{"product_id":"epiphone-jack-casady-bass-ebony-bass","title":"Epiphone Jack Casady Ebony Bass","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ProductSubtitle\"\u003eJack Casady Signature Bass\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"RomanceCopy\"\u003eThe Jack Casady Signature Bass was designed by Casady in collaboration with Epiphone and is the culmination of years of experimentation by the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna bassist to find an instrument with superb, balanced electric tone and the response of an acoustic bass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCasady is one of the rare rock bassists known by both fans and players for his signature tone. And like The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and The Beatles' Paul McCartney, Casady became a bass player after years of study on other instruments. \"My first teacher was a big band guitarist named Harry Vorhees. Later on I took from a number of guitarists; one was Bill Harris who was the guitarist for the Clovers,\" Casady told\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEpiphone.com\u003c\/em\u003e. \"He had studied with a guy who studied with Andres Segovia.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for the Holy Grail of Bass Tone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\"When I first started playing, I ran across a short scale semi-hollow bass,\" said Casady \"Despite lacking some low end, I really enjoyed the semi-hollow nature of that bass and over the years tried to capture that characteristic.\" Casady did find a rare Les Paul bass that came close to the sound he was seeking. \"In 1985, I was living in New York and happened to stop in a music store one day and saw a goldtop, full scale semi-hollow Les Paul bass,\" Casady recalled. \"I loved the bass but found the pickup to be deficient.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCasady approached Epiphone with his ideas and with help from our Epiphone luthiers, Casady fulfilled a life-long dream by designing the perfect electric bass.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"RomanceCopy\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"RomanceCopy\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"SpecGroup-Title\"\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eBody\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003emaple\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eTop\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003emaple\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eNeck\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003emahogany\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eNeck Joint\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003eSet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eMachine Heads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003eClassic Style 19:1 ratio\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eTruss Rod\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003eAdjustable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eScale Length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e34”\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eFingerboard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003epearloid block inlay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eFingerboard Radius\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e12”\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003ePickup\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003eJCB-1 Low-Impedance Humbucker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eControls\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003eMaster Volume, Master Tone, 3-Position Tone Switch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eBridge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e3-Point Adjustable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eNut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e1.6535”\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"SpecFirstCell\"\u003eHardware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003eNickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Epiphone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31101857038378,"sku":"08EPI001","price":799.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2433\/products\/EB_Splash_Bass_CROP.jpg?v=1576616808","url":"https:\/\/www.truetonemusic.mom\/products\/epiphone-jack-casady-bass-ebony-bass","provider":"Truetone Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}