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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Chris P. on June 14, 2016, 11:38:43 AM
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if only the JCS had a white pickup.... Well I have a cream one somewhere. Am I right this is the first JCS with pickguard?
http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Bass/Ltd-Ed-Jack-Casady-Blue-Royale-Bass.aspx
This one's very pretty:
http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Bass/Ltd-Ed-Allen-Woody-Rumblekat-Blue-Royale-Bass.aspx
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All JCS basses have a pickguard Chris.
Oh, and I like the fact that the Rumblekat does not have the fugly gold hardware. ;)
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I used to have a JCS so I should have known haha!!!! Why did I thought this? Maybe of sthe strange-ish combination of a white guard and a black pickup?? Black out moment:)
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People do remove the pickguards fairly often!
I quite like the blue JCS, but not with the black fittings.
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Gibsonj/ Epi logic: cream pickup on a black bass and the exact same pickup in black on a blue bass with otherwise white hardware.
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I like it. Not crazy about the black pickup either though. It kinda sorta ties in with the headstock and knobs if you really use your imagination. :rolleyes:
Are these really 34'' scale? Hard to trust Gibson website specs...
Made in China I assume?
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The Casady has always been 34". Both were made in Korea for years, don't know if they still are.
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Did Peerless make them for a while? I know they released their own JCS; identical with the exception of the headstock.
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I think Epiphones aren't made in Korea for years anymore. I guess China or Indonesia?
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Did Peerless make them for a while? I know they released their own JCS; identical with the exception of the headstock.
My Epi JCS is from the Peerless factory. March 2003. Unit 0287
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Still made in Korea as of 2015 (FWIW - does it even matter any more?) - and yes, the Blue Royale is lush and not anything like the stock photography.
(http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/blue%20JC/01_all_flash.jpg) (http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/blue%20JC/02_all_back_flash.jpg)
(http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/blue%20JC/04_side_flash.jpg) (http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/blue%20JC/06_angle1_noflash.jpg)
Look how sparkly it is! Last one taken with no flash - in reality it hovers between the two extremes.
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I like blue sparkly a LOT. Something about that color in general...
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Don't you mean purple? :P
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What means this word ending in "urple?" No referent. Sounds impolite. 😉
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That blue looks much better than the promo shots I've seen from Epiphone. The promo shots make it look like a cheap solid finish.
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Too bad they didn't make a white (as opposed to cream) pickup for the JCS. I'm digging' the Allen Woody though - I've got the standard one - would be nice to have one of each - wonder how much I could get for the red one on trade for the blue? Which begs the question - which retailers will be getting these in the US?
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That blue is bitch'n! Wish I never sold my Casady.
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Both are lovely. If that Casady had been out when I got one, I'd have gone that way for sure!
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Quit tempting me.
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I agree there are too many temptations here.
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Seriously. Now I want a Rumblekat.
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Which begs the question - which retailers will be getting these in the US?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/epiphone-limited-edition-allen-woody-rumblekat-blue-royale-bass-guitar (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/epiphone-limited-edition-allen-woody-rumblekat-blue-royale-bass-guitar)
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(http://images.epiphone.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Products/Bass/Jack-Casady-Bass/JackCasadyAW/CasadyBass_AW_Splash_r.jpg)
Now this, I like.
http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Electrics/Bass/Ltd-Ed-Jack-Casady-Signature-Bass.aspx (http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Electrics/Bass/Ltd-Ed-Jack-Casady-Signature-Bass.aspx)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giu1WOFdxCY
I'm not sure how much that Jazz pickup adds to the sound but I'd like to get one stock and see.
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I'm not sure how much that Jazz pickup adds to the sound
What you hear there is the J pickup solo'ed, I'm pretty sure.
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That alpine white JCS is 95% perfect. What would make it hit the 100% is matching white headstock and ofcourse BLACK HARDWARE MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
(https://jgiambrone.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/evil-scientist.jpeg)
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That alpine white JCS is 95% perfect. What would make it hit the 100% is matching white headstock and ofcourse BLACK HARDWARE MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
(https://jgiambrone.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/evil-scientist.jpeg)
Living in Germany has exposed you to anti-chrome bias. I wonder who is to blame for that. ;)
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Living in Germany has exposed you to anti-chrome bias. I wonder who is to blame for that. ;)
He'll always have his bananas. ;)
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What you hear there is the J pickup solo'ed, I'm pretty sure.
Yeah, My black JC didn't sound much like that at all. I still may keep an eye out for a white one though. I loves me some white basses.
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That doesn't sound anything like the couple I've heard played live, so I'd agree that it must be the J soloed.
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Absolutely.
The original JCS sound leans more towards a Precisions sound. But (a lot) less authoritative.
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All JCS basses have a pickguard Chris.
Lay off Chris, Rob, Warwicks don't so how was he to remember?
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That alpine white JCS is 95% perfect. What would make it hit the 100% is matching white headstock and ofcourse BLACK HARDWARE MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA a LP Recording or Triumph pickup
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The blue JCS is nice, nuff said.
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I played a white Jack Cassidy at GC yesterday. Unplugged, with a pick. Man, I really liked it! I would have plugged in, but there were already 2 other guys making noise on basses. Great look, really good feeling neck, light weight. $699
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It works well in the right kind of band.