Sorry,
Did I say "memtion"? I meant mention.
Illiterate in Memphis, but at least I wash my hands after using the bathroom.
Andy Tanas
Andy Tanas wrote:
> 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
