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Epiphone Introduces Jack Casady Fretless Bass – No Treble


Epiphone Jack Casady Fretless Bass

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



Originally posted by Kevin Johnson at https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/08/07/epiphone-introduces-jack-casady-fretless-bass/

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