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EPIPHONE Epiphone Bass Jack Casady
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 pick-up 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.
Deep, articulate tone and classic semi-hollowbody style are the hallmarks of the Jack Casady Signature Bass. The maple body, mahogany center block, set maple neck, and rosewood fretboard conspire to create a sweet-playing bass you won't want to put down. The Jack Casady Signature has a single low-impedance JCB-1 humbucker with VariTone control, as well as traditional volume and tone knobs. The pearloid trapezoid fingerboard inlays, body binding, and Jack's signature across the headstock set this bass apart.
Jack Casady, electric rock bass player extraordinaire, worked closely with Gibson and Epiphone to create this tasty signature model. It's a long-scale, hollowbody electric bass constructed loosely around his vintage 1972 Gibson Les Paul Signature bass, discovered in a New York instrument shop in the mid '80s. Starting from there, Jack spent a lot of energy working with a pickup designer from Epiphone putting together a new humbucker to reside in his signature model. Together they nailed down a passive pickup and control section that delivered tone so pure and natural it'll give you goose bumps. The pickup is a special low-impedance model (the JCB-1), which produces a bass sound that high impedance pickups and active electronics can't match.
Volume, tone, and versatile VariTone control knobs produce enough variation for any situation. The Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass has a unique and high-quality transformer with a 3-way impedance selector was used, which eliminates the need for active circuitry while giving the low-impedance signal from the pickup a boost. The pickup impedance selector (VariTone) allows for sounds from clear and clean with acoustic vibe to deep, round, and growling rock authority.
The body construction is very unique, too. It's not a true semi-hollow or hollow body, but a hybrid that combines the best from both designs. Under the bridge is a mahogany center block that adds sustain and helps to fight feedback. This construction allows the top to vibrate freely, giving the bass guitar a more natural, woody tone.
The Epiphone Jack Casady Signature is as unique as Jack himself, with a vibe, tone, and innovative features all its own.
Features
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Maple body
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Mahogany block under bridge
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Set maple neck
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Rosewood fretboard
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Low-impedance JCB-1 humbucker
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VariTone control
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Volume and tone
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knobsPearloid trapezoid inlays
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Body binding
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Jack Casady headstock signature
- Finishes - Ebony (EB), Metalic Gold (MG)
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