Hollow & Semi-Hollow Bass Shootout - Less Wood, More Fun!

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👆 Hollow and Semi-Hollow basses are a must have in any bass guitarist's arsenal as they bring in a whole new range of tones. In this video we shootout 4 incredible hollow body basses, including the Epiphone Jack Casady and Gretsch G5440LSB! | tinyurl.com/y6nfdz2c
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Hollow and Semi-Hollow basses have a unique character with punchy and resonant tones that are often described as 'woody' or throaty'. They're a must have! But if you still need convincing then watch as we shootout the B&G Big Sister Crossroads 4-String Bass, Gretsch G5440LSB Hollow Body Bass, Warwick RockBass Star Bass Maple 4, and the popular Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass.
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» • 6 String Bass Shootout...
⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 Intro Jam
» 2:55 Welcome to All About the Semi-Acoustic Bass!
» 6:17 Let's Start with the B&G Big Sister Crossroads 4-String Bass
» 9:20 Moving On to the Gretsch G5440LSB Hollow Body
» 13:06 Next Up, the Warwick RockBass Star Bass Maple 4
» 16:00 Last but not Least, the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass
» 19:01 What are the Prices?
» 20:53 Final Thoughts?
» 22:22 Outro Jam
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[@kevineugenius]

Other than his shorts, dude on the right absolutely killed it out there!

[@samiam5557]

The Jack Cassady bass impressed me the most!

[@alanscharrer5255]

I do really love my Gretsch for that hollow body sound… and who doesn’t love orange!

[@jaypoirier4216]

I could listen to these 2 play all day

[@thedondeluxe6941]

The Jack Casady Bass is still the best value bass on the market imo. I always bring that to sessions, and the sound guys always end up preferring that over expensive custom shop basses from other brands. Happens every time! :-) They put some magic in that pickup for sure.

[@crustyjusty7]

Missed one! Ibanez Artcore bass. I bought a beautiful red burst about 6 years ago. Looks fantastic, played like shite with the standard strings. I hated it for a year. Then I put chrome flats on it… what a transformation! Now it sounds fantastic, very warm - almost like an upright.

[@MrSparks54]

I had the same experience and results with my Artcore bass. Was about to sell it then discovered Pyramid Gold flats. I've loved it ever since.

[@bmac1205]

Agreed

[@pharmerdavid1432]

I'm ordering flats when I order the Artcore AGB/AFB-200................but which do I want..............................?

[@moistpeanut5986]

Im not a signature model guy but the Jack Cassady bass is so beautiful. Both looks and sound.

[@scarey2me]

Sounds awesome through my new headphones. My dose of bass has been satisfied.

[@badscrew4023]

Wow, the Gretch sounded wonderfully

[@rickrolli7091]

Thanks for doing this shootout mates. That Casady & Gretsch are really cool.

[@1captainfingers]

Nice addition with Pete adding guitar. Used to love to hear Nathan play guitar, he’s a great doubler.

[@TheAlfaproyect]

Keep 'em coming guys!!! Great videos!!!

[@edbrito-swdev]

Finally there are some hollow body basses with proper bridges. I don't really like those bridges that the typical violin basses have. I want to be able to properly adjust the intonation at the bridge...

[@gianlucabassi8853]

Right 100%

[@bob6230]

love your work guy's thoroughly entertaining informative,,,,and you learn stuff too

[@EpictheEpicest]

Surprised how good the Epiphone Jack Casady sounds. It's like a P-bass in hollow-body form. And the switch seems like position 2 treble boost and position 3 lowpass filter or treble cut/mid boost (pretty decent cliff burton sound). That Epiphone sound in the B&G body shape would be killer.

[@Kevin-the-Just]

Years ago I had the Gibson original version of this Jack Casady bass. Back then (early 70s) it was called the Les Paul Signature. It did indeed sound like a hollow P-bass and this Epiphone is a really close sound-a-like.

[@NLBassist]

I always say the original Les Paul Sig - a bit different sounding than the JCS - is the best P around.

[@gregkelton81]

I went to Gibson Garage in Nashville this weekend and played several basses that just didn't work for me. Plugged in the JCS and fell in love. I must have that bass.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

The Guild Starfire has a P-bass type pickup in the "correct" place, and supposedly sounds better than the Jack Cassidy bass, so I'm leaning towards it.

[@ashwolf1977]

The intro jam is so good that I thought it was guitar jam, until I read the title. LOL

[@jaex9617]

I've got multiple semi and true hollow bodies, including a couple of antiques and a high-end boutique instrument. The Jack Casady is a fave, and unlike the vintage ones and the snob instruments, I don't worry too much when I play or transport it. Definitely a workhorse and in a good way.

[@Relyick]

The Guild Starfire i came out this year and it is a remarkable bass with a little nice vintage pickup feature.

[@PushSueAside]

If i could “Like & Subscribe” a hundred times a day... I Would!!!! This is the best Andersons show by far. More, All About The Bass, please! Cheers guys

[@silentgd]

wow ..fancy new background set!...Epiphone Jack Casady is a great bass to own...love the tone on that Gretsch.

[@bigfluffypancake]

love all of these (not so crazy about the shorts)

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

That B&G sounds Amazing !

[@TheHermit72]

That Jack casady is pure love! must buy!!

[@hamishsummers8585]

I think I might really, really want a jack Cassidy...

[@stevenhailstone8087]

You guys jam so lekka together! Much love from SA 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Lekka man!

[@FarrinD12]

I was hoping we’d get a sneaky Pete peek sometime haha! Awesome video guys!

[@subschool5]

10:50 i love the gretsch bridge label SECURED

[@widowmaker5544]

we need sound like Jefferson Airplane/Jack Cassady if we ever get sound like back, it's been an entire year and no sound like at all i'm starting to doubt that we'll ever get it back

[@bassman7878]

Was hoping to see the Schecter Corsair bass in here too, great vid guys

[@capiseric]

I have a 2013 Fender Coronado Bass II and it's still my go to when I just want to jam without plugging in. I'm sad they don't make it anymore.

[@rcb_matt]

I love the Jack Casady... just got one myself. I put all of my basses away and have played this bass for 3 weeks straight. It almost seems like it has a natural growl. The dang hard cases tho... everywhere i looked they were on backorder. I kept checking back and found 1 in stock... ordered it and it came in today.

[@jimbroughton]

The Lee Sklar signature version of the Warwick Rockbass is a belter!

[@zepmarq]

I just found (and bought) a used ebony Epiphone Jack Casady (Korean made). It plays great and looks crazy beautiful.❤

[@ThePunkPatriot]

I believe that rather than a mid control, the Jack Cassady bass knob controls the impedance of the pickup, something like splitting the coil at two different spots, which is like adding lengths of coil to the pickup = more output across the board = more compression

[@TheBassfresh]

My fave semi-hollow bass is the SS Lakland HB-30...sound, build quality, and ergonomics.

[@billjones8640]

When I started playing 58 years ago the Epiphone Rivoli ( preferably in sunburst )was very popular, probably second only to the precision.

[@Mark_Ocain]

All very nice but for some reason I didn't gel with the Gretsch tones so much...horses for courses I guess. The Epi surprised me, I quite liked that one...it did well for one pickup, very versatile

[@Circadianarrhythmia]

Should have included the AFB200 as well, it’s an excellent short scale full hollow

[@rome8180]

Awesome jam session and very useful video. My only complaint is that you didn't include a Guild Starfire II.

[@tomrobinson4781]

Aye! Lovely

[@BasstabsbyJason]

Beyond happy with my Guild Starfire !! but man, that B&G Big Sister sounds great.

[@perraccca]

That Jack Casady bass 💗😍💗

[@tomrobinson4781]

Aye! Lovely -

[@viperBSG]

I wish I didn't miss out on that Gretsch. Fabulace sound!

[@dannyhowell3184]

Nice video! I’d love to see you boys check the Guild Starfire basses out. They look like the best of the bunch. Will Anderton’s stock them?

[@bcroson82]

Good playing, great legs!

[@KeithConrod]

Great show guys, i have always played the semi accoustic basses.i made an error once and gou an ibinez roadstar two series bass but too much weight

[@naturalrestingface4909]

Wow, that Epi is lovely! All low end... which is how a bass should sound!

[@MsRich118]

Voss with his sparrow legs out, looking good brother haha

[@Anonymous-wq1rf]

Me too! but I keep mine covered up lest they offend!

[@JohnDSmith-po4nu]

Love those warm sounds, indeed! And your vids as well. Allways a great pleasure viewing you guys playing. What if you added a P-Type to those Comparisons, just to give anyone afairly familiar reference?

[@Tyl-Fiedler]

Good idea! But they wouldnt do it Cause you would Not hear That much difference or Would Think really nice warm Tone too…. The Most important Part is the musician 🎶🙏🏼 But i like to geek our too and buy so much More than i Need ( and can afford as a small Professional musican 😂)

[@chriscuthbertson]

The Casady sounds amazing.

[@petestaint8312]

Agreed!! Awesome. 👍

[@petestaint8312]

Awesome!!!! 👍

[@carlmontney7916]

What no Guild Starfire II? That's one of the most classic hollow body basses ever made. Also you can't forget about the Hagstrom Viking either.

[@kensscalemodels3263]

How does that neck feel on the B&G with that soft V shape I play mostly Jazz bass and Ibanez basses. is that V shape take getting used to or does it feel natural? Thanks

[@leonardgould6657]

WHAT A GREAT SESSION! The interaction between these two gentleman is a study masterful salesmanship! ( so subtle!- yet damn effective!) - I'm in CANADA, 🇨🇦 😎 and get sick of the screaming American head bobbin', trash talkin' & BLARING "TED NUGENT"approach to EVERYTHING! - then along comes NATHAN! what a great personality & talent on the Bass! You could build a band around this guy@ 👦 Rock solid! Then Lee! ( is that "Young Lee? - regardless, they're both fine human brings!) - and Lee's drill on the Bass is EAR CANDY! 🍬 😋 Well done, Lads!

[@miladbaygan10]

My favorite Lee! Awesome touch.

[@chomusic]

Lee's knees!

[@realytimeful]

The Warwick could be great with the right flat or tapewound strings

[@simonbeckford]

What bass amplifier is the young chap using? Is it an Ampeg Micro Stack CL (red version) ?

[@jazzman1954]

Please guys. How do they balance on a strap? The B&G looks very neck heavy but is it? If a bass doesn’t balance its a total pain.

[@RichBriere]

Bassilicious indeed. 🍎

[@SnackZaddy]

I'm aware of how absurdly expensive high end guitars can get, but I gotta say I find it odd how you were acting like 899 for a bass is some how a budget instrument. If your trying to say it plays like guitar twice the price then cool, but 899 is hardly a steal.

[@rubentapia1297]

I'd like to know which one would you pick if you have to choose only one

[@aladolfsenjustanoldguy2045]

Lee needs a pay raise so as to be able to buy a decent pair of pants.

[@petestaint8312]

😄😄😄

[@karinvunderink7373]

Let's start a crowdfunding action, especially for Lee! 😂

[@chicagosveryownunderthecov3491]

Currently more of a collector than a musician as in the "old " days, arthritis winning the battle there, but I would have hoped that you guys would have thrown in a "P" bass or jazz base or otherwise, just to get a perspective of the advantages ( or disadvantages) to a semi-hollow bass. I believe that there is a place for semi-hollows but I would like to here the distinction before I dole out $1k (US) or more.

[@felipew101]

Wait. Why have I never spotted that John Mayer cutout to the left?!

[@NLBassist]

Please use an angled plug with these:) I love the JCS and the Guild Starfire. The Warwick is very versatile.

[@fredparker3384]

Why?? Newbie here…..

[@NLBassist]

@@fredparker3384 The top is quite tin and you can damage it if you hit something with a straight jack or if something pushes the cable too hard (like standing on it). An angled plug is safer in a hollowbody.

[@MmM-gw3lc]

Epiphone went surprisingly bright, I mean obviously not guy on the right leg bright but pretty bright

[@jcout25]

Semi hollow is the only type of bass I don't currently own...shall I splurge?

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Pete was blow away by the bass player - he is the best musician at Anderton's - both R!!

[@chriscuthbertson]

The Star bass is an old Framus design... Bill Wyman used to use one in the Rolling Stones.

[@bryanwhite5451]

First off that Gretsch sounds amazing on the outro jam! My computer speakers couldn't pick up most of the bass coming out of the Jack Casady with highs rolled off, I thought I'd muted the video! Is it just me or is there a noticeable fret buzz on all of the import Warwick's they test? Is it a setup issue? Cheap strings? I have played some used ones and didn't remember it being so prevalent

[@josephchamberlain3681]

A beautiful sounding semi-hollow that you missed is the D'Angelico Excel.

[@eveythingthatsadam]

I dont think there any UK stockists

[@dankennedy6902]

@@eveythingthatsadam Sadly, for Excel basses there aren't ANY stockists anywhere on earth! D'Angelico re-run them for a couple of years then stopped - obviously not profitable enough. I've been hunting one for about 3 years now, found a couple in Australia and one in Italy, sadly I wasn't in (or near) either country at the time.

[@Wharbaby]

cant believe yall left out the guild starfire

[@thunderbirdbrown3002]

🤘😎🥃🤘

[@wademiyataki9221]

Less wood, more fun? Not what she said!🤣🤣🤣

[@BeesWaxMinder]

Are they all Long Scale?

[@DAYANKEES45]

WHICH HAS MORE FEED BACK BUZZ

[@nickwebb9290]

No Hofner….tut tut 🙄 A good review non the less 👍

[@dankennedy6902]

Played a Hofner violin bass the other day, next to a Hagstrom Viking and Epi Cassidy - the worst experience of my life (to clarify, loved the Hag, Epi was OK), I don't know if it was just the set up but Jeez - what a let down! Awful

[@element-dh9dx]

They are so pretty.

[@heggy_69]

the gretsch looks the coolest, if i ever become a wealthy businessman ill buy one that will hang on the wall of my office and gradually yellow over the years as i light dozens of cigars with wads of money

[@gcvrsa]

I have to say, I’m not generally a fan of hollowbody basses, but every one of these has at least one setting that sounds great. But none of them are with the tone rolled off.

[@bmac1205]

There not even mentioning the scale length

[@theonemodifier]

Gretsch is the most versatile and has the best sustain.

[@jasondorsey7110]

Having owned the shortscale dbl cutaway Gretsch for a few years now...the learning curve adapting to it is quite steep, but if you give it enough of a chance to warm up to it, it will grow on you...I imagine that's even truer of the longscale

[@hulyaaktas2315]

Hollow Semi Hollow Body Bass Guitar EPİPHONE BASS COVER

[@stevedimebag]

Great video and jam…Those legs tho…🧐

[@40spinup]

Forgot probably the most famous hollow body….. Hofner basses. Very versatile and such a laugh to play.

[@tylerthompson1842]

Only buy one of these if you already have a jazz or p bass style bass. These are ok for a different taste here and there but imo not for everywhere

Hit the like button for the intro jam

[@wren23_bass-synths]

The B&G is a great sounding bass plugged in, not good just acoustic

[@PTsoukalas_Music]

The guy on the left looks like Vince McMahon on a budget

[@hectormonclova7563]

Obviously Captain Britain is going to be skinnier than his New World equal, and would have a Shakespearian flare... :)

[@KozmykJ]

Then there's what they'd sound like with Flats on them. Different story again ..

[@Frustratedartist2]

Dude, you didn't play any Guilds

[@bryantwalley]

lighter is always a good thing.

[@anbyeastbank319]

please for the love of god, find some pants for the bloke on the right :)

[@tigerscott2966]

That's the way music used to be created. Just grab a bass and a guitar. Line up with the drummer and jam!

[@bmac1205]

Too bad the B&G is a flat top rather than an arch top

[@johnstephen7610]

Man, those shorts are a bad look.

[@NoMoreMrNice]

Please stop playing with each other’s knobs! 🤣