Epiphone Newport Electric Bass Guitar - Sunset Yellow Reviews
Epiphone is throwing it back in time with the Newport Bass Guitar — back to 1961 to be exact. After all, that’s when the first all-original Newports hit the shelves. This marvelous modern model pays tribute to the rare vintage model that started it all. Its unique body shape sends out waves of vintage appeal while also making for a comfortable playing experience. This rockin’ Newport sports a body and neck constructed from mahogany that’s full of warmth and sustain. The electronics situated on the Newport comprise two humbuckers that output plenty of rich tones and a set of knobs to control volume, tone, and blend. The musical bottom line? You’ll turn heads with an Epiphone Newport bass.
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Epiphone Newport Bass
I've been on the Rock & Roll stage since 1967, and have purchased, setup and played probably more than a hundred guitars and basses. This "Newport" Bass was purchased from Sweetwater and shipped, well packaged, in a timely manner.
It was opened and then, after 24 hours of static acclimation in the opened factory carton, I removed and inspected the bass.
This is an attractive and uncommon bass guitar design. Originally a Gibson/Epiphone built of the same benches as the Les Paul and SG. They are now made in China by "ChEpiphone". They weigh in the 7-to-8 pound range. Comfortably "lightweight".
Sadly, the neck, and it's fret job, were unplayable - and no way to "adjust" out of a Low E string fret buzz that started at the second fret and went all the way to the eleventh fret. That is with small low fret wires. The strings were tensioned and the bass was re-tuned to E-A-D-G.
String clearance came out at 2.5mm for the Nut and 3.5mm at fret 12. The bridge was already bottomed out on the "G" and raised about 1/2mm on the "E" string. The neck relief was fine - Just a mile from the strings for the full neck length. And the buzz was still there.
There is NO height adjustment for individual strings - None at all. Only the Bridge height screws on each side. The saddles are a fixed height.
A complete re-fret job by a seasoned experienced luthier might have been able to correct the buzz, but that guitar should never never been released for shipment by Sweetwater's Adjustment and Inspection Technicians. This is a first from Sweetwater - out of many otherwise prefect purchases.
Some buyers have reviewed their Newport as "plays fine - just high action". Several reviewers cited the same neck/fret problem and lack of adjustment options that I experienced. A variety of "OK" and laments from Newport buyers; we each receive different build qualities.
I had no choice but to return it - contemplating a full refund against a factory defective instrument.
