Gibson EB-3 c.1970

A favored bass of the 60's and 70's, the Gibson EB line modeled after the famed SG would be seen on many stages by the likes of many from Jack Bruce to Kim Gordon. Here for your consideration is a very fine Gibson EB-3 short scale, dating accurately to 1970-71 ('72 would change to a maple neck vs. the mahogany seen here). Well loved, it shows quite a bit of play wear, a replaced bridge, and a repaired peghead. With its super warm, high output pickups it makes it very versatile, especially in conjunction with the Variatone circuit, all functioning just as it should.

Professionally setup, it has a straight neck and plays great. As mentioned, the body shows a fair amount of purely cosmetic wear - thumb wear over the E string, as well as buckle rash. The fingerboard has added MOP block inlay stickers that the previous owner added to make it a bit more visually appealing and easier to see on dark stages. The peghead had suffered a break at some point in its past, but was well repaired with only small material added thats been color matched to the front of the wings of the slot head. The fourth string tuner is missing its Gibson stamped gear cover - but functions as it should. This bass currently is set with low action that measures 5/64" in height at the twelfth fret with nice thumpy flat wound strings.

Comes with modern replaced Gibson brown case.

Specs:

30" scale length

53mm string spacing

38.3mm nut width

Neck measures .83" thick at the first position and about 1" at the twelfth.

Weighs 8.2 lbs