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Your cart is empty.This veteran from the British Invasion is back, but without the vintage price tag! Mod looks and warm, bass tone come together as a result of its hollow laminated Maple body with a short-scale 30.5" neck, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, posh Flame Maple top. The Epiphone Viola Bass is voiced by two bass Mini-humbucker pickups and comes with Chrome hardware.
Timothy G. Mccoy
August 30, 2025
I think there are fair comments suggesting that $800 or $1500 or $2000 guitar made by master craftsman will perform better. My experience in this matter was around the epi SG and gibson sg. My first decent playing guitar (after deciding to take playing as a serious hobby) was an epi sg. I was thrilled with it - compared to my starter. I loved the way SG feels in my lap (compared to strat, les paul & casino)...so when the time came - I bought a cheaper gibson sg...and man....what a difference....now that I had some idea of appreciating the difference. Often after a practice session with my gibson - I will pick up my epi and play a little. I still like it and would proudly give it away to a serious student (in my circle of family & friends).....OK so today - I picked up this viola (my first bass). All the comments here really helped my make my decision. I'm expecting it to be a little top heavy....to sound good - not as a Hof...but a reasonable bass sound (hummers). I also expect it to look beautiful...and be fun to play...especially as I am a big Beatles fan. Hope this helps.UPDATEThe guitar arrived in 3 days. It was packed by the Epi factory and then UPS pack that. It arrived safe and sound. The construction was flawless - the woodwork in excellent - nice grain that compliments the instrument - front & back. The factory setup was perfect for me - after tuning it was ready. It plays as I expected....I am recording (as a hobby) and don't really need a big cabinet - so I cannot speak to that. But I was able to add a bass track to a loop I have been working on and playing over. Now it really sounds nice. Now I just have to learn not to play the thing like a 6-string....instead to provide a nice backbeat.Ok - so I would say this is the best $299 I have spent in a while. I'm no expert...But for me this guitar is a real treat. Fun to play..sounds good......and looks beautiful.
Cody Morgan
August 6, 2025
Bought this because I’m a huge Beatles fan and wanted to learn bass after years of guitar. Don’t get me wrong, this bass is absolutely beautiful and draws a lot of comments from everyone. Plays nice and has a great feel. My complaint is from the “set-upâ€.Out of the box the bridge had a piece of foam underneath it, the zero nut was not set up at all with the strings just sitting on top of it, and with all of this had to go get it setup at my local music shop. The luthier on staff questioned whether the instrument was new or used/refurbished because of these HUGE oversights. So that’s my complaint - they sold me an instrument that never should have come off the factory line like that. But after paying for the setup, it plays just fine.
Christopher P.
July 21, 2025
This is a great bass. I had tried the Hofner Violin basses, there were nice, but this bass just feels right in your hands. It has a more solid and nice feel; very nicely made. It's a little heavier than the Hofner basses, because it's a semi-hollow instead of fully hollow. This I like actually, because it's a perfect mix between hollow and solid, and this makes the bass very versatile, from mellow jazzy tones, to hard rocking fuzzy riffs. I definitely recommend putting on flatwound strings. It suits it perfectly, and I don't even play The Beatles on this bass. IT'S GOOD FOR OTHER STUFF TOO. It's very versatile. I've had this bass for a few months now, and am recording my debut solo album with it. The only problem with this bass (and any other violin bass, or any bass with a moveable bridge) is that getting the intonation perfect is near impossible. But with a little bit of adjusting and fiddling you can get it pretty close and sounding great.
Santa's Elvis
July 20, 2025
So nice. It came out of the box only slightly out of tune. Tuned it, plugged it in and was very pleasantly surprised. Sweet tones, and real depth. Obviously, the 1969 Hofner stands alone, but, the Epiphone, new, is a fifth of the price. I tried the new Hofner equivalent of this imitation of the original German Bass and the Epiphone is sturdier and much better sounding. They are both heavier than the "real thing" which is hollow. I sent back the Hofner copy and I am keeping the Epiphone. It's a beautiful aesthetic addition to any music room as well. Get a little mini Vox, plug in nice headphones and go nuts. With the money you save, buy a Beatle Wig, a Nehru jacket, take some Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, and play along. A Time Trip.
Greg
June 8, 2025
Couldn't push my high quality cord in.Tried another cord and was really hard to push in finally went after pushing with all my might. To bad,very nice bass other than that.Noticed one of the screws was rounded off also. Think I got a second hand instrument.
Doug1
May 30, 2025
I bought this for two reasons. 1. I am a beginning bass player and didn't want to invest a bunch initially. 2. I like the look of the bass style made famous by the Fab Four during the 1960s. It has a great looking finish and hardware. It truly has more of that upright bass sound that characterizes this style of instrument. I'd certainly buy it again. It does have a tendency to be headstock heavy. If you take your hands off it while it is on a strap it tend to end up hanging with tuning keys down. No big problem, though.
TW
May 16, 2025
[...][...]+The viola shape will be a bit awkward to wrap your arm around in order to play notes.+The semi hollow body makes the instrument very neck heavy.+Despite a neck length that's on par with Epiphones EB-0, this model will require medium scale strings due to them being wraped across the body of the guitar+This thing is gorgeous, make sure you have a sturdy rack to put this on+Has a floating bridge that will is protected with a layer of foam, the only way to remove the foam is the release the bridge and then retune the guitar--or use a wooden toothpick and delicately scalpel the foam away
anonimo
May 8, 2025
El bajo llegó en un embalaje normal para estos envÃos (caja dentro de caja) pero no muy bien empaquetado (algo inusual en Amazon). Como suele suceder en todos los instrumentos necesitaba un pequeño ajuste para tener el 100% de rendimiento aunque no me llevó más de unos minutos la puesta a punto. La calidad del acabado es muy destacada en comparación con otros bajos de su categorÃa (como el Hofner ignition). El sonido tiene profundidad y el mástil es muy cómodo asà como el cuerpo semihueco que le da "seriedad" al instrumento e impide que cabecee. El panel de control de las pastillas es simple y preciso (no como el del ignition) y ofrece un manejo claro del sonido. El clavijero está a juego con la calidad del resto. La calidad del juego que monta de serie (40-105 entorchado redondo) no está nada mal aunque quiero probar un juego de grosor medio con entorchado plano para sacar la máxima profundidad de sonido.La oferta de Amazon es insuperable por precio y calidad de servicio. El bajo: un auténtico caramelo
Steve Sakamoto
March 13, 2025
After 20+ years of eyeballing this (and similar) guitars, I finally broke down and bought myself this Epiphone for Christmas.In that time I've had a solid-body precision bass, which works just fine, but doesn't necessarily get the blood pumping the way that the Hofner-style does...especially when playing a Beatles jam. The feel is completely different - the balance is way off a P-bass, with all the weight in the neck, but it's easy to play with it's short scale and light action. Plus, when I say 'all the weight', take it with a grain of salt; I don't actually know how it compares, weight-wise, to my other bass, but it feels really light.I was encouraged to switch the round strings with flatwound, but I'm actually quite pleased with the tone as it is. It's rich and warm enough for the folksy/Beatles sound, but sounds just as good playing along with RHCP or Muse.I noticed more fret buzz when I first started playing, but after putting in a fair number of hours, the fret buzz appears to have gone away; I suppose I'm adapting to the new feel of the shorter, slender neck. I didn't think it would be a total replacement of my other guitars, but for the past three months, I haven't touched any of my other guitars at all, and I'm noodling around on this one every day.I wish I'd bought this guitar years ago!
ChargedupSoundandVision
March 7, 2025
Unfortunately I can only give this three stars, but not because of any issue with the seller. Its purely when I got the bass i found the jack wound insert into the hole and found it was caused by a minor design flaw but very easy fix. Its a lovely unit and I feel bad giving it a three rating but as it came faulty and I had to fix it when it arrived i felt it was the only choice. I have heard a small few have the same issue.
spagatti
January 9, 2025
Great sound, came fast, looks sharpðŸ‘
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