Epiphone Introduces Jack Casady Fretless Bass – No Treble
Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna bassist Jack Casady has had a signature Epiphone semi-hollow bass for many years, but the rock legend has shaken things up with a fretless version. The Epiphone Jack Casady Fretless Bass is described as the culmination of the bassist’s years of experimentation. As such, it is fitted with a JCB-1 Low-Impedance Humbucker pickup that he designed himself. A three-position rotary impedance control offers a wide tonal palette.
The archtop body is built with layered maple with an LP Signature Bass shape. It also has a single-ply cream binding. Its glued-in neck is made from mahogany fitted with a fretless laurel fingerboard sans inlays. Other features include an Aged Royal Tan finish, a cream pickguard, die-cast tuners, and a 3-point adjustable bridge.
The Epiphone Jack Casady Fretless Bass carries a street price of $849.
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Epiphone Jack Casady Fretless Bass Specs:
| Construction: | Set Neck |
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Semi-Hollow Layered Maple |
| Neck: | Mahogany |
| Neck Profile: | “C” |
| Fingerboard Material: | Laurel |
| Frets: | Fretless |
| Inlays: | None |
| Pickup: | JCB-1 Low-Impedance Humbucker |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone, 3-Position VariTone Tone / Impedance Switch |
| Bridge: | 3-point Adjustable |
| Tuners: | Die Cast – Clover Buttons |
| Knobs: | Gold Speed |
| Case: | Premium Gig Bag |
