Deal or No Deal

[El Diablo Rojo]

So this is my dilemma. I am getting ready to pull the trigger on a Epiphone Jack Cassady, I have found two that interest me used and a new one. So one is a 2021 in Black 'mint' condition with Epiphone hard case for 700.00. The other is a 2002 in Gold (the color I really really want) with a hard case for 850.00 also 'mint' (keeping in mind that mint is in the eye of the beholder). Or I can buy a brand new one in Gold for 799.00. The logical side of me says buy the black one...it's the best 'deal'. But I fell in love with the Gold. I can't decide....

 

[BassyBill]

For me, gotta be brand new. But it’s your money. Nothing wrong with buying used, of course - I just like new stuff.

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

New would solve the color problem for me for sure.

 

[DrBnz]

NEW .... win/win. Ya don't really want a black one, the used Gold one is priced $150 too high (he's waiting for somebody just like you that has GAS so bad that they'll pay). Hold out for the new one.

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

My GF just told me to STFU and buy a gold one.....LOL

 

[SleepyShark]

My GF just told me to STFU and buy a gold one.....LOL

I think you found your answer, my friend!

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

Ordered and Hipshot bridge...everything I've read the 3 bolt bridge on these blows.

 

[blacktocomm]

Ordered and Hipshot bridge...everything I've read the 3 bolt bridge on these blows.
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The three point bridge isn’t bad. I kept it on my Gibson LP DC. It set up fine and hasn’t been an issue. I changed out both my Epiphone bridges for Hipshots though. Either way, congrats on the cool new bass!

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

I gotta stay off YouTube at this rate I'll have 50 basses. LOL

 

[lfmn16]

Or you could buy a brand new one with a tiny flaw for $729 - Bass Guitars | Reverb.

Don't buy a bass in a color you don't want, that's really just silly.

 

[GreaserMatt]

I love those gold ones; and price is always a factor for me (i.e. I'm cheap LOL)... : )

Ooops, just reread the post LOL

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

I love those gold ones; and price is always a factor for me (i.e. I'm cheap LOL)... : )

Ooops, just reread the post LOL

Thats what got me. I was YouTube surfing and a vid with Jack playing a gold one popped up....I was ooooohhhhh I likey....so I dove into demos and loved the sound. The way things are trending my kids are going to inherit 10 bucks and a bunch of basses LOL

 

[bigthemat]

glad you went with gold. looks great

 

[Gizmot]

Buying the Hipshot bridge was a good move too. I put a Hipshot on my Rickenbacker and it made a big difference in sound and stability. Enjoy!

 

[mongo2]

Ordered and Hipshot bridge...everything I've read the 3 bolt bridge on these blows.

My Epiphone Jack Casady, Allen Woody Rumblekat and EB-0 all sport Hipshot Supertone bridges.

I bought a pack of little round cork stick-on pads for use on the under side of the front corners of the Hipshot bridge to accommodate the arched tops of the JC and AW.

Edit:

I also removed and glued in the OEM bridge mounting ferrules using a thin stripe of superglue along the length of the outside of the ferrule so they won't pull up....again.

 

[two fingers]

My GF just told me to STFU and buy a gold one.....LOL

Listen to your GF.

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

Listen to your GF.

I did!!!

 

[Astre]

Thats what got me. I was YouTube surfing and a vid with Jack playing a gold one popped up....I was ooooohhhhh I likey....so I dove into demos and loved the sound. The way things are trending my kids are going to inherit 10 bucks and a bunch of basses LOL

Just tell them to wait 50 years and they'll be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars XD

 

[two fingers]

I did!!!

Ah. Didn't read far enough. That's gonna look great. I saw Jack playing the ever loving crap out of one a couple of years ago. It's actually very versatile (in his hands anyway).

 

[dbsfgyd1]

My GF just told me to STFU and buy a gold one.....LOL

Well there is your answer then. And I agree….