Interestiong (Epi) EB3 variant

Granny Gremlin · April 09, 2018, 10:49:26 AM

Apparently exclusive to the Canadian market (first I am hearing) here's the Epiphone Ltd Edition Custum Shop "EB-3 Negative"

https://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/msg/d/epiphone-ltd-edition-cs-eb-3/6553982626.html

I'd be interested but for the maple board. I expect some to be tempted by the black hardware.

uwe · April 09, 2018, 12:15:13 PM

Not bad. Reminds me of those John Birch things Jim Lea played.

slinkp · April 09, 2018, 12:35:02 PM

I like it! Are the pups closer to vintage eb3 or modern SG?

Granny Gremlin · April 09, 2018, 01:12:23 PM

They are most likely the exact same pups Epi used on their EB3s (elitist or otherwise - all the same ) which are NOT the same as the SG reissue (TB in Mud clothing as Uwe would say). Only diff would be the cover powdercoat.

Quote from: uwe on April 09, 2018, 12:15:13 PM
Not bad. Reminds me of those John Birch things Jim Lea played.

Actually yeah.

Dave W · April 09, 2018, 02:05:24 PM

Probably not a Canadian exlusive, probably an exclusive to a chain that happens to be in Canada. Like Canadian Tire or Tim Horton's.

gearHed289 · April 10, 2018, 07:55:50 AM

Looks like Dave is right - https://www.talkbass.com/threads/epiphone-eb-3-negative-bass.849769/

Dave W · April 10, 2018, 10:15:58 AM

Quote from: gearHed289 on April 10, 2018, 07:55:50 AM
Looks like Dave is right - https://www.talkbass.com/threads/epiphone-eb-3-negative-bass.849769/

I'm surprised that no one here noticed this back in 2012. Considering the size of Long & McQuade, there must be at least a couple hundred of these around.

uwe · April 10, 2018, 12:39:10 PM

A maple board for a Canadian EB-3 limited run - life's ironies ...

Highlander · April 10, 2018, 04:18:32 PM

Do you have one...?

uwe · April 10, 2018, 04:35:45 PM

Naw, I'm fine with my one Epi Elitist.

gearHed289 · April 11, 2018, 07:46:11 AM

But this one is LONG scale!

Granny Gremlin · April 11, 2018, 08:35:36 AM

And maple board which is unheard of on an EB. The bonus is you gett the black hardware

It's not even pricey. But yeah, how many Epi EB3s does one man need. Even such a large man.

uwe · April 13, 2018, 06:55:18 AM

Quote from: gearHed289 on April 11, 2018, 07:46:11 AM
But this one is LONG scale!

If you think that bass is long scale then your significant other should treat all your allegations about size with great caution. The HOLY IMMACULATE THREE POINT would be sliding off the butt of the body if that were the case.

doombass · April 13, 2018, 01:04:47 PM

Quote from: uwe on April 13, 2018, 06:55:18 AM
If you think that bass is long scale then your significant other should treat all your allegations about size with great caution. The HOLY IMMACULATE THREE POINT would be sliding off the butt of the body if that were the case.

I'd say that one is indeed as longscale as the regular Epi EB-3. I can't see any difference in bridge positions:

Dave W · April 13, 2018, 03:13:14 PM

Yes, definitely the same bridge placement as a regular Epi EB-3. They both have 22 frets as opposed to 19 or 20 on the old Gibsons. Longer neck = shorter distance from the neck pocket to the bridge.