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1978 white Gibson EB3 bass guitar
Body view. Typical post 1973 hardware
1978 Gibson EB3 Bass (White)

In the late 1970s Gibson produced a number of white EB3 basses. All were shortscale (30 1/2 ") and due to their small numbers are rarely seen today. All photographs on this page were kindly provided by Paul Rose.

The shipping figures are as follows:

 1976197719781979total
white1011311769
cherry1951258933442
walnut111826020273

White EB3s made up just under 9% of total short scale EB3 sales in the time they were available

1978 white Gibson EB3 bass guitar 1978 white Gibson EB3 bass guitar 1978 white Gibson EB3 bass guitar 1978 white Gibson EB3 bass guitar 1978 white Gibson EB3 bass guitar

EB3 controls - sheet produced by Gibson in 1978
Segment of EB3 info sheet produced by Gibson in 1978 (see the full EB3 controls)
An interesting feature of this guitar is the word SECOND stamped on the back of the headstock. This was Gibsons way of identifying an instrument that had failed to reach the required standard; usually due to a finish defect. Sometimes a number 2 was used instead. These defects are often very difficult to detect, especially in a vintage instrument that has dents and chips from years of use.


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