These covers over the strings, same as you would find on a Fender bass, were for resting your palm on. These basses were intended to played by guitarists with a pick. This is also why the finger rest was under the strings. The Fender Precision bass was so named because it had frets making it easy for guitarists (like Carol Kaye and Joe Osborne… both play with a pick too) to double on bass. We always put foam under the strings back in the early 70s. That and flats were the sound of the day. And often played with a pick.
@@chesterbe76 i replied to russel almost the minute he wrote when the video came out, and i was wondering the same thing, so i replied a bit like a discussion not a ask. so what's your problem ?
So good to see a guitarist playing a 6 string guitar/bass actually playing guitar riffs on them. Every time I see a video of a guitarist with a Fender 6 they start playing bass lines on them!
Fk, that's a thing of a beauty When I think of 6 string bass, the jazz bassist Anthony Jackson comes to mind. That dude is a monster of a bass player, and has played 6 string bass since the mid 70's. He had a contrabass guitar made for him tuned to BEADGC. I'm guessing this one is an octave below a standard guitar. So cool.
Woody died in 2000! He was one of my closest friends. He oqnede around 450 instruments. I would bet that this was his as he was a huge Jack Bruce fan and the early days of Cream, Jack played a six string bass.(a Fender, but those were hard to find..
I've never known these existed! I would absolutely LOVE an Epiphone reissue of one of these. Such a cool instrument for like a doom metal band or something.
The Woody thing blew my mind. I thought I had heard he worked for Gibson a bit before going to work for Gruhns. With his love of multi-stringed basses and massive collection, I wouldn't be surprised if this instrument goes back to him. If not, the sachel must be a nod to the Hot Licks video.
Rickenbacker 4005/6 Gibson EB-6 Fender Bass VI Teisco TB-64 Hagstrom Futurama Coronado Framus Strato Deluxe Star 5/166 Jacobacci Ohio de 1962 Hofner 188 Shergold Modulator 6 and Marathon They were way ahead of their time. Currently, such instruments are in great demand in extreme music.
Obscura MFG makes a hardtail plate conversion for Jag/Bass VI style trems and pickguard kits for converting to humbuckers and/or a normal blade or toggle switch system rather than the mini switches
That plate by the bridge pick up would have to go don't get me wrong ide put into the guitar case and never lise it but ide sure as hell never use it but than again i remove all pick guards and toggle plates any way so there that is but damnd that plate is fugly
Really don’t think you nailed the guitar tone. Even if you arguably could, the magic is in the guitar/bass/drums synergy along with the recording/mixing/mastering efforts anyway, so an unobtainable target. . Iommi also had a unique setup and attack based on imposed physical limitations.
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If Squier can do a Bass VI, then Epiphone need to reissue this...(and I'd buy one ☺️)
I'm sure an EB0 is pretty good to go as a basis for one!
Like Bruisewillies notes, you can, and I’ve seen it done, convert an EB-0 to 6 string. Nut, bridge, pickups.
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They would sell!!!!!!
@@SHENDOH especially to all the doom guys
This is the first time I have ever seen one of these. Never knew Gibson had a take on a Bass VI
Please, please do more like this. Daniel is a treasure! (As is Nate). I’m 71 now and still playing. I started at 14 and owned and sold many treasures
These covers over the strings, same as you would find on a Fender bass, were for resting your palm on. These basses were intended to played by guitarists with a pick. This is also why the finger rest was under the strings.
The Fender Precision bass was so named because it had frets making it easy for guitarists (like Carol Kaye and Joe Osborne… both play with a pick too) to double on bass.
We always put foam under the strings back in the early 70s. That and flats were the sound of the day. And often played with a pick.
Their idea was to make a portable Upright Bass that's worn like a Guitar
Is this kind of like Gibson version of the fender bass vi? Sounds amazing.
yes it’s look like
are you the kid who used to ask the teacher to explain something they were just about to explain? lol
@@chesterbe76 i replied to russel almost the minute he wrote when the video came out, and i was wondering the same thing, so i replied a bit like a discussion not a ask. so what's your problem ?
I have an EB3, and love it! This though, double for the fun for a guitarist.
I need one for sludge/stoner doom. A Les Paul double cut shape would do it for me too.
So good to see a guitarist playing a 6 string guitar/bass actually playing guitar riffs on them. Every time I see a video of a guitarist with a Fender 6 they start playing bass lines on them!
I couldn't possibly disagree more.
Fk, that's a thing of a beauty When I think of 6 string bass, the jazz bassist Anthony Jackson comes to mind. That dude is a monster of a bass player, and has played 6 string bass since the mid 70's. He had a contrabass guitar made for him tuned to BEADGC. I'm guessing this one is an octave below a standard guitar. So cool.
those tuning pegs are wicked
Woody died in 2000! He was one of my closest friends. He oqnede around 450 instruments. I would bet that this was his as he was a huge Jack Bruce fan and the early days of Cream, Jack played a six string bass.(a Fender, but those were hard to find..
I really hope Gibson brings these back someday soon, I would buy one in a heartbeat. Of course knowing them, the price tag would be like $19,999.99
Elvis had a double neck bass six regular six version of this thats pretty cool
YES, Please, sir, can I have another. Sounds wonderful.
Can't imagine how much that instrument costs.
The look on Daniel's face when Nate said "But if he's watching!"
He just may be , but getting an answer from the great beyond my be difficult. 🤷♂🤣🙃
Who is watching?
@@Scarecrow6459 Allen Woody , bass player for The ABB ad Govt. Mule Passed away in 2000.
I've never known these existed! I would absolutely LOVE an Epiphone reissue of one of these. Such a cool instrument for like a doom metal band or something.
The Woody thing blew my mind. I thought I had heard he worked for Gibson a bit before going to work for Gruhns. With his love of multi-stringed basses and massive collection, I wouldn't be surprised if this instrument goes back to him. If not, the sachel must be a nod to the Hot Licks video.
It's an extreme baritone guitar!
Why didn't they make more to compete with the Fender 6.
Would love to see the ES model.
Rickenbacker 4005/6
Gibson EB-6
Fender Bass VI
Teisco TB-64
Hagstrom Futurama Coronado
Framus Strato Deluxe Star 5/166
Jacobacci Ohio de 1962
Hofner 188
Shergold Modulator 6 and Marathon
They were way ahead of their time. Currently, such instruments are in great demand in extreme music.
All we had was distortion back then 😍
sabbath songs are "just" the DR201 pushed by the Sabbra Cadabra pedal?
Could there be one in the Jack Bruce estate ? He transitioned from Fender Bass VI to Gibson EB-3 but might have tried one. He was no Fool.
Uhhhh....didn't Allen Woody pass away in 2000?
Is the last jam they had a real song? That sounded sick
Little monster by royal blood
@@williammayer6829 Fucking massive tune
@@williammayer6829 ty!
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Need this immediately
That Guitbass is right up Royal Blood's alley. Does he have one?
They really need to reissue this, preferably epiphone, it has hums and a hardtail bridge which are the bass VIs biggest problems
Obscura MFG makes a hardtail plate conversion for Jag/Bass VI style trems and pickguard kits for converting to humbuckers and/or a normal blade or toggle switch system rather than the mini switches
Wowwwwwww just when you thought you'd seen 'em all.
such A JAM. f'yes Iommi
Whats the scale on these?
30 and a half inches, like on the other short scale basses they made
There are never any bad golf clubs- just bad golfers😊
It does have that black sabbath vibe, it's Killer.
I think the Danelectro bass had thinner gauges,jack
I am sure I read that Springsteen used one In his early days
This was the first bass I ever had in 1970,, wish I still
Had it!!
WANT!!!!!!!!!!
That sounds bad ass
🤘🤘
Those are the strings SRV used
Enjoyed that
This video just sent the value of these on reverb through the roof.
👀
They were always pricey if you can find em
I want one so friggen bad, that and a bass 6
String gauge?
WOW!
Gibson was able to surprise me.
I have never heard of that FAT GUN before in 35 years of guitar playing.
SO. FUCKIN'. HEAVY.
Fat's FUZZY intro sound, Red Fang or Kyuss would like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the most metal musical instrument
I bet if you put that through an Ampeg flip top or V4 with a beefy cab it would sound *thiccccccc*
Christ, that things sounds evil and I love it
Gibson custom shop desperately has to do a reissue of this and if it hits home with an audience, maybe a Gibson standard model!
Woody Past Away In 2000.
It does if you cut your fingers off, replace them with plastic, & tune down using thinner strings.
Well, there goes the speakers!!
I wouldn’t think so as no one in Sabbath played an EB-6?
Thats the coolest fucking thing ive ever seen!
NO WAY AN EB6!!!!!!!
Please play little wing on that thing
Nice wish Epiphone would reissue this guitar
Dig it!
Does it Frank Marino?
That plate by the bridge pick up would have to go don't get me wrong ide put into the guitar case and never lise it but ide sure as hell never use it but than again i remove all pick guards and toggle plates any way so there that is but damnd that plate is fugly
Dude looks like the Thy Art Is Murder singer
I AM IN LOVE. now all i'll need is 13,000 dollars.
HOLY FUCK
Tony’s guitar had PAF’s
Greatest Gibson ever made and it has ether pafs or patient numbers in it
Did anyone else think it had an Evertune?
Holy crap I just saw a Golden horsey for fucking $7,000. Seriously come on guys.
If Tony Iommi had one of these, Sabbath could have booted Geezer and toured as a three piece! Love Geezer though, so I'm glad he didn't lol
Haha, they wouldn’t have had many lyrics tho!
@@TommyRobertsHD True! Ozzy would just be humming into the mic haha
i like how melodic geezer plays though...
@@nigelcristobal1185 same here
Really don’t think you nailed the guitar tone. Even if you arguably could, the magic is in the guitar/bass/drums synergy along with the recording/mixing/mastering efforts anyway, so an unobtainable target. . Iommi also had a unique setup and attack based on imposed physical limitations.
why would it, geezer never played it
Less chatter and more Nathaniel playing, please.
Why of course we IOMMI
Talk talk talk talk
Goes to show you only one Tony and his sound cannot be reproduced
It has to Black Sabbath or its no good
EPIPHONE REISSUE THIS NOW
More rare or rarer are acceptable. But not both at the same
time. I know nothing about Guitars
Woody been dead for over two decades...
Yea we didn't want to break the news to Nathaniel 😔
Bad Ass SG - I had 61 Stolen!
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Why do most of the staff come off snarky like baristas with an overinflated opinion of themselves?
Geez guys, do a little research. Allen Woody has been dead since 2000.
We know, we just didn't have the heart to tell Nathaniel!
Haha totally made it awkward 😂 Why don't we keep complaining about everything that's wrong with this, I'm sure that will really help it sell😮
If you don't want people to know you play bass that badly, just start playing guitar 😂jk that's a beautiful instrument
I'll stay with Epiphone for $1,000 never liked Gibson liars especially their invention claims Epiphones are better guitars period
@lilstinker1949 yeah sometimes you Gibson fan boys need a reality check
You can use a small dot at the end of sentences instead of writing the word "period".
Too much fuzz and not enough treble boost.