Gibson EB-3
"A 1969 Gibson EB–3 Bass in Walnut dubbed the Mountain Bass used as a 'secret weapon' on everything from Mellon Collie to Machina." more
The late great John Entwistle with a Gibson EB-3 (possibly an EB-0) bass speaking with Rotosound’s sales director Alan Marcuson in 1966 more
In this photo, Kim Gordon can be seen with a Gibson EB-3. On Sonic Youth's [website](http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/eq/bass20.html) i... more
Reviews
Trusted musician and artist reviews for Gibson EB-3
Based on 3 Reviews
Great Bass
my go to if we decide that I play bass for a song in the studio. I have 1 in cherry and another in ebony satin. great basses and will recommend this bass and the epiphone version.
Excellent Short-Scale Bass
Got this from my grandpa! After a setup, this thing was good to go. I now use it for all of my bass recordings.
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Number 1
This is my secret weapon a bass i have had 30 years 1970 Gibson EB-3 I string it with light flats from la bella and the short scale makes them amazingly easy to play it has a fat fuzzy sound with both those pickups too
I have a '68 and these things are workhorses! I threw some flats on there as well, the lighter Ernie Group III set, and it sings now- after years of sitting in its case in a corner at my grandpa's house.
Does yours have the thumb rest, or is it open like the one pictured? I've always preferred the big block rest over one of the small Fender finger rests.
Mine has the rest yes the one pictured is an epiphone, It has great playability being short scale ive had mine 30 years and it is beautiful