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Rickenbocker my ass

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Never liked the look of them either, the head reminds me of a bottle opener.

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I really want an epiphone eb-0 but can you get one in a lefty? can you bollocks.why do Gibson/Epiphone make nothing in lefty?

Leiria
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Never liked the look of them either, the head reminds me of a bottle opener.I really want an epiphone eb-0 but can you get one in a lefty? can you bollocks.why do Gibson/Epiphone make nothing in lefty?
Get a regular one and flip the nut. Eb-0 are probably the easiest basses to flip over. The body is symmetrical and the strap button is in the neck joint. The only thing that MAY be a problem is the controls
purplez
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Quote: Never liked the look of them either, the head reminds me of a bottle opener.I really want an epiphone eb-0 but can you get one in a lefty? can you bollocks.why do Gibson/Epiphone make nothing in lefty? Get a regular one and flip the nut. Eb-0 are probably the easiest basses to flip over. The body is symmetrical and the strap button is in the neck joint. The only thing that MAY be a problem is the controls

The controls would be the problem, how did Hendrix play without elbowing them all the time??
I tried it before on a 6string and its awkward and annoying to have the controls there.
Goll65
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I always loved what Cliff Burton did with them, but I agree. when I played one myself I didn't like the sound.
IamMark
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Quote: I never really cared for the way they looked.I believe the bassist for Tool used a ric for their Opiate album. But he uses so much effects I don't think it matters what bass he played with. Being a fan and never hearing of him using Rics I looked it up. Found nothing. The places I checked all said he only plays Wals, Stingrays and Thunderbirds
This was long ago, when the album first came out. Early 90s. I remember reading it somewhere because I was fascinated with them as they were so new compared to all the grunge that was so popular then.
Leiria
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Quote: Quote: Never liked the look of them either, the head reminds me of a bottle opener.I really want an epiphone eb-0 but can you get one in a lefty? can you bollocks.why do Gibson/Epiphone make nothing in lefty? Get a regular one and flip the nut. Eb-0 are probably the easiest basses to flip over. The body is symmetrical and the strap button is in the neck joint. The only thing that MAY be a problem is the controls The controls would be the problem, how did Hendrix play without elbowing them all the time??I tried it before on a 6string and its awkward and annoying to have the controls there.
Hendrix played a Strat so the controls were nowhere near his elbow but they would be if it were an EB-0. If you don't really use the knobs you cab remove them and lock the settings in place. It is an eb0, why would someone want to turn the tone down?
Marko1960
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Get a regular one and flip the nut. Eb-0 are probably the easiest basses to flip over. The body is symmetrical and the strap button is in the neck joint. The only thing that MAY be a problem is the controls
Its not a simple case of flipping the nut, you would have to fit a new left handed nut

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