Joe,
On the EBO thing, it's a great bass and the problem is not so much with the bass,
but with
the tuning keys. I don't know who makes replacement keys for it but there's the
tuning
problem. The reason for the "thump" sound is the short scale neck thing. The
longer the neck. the more sustain. The shorter, well I think you get it. Before
you give any money
to overseas manufacturers, check out some Anerican made basses. I don't know your
price range, but look at used G&L basses, ESP, Hamer or Fernandez if you want to
go
import. The sad thing with Japanese, Taiwan, Korean or cheap basses is they don't
hold
any resale value. Oh yea, I almost forgot to memtion Peavey basses. I have an
endorsement with them and they make a killer product. Believe it or not, your EBO
is
worth a few bucks depending on year and condition. Upright players like them
alot.
Good luck,
Andy Tanas
Joe Gracey wrote:
> Ok, I have this great old Gibson EBO short-scale bass that I am very
> comfortable with, played for years, except the dang thing doesn't tune
> very well and it has that short-scale kind of "thump" sound instead of a
> long sustain and high end like a P-Bass. Has anybody ever successfully
> fixed a short scale Gibson so it will tune?
>
> And secondly, if I do decide to get a P-Bass or copy thereof, which ones
> are good and which ones suck? Mexican P-Basses any good? Peavey? Yamaha?
>
> Might as well do this off-list, I'm sure this is ultra boring to non-players.
>
> --
> Joe Gracey
> President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
> http://www.kimmierhodes.com
