Serial: 24111510574
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Epiphone EOJCBARTNH1F Jack Casady Signature Model Fretless Semi-Hollow Bass Guitar (Aged Royal Tan) (2024) with Epiphone Jack Casady Hardshell Bass Guitar Case, which also fits the standard fretted model. Original soft gig bag included only if you want it (I didn't bother taking pictures of it) and if it safely fits in the shipping box without causing stress on the main bass case.
This is a VERY hard to find model that came out with much fanfare at the tail end of 2024. Currently out of stock everywhere, as is the case. Originally $850 plus $130 for the case. There is a VERY long wait on back orders and the case is hard to find as no one has indexed it properly so you have to go to a global search on Epiphone bass cases and then it shows up in that list with the exact name used in a specific product search! This is true across all vendors!
Although this is my favorite fretless bass in forty years of owning various models (previous favorite and longest hold-onto was Godin Acoustibass, but it got echoic in the recording studio), I recently discovered the Ibanez electric upright and bought it this week. I prefer the upright form factor, even at just 34" like a bass guitar, when working without frets.
One of the unique aspects of this bass is the three-way impedance switch, which can take you from super clean jazz to hard rock growl, almost like you have a mild overdrive pedal engaged. This bass does not neck dive but I do wish the strap hook wasn't on the back side of the neck join, yet one does get used to it.
I did try other flatwound strings but ended up deciding that Gibson's own special formula flatwounds are the best match for this bass. I slightly raised the action to eliminate buzz and reduce "mwah" (think Jaco Pastorius), but you might want to mildly tweak it a bit lower if you find it too heavy. I only used a quarter turn on the saddle screws. Gibson also makes a slightly heavier flatwound set.
Specifications:
Bracing: Parallel -- like most arch-top instruments
Body Length: 19”
Lower Body Bout: 16.25”
Nut Width: 1.75” 3
Body Depth: 4”
Scale Length:1.63”
Neck Radius: 12”
Neck Shape: “C”
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Indian Laurel -- note that Gibson changes the wood now and then, but it looks like this one is indeed Indian Laurel
Body/Side/Back/Top Wood: Arched Maple Laminate
Truss Rod: Single Action
Neck Join: Set-Neck
Pickups: Epiphone Electar JCB-1 Low-Impedance Humbucker
Stringing: Top-Load
Tuning: E-A-d-g
Strings: Gibson SBG-FWLS-1 Flatwound Steel Bass Guitar
String Gauges: .040”w, .060”w, .075”w, .095”w