The Thump of the Mudbucker! | 1967 Gibson EB-3 Electric SG Bass Faded Cherry | Review + Demo

[@Lithuania8634]

Turns out Cliff Burton but a mudbucker in his Rickenbacker. So there's that

[@RobbieTayVaughan]

Thanks for that tidbit man

[@carlgustavjung1654]

So does Billy Sheehan. The real bass virtuosos seem to value the t h i c c bass that pickup produces along with other, far treblier pickups at the bridge.

[@Lithuania8634]

@@carlgustavjung1654 I guess for tonal range. That makes the most sense

[@fireemblemistrash75]

Not a Homosexual Makes sense as he used it with the guitar pickup he installed on near the bridge of it, and with both and an svt, was how he got most of his tone.

[@Lithuania8634]

@@fireemblemistrash75 The SVT is probably the biggest factor of his tone.

[@nimanikpoor2135]

Disappointed you didnt play any black sabbath, the tone is perfect for N.I.B

[@aspenburrows]

Nima Nikpour I have a new eb and NIB is my go to song to jam on it

[@avgjoegeek71]

The vid would've been taken down. BS (although I love them to death) are a notorious for flagging everything.

[@yharnamhoonter6685]

Austin RB I agree

[@anthonyglennmollicasr.425]

I am Iron Man!

[@SOswim1]

amazing bass! I have a 1966 EB0 with flats on it, such a mammoth sound

[@notsoserious2369]

I love the mint condition guitar's you show but it's great to see instruments that have been worked adds tons of character to it. Thanks again...

[@RobbieTayVaughan]

Players grade is all over Looked. It means they work

[@Metalbass10000]

As a guy who started playing guitar at 14 years old, and bass at about 17 years old, which were both in the late 80's, and I still play both. I build both, also, for about 25 years. You may be surprised to know that the basses not made Gibson, Fender, G&L, or Ernie Ball, which includes a lot of companies, selling more than half of all basses, annually, are made with bodies that are commonly thinner, smaller, and more narrow, than the guitars commonly made by those four companies listed above.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Since you build guitars, may I ask you a question? Which pickup position gives you the best mids? Thank you!

[@Dickbulginheadin]

@@aprilkurtz1589 In the middle...

[@whoisnugget]

nah being bigger and heavier than guitars is a bass thing man

[@GreboGent]

without being able to look closer closer i would almost say that screw was broken rather than replaced as it has the same length shank and diameter as the others but doesn't get to the taper, the end of it was probably still in the body

[@Riverdeepnwide]

GreboGent yes very astute observation, good man! That's something we have to watch for in disassembly/ assembly, to not drive a long screw into a position which might have an old broken tip at the bottom of the hole or a break-through into a cavity, wire, or some other obstruction.

[@thetippey5647]

I can play Longview so I'm pretty much a professional bass player

[@senorpigeon9564]

Lol

[@tavicotavio]

I can play for whom the bells tolls so yeah, call me Les Claypool

[@user-xw6uh3yp7g]

I can play the first 5 seconds of YYZ so I’m Geddy Lee

[@user-xw6uh3yp7g]

today is not yesterday yeah but can you play an open E? That’s what I thought

[@johnm3946]

It's cool that after 52 years that bass is still being played and appreciated.

[@captaincabbage1895]

7:34 OH MA LORD I WAS FEATURED IN THE VIDEO HELL YEAHHHHHHHHH

[@tavicotavio]

Fist time?

[@drtap1477]

MAH COMMINT WAS FEATURED RIGHT BEHIND YOURS BROTHER!

[@captaincabbage1895]

MFoust OH MA LORD IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! HELL YEAHHHHHH

[@captaincabbage1895]

Lawyer Morty yes.

[@jonathanhorne6503]

I’ve had several 1960’s Gibson basses since my first EB-0 in 1967. There are tricks to make them sound good, my biggest bit of wisdom is don’t turn it up over “7”. Use the amp volume control. The pickup will overload the first preamp tube and you’ll get uncontrolled distortion. At at age 68 my #1 bass is a 1967 EB2C in sparkling burgundy. On all my basses the mute material was piano felt.

[@weanimated]

Thanks for occasionally doing some of these bass videos. I have a 1961 EB-0 and found this super useful. It's also amazing how different the EB-0s and EB-3s sound! I really expected them to be basically the same. I would still say mine sounds somewhere in the range of screaming godzilla creature though.

[@juliusschwencke142]

..had an EB0 from the same era. Had the pick guard removed to look like Andy Fraser, and the pick up replaced by a Fender Telecaster Bass rectangular pickup. I sold it, and it's always been one of my regrets. I have a 2012 Gibson SG Special bass, which eases the pain somewhat, but every now and then...

[@ey8546]

I love the EBs, great for doom metal

[@IntoTheMystery13]

That thing is sweet. I love the super fuzzy sound

[@colorwashcarsandguitars]

I've got 2 modern SG versions of this bass. They are all I play. Most comfortable bass I ever picked up.

[@Mxgic_Mike_77]

One day I will have the bass of my dreams an EB-0 !! Excellent review !! I love the tone and design of that Gibson's

[@Pellefication]

The Gibson EB-3 is a much more versatile bass than many people think. Use both microphones together in different settings! Balance! I love the bass for all the possibilities it has. At least mine.

[@msaintpc]

Maaan, that bass was beautiful! The wear on it was so beautiful it gave me chills. Don't see them like that too often, and most owners won't sell them.

[@jawsmanh5566]

yea finally a bass, keep the vintage stuff coming, so far your best video. thanks

[@Starcrunch72]

As an owner of a "73-74 EB-0, the original case is either loaded with mold, or never went with the guitar at the pawn shop. Mine is currently covered with mold, in the original case again, after the high humidity last summer. I'm waiting for spring warm up to disassemble and thoroughly clean it...

[@vicrattlehead8665]

My reflexes made me start headbanging when you started playing peace sells

[@jamesy1955]

That string mute device is brilliant. 👍

[@Some_Cat_]

Agreed. Never seen it before today. I'd like to see something like that on more basses tbh.

[@ancientmedia4834]

As primarily a bassist, this is my favorite of your videos so far, and I dig the Megadeth and Nirvana, because that's exactly Novoselic's sound on that tune.😊. Keep it up man.

[@colepetersonmusic]

I just picked up a *super* player grade EB-0. I can’t wait to use it for my funk band on the non-slap or extended range songs. It plays so well and does the subby vintage thing so well!

[@nicoanony]

That's my dream bass right there it's so beautiful

[@Mephilis78]

You know, when my SG came in the mail it was basically still set up perfectly by the previous owner...it was even in tune, after being shipped from Pennsylvania all the way to Washington State. Yet, as soon as I got my slinkies in, the nrxt day, I took the whole guitar apart, cleaned it (with tips from you, and Beato's tech) and then put it back together. Of course I had to set the bridge, and some of the saddles, after that, but the guitar never felt like it belonged to me until I had done all that. Before I took it apart, I was all nervous like I just pulled it off a shelf at the store, or like I had my friend's Les Paul. Funny how that works out. However, if I take into consideration that I took apart,and tinkered with every cheapo guitar I ever had, it makes sense.

[@bgilley8199]

The wood on this one is beautiful.

[@the_nondrive_side]

Recently visited a friend with a EB0 that had a lipstick like a Dano or Tele added halfway between the neck and bridge angled and that damn thing does the goods like no other. I've watched this video at least three times now..

[@Songam1]

Thank you so much for making this video. There’s a lack of really good demo of this wonderful bass. I wish it got more love than it does. I really wish Gibson would do a spec to apex reissue with that beautiful mudbucker pick up.

[@honestbrute9216]

I LOVE when you reviews Basses...

[@lokilxix]

I LOVE the tone of the EB3.

[@thevoxofreason8468]

I have the Epiphone version of the EB-2, the Rivoli, built in Kalamazoo in the 50's & 60's. It's the only bass I own. However, I'm an SG fan, own several, so I think I need to get an EB-0 or EB-3. This is the first review I've seen on one and I now love these things.

[@eoghainmurphy4441]

This bass makes me smile! I love it

[@ziggylayneable]

I saw my cousin's name pop up in the comments when you were throwing all the request for Sunshine of Your Love across the screen! That's awesome you put my cousin's name in there!

[@Vichedges]

Your cousin is famous!

[@trevor-johnsen]

Ron Asheton played one of these in The Stooges (he also played a Guild model that looked similar) Raw Power era

[@upgrayeddjohnson2018]

My friends has one just like it, with the felt damper on the bridge. If you adjust that thing just right, it can make sounds like a Scitar.

[@nigellacey559]

I like these old trogly reviews

[@billiamtrillion]

Damn I’ve always wanted one of these. The low end has always been so amazing sounding

[@lucabuchignani1141]

i don’t think he fully understood how cool this instrument is lol

[@erickleefeld4883]

Gibson has a re-released version of this bass nowadays, but with simplified controls: Two volumes and one tone knob, like a Fender Jazz Bass. And the bridge muting assembly is no longer around.

[@dirankoroghlian4202]

I just purchased the Epiphone version of the Gibson EB 3 and I am in My HAPPY Place. I've been playing bass (guitars) since the late 60"s and with about a 1/2 hr. of setup time I have not been able to put it down . I've had my share of Gibsons through the years ( 62 frettless Ripper , 72 335 semi hollow bass ) and still have a Epiphone Les Paul, and a Stratocaster . My go to bass until now is the 1960 Hagstrom I have put 2 Dimazio J bass pickups on in 1975 with some adjustments because the Nut to Bridge string spacing ( pickups are slanted ) and it is a BEAST until now and this EB 3 blows it away. With a little tweaking with the EQ in the effects loop the 2 of them will go up against any High dollar. I'm beginning to Rant .

[@ryley_sounded_the_some1969]

If you can get your hands on one, could you review a 1960's hofner violin bass?

[@Vichedges]

There's already a million reviews of Hofners on KZbin.

[@TheChadPad]

@@Vichedges but there's only one Trogly ;) and you can never have enough Hofner!

[@patmarcy1210]

I used to have a Gibson EB-3 Electric SG Bass. It sounded great, but had extreme neck dive. I traded it for a Fender Precision.

[@shaunw9270]

That's the only thing that puts me off owning any SG guitar or bass - neck dive !

[@ey8546]

That's why I'm turning mine headless 😏

[@gedd74]

I added wheel balancing weights to the bottom corner of the cavity, it gets rid of quite a bit of the dip

[@batty2259]

Oh shit! I'd love that. Always wanted a Gibson bass.

[@asaemin9427]

This is my dream bass!!! Hoping to get one one day

[@Coastal_Cruzer]

My dad had one of these, I wanna try and save up some money and get him one. He told me it was his favorite bass in the day

[@Phodilae]

I love how the EB and the Thunderbird are total opposites in feel and sound

[@b2bw1955]

I had a 1967 EBO ....I modified it by adding the split pickups from a P-Bass and the sucker had a great sound. I had so many friends wanting to buy it from me. One day I gave in and sold it. Wish I kept it now :(

[@NDRWCHNNL]

13:19 OMFG I found the lever noise that is used in Minecraft.

[@MidnightStorm4990]

😂😂

[@russellesimonetta3835]

Jack bruces guitar. Yeah!!! I made it into the comment section for saying what everyone was thinking!!!!!

[@mightyV444]

LOL! While watching the sound demo, I'm sooo wanting to add more treble!! X-))

[@chairmankaga101]

Mike Watt is why I'm here.

[@PhilipCockram]

Excellent show today . I learned a lot . Thanks Pal

[@aipchemproh]

Yeaah... This is my fav bass!🤩😭😭 Small body ,but killer!!

[@shawnhuff3920]

Cream ... sunshine of your love ... jack Bruce

[@achimdg6335]

I guess the current owner payed a lot less than he gets now, when he bought it in a pawn shop in the 80s.

[@Vichedges]

These guitars aren't expensive but yeah, any vintage Gibson or Fender guitar bought in the 80s cost less then than you'll get for it now. That goes without saying.

[@revgregory]

The 1969 Les Paul Custom I have was definitely worth more than the $400 I paid for it (with a 65 watt Peavey amp) back in 1987!

[@bertrandmajorik6589]

BASS player here, that screw looks broken.......( 10:50 ) Nice dissection, i really enjoyed it, quite informative.

[@grooverstone9553]

That riff at 2:32 is fucking amazing

[@athenacalathea4435]

Peace Sells

[@alm000]

Dun da dunt! I've been waiting so long!

[@meanjon13_illusions]

I missed out on all the fun. Dennis Dunaway played a EB-0

[@vernonhoover1387]

I'm diggin this nice eb bass! Nice vid

[@Mephilis78]

I am really considering getting one. I used to play bass when I was a teen. In my mid 20s at one point I had to play bass for a little while because our bass player left. I kind of want to get back into bass again, but I don't really want to go back to the Fender scale. Besides, I'd look weird without an SG.

[@OspreyD40]

At 10:53, the one screw wasn't replaced - it is clearly broken, the point missing, the blunt broken end showing. Now how in the heck did that happen? Perhaps low-grade metal. The point may be down in the screw hole.

[@joshwhitty7024]

2:30 Captions on, you are gonna love this

[@Amassari44]

the third screw was broken lol,,,,,

[@gearViewmirror]

Thought i was the only one who noticed......not drilled deep enough at factory, and broke off!

[@earlycuyler2295]

ive always wanted to convert one of these to a 6 string baritone.plenty of room on the headstock,fits regular sg pickgaurds, just need to rout for pickups.

[@andrewlyon8924]

I've seen a few vids where people put guitar strings on some of these and imo the stock pickups sound great for guitar, and I'd imagine they sound just as good on a baritone

[@earlycuyler2295]

@@andrewlyon8924 I've seen those to.I've also seen the full and extended scale conversion"contrabass" videos.while it's cool they exist I don't really see myself searching for long enough strings, or reseting My entire rig for a tuning that low. My inspiration for this idea is 3 fold.1- one of the people that got me into playing at all, a friend from high schools father, had a similar project. he did his on an old harmony,or silvertone, or kay branded "danelectro type" short scale bass guitar.he did not do it with any atempt to make it look good just to make b to b tuning work better, and not have all the extra slack in the strings.it was rattle canned and gouged, I think it may have been set on fire at one point.I guess it was the first "relic'd guitar"I ever been exposed to.2- it's much easier on this type of bass guitar.plenty of room on the headstock to add tuners.a pickgaurd will cover up both the old and any new routing that needs to be done.an sg pickgaurd can be used as a mounting template for mounting the new bridge studs, and I could use a trapeze tailpeice if I get lazy about lining up the stop bar.and 3- I'm a relentless tinkerer and am firmly against not trying to fix something that's not broken.it's like this bass is asking for it. I'm sure the mudbucker would sound fine. Honestly I'd swap it out. And get rid of that little humbucker as well. I'd try to make it appear to be as much a standard sg as possible,aside from the longer scale.of course is probably use an epiphone to avoid severely de-valuing a gibson.(even if I don't agree with the perceptions of "value" that gibson holds over Epiphone, I have to accept that most of the guitar buying world sees even the most identical of products worth 3× or more sometimes solely based on headstock logo.and I'm not going to essentially destroy an investment price on a silly idea such as this).

[@RedArrow73]

From what I could observe of vintage Cream onstage pics, #2 seemed to be the late jack bruce's preferred setting.

[@benoitj.desjardins6318]

The neck bridge has been replaced and bigger than the original, my 1968 has still varnish on both side . The nut cover is original, mine has the same cut down the screw hole. The output jack is original.

[@ingo8957]

The truss rod cover is most likely original and not cut by an owner. The 1973 Les Paul Triumph bass I used to own was 100% original and had the same clipped-looking truss cover. I've also noted on several other vintage Gibson basses where the truss cover was clipped at the factory. My theory is that they are the same truss covers used on the guitars, but since the bass nuts themselves are much thicker, the factory clip is necessary. I read a ton (though not all) of the comments before posting this, to see if others had already said the same thing, but I didn't come across one. Just thought it was worth mentioning so people don't think a vintage nut has been replaced or truss rod clipped by an owner. Thanks for venturing into bassland, Trogly. You should do it more often!

[@666killerwolf]

The TRC on my '67 EB3 does not have a cut at the bottom.

[@shaunw9270]

Love it ! I'm only 5' 7" and struggle with a regular long scale bass . However - neck dive puts me off with these SG types. John Entwistle played one on Substitute btw.

[@gedd74]

I've got an Epiphone version and got rid of some of the dive by adding led self adhesive wheel weights in the bottom corner of the body cavity

[@TheChadPad]

Ya got your numbers mixed up there at 6:27 Trogly! Cool bass, nice playing too! Thanks for the Cream!

[@justinkline1294]

Yes, Breed on a Gibson bass. Perfect.

[@MegaDieseldriver]

This bass sounds godly

[@pulaski1]

@10:50 It looks to me like the short screw is sheered off, and it is most likely that the missing end piece is still in the instrument. The acid test would be whether a longer screw will fit into the hole the short screw came out of.

[@Trog]

Yes, the longer screw fit in the short screw's hole. i actually moved the short screw up a position since it fit better there

[@eghii]

Originally had a copy of the EB-2 that was stolen. My roommate lent me his Jazz Bass but suggested I get an EB-0 for the proto-punk stuff I was playing. And it was precisely what I needed. I still have it but it was heavily worked. The hardware is all original but it's refinished pretty poorly. But still sounds and feels great. But it doesn't have the pick guard or mute anymore. About a year ago I picked up a used Epiphone EB-3. Also sounds great but it is a bear. If you think an LP is heavy, this thing is just a bit over 10 pounds and neck heavy heavy heavy. I need to use it more. I haven't measured but it seems like the EB-0 neck is shorter than the EB-3.

[@aridagan8205]

Bob Daisley used one of these to record Blizzard of Oz.

[@InstructorGomez]

awesome review. loved it

[@Riverdeepnwide]

Austin I love how you structure your shows. Well done! Great to see an EB-1 again, a buddy had one, very cool looking but sounded somewhat like poo falling on wet cement. Sheer volume was the only remedy which never went over well with band mates or sound crew. It was weird to hear people say something like "I can't hear the bass it's too loud". How do you guys treat the signal on these Mudbuckers to get them right in the mix?

[@Masterfighterx]

Man, I'm saddened you didn't play my request, from what I could hear it was perfect for N.I.B..

[@Trog]

Glarry is sending me a bass soon so I'll probably pull other song requests from that

[@Masterfighterx]

@@Trog No hard feelings 😉But it did sound perfect for the distorted bass part in the beginning of N.I.B 😁🤘

[@GeoffNelson]

why is your channel so freaking cool?

[@bryanleigh6497]

I have a 1971 split stock one. I disconnected the choke. Lot of people do. Get a more full range sound.

[@Abbynorml1979]

Would polishing return the UV exposed areas to look like the area beneath the pick guard?

[@gillianbecx7335]

It’s a awesome bass

[@PauloSilva-zn6sh]

I don't play bass guitar, but my dream is to try one of these SGs basses

[@Vichedges]

Your dream is just to try one?

[@ronaldcarmona5485]

I just tried a 1964 EB0 at Guitar Center in Hollywood and it had a nice full and mellow Motown kind of sound. $1069.

[@batty2259]

I think I'd want a bass to be much longer. Like a thunderbird.

[@vonicrimson3619]

I want a mud bucker in the bridge position on something and a p bass rail pickup in the middle. And it would have a 3 band mm style EQ

[@AngelsINIDemonsCafe]

Thank you for enlightening.

[@claywoodslim1511]

On the two first Ozzy Osbourne albums, Bob Daisley apparently played an EB3

[@Buccarado]

seriously, when you played that bass my brain vibrated. now my ears are ringing and i can hear my heartbeat. really weird

[@michaelfuria4257]

What type/brand strings did Jack use on his EB3?

[@Mark-bi4ne]

I had a 1970 EB3 but George Massenburg told me his early 60s P bass sounded better and proved it to me in the studio. Found a 59 and never looked back to the EB3 although Jack Bruce is my fav all time. Weird huh?

[@Teen_Drama]

My first bass was a copy of this by another company. I never knew about the mute switch thing but I gave it away. Now I want it back ;-;

[@tolvajakos]

I don't think it is a standard feature.

[@Teen_Drama]

@@tolvajakos I guess. But it had that ruber bar and the long thing at the end that makes the mechanism work. But I dont rly know :/

[@tolvajakos]

@@Teen_Drama I could easily be wrong. I have just never seen it before. It could be that there were years when they were issued with this thing.

[@dirkbonesteel]

No trace of hair on the fret board so probably Brazilian. Now I need to see what a very slightly modified Mudbucker pickup will do as a normal guitar in Les Paul Jr position. Possibly the strongest rhythm guitar possible

[@lordburgerboi2605]

You could probably get some pretty sick stoner and doom sounds out of that.

[@dirkbonesteel]

exactly @@lordburgerboi2605

[@alexandermoragne7448]

Can anyone tell me what strings are on the bass guitar?????

[@BAHOI]

Why this guitar has only 4 strings?

[@arthurc1971]

THE_ DRAGON Because it’s a BASS guitar.

[@BAHOI]

@@arthurc1971 It's a joke, don't ruin it, thanks

[@philbarrows424]

Fer reals

[@wesleyzimmerman94]

@@arthurc1971 r/whooosh

[@216trixie]

Starter guitar.

[@maxbattista9791]

haha I like the metaphors

[@the_nondrive_side]

Rewatching.. Jonesing for one of these RN

[@blakecurtis7809]

Never knew a guitar mute existed. Surprised I have never seen one used before. I can see alot of uses for that on basses.

[@ThisRecordsScratched]

Fender Jaguars had them too. Cool feature.

[@mwarnken1234]

i had a sekova copy of one of these way back in the day... wish i had never gotten rid of it

[@alabamahebrew]

Hey Austin, can you measure just the neck and let me know how long it is? Seeing this gave me an idea , I have an old Epiphone SG I have to replace the neck on and im thinking of turning it into a bass after seeing this one lol. I love the sound of this bass! I think it looks really cool as well, whoever buys it will be very pleased I think.

[@Trog]

I sent you some photos

[@alabamahebrew]

@@Trog - got them, thank you

[@NicleT]

How's the neck dive with this 1967 EB-3?