Canadaguy Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Newbie here...wondering if anybody has any info for me on these rare beauties??... I'm in the process of buying one that I think it may have been modded somewhat as I can not find a pic that looks like what I see at the used guitar shop. Epiphone eb-3 5 string.. sorry the pic is so bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadaguy Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 EB-35 2000-2001 Five-string EB bass OBL 2-Dual Rail Bass Humbucker pickups Mahogany body Chrome hardware Set maple neck Rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece Black reflector knobs 2 Vol. 1 Tone controls 5-position rotary selector 34" scale 1.65" nut width Colors: Ebony Cherry http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php?title=EB-Series#EB-35 Saw that one on wiki..but thanks,I'm guessing this must be a mod since I'm looking at different controls..here's the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Not sure if all the EB-3 5s came with factory 1-tone, so it's possible this one was modified, but I doubt it. It would be a big deal to have a fairly inexpensive bass modded this way, so my guess is it's factory original. Very cool bass and I would grab it in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadaguy Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Not sure if all the EB-3 5s came with factory 1-tone, so it's possible this one was modified, but I doubt it. It would be a big deal to have a fairly inexpensive bass modded this way, so my guess is it's factory original. Very cool bass and I would grab it in a heartbeat. It's being grabbed this weekend,I'm totally in love with the look of this one , my les paul 5 string is pretty sweet too..thinking it was produced between 2000- 2001 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 From what I understand, this bass was only made for one or two years, so I doubt there was any variety of control configurations. Every review I've read and every pic I've seen have all been 2 Volume, 1 Tone and a 5-way rotary selector switch. Never any mention of a second tone control, 3-way selector and coil splitting (as the knob style in your pics would suggest). I'm guessing that it this bass has been modified. Another possibility would be that this bass could be a prototype or a NAMM bass. They oftentimes vary from the actual production models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadaguy Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 FYI..I got the bass, play"s and sounds like a dream..dang I get lucky sometimes..turns out the guy behind the counter actually owned the bass..he had the mod's done. Thanks for all the info guy's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Excellent! And congrats. Those mods are pretty sweet too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Congratulations on the new bass. Is that an EMG preamp in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadaguy Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Congratulations on the new bass. Is that an EMG preamp in there? You would be correct that is an emg pre-amp..This bass is frettless as well..I could not be happier.. ( the luthier that did the mods did an awesome job) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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