I had a gold top Epi JC when they first came out and really liked it. Unfortunately, it was an ergonomic disaster for me with it's convex back up against my pot belly. ;^)
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Haha, ok I was gonna ask why you have essentially a totally redundant bass (colour scheme notwithstanding, of course!), but I think you've just answered that for me
Lol! All of my basses are workhorses. They all gig at some point and time between my 2 bands and acoustic act. I always bring 1 Standard and 1 Eb bass to every gig. So now I get to decide which one of these gets tuned either way.Haha, ok I was gonna ask why you have essentially a totally redundant bass (colour scheme notwithstanding, of course!), but I think you've just answered that for me
Right on, that makes plenty of sense. I suppose you could always mess with string sounds too, for slight variation, if you'd want it. Well, you've got a mighty snazzy pair there. Enjoy!
Nice! A 20th Anniversary Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass is next on my wish list.
I have that exact same bass. I love it. I Removed the pickguard so all that great flamed wine red maple shows. Tried some flats, but the stock Dean Markey Blue Steel rounds really make it sone alive best.
Somewhere I recall hearing that the pup on the 20th Anniversary model was redesigned from the original. Now you can test both and see it that’s true.
I moved the strap pin to the body horn like on a conventional bass, hangs better now, and I do wear it low off to the side a bit. When the strap pin was on the neck heel, it was hard finding a strap long enough, but since I moved the pin, no probs anymore.
I also added a mod bar to the bridge, I heard it was developed by a guy from TB.
GIBSON® EPIPHONE® BASS BRIDGE 3-POINT (MOD-BAR!) | eBay
Somewhere I recall hearing that the pup on the 20th Anniversary model was redesigned from the original. Now you can test both and see it that’s true.
I moved the strap pin to the body horn like on a conventional bass, hangs better now, and I do wear it low off to the side a bit. When the strap pin was on the neck heel, it was hard finding a strap long enough, but since I moved the pin, no probs anymore.
I also added a mod bar to the bridge, I heard it was developed by a guy from TB.
GIBSON® EPIPHONE® BASS BRIDGE 3-POINT (MOD-BAR!) | eBay
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I have TI flats on both and they both sound pretty identical to me. I love the mod bar. I have one on my gold top and already have one on the way for the 20th anniversary! They’re sweet basses, for sure.
I had a black Casady for a while--such cool basses. I think that finish on your new one is the best looking of all of them. Super classy.
Very nice! That's a beauty! It's the only bass model that I don't have that I want. Mine would be red like yours, but with a black PG.
