I have a Gibson EB3 and an Epiphone EB3 and I gotta say the Epiphone sounds a lot better! Hooray for cheap guitars!

A fitting tribute to the legacy of the late Jack Bruce

I have learned quite a bit about fixing my guitar by watching this channel. Thank you.

I just purchased the same bass and I love it. The action was VERY high and it was difficult to play. After studying the setup I determined that the Nut was ways to tall and it needed attention. I removed it and found that it a premium nut material. Ended up shaving off quite a bit of material from the bottom. After tinkering with the Nut and Bridge I was able to SLAM the GHS round wound strings down onto the neck. I'm telling what this is a BEAST of a bass guitar. Never had to mess with the truss rod , all I did was shave the Nut until the strings were just about to touch the fretboard and adjusted the TRI POD bridge set up. and away we go. I also purchased an Epiphone Les Paul guitar and with a little studying and set up this guitar 🎸 screams. Both of them have that UNIQUE Humbucker powerful sound. The best money I have ever spent on two Axes 🪓.

I look forward to your videos with the same excitement I had waiting for Christmas morning as a kiddie.

I had one of these as my first bass when I was 14. The bushings in mine did the EXACT same thing. Glad to know I wasn't the only one. Gibson three point bridges aren't very nice to deal with, they should have sucked it up, admit fender got it right, and just copied them. Lookin forward to the follow up there, Dave. Thanks for the videos!

@NoVacancies

9 жыл бұрын

Yea the bushings in my Epiphone thunderbird did the same thing aswell sent it back to the shop and they sent it back to the factory to be fixed. Not to good with tools myself.

@averyetvspecial1487

3 жыл бұрын

I have a used Epi EB-3 made in Korea, I got it for $200 because of the bushings problem. I glued them back in and still use that bass a lot, it’s my only bass with roundwounds on it.

Great to see you again!

Hi Dave! Love your vids and work! Thanks for sharing.

Good work. Looking forward to part two.

Good to see you back Dave!

Love the videos

Good to see you still kickin Dave. That crack looks nasty, I think I saw one like that at the local strip joint.

Nice episode! Can't wait to find out how you will deal with that stress crack!

NICE! BEEN A WHILE!

love how many road stars this guy has!!! those basses rock balls. I have to refurbish mine, maybe I'll ship it up north to ya

Hey I'm new to this picked up some good tips thanks I'll keep tuned in from a friend from the UK peace 👍👌✊

Interesting!! thank you!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Dave! You rule!!!

I had one of these in about 2013 and it came with a loose truss rod so i sold it. I like old stuff so the 60s style sg bass appealed to me and the epiphone being full scale made it a no brainer. I just recently picked up a ESP LTD viper 254fm which is a prototype made for market/dealer response. Its spec'd the same as their flagship ltd vipers but with flamed maple top and dot inlays. I paid a bit too mich for it but it is full sclae kinda like a cross between a sg and a jazz bass. Unless o get a great steal of a deal, i wont be after a eb3.

St. Patrick's day today in New Zealand. Nasty looking crack - cant see that fixed easily without cracking it more

Have you seen a 3 point bridge that was actually bent upwards? I had a Hondo II professional bass (basically a Gibson-scale bass with DiMarzio p-bass pickups, and a symmetrical double cutaway melody maker-like body) that had a bridge that had bowed upward. That bridge was pretty much identical to this one. I replaced the bridge.

good stuff!

The real drama in this episode was the near miss of the sleeve of Dave's fleece getting into the epoxy. The swearing would have been epic.

@nicholaswiseguy2906

9 жыл бұрын

Lol would of been great!

I own one of these that I picked up for next to nothing and I keep it at my rehearsal space as a back up for when it's too cold or I'm too lazy to take a bass to practice. Something different to play when I'm looking to play something other than one of my jazz or precison basses. Not the best bass in the world but a classic design that has made it on alot of famous recordings.

Yes I am too curious if that crack got fix and how...

O no Dave . THANK YOU , CHEERS

Love the Gooch sticker in the corner of the screen on your toolbox....

i had to fix same bridge on my buddies bass because he would turn them with string tension on i used hide glue and it worked pefect and has never been a problem sence mind you i also told him never to toucht the bridge again unless he losens the strings frist so far so good.

Great to see you again Davey,I was having withdrawl symptoms from a lack of "Dave's World of Fun Stuff" videos. I thought maybe you'd been kidnapped by the Martians

Hi Dave, welcome back.We missed your great vids.Where did you get those nifty gadges (gauges) from? Mark fom Oz.

St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow, Dave.

Ive got a 2012 EB3 and out of the box it had the same issues as this one minus the crack, must just be how they come out of the factory. All good now with a little TLC

How do I lower the strings from the neck

excellent video Dave! I've had to repair a couple of Epiphone necks in my time and would like to see how you repair broken necks like the one I see here. Also when I work with epoxy I keep a bottle of nail polish remover that will clean off any epoxy on my fingers. (any generic brand will do, I get mine at a local Dollar Store)

Another great vid! This bass now may have more playing life! Do we need to worry about the crack or let it ride?

Would the tighter tension of the truss rod cause the cracks in the neck to open up more? Is fixing the cracks on the neck a part of the job from the customer?

Hi Dave, was referring to the radial gauge and the string height gauge .ta , Marc s

Hope you can fix the neck. If you fix it can you make a video on it? It would be quite interesting to see how you do it. Thanks for all the great videos Dave,they have helped me and many other people. Rock on brother \m/ !

Dave rocks!

Looks as if the crack goes along the glueing surface of the attached headstock???

happy paddys day from here in ireland dave. what is it with the design of the gibson style neck/headstock that make them so susceptible to failing?

@bubsbarney3340

10 жыл бұрын

***** never been a fan of their basses, often thought about getting a gibson guitar but that design flaw always puts me off

Nice video and work, terrible crack and, tell me, how much air was in those tubes? Holy... Gooch tubes!

Hey Dave, I'm interested in you doing more on this poor bass if ya could. I've got an EB3 and need to get it working properly. Right now I'm just sort of jackassing around with it set up "playable". There's vibrations coming out from both pickup rings too. Thanks!

There doesnt seem to be anything Dave cant fix including the flood damage to his ship! Nice work sir

My EB-0 was cracked there too. Crap. Another thing I noticed about my EpicBoned-Zero... The three-point bridge was terrible. The front point acted like a pivot, and the rear two points wouldn't fully seat into the hooks properly. Tuning is a pain, and I still haven't been able to turn the inside of that front point down enough to make it work.

the epiphone eb-o is also a terrific little (short scale) bass , except for the pick up (junk)...put a dimarzio model one pup and WOW!

It looks like there's a difference between the EB-3 and the SG bass control wise. What do you think Dave? And why would that be?

Happy Belated Birthday PaPa R! Cheers! Was he the one who taught you the Music Repair Biz and or the Humor? Part 2 in Sight.

That's a Rough Bass! I Bought mine through a Reputable Dealer, No Cracks, or Issues at all! The Neck on mine was Good and straight, and I only had to do a Minor adjustment to the bridge. I swapped out the Factory Strings for a set of Ernie Ball Super Slinky"s, and the Bass played Flawless from the start! No One should have to invest This Much Work into a Starter Priced Guitar. If It has That Much Damage, simply Return it. Sorry that you had a Bad Experience with what is otherwise a Great Bass Guitar.

The EB3 is the long scale neck, and the EB0 is the short scale bolt-on neck. I have seen a few of these long scale necks get stress fractures. A few people have complained that the Gibson and Epiphone basses are prone to these type of stress fractures. Very expensive fix because of the set neck.....

@SaxJockey

3 жыл бұрын

I have just received a used (mint condition) EB-0. I was surprised how weak the neck/headstock joint looks. I have an Epi SG, but that looks way stronger because it is wider at the nut (6 string). Anyway I like the EB-0 for my first bass, and will have to take care of that headstock; at least it's a bolt on neck so can be replaced.

So what's with that crack in the neck? Looks like it will fail at some point, and the whole thing will fold in half :D How do you fix it, break it intentionally and then put back together?

Been wondering where u got to davey..

Its Canadian St. Patrick's Day. American St. Patrick's day is the 17th. Love ya Dave.

Yeah, Davey is back! I almost lost hope. Davey, are we taking bets on when the BBQ grill is coming out this year?

Cheers David Tightening the trussrod might actually help squish the crack together. If it was gonna fly to bits it would have done it by now I think. Ripoff on the glue tho. Not exactly much volume of product in the tubes. Be interesting to know how deep the crack goes.

Good to see you again Dave! How have you been my friend?

Fer preventative maintenence purposes. The EB-3's owner should drill a pilot, hole 2cm deep, on the neck fretboard, between the first fret and nut. Then counter sink a bolt in there and cover it up with a custom chiseld pearloid / trapizoidal inlay...I think.

saint patrics day is tomorrow dave the 17th.. hope you enjoy the parade and a nice boiled dinner the corn beef and cabbage is always good around hear the have place's that serve all you can eat as long as you eat all of every thing on you plate... i enjoy mine when it is boiled and cooked i take it melt 1/4 stick of unsalted butter and fry mine a little it make the fat on the corn beef crispy,, and man is it good with the cabbage..

I have an Epiphone acoustic (Dave Navarro "Jane") with a stress crack on the neck, right near the head stock. I tell myself that the wood has flexed but the finish has cracked. I am an optimist but am I realistic? I wonder how long Jane and I will have together......Parcel couriers suck!

@timwhite1358

10 жыл бұрын

***** Yeah, thanks Dave, that's how I figured it too and to be fair the guitar plays and sounds lovely :) Still a shame though and of course resale value is Zilch!

If you recorded this on the 16th, which I think you did, it was Saint Urho's Day. Saint Urho is the patron saint of Finland. He chased the grasshoppers out of that country. Do not confuse him with Saint David, the patron Saint of Wales. His day his March 1 sometimes called Daffodil Day. Why do I know these things...be that as it may...Saint Urho ROCKS!

Happy birthday Dave's Dad :)

Dave iv built my own Ric 330 using a yamaha neck, what specks would u use to measure the correct relief and string hight. Ric specs ?

@jadedsoul1

10 жыл бұрын

***** I think its 24.6 " Thats 2x the nut to the 12th, correct Dave ?

@jadedsoul1

10 жыл бұрын

***** ok so maybe a gibson 335 as thats similar build. thanks Davey..

thanx Dave! mine had the same thing... epoxi on it!!! see what happens...

Hey Dave, I love your videos. I have a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser Deluxe that needs some work done to it. I how can I get in contact with you to see if I can send it out to you?

@16KidGuitar

10 жыл бұрын

***** East Texas.

@16KidGuitar

10 жыл бұрын

You must live in Canada?

@16KidGuitar

10 жыл бұрын

Ah well :( so much for that. Thanks anyway man keep up the good work.

And I used epoxy too... the big thing is to make sure it doesn't run all the way down into the post holes. Otherwise, you end up gluing the screw in place. I don't think I'll ever buy another Epiphone with that three-point bridge. No wonder someone put a Hipshot bridge on that one you were trying to get the action right on!

@MattThompsonOnGoogle

10 жыл бұрын

Last question: How sloppy the neck pocket? Mine was so awful that even when I shimmed it up straight, it still teetered back under tension. And that was after doweling the holes and redrilling everything tight as a drum!

@MattThompsonOnGoogle

10 жыл бұрын

Oooh, now that is different. Very cool. Well, except that you can't adjust it. But it least it can't slip. Oh wait... it's cracked, too...

gOOD sTUFFF.

Dave , I am getting ready to install a JLD bridge fixer thing . on a scale of 1 to 10 how did the one you installed work? ... 1 being the worse , 10 the best Saw an old vid of you installing one and think there is hope for my old Fender aucustic

@chipwood5017

10 жыл бұрын

thanks .. keep the sun to your back and the wind in your sails ... peace

Watch your noggin while adjusting that truss rod. If she blows, you'll get an eye full. I admit it would be straight out of the Marx Bros., but some things just don't need to happen. ;-) Good Work Dave!

RE: Epoxy- If it stinks like a hair salon you're doing it right That doesn't look like 3 tons of epoxy to me.

anche il mio EB 3 aveva lo stesso difetto al ponte.....l'ho venduto...

Cracked Set Neck. Double Boo! I'd rather have a 70's bolt on neck Gibson Bass

as many basses I've owned I've never seen a stress crack on a neck. not even on the $100 cheapies

Hmm, looks like there is a really big ding on the back of the neck. If so, then no wonder there is a lokng crack following the headstock joint.

this is a good bass?

I have used, in a past life, a epoxy call Devcon. You can heat it slightly, so it is more runny and can get in to all those places other epoxy's can't. If's it good enough to stick dinosaurs back together, think it would be ok on a guitar. (not joking about the dinosaurs).

Where have ya been?!? I've been having withdrawals :-(

Guitar-repair just isn't as much fun for me since they changed the glue....

the more it stinks the beter the glue is in my experience,dave XD

wow didnt know my guitar was that gooched... im guessing that crack happened during shipping... never using fedex again

Gotta glue that neck crack or it's gonna get worse. Dave know's what he's doing! :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

you never told the secret to setting the bridge up

Don't tell Rob Ford about that neck. ;)

You always get the most gooched guitars

Hope that glue holds.....not sure about the brand. Curious to see what happens with the neck too. What a shame.

Can epoxy glue get you as high as model airplane cement? Just curious, hehe.... Hope your St. Patty's was a good one -

@mr7wi

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Reynolds I think epoxy smells like fish. Pour yourself a good rye an water. And then tackle the fish-glue

I bought one of these EB3 basses recently which has exactly the same problem with the 3 point bridge bushings. So it must be a manufacturing thing, lazy bastards... I tried gluing it but didn't work, I'll try some different glue. great vid Dave thanks.

7 жыл бұрын

How did you solve it?

I want that so bad I want to die

yo dave me me a shout out please\

must have taken a hit or something ouch

Le crack, not good!

That's not the good kind of cracked !!!! Blindcocker , Old Clearwater bay, Florida

gooched epiphone. ditto le crack not le good.

Hard to believe they pay you to work on that crap.