Embassy Pro Bass back in new colours

[Grahambythesea]

I thought I’d read somewhere on this forum that the Embassy had gone out of production. It did disappear from the Epiphone web site for a while, but now it’s back sporting new shiny colours all of which seem to have a sparkly metal flake content. It includes the classic Burgandy Mist, but I’m not so sure about Wanderlust Green! Did I read that right 🤔🥴

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

The new metallic colours look great. I wonder whether the bridge will be fitted in the correct place on these.

This does make me worry that similarly finished vintage pro thunderbirds will be coming out at some point, and I won't be able to resist them although I already have a pair in white and sunburst.

Edited January 22, 2021 by Jean-Luc Pickguard

[stewblack]

Oh God. Been free of bass gas for a while, but that floats my boat. 

[stewblack]

Metallic Smoked Almond has to be one of the most bewildering colour description ever given to a bass. 

[Grahambythesea]

It would have been great to resurrect the batwing headstock but you can’t have everything. Thomman are offering these at £285; but then I notice it’s exc. vat. So do we now import them and pay U.K. vat or German?

Do I detect a slight similarity in shape to my Gibson EB as in my avatar?

[Grahambythesea]

I agree about smoked almond - weird. I would call it crunchy butterscotch.🤪

[stewblack]

1 minute ago, Grahambythesea said:

It would have been great to resurrect the batwing headstock but you can’t have everything. Thomman are offering these at £285; but then I notice it’s exc. vat. So do we now import them and pay U.K. vat or German?

Do I detect a slight similarity in shape to my Gibson EB as in my avatar?

we pay UK vat, customs and handling charge on top. So not worth it. 

[AndyTravis]

2 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

It would have been great to resurrect the batwing headstock but you can’t have everything. Thomman are offering these at £285; but then I notice it’s exc. vat. So do we now import them and pay U.K. vat or German?

Do I detect a slight similarity in shape to my Gibson EB as in my avatar?

With a batwing, I would’ve bought one

[EssentialTension]

I had one in antique ivory first time around. Loaded it with Ernie Ball cobalt flats and it sounded massive.

[Grahambythesea]

I misspoke about Burgundy Mist, it’s actually called Sparking Burgundy, but it looks much the same to me.

[AndyTravis]

2 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

I misspoke about Burgundy Mist, it’s actually called Sparking Burgundy, but it looks much the same to me.

Much darker than burgundy mist.

Gibson do a thing called Heather Poly Mist which is more like fender burgundy mist

Edited January 22, 2021 by AndyTravis

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

 Sparking Burgundy

 

[Grahambythesea]

The headstock seems to be nicked from the earliest Newport’s before that too changed to a batwing.

[Grahambythesea]

3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Much darker than burgundy mist.

Gibson do a thing called Heather Poly Mist which is more like fender burgundy mist

I was thinking of the Burgundy they used on some EB2’s which was metallic. Perhaps I got the names muddled?

[EssentialTension]

49 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

... I’m not so sure about Wanderlust Green! Did I read that right 🤔🥴

 

I like that colour despite the name.

 

[uncle psychosis]

These look great to me. Not sure I'll buy one, mind. 

[sshorepunk]

I like that!

Be interesting to see what U.K. price is

im guessing around £325? 
 

To knee 

[Grahambythesea]

£349 @ PMT.

[cocco]

I'd love to have a go on one of these. My only aesthetic issue with them is the tuners. Clovers would definitely have looked better.

[JohnDaBass]

18 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

The headstock seems to be nicked from the earliest Newport’s before that too changed to a batwing.

I wish these were reissued. 30ins or 32ins scale would be lovely. 

[Mariner72]

Oh, looking nice.... Please let a Rivoli surface.... 

[dudewheresmybass]

I quite enjoyed the previous reissue that I tried. 
wasn’t the earlier version short scale? 
are these full sized?

[EssentialTension]

6 hours ago, dudewheresmybass said:

I quite enjoyed the previous reissue that I tried. 
wasn’t the earlier version short scale? 
are these full sized?

34" or I would still have it.

[Stub Mandrel]

I only picked up on these yesterday.

I notice they have glued in necks, look more classy than 'birds, which always look a bit clumsy.

The body looks a bit thin or is it just my imagination? Could mean they are a bit neck heavy?

I must admit the green one looks very GASSY. At that price definitely in the running for my divorce bass...

On 22/01/2021 at 16:35, Grahambythesea said:

The headstock seems to be nicked from the earliest Newport’s before that too changed to a batwing.

Presumably related to the fact that they decided to put nearer to shape Gibson bookends on Epiphones last year.

There are not zillions of pics of original sixties ones about:

 

Edited February 13, 2021 by Stub Mandrel

[EssentialTension]

16 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

... The body looks a bit thin or is it just my imagination? Could mean they are a bit neck heavy?

I don't remember any 'neck heavy problem' with the one I had.