[Danik]

hello

i'm considering to buy a gibson EB-2
i never had the oportunity to play one.....

so somebody can tell me wich version would raccomand me, i play in a rock-roll band......

the EB-2DC with double pickups or the EB-2 with single pickup?

cheers
dani

[jules]

Hi Dani,

it is really hard to say. When I play my EB2D I barely use the bridge pickups (perhaps never) - but other people may not do the same.

What style rock and roll do you play? Remember the double pickup EBs came in after the heyday of rock and roll, so if you want a late fifties, early sixties vibe, the single pickup should be fine

Jules

[eb2]

I have always preferred the single, as I associate it and the Rivoli with bands that had significant cool, and it offers only the slightest difference in tonal variation. The EB2D is pretty cool though, and I would really like to get one. I just would personally want the pre tunomatic bridge and witch hats. That vibe doesn't do it for me, even though there really is no difference in neck or body. Either way you win. As prices climb ever so loony high, my advice is search carefully, avoid refins, altered parts or breaks, and hope for pickguard and case. They are just becoming more expensive and I don't see that changing in the near future.

[Danik]

Hi Jules

we play modern alternative rock and roll, thanks for the suggestion

how much it cost a used EB2D?

dani



Hi Dani,

it is really hard to say. When I play my EB2D I barely use the bridge pickups (perhaps never) - but other people may not do the same.

What style rock and roll do you play? Remember the double pickup EBs came in after the heyday of rock and roll, so if you want a late fifties, early sixties vibe, the single pickup should be fine

Jules

[Danik]

hello boom thanks for the info

cheers
Dani

[santi]

Hi:
I prefer the single pickup model (in EB 2 or Rivoli).
I like the sound from bridge pickup in other basses, but for the EB 2 or Rivoli the mudbucker is my preference.

[Gibsonbassdude15]

Even though you guys avoid the bridge pickup and stick with the humbucker, would you guys say it delivers a good treble? I've always been a fun of that bass shape and I'm interested in saving up for one

[donnervogel]

The treble on an EB-2 D is a bit rough, not smooth and silky, those minibuckers never really sounded anything else but cheap, even on EB-3s though they improved over the years and were ok by the early seventies. By dialing in the bridge pup just a bit you can get a more contoured sound on an EB 2 D than on an EB 2. That said, I prefer the sound of my 68 EB-2 over my 67 EB 2 D especially since the former had the mudbucker unleashed via shortcutting the filter that regularly either cuts the bass (baritone position of push button) or all treble and most mids (regular position of push button).

Uwe