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1965 Epiphone Embassy Bass Pacific Blue Refin

Epiphone's Embassy Bass is one for those of you who love Gibson/Epiphone's styling and craftsmanship but can't get along with their customary short-scale offerings. Yep, the Embassy with its full 34" scale is more punch and less muddddd. That's right, these are the same pickups you find in Thunderbirds and they're a world apart from the mud-buckers on other Gibson and put a whole lot more workable tones at your fingertips. The style is great all around from the sultry cutaways to the bat-wing headstock. Even the knobs have a cool retro charm to them and you don't find them on any other brands. The actions is low and super playable. The neck is comfy with a J-bass type taper, with a little extra girth than that of the typical Fender. 1-1/2" wide at the nut. It's a very reasonable 7.8 lbs. It has a top-shelf pro-refin in a very sexy Pacific Blue finish. The serial number is still readable and we have a "before-shot" showing that the headstock has no breaks. Almost as rare as the Pacific Blue finish is the original case. A great package.

https://reverb.com/item/3141340-1965-epiphone-embassy-bass-pacific-blue-refin

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

Eh...I'm having trouble forming an opinion.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Eh...I'm having trouble forming an opinion.

Drink more coffee.

 

[sleewell]

pretty cool

 

[Chad]

That headstock sure is big.

 

[Coralkong]

It's a pretty color.

That's about all I've got.

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

Drink more coffee.

Now I'm just jittery.

 

[jelloman]

Dig the instrument, hate the color...

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Now I'm just jittery.

not enough.

 

[wagdog]

I like it a little.

 

[PunkKitty]

Meh. For that price I'd rather buy a couple of Rickenbackers.

 

[gtrjunior]

I like it with the exception of the headstock and the price tag.
Yet another example of "just because it's old it must be worth a fortune" bullshit.
Admittedly, I have no idea what it's actual value is but I wouldn't drop more than $350-$400 on it.

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Nah, not really my cup o' tea.

 

[BlackCat]

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

It's ok for an old Epi. Don't much like the color.
And yea, I'd rather own a couple of Rics.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I don't hate it, but it doesn't excite me. Didn't look at the price, and won't look at the price, but there are basses that I like much more than that.

 

[dougk]

I really dig it, always thought the batwing headstock was brilliant... but my guess is it doesn't balance very well. Basses are tricky to get balanced.

 

[bsman]

I'm betting that the loooonnnnggggg and skinny neck and biiiiigggg headstock at the end of what looks to be a very delicate neck joint is a disaster waiting to happen. OTOH, it would probably be really simple to get vibrato by bending the neck back and forth...

On another topic -- what is that ugly, rust-colored rectangle between the bridge and the pickup?

 

[Modern Saint]

Nice!

 

[jp_nyc]

That headstock looks like a novelty dildo.