NssBD (that's new short scale bass day)

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:09 pm

I was searching ebay when I came across this. Epiphone short scale EB3 in my favorite color.

So far it plays really nice, but I'm not digging the sound. I might find some replacement pickups for it.

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theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:26 pm

siiiiick

I love those Chinese Custom Shop Epiphones.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:06 pm

chadmo1 · Post by **chadmo1** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 3:55 pm

I like that.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 4:38 am

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Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 8:57 am

Looks cool. I remember the pickups on one I tried being either to muddy or to tinny sounding.

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:08 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:siiiiick

I love those Chinese Custom Shop Epiphones.

Chinese Custom Shop?! Anyway, the EB-3 and the EB-0 have a muddy sound, especially their neck pickup, perfect for '60s music. I think you should try one before buying it: you may not appreciate this bass. It's totally different from a P-Bass or a J-Bass.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:51 am

If I remember correctly, adjusting the height of the pickup might help with the muddiness.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:39 pm

According to what I heard it might be good for some fuzz tones and can do it better than traditinal P and J basses. To my ears all Epi pickups are somehow muddy, maybe adjusting the height will help, but I think it is more about how they were built - the gap between Epis and Gibbys has to be noticeable, if you know what I mean.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:54 pm

The DiMarzio Model One is a common mod, I think it sounds good but don't have personal experience, except I knew someone with one of those basses and I didn't like the stock sound.

redzebra6 · Post by **redzebra6** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:12 pm

The Model One is a good p'up where it is loud, boomy, and no mud. You can put it in straight or wire it up for series/parallel (single coil even, but it sounds very much like parallel). Of course, I have one in a Bronco so your bass, opinions and experience will vary.