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1972 Gibson showcase brochures
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 In 1972 Gibson produced a series of 'Guitar of the Month' brochures, each dedicated to one of their high end models, the Les Paul Recording guitar, L5-CES, ES-175D, Super 400-CES, ES-355TD-SV and
Byrdland. Each brochure was a single sheet folded into four panels, with details of the instruments themselves, their features, musical purpose, and a little history behind the development of each guitar. Only the Les Paul Recording was a new model; the others were all well established in the Gibson line. Follow the link to see scans and further information on these leaflets and other Gibson guitar catalogues from the CMI and Norlin periods.
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1961 Vox Stroller
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 The earliest versions of the Vox Stroller were actually copies of an early Japanese electricguitar, the Guyatone (also sold under the brand Antoria) LG50. These Strollers, although short-lived did undergo a few changes before taking on the more familiar Strat influenced style of many mid-sixties UK-built Vox guitars. The biggest difference between early and late LG50-style Strollers (and the two pickup version, the Shadow) was the larger pickup, a shade longer, but noticeably wider used in the very first Vox guitars. Compare this early Vox to a 1963 Stroller with the later V1 pickup. For more information about Vox guitar pickups in general, see the Vox guitar pickups page.
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actually yeah it fit pretty well. cause i've never opened up a REAL eb0 i wouldnt know the difference in sizing. but the eb0 pickup and the epiphone "sidewinder"(i assume they call it) PUP is generally the same size. but because i had the 70s pup baseplate i had to remove that to fit it. the thing that i wonder, is how much of the actual eb0 tone do you think ill be able to achieve with an epi body. the epi plays great believe it or not. (i like most this epiphone and older pieces i have an epiphone et280 and i swear by that bass). the one i am using for this project is a 1999 korean made epiphone sg bass. the wiring and capacitors come in friday. if you think i should get new pots or a specific type of capacitor besides generic .01uf .0033uf. tell me, i am unsure if there is a difference or not. also cause im new to this i was wondering. does the voltage on the capacitor ever interchange between i guess the type e.g. a .0033 could be 50v or a different .0033 could be 150v.
edit: to clarify the pots though, the epi came stock with two 500k.
Last edited by et280; 11-06-2012 at 05:53 PM.
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 Originally Posted by et280
the thing that i wonder, is how much of the actual eb0 tone do you think ill be able to achieve with an epi
Well the original pickups are very hot indeed - they are a very big part of the equation. The different body/neck woods and bolt-on neck with change sound somewhat, but it is still shortscale, with the same pickup position, so I think you'll be in the same ballpark.
You should definately be able to get that really fat sound with flatwounds, and played fingerstyle at the neck. But The EB-O is an aquired taste. You might prefer it with roundwounds, played at the bridge with a pick...
If I were tohazarda guess, I suspect it will sound quite like the Kalamazoo KB bass - same pickup and scale, fibre-board body bolted to a maple neck. (hear some clips here http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/...soundclips.php though the amp colours the sound quite a lot on those)
As for other components, I doubt they would make a discernable difference to the human ear.
Please let us know how this turns out
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the kalamazoo bass sounds great, i hear some of that eb0 energy in there. components arrive friday. i will definitely have videos for all. that and ill record with my et280 as well which imo is a hugely underrated bass(just from what i've seen on talkbass google searches). i am loving that b15 amp btw... i want a good bass amp for inexpensive, is there a good thread for that topic?
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no luck... still have the same sound with the electronics that came stock with the epiphone. the bass is quiet and completely unfamiliar to the eb0 i played previously(that bass currently resides at ludlow guitars in manhattan). something in the electronics isn't correct on my bass. besides the bass being quiet and a really unconvincing eb0, the two pots i have act as master volumes. the second pot has no tone control whatsoever. the two knobs act exactly the same minus some scratching. heres a picture of the wiring job i did this evening.
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i have a couple hypotheses but id like to hear suggestions first. also here is youtube link of me playing the instrument and my et280 to perhaps give you a reference for volume.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1xtNcQ5KgQ&feature=plcp
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When you say you got your hands on a 70s EBO pickup, was it taken from a gibson EB0 or does it just look like one.
The reason I ask was sometime in the early 70s I bought what was supposed to be a new Gibson humbucker from Top Gear in London. (New in a box, but nothing to say Gibson). When I put it in my EB3 it in no way resembled the pickup that came out. This also had wings on with sprung screws into a baseplate. On measuring the resistance it was only about 1.2k ohms, (the Gibson being around 30k), it being a similar pickup to what Epiphone are using now.
Another thing to look at are the magnets, if someone has previously fiddled with it one could be the wrong way around. They need to be in the same orientation so the adjustable pole pieces become opposite.
Last edited by Goingdownslow; 12-29-2012 at 05:42 PM.
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Not sure if this is entirely on topic, but it didnt seem worth raisinga new thread for this question. What does the 0.01 cap actually do? Is it acting as a high pass filter (I think that's what I mean - I.e. passing highs direct to output to brighten sound) or is it rolling them off to earth, making it warmer sounding?
Or something else altogether?
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