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I haven't owned a Gibson bass since years ago when I owned an EB-3. I perform using an upright bass, acoustic-electric and an Epiphone EB-0, but the EB-0 was too short a scale for my tastes. Then the EB 5-String on ZZOUNDS.COM caught my eye. I'd previously played a 5-string upright and really enjoyed the low B. So I took a shot and ordered. Shipping was almost instantaneous. The bass was well-packed in its hard-shell case. On first playing I couldn't get over the playability of the bass. Action was terrific out of the box, although I did make some adjustments after swapping out the stock strings for some flat-wound strings. The bass is well-constructed - and beautiful. Despite its size, it's also lightweight. It's nice to see Gibson quality hasn't abated over the years. This is one choice ax and is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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Full disclosure: I'm a guitarist not a bassist. I have a cheap Dean that I've been using to record and decided my tracks deserved a better bass tone. I'm a Les Paul man when it comes to guitars so I decided to look into Gibson's bass offerings. Having played many Fender and Ibanez basses and guitars I knew those are solid choices but I took a chance on this EB because it is affordable and looks distinct. It arrived from zZounds in only 2 days setup to my liking. I plugged in and was pleasantly surprised with the broad assortment of tones this beast is capable of. From single coil to humbucker, mellow to in-your-face, this bass can do it all. It's lightweight, comfortable, and looks fantastic. Now my guitar and bass tracks are all-Gibson. The only issue with the bass is that it only has 20 frets and I'm not Victor Wooten.

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I received this fine instrument very fast with the free shipping. Ordered it on Tuesday and got on Thursday @ 10:00 am. Now the guitar, I find some of the other reviews a bit discouraging; however this bass guitar is one of the best in quality and sound I've played in the FIFTY years I've been at it. I have an American jazz deluxe, American SG, Hofner, American thunderbird, Kala sub, (J) tele P. This Gibson performs and plays as good or better. The price got me on this one. I had to order it despite some of the reviews. At this price it's a steal guys, jump on it!

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I wanted a USA made bass as I will be using this for simple recordings. I already braces my luthier as I thought this would needs rather intense set up but NO! It came set up so well! Ready to go! Awesome! Great set up great sound great value!

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