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Epiphone Les Paul Special Bass w/Hipshot and Gig Bag - $375 (Middleboro)
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You are currently looking at an Epiphone Les Paul Special bass with a transparent black flame maple top. I cover pretty much everything one could think of below (like, what *I* would appreciate an ad disclosing), so please read carefully.
Correspondence is going to be by email ONLY at first, no exceptions. Please do not ask me to call or text. Sorry for all of that, but years of CL use has unfortunately shown me it has to be that way.
Onto the good stuff:
These are criminally underrated basses. I’ve had a couple of them, and I actually find them superior to the Gibson Les Pauls for a number of reasons, one of which is the pickups, as they’ve very Thunderbird-like. Then there’s the placement of the neck pickup. It’s closer to the neck than the Gibsons, and it has a little more woof as a result. But then there’s that bridge pickup. It’s full-on Jazz in its sound, but has a more powerful midrange. Despite the fretboard being rosewood and the humbuckers, it’s not super dark-sounding. Not bright either, just very articulate and focused. You can really dial in pretty much anything you’re looking for. The tonal versatility is remarkable, and I have found the pots on this bass to be especially sensitive to input, which is incredible considering it’s an import. That’s the crazy thing about Epiphones—they often outperform the Gibson counterpart.
It’s also an incredibly comfortable bass. Just the right weight (between 8-9 lbs), and despite the smaller body, no neck dive. It just hangs very naturally when worn. The neck is super stable and I’ve only had to adjust the truss rod 1/4 turn once the entire time I’ve owned it. The frets are in excellent shape, and the fingerboard is properly hydrated.
As I do with all my basses, I’ve added a Hipshot Bass Extender. This allows you to go from E to drop D (even as low as B if you want) with the simple flip of a lever. Once you’ve had that on a bass, you will never want to be without it again.
Oh, and the bridge! None of that 3-point nonsense. Epiphone outfitted these with a proper, high-mass bridge that’ll allow for individual string height and intonation adjustment, with Allen screws that lock down the saddles. It was very recently strung with D’Addarios, 45-105.
This bass is in excellent shape and has wear typical wear of an instrument this age, but even that is negligible. I tried to capture any finish imperfections, but it was difficult because it’s super glossy.
The bass is sold with the pictured gig bag.
I am selling this bass for $375 FIRM. The Hipshot alone was $100 and I'll include the stock tuning machine that it replaced. Offers for less will not get a response from me. If you find one in this condition cheaper, by all means buy it.
Some specs:
* Pickups: 442R alnico humbucker
* Hardware: Black
* Scale: 34"
* Nut Width: 1.65"
* Neck: Set
* Neck Material: Mahogany
* Fingerboard/Inlay: Rosewood/Dot
CASH or Venmo ONLY.