DISC Gibson EB Bass 2018, Natural Satin

Full Description

The Stylish EB Bass

The EB Bass is the latest addition to Gibson’s extensive EB series, which dates all the way back to the 50s and has included numerous looks and styles. This rendition features a body inspired by Tobias basses, which Gibson acquire in the 90s, offering a stunning offset design with an elongated upper horn to create a striking aesthetic. Its swamp ash construction provides the EB Bass with an incredibly bright and loud tonal characteristic, producing a strong midrange and a crisp, warm low-end for a versatile performance.

Rounded Neck Profile for a Smooth Play

As well as offering a comfortable lightweight swamp ash body, the EB Bass also features a maple neck with a rounded profile. This type of neck offers the ultimate comfort, and allows for a smooth play. As well as providing fluid hand flexibility, the maple wood delivers an incredibly bright characteristic, enhancing the high end with extra sizzle while keeping the lows firm and the mids saturated in luscious depth. The addition of a rosewood fingerboard helps ''fur up'' the maples harsh edges, adding extra sparkle to the high end and opening up the midrange.

Lead & Rhythm EB Bass Pickups

This Gibson Bass Guitar is equipped with a set of powerful EB bass pickups, offering an unprecedented blend of power, fidelity, and versatility. Fitted with a Rhythm EB at the neck and a Lead EB at the bridge, the 2018 EB Bass produces an incredible variety of tones, delivering an iconic Gibson performance with heavy lows, striking highs, and punchy mids that are easily controlled via the independent volume and master tone controls. The volume controls also feature push/pull capabilities, expanding the 2018 EB's tonal possibilities for a truly versatile performance.

BABICZ Full Contact Bridge

Along with its stunning tonewoods and powerful pickups, the Gibson EB Bass also features a BABICZ Full Contact bridge, which offers full contact between the vibrating string and the body of the instrument. Jeff Babicz designed this innovative bridge with the intent of gaining the maximum amount of direct string coupling to the instrument's body, with over 50 times more contact surface per saddle compared to conventional saddle designs. Overall, this cleverly designed bridge delivers an improved tone and sustain.

TekToid Nut

The addition of a TekToid graphite nut offers increased harmonics in the middle and upper frequency range, perfect for creating a rich and detailed tone. TekToid Graphite is the best high-tech cure for eliminating undesirable friction within the nut, which can cause tuning problems. It is the ideal choice for a guitar nut, as it has excellent conductive qualities which overall benefit a guitar’s tone and sustain.

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Style: EB
• Body: Swamp Ash
• Bridge: BABICZ Full Contact
• Construction: Set-Neck
• Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Colour: Natural

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck: Maple
• Profile: Rounded
• Scale Length: 34''
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Radius: 12''
• Frets: 24 Medium, Cryogenically Treated
• Inlays: Acrylic Dots
• Nut: Tektoid
• Nut Width: 1.625''

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Lead EB Bass
• Neck Pickup: Rhythm EB Bass
• Controls: 2 x Volume (Push/Pull), Master Tone
• Tuners: Grover Bass Keys
• Control Knobs: Knurled
• Hardware: Black Chrome
• String Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .105
• Case Included: Gig Bag
• Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit