Gibson EB 5 Bass | Natural Satin 5 String

The EB Bass has deep roots in rock 'n' roll, with its SG-derived body and chunky pick-ups rumbling out the low end for countless rockers from the 1960s to today. Now Gibson USA blends its knack for innovation with Gibson tradition in an ingenious reinvention of the format to bring you the new EB Bass, one of the most powerful and versatile four strings available today. The new EB Bass marries a brand new and extremely comfortable body shape to a glued-in, full-scale neck and two awesome sounding new humbucking bass pick-ups for unprecedented power and fidelity. Whether you play in-the-pocket funk, warm and sultry jazz or raging rock, the EB Bass is primed to take it on.

The foundation of the new EB Bass from Gibson lies in a solid ash body and glued-in maple neck. Ash has long been respected for its open, resonant tone, and lends itself perfectly to a rich, versatile-voiced bass. A glued-in solid Grade-A maple neck adds punch and clarity to the brew, and feels superbly playable with its rounded profile that measures .800" at the 1st fret and .900" at the 12th. Its unbound rosewood fingerboard follows the full 34" scale length, and carries 20 medium jumbo frets, all easily reached by the playing hand thanks to the EB Bass's new offset double-cutaway styling. Up at the other end, a traditional Gibson headstock and high-quality Grover™ tuners stick with tradition, while a precision PLEK cut Corian™ nut optimizes sustain and intonation.

The new EB Bass’s unprecedented blend of power, fidelity and versatility comes courtesy of an incredible pair of new Gibson bass pick-ups by Jim DeCola that give bassists the best of both worlds in cool bass tone. These newly designed pick-ups blend genuine Alnico V rod magnets with proprietary winding methods and other materials for a more focused tonality, taking you from thundering humbucker rumble to gutsy robust single coil tones on demand. Pop up either pick-up's volume control to access a new frequency tuned coil tap for a fatter single coil tone and better output balance, with hum cancelling when both pick-ups are combined, and low-noise operation when used individually. Blended as desired via independent volume controls and a master tone control, they are wound for warmth and clarity in the neck position, and a hotter, punchier tone in the bridge position for maximum rumble – or blend infinitely at will to create your own sonic brew. A great, highly engineered Babicz™ full contact bass bridge feeds these incredible pick-ups with the optimum clarity and sustain, while being easily adjustable for perfect intonation, completing a new EB Bass that looks and feels entirely ‘classic’, yet offers a versatile contemporary performance that every modern bassist will appreciate.