The 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.
Casady 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 Epiphone.com. "He had studied with a guy who studied with Andres Segovia."
Looking for the Holy Grail of Bass Tone
"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."
Casady approached Epiphone with his
ideas and with help from our Epiphone luthiers, Casady fulfilled a
life-long dream by designing the perfect electric bass.
Like all Epiphone’s, the Jack Casady is covered by our Limited
Lifetime Warranty and Gibson 24/7/365 Customer Service. It’s your music
and you deserve the best. Visit your Authorized Epiphone dealer today
and pick up the Jack Casady signature bass.
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