Gibson EB-3

played an EB-3 with David Bowie's Spiders from Mars band in the early 1970s.^[9]

Trevor Bolder

switched from a Fender Bass VI to an EB-3 before the recording of Cream's Disraeli Gears (1967).^[10]

Jack Bruce

played an EB-3 for most of his last two years with Jethro Tull (1969–70).^[9]

Glenn Cornick

played an EB-3 on Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz (1980) and on many other albums.^[11]

Bob Daisley

of the Southern rock band Kings Of Leon used a Gibson EB-3 on the album Aha Shake Heartbreak before switching over to a Gibson Thunderbird bass. ^[12]

Jared Followill

of Free also played an EB-3.^[9]

Andy Fraser

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Rik Fox

of the Dutch progressive rock band Golden Earring used an EB-3 on their 1973 hit Radar Love. ^[14]

Rinus Gerritsen

(of the Jackson 5)^[9]

Jermaine Jackson

played an EB-3 in Slade during their most successful period in the early 1970s.^[9]

Jim Lea

of The Kinks sometimes used an EB-3 from May 1966 until his departure from the group in April 1969 along with a Rickenbacker 4001. His replacement, John Dalton also played the EB-3.^[15]

Pete Quaife

of Minutemen and fIREHOSE plays a heavily modified ’69 Gibson EB-3.^[16][17]

Mike Watt

of The Zombies played an EB-3 as well.^[9]

Chris White

of The Rolling Stones favored an EB-3^[9] together with an Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexiglas bass for most of The Rolling Stones Pacific Tour 1973, and an EB-3 for the entire The Rolling Stones European Tour 1973.

Bill Wyman

played an EB-3 in The Velvet Underground.^[18]

Doug Yule

John Plaskett of Sacksville Rhythm and Blues Band plays a 1970 EB3-L