Cleanest 1969 EB-3 at Norm's (+demo)

[ilan]

[Alanko]

They love getting those vintage instruments out their cases in a really cramped store room with wooden shelves. Just the place to put a Gibson headstock through its paces!

[uwe]

There was a time when an EB-3 with as late a production year as 1969 was nothing to write home about., especially if not even a slothead. We are approaching the 70ies EBs becoming desirable ...

[doombass]

Yup, exactly. I bought my solid headstock '69 EB-3 22 years ago. Nothing to write home about but at least I joined the Gibson section of the Dudepit.

[D.M.N.]

The store has some neat stuff, but Norm? He's a real a$$**le. Less than stellar customer service, to say the least.

[uwe]

Yup, exactly. I bought my solid headstock '69 EB-3 22 years ago. Nothing to write home about but at least I joined the Gibson section of the Dudepit.

Attributed vintage value is one thing, but I actually like the late 60ies and 70ies models better.

[TBird1958]

 Aside from one rare Thunderbird, a Slothead EB-3 is my moist desired bass. 

[morrow]

I’d love to find one. Passed on a number of them back when they were going for a song.

Regrets …

[Pilgrim]

My only entry into Gibsonage is my 64 EB-0.  Nice light bass, easy and fun to play. Not sure if it's worth much with an added pickup and a repaired headstock, but it's a nice bass.

[saltymonkey]

I love the Slothead too but hate the giant black plastic mounting rings around the pickups that come along with them. The earlier models, like the one in the video, look so much cleaner/better.

[Dave W]

I love the pickup surround on the slotheads.

[4stringer77]

The wide space control version of the EB-3 is the GOAT. I would swap my 67' EB-3 and EB1 for one of those in a heartbeat, especially one in white a la Bob Daisley or Pelham blue. A slot head with some jazz bass pickups would be fun to jam along with Boston tunes. That's how Tom Scholtz set his up I believe.

[Dave W]

Please, please drop the "GOAT" -- it's so nauseating to see that everywhere.

[ilan]

The wide space control version of the EB-3

Why did they do that? The 6-string SG never had it.

[uwe]

You young people and your silly acronyms.