I sold this bass to Matt almost a year ago on reverb. The seller had listed it on FB marketplace for crazy cheap with a single blurry picture of the headstock. Drove an hour and 15 minutes at 6 in the morning to grab it not knowing what it was. Guy was a nutbag. So glad you restored it. 😎
This is how I’ve found my best deals. I literally bought my super six out of the back of a sketchy white van in a parking lot from a guy who was “twitchy” to say the least.
I think of 3 names every time I see one of these things. -Andy Fraser -Mike Watt -Jack Bruce They definitely wrung out everything that plucky bass had to offer back in the day.
I am glad you did the repair in a way that matches the condition of the guitar as found. Also, thanks for speeding up the repair process for this video.
Hi Matt, I saw that Bass on the site where you got it. I am kind of looking for an SG six-string and I need another project like a hole in the head anyway so I didn't bid against you. Glad you got it. :)
I think I would have tried routing and make a dutchman out of mahogany before gooping all that epoxy filler in there. Not much more work. And one more thing. You always mix the two parts of epoxy first then add your stain or filler. If not, you risk the exothermic reaction not working well
It can’t be properly fixed now..as soon as you see the lack of a Matt on the work bench and clamping with out cork, you know it a fix for a sale/internet flip for a Chanel fan.
How does one get into finding these player grade vintage guitars? Absolutely love this stuff! The history in these instruments makes me feel like they sort of obtain a soul at some point...you know? Through the wear and inscriptions and whatever else they've picked up on their journey through life as a guitar...it's like tattoos for guitars. Such a beautiful romantic subject.
I had bought an EB 4L all original got it up and running forgot the string buffer, darn played with it, saw coming else I wanted went to guitar center and sold it to them, all the electronics were original. On guitar shop wanted it pretty bad…but too bad…he turned out to be a jerk. I did a wonderful setup up dressed the fret board…it was like smooth as silk and crowned and dressed as much as could they were worn so I was gentle they shined after I done…I almost changed my mind…but ….
That Mudbucker sucks. Muddy by name and sounds muddy as well. Like listening to you through a sheetrock wall. A previous owner must have had the same opinion too as they fitted the Jazz Bass pickup.
Where is the problem to play on "new" and undestroyed instruments - I've been playing guitar for 30 years and I can't understand why you have to buy this "garbage". Buy a new and cheap guitar, do not worry about your "look" but about your technique.
Matt, piece of advice: next time you mix epoxy, mix it on a piece of plastic or steel. The cardboard absorbs some of the VOC's in the epoxy formula and can throw your mixture off a bit, resulting in a weaker bond.
Matthew, at the end the most important thing, to remember, is that guitars and bases are "instruments" to be used and played to create music, I'm really glad that you remain humble, and a superb player, congratulations on your great instruments and songs. Cheers.
I play in a band with Pete Cruickshank, bassist and original member of Groundhogs. He played one back in the day, sold it, regrets it. He is using an epiphone version at the moment on some tracks as the sound is so distinctive. He is a great guy, a good friend, and a legend round here. Go listen to some Groundhogs. ( thank christ for the bomb album, also Solid and Split albums ). He will love this video.
There's a reason why my Epiphone EB-0 was my first true bass love. Funny enough, I'm planning a mod for it very similar to this (only it's a lipstick tube pickup for the bridge instead of a jazz). After hearing this combo of sounds, now I'm hyped to get on it.
Personally I don't care much for the mudbucker sound - but I think this bass is something really special. The placement of that Jazz pickup works brilliantly and it's really well balanced. Reminds me of the sort of tone John Entwhistle gets, somewhere between Jazz bass and Rickenbacker territory? What a great instrument for $500!
I know you were talking about tone, but Jack Bruce played an EB, and then went to high basses.(don't know what ones) He first used Marshalls, and I think he went to Hartke(?). John Entwhistle (the "Ox") played Rickies, then Fenders, then Alembics. I love the look and tone of his "Spider" Alembic you see in the live Shepperton videos. I never saw Bruce in person, but I saw The 'Oo at the Pontiac Siverdome. He used the Alembic model like Stanley Clarke used.
I wouldnt use epoxy! In my opinion that bass has an awsome look. If you use regular wood glue, not only will it be strong enough, but once the excess glue squeezes out the front you can dirty it up a bit in the gaps. That will make the repair look old.
Matt Yes You Can!I just Resurrected a 2002 SG Goth Gibson,I vintage wired it with PIO .022 Tone caps,gavitt wire,with Seymour Duncans!The headstock was broke,but I saved Orvilles Face,by Strategic,spline placement,The Control Cavity area was Snapped off as well!The Person Who Routed This,Routed Wayyyy Toooo Thin,nah!So I painted it Matt Ha! Flatt Black!With a Flat SeaL!Not Satans Black,I Mean Satin Black paint!Ha!Take care!Love your Show! I ALL WAYS KEEP IT VINTAGE IF YOU CAN!Take care!Jcsx ,
man, you could have done it little bit better. use a little bit of a mahogany pieces and glue it in the missing wood areas. But what ever it doesnt matter, it plays as good as it is.
On something that old, and beat I think you did it a favor making it playable again, and the fact you will be using it to make music in your studio. Awesome content and playing Matt looking forward to more videos, and your music.
wood glue, splines and pressure. Fill in top gap with wood glue and fine saw dust mix. Back missing piece - level edges of break, cut piece of wood to fit, clamp.
Another great show! The old bass lives again thanks to you. The way you repaired this bass is exactly what it needed. Looks like it should. Played hard, enjoyed, broken, then brought back by you. Well done!!!
It might be worth securing the piece that’s come off with dowels to give some stability, especially as the break runs close to a rout for a pot - just my 2 cents
I fell in love with that bass when you showed the surface cracks, they're beautiful. Great job on the restoration, I'd have done the exact same thing, only I'd set it up a step lower, DGCF, to enjoy some blues
I had a friend who kept trying to give me a 1970 Gibson EB-3 with the varitone switch and I'm not even a bass player. Odd thing was he had a son who was a bass player. I finally convinced him to give it to him instead.
Love your content Matthew! I bought 'bout a year ago -62 EB0 here in Finland, which was someday modded with P-bass pickup, installed to the bridge position. A previous owner "restored" it to EB3, putting an old late 60s EB3 pickup to the bridge position. These has their own vibe, sound and feel! I hope these basses to get more love in a future...
Honestly for a studio dog, I would sell both the pickups out of that bass and replace them with Guild Bisonics like Phil Lesh's mid 69 to mid 70 EB-3.That bass and his Starfire around the same period are some of the finest bass tones ever laid to tape. I had a '68 EB-2D that I ended up trading for a Ric 4001, but I was missing the short scale flatwound thing so I ended up getting a Guild Starfire and I find it a lot more useful than the Gibson was. Mudbuckers can sound great down by the bridge like Gene Simmons did, but the bisonics are much more useful in the studio. I'm kind of like you, the beater guitars that won't bring any money (or that I can actually afford) end up staying and getting fixed up and recorded, love the player grade guitars that get the sound! Anyways, my 2 cents...
@@possibly8180 That's another really good sound. I got to hang out and get stoned with Mike Watt once when my band opened for Firehose back in the 80s, those guys were all so cool. He was playing a Fender looking thing back then.
Thanks for the content, Matthew. A great product for filling in gaps or missing chunks is epoxy putty. It can be formed to any shape and is sandable, fillable, and paintable. It dries rock hard. I used it to make a missing transom end cap on my boat. Working time is about 5 minutes, so I had to make it in several batches. Play on!
I can't believe I missed this one! Very cool indeed. I play (almost exclusively) old modified tore up EB-0's & it always makes me smile to see one in the wild!!
I have a 1968 EB0 and still play it out when I gig about 2-3 times a year. I love that its still being used 55 years from new... sure there is checking and some missing parts... but nothing is broke. Most of it is original. And the mojo is fantastic!
Shortscale Gibson EB basses are amazing! Especially the 70s version with a repositioned mudbucker- unfortunately Gibson was almost out of the bass game back then due to the p an j basses domination…
I wrote my first comment before the end of the video. And as i still would have liked to have seen some old yellowish glue on the front, it still looks incredible. I hadn't realized it was missing such a huge chunk in the back. The epoxy was definitely the right choice back there. Nice work, and yes you absolutely did the right thing by repairing it yourself. Thats clearly a players bass. If that break had been repaired back in the day it would have been done the same way. On the fly with whatever was available. So that repair is keeping with the feel of the bass. If it had been a case queen otherwise, then i would have said a professional fix was in order.
Hi Mathew! Wow, I bought a used EB-0 in the late 60's just like this. I was and still am a huge Jack Bruce fan but back then I couldn't afford the EB-3 like he used with the bridge pick-up. Eventually I scrounged together some money and bought the Fender Jazz bass pick-up because I didn't have the extra $5.00 for the Gibson bridge pick-up. I was 19 yo and didn't know what I was doing. The pickups sounded terrible together (possibly I wired them out of phase or they had mismatched output level?) but I didn't know about those things back then. Yours sure looks a lot like my old EB-0 but the Jazz pick-up sounds so much better than mine did. I even added the gold Gibson knobs cuz Jack had some on his EB-3. I hated the sound I was getting and sold it a couple of years later. Brings back a lot of memories.
I found this listed on Reverb for $1500 (reduced from $1650), and came to see if there was actually a video on it and here it is! I am so glad this video is here because, wow. Why would you leave all of the electronics and the cavity liner in place when gluing and using epoxy? I understand that this is never going to be a pristine instrument, but at least protect what is still in decent shape. And using a chisel to apply epoxy??? And it is being sold for more than you claim a better condition one would go for? No thanks. I wish I had found this poor baby for $500 so I could have fixed it myself and given a proper home and some actual care.
Every time I see a Gibson-bass, Suzi Quatro comes to mind.. Don't think she ever played a EB0, just remember how huge those Gibson-basses looked, compared to Suzi's 152cm (4,98 feet)..
I just cleaned up best I could, my beat up old mid 80s Aria Japan dreadnought, which I bought with my 1st wages. Looks like shite! but with a add on string brace screwed to the base of the body (20? years ago) & new D'Addario phosphor bronze 10 - 47s, sounds really bright 👌 & so easy to play. Everybody that's played it, loves it! Anybody else would have just tossed it out. Me? Never 😎
I have the same exact bass, same bridge and tunners, it was my first bass. Got it when I was 13 in 1976, if I remember mine is a 1966. Most of them came with the hated 3-point bridge but I have the same on yours with the plastic saddle. I was young and dump but because of that Mudbucker I decided I wanted a P bass but could not afford one. So a couple of years after I had it I put a Dimarzio P pup where it would normally go, in fact Dimarzio's were not even popular because they were only out a few years. Had a 3 way switch so I can isolate each pup and blend both, it did help with both pups on it gave the bass better highs. The Mudbucker with my 70's Ampeg V4b 2x15 cab with any kind of volume it felt like an earthquake. I was a big Jack Bruce fan and of coarse Andy Frazier from Free, also Felix Peppalardi from Mountain played only the shortscale EB-0. Jack and Andy most of the time played the EB-3L, that's longscale. Mine is kinda in retirement because a few years back I noticed a hair line Crack at the neck joint just like the SG's do. Have fun with it, I still play it at home sometimes because it is such a cool bass to play.
that bass is badass! and surprisingly versatile sounding. When you kicked in the Jazz pup I was not expecting that tone. Perfect bass for having around the studio/house when you need one but dont want to invest too heavy into an expensive vintage example. You played the exact songs I would have on that bass makes me think Jack Bruce!
I have experience with using epoxy and a filler (micro balloons) which when mixed together looks amazingingly like the wood on this bass! Micro balloons are ground Fenolic!?
Hi Mathew, Not related to this video I apologise, but I wanted to ask you what value the pots are in your 50’s LP special please? I have a 1974 special that I have had since 1991 and the pots are 350K and it doesn’t seem to sound that great to me. In the 1950’s did they use 500K pots with P90’s do you know? Kind regards Ian
i own a '72 GIBSON EB3 bass and i love it it's my primary bass. the incredible sound, how well it stays in tune, the light weight, the awesome SG shape (i also own a GIBSON SG guitar), the awesome short scale neck that's also nice and thin..... everythang. why these basses were not more popular i'll never know. i also suck at working on guitars so watching you do what you do in vids like these is fascinating.
Needs an old sunn 200s rig to put it through. I own one from the 60’s with the matching 2x15. You can regularly pick up the whole rig for less than $1000… buy one
Whoa Is that bridge/tail piece curved - i.e. convex bent? Looks like it unless the camera lens is distorting it's appearance. .Looks like it's bent to where it's higher in the middle . They are normally flat .It's amazing it curved that much without breaking,, Ha ha ,2 kewl man . That just adds even more mojo .
Personnally, I would have let the filling epoxy stand proud. I would have use like brass powder (or aluminum if you prefer the silverish look) in the epoxy. If you can't hide the fix, then make it look nice.
min wax makes a good wood bondo that is structurally really strong. you first paint on a (watery) min wax "wood hardener" to wood surface to be bonded. a lot more workable than runny epoxy. carpenters use it to fill structural beams and posts that are too costly to replace. Love your channel!
I’d replace the bridge with either a Hipshot 3 point bridge , or look for an original Gibson Bridge ( which were rubbish .. Ibanez and Greco copies also came with a similar Bridge )
I had this thing. Sold it to a punk rocker. He put A pickup where the lead Rickenbacker goes. Ran it stereo and it sounded like a 4001. Unfortunately to save this bass you have to hot rod it somehow. There goes the vintage value.
You would do well to replace that stock two-point bridge with a hipshot supertone, they're more adjustable and can be flush-mounted to avoid the "evertilt" situation
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I sold this bass to Matt almost a year ago on reverb. The seller had listed it on FB marketplace for crazy cheap with a single blurry picture of the headstock. Drove an hour and 15 minutes at 6 in the morning to grab it not knowing what it was. Guy was a nutbag. So glad you restored it. 😎
Very cool, I love doing stuff like that. Just did that and got a jazz bass with a ‘66 neck
Wow,CooL Story of Saving a Guitar and Takin a Weird Tripped out Experience,to Get This Gem!Take care!Nah!Jcsx
Thanks Ethan. Everything worked out and glad you were able to make a profit for your diligence in finding it.
This is how I’ve found my best deals. I literally bought my super six out of the back of a sketchy white van in a parking lot from a guy who was “twitchy” to say the least.
@@johncanter6996
You can't judge a book by it's cover; I'm sure the twitchy guy got that Super Six in a almost entirely legal way. 😂
For a few minutes there I was back in the 70's with colors swirling around my head.
I think of 3 names every time I see one of these things.
-Andy Fraser
-Mike Watt
-Jack Bruce
They definitely wrung out everything that plucky bass had to offer back in the day.
That fender pickup definitely helps things out. :)
Girl, that is a mudbucker lol! Apparently if the coils in the pickup are loosely wound, the sound is bigger & brighter. 🤷♀️
Most people would have just sent it to Joel but you showed us how to make it not perfect but playable. Excellent! 😊
If you could spend a few bucks on a Hipshot Bridge, it's way better than that Tilt-O-Matic bridge.
I am glad you did the repair in a way that matches the condition of the guitar as found.
Also, thanks for speeding up the repair process for this video.
I had one back in the late 70s . It did its job well enough .
That thing is a piece of art. I love it!
Hi Matt, I saw that Bass on the site where you got it. I am kind of looking for an SG six-string and I need another project like a hole in the head anyway so I didn't bid against you. Glad you got it. :)
I think I would have tried routing and make a dutchman out of mahogany before gooping all that epoxy filler in there. Not much more work. And one more thing. You always mix the two parts of epoxy first then add your stain or filler. If not, you risk the exothermic reaction not working well
It can’t be properly fixed now..as soon as you see the lack of a Matt on the work bench and clamping with out cork, you know it a fix for a sale/internet flip for a Chanel fan.
That figured laquer break up looks cool.
You are so cool Matthew! Great job, great video.
Could get a repro for a Epi EBO model. I had a 65 and one of the stupidest thigs I ever done was sell it. Along with my 66 SS
Just need to "Fabricate" a new saddle..... We are living in some crazy new times.
Lol I assumed he meant he was going to 3d printing a new one.
How does one get into finding these player grade vintage guitars? Absolutely love this stuff! The history in these instruments makes me feel like they sort of obtain a soul at some point...you know? Through the wear and inscriptions and whatever else they've picked up on their journey through life as a guitar...it's like tattoos for guitars. Such a beautiful romantic subject.
Well done !!!
That J pup sounds good!
I had bought an EB 4L all original got it up and running forgot the string buffer, darn played with it, saw coming else I wanted went to guitar center and sold it to them, all the electronics were original. On guitar shop wanted it pretty bad…but too bad…he turned out to be a jerk. I did a wonderful setup up dressed the fret board…it was like smooth as silk and crowned and dressed as much as could they were worn so I was gentle they shined after I done…I almost changed my mind…but ….
where the hell do you keep finding these gems??
Matt, I see some Andy Fraser and Jack Bruce in your immediate future...
This mudbucker sounds kinda awfull and because of this it's kinda cool) Respect for restoration!
Its pretty badass
You vape constantly or smoke weed constantly? Bad asthma? Glad you're back to crazy relic'd guitars, even if it's a bass.
now i want to buy a bass guitar
Can I preorder a vinyl copy of your album?
Yes you can! It should be live on my website www.MatthewScott.org or on RUclips.
Irl marceline bass
That Mudbucker sucks. Muddy by name and sounds muddy as well. Like listening to you through a sheetrock wall.
A previous owner must have had the same opinion too as they fitted the Jazz Bass pickup.
youve never heard a mudbucker through a cranked marshall stack, they sound great.
Where is the problem to play on "new" and undestroyed instruments - I've been playing guitar for 30 years and I can't understand why you have to buy this "garbage". Buy a new and cheap guitar, do not worry about your "look" but about your technique.
It's fun??
Matt, piece of advice: next time you mix epoxy, mix it on a piece of plastic or steel. The cardboard absorbs some of the VOC's in the epoxy formula and can throw your mixture off a bit, resulting in a weaker bond.
Solid advice. Thanks
Great advice thank you.
@MatthewScottmusic You're Welcome.
I found saving empty small cat/dog food aluminium containers is ideal for mixing small batches of epoxy
@younkinjames8571 You're Welcome.
Appropriate to play "Sunshine of Your Love" on an EB0
Matthew, at the end the most important thing, to remember, is that guitars and bases are "instruments" to be used and played to create music, I'm really glad that you remain humble, and a superb player, congratulations on your great instruments and songs. Cheers.
I play in a band with Pete Cruickshank, bassist and original member of Groundhogs. He played one back in the day, sold it, regrets it. He is using an epiphone version at the moment on some tracks as the sound is so distinctive. He is a great guy, a good friend, and a legend round here. Go listen to some Groundhogs. ( thank christ for the bomb album, also Solid and Split albums ). He will love this video.
CHERRY RED!!!
LOVE the groundhogs. On a mission to collect their early stuff on Vinyl.
Groundhogs a blast from my past
Groundhogs rocked! Awesome to hear Pete is still out playing, and I’m super jealous you get to jam with him❤
Thank Christ For The Bomb is an incredible album.
There's a reason why my Epiphone EB-0 was my first true bass love. Funny enough, I'm planning a mod for it very similar to this (only it's a lipstick tube pickup for the bridge instead of a jazz). After hearing this combo of sounds, now I'm hyped to get on it.
woodglue on top of dryed woodglue is not a very strong bond.
I would have scraped it with an angled pick first
I scraped most off.
@@MatthewScottmusic ok. btw love your channel and taste in guitars
Hipshot makes direct replacement for Gibson 2-point bass bridge.
Easy fix fill the cracks with mahogany dust and tite bond glue.
With the guitar beaten up lke it is you would never see the repair !
Personally I don't care much for the mudbucker sound - but I think this bass is something really special. The placement of that Jazz pickup works brilliantly and it's really well balanced. Reminds me of the sort of tone John Entwhistle gets, somewhere between Jazz bass and Rickenbacker territory? What a great instrument for $500!
I know you were talking about tone, but Jack Bruce played an EB, and then went to high basses.(don't know what ones) He first used Marshalls, and I think he went to Hartke(?). John Entwhistle (the "Ox") played Rickies, then Fenders, then Alembics. I love the look and tone of his "Spider" Alembic you see in the live Shepperton videos. I never saw Bruce in person, but I saw The 'Oo at the Pontiac Siverdome. He used the Alembic model like Stanley Clarke used.
I wouldnt use epoxy! In my opinion that bass has an awsome look. If you use regular wood glue, not only will it be strong enough, but once the excess glue squeezes out the front you can dirty it up a bit in the gaps. That will make the repair look old.
I would love to hear it with a blend of both pickups!!!
Matt Yes You Can!I just Resurrected a 2002 SG Goth Gibson,I vintage wired it with PIO .022 Tone caps,gavitt wire,with Seymour Duncans!The headstock was broke,but I saved Orvilles Face,by Strategic,spline placement,The Control Cavity area was Snapped off as well!The Person Who Routed This,Routed Wayyyy Toooo Thin,nah!So I painted it Matt Ha! Flatt Black!With a Flat SeaL!Not Satans Black,I Mean Satin Black paint!Ha!Take care!Love your Show! I ALL WAYS KEEP IT VINTAGE IF YOU CAN!Take care!Jcsx
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Funny enough, I also own a late 60s Gibson EBO with a 60s fender single coil in the bridge poison (just barely in better shape than this)
man, you could have done it little bit better. use a little bit of a mahogany pieces and glue it in the missing wood areas. But what ever it doesnt matter, it plays as good as it is.
On something that old, and beat I think you did it a favor making it playable again, and the fact you will be using it to make music in your studio. Awesome content and playing Matt looking forward to more videos, and your music.
As much as I kinda hate to see an old vintage instrument modded like that, the Jazz pickup is the best tone on that bass
wood glue, splines and pressure. Fill in top gap with wood glue and fine saw dust mix. Back missing piece - level edges of break, cut piece of wood to fit, clamp.
Another great show! The old bass lives again thanks to you. The way you repaired this bass is exactly what it needed. Looks like it should. Played hard, enjoyed, broken, then brought back by you. Well done!!!
It might be worth securing the piece that’s come off with dowels to give some stability, especially as the break runs close to a rout for a pot - just my 2 cents
I fell in love with that bass when you showed the surface cracks, they're beautiful. Great job on the restoration, I'd have done the exact same thing, only I'd set it up a step lower, DGCF, to enjoy some blues
I had a friend who kept trying to give me a 1970 Gibson EB-3 with the varitone switch and I'm not even a bass player. Odd thing was he had a son who was a bass player. I finally convinced him to give it to him instead.
unless it is valuable, i would strip off the finish fill in that jazz bass route with epoxy and refinish it.
Maybe use some bondo. Or wood filler. But I like it!
You should dowel it in place prior tp the glue idea.
Cool factor off the charts with this
That guitar sounded great in the intro.
Jack Bruce fanboy here. How much…..
I think Jermaine Jackson played one at some point in the Jackson 5
Im a simple kind of man, i see a Matthew’s video notification and i immediately click
Yeah, I would fix the Electronics to blend both Pickups like Berry Oakly did with the Allman Brothers. Great video as usual :)
You get strong stoner vibes with this bass. Very nice catch !
They more use Ps and Ricks.
Love your content Matthew! I bought 'bout a year ago -62 EB0 here in Finland, which was someday modded with P-bass pickup, installed to the bridge position. A previous owner "restored" it to EB3, putting an old late 60s EB3 pickup to the bridge position. These has their own vibe, sound and feel! I hope these basses to get more love in a future...
Sometimes a rough and ready repair is just as "correct" as the detailed careful restoration.
Honestly for a studio dog, I would sell both the pickups out of that bass and replace them with Guild Bisonics like Phil Lesh's mid 69 to mid 70 EB-3.That bass and his Starfire around the same period are some of the finest bass tones ever laid to tape. I had a '68 EB-2D that I ended up trading for a Ric 4001, but I was missing the short scale flatwound thing so I ended up getting a Guild Starfire and I find it a lot more useful than the Gibson was. Mudbuckers can sound great down by the bridge like Gene Simmons did, but the bisonics are much more useful in the studio. I'm kind of like you, the beater guitars that won't bring any money (or that I can actually afford) end up staying and getting fixed up and recorded, love the player grade guitars that get the sound! Anyways, my 2 cents...
He could also pull a Mike Watt and install Bartolini soapbars.
@@possibly8180 That's another really good sound. I got to hang out and get stoned with Mike Watt once when my band opened for Firehose back in the 80s, those guys were all so cool. He was playing a Fender looking thing back then.
Thanks for the content, Matthew. A great product for filling in gaps or missing chunks is epoxy putty. It can be formed to any shape and is sandable, fillable, and paintable.
It dries rock hard. I used it to make a missing transom end cap on my boat. Working time is about 5 minutes, so I had to make it in several batches. Play on!
I can't believe I missed this one! Very cool indeed. I play (almost exclusively) old modified tore up EB-0's & it always makes me smile to see one in the wild!!
I have a 1968 EB0 and still play it out when I gig about 2-3 times a year. I love that its still being used 55 years from new... sure there is checking and some missing parts... but nothing is broke. Most of it is original. And the mojo is fantastic!
Wow! But is there a middle position for both pickups simultaneously?
NOOOOOO, not epoxy!! Cut a piece of Mahogany and replace it!!
Shortscale Gibson EB basses are amazing! Especially the 70s version with a repositioned mudbucker- unfortunately Gibson was almost out of the bass game back then due to the p an j basses domination…
I wrote my first comment before the end of the video. And as i still would have liked to have seen some old yellowish glue on the front, it still looks incredible. I hadn't realized it was missing such a huge chunk in the back. The epoxy was definitely the right choice back there. Nice work, and yes you absolutely did the right thing by repairing it yourself. Thats clearly a players bass. If that break had been repaired back in the day it would have been done the same way. On the fly with whatever was available. So that repair is keeping with the feel of the bass. If it had been a case queen otherwise, then i would have said a professional fix was in order.
Love that you're embracing the Special with fuzz. That's such a nasty sound in the best way
Hi Mathew! Wow, I bought a used EB-0 in the late 60's just like this. I was and still am a huge Jack Bruce fan but back then I couldn't afford the EB-3 like he used with the bridge pick-up. Eventually I scrounged together some money and bought the Fender Jazz bass pick-up because I didn't have the extra $5.00 for the Gibson bridge pick-up. I was 19 yo and didn't know what I was doing. The pickups sounded terrible together (possibly I wired them out of phase or they had mismatched output level?) but I didn't know about those things back then. Yours sure looks a lot like my old EB-0 but the Jazz pick-up sounds so much better than mine did. I even added the gold Gibson knobs cuz Jack had some on his EB-3. I hated the sound I was getting and sold it a couple of years later. Brings back a lot of memories.
That's the SG known break. Right below the control cavity where it is super thin. Drop it and that's what you get.
I found this listed on Reverb for $1500 (reduced from $1650), and came to see if there was actually a video on it and here it is!
I am so glad this video is here because, wow. Why would you leave all of the electronics and the cavity liner in place when gluing and using epoxy? I understand that this is never going to be a pristine instrument, but at least protect what is still in decent shape. And using a chisel to apply epoxy??? And it is being sold for more than you claim a better condition one would go for? No thanks. I wish I had found this poor baby for $500 so I could have fixed it myself and given a proper home and some actual care.
Could only hear the guitar during that bass demo lmao
Could only hear the guitar when I was playing the bass?
Every time I see a Gibson-bass, Suzi Quatro comes to mind..
Don't think she ever played a EB0, just remember how huge those Gibson-basses looked, compared to Suzi's 152cm (4,98 feet)..
I just cleaned up best I could, my beat up old mid 80s Aria Japan dreadnought, which I bought with my 1st wages. Looks like shite! but with a add on string brace screwed to the base of the body (20? years ago) & new D'Addario phosphor bronze 10 - 47s, sounds really bright 👌 & so easy to play. Everybody that's played it, loves it! Anybody else would have just tossed it out. Me? Never 😎
THAT RIFF IS KILLER MATT!!! I LOVE YOUR PLAYING!! CHEERS!
I have the same exact bass, same bridge and tunners, it was my first bass. Got it when I was 13 in 1976, if I remember mine is a 1966. Most of them came with the hated 3-point bridge but I have the same on yours with the plastic saddle. I was young and dump but because of that Mudbucker I decided I wanted a P bass but could not afford one. So a couple of years after I had it I put a Dimarzio P pup where it would normally go, in fact Dimarzio's were not even popular because they were only out a few years. Had a 3 way switch so I can isolate each pup and blend both, it did help with both pups on it gave the bass better highs. The Mudbucker with my 70's Ampeg V4b 2x15 cab with any kind of volume it felt like an earthquake. I was a big Jack Bruce fan and of coarse Andy Frazier from Free, also Felix Peppalardi from Mountain played only the shortscale EB-0. Jack and Andy most of the time played the EB-3L, that's longscale. Mine is kinda in retirement because a few years back I noticed a hair line Crack at the neck joint just like the SG's do. Have fun with it, I still play it at home sometimes because it is such a cool bass to play.
that bass is badass! and surprisingly versatile sounding. When you kicked in the Jazz pup I was not expecting that tone. Perfect bass for having around the studio/house when you need one but dont want to invest too heavy into an expensive vintage example. You played the exact songs I would have on that bass makes me think Jack Bruce!
Ozone Brothers? Could be a Commander Cody and his Lost Airmen reference? Back In The Ozone again!
I read somewhere that Tom Schulz (Boston) used a heavily modified Gibson EB like that one... he tinkered with it a LOT.
What I would do now is take some mahogany sawdust and glue and fill over the epoxy then try and match the color.
I have experience with using epoxy and a filler (micro balloons) which when mixed together looks amazingingly like the wood on this bass!
Micro balloons are ground Fenolic!?
Hi Mathew,
Not related to this video I apologise, but I wanted to ask you what value the pots are in your 50’s LP special please?
I have a 1974 special that I have had since 1991 and the pots are 350K and it doesn’t seem to sound that great to me.
In the 1950’s did they use 500K pots with P90’s do you know?
Kind regards
Ian
i own a '72 GIBSON EB3 bass and i love it it's my primary bass. the incredible sound, how well it stays in tune, the light weight, the awesome SG shape (i also own a GIBSON SG guitar), the awesome short scale neck that's also nice and thin..... everythang. why these basses were not more popular i'll never know.
i also suck at working on guitars so watching you do what you do in vids like these is fascinating.
Needs an old sunn 200s rig to put it through. I own one from the 60’s with the matching 2x15. You can regularly pick up the whole rig for less than $1000… buy one
Whoa Is that bridge/tail piece curved - i.e. convex bent? Looks like it unless the camera lens is distorting it's appearance. .Looks like it's bent to where it's higher in the middle . They are normally flat .It's amazing it curved that much without breaking,, Ha ha ,2 kewl man . That just adds even more mojo .
Personnally, I would have let the filling epoxy stand proud. I would have use like brass powder (or aluminum if you prefer the silverish look) in the epoxy. If you can't hide the fix, then make it look nice.
min wax makes a good wood bondo that is structurally really strong. you first paint on a (watery) min wax "wood hardener" to wood surface to be bonded. a lot more workable than runny epoxy. carpenters use it to fill structural beams and posts that are too costly to replace. Love your channel!
Hey matt, fun farting allover the place. Good fun for jack, and Felix type of behavior.
Nice
Ozone was a rock/blues group around in the late '70s, and early 80's, had a deal with Motown, and then just sort of disappeared.
I have a red '62. I like it because it is light for a bass, and sounds good with 8 X 10 speakers. I am a Jack Bruce fan.
I’d replace the bridge with either a Hipshot 3 point bridge , or look for an original Gibson Bridge ( which were rubbish .. Ibanez and Greco copies also came with a similar Bridge )
Love the sg bass! Jack Bruce sound.
I had this thing. Sold it to a punk rocker. He put A pickup where the lead Rickenbacker goes. Ran it stereo and it sounded like a 4001.
Unfortunately to save this bass you have to hot rod it somehow. There goes the vintage value.
why wouldn't you route the gaps once you glue it, chisel it square and glue in some mahogany instead of putting plastic/glue=epoxy in there?
You would do well to replace that stock two-point bridge with a hipshot supertone, they're more adjustable and can be flush-mounted to avoid the "evertilt" situation