Late EB-3s ...

Started by uwe, July 29, 2009, 08:09:22 AM

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Hornisse

#30
July 29, 2009, 05:59:01 PM
No offense taken!  :mrgreen:  My late Father-In-Law used to say AMC stood for "A Mechanic's Crisis" which is somewhat true.  I'm constantly working on mine and finding parts for it is pretty tough. 

I was going to say I really like the mid to late 70's EB-3L basses.  There was one at a pawn shop forever back in the late 80's early 90's here in Austin for $200 and I did not get it.  The long scale makes the tone a bit different for sure.  I think that one had the 2 point bridge but I'm pretty sure they made them with 3 points as well  Buy that bass Uwe!

copacetic

#31
July 30, 2009, 01:09:55 AM
I'm with Uwe all the way just about on this except that the 60's EB-O &3's did have the correct body contours and slim styling. The 70's more 'manly' thickness was lost a little in the translation but I understand what they were trying to do. If you want the real mud with something extra you need a EB-2(not the 2-D as they were trying to get some sort of tone which was not really pure(!) or  the Rivoli. The '60's EB-O's &  3'etc left you stranded but fun to play. All arguments were over when in 2006 the Supreme came out and finally a Gibson that summed it all up with no arguments. So basicly the gamut is the EB-2-Supreme. All things are covered just about except one thing: Gibson got it right the very first time in what was it.. 1953: the Gibson Electric bass, almost the same as Leo Fender got it right the first time.

uwe

#32
July 30, 2009, 02:45:02 AM
The BIN is gone! Maybe someone was reading this thread believing it would rocket price.  ;D
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Barklessdog

#33
July 30, 2009, 05:03:03 AM
the bottom line is what EVER bass works for YOU is great. Still If I had to choose....


Hornesse can you post some pictures of your Hornet?

Do you have a shot of the little cartoon character from it?

Dave W

#34
July 30, 2009, 08:43:22 AM
The pic in his avatar isn't big enough for you?  :P

uwe

#35
August 03, 2009, 12:13:17 PM
Well, i've given it a shot ... let's see ...
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

ramone57

#36
August 03, 2009, 12:27:30 PM
the '76 or '78?

uwe

#37
August 03, 2009, 03:51:10 PM
Gotcha cherry baby!
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

uwe

#38
August 03, 2009, 04:00:16 PM
I'm always good in getting stuff nobody else wants!
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Dave W

#39
August 03, 2009, 04:02:40 PM
$1125 bid was yours?  ??? 

Highlander

#40
August 03, 2009, 04:04:09 PM
Getting closer to the 100th Gibbo...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

lowend1

#42
August 03, 2009, 11:51:17 PM
Reminds me of my own subtly hued example of mid-late 70s American automotive art - sold over a decade ago. Still miss it sometimes. *sniff*:sad:

If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter

uwe

#43
August 04, 2009, 04:24:56 AM
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Basvarken

#44
August 04, 2009, 05:46:47 AM
well, congrats then!
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