Product: Epiphone EB-5
Price Paid: US $660 used
Submitted
05/27/2005
at
06:17pm
by
Face Full of Bass
Features
:
10
-Pretty sure it was made in 2001, and it might have been made in Korea, however I have heard that the elitists are made in Japan.
-24 frets. 5 strings.
-Solid top, a nice finish
-5 way selector switch
-Stop bottom, auto-tune bridge
-2 Volume controls and a tone control
-The default pickups are dual-rail pickups
-Active electronics
Sound
:
9
-It well suits my style with steel-round strings (Metal, I know, what kind of metal player would use this site? :P)
-I use just an ODB3 Boss Overdrive Pedal with it generally
-Noisy on every setting, and it can be set for almost every type of music.
-Personally I don't think it sounds very good, UNLESS you have steel strings, then it is THE BEST BASS IVE EVER PLAYED
-From phat to funk sound.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
-Well set up, only compaint is that the bridge is not the highest quality, but it is BEAUTIFUL.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
-Will withstand live playing
-Hardware will last, though I think I and most people would like to upgrade the hardware a bit
-Good finish, I just dont like finished basses because you can see all the nicks and dings.
-Strap buttons are very solid, just the default ones are a bit too big.
-Dependable. Neck and truss rod almost never needs to be adjusted.
-I don't care if you have the best guitar in the world, you never play a show without a backup. What kind of question is that? :p
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
-You can never contact Gibson, but what can you expect?
Overall Rating
:
10
-Great guitar, been playing 3 years. Play through some big combo amps usually
-Should've asked more bout the hardware
-If it was stolen I would buy a new bass because im constantly evolving as a player, but i'd buy it again after that.
-I love the feel and flexability, very comfortable although topheavy.
Product: Epiphone EB-5
Price Paid: US $800
Submitted
05/05/2003
at
07:20am
by
Bill
Features
:
10
I think this bass was made in 2001. Neckthru, mohogony wood. This bass is an ellite series. Phuqin bad ass. IT beat out the Specter i was going to buy. 5 string, stop tail peice tune-o-matic bridge (how many of those have you seen an a bass), volume, tone, 5way slelcter switch (yes 5 way), 2 soap bar puckups. The set up is nice. Might want to vchange hte pickups and straplocks though.
Sound
:
10
Phuqin balls to the wall. All you need is to adjust the bridge to what you like. At time it can have a warm tone, or a dark sinister sound... it all depends on you playing style. With pickups that are standard you can play most styles. the 5 way makes for a lot of diffent sounds to.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
Black baby. All you need is to adjust to you playing style.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
THis bass is bad ass. it can handle it all. THough it is a bit neck heavy but makes for a good bass if you have fat fingers (its the only 5 string i can fit my finger in between the stings w/out buying a custome made bass). IT has never broke down yet, and i think it wont.
Customer Support
:
10
HEy epi has great customer suport.
Overall Rating
:
10
IVe been playing bass for bout 5 years and have owned a fender jazz bass and notihng yet compares to this cept a B.C. Rich Mocking bird w/Double P-bass pickups.
