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Gibson EB series bass tone

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1/12/1998 4:14 PM
60's relic	Gibson EB series bass tone Is there any way to modify the wiring in the old Gibson EB3 bass to give it more top end ? The tone is very bassey,period,on the neck pickup,and the bridge pickup is midrangey-"boxey"in tone.Combinations dont change much-is this just the limitations of those big humbuckers used on these models?Any suggestions?

2/9/1998 12:10 PM
Earl	My opinion is that the humbuckers cause the EB series of basses to growel. It is what keeps the instrument from having a more 'pointy' tone. Another factor is that these instruments are short scale and therefore produce fewer harmonics so simply replaceing or modifying the pickups may not help much.

3/18/1998 8:11 AM

There's a big inductor coil in series with the
pickup which takes off the high end... does
your bass have a 4-way rotary switch? One
position is the neck pu without the inductor
I think...

I had one of these basses and was never happy
with the sound-- you get a choice of either too thin, or
so bassy humans can't hear it. I found that using
the very bassy sound with some distortion to add
a bit of punch was the best compromise I could
achieve, but a better solution might have been
to use a huge amp and play with the bassy sound
very loud.

In the end I sold it and bought a Fender Jazz,
which I found more versatile.

cheers,
art

7/7/1998 2:24 PM
martin p	dimarzio has replacement p/u available that's supposed to sound like a precision... I dont know if they are still in production but you may see em around

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