I first want to thank TB'er jdb72 for bringing to my attention Reverb.com a website for used and vintage instruments. I saw this bass and knew I had to have it I made a deal with the owner and she just arrived today what a beautiful instrument.
The Epiphone Genesis was introduced in 1979. It was designed by Jim Walker, of Marketing for Gibson Guitar Corporation. The Genesis was created in order to revalue the Epiphone brand and reposition it as a manufacturer of high-quality instruments. According to Walker, his idea was to build a quality, versatile,powerful and durable guitar that would remain in history.
Specifications:
2 covered, unperforated NYT/NYR Bass mini-humbuckers
3-piece, flat-top solid mahogany body
Chrome hardware
1-piece mahogany set neck
20-fret Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
Two-per-side enclosed tuners
3-point height-adjustable bridge
1 Vol. 1 Tone controls
3-way selector switch
Mini coil tap switch
34" scale
Ebony finish
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This is one solid bass it feels like someone took a very large Honduran mahogany tree trunk and whittled a body I don't have a scale but it has to be at least 10.5 to 11 lbs but it was the 70's and kids were still walking home from school and most people didn't have snow blowers so a heavy guitar wasn't a problem.
This is one high quality instrument even thirty plus years later the tuners still turn great and all of the electronics work as they should it sounds like an EBO and a Thunderbird had a baby it's very deep and rich sounding with no mud the 3-way selector switch and coil tap offer a wide array of sounds I love it. This bass is is in awesome condition it even has the original tuner key I'm very happy she is a keeper.
Here are some photos from the seller I'll post my own later
Here is a picture of it in the 1979 catalog
The Epiphone Genesis was introduced in 1979. It was designed by Jim Walker, of Marketing for Gibson Guitar Corporation. The Genesis was created in order to revalue the Epiphone brand and reposition it as a manufacturer of high-quality instruments. According to Walker, his idea was to build a quality, versatile,powerful and durable guitar that would remain in history.
Specifications:
2 covered, unperforated NYT/NYR Bass mini-humbuckers
3-piece, flat-top solid mahogany body
Chrome hardware
1-piece mahogany set neck
20-fret Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
Two-per-side enclosed tuners
3-point height-adjustable bridge
1 Vol. 1 Tone controls
3-way selector switch
Mini coil tap switch
34" scale
Ebony finish
Link Removed
This is one solid bass it feels like someone took a very large Honduran mahogany tree trunk and whittled a body I don't have a scale but it has to be at least 10.5 to 11 lbs but it was the 70's and kids were still walking home from school and most people didn't have snow blowers so a heavy guitar wasn't a problem.
This is one high quality instrument even thirty plus years later the tuners still turn great and all of the electronics work as they should it sounds like an EBO and a Thunderbird had a baby it's very deep and rich sounding with no mud the 3-way selector switch and coil tap offer a wide array of sounds I love it. This bass is is in awesome condition it even has the original tuner key I'm very happy she is a keeper.Here are some photos from the seller I'll post my own later
Here is a picture of it in the 1979 catalog
