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Epiphone EB-3

4-string bass guitar from Epiphone belonging to the EB series

Treetman Treetman
Published on 08/02/06 at 04:56
Audience: Beginners
The EB-3 is manufactured in Korea, mahogany body.
It has 22 frets and two humbucker pickups and a mini sidewinder
Four knobs for adjusting the volume to 2 (by a microphone) and two for the tone. Three selector positions (in the order, pickup, bridge pickup + neck and neck pickup only).
We are dealing with a set neck (Gibson touch forces) very well made nice and easy to play.

UTILIZATION

The big thing about this bass is the neck is undeniable. Pleasant and very fine it is ideal for beginners and all players with small hands. Everything seems much easier to play. As an example, I compared with a lot of other basses and I've never found too late. Head side of the neck thickness is about that of a telecaster. This is to say!
Easy access to acute. The shape allows it easily.
Ergonomics, is something else. It is heavy and it is undeniable even if we do not the weight of an AST, we feel that it weighs in after a while. In addition it has an unfortunate tendency to dive forward and down towards the head. But you'll quickly fold. Also I heard that you could modify the attachment points, it helps.
SG shape is not suitable for everyone but personally I love ...
The sound on the bridge pickup is very easy to get the neck pickup is a little more difficult to resolve.

SOUNDS

I am a lover of punk rock and this range is what I found best at the time. Sound good slap and with some effects (overdrive, SansAmp) we arrive to get something very correct. The sound is warm and snapping at a time. Everything depends on the ropes too. Be careful though do not expect slapper as patients with this type of low, it is not expected.
I play on an amp Gallien Krueger Backline 600 with a mid-range subwoofer Harley Benton.
The sound is good for my style of music, you should use the bridge pickup alone, but the other microphone is equally good. Matter of taste! Only flaw on it, sometimes you have to calm him down a bit as it tends to saturate course, but I'm sure the metalheads would love that.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this bass every day for nearly two years, it is a low to a high standard for the price.
I love the handle and the range of sounds that can be drawn, I like the ergonomics and less weight but again nothing nasty.
Before buying this bass I had tried some models even at much higher prices but to no avail. SG shape, color, beautiful machines all pushed me to take the plunge.
Level money, there is no contest for me it's all good.
This choice I do it again without any problems but be careful you do not yet have here is a very versatile bass. It's Rock, Punk and Metal but do not think or do funk slapper like crazy.
The eight dishes for this lack of ployvalence