The unmistakeable and stunning 1967 Gibson EB2 Bass in really lovely, honest condition. The bass plays superbly and well balanced across the neck with no dead spots. Currently strung with TI Flats it has a lovely woody thump as you’d expect.
Comes with a lovely fitting old case.
The Gibson EB-2 Sunburst is a vintage semi-hollow electric bass guitar from Gibson's EB series, built during the mid-1960s Kalamazoo production era. It uses a laminated maple semi-hollow body in a 335-style shape, paired with a set mahogany neck and a rosewood fingerboard, typically with a 30.5-inch short scale length and 20 frets. This construction gives it a resonant, airy acoustic character compared to solid-body basses, with strong low-mid emphasis and a slightly "woody" attack.
Electronics on the EB-2 are centred around a large neck-position humbucking "Sidewinder" pickup, controlled by a simple volume and tone circuit including a baritone switch that alters low-frequency response for a tighter or more subdued bass character. The 1964-era models reflect Gibson's evolution of the EB-2 platform, which was designed as a bass counterpart to the ES-335 concept, prioritising warmth, depth, and a rounded tonal profile rather than modern punch or brightness.
Hardware typically includes a fixed bridge/tailpiece system and and vintage-style tuners. Overall, the EB-2 is known for its deep, pillowy low end and distinctive semi-hollow resonance, making it a historically important but very character-specific bass that sits far away from modern hi-fi or aggressive bass designs.
The unmistakeable and stunning 1967 Gibson EB2 Bass in really lovely, honest condition. The bass plays superbly and well balanced across the neck with no dead spots. Currently strung with TI Flats it has a lovely woody thump as you’d expect.
Comes with a lovely fitting old case.
The Gibson EB-2 Sunburst is a vintage semi-hollow electric bass guitar from Gibson's EB series, built during the mid-1960s Kalamazoo production era. It uses a laminated maple semi-hollow body in a 335-style shape, paired with a set mahogany neck and a rosewood fingerboard, typically with a 30.5-inch short scale length and 20 frets. This construction gives it a resonant, airy acoustic character compared to solid-body basses, with strong low-mid emphasis and a slightly "woody" attack.
Electronics on the EB-2 are centred around a large neck-position humbucking "Sidewinder" pickup, controlled by a simple volume and tone circuit including a baritone switch that alters low-frequency response for a tighter or more subdued bass character. The 1964-era models reflect Gibson's evolution of the EB-2 platform, which was designed as a bass counterpart to the ES-335 concept, prioritising warmth, depth, and a rounded tonal profile rather than modern punch or brightness.
Hardware typically includes a fixed bridge/tailpiece system and and vintage-style tuners. Overall, the EB-2 is known for its deep, pillowy low end and distinctive semi-hollow resonance, making it a historically important but very character-specific bass that sits far away from modern hi-fi or aggressive bass designs.
