Genesis on the bay!

weekend warrior · February 28, 2011, 01:47:46 PM

I have kind of a crappy camera,but i tryed to get some decent pics here.As you see it has the impressed Gibson serial # and silkscreened Epi logo! This bass deffinently rolled outta the Gibson Kalamazoo factory!The earlier Genesis was japan and tai,all mohagany with inlayed epi logo,And also had a STAMPED serial with a letter prefix in front!.Notice the big Volute as well.The whole bass is maple! just like an rd artist or ripper bass.same three ply neck sandwich thats typical for this era.Schaller tuners with Gibson stamped on the round gear cover plates.UWE hit the the tone right on the head! Angry ripper,Like dropping a piano lol.The neck is probably the biggest ive ever had my hands on,but oddly enough feels pretty comfy and plays like butter.At 350.00! An absolute steal for that kind of jack!!

shadowcastaz · February 28, 2011, 09:15:04 PM

....like I said nice bass!

weekend warrior · February 28, 2011, 10:34:20 PM

WOW! What a beauty!

uwe · March 01, 2011, 04:45:12 AM

My Epi Genesis has an impressed serial number too, 1000636. I never saw that as an indication of a US origin, but you live and learn. The "Epiphone" on the headstock face is an inlay though. Plus the neck is finned in balck just like the body. It has the same volute though and the tuners are identical too. One other difference that strikes me is the heel area is different, on yours it could have been intended for a bolt-on construction until someone changed his mind while mine has more of curved set neck look. Pups, bridge and controls are identical.

Yours reminds me a bit of the lower-cutaway-sawed-off G-3 teardrop prototypes Epi USA played with pretty much around the same time. Headstock logo is reminiscent of those.

weekend warrior · March 01, 2011, 05:53:03 AM

yeah.There were actually alot of one offs and prototypes that came out from Gibson in that era.So it wouldnt surprise me.Ive seen a few of the bolt on Epi types and this one wasnt destined to be bolt on. It looks like a ripper or RD cut to me.But like i said the neck is FAT and the body is really thick as well.There is quite a difference between your neck heal and mine though thats for sure.The body on mine looks way thicker than yours does.That would account for the big squared off heal.Thats the beauty of the hand built factor.

uwe · March 01, 2011, 10:01:31 AM

Body on mine is just under two inches thick.

weekend warrior · March 01, 2011, 12:43:04 PM

The body on mine is 2-1/16" thick

uwe · March 01, 2011, 01:29:10 PM

Braggard!

Highlander · March 01, 2011, 02:32:40 PM

(Uwe used an imperial measure...

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I'm going to lie down now... I'm not feeling well...

weekend warrior · March 01, 2011, 05:31:11 PM

HA HA HA HA HA

uwe · March 01, 2011, 05:54:50 PM

As if you savages understood anything else! When in the jungle do as the apes.

Highlander · March 02, 2011, 04:40:29 PM

Uwe Kong...?

fur85 · March 19, 2011, 04:02:30 PM

It's back! (and tempting)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250791145799

weekend warrior · March 19, 2011, 04:28:53 PM

yep.Just put it up on the bay.Its a great bass too.I have it setup with nice low action and the three pointer intonates perfectly.gotta thin the herd to get a jazz bass. :mrgreen:looking for a road worn Jazz if anybodys got one .

gweimer · March 19, 2011, 05:15:12 PM

Well, I'll be out of the market for ANYTHING for a while. I just had a short notice root canal, along with a replacement crown/bridge. Insurance will probably deny coverage (missing tooth clause).