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NBD: Epiphone Jack Casady Blue Royale

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Wow, that's NICE! I too have never loved the gold on those and the black is a little too "Neal Daimond" for lack of a better word (making a perfectly nice acoustic instrument black.
Why do they refuse to make a natural or burst version of their genuinely acoustic bodied bass? I mean that kinda IS Epiphone's signature. I'm sure Jack would not be TOO opposed - most of his instruments before he discovered the Les Paul bass (Guild Starfire, Guild Acoustic, etc.).
They actually did make a sunburst version around 2000, it discontinued it. They’ve done a few limited edition colors over the years. I grabbed a silver burst when it came out in 2013. These are great, really fun and unique sounding basses. Mostly I play g&l but love this JC.