AndrewR

I have an Epiphone Jack Casady Bass in Ebony. I love the cool look of the ebony bass and I want to make it completely black. I am changing the bridge to a black Hipshot Supertone unit and I have removed the cream scratch plate and changed the volume and tone knobs to black. I want to change the selector switch legend plate and the pick up to black rather than the cream that they are at the moment. Does anybody know where I can source these from? I know that they must be available as this colour (black) is used in the white version of the Bass. I can’t find anywhere on the internet where Epiphone spares are advertised. can anybody help please?

Hi, I want to change the cream pick up cover and surround on my ebony Epiphone JC bass for ones in black. I know that they must be available as they are fitted on the white model. Does anyone know where I can get these from? If possible I would also like to change the cream filter switch legend plate to black. From this It’s obvious that I want an all black ‘stealthy look!? Any suggestions please?

Mine came with some stick on feet, so it looks like they've now got that covered. Really enjoying using the Bighead - so grateful for the advice on this forum 😊

Just received the PJB Bighead, and what a wonderful piece of well made, quality kit it is. Incredible sound quality, my Epiphone JC bass sounds fantastic! Simple to use and so portable. I can now practice anywhere with just my bass, the Bighead, a pair of headphones and an iPod. Recommend this to anybody who wants a headphone amp for practice whet it's not convenient to use your bass amp. Top pice of equipment - very pleased with it😊

So far, I agree with you in that. Seems fine😊

After much consideration, I have gone for the PJB Big Head. Looking at the feedback from numerous sites and reviews and the comments that you guys have made, it seems to be a really great piece of kit, and does just what I want. Look forward to trying it out. Thanks again guys for all of your helpful and constructive comments - much appreciated 😊

Thanks for the feedback. I'm impressed with the build quality for the price and knocked out by the tone that the instrument produces. It was worth the initial tinkering to get the instrument set up properly. The feel of the neck is very similar to my P Bass, but overall a bit bulkier in the body, due to its size. The neck is very different to my Rivoli, which is short scale with a slimmer neck width and profile. I do like that too however. I will leave the bridge on the Casady as is for the time being, as it seems fine, and I'd like to get used to the sound as it isthanks again for the feedback - much appreciated

Thanks for the info guys. Still considering.....

Thanks for the info.

Thanks for that - I'll have a look into that one.

Just bought an Epiphone Jack Casady signature bass from an on-line retailer. Had to wait 4 months to get one in ebony (how cool it looks). The build quality for an instrument made in the Far East is really good, but the QC for a £500+ instrument is really poor! The neck was wound so far back that the strings choked on the frets. When I tuned it up to see what the correct string tension would do, the bottom bridge posts pulled out of the body! After winding the neck forward, super gluing the bridge posts in, adjusting the bridge rake and string height and adjusting the saddles to set the intonation, it now plays like a dream. Really happy now. 😊Why can't people take more care in their quality control? 🤔 Anybody else had problems with the Epiphone basses and with the Gibson style Supertone bridge? I've had an Epiphone Rivoli re-issue from new (1995); it has the same bridge as the Casady, and I've had no problems. Quite a lot of people seem to replace the Supertone bridge with a Hipshot unit. Any views on this? Is it worth it? My main bass for many years has been a Fender American Standard Precision, so I'm more used to the Fender set-up. Comments/advice welcome.

Oh, and just in case you think I'm a bit odd - I am aware that the BA-210 has headphone out and aux in! I wanted something else that was small and portable, so that I don't have to lug the combo around.....

I'm looking for a small pre-amp for home practice. I want to be as quiet as possible so I'm looking for a unit with headphone output, and an Aux input for connecting an IPod for playing along to. Any suggestions? I've been looking at the Ampeg SCR-DI Bass Pre-Amp and Overdrive, as it seems to provide all that I need, and as I have an Ampeg BA-210, the controls are very familiar. It might be a bit OTT for what I want though. The cost at around £190 is quite high but if it does the job, I'm not too worried about that. Anyway, any suggestions for alternatives. Feedback much appreciated.

Thanks Jon, That's fantastic news and I really appreciate it. I'll PM you with my contact details. You've saved me searching around for what could have been ages! You must have an extenaive spares box.....😊

The finished result! Pickups rewound and pottd by Allan at Catswhisker Pickups. Really great job Allan. I have also replaced the old rusty bridge with a Babicz Full Contact unit and re-strung with fresh Elites. The guitar plays a dream - great to have the old friend back and working after many years. The unusual tele type pickups give a very distinctive sound and though slightly lower in output than the one on my American Standard Precision, they certainly have plenty of headroom howeve, and cranking the amp up does not produce any noticeable background noise. The bridge unit is particularly good and full of tone. I'd also forgotten how smooth and fast the neck is on this old girl, a real joy to play. All I need now is the "Avon Rose Morris Japan" headstock badge to complete. This was always missing from when I bought the bass secondhand in the late 1970's - anyone know where I can get hold of one of these badges?