The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Chris P. on December 08, 2020, 03:36:06 AM
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I won't put it on the site of my magazine yet, cos I habve to wait four more hours (embargo) but I already found them online.
The JCS will be out soon in Sparkling Burgundy and Faded Pelham Blue:
https://www.peachguitars.com/epiphone-jack-casady-bass-sparkling-burgundy.htm
https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/epiphone-jack-casady-bass-faded-pelham-blue-pre-order
I have other pics in which the blue looks darker. More Pelham, less powder.
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Those colors look great!
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Sparkling Burgundy really fit the JCS well!
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I like both - but I also give the edge to the Burgundy. It looks great.
The Casady is a really good bass.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CIi22j3jBSp/?igshid=mvcinnjj8t0d
Not sure if this link to the instagram post from Gibson NL works
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I had a gold Casady and sold it because it was so big. Now I have seller's remorse....... :sad:
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As you should. 8)
Size matters, but not thaaat way.
PS: I believe it is Epi's longest-running bass model ever. Any contenders?
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I do like the blue...
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:mrgreen: You're kinda predictable, you know that?!
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The Pelham Blue in the Instagram post looks authentic, but it doesn't look faded to me. Guess we'll have to see more examples.
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The JCS is almost 25!
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There 's some more new Epiphone colours being announced
For the Embassy:
Wanderlust Green Metallic
(https://c1.zzounds.com/media/productmedia/fit,600by600/quality,85/Embassy_Bass_Wanderlust_Green_Metallic_821998-147c964d02dcb7ae6b9f9061f868dbe1.jpg)
Smoked Almond Metallic
(https://c1.zzounds.com/media/productmedia/fit,600by600/quality,85/Embassy_Bass_Smoked_Almond_Metallic_821990-b23aa56985dd1b558db8db1331ec3a1f.jpg)
Graphite Black
(https://c1.zzounds.com/media/productmedia/fit,600by600/quality,85/o_KZWVWA-jpeg_Embassy_Bass_Graphite_Black_821988-357cc8643c3acb06ab42ce5f4f93d3ed.jpg)
And also in the Sparkling Burgundy
(https://c1.zzounds.com/media/productmedia/fit,600by600/quality,85/Embassy_Bass_Sparkling_Burgundy_821992-15472f4333078eb3af44975cea3c0251.jpg)
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When I think of faded pelham, I think more green. And the burgundy looks pretty red to me. But hey, new colors - YAY! ;) I played a white one at GC a couple of years ago that looked great.
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Historically, Sparkling Burgundy was the same as Candy Apple. I think they started out more red but could end up orange and rust from the clear coat. In the case of the faded pelham blue, I think they're saying the blue is faded as in lighter or washed out rather than a relic yellowed treatment. The black is still the sharpest. Kind of ying and yangish like Jimmy Page's Dano.
The Epi intros are nice but when is that announcement coming from Gibson that Scott was talking about? How long are they going to keep us hanging?
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:mrgreen: You're kinda predictable, you know that?!
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Well, have they issued the beastie in Inverness (yes, I can see it as I type) Green yet...?
(oops, I fell into a trap...) :mrgreen:
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the burg is so classy but it needs black plastic.
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The Pelham Blue in the Instagram post looks authentic, but it doesn't look faded to me. Guess we'll have to see more examples.
I think it's hard to take pictures of. There are some real, non photo studio pics and the blue looks a bit green-ísh as some other Epi's in this colour.
I love the fact it has a blue top only and not all blue. I think that's a bit too much on such large basses.
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Everything but the face of the head and the maple top on the neck are "blue" on my RD... :mrgreen:
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Of course it's a matter of taste, but I think the silverburst one is totally silvernurst, the white one totally white and toe metallic blue one (Royal Blue?) totally blue with mother of pearl bindings. But I like the understated look of a coloured top only.
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I assume that most of our subscribers here would want to watch this video for the featured bass guitar and contain all discussion thereto. It's a matter of focus, restraint and intellectual discipline - qualities this forum of fora has a long tradition of excelling at.
https://youtu.be/RUpDslHSLbU
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I assume that most of our subscribers here would want to watch this video for the featured bass guitar and contain all discussion thereto. It's a matter of focus, restraint and intellectual discipline - qualities this forum of fora has a long tradition of excelling at.
https://youtu.be/RUpDslHSLbU
I don't see a bass.
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I'm a legs and butt guy, but even I'm impressed with the. Ehm how round and bouncy the erm.. bass sounds.
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I assume that most of our subscribers here would want to watch this video for the featured bass guitar and contain all discussion thereto. It's a matter of focus, restraint and intellectual discipline - qualities this forum of fora has a long tradition of excelling at.
https://youtu.be/RUpDslHSLbU
Ah yes, and what was it you were saying about me, Herr Kollector...? Humour is a dish, best served with relish... :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: You're kinda predictable, you know that?!
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Sigh, sustaining any semblance of decorum in this place is really hopeless.
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Ich wünsche dir ein wunderschönes Weihnachtsfest... Ich liebe dich... X
(the joys of dodgy translation engines may apply) :mrgreen:
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I love you too, Ken, my man-size squirrel!
The translation was flawless.
https://youtu.be/BXNpzem0eI4
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Same guitarist with an uglier singer... :mrgreen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY-4dyN4JM0&feature=emb_rel_end&ab_channel=DannyB.Harvey
DD's seem to have been a partly family affair previously, and has (Devil's) spawned a variety of named acts with similar components...? Even a presumed mom get's in on the deal (with the Devil...?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxH8LZnQta8&ab_channel=DannyB.Harvey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4JSUZTs-WY&ab_channel=DannyB.Harvey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhf2I0X6Xtc&ab_channel=DannyB.Harvey
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But is it country, muddled genetic relationships aside?
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I used to joke about my (Kentuckian) wife liking "all kinds of music... country AND western..."
She recently corrected me... she doesn't much like western music... not that keen on bluegrass ether... :o
I'd say the DD's are more Emmylou than Country... to each their own...
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Love the colors! Hopefully the Vintage Pro Thunderbird will get some new colors.
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I'm a bit confused: why do I get an official Epiphone news letter about the new colours with as titel 'The World's Most Popular Semi-Hollow Electric Bass'? It's hollow. Or does the little woodwork inside and under the bridge make it a semi?
A Pelham one will arrive here in January! Present from a friend:)
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It has a "sustain block", but not as large a chunk as an EB-2, EB-650 or EB-750, where nearly all acoustic characteristics are killed by that feature. That smaller, sustain block (shaped a bit like a staircase IIRC) is in less contact with the top of the bass, hence the more acoustic note. An unplugged LP Sig or JC Sig sounds louder and more open than the aforementioned basses, but still "tighter" than, say, a Gretsch hollow-body.
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A Pelham one will arrive here in January! Present from a friend :)
:o
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It has a "sustain block", but not as large a chunk as an EB-2, EB-650 or EB-750, where nearly all acoustic characteristics are killed by that feature. That smaller, sustain block (shaped a bit like a staircase IIRC) is in less contact with the top of the bass, hence the more acoustic note. An unplugged LP Sig or JC Sig sounds louder and more open than the aforementioned basses, but still "tighter" than, say, a Gretsch hollow-body.
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The LP Sig has a “T” shaped sustain block that doesn’t go all the way to the strap button like an EB-2. A few years ago, I was able to run my endoscope from one side to the other through the gap between the block & the guitar.
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The top and the back both have a piece of reinforcement with length grooves in them. And a small solid block (from back to top) to support the bridge.
But there is definitely a gap between the top and back for the largest part of the body.
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As posted above I was given a pelham Blue JCS by a US friend. She ordered in pre Brexit UK in December and it would take days... ..until the shop said they were all sold out.
So the bass would arrive in January, which meant pro Brexit, so taxes for me. Weeks went on, it's April now and it seems the bass is not available before the end of October.
I e-mailed Gibson Europe and they had their showroom model left! And I could get it for an artist price (being a music journalist and having an account at Gibson's). I discussed it with the friend. She paid me, I paid Gibson and the bass will be here this week!
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As posted above I was given a pelham Blue JCS by a US friend. She ordered in pre Brexit UK in December and it would take days... ..until the shop said they were all sold out.
So the bass would arrive in January, which meant pro Brexit, so taxes for me. Weeks went on, it's April now and it seems the bass is not available before the end of October.
I e-mailed Gibson Europe and they had their showroom model left! And I could get it for an artist price (being a music journalist and having an account at Gibson's). I discussed it with the friend. She paid me, I paid Gibson and the bass will be here this week!
Brilliant!!! But unfortunately this may ignite G.A.S. on my part.
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With a bit of delay..... #NBD!
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Love that color! A very nice looking bass.
The Casady always looks a bit wider across the bottom than other basses, but it stands on its own. Very nice basses.
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Oooohhhh!
That looks incredible!
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I was that close to buying one last year .
Beauty !
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As said, a Goldtop JCS was my second serious bass, after a Fender USA Jazz Bass. I started with a Squier P. I played it a lot and after a while I moved on, sold it, but I regretted it. So happy to have one back.
I didn't like the white and black, the cherry wasn't really my taste and the Royal Blue one is all blue with MOP bindings and just not as good, classy and vintage looking as the new ones. When the metallic red and Faded Pelham Blue Came out, I knew I needed it! I posted the blue one and a friend decided to buy it for me!
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When the metallic red and Faded Pelham Blue Came out, I knew I needed it!
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Personally I still think the Alpine White LE was the best looking JCS.
(http://www.notreble.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Epiphone-P_JackCasady-AW1-620x230.jpg)
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No matter what the fin, it has become a modern classic.
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I have the trans red 20th anniversary bass, it is the best finish in my opinion.
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I agree, but - alas! - no collecting for fins here.
I was tempted. That red looked gorgeous.
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I had a gold top Casady, and it's one of the few basses I sometimes regret selling. Great sound from that bass.
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I have a gold one too, but I find gold as a guitar fin aw-ful. Worst fin ever. I never understood the rage for Goldtops - butt-ugly and then some!
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I have a gold one too, but I find gold as a guitar fin aw-ful. Worst fin ever. I never understood the rage for Goldtops - butt-ugly and then some!
And that's the only color available in the left-handed JC bass.
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Doesn't the left hand affliction genetically always go together with colorblindness so you don't even notice?
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Only if you're Tim Curry.
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:mrgreen: Was he even a lefty? It would somehow fit. I have his three solo albums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8UzvyZ1mW8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXPCsaO_55o
That 'Legend' devil make-up/prosthetics combo he wore is for me by far the best depiction of the classic Beelzebub/Satan look in full hellish regalia ever presented in a movie.
Charles Dance in Childhood's End is a close second, a less vibrant, more philosophical-thoughtful devil.
(https://fantasyhandbook.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/tvdevil.jpg?w=640)
Gloriously red like that 20th Anniv. JC Sig! To be back on track. :mrgreen:
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Personally I still think the Alpine White LE was the best looking JCS.
(http://www.notreble.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Epiphone-P_JackCasady-AW1-620x230.jpg)
Yeah, that's the one I like best as well. Saw one at GC a few years ago and fell in love with it.
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Charles Dance in Childhood's End is a close second, a less vibrant, more philosophical-thoughtful devil.
(https://fantasyhandbook.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/tvdevil.jpg?w=640)
Gloriously red like that 20th Anniv. JC Sig! To be back on track. :mrgreen:
He looks more like a Hell version of The Odd Couple. Judging his roommate for being too messy.
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Yeah, that's the one I like best as well. Saw one at GC a few years ago and fell in love with it.
Jawohl, gretschy in a nice way.
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Jawohl, gretschy in a nice way.
Just what I was thinking. The White Falcon is showy but gorgeous...
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The thing with Gretsch is, they always overdo things, truly baro
ckque. The Epi strikes more of a balance.
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I like the original gold and sunburst.
White: Too white and yes, leave that to Gretsch. OR Hagstrom.
Black: I dislike black basses in general (*) cos they look too metal and with the JCS it just doesn't work. You don't see the curves. It looks cheap.
Royal Blue: All blue, back and sides too, and mother of toilet seat bindings. Not very pretty. And the black pickup looks cheap.
Red: I love red ES335's, I love the Guild Starfire in red, but I saw this one and I just didn't like it.
Faded Pelham Blue and the new red, both with dark wooden sides: perfect!
(*) I do like some black basses like a bound Rickenbacker. And in case of a Fender, maybe with tort plate and maple board.
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Black tends to be a shape and surface depth killer - it equalizes everything. A light binding counteracts that effect somewhat.
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Jawohl, gretschy in a nice way.
But even better without the nasty gold hardware. 8)