Epiphone Beginner Bass Guitars...
Great Looks, Great Price, Great Performance

• Epiphone EB-O
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  Authorized by Gibson, Epiphone has brought back a classic 1960's SG electric bass guitar style in the EB-0. The EB-0 has a smaller scale length(30 1/2 inches) than a full sized bass which makes it a good instrument for smaller or younger players.
  
  The Epiphone EB-0 features a mahogany body for a nice, full tone. It sports a bolt-on mahogany neck with a 20 fret, rosewood fretboard with dot inlays.
  
  The sonics are provided by Sidewinder pickups and chrome volume and tone control knobs. The EB-0 makes a great Epiphone beginner bass guitar or a nice machine for smaller players. Grab yourself an Epiphone EB-0 and rock on!



• Epiphone EB-3
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  The Epiphone EB-3 electric bass guitar is a step up from the EB-0, but still in the Epiphone beginner bass guitar price range.
  
  The materials used in the EB-3 are the same as the materials used in the EB-0, however, the fretboard sports trapezoidal inlays rather than dot inlays and has 22 frets rather than 21. In addition, the neck is of set-neck construction rather than bolt-on, providing extra tone and sustain.
  
  The Epiphone EB-3 electric bass guitar features a Sidewinder humbucker pickup at the neck and a bass mini humbucker at the bridge. Separate volume and tone controls for the pickups as well as a pickup selector switch provide a wide range of tonal versatility.
  
  You can definitely rock the house with an Epiphone EB-3.



• Epiphone Les Paul Special
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  The Epiphone Les Paul Special bass guitar gives Les Paul looks and performance at an Epiphone beginner bass guitar price.
  
  The Epiphone Les Paul Special features a mahogany body and a set-neck construction mahogany neck for great sustain and rich bass tones with clear, clean high tones. The neck sports a 21 fret, rosewood fretboard with dot position inlays.
  
  Ear pounding sound is provided by two specially designed 442R Alnico humbuckers with separate volume controls and a master tone control allowing you to dial in just the sound you want.
  
  Pick yourself up an Epiphone Les Paul Special bass guitar today and rock like the big dogs!



• Epiphone Thunderbird IV
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  Another classic Gibson shape and sound returns with the Epiphone Thunderbird IV bass guitar.
  
  The Epiphone Thunderbird IV bass guitar provides the great look and sound of the original Gibson Thunderbird at an Epiphone beginner bass guitar price.
  
  The Epiphone Thunderbird IV features an alder body with a maple neck sporting a 20 fret, rosewood fretboard.
  
  For a great sound you get dual bass TB humbucking pickups with separate volume controls and a master tone control. To round out the Thunderbird looks the pickguard sports the Thunderbird insignia.
  
  You would have to spend at least four times the price of the Epiphone Thunderbird IV in order to get a better electric bass guitar. Grab one today and let the Heavy Metal thunder begin!



• Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV
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  The Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV electric bass guitar ups the ante with a mahogany body and a 34 inch scale, hard maple neck with a 20 fret rosewood fretboard sporting a Gothic Cross inlay at the 12^th fret.
  
  Two ceramic TB-Plus bass pickups with separate volume controls and a master tone control provide the Heavy Metal sonic onslaught.
  
  To complete the menacing, Heavy Metal vibe the Goth is finished in satin black with black hardware and a black pickguard dressed up with a Celtic Cross. If you want total Heavy Metal mayhem, this Epiphone beginner bass guitar is just the ticket. Take an Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV home and let the the Metal massacre begin!



• Epiphone Nikki Sixx Blackbird
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  The Epiphone Nikki Sixx Blackbird bass guitar has the looks that make it plain what this bass guitar is all about - full on, full throttle, full volume Metal devastation. With the black finish, black hardware, black pickguard and iron cross inlays on the fretboard and pickguard there is absolutely no doubt that this is a Metal MONSTER!
  
  The Nikki Sixx Blackbird features a mahogany body(massive tone), a bolt-on, slim taper hard maple neck with a 20 fret rosewood fretboard with iron cross position inlays.
  
  Thundering Metal sound is provided by two DeepSixx humbucking pickups made just for this Master of Mayhem. And you say you want it LOUD? You got it. The pickups are direct wired to an on/off toggle switch. That's right - no volume or tone controls. The tone is already dialed in to where it needs to be and the volume is either full throttle or nothing. Your neighbors are going to be running for cover when you fire this beast up.
  
  In addition, the guitar sports an innovative Opti-Grab device that lets you solidly anchor your hand to make sure that you can keep that hard drive steadily pounding. It's hard to believe that this unholy machine is in the Epiphone beginner bass guitar price range, but it is.
  
  What are you waiting for? Snag an Epiphone Nikki Sixx Blackbird bass and let the whole world know that you are a take no prisoners, Heavy Metal MARAUDER!

To sum up, the Epiphone beginner bass guitars I've listed are a great choice for the player who wants Gibson looks, sound and playability but can't afford the Gibson price tag. To be honest, many Epiphone models have very high price tags - they are part of the Gibson family of guitars, after all. The Epiphone models I've listed here aren't the only ones that fit my criteria of around $400 or less for a beginner level bass guitar. You can find many more at Guitar Center, Shop Musicians Friend, Music123 and Sam Ash . I just wanted to give you a good representation of the variety of Epiphone beginner bass guitars that are available.