Not Ric but Gibson..Please help me

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:21 am

The p'up position and the pickguard on this EB-3 (or EB-3L) make it no earlier than a '72.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:59 am

Well, there you have it. It's between a 67-76. Gotta love the Gibsons. Just date them by the decade, it's easier.

lars · Post by **lars** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:06 am

frode · Post by **frode** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:19 am

Thanks for talking me away from this one. I´m going for the great white

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:22 am

Here are Marc's EB3 and my old EB2C:

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:04 am

Ilan, those are awesome! I love those old mudbucker-equipped Gibsons. My EB-2 looks almost exactly the same!

(Except I took off the pickguard...)

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:05 am

Those are great basses Frode if you like the sound, listen to Mountain (even though it was an EB-1) and The Cream. That is a mid 70's bass, definitely not a 60's as others have said they moved the neck pickup away from the neck sometime during the early 70's. Those are starting to climb in price also, they have a unique sound, also listen to Free, he had a great EB-3 sound. All Right Now, etc.
I had a cherry EB-2 just like yours Harry, sorry I sold it. I also had the pickguard in the case.