I’ve Changed My Mind About Epiphone // Epiphone Embassy Bass
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Inspired by the rare '60s classic, this Embassy bass features ProBucker pickups, mahogany body and a rock-solid Tune-o-Matic bridge and claw tailpiece.
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Epiphone has been really making a ton of improvements in three last 3 years. It's like they've suddenly realized they have a great vintage model history and it was worth standing up for.
Good thing too since Gibsons are a dumpster fire right now.
Epi shall bring a version of the RD and Grabber!
That would be so awesome
Agreed I love the Rd
BRING THE RIPPER BACK 💯
G-3 or Ripper would be great 👍
I too will never be a Gibson Bass fan. I contacted their custom shop once about wanting to buy a custom Les Paul Jr. Bass. I had money and time. And they made it very clear, “we do not take any custom orders on Basses”. Ugh
Got one exactly like the one you have!
Had a 63 TBird and the same era Epi Embassy in the late 70's. The Embassy got sold because the sound/sustain was not as good as the TB's. The reissue Epi Embassy and Epi TB's with the same pickup BOTH are AMAZING and well worth the 28 YEAR wait for these to return. These Embassy basses are the real deal.
I picked up a black one relatively cheap....been playing it at home for a few days and like the sound and feel....Bringing it to a gig this Friday night for the true test!
Let us know what you think!
That bass is a very good retro instrument, with à very nice, warm sounds, that's still articulate. A fantastic bang for it's price !
I have a Rickenbacker, 2 US Fender Precisions, and 3 different Gibson basses and my Embassy gets played more than all of those combined. I love it. I had a new set of unused Gotoh res-o-lite tuners I dropped in, just because I had them, but I've changed nothing else. I bought it 6 or 7 months ago when I noticed Sweetwater had it on sale for $499 with $150 back in Sweetbucks or whatever their fake money is called. So, it ended up being $350, and it came set up perfectly out of the box. String height, nut slots, intonation, all spot on. Frets are really good too, not perfect, but better than the frets on my 2019 Gibson Les Paul Jr. were by a mile. I read about some issues with the first Embassys they made a few years back, something with the bridge, but I heard that was resolved and mine has no problems. I hear there are some wiring issues with the new Newports, but I'm sure they'll get that straightened out. I guess it's like a new car. Don't buy the first year of a new model, let them work the issues out and then dive in.
Man that bass sounds great! Unless something is broke or doesn't work correctly I'd leave it alone.
Should we mod it? Yes! But: only the bridge. Give it a Hipshot Supertone 2 Mount (reverse mounted - Lobster did. that with a Newport, should also work with the Embassy). Maybe better tuners. That’s it. No need to change anything else.
I own one in Smoked almond - this bass loves a comp and fuzz/distortion. Plays like a shortie. Killertones with that PUs (same as in the Thunderbird I guess), I play it via Fender Rumbles (100 & 500), really love it and yes: it’s a keeper 😍
P.s.: Tone Control … well yes, onboard. No need to use it, as it is … Not doing too much, just in tradition of most Gibson/Epiphone basses.
I got a silver almond metallic one for 2 years now...this is the first bass that i find really useful the blend control on it, 'cause you can have the typical combinations (neck/Bridge/both) but if you get the "full pickup+50% the other pickup" you actually notices a completely different character to the sound...and ergonomically speaking it doesn't destroy my forearm like a standard T-Bird does hehe
Great video. I saw this at GC in green on clearance for $279 this morning. I ended up going back a couple of hours later and spending my Christmas / birthday money to buy it ahead of this weekend’s NYE gig. The color is gorgeous, it’s light as a feather, and the sounds were immediately addictive. Your video, though, definitely made a big difference; getting to hear it in a live cover band setting helped me to make the decision knowing that this is going to sound killer with the band. I can’t wait for this weekend! Sorry I couldn’t give you the commission; I’ll have to go grab a mug or t-shirt or something to pay you back. Anyway, thanks again.
Man I’d love to see an rd with these pickups
Absolutely love mine! Only thing I did was put Labella Black Nylon Tapewounds on it and man does it growl!
I stumbled onto this bass a few weeks ago, and was really impressed by it. Felt great, sounded great.
Thank you for this video. I like this colour too. An Epiphone G3 would be great.
I owned one last year, but I moved it on in the end. Weirdly, it was because it was too light in weight. Sounded fine, looked super fancy (I had the smoked almond metallic - gold basically). But it felt insubstantial in an intangible way that I can't quite put my finger on. Also, the tuners were utter gash - I replaced them with licenced Hipshots.
DROOL!!! I have one in Smoke Almond or whatever -- i love it
Love mine. Light weight and comfortable to play. Only thing I did was upgrade to light weight tuners and my favorite strings. The pickups are perfect for me. 😊 I call it the ugly bird.
I love how it sounds but unfortunately Epiphone QC is atrocious. I had serious issues with my OG and the replacement I was sent, so now I'm paying for a pre-purchase setup so a tech can detect any issues before I get a new new replacement.
Love the sound, playability, and looks though. Just wish quality was there.
I have heard that’s been an issue with a lot of people. Sorry man…
Ive got one in Graphite black i like it.
Just grabbed one two days ago and I love it
Love that color.
So want to play one!!!
Have they changed the pickup or the covers? Mine is a little over a year old and are chrome.
Cool band name.
$499, pretty tempting to try one. I’ve had birds and les paul basses, never liked any of them. Had a SG bass, nope.
Same! Never liked the ones you listed either which is why I was super skeptical of these… really solid for the price tbh. Considering modding it but man it’s decent on it own.
the green is 299$ right now, everywhere..
@@whocarescameraj1809yeah I got mine for $299! Fuckin steal!
@@Junkiescum SAME
are both pickups are identical?
Interested to know … does anyone here actually prefer gloss necks? If so why? I’ve never met anyone who does like em but guess there must be people who do?!
Great question.
I've almost always de-glossed the necks on my guitars and basses. I take them to a satin finish.
On guitar it always bothers me. On bass it never does. I guess I’m not shifting positions as much on bass, but the gloss on my Squier CV bass and on this one are both fine. I think I did end up sanding my Gretsch Junior Jet bass.
I love my Epiphone Jack Cassidy semi hollow bass. I'll never sell it.
I want one of those so bad!
@chuckbailey5673 the cool feature of the Jack Cassady bass is that 3 way resistor switch. I use an aftershock pedal which growls more if you pick harder. So if you set the overdrive level just before it distorts, you can get clean tones on the first setting, and flip the switch on the guitar to overdrive. With a compressor, it can keep the volume the same.
Why did they not use the original headstock 🫤
Don't modify it.
Every youtuber changes their mind about a product when that product starts sponsoring them... what a coincidence!
I’m not sponsored by anyone. They sent us basses under $500 to review. We didn’t get paid and quite frankly it cost more in man hours, gas, time and production far beyond what those two basses cost if I bought them myself. If you saw my take 5 I destroyed that model cause it sucked. Gibson has a bad habit of not listening to its players. I’ve never liked Gibson. These basses were terrible. By comparison to that piece of driftwood with tuning keys that I played and spoke about (Non Reverse TBird) this bass is light years better. Stop being a dork. People can change their minds on shit.
@Chuck Bailey In a way it is a sponsorship because you get to keep what is sent to you and then you can sell it after the review. So its still a financial asset.
@@guitarandotherthings6090 that’s called business. An exchange of goods for services. We have had plenty of videos where they send the gear and our review is less than stellar. Also me not liking Gibson or epiphone basses hasn’t changed. I am not a fan of Thunderbirds at all. I do not like that they rehash and reissue a Tbird every 3 months or so that’s a different signature or different hardware and think it’s what people want. People have been screaming at the top of their lungs for Grabbers, Artists, RD, G3 basses to be reissued and have they done that???? No. They haven’t. Had chances like with Gene Simmons signature model… what did they give us…. A Tbird…. So yea man if epiphone did something solid and made some decent basses for under $500 that smashed some of the older epi stuff (Jack Casady epi is the best Epi in IMO btw) then yea I’m going to say this bass compared to others I’ve been exposed to is solid. It doesn’t change my opinion on Gibson as a whole but maybe there’s hope. You can call it whatever you want man. My time is important to me and I am not altruistic to the point of working for free. Gibson AR saw this also and I’ve told them my thoughts on the Tbird thing. We’re not hiding or tiptoeing over here and we never have.
And now how about the Newport bass...
Haha, yeah... I Put 700$ in my Newport, now it's a monster, not kidding!
@@rkharper I was thinking of getting one. But heard so much bad things about quality issues, set-up, out of phase wiring. And for nearly 400€... Don't know. If it's a 280/300€ fun bass, okay...
Coming soon!
Bass sounds great! Guitar sounds thin.
Sounds like they are taking the bass players IEM/monitor feed from the desk. I don't think this is FOH mix. I really hope its not the FOH mix. lol
Not 24 frets and the cutaway looks rough imo.
24 frets are honestly underrated.
It doesn’t need 24 frets. I’ve never had a gig where the MD goes “make sure your bass has 24 frets or everything will sound awful.” 😂😂😂
How can ppl said how the bass sounds…..it’s so not obvious ! I don’t the price but definitely not cheap and beaten by Squier!
@@Therealchuckbailey Ten seconds of looking will reveal that English is likely not this guy's native language. It wouldn't have hurt you one bit to say something along of lines of, "Thanks for the comment, but I'm having a difficult time understanding what you are trying to say." Being a jerk to someone for no good reason is lame.
@@gazeboslayer6728t’s been deleted. In hindsight your suggestion was an option but man… sometimes people leave super garbage comments and it just gets tiresome. Was this guys comment like that… maybe not. Certainly lost in translation and tbh I was going to retract this response a couple days ago but I got caught up with some things and forgot. Thanks for bringing it to my attention again. Perhaps they had no ill will behind it at all… and if they did it certainly doesn’t matter much. Anyways thanks again and my bad to you Joe.
I’m kinda disappointed. I thought it would sound like a Thunderbird.
why not just get a Thunderbird then?
@@Therealchuckbailey Ergonomics. I thought this would be a T Bird sounding bass but with no neck dive, altought the Tbird issues might be exagerated by bass players used to wear their basses like bow ties.
@@llnn5112 The sound is good, recently buy a Embassy Pro, and probe it in the store and realize comparison with T-Bird, and Fender MIM, and honestly is a good bass, solid and ergonomic, i'm surprised!!
It has the same pickups as the Epi phone vintage pro thunderbird
A shame it looks the way it does
Epiphones are worthless,....you can't take chicken shit and make chicken salad.
That’s hilarious. Honestly compared to that non reverse boat oar this thing kills but I get what you’re saying. Funny as hell too.
@@Therealchuckbailey I own an original Embassy Deluxe bass from '67, it's the only instrument I've owned throughout my musical life, bought in around 72/73 - before almost any guitars or basses were noted for having a "history". It played beautifully right from the start when I picked it up as used in a small music store. Traded a Ricky 4001 for the Epi and a Yamaki 12 string. I heavily modified it for some of the same reasons I would have modded the Thunderbird equivalent, but nut to bridge is completely original. That one has been fretless for some time, so I did look for something similar and picked up a 2012 Epiphone T-Bird PRO and put better tuners and pickups on it. For having the same bridge to nut, the bass couldn't feel any more different than the original Embassy Deluxe, so jury is still out on how long it will stay in collection. I have tried the new Epiphones like what you've reviewed but again, it feels nothing like the original Embassy Deluxe. That doesn't rule it out, and for the price, I may pick one up at some point and string it up for BEAD, like I had the original bass tuned for about a decade. Good review!!
I kinda like them but pretty much any bass guitars made in communist China really throws me off. I know almost everything is made in communist China now days.😔🇺🇸
🤷🏻♂️
Mine is made in Indonesia.