A Closer Look At Five Epi Basses
(Press Release | Posted 2008-06-10)
Holding down the bottom end of an ensemble is no easy task. And while guitar players often receive most of the "limelight" it is the bass player that solidifys the groove. If you've ever seen a band with a bad bass player you know exactly what I mean! When it's good it's overlooked, when it's bad, the band falls apart!
Epiphone is proud to support the unsung bass players out there with five of the finest basses you will find anywhere. These are not your run-of-the-mill, typical instruments but represent intense research and development resulting in basses with personality, versatility, awesome tone with the best possible materials at the best possible prices.
Viola Bass
The veteran from the British invasion is back without the vintage price tag! Mod looks and warm, bass tone come together as a result of its hollow laminated Maple body with a short-scale 30" Maple neck, elegant Flame Maple top and dual bass Mini-Humbucking pickups.
Scale 30.5"
Nut Width 1.65"
Neck Joint Set
Neck Maple
Body Maple
Top Maple
Fingerboard Rosewood
Bridge P/U NYT Bass Mini-Humbucker
Middle P/U ---
Neck P/U NYR Bass Mini-Humbucker
Controls Bridge Pickup Volume, Neck Pickup Volume, Master Tone
Jack Casady Signature Bass
Bass legend Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna worked closely with Epiphone engineers to create his popular Signature bass. Jack put special emphasis on the exclusive JCB-1 low-impedance pickup which is the secret behind the natural bass tone that high-impedance and active pickups cannot obtain. Its long scale semi-hollow design is as striking as it is effective in producing pure bass tone.
Scale 34.0"
Nut Width 1.625"
Neck Joint Set
Neck Mahogany
Body Maple
Top Maple
Fingerboard Rosewood
Bridge P/U ---
Middle P/U JCB-1 Low-Imp. Bass Humbucker
Neck P/U ---
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone, Three Position Impedance Selector (Pos1-Lowest impedance for truest tone that's perfect for recording, Pos2-Middle Impedance setting for solos or slight dynamic shift, Pos3-Highest impedance setting for solos or triggering effects and distortion.)
Allen Woody Rumblekat Bass
Legendary bassist with the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule, Allen Woody designed this bass embodying the spirit of some of his favorite classic instruments of the 1960's. Allen combined a short-scale (30") for playing comfort with two Mini bass humbuckers in the neck and middle positions to give it that "signature" Woody rumbling, warm tone. Proceeds from the sale of the "Limited Edition" instrument support the Savannah Woody Education Fund.
Scale 30.0"
Nut Width 1.62"
Neck Joint Set
Neck Mahogany
Body Mahogany
Top 5-Ply Maple
Fingerboard Rosewood
Bridge P/U NYT Bass Mini-Humbucker
Middle P/U ---
Neck P/U NYT Bass Mini-Humbucker
Controls Bridge Pickup Volume, Neck Pickup Volume, Master Tone
Les Paul Special Bass
This classic Les Paul shaped bass features a Mahogany body with a set Maple neck and two specially designed Alnico bass humbuckers with separate volume and one master tone control. With its great balance and tone, you won't find better performing bass anywhere!
Scale 34.0"
Nut Width 1.65"
Neck Joint Set
Neck Mahogany
Body Mahogany
Top ---
Fingerboard Rosewood
Bridge P/U 442R Alnico Bass Humbucker
Middle P/U ---
Neck P/U 442R Alnico Bass Humbucker
Controls Bridge Pickup Volume, Neck Pickup Volume, Master Tone
Nikki Sixx Blackbird Bass
This bird has the looks that kill and thundering bass sound as well thanks to our NEW Epiphone "DeepSixx" bass pickups for deep, powerful rock bass tone. The Nikki Sixx Blackbird has all his favorite features, including the "Opti-grab" and on/off toggle as well as his custom fingerboard inlays. Too cool!
Scale 34.0"
Nut Width 1.50"
Neck Joint Bolt
Neck Hard Maple
Body Mahogany
Top ---
Fingerboard Rosewood
Bridge P/U DeepSixx T Bass Humbucker
Middle P/U ---
Neck P/U DeepSixx R Bass Humbucker
Controls On/Off Switch
