Clint Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) This is top of my wish list but I've never seen one in the flesh or had the chance to try out. I have an Epiphone Jack casady and wondered how close to the Les Paul these really are? I know the LPS has a few extras but what about the neck size and playability, any one tried both??? Never seen one for sale in the UK so I'm betting they are mega rare here and if I import from the USA I'll have some hefty taxes to pay I'm sure. Edited January 9, 2016 by Clint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) GAK & Richtone both have them, I don't think they ae rare, they seem to come up on eBay quite often. I have played one and don't think they are anything out of the ordinary, if anything they are a bit prone to neck dive. Edited January 9, 2016 by Grahambythesea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Grahambythesea' timestamp='1452355574' post='2949220'] GAK & Richtone both have them, I don't think they ae rare, they seem to come up on eBay quite often. I have played one and don't think they are anything out of the ordinary, if anything they are a bit prone to neck dive. [/quote] The OP is asking about the Gibson Les Paul Signature, not the Jack Casady. The Gibson LPS was only made from 1973-79 and is indeed rare and rather expensive whenever it appears on eBay or whatever. I had a Jack Casady and I could see myself going back to one in the future - they're so lightweight but sound really good to me. To be fair I did fit Ultralite tuners to it (one of the press fit bushings of the original tuners was coming out of the face of the headstock under string tension, and it bugged the neat freak in me ) but it didn't neck dive with me. RE: the LPS, I've never had the pleasure of playing one so I can't comment on them much. Lots of info at [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/LesPaulSignatureBass.php"]http://www.flyguitar...gnatureBass.php[/url] Noteworthy that Jack Casady had one, and when he came to help design his signature model, he cited the pickup of the original as a weakness and sought to design a better one with Epiphone ("I loved the bass but found the pickup to be deficient.") Apart from that I got nothing, including the three grand minimum budget I'd need to buy a Gibson LPS bass Edited January 9, 2016 by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Thanks guys. yes it was experience of the LPS I was really interested in as I love my Jack Casady (especially as its lightweight) but I had heard that the LPS is a level above but for £2.5-3K i guess it better be! I wish Gibson would just reissue it but that won't happen all the while the JC is selling well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnb57 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Posted in error! Edited January 10, 2016 by paulnb57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) This page has Casady himself comparing the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature with the old Gibson Les Paul Signature .... [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/interviews/jackCasadySignatureBass.php"]http://www.flyguitar...gnatureBass.php[/url] Edited January 10, 2016 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 [quote name='paulnb57' timestamp='1452464078' post='2950229'] I have an Epiphone Les Paul Special bass ... [/quote] The OP is not talking about the solid body Les Paul bass but about the hollow body Les Paul Signature bass ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnb57 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Ah, ignore me then....edited..... Edited January 10, 2016 by paulnb57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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