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The bass guitar I ordered and received is super nice
By: David Allen Rogers
Submitted: 11/29/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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Your company is a pleasure dealing with . The shipping was fast . And the bass guitar is really really nice. Thanks American Music Supply . Five stars .
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Made in China
By: Craig
Submitted: 9/23/2022
2 people found this review helpful.
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First the good.. neck is very nice, over all tone is great a little hum from pickups. This is a poorly balanced instrument prone to headstock dive unlike the explorer guitar that is well balanced. The neck extends further into the body by over an inch, making the last two frets difficult to reach. But for the low price this may be a good backup stage bass, if you don't mind giving money to China. I have lots of basses so I probably won't send it back, but had I played it before purchasing I might have saved my money. Hope this is helpful.
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Great quality
By: Chris B
Submitted: 8/29/2022
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Bought as a graduation gift for my daughter. Great quality, great sound. Fit and finish nearly perfect. She’s super happy, and I feel like I got great value for the money.
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new slim neck is a dream
By: Ronolulu
Submitted: 7/29/2022
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I won't repeat my highly favorable review from zz, but clearly this is not for everybody, just buy it if you've had lots of interest with a few trepidations yet lofty hopes. I am still surprisingly overwhelmed with satisfaction.
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Nice Bass Overall
By: Korina Fan
Submitted: 12/26/2020
3 people found this review helpful.
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This bass is light weight but sounds big. The packaging by Epiphone needs to be revised. The headstock was marred by the cardboard holding the headstock in place. The volume controls were a little noisy but cleaned up after some use. The tone control, however, has not cleared up and continues to be scratchy. The fret ends are smooth and overall the guitar is easy to play. The body resonates nicely. The neck seems longer than other basses I have due to the body shape. The issues with the bass are not bad enough to return it, but a scratched headstock was very disappointing.
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This bass is amazing.
By: Dean
Submitted: 11/26/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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You know there many people that don’t like this body shape because it has no body cut or arm curve but I find this very comfortable. Also despite the placement of the strap pin behind the neck it has no neck dive. It balances perfectly. If you’re thinking about getting this bass don’t hesitate. The sound is very warm like a beefed up thunderbird but because both pickups are placed closer to the neck the bridge pickup isn’t thin at all. Thank you American musical supply!!
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By: Rich
Submitted: 11/20/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Decent bass for the price... the only drawback is the neck. Bass comes not set-up. Made a million adjustments with string height, toneation, and had to adjust truss rod. Had it perfectly set-up. A few days later the strings were dead... buzzing on the frets. OK... lets set it up again, again and again. A recommendation for Epiphone would be to make the adjustment for the truss rod at the bass of the neck if one has to adjust all the time.
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Pro quality
By: Mruest
Submitted: 9/5/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Played great out of the box,,,,solid,guitar...one tuning key was installed off center but does not affect playability thus the 4 stars...American musical customer for 15 years.....
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Stand out in a good way
By: Chris
Submitted: 7/15/2020
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Not only does this bass look and sound fantastic, it is incredibly comfortable to play. The Explorer shape is very well balanced and not heavy at all. AMS's exclusive run of this bass is the one to get with the gold hardware and natural korina finish; it stunning to look at. Even the stock strings sounded good, but I really want to hear this thing growl with a set of Rotosounds. I doubt there is a gig bag out there that would fit this bass, but pointy instruments should go in hard cases anyway. I found a case on the cheap for a Dean Z shape bass that fit like a glove.
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Beautiful bass!
By: Stan babola
Submitted: 6/5/2020
6 people found this review helpful.
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Love the look and feel of this bass! Sounds just as good as it looks!
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Amazing!
By: AJS
Submitted: 3/19/2020
3 people found this review helpful.
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This bass is just amazing - beautiful to look at, solidly built, but surprisingly light for the size. It was ready to play out of the box without the usual set-up I have done on my guitars and basses, which was surprising. The sound is magnificent. As for the hardware, it's all pure quality. Epiphone instruments have gotten pretty good in recent times, but this surpasses all the ones I own or have seen in quality. It's such a pleasure to play that even when I am tired, I pull it out and practice a bit until sleep overwhelms me. Amazing buy at this price.
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Just as nice as the original one's.
By: Glenn L
Submitted: 2/11/2020
7 people found this review helpful.
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Very nice to play very well made. Perfect Finnish.,no issues with it at all. Just became my favorite bass.
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Never bought an instrument on line before.
By: Steve
Submitted: 1/18/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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I was quite nicely surprised when it arrived. I'd never bought an instrument without putting it through its paces first. The setup was a little off, but easily fixed. The shipping time was amazing. The payment plan was exactly what I needed in order to start playing again. I honestly plan on making other purchases with AMS in the future. (Need a better amp and cabinet)
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Well built, Really solid sound!!
By: Seth B.
Submitted: 9/28/2019
10 people found this review helpful.
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This bass not only looks cool,it sounds thick and solid,like a bass should.It doesn't wimp out or fade when you crank the treble.when you crank the bass,it's nice and deep,and if you back off the volume you can get a softer almost upright sound.It's well built and nicely finished.I like it enough I'm thinking about buying another one.I like it that much!! I'll make a few adjustments,but this is a"Badass Bass".I really like the neck,the balance is great.If you're thinking about getting one,"DO IT". You'll be happy you did.I am.
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Well worth the money
By: Louis Lacey
Submitted: 2/7/2019
7 people found this review helpful.
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Looks Great, plays well. I did have to lower the action but that was a simple fix.
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Very nice bass
By: Ken H
Submitted: 1/7/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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In the 80s a friend let me borrow his Explorer bass and I loved it never bought one then and they didn’t make more for yrs .. but But then I saw the new Ephiphone Explorer I had to get one and its a beautiful bass with a great finish plays great ... I love it !!
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Best Bass that I have wouldn't trade it for nothing ,was in tune when I opened the shipping box ,
By: Raymond Lee davis
Submitted: 9/5/2018
7 people found this review helpful.
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Love my new Bass and your company looking for word to do more shopping with you
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So awesome!
By: Max Brochtrup
Submitted: 7/31/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I’d been looking for a Korina Explorer for a while and this was a great price! Fast shipping, 0% financing I got the hard shell case also! I will def use AMS on an ongoing basis.
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Awesome bass
By: Daniel Zintz
Submitted: 5/29/2018
2 people found this review helpful.
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What a beautiful bass guitar with great sound. Cant believe how happy I am with this thing, would pay twice as much now that i know. My definite favorite guitar i have ever owned.
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Pleasantly Surprised
By: EddieB
Submitted: 12/24/2017
7 people found this review helpful.
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I tried to not buy this bass but it looked so clean that I finally succumbed. I was shopping for aftermarket pickups before it even arrived. The bad news is that I couldn't find any that were an exact size replacement. The good news is that the stock pickups are OK, much better than the "Hz" pickups that often come on imported basses. Sure, they're darker than the single-coil or active pickups that I normally use, but that's kind of the point of humbuckers, isn't it? I intended to play this bass with a pick instead of fingerstyle anyway, and the stock humbuckers work well for that.
I had to loosen the truss rod a bit to get rid of some fret buzz near the nut. The adjustment has been totally stable and the action is great now. The stock strings were OK but were going dead after a couple of months. I replaced them with a set of Kalium stainless which complement this bass perfectly. I slapped on a Hipshot D-Tuner while I was at it.
I highly recommend the factory case. It's well built, reasonably priced, and fits the bass perfectly. I doubt if you'll find an aftermarket case or gig bag that fits.
The build quality and finish quality of this bass is very good, and for the price point it's outstanding. For those about to rock, this axe will do it.
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Totally worth the money! Awesome!
By: Edward Hoffman
Submitted: 8/15/2017
4 people found this review helpful.
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I can't believe how good this bass looks, plays, and sounds. It quickly became my favorite instrument
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Amazing bass for the price!
By: Johnny Crab
Submitted: 7/3/2017
1 person found this review helpful.
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A much-improved Epi Explorer. No neck dive, plays great right out of the box, looks amazing (no more black paint over beautiful wood!). Been playing bass since 1965 including 60's T-Birds for a decade, and this one comes VERY close to the comfort and playing ease of those with...say it again...zero neck dive. The reach (left arm/hand position) is slightly longer than "normal" basses (no big deal). It got 4 of 5 because the pickups are not as great as the bass and required additional foam under them to get them to sit higher and parallel to the strings.
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Monster Bass!
By: Barry Fox
Submitted: 4/27/2017
2 people found this review helpful.
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Great bang for the buck - finish is top-notch and plays great considering it has the longest neck on any bass I've ever owned - no set-up needed - plays and sounds great - the matching case is a must-have, and the payment plan lets me get the gear I want now!
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Very Happy
By: BISON
Submitted: 3/14/2017
2 people found this review helpful.
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I have to say I am very impressed with this bass. The neck plays beautifully and I obviously love the look. The pick ups are nice and clean, bright. I ordered the matching case, very nice too. Delivery was great, as always.
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great investment.
By: James J.
Submitted: 3/6/2017
3 people found this review helpful.
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Wanted an explorer bass for 20 plus years and got this the other day. Love the feel and action. Sounds is great also well worth the investment.