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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #120 on: April 16, 2023, 04:49:00 AM »
I seem to recall seeing the occasional left handed Jr.

Great little basses.

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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #121 on: April 16, 2023, 06:26:12 AM »
Couldn't we all just help if we had these people's arms cross-transplanted?
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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #122 on: April 16, 2023, 05:26:51 PM »
Scott is a speaker of Sooth!
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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #123 on: April 16, 2023, 09:31:36 PM »
That's great, Scott. If Henry were still in charge, nothing would have been done.

Either that, or something would have been done to make things worse. 
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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #124 on: April 18, 2023, 06:44:59 AM »
 Epi Newport round two!
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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #125 on: April 18, 2023, 07:58:22 AM »
Yery commendable, Scott, credit where credit is due.
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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #126 on: April 18, 2023, 08:02:09 AM »
Well done, Scott.  Since you have some pull, could you help a brother out and ask Gibson about left-handed options?  :)

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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #127 on: April 18, 2023, 09:55:54 AM »
And that short scale Epi pro bird…

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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #128 on: April 18, 2023, 02:56:24 PM »
The new price was probably to cover the improvements. Still a bargain!

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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #129 on: April 18, 2023, 04:58:39 PM »
It's consoling that something that ugly can still sound well. Nature has a way of compensating.
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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #130 on: April 18, 2023, 08:16:32 PM »
The new price was probably to cover the improvements. Still a bargain!

Could be, but Epi often increases after an introductory price. Didn't they do that with the Vintage Pro TBird?

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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #131 on: April 19, 2023, 12:18:37 AM »
Could be, but Epi often increases after an introductory price. Didn't they do that with the Vintage Pro TBird?

If so they're probably testing the market. Good sales offers an opportunity for increased prices.

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Re: New Epiphone Newport Bass.
« Reply #132 on: April 19, 2023, 07:15:36 AM »
Could be, but Epi often increases after an introductory price. Didn't they do that with the Vintage Pro TBird?

They did. Happens with a fair portion of the product line. It seems that there is an obligatory $50-75 jump after the first six months or so.
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