Epiphone Accu-Bass
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Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: US $359.99
Submitted 06/27/2001
at 06:53pm
by Daniel
Email: project1985<at>hotmail dot com
Features
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8
i bought it in 2000 and it was new and it was made in korea
20 frets 1 volume an one tone , one p style pick up passive electronics black finish bt i have mine decked out with stickers p-bass body 34" scale
Sound
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8
i play punk and it sounds awesome for that never had a problem with buzzing iuse a carvin bass amp and i lie it alot with a danelectro metal distorsion pedal and a chrus pedal for solos i use it a church alot and its good to play hard stuff with just adjust the tone, i played a fender pbass and liked this one better
Action, Fit, & Finish
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8
no flaws here just plain black finish with abunch of stickers not bad fret acces
Reliability/Durability
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10
only problem was with the strap buttens screws falling out but its fixable just i put a new screw in nver had a problem with it yea i would play with it live and i do all the time yea i would use it with out a back up and this thing is freakin durable beleive me i bouced it of the steel grill of a moniter and barley even a scratch
Customer Support
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10
lifetime warrenty cant beat that
Overall Rating
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8
i love it
Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: $600 (Canadian)
Submitted 03/29/2001
at 06:11pm
by Donovan
Features
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10
This guitar has just the right amount of fetures...boo ya
Sound
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10
This has a nice clear sound... it gets better with extra thin strings
Action, Fit, & Finish
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9
The only thig wrong with this is that there was still plastic under the nobs
Reliability/Durability
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10
I have droped this thing tons of times... and it works fine
Customer Support
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9
very helpful
Overall Rating
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10
I love this thing... i wouldent trade it in for the best fender bass....
Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 01/29/2001
at 04:43pm
by Josh
Email: jhbass013 at yahoo<dot>com
Features
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7
It's a p-bass by epiphone made in Korea 34" scale neck, with 1 split humbucker pick up, 4 strings, theres 1 tone and 1 volume, it's pretty much just a normal bass so I give it a 7.
Sound
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7
It is a little buzzy when u don't have your hand on 1 of the strings but other than that it's pretty good about that. Also with a good amp it will be just fine. It has that deep sound so I give the sound a 7 too.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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6
This is were this bass is week the tone and volume knobs are always becoming loose other than that the pick ups are fine and the bridge is great just the knobs so I give it a 6.
Reliability/Durability
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9
I always seem to hit this bass against a wall or when I use a bad strab drop it on the floor but it has never caused any bad damage a couple dents here and there though. It's not that light of a bass though but it's not that heavy. Over all you can totally depend on it so i give it a 9.
Customer Support
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9
Yeah it doesnt break down much I can pretty much fix the knobs by myself so i give this part a 9.
Overall Rating
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8
Its a great beginer bass and than some its sound is the only small problem with but other than that it's great so over all i give it an 8.
Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: US $301.04
Submitted 01/15/2001
at 12:59am
by Anonymous
Features
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10
I bought this bass in 1994 it was my first, it's black has a maple neck & finger board basically its a p- bass copy. I give it a ten because its Really plain and simple . It's comfortable to play
Sound
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6
sounds decent other that static I think its a ground problem
Action, Fit, & Finish
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10
looked great new, although after a couply of years thy brass tarnished
Reliability/Durability
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7
I've had to have the jack resoldered a couple of times. and the tone pot replaced but now it's fine I'd take it live, with a noise gate for the static it sounds like a p-bassthe finish has held up so far except for the hardware is a little tarnished, the neck has only needed adjusting once in six and a half years I'd be damned to gig without a backup, actually this is my backup
Customer Support
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10
it has a ten year warranty, I took it to an authorized service center to have the pot and jack fixed and the even restrung it and set it up for me great service
Overall Rating
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10
always the first instrument i grab when i want to jam it's just thst comfortable, wouldn't trade it for anything,
Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: US $300
Submitted 12/15/2000
at 09:02pm
by Mike
Email: rage_bass_1<at>yahoo dot com
Features
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7
This is a 4 string, fretted bass with one volume and tone dial. It has a rose wood fretboard and I have no idea what the other parts are made of. P - Bass. Non-locking tuners. Jumbo frets. It came with a crappy amp (Studio Bass 10), a gig bag, cord, strap, tuner, and 3 picks.
Sound
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4
This is where the bass dies. The sound is crappy, I wouldn't even dare go on stage with this. Whenever I play it buzzes like a son of a bitch. It worked good for the first week or two I had it but now it sucks. It wouldn't be too bad for beginners but now I need a new one.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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8
There's a thumb rest thing that always gets in the way and that's about it. The rest is pretty good. Nice finish and shape.
Reliability/Durability
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8
I wouldn't even try to go on stage with this. But this thing is hard as a rock. I've dropped it a ton of times and it still didn't break. The only bad thing is the strap button on the bottom went into the guitar body.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
i didn't deal with the fine people of epiphone
Overall Rating
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6
I wish I had gotten a better bass or this got stolen. The best part is the durability and the worst is the sound. The Squire P-Bass is even better than this. Happy Bass Hunting.
Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: US $215
Submitted 07/06/2000
at 01:56pm
by Anonymous
Features
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5
i got this bass new in 1998.it was made in korea.its a 4 string(i dont think epiphone makes anything with more than 4),and it has 20 buzzing frets.it only has one volume and one tone control and it has 1 plain old split humbucker.the finish is solid black with a grey pick guard.the bolt on maple neck(and fret board)are very thin and the action is great.
Sound
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4
sound is shitty.just horrible. the frets buzz no matter how light you play it and the pickups are just too cheap. but they are good for the price.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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6
the action was very low.and the bass looked great.
Reliability/Durability
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2
everything on this bass is made well except for the volume and tone controls. they have become so loose that they dont even work anymore. this happened only after one year of use.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
never dealt with them.
Overall Rating
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4
ive only been playing for 2 years and ive already grown out of this bass. you would save money in the long run by just buying a quality bass from the start.
Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: US $165 used
Submitted 05/28/2000
at 08:56pm
by Kris Torrey
Email: none
Features
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9
I'm not sure what the year is of my bass. I bought is used. It has the bat wing head stock. It tuners are Grovers. It is Tobacco Sunbusrt. The pickup is a Damarzio split humbucker. It had a 20 fret neck (until I made it fretless.) When I bought it it came with a gigbag and a strap
Sound
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10
I play mainly blues, jazz and classic rock and it serves its purpose. I made it fretless to increase the toneage and range. The Damarzio pickup is great.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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10
I raised the action so I could have it play more like an upright bass. I don't know how the factory set it up, but when I got it, I loved it. The worse part of the bass is the hardware. It is of great quality, but it doesn't look like it belongs on the bass. I plan to remove the crome hardware and install black.
Reliability/Durability
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10
This bass stand up in a class of its own. It will withstand almost anything.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
don't know
Overall Rating
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10
Its purfect. What more needs to be said. If anyone is palning to but this model bass, go fretless. your toneage will improve. It is a little harder to play but it is worth it. Then put on ground or flatround strings.
Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: US $200
Submitted 04/18/1999
at 06:38pm
by Evan Brown
Email: Evbro<at>juno dot com
Features
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7
Ok, I don't know much about this bass, I think it might be made in Korea (BTW, I'm not sure if it's an accu-bass or an accu-bass Jr. but oh well). 20 frets, one vol. one tone knob, split humbucker, passive electronics, no idea what woods it's made out of, sunburst finish with black pickguard (very nice looking). It is a P-bass copy, normal stuff pretty much. I really like the look though.
Sound
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7
Well, my main instrument is guitar and I just have a bass around to work out basslines for songs and stuff. I play a lot of blues rock and hard rock mainly, and it's not too bad sounding. It fits my needs, personally, I don't know if this is the bass you want if you're going professional though. I actually run it through my brother's guitar amp, and it sounds quite nice for what I want which is just a plain, good old bass sound.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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9
I have found nothing wrong as of now with this bass. It seemed to be constructed finely. It looks great, and the finish is nicely done. The input jack seem to have a tiny bit of rust on it I think, but nothing major.
Reliability/Durability
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10
I have not played it live, nor do I plan to, so I cannot offer any info on that. It seems very durable, the finish looks like it will last forever, everything is solid. Dependable if you ask me, but I've never played it really really hard. Yeah, I'd play it without a backup, sure.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
N/A
Overall Rating
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7
I have been playing guitar for about 4 years, and bass for a little while. I own plenty of gear, and basically I went out and tried to find the cheapest bass possible. This bass is great for the money though! I would reccomend it for: beginners, people who just want to fool around with basslines occasionally, non-professionals. If it were stolen I'd buy it again.
Product: Epiphone Accu-Bass
Price Paid: US $150 used
Submitted 01/27/1999
at 06:19am
by Nic Neufeld
Email: nicneufeld at hotmail<dot>com
Features
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6
Mid 90s Precision Bass copy, Korean made, 20 frets, double cutaway, Maple/Alder body. Has 1 vol and 1 tone knob. Split Humbucker. Neck is maple, with maple fretboard. Finish is ebony. 34' scale. Basically, this is your standard P-Bass, except made by Epiphone. No huge exciting features, but theres none really necessary.
Sound
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7
I get a good sound out of this bass, except for the fact that I am rarely playing through a decent bass amp. Mostly I play through a Peavey Minx amp, but sometimes I play through muddy sounding keyboard amps and cheap guitar amps. It has a bit of fret buzz, but most of the sound issue deals with the amp
Action, Fit, & Finish
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8
Feels pretty good for what it is, my standards arent too high, frankly. Everything seems pretty solid. Being a guitarist primarily, the bass is unfortunately often relegated to a second class existence. (Translation: I have never changed the strings or polished it.) It used to start feeling heavy after hours of playing, but since I bought my Gibson Les Paul Studio, this bass actually feels light.
Reliability/Durability
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10
Its solid. Good rock hard original design. Im using it for a big live gig in two days. I know it will hold up. It is very dependable for the low price and sparse care that goes into it.
Customer Support
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8
I dont know about Epiphone, but Gibson, their parent company is very helpful. I get a lot of help from the Gibson Customer Relations Forum on their site. They do a good job.
Overall Rating
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6
Here is the deal. If you like Precisions, get a Fender. If you like Epiphones, get a LP bass, an EB-0, a Rivoli Bass, etc. I got this when i was not knowledgable about them. I plan to trade it in for an Sg style EB-0 bass by Epiphone. I own a bunch of guitar stuff, not much bass stuff. As I said, its a good deal, but why get an Epiphone copy of a ***Fender***!? (Pardon my language)
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