Revolutionary 1953 Gibson EB-1

[@lloydgarrelts6033]

Love that you played a recording of your Pa and that guitar from 67. So cool.

[@tweedcouch]

I was fortunate to find it.

[@simonbeck7446]

The reason that the pole pieces are so near the edge of the pickup cover is that the coil is thin and flat, horizontally mounted, and occupies most of the unit. The Alnico bar magnet is at the opposite end from the pole pieces This is known as a "sidewinder" single-coil. Another similar design is Epiphone's so-called "New York" guitar pickup, often mistaken for a humbucker. Gibson added a second coil to their bass pickup and moved the pole pieces to a position between the coils in 1959, creating a hum-cancelling sidewinder nicknamed the "Mudbucker"

[@tweedcouch]

Love this info. Thank you.

[@davidestes6738]

Love the color. I just bought a n Epiphone 339 in pelham blue. It is very close to that color. Keep the videos and podcast coming.

[@tweedcouch]

You got it! I have so many ideas but there is only so much time. By the way, the Pelham Blue is one of my favorite colors. I'd love an SG with a maestro bridge in that color.

[@paultietjen]

I love you're playing the "What About Love" bass line LOL!!! Love it! Also, I have always loved that color on that bass.

[@tweedcouch]

I only know so many bass riffs Paul. Lol

[@paultietjen]

@@tweedcouch LOL

[@tweedcouch]

@@paultietjen it’s either that or sing-alongs

[@CornerstoneCognitiveSolutions]

Dr. T!! Another great video!

[@tweedcouch]

Thanks man.

[@rickhbrown]

great stuff, thanks!

[@tweedcouch]

Thank you.

[@ciccioaporta3774]

And , to top it all off ? the pop single your dad's band released - with him playing that very bass.

[@tweedcouch]

It seemed only fitting. Thanks for the comment.

[@YogsenForfoth]

$75 in 1965 would be roughly $713 in today’s money, so it wasn’t that good of a deal. 😂 In all seriousness, that’s a really cool story. It’s something that you’ll be able to share with your family for years to come and I think that is really awesome.

[@tweedcouch]

True statement. But it was cost effective than buying a new Gibson bass at that time for $340. 🤣 He originally wanted a Fender but he didn’t like the scale.

[@rainblaze.]

That thing if it was in the same condition to this but without the paint job would fetch today anything upward of eight grand. Don't know how much it would be valued at with the blue paint job though ... but my bet is considerably less .... guessing three to four grand ... though possibly less. as its not really a desirable colour on that to day the lest 😟 Its a shame though being a fifty three it really would have been considered a real piece of history. And very much sought after among collectors😞

[@tweedcouch]

​@@rainblaze. True. If it were in the original brown condition then it would be worth more money and a collectors piece worthy to sit behind glass at a museum. But at that time of the 60's the brown color was not very desirable and my father didn't purchase it to be as a collectors piece. It was purchased for gigging and entertainment. It is still a interesting part of Gibson History and to him it is a memorable part of his musical journey. Definitely an heirloom to be passed down in our family.

[@rainblaze.]

@@tweedcouch Sorry i did not mean to cause offence. I was just stating that as there was so few made -- and the fact your father very obviously took great care, giving the condition -- ifs just a great shame it was not in its original state thats all . Because , is a huge fan of vio -bass guitars (i own four) i know there are very few around in this condition . And I do not doubt that your father played the thing to death , but that just goes to my point of why it us even more regrettable as he managed that while keeping it so immaculate And look, i am by no means suggesting he was wrong to do what he done, it was after all his to so with as he saw fit. And hey, i agree, it will be a very cool heirloom to hand down through the family with, some very cool stories to go along with it too no doubt as well ? Im so sorry if i caused offence as it was never my intention. thank you for your reply

[@tweedcouch]

@@rainblaze.​​⁠Thank you for your reply. I’m sorry if I came across brash. I appreciate comments and I enjoy the conversation. I need to do a video of my 1968 Gibson EB0. It’s not a violin but at least it is in close to original condition. I love the history but I also love the stories of guitars. What are the 4 violin styles you have?

[@doug5yuiop]

Cool. Has that squashed muffled Gibson mudbuckers sound

[@tweedcouch]

Yup. A sound all its own.

[@toneyisaiah3556]

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[@jasondorsey7110]

The pickup design is very different from an eb mudbucker, but the location is the same, right up at the neck heel which is why they sound muddy...that mudbucker has its uses though, through a micro pog and a big muff it sounds like a baritone from heII

[@6arcsn1sky]

I kind of wish Gibson brought back this bass. The later models that were played by Mountain's Felix Pappalardi.

[@tweedcouch]

I never knew this. Great piece of music history.

[@6arcsn1sky]

@@tweedcouch Preferably the model Felix Pappalardi used to play. I saw a video of some dude who claimed to be Leslie West's guitar student jamming the hell out of Felix's EB1.

[@tweedcouch]

@@6arcsn1sky wow. I’ll go find that video now.

[@6arcsn1sky]

@@tweedcouch The video's no longer available.

[@tweedcouch]

@@6arcsn1sky I went looking and this explains why I couldn't find it. 😮‍💨