Customer Reviews

Epiphone EB-0 Electric Bass Guitar, 1 Pickup, Cherry

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I've been playing Bass Guitar for 40th years. I've Played and number of difference bass guitar to many to list. But I never got as many compliments on the sound of a bass as I did with this Epiphone EB-O. I was told that they could feel the vibrations across the dance floor and on the other side on the room were there table was Appox 50ft away from the stage. WOW It is one of the easiest and well constructed bass I ever played. My next bass is now going to be the Epiphone EB-3. You will not be sorry if you buy this bass. 10 Star's. Epiphone EB-0 Electric Bass, Cherry

My husband said he'd like to learn to play the bass so I bought him this guitar. It's was a little more expensive than some of the others but I thought it would be frustrating to learn on a really cheap one. I figured once he learned to play he could buy himself a better one but this one sounds so nice I doubt he does. The weight is nice and it seems to be built well. It's a very beautiful bass guitar.

I Have had, one of these EB-0, and for the money, i thought it would be a junker, BUT did i ever get slapped up side the head. I just can't keep my hand off, of it. Then i thought, if this little thing sounds like, a big monster, i went and bought a EB-3, and, with, big ole flat wound strings, it will vibrate your false teeth. I play all, ampeg, and just can't believe the sound, of these Epiphones. some times, they build a bass, and just hit every thing right, and these are right. I have sold a lot of high dollar bass guitars, because, they just don't have the music spirit in them, but if you don't like these , little Epiphones, you got something missing.
DAN HULL

I picked one of these up and to my dislike, the posts holding the tail piece popped out. Well, some epoxy fixed that.

While dropping the action, I got fret buzz. Ok, so I do some fret filing...

The Low E string does not have the resonance and presence of the other three strings. Alright, out comes the screw driver and adjust the pole piece..

So far, this guitar has been a think and do piece, but a keeper all the same. Now, I get some nice sounds out of it and I pump it through a vintage Kustom Charger Bass amp or through an Acoustic 260.

I'm going to throw on some flat wounds and see where that takes me.

If you're expecting the deep rumble of something like a Fender Jazz bass, don't hold your breath because the EB0 is a short scale - it has decent bass, yes, but not that earth moving deep thump. For smaller hands, the EB0 ranks right up there in playability as the Hofner Beatle Bass or one of the short scale Gretsh Bass guitars.

I was a bit disappointed that the guitar required so much user attention/interaction right out of the case, but what came out of it was decent enough. I think the $200.00 price tag was a tad overkill all things considered.

After modifications, I would rate it at a four. A solid four.

Here's my review of the Epiphone EB-0.I've been playing guitar for 2 years now and I thought that it was about time to upgrade.It is a fantastic overall guitar and I think that the color should be classified as red awesomeness. Good sound.The strap pin/screw is located on the back and is on the part where the neck screws on. I like the humbucker. The guitar hums/buzzes little or none hence the term "humbucker" for the pickup. Much better than the single coil normal pickups. Also comes with a Epiphone sticker that is about a foot long and is perfect for a hardshell case. Thats all I have to say about the Epiphone EB-0 Bass Guitar

I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend. I know NOTHING about electric bass guitars so I enlisted the help of my brother who has been playing guitars for over 12 years. I am very impressed with the quality and the price. My brother had said this is a smokin deal price wise and that epiphone makes great products.

ONLY draw back is a personal one: I marked this item as a gift upon checkout hoping that the box and label would be clear of anything that referenced what was inside as my boyfriend would most likely be the one accepting the package since he works from home. To my dismay, they place the item name on the shipping label AND they then affix a packing slip to the front with clearly lists the item name AND price that I paid for it. I guess I'll have to wait til christmas to see if he reaction is one of total surprise or one of anticipation cause he knows what it is =(

This is an excellent low-cost bass. It's not an SG, but it's perfectly playable. The strings were set far too low when it arrived, and everything buzzed. After a little setup work, it played fine, and intonation was remarkably good for an inexpensive instrument. I bought some Fender short scale strings, which had a brighter sound than the strings that came on the bass. It doesn't have a wide range of tones, but you can use downstream modelers to get any sound that you want. It puts out a strong, clean signal, and the short scale is good for us guitar players who play bass only occasionally and find a full scale bass awkward. I plugged it directly into my Focusrite audio interface--worked perfectly.

It had been a couple of years since I'd picked up a bass but I had been meaning to get back into for some time now. I did a little research on the newer models and decided to try out this epiphone model. I've been really happy with the shape of the bass and it's got a nice pickup. Good purchase overall.

Update An Easy Fix and reccomendations to Greatly improve the sound:
A Bass problem Solved.
Many basses Particularly the Epiphone Eb-0 and Gibson EB basses.. But other basses also can have this problem especially short scaled ones. The problem is when the cotton or metal windings are resting over the bridge saddle. I have searched extensively over the internet and found no easy solution that would not require machine tooling and hard to find parts. What you need is a spacer that will go down the strings...and will stop at the Ball / Ring end. I came up with a very easy fix that anyone can do.. All you need are Steel 8-32 Nut's. The Type a screw goes into. The Size is based in USA.. So foreign sized may be different.. If so just bring you "E" string to you hardware store and try out different sizes until you land one that fits as I initially did. I found I only needed one or 2 nut's and that moved back the windings so only the string part rested on the Saddle. The mount of nut's needed may vary depending on the type of strings so just in case buy 5 nut per string and your covered. They cost less than 10 cents each. As a result intonation was perfect and the action and tonal qualities sounded correct and made a huge difference in the overall sound as a big Improvement.
If using an Epiphone EB0 bass I spoke with Epiphone to find out the Gauge strings the Bass was designed and setup for: They told me to use: E: .105 A: .080 D: .065 G: .045 .
If buying a new Epiphone please trust me one this.. Change the strings!!! I could not find and exact match but the closest I found in gauge were all the same except for the A string being .085 in a set of Ernie Ball Hybrid slinky roundwounds - which worked perfectly.. The intonation did not go off on the A string.
Hope this Helps as an easy fix that will make your bass sound vastly improved. Remember the cotton or cloth or metal winding should never rest or touch the saddle.. And should always be well behind it. This fix is cheap and an easy fix!!
Hope this helps!
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This is my older review before I used the nut Spacer and changed strings:
The sound and performance is greatly improved now. Still some Buzzing but much better overall than before....

I have been playing bass for more than 30 years and used to own an Original Gibson EB0 made in the 60's which this bass copies. Gibson still also sells and makes a replica of this bass but you can expect to pay well over $1,000.00. Firstly the sidewinder pickup is not designed nor sounds nearly as good as the original.
The Bass Buzzes like crazy - I have no intension of filing down frets in an attempt to maybe change that. The Epihone Basses as this model are notorious for the felt or string windings resting on the saddle where they should never be but the felt completely goes over the saddle of the bridge on the E string.. this is a known flaw... and you will need spacers to correct that. The felt or string winding should always be behind the saddle. The sound barley provides a distinguishable sounding note unless you amp or use effects that treble up the sound.. and even then it sounds lousy.. Noisy electronics' that are not properly shielded with poor electronics. I own another short scale Bass a Korean made Dan Electro that has nice low action with no buzzing and clear tones, and the ability to get a nice boomy sound or a very trebly at your choosing. You can distinguish on a boomy muddy setting on the Dan E. the note of the fret.. the EB0 you could be one fret high or low and the tone is hardly noticeable.. great if you make mistakes as no-one will be able to hear them! The wood and finish feels like a quality bass.. but the rest of the bass is junk. If you want that Animals classic bass sound and tone.. I would suggest looking into Eastwood's classic 4 semi hollow body, or the new Magnum bass which has a massive pickup right at the neck just like the EB basses, but more powerful and great sounding. The Eastwood Magnum bass just came out it is costly at $750. but will give you those low deep tone sounds. The Classic 4 sounds quite good in that regard too and gives a nice classic bass sound without sacrificing quality.. and cost $450. You can always get a fender Jazz but they have less boom and are not short scaled. The Classic 4 Eastwood is short scale tho the Magnum (copy of 70's Ovation Magnum Bass) is full scale. There are videos demo'ing these on youtube... I suggest spend a little more and get better quality. If you cant afford much more then I would suggest get a Fender Squire version of the Jazz Bass.. and use an amp or Bass effect device to get the tones you like.