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Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
Price: 599 EUR – 1.520 EUR
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A semi-hollow signature bass modeled on the custom instruments Jack Casady played with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, built around a single low-impedance pickup.
About the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
Casady, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, favored custom semi-hollow basses with a single low-impedance pickup and onboard active electronics rather than the passive P/J designs common on mainstream basses of his era. Epiphone's signature model reproduces that layout in a chambered mahogany body with a maple top, prioritizing warmth and resonance from the semi-hollow construction over the higher-output, more aggressive voicing typical of solidbody active basses.
The single low-impedance pickup, paired with an onboard preamp, gives a tonal character distinct from typical dual-pickup P/J or humbucker basses, aimed at players seeking Casady's specific warm, rounded low end rather than a general-purpose modern bass tone.
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Sound character of the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
The single low-impedance pickup Casady favored has an extended, flatter frequency response than a typical passive magnetic pickup, trading some of the midrange growl of a P or J pickup for a smoother, cleaner voice, while the chambered mahogany/maple semi-hollow body adds warmth and air the solid-body basses of his era lacked.
Technical data for the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
| Body | Chambered mahogany with maple top, semi-hollow |
|---|---|
| Pickup | 1x Low-impedance |
| Electronics | Active preamp |
| Signature artist | Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) |
Price history for the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
Cheapest seen: 599 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.520 EUR
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The history of the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
Jack Casady's custom semi-hollow basses with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna set the template Epiphone's signature model follows, centered on a single low-impedance pickup in a chambered body.
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