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Epiphone Jack Casady Signature

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A bass bound for glory.

Deep, articulate tone and classic semi-hollowbody style are the hallmarks of the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass. The maple body, mahogany center block, set maple neck, and rosewood fretboard conspire to create a swe...

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  • 21 Artists Use This

  • Dave Grohl Dave Grohl

    In this performance of "Hangin' Tree", Grohl can be seen playing an Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Model Bass around 1:40.

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  • Krist Novoselic Krist Novoselic

    Novoselic can be seen in this photo playing an Epiphone Jack Casady Bass in concert with Paul McCartney.

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  • Pino Palladino Pino Palladino

    A guy comented that saw Pino Palladino using it in the last show with John Mayer.

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  • Martin L. Gore Martin L. Gore

    Martin uses the Epiphone Jack Casady bass to plays the classic riff of the song

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  • Nick O'Malley Nick O'Malley

    At 00:24, you can see (behind Alex Turner) O'Malley using the hollow body bass, as well as 00:53-55 and throughout the video of their BBC session. He only uses it for "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?". It provides the signature bass part to the song.

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  • Jeff Tweedy Jeff Tweedy

    > Here we have a very clean modern Jack Casady signature bass from Epiphone. Tons of punch and power with nice new flatwound strings. It's all original... hardly a mark on it anywhere. The frequency switch works but could use some tightening and attention. It's not exactly in line with the numbers on the jack plate but came that way so..... maybe it's the universe that's off.

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  • Robert Levon Been Robert Levon Been

    On the official [Epiphone website](http://www.epiphone.com/News-Features/News/2007/Black-Rebel-Motorcycle-Club-s-Robert-Levon-Been.aspx), there is this photo of Robert Levon Been using an Epiphone Jack Casady bass.

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  • Mani Mani

    The Stone Roses play their song "Fool's Gold" Live at Coachella 2013 in this video. At :29s Mani can be seen playing his custom painted Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Model bass guitar.

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  • Alain Johannes Alain Johannes

    You can see in this live perfomance to Alain Johannes playng the Epiphone Jack Casady

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  • Jack Casady Jack Casady

    Casady's [official site](http://www.jackcasady.com/gear/) states that he uses an Epiphany Jack Casady bass.

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  • Jay Bentley Jay Bentley

    Jay Bentley uses Epiphone Jack Casady with a Precision mic

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  • Darryl Jones Darryl Jones

    > There are many other important and influential basses. Jack Casady's Epiphone bass is amazing for reggae, among other things. I used mine on a Ziggy Marley session and the sound put me in mind of a cross between Aston "Family Man" Barrett and James Jamerson.

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  • Brent Kutzle Brent Kutzle

    According to Epiphone's official website, Kutzle is one of its players.

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  • Olugbenga Adelekan Olugbenga Adelekan

    In this photo, Adelekan is visible with the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature model.

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  • Noah Sierota Noah Sierota

    At 1.20 in this video, Noah can be seen playing the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Model. This is one of Noah's main basses which he uses in many of Echomith's live performances.

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  • Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean

    Used in Jean's performance of "Borrowed Time" for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series. First visible at 0:08.

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  • Dominic John Davis Dominic John Davis

    Interview with pictures.

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  • Marciano Cantero Marciano Cantero

    During their 2007 tour, Cantero played his Jack Casady signature model bass.

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  • Luca Cavina Luca Cavina

    This is a nice looking Epiphone bass.

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  • Mike Merritt Mike Merritt

    He uses it on live shows in Conan O'Brien's show.

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  • Michael Quercio Michael Quercio

    Michael Quercio played an Epiphone Jack Casady Signature bass during the Three O'Clock's performance on *Conan*.

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Description

A bass bound for glory.

Deep, articulate tone and classic semi-hollowbody style are the hallmarks of the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass. The maple body, mahogany center block, set maple neck, and rosewood fretboard conspire to create a sweet-playing bass you won't want to put down. Has a single low-impedance JCB-1 humbucker with VariTone control, as well as traditional volume and tone knobs. Pearloid trapezoid fingerboard inlays, body binding, and Jack's signature across the headstock set it apart.

Jack Casady, electric rock bass player extraordinaire, worked closely with Gibson and Epiphone to create this tasty signature model. It's a long-scale, hollowbody electric bass constructed loosely around his vintage 1972 Gibson Les Paul Signature bass, discovered in a New York instrument shop in the mid '80s. Starting from there, Jack spent a lot of energy working with a pickup designer from Epiphone putting together a new humbucker to reside in his signature model. Together they nailed down a passive pickup and control section that delivered tone so pure and natural it'll give you goose bumps. The pickup is a special low-impedance model (the JCB-1), which produces a bass sound high impedance pickups and active electronics can't match.

The controls -- a volume, tone, and versatile VariTone knob -- produce enough variation for any situation. The bass has a unique and high-quality transformer with a 3-way impedance selector which eliminates the need for active circuitry while giving the low-impedance signal from the pickup a boost. The pickup impedance selector (VariTone) allows for sounds from clear and clean with acoustic vibe to deep, round, and growling rock authority.

The body construction is unique, too. It's not a true semi-hollow or hollow body, but a hybrid that combines the best from both designs. Under the bridge is a mahogany center block that adds sustain and helps to fight feedback. This construction allows the top to vibrate freely, giving the bass guitar a more natural, woody tone.

The Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass is as unique as Jack, with a vibe, tone, and innovative features all its own.

Specifications

  • Maple body
  • Mahogany block under bridge
  • Set maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Low-impedance JCB-1 humbucker
  • VariTone control
  • Volume and tone knobs
  • Pearloid trapezoid inlays
  • Body binding

3 Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Reviews

  • jason_duerr
    jason_duerr
    145
    Hard vs Hollow

    To appreciate a hollow body base, it is important to know a solid one first. They both have unique applications. The Epiphone Jack Casady is incredibly beautiful, stays in tune, and drives inspiration.

    +1
    almost 4 years ago
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  • mark_hiser
    mark_hiser
    164
    Great vintage tones!

    Super hollow body vintage tone but has enough drive to cut through the mix!

    +1
    about 3 years ago
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  • leobutterworth
    leobutterworth
    614
    nice

    always taught hollow lp basses looked cool so I picked this up used off gumtree its very nice for its price I keep it strung with flatwounds

    +1
    6 months ago
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