An American Treasure! Epiphone Releases Limited Edition Jack Casady Silverburst Signature Bass

An American Treasure! Epiphone Releases Limited Edition Jack Casady Silverburst Signature Bass (Austin, Tex.) July 2, 2012 – Epiphone Guitars is unveiling a new Limited Edition Jack Casady Signature Bass. An American Treasure and Epiphone’s best-selling bass, the Jack Casady Signature Bass, is universally recognized for its superb, balanced tone and responsiveness. Epiphone now offers bassists the new Jack Casady Signature Bass in a limited-edition Silverburst color finish. "My primary instrument is the one that I get the most variety of tone out of, The Epiphone JC bass. That's the one that I strive to use the most," said Casady. "And it's an instrument that I want to play, I pick it up and I'm always happy with the way it sounds. It's a great bass!" Legendary bassist Jack Casady worked closely with Epiphone to design the Jack Casady Signature Bass – an instrument with a superb, balanced electric tone and sound. Jack Casady’s bass is a favorite of professional players in every genre including Brian Ray of Paul McCartney’s band, One Republic’s Brent Kutzle and Josh Paul of Daughtry. The semi-hollow Limited Edition Jack Casady Signature Bass captures the unique characteristics of the original model including; a hand-set mahogany neck with a 1960’s rounded profile, black covered JCB-1™ low impedance and output pickup and employs a three-position VariGain™ switch. The exclusive Limited Edition Jack Casady Signature Bass comes complete with Casady’s trademark signature on the headstock and is available at authorized Epiphone retailers worldwide beginning July 2012 for the U.S. MSRP of $1,165. This 2012 production run is limited to a maximum of 500 pieces. “The Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass is the best-selling bass in our product line” said Jim Rosenberg, President of Epiphone. “Like the Jack bass, the Silverburst color is iconic and really works well with this design. We’ve never offered it in this color so now’s the chance for bass players to grab one before they’re all gone.” For detailed information about the new Silverburst model please visit www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2012/Epiphone-Ltd-Ed-Jack-Casady-Signature-Bass Please visit: www.jackcasady.com

Media Contact: Cash Edwards, 512/447-0544 or CashEdwards@austin.rr.com (Austin, Texas) Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, rev up their audiences with groundbreaking music and insightful songs that keep them a moving musical force. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees from their legendary Jefferson Airplane days, Hot Tuna constantly updates their repertoire always keeping a roisterous sound and a wry sense of humor. Adding dimension to Acoustic Hot Tuna is mandolin virtuoso Barry Mitterhoff. Hot Tuna has just released a two-hour live performance DVD, Jorma’s 70th Birthday Celebration with special guests and guitar players galore. (HotTuna.com) “The symbiotic force of Kaukonen and Casady’s electrifying music led the band into a seminal rock jam. All told, the stunning performance cemented Hot Tuna’s continued presence as a fresh and innovative face of rock blues more than 50 years after the duo began playing together.” – Crawdaddy “Kaukonen's highly inventive guitar work rocks tough and articulate, clean as a cat's whiskers. He still sings with that slightly strange, quintessentially laid-back voice, waxing wry with an existential bent. His melodies, even mean as a snake, have warmed over the years. Casady is Casady, one of the most unorthodox and profoundly gifted bassists ever known to rock music. They've always been a fascinating pair." – Twin Cities Daily Planet Greats, Innovators, Initiators of Psychedelic Rock, Purveyors of the Blues, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are all these and more, they are themselves masters of expression. Catch the excitement live as they tour this summer. If not, check out their new DVD and follow their escapades on Twitter: @HotTunaBand. July 05 Westbrook Performing Arts Center, Also Darol Anger, Westbrook, ME July 06 The Flying Monkey, Plymouth, NH July 07 The Theater at Newburyport High School, Newburyport, MA July 09 The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC July 10 Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, TN July 11 Diana Wortham Theatre @Pack Place, Asheville, NC July 13 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA July 14 Tampa Bay Perf. Arts Ctr, Tampa, FL July 17 One World Theatre, Austin, TX July 18 Kessler Theatre, Dallas, TX July 20 Oriental Theatre, Denver, CO July 21 Third Street Perf. Arts. Ctr, Carbondale, CO July 22 Sheridan Opera House, Telluride, CO July 25 Mesa Arts Ctr, Mesa, AZ July 26 Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ July 27 Anthology, San Diego, CA July 28 Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA July 30/31 Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA (SOLD OUT!) Aug. 02 Tower Theatre, Bend, OR Aug. 03 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR Aug. 04 Mount Baker R&B Festival, Bellingham, WA, Electric

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