Gibson EB bass restoration project

Reassembling the bass

Most of the parts for this bass appeared on ebay between mid 2004 and early 2006. Some parts are quite hard to find, or are snapped up as soon as they are listed, and I did buy another broken short scale 1971 EB3 in order to get a wiring loom with accurately dated pots (both short and long scale EB3s have the same circuitry). This was a different bass to the one listed in part 2 - both basses will be restored eventually!

In 1971-72 some Gibson pickups had the word Gibson inscribed on them. By no means all though, and although a nice touch, they are not essential. These are quite difficult to come across, but eventually they came up (separately) on ebay, and I bought them especially for this project. I was still waiting for the logo at this time, so I was in no urgent rush. Other than the inscribed cover, both pickups are identical to plain-covered versions of the same period

Parts used include height adjustable EB humbucker, mini humbucker, two-point bridge with cover. Schaller M4-classic tuning keys, witch-hat knobs

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