Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass

Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
Manufacturer Epiphone
Period 1998-present
Construction
Neck joint Set
Scale 34"
Woods
Body Laminated maple top, back and sides, maple or mahogany centre block
Neck Maple or mahogany
Fretboard Rosewood
Hardware
Bridge Fixed
Pickup(s) JCB-1 Low-Impedance humbucker
Colors available
Sunburst, Cherry, Ebony, Natural,(2011: Pelham Blue - Limited Edition)

The Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass is a 4-string hollowbody bass guitar manufactured by Epiphone. Jack Casady approached Gibson (parent company of Ephiphone) with the basic design, inspired by Casady's experience with the 1970s-era Gibson Les Paul Signature bass.[1]

It is an all mahogany, semi hollow bass guitar with a single low-impedance humbucking pickup. The pickup was designed to correct what Casady perceived as a weakness of the original Les Paul Signature bass, which was a lack of tonal definition in ensemble playing situations.[2] The pickup is connected to a transformer with a three-position switch to select output impedance of 50, 250 or 500 ohms. The lower impedance values give clearer, more balanced tone while the higher impedances produce higher output with a more bass-heavy tonal profile.

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