Epiphone Embassy / Newport reissue ?

hobbes · February 11, 2011, 07:08:50 AM

hi there,

first topic here so please be nice

I found this pic on TB, with no more infos

Looks like a Embassy Reissue, ugly color and no mudbucker, but still very sweet and (I believe) shortscale.

Anyone knows something about it ?

Merci

uwe · February 11, 2011, 07:36:07 AM

Might be home-made (with some loving attention to detail), but contains enough modern day Epi ingredients (bridge from the Gripp3r reissue, pups from the TB Silverburst Ltd Run, nineties Epi Batwing headstock) to be a coming reissue perhaps. Before the purists swoop down on it: It's nice to see Epi bow to its own rather than Gibson's tradition for once. I'd pick one up.

hobbes · February 11, 2011, 07:53:30 AM

source of the pic is Musician's friend, so maybe a new model to come, in the spirit of the actual Wilshire ?

sniper · February 11, 2011, 08:08:45 AM

you nailed that quick Uwe. nice avatar, i would be interested in one also, cool looking bass but i would prefer a Cherry Mahogany finish.

fur85 · February 11, 2011, 09:47:26 AM

Nice! I hope they do start selling them. It's not exactly a reissue and they already re-used the name "Embassy" on a low budget bass so I wonder what they would call this. I agree, a cherry/mahogany finish would rule.

uwe · February 11, 2011, 10:28:15 AM

I like that swimming pool color! Very hip.

Too much cherry can make you nauseous.

Part of old Epi's charm was that they were a bit more adventurous with the colors.

Barklessdog · February 11, 2011, 10:54:35 AM

They got it right with the batwing headstock. I am surprised it took them so long to reissue the design, with classic vibe guitars being the rage for the last 15 years!

uwe · February 11, 2011, 10:56:21 AM

Red strings on a blue bass is brave.

Chris P. · February 11, 2011, 11:04:18 AM

The Epiphone press site is always very up-to-date. They had the Epiphone Nighthawk on it, like nine months before the official release. For 2011 they only have pics of a stage tuner and a Zakk Wilde model... No new basses (yet).

OldManC · February 11, 2011, 11:16:19 AM

I like that pic. I may have to try one if it ever sees the light of day.

uwe · February 11, 2011, 11:27:25 AM

Quote from: sniper on February 11, 2011, 08:08:45 AM
you nailed that quick Uwe. nice avatar, i would be interested in one also, cool looking bass but i would prefer a Cherry Mahogany finish.

Oh well, I sometimes get inspired from things people dig up ...

sniper · February 11, 2011, 11:46:21 AM

Quote from: uwe on February 11, 2011, 11:27:25 AM
Oh well, I sometimes get inspired from things people dig up ...

well said my friend, lol. health wealth and prosperity to you.

godofthunder · February 11, 2011, 02:45:49 PM

I like it ! Not crazy about the color, maybe there will be a choice or two ?

Basvarken · February 11, 2011, 02:50:24 PM

Looks more like a Newport to me. Short scale that is. Or am I wrong?

exiledarchangel · February 11, 2011, 03:02:12 PM

I can't stop thinking about that bass, that color is so yummy! As for the lack of mud, its an easy fix!