What is this 2 lead basses? dude on the left. lower his mic - that damn accent and voice is piercing. and who can even understand a word he is saying .. come on captain - get better presenters
The way to think of a Jack Cassady bass is simple. 50 setting is your semi hollow/hofner sound. 250 is your P bass sound, 500 is ur jazz bass sound. Its honestly one of the best modern basses in my opinion because of this, as it allows you to have access to three major standard bass tones in modern basses.
The 500 setting sounds more like a T-Bird or Ricky back pickup to me, rather than a jazz bass. It still has that vintage growl.Unless your soloing the neck pickup the Fender jazz bass has no growl.
@@losely451Google jazz bass growl. People all over RU-vid, talkbass, Reddit, and elsewhere talk about jazz bass growl. Particularly due to the bridge pickup placement. You’re honestly the first person I’ve ever heard to say it has no growl.
@@carlosps9612 don't know about recording but he definitely uses one live for that song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ndL_xLnWh_M.html
That plus early on he used a modded jazz bass. And he nodded his starfire guild bass with active pre amps for the binson bisonic pickups and with using a fender dual showman/sunn 200s and his versatone combo that’s the full jack Cassidy sound
It never ceases to amaze me how sound guys' ears perk up when they hear this bass. I've been to a whole bunch of studio sessions with very expensive custom basses, but when I plug in the Epiphone JC it's always: "What bass is that?! It sounds great! Let's use that one!" :-)
i had the exact same thing happen to me. i was on tour with my band. the guitarist in my band helped run the sound for the headlining band. one night during the encore of the headlining band, their bassist asked me if he could go back on stage with my Jack Casady for their encore. so i gave it to him. then after the second song i stepped outside to join my guitarist/sound guy. he had been outside during the whole encore break and had not gone back inside yet. as soon as the headlining band started playing, he looked at me and said, "Aaron's playing your bass, isnt he?" we were still outside the club, maybe with a door propped open.... sound guys just know.
In addition to the long scale, the original Gibson Les Paul Signature bass sported one low impedance pickup only and a Varitone. Basically, the Epi Jack Cassady is a reissue of this bass.
I think a confusion has been made with the Les Paul Bass and Les Paul Triumph Bass, both solid body, short scale with low impedance pickups of the same time period. the hollowbody Gibson Les Paul Signature bass has always been long scale.
Exactly. These guys say “google Jack casady” but fail to google Les Paul Bass. The Les Paul bass was often finished in the gold top that the JC bass has always had.
@@kirkhouser2198 Gotta be more specific, the 1970 first iteration of the solid body single cut was called the Les Paul Bass, changed to Les Paul Triumph in '71. How do I know this bit of trivia? I owned one. Weighed a ton and put out pure mud. That said, since it would be almost impossible for me to find my pot of gold, a mint pre-1970 Guild Starfire II that I could actually afford, one of these would do just fine. Actually better, because I wouldn't be afraid to gig it.
Ah I remember those basses from the epi catalogs from 2007 and 2009 if I am correct. I still have them but I wish guitar stores still had those to take with you. I love to sniff into those catalogs once in a while :) nowadays you can print your own pdf but that is not the same thing.
I agree! I started collecting catalogs when I started playing guitar in the early 1960s. I had boxes full of them-wish I still had them! Everything’s online now, but there’s still nothing like a full-size paper hard copy. That Casady bass does sound great-almost like an upright at some settings.
I own a "gold top" one for years and it's one of my favourite instruments. But this new blue finish is perfect. I think I will have to buy a new one...
'Been looking for a hollow body bass, just because the idea crept under my skin, and their unique sound. Walk into my local pawn/used store and there's a gold topped JCB glowing on the wall - with a halo around it. Played the bajeeses out of it for a half hour and went home. Researched and went back for it the next day. This is an excellent instrument. The more you play it through various amp EQ settings, how it works with effects or overdriven (remember, Cassidy really pushed overdrive and distortion in the day) and that vari-gain switch, the more of that pickup's secrets you find - and the more you appreciate the time and his great experience that Jack Casady put into developing this bass with Epiphone. There's more to the bass than what you first think. Day long susutain, and probably the most surprisingly varied tone potentiameter you've come across. In Jack's words: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OfALj52cVow.html
*GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO* *and GREAT PLAYING.* Thay-ank yoos ba-ving’n oos tha ba-a-eeses. Luuv a mee-eey clee-a tōn wee aav eer. Yish yish e ish Lis Poo ba-a-ees wiv e free- free- fō-īv Ōaah free- fōah- fōah ōaah free- fō-īv-fōīv tu p-voduce e Lis Poo-ish mee-eey tōne. - this brought to you by English to American Phonics. We thank our cousins from across the pond for our language. For that, “We Thank You!” Take no offences my brethren, all in good fun. *GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO* *and GREAT PLAYING.*
I have owned an Epi Jack Casady since 2007. Because the tone is extremely versatile, it has become my main gigging and recording bass(occasionally use a fender fretless j). The only problem I had with it (for a few years) was neck dive (cured with a set of ultra lite tuners. The varitone switch has a tendency to loosen up.
@@ShiroiTengu You're right, a good strap makes a huge difference. That "solved" the neck dive on my Gibson EB-4L, too, which was worse than a Thunderbird!
Jack Casady's first couple of basses were Fender Jazz, before moving on to a semi-hollow Guild Starfire. The Guild electronics were heavily modified by Owsley of the Grateful Dead. Jack was influential in the creation of the first Alembic bass, but didn't stick with them. In the mid-80's Jack found a 70's era Gibson Les Paul Signature bass, which had much in common with his Guilds, and was the inspiration for the Epiphone.
The Jack Casady bass is awesome. I see it as a "secret rock weapon" because it sounds like a very fat and different P bass with a pick and a bit of dirt. Sounds insane. The body is after a "Gibson Les Paul Signature", a pretty rare model that's a hybrid between a Les Paul and a 335. The guitar version also had low impedance pickups like the bass.
I have one of the 20th anniversary Jack Casady’s . It’s not leaving, like ever. Neck dive can be compensated, kind of, with a proper grippy strap. Those things love fuzz like Pete loves purple.
An industry professional ridiculing the concept of this being based on a Les Paul model when he clearly doesn’t know the full history of the Les Paul guitar and bass ranges! 🤦🏼♂️😜
The way he went through the range of tones is completely illogical, he should have shown the 3 varitone positions for full tone, then for half tone, then for tone off...
Anyone know how these sound eith black, tape wound strings? Looking for an electric bass that can get close to the sound and percussion of an upright while still being useful for modern music as well....
Norwegian bassist Tommy Reite uses a Jack Cassidy for both death'n'roll the Cumshots and punk band The Dogs, so it's pretty versatile also for hard hitting music
Pro tip: Never ever read Garce Slick's autobiography if you want to keep on rating Casady for his bass skills and not for his ... lets say: "physical benefits" :-D
No, its the impedance transformer setting they're using. They both have the knob set to the quietest setting. The high setting is very hot and can push a tube amp into distortion very quickly
Officially called Pelham blue when it’s a Gibson or Epiphone, and it’s actually a bit of a darker shade than the one Fender call ice blue. It’s actually more similar to Fender’s lake placid blue, but the Fender colour is a bit darker in the case of that comparison. I realise you called it that because of what they called it in the video, but the video is wrong. Also the other one isn’t candy apple red as they suggested... it’s sparkling burgundy, which, again, whilst similar is a different colour to Fender’s candy apple red.
Based on Les Paul Signature Bass?? Body style is like a Les Paul Signature guitar that had this body shape and two low impedance pickups, early 70s I believe
@@JamieBarton1984 I have pointed out a few errors by Andertons over the years. They get it right most of the time, but I am not surprised by the occasional error or wrong 'guess'
The Gibson Les Paul in question is actually named "Les Paul Signature". The signature is not referred to a specific musician, it is just the name. It was available as guitar and bass models between 1969-1976, as far as I know.
Google Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass or Guitar. "We can't do all the work for you!" It really looks bad when you don't do your homework. It looks even worse when you behave like you have...
I love the sound of this bass...but no one ever reviews this bass standing up. If they did they would have to deal with the super annoying neck dive AND the tipping forward problem( because of the weird placement of the front strap pin).
Beautiful bass with awesome sound but guys, so much of what you are saying around the Les Paul Signature bass is wrong! Probably best not to mention or blag it if you don't know the history of the instrument and just concentrate on the sweet sound of these!! Gibson should be kicking themselves for not reissuing the original (Long scale issued between 73-78/9) version of this. Maybe one day they will!
Would be nice to know what strings were they playing, strings are a HUGE factor on what kind of sound comes from the bass. However, that bass sounds beautiful!
Hey Nathan. I hope you get to read this. Boon's guitar in The Sun Goes Down video was a Les Paul Signature that this is derived from. Very rare I believe
Bought one of these from new (not from Andertons) and the machine head for the E string broke within an hour so I returned it.Shame cause otherwise I really liked it
