Epiphone has been really making a ton of improvements in three last 3 years. It's like they've suddenly realized they have a great vintage model history and it was worth standing up for.

@Supernautiloid

Жыл бұрын

Good thing too since Gibsons are a dumpster fire right now.

Epi shall bring a version of the RD and Grabber!

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

That would be so awesome

@allendickeson442

Жыл бұрын

Agreed I love the Rd

@wockhardtjuice872

Жыл бұрын

BRING THE RIPPER BACK 💯

@kevmac1230

9 ай бұрын

G-3 or Ripper would be great 👍

I too will never be a Gibson Bass fan. I contacted their custom shop once about wanting to buy a custom Les Paul Jr. Bass. I had money and time. And they made it very clear, “we do not take any custom orders on Basses”. Ugh

That bass is a very good retro instrument, with à very nice, warm sounds, that's still articulate. A fantastic bang for it's price !

Got one exactly like the one you have! Had a 63 TBird and the same era Epi Embassy in the late 70's. The Embassy got sold because the sound/sustain was not as good as the TB's. The reissue Epi Embassy and Epi TB's with the same pickup BOTH are AMAZING and well worth the 28 YEAR wait for these to return. These Embassy basses are the real deal.

I stumbled onto this bass a few weeks ago, and was really impressed by it. Felt great, sounded great.

I picked up a black one relatively cheap....been playing it at home for a few days and like the sound and feel....Bringing it to a gig this Friday night for the true test!

@Therealchuckbailey

11 ай бұрын

Let us know what you think!

I have a Rickenbacker, 2 US Fender Precisions, and 3 different Gibson basses and my Embassy gets played more than all of those combined. I love it. I had a new set of unused Gotoh res-o-lite tuners I dropped in, just because I had them, but I've changed nothing else. I bought it 6 or 7 months ago when I noticed Sweetwater had it on sale for $499 with $150 back in Sweetbucks or whatever their fake money is called. So, it ended up being $350, and it came set up perfectly out of the box. String height, nut slots, intonation, all spot on. Frets are really good too, not perfect, but better than the frets on my 2019 Gibson Les Paul Jr. were by a mile. I read about some issues with the first Embassys they made a few years back, something with the bridge, but I heard that was resolved and mine has no problems. I hear there are some wiring issues with the new Newports, but I'm sure they'll get that straightened out. I guess it's like a new car. Don't buy the first year of a new model, let them work the issues out and then dive in.

Great video. I saw this at GC in green on clearance for $279 this morning. I ended up going back a couple of hours later and spending my Christmas / birthday money to buy it ahead of this weekend’s NYE gig. The color is gorgeous, it’s light as a feather, and the sounds were immediately addictive. Your video, though, definitely made a big difference; getting to hear it in a live cover band setting helped me to make the decision knowing that this is going to sound killer with the band. I can’t wait for this weekend! Sorry I couldn’t give you the commission; I’ll have to go grab a mug or t-shirt or something to pay you back. Anyway, thanks again.

I got a silver almond metallic one for 2 years now...this is the first bass that i find really useful the blend control on it, 'cause you can have the typical combinations (neck/Bridge/both) but if you get the "full pickup+50% the other pickup" you actually notices a completely different character to the sound...and ergonomically speaking it doesn't destroy my forearm like a standard T-Bird does hehe

Man that bass sounds great! Unless something is broke or doesn't work correctly I'd leave it alone.

DROOL!!! I have one in Smoke Almond or whatever -- i love it

Thank you for this video. I like this colour too. An Epiphone G3 would be great.

Man I’d love to see an rd with these pickups

Should we mod it? Yes! But: only the bridge. Give it a Hipshot Supertone 2 Mount (reverse mounted - Lobster did. that with a Newport, should also work with the Embassy). Maybe better tuners. That’s it. No need to change anything else. I own one in Smoked almond - this bass loves a comp and fuzz/distortion. Plays like a shortie. Killertones with that PUs (same as in the Thunderbird I guess), I play it via Fender Rumbles (100 & 500), really love it and yes: it’s a keeper 😍 P.s.: Tone Control … well yes, onboard. No need to use it, as it is … Not doing too much, just in tradition of most Gibson/Epiphone basses.

Just grabbed one two days ago and I love it

Love mine. Light weight and comfortable to play. Only thing I did was upgrade to light weight tuners and my favorite strings. The pickups are perfect for me. 😊 I call it the ugly bird.

Ive got one in Graphite black i like it.

I owned one last year, but I moved it on in the end. Weirdly, it was because it was too light in weight. Sounded fine, looked super fancy (I had the smoked almond metallic - gold basically). But it felt insubstantial in an intangible way that I can't quite put my finger on. Also, the tuners were utter gash - I replaced them with licenced Hipshots.

Love that color.

Have they changed the pickup or the covers? Mine is a little over a year old and are chrome.

So want to play one!!!

are both pickups are identical?

I love how it sounds but unfortunately Epiphone QC is atrocious. I had serious issues with my OG and the replacement I was sent, so now I'm paying for a pre-purchase setup so a tech can detect any issues before I get a new new replacement. Love the sound, playability, and looks though. Just wish quality was there.

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

I have heard that’s been an issue with a lot of people. Sorry man…

Cool band name.

Why did they not use the original headstock 🫤

Interested to know … does anyone here actually prefer gloss necks? If so why? I’ve never met anyone who does like em but guess there must be people who do?!

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

Great question.

@DonnTarris

11 ай бұрын

I've almost always de-glossed the necks on my guitars and basses. I take them to a satin finish.

@erstwhilerambler

7 ай бұрын

On guitar it always bothers me. On bass it never does. I guess I’m not shifting positions as much on bass, but the gloss on my Squier CV bass and on this one are both fine. I think I did end up sanding my Gretsch Junior Jet bass.

I love my Epiphone Jack Cassidy semi hollow bass. I'll never sell it.

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

I want one of those so bad!

@ShaWar102

Жыл бұрын

@chuckbailey5673 the cool feature of the Jack Cassady bass is that 3 way resistor switch. I use an aftershock pedal which growls more if you pick harder. So if you set the overdrive level just before it distorts, you can get clean tones on the first setting, and flip the switch on the guitar to overdrive. With a compressor, it can keep the volume the same.

Don't modify it.

$499, pretty tempting to try one. I’ve had birds and les paul basses, never liked any of them. Had a SG bass, nope.

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

Same! Never liked the ones you listed either which is why I was super skeptical of these… really solid for the price tbh. Considering modding it but man it’s decent on it own.

@whocarescameraj1809

10 ай бұрын

the green is 299$ right now, everywhere..

@Junkiescum

8 ай бұрын

@@whocarescameraj1809yeah I got mine for $299! Fuckin steal!

@whocarescameraj1809

8 ай бұрын

@@Junkiescum SAME

And now how about the Newport bass...

@rkharper

Жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah... I Put 700$ in my Newport, now it's a monster, not kidding!

@niasboiii

Жыл бұрын

@@rkharper I was thinking of getting one. But heard so much bad things about quality issues, set-up, out of phase wiring. And for nearly 400€... Don't know. If it's a 280/300€ fun bass, okay...

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

Every youtuber changes their mind about a product when that product starts sponsoring them... what a coincidence!

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sponsored by anyone. They sent us basses under $500 to review. We didn’t get paid and quite frankly it cost more in man hours, gas, time and production far beyond what those two basses cost if I bought them myself. If you saw my take 5 I destroyed that model cause it sucked. Gibson has a bad habit of not listening to its players. I’ve never liked Gibson. These basses were terrible. By comparison to that piece of driftwood with tuning keys that I played and spoke about (Non Reverse TBird) this bass is light years better. Stop being a dork. People can change their minds on shit.

@guitarandotherthings6090

Жыл бұрын

@Chuck Bailey In a way it is a sponsorship because you get to keep what is sent to you and then you can sell it after the review. So its still a financial asset.

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

@@guitarandotherthings6090 that’s called business. An exchange of goods for services. We have had plenty of videos where they send the gear and our review is less than stellar. Also me not liking Gibson or epiphone basses hasn’t changed. I am not a fan of Thunderbirds at all. I do not like that they rehash and reissue a Tbird every 3 months or so that’s a different signature or different hardware and think it’s what people want. People have been screaming at the top of their lungs for Grabbers, Artists, RD, G3 basses to be reissued and have they done that???? No. They haven’t. Had chances like with Gene Simmons signature model… what did they give us…. A Tbird…. So yea man if epiphone did something solid and made some decent basses for under $500 that smashed some of the older epi stuff (Jack Casady epi is the best Epi in IMO btw) then yea I’m going to say this bass compared to others I’ve been exposed to is solid. It doesn’t change my opinion on Gibson as a whole but maybe there’s hope. You can call it whatever you want man. My time is important to me and I am not altruistic to the point of working for free. Gibson AR saw this also and I’ve told them my thoughts on the Tbird thing. We’re not hiding or tiptoeing over here and we never have.

Not 24 frets and the cutaway looks rough imo.

@phipschi4255

Жыл бұрын

24 frets are honestly underrated.

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t need 24 frets. I’ve never had a gig where the MD goes “make sure your bass has 24 frets or everything will sound awful.” 😂😂😂

Bass sounds great! Guitar sounds thin.

@Bobby_Uterus

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like they are taking the bass players IEM/monitor feed from the desk. I don't think this is FOH mix. I really hope its not the FOH mix. lol

How can ppl said how the bass sounds…..it’s so not obvious ! I don’t the price but definitely not cheap and beaten by Squier!

@gazeboslayer6728

Жыл бұрын

@@Therealchuckbailey Ten seconds of looking will reveal that English is likely not this guy's native language. It wouldn't have hurt you one bit to say something along of lines of, "Thanks for the comment, but I'm having a difficult time understanding what you are trying to say." Being a jerk to someone for no good reason is lame.

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

@@gazeboslayer6728t’s been deleted. In hindsight your suggestion was an option but man… sometimes people leave super garbage comments and it just gets tiresome. Was this guys comment like that… maybe not. Certainly lost in translation and tbh I was going to retract this response a couple days ago but I got caught up with some things and forgot. Thanks for bringing it to my attention again. Perhaps they had no ill will behind it at all… and if they did it certainly doesn’t matter much. Anyways thanks again and my bad to you Joe.

A shame it looks the way it does

I’m kinda disappointed. I thought it would sound like a Thunderbird.

@Therealchuckbailey

9 ай бұрын

why not just get a Thunderbird then?

@llnn5112

9 ай бұрын

@@Therealchuckbailey Ergonomics. I thought this would be a T Bird sounding bass but with no neck dive, altought the Tbird issues might be exagerated by bass players used to wear their basses like bow ties.

@rodrigomunoz6415

9 ай бұрын

@@llnn5112 The sound is good, recently buy a Embassy Pro, and probe it in the store and realize comparison with T-Bird, and Fender MIM, and honestly is a good bass, solid and ergonomic, i'm surprised!!

@Md75897

Ай бұрын

It has the same pickups as the Epi phone vintage pro thunderbird

Epiphones are worthless,....you can't take chicken shit and make chicken salad.

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

That’s hilarious. Honestly compared to that non reverse boat oar this thing kills but I get what you’re saying. Funny as hell too.

@DonnTarris

11 ай бұрын

@@Therealchuckbailey I own an original Embassy Deluxe bass from '67, it's the only instrument I've owned throughout my musical life, bought in around 72/73 - before almost any guitars or basses were noted for having a "history". It played beautifully right from the start when I picked it up as used in a small music store. Traded a Ricky 4001 for the Epi and a Yamaki 12 string. I heavily modified it for some of the same reasons I would have modded the Thunderbird equivalent, but nut to bridge is completely original. That one has been fretless for some time, so I did look for something similar and picked up a 2012 Epiphone T-Bird PRO and put better tuners and pickups on it. For having the same bridge to nut, the bass couldn't feel any more different than the original Embassy Deluxe, so jury is still out on how long it will stay in collection. I have tried the new Epiphones like what you've reviewed but again, it feels nothing like the original Embassy Deluxe. That doesn't rule it out, and for the price, I may pick one up at some point and string it up for BEAD, like I had the original bass tuned for about a decade. Good review!!

I kinda like them but pretty much any bass guitars made in communist China really throws me off. I know almost everything is made in communist China now days.😔🇺🇸

@Therealchuckbailey

Жыл бұрын

🤷🏻‍♂️

@michaelblaney4461

Жыл бұрын

Mine is made in Indonesia.