And it's probably the best short scale bass currently available from any of the larger brands. Nuff said.

Amen, brother ! And since you compared her with the Supreme I'd really like to know how the DC compares to the regular SG RI, attack-wise and otherwise .....

[uwe]

I'll do that too ...