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New Epiphone basses

#281
Gringo Basso said:
Update on my cherry Embassy, I changed the strings (Sweetwater sent a new set of D'Addario nickel wounds because the A string wasn't right) and it's super! No adjustments needed, intonation, action and frets are all good. This really rounds out my collection of basses and it's one of the nicest-looking instruments I've purchased, just a beauty. 400 bucks very well spent. My phone camera is crap so I included a photo that Sweetwater sent me, a nice thing that they do.
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I had the exact same problem with the A string on my Embassy.I put a set of rotosound 66's on and the problem went away...Sweetwater didn't offer a replacement set though after I mentioned it...Still very happy with the Bass
 
#282
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Someone in the Short Scale Bass Forum suggested folks over here might be interested in my post about my new Epiphone Masterbilt, so here you go.
Side-by-side of Ibanez AFB200 and Epiphone Masterbilt. (Sorry about the flash glare.) The fit and finish of the Epiphone are beautiful. As you can see, the body is a bit bigger than the Ibanez. It's also a bit deeper, maybe 1/2 inch. It has a big sound unplugged; I think it is louder than my Guild B4CE. It feels great to play. It came with the action set pretty high, so I lowered it via the wheels on the bridge. As far as plugged-in sound goes, further study is required. I played it plugged in last night (Ampeg PF50T, Fender 1 x 12 cab), but I had to set up quickly, and did not have much opportunity to play with the EQ on the amp. The controls are wheel-style, mounted at the edge of the lower F-hole. The controls on the instrument are pretty limited, just volume and tone without a lot of room between "all" and "nothing." Pretty much all of the tone setting will need to be done at the amp. I don't think last night's test drive was adequate for reporting purposes, so I will keep you in suspense for a little longer in that regard.
 
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shortscalesrule said:
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Someone in the Short Scale Bass Forum suggested folks over here might be interested in my post about my new Epiphone Masterbilt, so here you go.
Side-by-side of Ibanez AFB200 and Epiphone Masterbilt. (Sorry about the flash glare.) The fit and finish of the Epiphone are beautiful. As you can see, the body is a bit bigger than the Ibanez. It's also a bit deeper, maybe 1/2 inch. It has a big sound unplugged; I think it is louder than my Guild B4CE. It feels great to play. It came with the action set pretty high, so I lowered it via the wheels on the bridge. As far as plugged-in sound goes, further study is required. I played it plugged in last night (Ampeg PF50T, Fender 1 x 12 cab), but I had to set up quickly, and did not have much opportunity to play with the EQ on the amp. The controls are wheel-style, mounted at the edge of the lower F-hole. The controls on the instrument are pretty limited, just volume and tone without a lot of room between "all" and "nothing." Pretty much all of the tone setting will need to be done at the amp. I don't think last night's test drive was adequate for reporting purposes, so I will keep you in suspense for a little longer in that regard.
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Could you take a photo of the wheel adjustment you mentioned ?
 
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shortscalesrule said:
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Someone in the Short Scale Bass Forum suggested folks over here might be interested in my post about my new Epiphone Masterbilt, so here you go.
Side-by-side of Ibanez AFB200 and Epiphone Masterbilt. (Sorry about the flash glare.) The fit and finish of the Epiphone are beautiful. As you can see, the body is a bit bigger than the Ibanez. It's also a bit deeper, maybe 1/2 inch. It has a big sound unplugged; I think it is louder than my Guild B4CE. It feels great to play. It came with the action set pretty high, so I lowered it via the wheels on the bridge. As far as plugged-in sound goes, further study is required. I played it plugged in last night (Ampeg PF50T, Fender 1 x 12 cab), but I had to set up quickly, and did not have much opportunity to play with the EQ on the amp. The controls are wheel-style, mounted at the edge of the lower F-hole. The controls on the instrument are pretty limited, just volume and tone without a lot of room between "all" and "nothing." Pretty much all of the tone setting will need to be done at the amp. I don't think last night's test drive was adequate for reporting purposes, so I will keep you in suspense for a little longer in that regard.
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Lovely!! Congratulations.
Looking forward to hearing more about the unplugged viability..
 
#300
I received 2 days ago my new Embassy Pro (the first one reached me with a broken head). The supplier in England has been quite efficient. Since Antique Ivory was not available, the new one is translucent red. I'm rather happy with this change of color (see-through color is gorgeous). I am otherwise a bit disappointed. The bass has virtually not been set up at all (truss rod, bridge height, nut grooves, intonation, everything have to be properly re-adjusted). Fret edges are rather sharp and need to be filed again. Strings are so dirty that my finger tips were black after 1 hour playing. I will be able to make-up my mind once all these points have been settled. The bass, as is, is far from being flawless
 
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