NBD: Gibby EB-3

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NBD: Gibby EB-3

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Thought i'll contribute a thread, its been awhile since i have.


On a recent work trip to Japan i went looking for a nice old acoustic, however i decided i couldn't take the risk of not being able to hand carry it on the plane, and set out looking for a Fender Japan Mustang, always wanted one, and that same week, the JMJ Mustang had started to ship out.

shockingly I only found one mustang bass in the ochanamizu district, and the usual suspects in shinjuku/shibuya.

The mustang was at bass planet, which is where i chanced upon my latest purchase.

I've wanted one since playing one at the Swop shop in Melbourne, and there was a really clean one in Sydney that same time period, both were solid headstocks.


where it caught my eye
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next to its short scale friend
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sitting at home!
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Rad! Don't see these often

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It’s the real version of my aria!
werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.

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Single coil wrote:It’s the real version of my aria!
we need pictures!

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She’s a sad lookin old madam, but sure. Be a few hours.
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EBs are WONDERFUL basses, anything else sounds trebly by comparison.

I've always liked the look of those slotted pegheads, too. Classy,
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snitchez wrote:
Single coil wrote:It’s the real version of my aria!
we need pictures!
So Gibson EB then SG now back to EB??

Is it 34"scale?
Genuine Old Frontier Gibberish

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Never had an Eb? Unless I was referencing e flat. :lol:

It is short scale.
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foal30 wrote:
snitchez wrote:
Single coil wrote:It’s the real version of my aria!
we need pictures!
So Gibson EB then SG now back to EB??

Is it 34"scale?

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Single coil wrote:Never had an Eb? Unless I was referencing e flat. :lol:

It is short scale.
I'm familiar with Eb played with numerous brass sections
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Eb and Bb are where I cut my teeth, but that was a thousand years ago.
Still haven’t got my copy out. Fuck I’m useless lol. I’ll get there :clap:
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Both Eb and Bb keys actually lend themselves to open string chromaticism rakes ala James Jamerson / Anthony Jackson
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Re: NBD: Gibby EB-3

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Rad. Yeh the slotted headstock is classy as fuck.
Nice purchase.
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