Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass – Sparkling Burgundy Epiphone

Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass – Sparkling Burgundy

The Jack Casady Signature Bass was designed by Casady in collaboration with Epiphone and is the culmination of years of experimentation by the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna bassist to find an instrument with superb, balanced electric tone and the response of an acoustic bass.

Casady is one of the rare rock bassists known by both fans and players for his signature tone. And like The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and The Beatles’ Paul McCartney, Casady became a bass player after years of study on other instruments. “My first teacher was a big band guitarist named Harry Vorhees. Later on I took from a number of guitarists; one was Bill Harris who was the guitarist for the Clovers,” Casady told Epiphone.com. “He had studied with a guy who studied with Andres Segovia.”

Looking for the Holy Grail of Bass Tone

“When I first started playing, I ran across a short scale semi-hollow bass,” said Casady “Despite lacking some low end, I really enjoyed the semi-hollow nature of that bass and over the years tried to capture that characteristic.” Casady did find a rare Les Paul bass that came close to the sound he was seeking. “In 1985, I was living in New York and happened to stop in a music store one day and saw a goldtop, full scale semi-hollow Les Paul bass,” Casady recalled. “I loved the bass but found the pickup to be deficient.”

Casady approached Epiphone with his ideas and with help from our Epiphone luthiers, Casady fulfilled a life-long dream by designing the perfect electric bass.

Like all Epiphones, the Jack Casady is covered by a Limited Lifetime Warranty and Gibson 24/7/365 Customer Service. It’s your music and you deserve the best. 

Highlights

• An original bass that gives you a wide range of amazing acoustic and electric tones
• The signature bass of one of rock’s most influential bass players
• Semi-acoustic laminate maple body adds bite and woody quality to your sound
• Special low-impedance, low-output humbucker captures full-bodied tone with excellent clarity and definition
• VariTone impedance shifting circuit lets you dial in a broad spectrum of excellent bass sound

Specifications

• Number of Strings:4
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Body Shape:Jack Casady Doublecut
• Body Material:Maple
• Body Finish:Gloss
• Color:Sparkling Burgundy
• Neck Material:Mahogany
• Neck Shape:C
• Radius:12″
• Fingerboard Material:Indian Laurel
• Fingerboard Inlay:Pearloid Trapezoids
• Number of Frets:20, Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length:34″
• Nut Width:1.634″
• Nut Material:Imitition Bone
• Bridge/Tailpiece:3-Point Adjustable Bridge
• Tuners:Die-cast with Clover buttons
• Middle Pickup:JCB-1 Low-impedance Humbucker
• Controls:1 x volume, 1 x tone, 3-way rotary impedance switch
• Strings:.045-.105
• Manufacturer Part Number:EBJCSBUNH1

Condition: Brand New

The instrument pictured is the exact instrument you’ll receive. All fretted instruments receive a free complimentary professional setup.

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