What I liked about the EB 3L is that it was very low. That big pickup in that neck position produces lows, and that's why I used it on What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. This is the bass I used to record my song “Flying Cloud.” I also played the EB 3L at the premiere showing of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on September 27th, 1973. Later, long after my career with the Doobies, when I was playing with The Plastic Fauxno Band, we were checking into a hotel in Tahoe and the guy at the front desk immediately recognized me. He said, “Hey, you’re Tiran Porter! My favorite song is Another Park Another Sunday. How did you get your bass to sound like that?” I told him it was a Gibson, the EB3L and that I played it with my fingers instead of a pick. My riff at the end of the tune was just me improvising. I played it through a B15 amplifier and the board. By doing this I could hear a different sound, almost like an upright, except with more sustain. It’s refreshing when people go beyond just hearing and notice something unique. He knew he heard something, he was actually listening! I was glad I got to help him out with his query. Later on, when Jeff Baxter joined the band I let him mess around with the pickups and it never really sounded the same again. I ended up selling it.