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Cliff Gress

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Horner ran with that and Sir Paul made it famous.
 

Norton

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It may look tame but don't underestimate the wall rattling power of a massive single coil!

 

Grog

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These are solid Honduras mahogany. They can also be played standing upright with it’s telescoping end pin, but it is sort of awkward.
 

Norton

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Yep, as Grog mentions it's a solid mahogany bass, the F-holes are strictly decorative. The body is around 2 inches thick and it weighs in at just over 9 lbs so it's nothing like the Hofners. The big ol single coil is surprisingly quiet and gives a nice rich tone. I'd actually love to try it out with one of those GA-90 amps mentioned in the old ad.
 

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From what I understood, Felix Pappalardi's original EB-1 was stolen. It sounds like he had a hand in convincing Gibson to re-issue the bass in 1969. These weren't in production very long. They shipped 546 of the originals & only 473 of the re-issue.

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That's a good looking reissue Grog! In spite of them having my least favorite bridge the reissues are great instruments. Perhaps a bit less refined sounding with the mudbucker but still can get some fun tones out of them. Felix definitely made the most of it!

 

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I always wanted to acquire an original with that massive single coil pickup, unfortunately it never happened. I was able to buy a ‘59 EB-2 with one of the last of the single coils, just before they switched to the mudbucker. I can’t imagine any amp produced at that time doing a good job handling that ballsy pickup!
 
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