Epi Club 1960 EB-3

[PhilT]

Anybody know anything about these? Can't see them on the Epi or Gibson web sites.

http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/epiphone_1960_eb-3_arctic_white_le_epiphone_club.html

[Dave W]

Looks like it's not being offered by any US dealers yet. That listing says "34 Inch Short Scale Length" and Rock Palace says long scale. Both say set neck. If it's really long scale, then of course it's not a "true reproduction of the Gisbon SG bass." But from the location of the bridge, I suspect it's really short scale.

I'm interested in learning more.

[Iome]

Thats the usual Epi long scale EB3, only "special" thing is the colour. it's bigger than the original Gibson Eb3 and Eb3L

[Dave W]

Thats the usual Epi long scale EB3, only "special" thing is the colour. it's bigger than the original Gibson Eb3 and Eb3L

If the only difference is the color, then why call it a 60s model and why call it a true reproduction? The usual Epi EB3 catalog description doesn't say that.

Also, this one has a dot neck, which the usual Epi EB3 doesn't.

[Chaser001]

The fact that it doesn't have a block inlay neck is already a plus. 

[Highlander]

The set neck interests me... none of the regular SG Epi's are set are they...?

[rockinrayduke]

I had of those...white, long scale, set neck. IIRC someone around here bought it from me.

[Dave W]

The set neck interests me... none of the regular SG Epi's are set are they...?

The regular Epi EB3 is set neck, the EB0 is bolt-on.

[Highlander]

How do they sound, Ray...?

[Dave W]

I remember the one Ray had. But if this edition is really short scale, then it's a different animal.

Phil needs to visit a store or at least call and ask them to measure the scale length.

[uwe]

I read somewhere that it is actually short scale and that that makes the difference. Can't see the pic here on Blackberry, but if the three point does not fall off the butt of the bass, then it is definitely short scale.

[Chaser001]

Then it looks like this is the closest thing there has ever been to an Epi Elistist EB-3. 

[uwe]

Yes, and that was the closest thing to a late sixties/early seventies real EB-3 in feel, look and sound.

[Daniel_J]

I dont know what they are selling, but that picture is of a long scale Epi EB-3. Only differences are the dot neck and thumbrest. And it is definitely a photoshoped white on that.
You can see it is long scale because of the 22 fret neck, and neck to body joint at the 19th, just like the regular Epi.

Edit: I just saw they also have a cherry and ebony models, so the picture of the white one is a photoshoped black. And the cherry is a photoshoped version of the official Epi EB-3 picture in order to sports a dot neck and thumbrest.
The pics are photoshoped, but can not say if the real deal they are offering are long or short scale.

[Dave W]

I forgot, this was discussed at Jules' place last month, and the description on Dawsons website at that time was 30.5" scale. One member looked at it in person and said it was short scale.