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Around 1964-5, the nickel-plated hardware was replaced by chrome-plated. In 1962, the black plastic cover on the neck pickup was replaced by a metal one. The design of the EB-3 changed several times during the 1960s. By the time production ceased in 1979, a total of 14,167 instruments had been built. The standard finish was cherry red (like the SG guitar models), though EB-3s were also produced in other finishes such as Polaris White, Pelham Blue, Walnut, and Ebony.
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The electronics consisted of a four-way rotary pickup selector switch (for Series 1 basses neck pickup with midrange notch, bridge, bridge and neck with low end rolled off neck pickup, neck pickup with choke) and volume and tone knobs for each pickup. It featured a slim SG-style body, a short 30.5" scale, and two pickups (a large humbucking pickup in the neck position and a mini-humbucker pickup in the bridge position). It was produced at Gibson's plant in Kalamazoo, MI. Introduced in 1961, the EB-3 (based on an earlier model, the EB-0 ) was one of the bass guitar equivalents of the popular Gibson SG. The Gibson EB-3 is an electric bass guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Also available in Pelham Blue, Polaris White, Ebony and Walnut/Natural on custom-order.