Our design is vintage correct and a true notch filter.
Gibson eb3 varitone switch.
Tone price and quality.
This unit was recently salvaged from a project grade 1969 gibson eb 3 bass guitar that was in the shop for a refinish and varitone removal as per owner request.
Eb3 controls 1978 what the varitone and four pots actually do.
This sheet produced by gibson in the late 1970s describes the operation of an eb3 with series 2 circuitry see below.
June 20 2008 12 32 30 am i have a walnut slothead eb 3 it sounds good i usually use position 3 and cut the tone a little.
Each hand assembled component is wrapped in electrical tape to protect it from.
May also work for ripper.
If you search the web others offer varitone switches but not at my price.
Eb 3 eb 2 es 345 and es 355.
This part was used on all gibson varitone circuit equipped guitars and basses manufactured during the late 1960s through the 1970s including.
The varitone switch is wired back to front from 1960s and early.
Varitone switch sounds on eb3 reply 11 on.
The eb3 is the big brother of the eb0 and again a true design classic.
A two wire varitone is not a proper notch filter.
Includes pots jack wiring choke 4 position switch pointers nuts and washers.
Launched in 1961 with a launch price of 285 the 1960s eb3 was very popular with the british bands of the late 1960s.
See the picture below for the difference in frequency response.
Epiphone produces a more affordable eb 3 with a 34 scale similar to the eb 3l but the varitone switch has been replaced by a simple pickup selector.
We use a quality 6 position switch that features five frequency settings in addition to true bypass.
It s similar to the gibson varitone switch in function.
Few basses are as easily recognized as the gibson eb3.
Going through the varitone control on my 1970 gibson eb3 it seems like there s a problem in the third both pickups on position.
Only two pot dates are legible.
My quality is second to none.
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It has been tested and works great.
The linked pages give further detail of controls circuitry and components of gibson eb3 bass guitars circa 1961 79.
This is an original gibson wiring harness from a 1974 eb 3 bass.
In order for both pickups to work i have to have both volume controls all the way up.
One dates to 1973 and the other is 1974.
I have spent many hours testing capacitors and you will not find another switch that sounds this good.
