Epiphone EB-3 EB Reviews

Low price, high quality.

An alright bass for the price

My first bass. I wanted something a bit different to a classic p bass and a jazz bass. So the eb3 caught my eye. As soon as I plugged it in I was overwhelmed with the deep lows. But as time went on and I tried other instruments I began to find the faults in this instrument.

The dreadful bridge; the gibson three point bridge just doesn't work. after a few adjustments the bridge popped out of the body. I was relieved to find out that it was a common problem and could be fixed, but a new bridge would make this bridge a lot better.

The pickups; the neck pickup is great sounding with distortion or fuzz, but on it's own is very muddy. The bridge pickup is a bit too close to the bridge and so it doesn't have much low end. Together the sound is useable but it really reflects the price of this instrument.

The build quality; the neck isn't very strong and can easily bend, and the frets aren't all level out of box. But these are expected with such a cheap instrument.The finish is nice, no blotches, and the electronics are well soldered and feature a shielded cavity.

Overall: as a beginners bass this is fine. Especially for those who want a thick, thumping rock sound, but isn't that versatile. With a few mods and upgrades this bass could be even better than the actual gibson. (New bridge, new pickups, push pull pots for coil taps, fret level, etc) But it really is just a beginners bass and you get what you pay for.

My first bass

As a first bass, I didn't really know what I was looking for sound wise. So when I started using this bass, the only complaint that I had was about how heavy it is and the neck-dive. Once I started to use it more, I really disliked it's dry flat sound, but may that's what some people are looking for