Billy Fuller - Robert Plant's bass player talking about the Gibson EB14 Bass

Billy Fuller was filmed at Invada Studios in Bristol talking about the new 2014 Gibson EB bass.

[@humansteve7194]

2 years later, and this is still the best demo of this bass. Nice job. Shame on everyone else! Oh, and thank you!

[@gr3g0r5]

I've had one of these for 4 years now and it's great. Totaly agree on the point of it sounding good straight into the board. I do that all the time with it too. It's a shame Gibson doesn't make them anymore. Bring it back.

[@maliwilliams7262]

They're Idiots.. this bass was their Best effort as per Bass in their History, and What do they DO??

[@manners75]

I've had this bass for around two years now and I love it! plays nice, great various tones, I've gigged and recorded with it and I can't fault it. for the price it's brilliant! plus you get a very nice Gibson hard case with it too! 😉👍

[@Ben_Mdws]

Saw Billy play live with his other band, Beak>, the other week - such a great player.

[@SonicXRage]

Gibson discontinued almost all of their frikkin awesome basses. The only one left is the Thunderbird. IMO, I don't think Gibson is just gonna let the RD, Ripper, etc go without giving them another chance at some point in the future. They've been gaining popularity in recent years, so I hope they make a comeback.

[@absolving]

Why do they do that?! Gibson annoy me sometimes, but god, they do make awesome basses and guitars.

[@Lysdexia]

Thanks for the review as I had no idea these sounded so bloody good - it looks absolutely gorgeous into the bargain.

[@videomaniac108]

I have a 2015 Gibson TBird with the same pickup arrangement and really like it. My favorite configuration is playing both pups in single-coil mode with all pots dimed.

[@mattj5910]

Awesome demo! I am going to invest in one of these soon

[@Tomalyo]

I bought 5 string version copule of years ago and that is a keeper and man... This bass have serious balls 💪🏻

[@thordiscc]

@Käptn Haddock; Yes, the lefty will be available this spring. I called the Gibson Customer Service for the same thing. The 2013 model was actually released as a lefty as well but the new one (2014) has some minor improvements.

[@dr.funkenstein9790]

I bought one of these basses and I absolutely love it!

[@stuartsimper1383]

strings stay really well even if you tune down to say like b strings still pretty tight and cuts through amazingly well.

[@stuartsimper1383]

I have this bass it's brilliant. a right beast I love it.

[@absolving]

I almost got one.. they're just beautiful

[@benjamins2916]

I neeeeeeed one of these basses. maybe next year.

[@snstyvr7597]

Killer basses! Using one on many of the tracks on my channel.

[@bentpolski]

Power of Soul! Haha Sounds great!

[@juanpablorb7150]

anybody know where that initial riff right at the beginning is from? or is he just messin about? tasty riff

[@BassDude789]

I've got the same cab! Hopefully will have the same bass soon.

[@ethanlancaster76]

BassDude789 great cab! The bass, not so much 😐✌️

[@lundern88]

Looks badass aswell!

[@fatgianlu]

What is the Robert Plant song where Billy uses the Gibson EB 2014 bass?

[@acykat2069]

Man that looks like an L2000, I should just get one of those!

[@rockingbuddah]

What tune is he playing from 6:21?

[@colinluby5950]

I love bass guitar. I play a little bass myself.

[@plinkbottle]

A person who plays thing in time..must be real bass player

[@maliwilliams7262]

Billy COX! YES the Most Underrated bassist in "ROCK"!! (Nice Playing. Btwy..)

[@BarryWorst]

I hope Gibson sells these again in 2017

[@pattonPwr]

they will never sell this again.

[@ethanlancaster76]

METZ ZTEM or anything else

[@SmokDiplodoq]

A very good bass player this guy is.

[@KptnHaddock_]

Cool dude, nice bass! i don't suppose that there is (or will be) a leftie-model?

[@ianosborne188]

Leftie for Lefties.. Bristol's Full of em😂🎸

[@piewacket]

play it with some MOTOR HEAD fuzz !!!! whats the deal with the crackel on the amp?

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

With the power of soullll anything is possibleee! That’s a deep Band of Gypsy’s cut!

[@NocturnosRockShow]

Time to put my Fender precision to rest for a while... I want this bass so bad.

[@ethanlancaster76]

Nocturnos Rock Radio oh man are you going to be disappointed in the quality 😐

[@PeekaPeep]

Gibson's counter to the classic G&L L-2000 and yeah, they had a WINNER with this one right here (5-string version I actually like even more, quiet as kept:::wink:::wink:::). Babicz bridge was a really nice touch on their part, I must add. Had they made more of these for their long-neglected southpaw customer base, I probably would've had one by now:::sigh::: :-(

[@leroyatleroys]

I have to be honest, I have almost never heard a Gibson bass that I liked. They never seem to have definition. I also noticed that you rarely see people use Gibson basses unless you are really gonna stay in the background and just do a simple rhythm. Not knocking people who like them. I am just surprised at how I literally can’t find tones on Gibson basses that I like.

[@markj6506]

AH! Nice! Band of gypsys bass lines. Like the sound of this bass,thinking of selling the Geddy Lee jazz bass for one.

[@ethanlancaster76]

Mark Johnson I really hope that you reconsidered 😐

[@onsesejoo2605]

In places it sounds a bit like Rickenbacker.

[@alanjameshorner]

wow, Uncle Benjan is a good bass player. good thing he's got his warm cardigan to take it north of the wall.

[@ianosborne188]

Build that Wall. North n South. East n West.

[@youssefdarghoumi7308]

fender et la meilleur basse guitare JAZZBASS

[@fairviewhomestead]

Did I hear a little Band of Gypsies in there!?? Nice

[@bryanleigh6497]

Never uses little finger?

[@MarcoZucchi81]

This bass can even do the Jazz Bass sounds BETTER than the real Jazz Bass!

[@bflo1000]

The sound of this blows away a J bass. Kind of like J bass on steroids. Much more depth & substance.

[@_Only_Zuul]

i like that it has the modern tuners.. i hate those ugly old flat key style tuners..

[@RichelleandBob]

This guy is great....I bought one and sent it back... it was made cheaply... couldn't be set up.. strings were an inch away from the neck.. complete junk!

[@dominicmcmahon4798]

I bet this would epically doom.

[@HoiPolloi]

BEAK>!

[@cocobro9762]

no, robert plants bass player is john paul jones

[@zoonvansnook]

No, that's Led Zeppelin you're thinking of. That was a loooong time ago.

[@DavidBarrera132]

Gibson Basses Are Falling Down, They Are Very imporvised. I've Got a Squier PJ Bass, And It sounds so much Better than this and another Gibson Basses. If You Want A Bass Choose a Stingray or Fender. What I Like From Fender is that it's almost so simple that you've got P bass and J bass and another. But you know what you're buying. You see a Gibson Bass wico youn don't know nothing so people wont be interesed this way.

[@mrmurph5046]

Yeah, this professional doesn't know what he's talking about. We'll all just listen to you ---- not.

[@CatFishKick]

He's being paid to do this lol, it's on the Gibson official channel

[@mrmurph5046]

***** And that somehow invalidates what he says? And so we all blindly follow some interweb nitwit? No, thanks.

[@CatFishKick]

MP Pk​ Nah if was you I'd listen to neither, I only watch these to see how they look in normal light and to hear the tone... And actually I agree with what he says mostly, so do some research before your like "why should I listen to you" because the only answer is he's trying to help you.

[@VolodyaVolodenka1981]

What do you mean 'improvised'? I love my 1995 Gibson Thunderbird. And so does my sound engineer ) Sort of a hybrid btw a Precision and a Rick. I've tried that EB14 too, and found nothing wrong with it in any way.

[@ObraBass]

Never liked what Gibson bass looks like, nor how they sound. They should stick with Les Pauls

[@otavio048]

and them they swapped it for a generic looking boring eb bass

[@dimmeglitskiy9590]

Sounds like cheap 100Euro bass from Thomann Musicstore etc. Flat and boring

[@ianosborne188]

😂🎸

[@AnnoyingOrange420]

Gibson seems to have only cared about making really good basses a few times throughout history. The EB Fuzz model, Grabber, Ripper and RD with Moog electronics in the 70s/80s, and the newish DC Junior. Thunderbirds also sound pretty great but they’re the least comfortable instruments ever devised, everything else pretty much sucks

[@allrequiredfields]

*CLANG CLANG screech CLANG CLANG screech* Man I fucking hate roundwound strings.

[@rvbsoundfactory]

Sounds string as AF. Big time pass. Next.

[@humansteve7194]

2 years later, and this is still the best demo of this bass. Nice job. Shame on everyone else! Oh, and thank you!

[@TomislavHristicmchrile]

Best my ass. Bloody guitar player with pick is not, and never be bass player. Bollocks.

[@jrbowen81]

@@TomislavHristicmchrile Thanks for sharing that. Great info. 😆