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Epiphone EB-3 Bass Guitar - Ebony

4-string Electric Bass with Mahogany Body, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Ebony
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A Classic Bass Design and a Great Value!

The Epiphone EB-3 solidbody Four-string bass gives you big tone and fast playability, thanks to its combination of a long-scale set-neck design, SG-style double-cutaway body, and dual-pickup configuration. The EB-3 bass's mahogany body is equipped with a heavy-duty bridge, a Sidewinder bridge pickup, and an NYT Bass mini-humbucker for maximum sustain and a range of great tones. The mahogany neck is slim and comfortable, and its rosewood fingerboard includes classy trapezoid inlays. Sure, it's a very affordable instrument but the EB-3 is also a great-playing tone monster of a bass!

Rich tone, courtesy of mahogany

The EB-3 bass sports a mahogany body for exceptional sustain and a powerful, bassy voice. And with a pair of humbucking pickups, you'll get a wide variety of warm, mellow tones from the EB-3 bass. But don't think that the EB-3 bass stays back in the mix - crank the volume and tone controls, and you can shape the sound of the dual humbuckers however you need to hold down the rhythm.

Long scale tone and sustain

While most SG-style bass guitars boasted short-scale necks, the EB-3 sports a long-scale mahogany neck for classic bass tone with a ton of vibe. The longer scale allows low frequencies to develop fully, give you a rock-solid punch and focus that you - and your amplifier - will love. And the sustain is sweet too!

A classic Epiphone bass

In the mid-'60s, the EB-3 "SG" bass was the only bass being produced by Epiphone. And they must have gotten it right on the first try, because the EB-3 bass became a favorite of rock icons like Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones, Jack Bruce from Cream, and John Entwistle from The Who. This EB-3 bass gives you the vintage vibe and feel of the original, without the vintage price tag.

Epiphone EB-3 Four-string Bass Guitar Features:

  • Four-string "SG" bass, with a longer scale length for more tonal depth and body
  • Color: Ebony
  • Classic "SG" body style, the first electric bass style produced by Epiphone
  • Mahogany body and neck provide exceptional sustain and wonderfully warm bass response
  • Sidewinder humbucking pickup in the neck position and NYT Bass mini-humbucker at the bridge capture organic and vintage-sounding tone that's suitable for a variety of musical styles

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Tech Specs

  • Number of Strings: 4
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: SG
  • Body Material: Mahogany
  • Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color: Ebony
  • Neck Material: Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: SG
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Trapezoid
  • Number of Frets: 22, Medium JJumbo
  • Scale Length: 34"
  • Nut Width: 1.650"
  • Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Stoptail
  • Tuners: Chrome with Clover buttons
  • Neck Pickup: Sidewinder Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup: NYT Bass Mini Humbucker
  • Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone
  • Switching: 3-way rotary pickup switch
  • Strings: .045-.105
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: EBG3EBCH1

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Rated 5/5

Great if you want to sound like an upright

Okay, it can also sound like the bridge pickup of a jazz bass too. If you are looking for THE classical rock and country sound (and you don't want a P Bass for some reason, let's just say it's allergies) this is the bass for you. The neck is slim and narrow like a Rick bass and the action can get ridiculously low.

Now some things of note.
This bass sets further left than a fender. I mean that literally, not politically. It's going to be a bit of an adjustment.
Secondly, get a heavy one. There's a lot of neck and not a lot of body, mine is 9.8 lbs and it's balances like circus performer with no net.
Lastly, strings are critical to this bass sitting right in a mix. I use cobalt flatwounds and it brings this bass to life. The cobalt is much brighter than normal flats but it retains the "thud".

I play in a country band. This is exactly what I needed for my "one and five all night" gigs.

Your mileage may vary. Not for slap.
Music background: I gig
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Eb3 bass

Great bass came set up ready too go plays and sounds good thanks sweetwater for great service
Rated 5/5

Deep Rich Tones

Love this bass for it's deep rich tones. The setup was perfect for my playing style.
Music background: Lifetime musician with 30 some years of experience both personally and professionally. Instruments : Drums and Bass.
Rated 5/5

epiphone eb-3 bass

arrived on time. very pleased. plays and sounds great. great job of checking it over before shipping to me. thanks. This is the 3rd guitar I've purchased from sweetwater. all 3 arrived ready to play. keep up the excellent service. thanks again. RICK
Rated 5/5

AWESOME BASS GUITAR

Although this is my very first bass guitar after playing regular guitar for more than 50 years I can tell you that I know quality when I see it, and especially when I hear it. After having played many other bass guitars in the store on different occasions I final decided to purchase this one from Sweetwater and I am soo glad that I did. This guitar has great tonal range due to how the electronics are set up in it.. The pickups are very responsive as well as all the controls. It plays as good or better than it looks compared to all the other bass guitars I played. The ebony finish is just gorgeous. The neck of this guitar is tethered directly into the body giving it hat extra UMPH !!! and adding to it's tonal qualities. It is headstock heavy and wants to point to the ground if you are not holding it up. This is easily compensated for by getting a wide ROUGH LEATHER guitar strap that helps keep it from doing that. You can also add just a 1 LB. weight to the guitar strap where it meets the strap button on the bridge side of the guitar to help keep the neck pointed upwards. However I found that the leather strap works just fine for me to help keep the guitar from wanting to dip down.
Music background: Over 50 years playing guitar
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