I've had one of these for 4 years now and it's great. Totaly agree on the point of it sounding good straight into the board. I do that all the time with it too. It's a shame Gibson doesn't make them anymore. Bring it back.
I've had this bass for around two years now and I love it! plays nice, great various tones, I've gigged and recorded with it and I can't fault it. for the price it's brilliant! plus you get a very nice Gibson hard case with it too! 😉👍
Gibson discontinued almost all of their frikkin awesome basses. The only one left is the Thunderbird. IMO, I don't think Gibson is just gonna let the RD, Ripper, etc go without giving them another chance at some point in the future. They've been gaining popularity in recent years, so I hope they make a comeback.
I have a 2015 Gibson TBird with the same pickup arrangement and really like it. My favorite configuration is playing both pups in single-coil mode with all pots dimed.
@Käptn Haddock; Yes, the lefty will be available this spring. I called the Gibson Customer Service for the same thing. The 2013 model was actually released as a lefty as well but the new one (2014) has some minor improvements.
I have to be honest, I have almost never heard a Gibson bass that I liked. They never seem to have definition. I also noticed that you rarely see people use Gibson basses unless you are really gonna stay in the background and just do a simple rhythm. Not knocking people who like them. I am just surprised at how I literally can’t find tones on Gibson basses that I like.
Gibson's counter to the classic G&L L-2000 and yeah, they had a WINNER with this one right here (5-string version I actually like even more, quiet as kept:::wink:::wink:::). Babicz bridge was a really nice touch on their part, I must add. Had they made more of these for their long-neglected southpaw customer base, I probably would've had one by now:::sigh::: :-(
This guy is great....I bought one and sent it back... it was made cheaply... couldn't be set up.. strings were an inch away from the neck.. complete junk!
Gibson seems to have only cared about making really good basses a few times throughout history. The EB Fuzz model, Grabber, Ripper and RD with Moog electronics in the 70s/80s, and the newish DC Junior. Thunderbirds also sound pretty great but they’re the least comfortable instruments ever devised, everything else pretty much sucks
Gibson Basses Are Falling Down, They Are Very imporvised. I've Got a Squier PJ Bass, And It sounds so much Better than this and another Gibson Basses. If You Want A Bass Choose a Stingray or Fender. What I Like From Fender is that it's almost so simple that you've got P bass and J bass and another. But you know what you're buying. You see a Gibson Bass wico youn don't know nothing so people wont be interesed this way.
MP Pk Nah if was you I'd listen to neither, I only watch these to see how they look in normal light and to hear the tone... And actually I agree with what he says mostly, so do some research before your like "why should I listen to you" because the only answer is he's trying to help you.
What do you mean 'improvised'? I love my 1995 Gibson Thunderbird. And so does my sound engineer ) Sort of a hybrid btw a Precision and a Rick. I've tried that EB14 too, and found nothing wrong with it in any way.
2 years later, and this is still the best demo of this bass. Nice job. Shame on everyone else! Oh, and thank you!
I've had one of these for 4 years now and it's great. Totaly agree on the point of it sounding good straight into the board. I do that all the time with it too. It's a shame Gibson doesn't make them anymore. Bring it back.
They're Idiots.. this bass was their Best effort as per Bass in their History, and What do they DO??
I've had this bass for around two years now and I love it! plays nice, great various tones, I've gigged and recorded with it and I can't fault it. for the price it's brilliant! plus you get a very nice Gibson hard case with it too! 😉👍
Thanks for the review as I had no idea these sounded so bloody good - it looks absolutely gorgeous into the bargain.
Saw Billy play live with his other band, Beak>, the other week - such a great player.
I bought 5 string version copule of years ago and that is a keeper and man... This bass have serious balls 💪🏻
Gibson discontinued almost all of their frikkin awesome basses. The only one left is the Thunderbird. IMO, I don't think Gibson is just gonna let the RD, Ripper, etc go without giving them another chance at some point in the future. They've been gaining popularity in recent years, so I hope they make a comeback.
Why do they do that?! Gibson annoy me sometimes, but god, they do make awesome basses and guitars.
I have a 2015 Gibson TBird with the same pickup arrangement and really like it. My favorite configuration is playing both pups in single-coil mode with all pots dimed.
@Käptn Haddock; Yes, the lefty will be available this spring. I called the Gibson Customer Service for the same thing. The 2013 model was actually released as a lefty as well but the new one (2014) has some minor improvements.
I bought one of these basses and I absolutely love it!
I have this bass it's brilliant. a right beast I love it.
strings stay really well even if you tune down to say like b strings still pretty tight and cuts through amazingly well.
Awesome demo! I am going to invest in one of these soon
I almost got one.. they're just beautiful
I've got the same cab! Hopefully will have the same bass soon.
BassDude789 great cab! The bass, not so much 😐✌️
Power of Soul! Haha Sounds great!
Killer basses! Using one on many of the tracks on my channel.
I neeeeeeed one of these basses. maybe next year.
What is the Robert Plant song where Billy uses the Gibson EB 2014 bass?
Man that looks like an L2000, I should just get one of those!
A person who plays thing in time..must be real bass player
Billy COX! YES the Most Underrated bassist in "ROCK"!! (Nice Playing. Btwy..)
anybody know where that initial riff right at the beginning is from? or is he just messin about? tasty riff
Looks badass aswell!
I love bass guitar. I play a little bass myself.
What tune is he playing from 6:21?
Cool dude, nice bass! i don't suppose that there is (or will be) a leftie-model?
Leftie for Lefties.. Bristol's Full of em😂🎸
A very good bass player this guy is.
I have to be honest, I have almost never heard a Gibson bass that I liked. They never seem to have definition. I also noticed that you rarely see people use Gibson basses unless you are really gonna stay in the background and just do a simple rhythm. Not knocking people who like them. I am just surprised at how I literally can’t find tones on Gibson basses that I like.
AH! Nice! Band of gypsys bass lines. Like the sound of this bass,thinking of selling the Geddy Lee jazz bass for one.
Mark Johnson I really hope that you reconsidered 😐
With the power of soullll anything is possibleee! That’s a deep Band of Gypsy’s cut!
I hope Gibson sells these again in 2017
they will never sell this again.
METZ ZTEM or anything else
Gibson's counter to the classic G&L L-2000 and yeah, they had a WINNER with this one right here (5-string version I actually like even more, quiet as kept:::wink:::wink:::). Babicz bridge was a really nice touch on their part, I must add. Had they made more of these for their long-neglected southpaw customer base, I probably would've had one by now:::sigh:::
:-(
Time to put my Fender precision to rest for a while... I want this bass so bad.
Nocturnos Rock Radio oh man are you going to be disappointed in the quality 😐
play it with some MOTOR HEAD fuzz !!!! whats the deal with the crackel on the amp?
wow, Uncle Benjan is a good bass player. good thing he's got his warm cardigan to take it north of the wall.
Build that Wall. North n South. East n West.
In places it sounds a bit like Rickenbacker.
Did I hear a little Band of Gypsies in there!?? Nice
fender et la meilleur basse guitare JAZZBASS
This guy is great....I bought one and sent it back... it was made cheaply... couldn't be set up.. strings were an inch away from the neck.. complete junk!
Never uses little finger?
i like that it has the modern tuners.. i hate those ugly old flat key style tuners..
I bet this would epically doom.
no, robert plants bass player is john paul jones
No, that's Led Zeppelin you're thinking of. That was a loooong time ago.
BEAK>!
Never liked what Gibson bass looks like, nor how they sound. They should stick with Les Pauls
Sounds like cheap 100Euro bass from Thomann Musicstore etc. Flat and boring
😂🎸
Gibson seems to have only cared about making really good basses a few times throughout history. The EB Fuzz model, Grabber, Ripper and RD with Moog electronics in the 70s/80s, and the newish DC Junior. Thunderbirds also sound pretty great but they’re the least comfortable instruments ever devised, everything else pretty much sucks
and them they swapped it for a generic looking boring eb bass
Gibson Basses Are Falling Down, They Are Very imporvised. I've Got a Squier PJ Bass, And It sounds so much Better than this and another Gibson Basses. If You Want A Bass Choose a Stingray or Fender. What I Like From Fender is that it's almost so simple that you've got P bass and J bass and another. But you know what you're buying. You see a Gibson Bass wico youn don't know nothing so people wont be interesed this way.
Yeah, this professional doesn't know what he's talking about. We'll all just listen to you ---- not.
He's being paid to do this lol, it's on the Gibson official channel
***** And that somehow invalidates what he says? And so we all blindly follow some interweb nitwit? No, thanks.
MP Pk Nah if was you I'd listen to neither, I only watch these to see how they look in normal light and to hear the tone... And actually I agree with what he says mostly, so do some research before your like "why should I listen to you" because the only answer is he's trying to help you.
What do you mean 'improvised'? I love my 1995 Gibson Thunderbird. And so does my sound engineer ) Sort of a hybrid btw a Precision and a Rick. I've tried that EB14 too, and found nothing wrong with it in any way.
Sounds string as AF. Big time pass. Next.
*CLANG CLANG screech CLANG CLANG screech*
Man I fucking hate roundwound strings.
This bass can even do the Jazz Bass sounds BETTER than the real Jazz Bass!
2 years later, and this is still the best demo of this bass. Nice job. Shame on everyone else! Oh, and thank you!
@Tomislav Hristic Thanks for sharing that. Great info. 😆