AndyTravis Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I thought the same, but, i'm not sure if their copyright still exists etc. Funny old world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='652706' date='Nov 12 2009, 03:14 PM']There was also a [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/LesPaulTriumph.php"]Gibson Les Paul Triumph Bass[/url] that pre-dated anything that Warwick ever produced. I would have thought that the name change is to avoid confusion with this.[/quote] Of course, I'd forgotten that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 [quote name='AndyTravis' post='652365' date='Nov 12 2009, 10:29 AM']This is going to be called the 'Zenith' now[/quote] The [url="http://www.provide.net/~cfh/epiphon2.html#zenith"]Epiphone Zenith[/url] also ran from 1931 to 1970: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Great. Nice research folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Some sound samples in this thread at TB, post #12: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=644747&highlight=epiphone+zenith"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.p...epiphone+zenith[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 And £549 at GAK - which sounds like more than I'd want to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Soundclips sound really nice, especially the piezo sound. Still want the original Warwick Alien myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='855469' date='Jun 2 2010, 10:08 PM']Soundclips sound really nice, especially the piezo sound. Still want the original Warwick Alien myself...[/quote] The piezo, especially, does sound nice. I'd like to hear the fretless with the La Bella Black Nylons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 ... and a review here at the [url="http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=4032.msg62341#new"]Last Bass Outpost[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Now available in antique natural finish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='986190' date='Oct 12 2010, 08:27 PM']Now available in antique natural finish: [/quote] Hmmm ... not so sure about this now because the old finishes were 'trans black' and 'antique natural' but this pic certainly looks a much darker natural than what I had seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frango Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Just ordered the fretless one of these. 6-8weeks delivery time from GAK though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Are the 'f' holes (snick snick) painted on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskit_case Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 [quote name='Frango' post='1115231' date='Feb 4 2011, 01:25 PM']Just ordered the fretless one of these. 6-8weeks delivery time from GAK though [/quote] DV247 have the fretless in stock [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/epiphone-zenith-acoustic-bass-guitar-antique-natural--67327"]here[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Ed Friedland reviews the Zenith: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Has anyone else noticed that Ed Friedland manages to make whatever he plays sound pretty good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskit_case Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I am interested in the Casady or the Zenith, not sure which. Thomann have some soundclips on the product pages [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_zenith_bass_an.htm"]Zenith[/url] and [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_jack_casady.htm"]Casady[/url]. I think I prefer the sounds of the Casady but the looks of the Zenith AN, confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I played a fretted Zenith today in GAK. I was disappointed. Body finish looked nice but I was less keen on the feel of the neck - had a cheapish feel to it, whatever that means, but sort of reminded me of 60s and early 70s Japanese stuff. I played through a Markbass combo and at first was suffering from some crackling/rattling - I wasn't sure whether it was the combo, the bass socket, or the lead but either way it didn't help - but seemed to right itself after a while. The action wasn't bad but I think many people would want it a little lower which, with no bridge adjustment other than filing down the saddle, would probably mean a neck shim. Sound was pleasant enough but the difference between the magnetic and piezo pickups was less than I'd hoped given that having those two options available would be my reason for buying the bass. The feel of the pots was feeble and I suspect the electronics are the real weak spot of the bass. The blend control seemed to run quite unsmoothly from piezo to mag and back. I'll be going back to try out the fretless version when they have one but my experience moved me from 'maybe a fretless Zenith would be nice' to 'I doubt if I would buy a Zenith'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1115362' date='Feb 4 2011, 02:39 PM']Are the 'f' holes (snick snick) painted on?[/quote] No they are real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo morto Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 A bit late to the party, but having a go on one of these - fretless one with the La Bella Black Nylons. The sound is really interesting, sort of a combination of the woodiness of an upright but the sustain of a bass guitar. I agree that the pickups aren't tonally that different but they have a different feel, the nanomag having a softer attack and more bloom while the nanoflex is more punchy and detailed. I agree some of the aspects of the build seem a bit cheap but the top and instrument as a whole looks really nice. Overall I think it works well as a fretless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanew Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I also play it with black nylons. I think these strings suit this bass. Even with a fretted version (mine) the sound is both warn and precise. I like the mix between the magnetic and "piezo" pickups. After having put some lemon oil on the neck, fingerboard and rosewood bridge, the first cheap look has gone away. I also had the neck "fixed" : the bridge is high (strings too far from the fingerboard) so my luthier added a piece in the neck pocket. When i play this bass, there is often someone in the audience to ask "what is this instrument ?". I play in a gypsy Jazz 4tet and it is a interesting alternative instrument to my "huge" double Bass. Especialy in small clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo morto Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I'm getting some nice double-bassy tones from picking over the fingerboard. It has a nice evenness across the fretboard as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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