A modern long scale EB-2 with a three point?

uwe · May 17, 2011, 04:41:46 AM

Maybe my eyes are deceiving me, but I also saw the (very capable) bassist of the Beth Hart Band, Herr Tom Lily, on a Rockpalast feature on German TV from a Bonn gig in March 2011 at the local Crossroads (no Clapton affiliation) festival there and he played that thing on at least two tracks. It is apparently long scale, cherry fin, has a Gibson logo headstock with the crown inlay, features two pups, with the bridge one though farther to the middle than you would know from a vintage short scale EB-2. Pot positioning untypical too. And it looked brandnew.

Gibson Custom Shop one off? Luthier project? Modified Epi Rivoli (the Japanese version)? Your guess is as good as mine. I've written Herr Lily an email on the band's website, maybe he will spoil us with a reply.

Compelling scientific evidence, how could we ever do without it here?, at 1.33:

Very good views of it here, looks definitely long scale to me, or is this just a case of neck envy from my side?

Chris P. · May 17, 2011, 07:48:39 AM

The pickup placement looks very interesting, if I see it correctly, with a neck pick up and the second one almost as middle pick up. Looks a bit like the pickup placement awesome Hagstrom Viking Bass.

Highlander · May 17, 2011, 04:54:08 PM

Has Rob been loaning out his Bach...

Aussie Mark · May 17, 2011, 05:32:43 PM

That could well be a Greco SA-B from the 1990s. I owned a long scale single pickup model a couple of years ago. The Greco faker logo is very similar to Gibson.

If so, it's only the second one I've seen.

Dave W · May 17, 2011, 07:58:21 PM

The bassist is Tom Lilly. No idea on the bass.

copacetic · May 18, 2011, 12:52:06 AM

Definitely a long scale. Was Greco into making anything that was not a pretty much spot on copy? The logo does look Greco. Some other ideas at work here would either be some long scale Gibson or Greco neck on a Gibson or Epi body where some one placed the mid section pup.

Aussie Mark · May 18, 2011, 01:10:42 AM

Quote from: copacetic on May 18, 2011, 12:52:06 AM
Definitely a long scale. Was Greco into making anything that was not a pretty much spot on copy?

Definitely. Here's my long scale Greco SB-B ....

Basvarken · May 18, 2011, 01:38:24 AM

Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on May 17, 2011, 04:54:08 PM
Has Rob been loaning out his Bach...

It's close.

But the BaCH has the bridge pickup closer to the (two point) bridge.
And the headstock inlay looks like the Washburn W...

uwe · May 18, 2011, 04:54:21 AM

Darn it might have been a Greco then. My eyes ... senior citizen ... sigh!

I was hoping it was some prototype for something Gibson were perhaps considering ... They should still bite themselves for sending Jack Casady to Epi.

Basvarken · May 18, 2011, 07:33:17 AM

No I don't think it's a Greco

The logo does not have an O as the last character. It's a character with a "tail". Maybe the N of the Gibson logo or the Y from Burny?

Plus the tuners have large clover clefs. Not the typical Japanese ones which are more rectangular like the one Aussie Mark posted.

exiledarchangel · May 18, 2011, 08:06:53 AM

There are some chinese copies that have that pup configuration (bridge minihum in middle position), maybe its one of those?

http://www.dhgate.com/red-brand-new-4-string-bass-es335-standard/p-ff8080812c3058d5012c40ed02100dfa.html

leftybass · May 18, 2011, 08:31:09 AM

Quote from: Aussie Mark on May 18, 2011, 01:10:42 AM

At least it's "Guranteed"!

Basvarken · May 18, 2011, 09:10:48 AM

Of course! It's a super real project

OldManC · May 18, 2011, 09:40:00 AM

Quote from: exiledarchangel on May 18, 2011, 08:06:53 AM
There are some chinese copies that have that pup configuration (bridge minihum in middle position), maybe its one of those?

Looks like one to me. Maybe those Chinese ripoff guitars and basses are good for more than kindling?

uwe · May 18, 2011, 10:34:02 AM

And those things have a Gibson headstock?

I certainly didn't sound that great, but that might have been the recording quality of the gig.