Zenith

Since 1873, Epiphone has been designing innovative and classic instruments like the Emperor, Broadway, Casino, Riviera and WildKat. The all-new Epiphone Zenith Bass features classic design styling with an elegant profile that pays tribute to our great archtop guitars. The Zenith’s gypsy style cutaway provides easy fret access while the f-holes and upright style tailpiece pay homage to Epiphone's history making upright basses in the '40s and '50s.

As with all Epiphones, the Zenith comes with our Limited Lifetime Warranty and Gibson 24/7/365 Customer Service. The Zenith bass is one of the best deals in the business. The Zenith fits with any musical style including modern unplugged rock, Americana, Blues, Jazz, Country and Bluegrass, making it a powerful and creative addition to your bass arsenal. Visit your Authorized Epiphone Dealer today and discover the Zenith Bass!

Distinctive Look and Unparalleled Sound

The Zenith has a unique bridge that draws inspiration from Epiphone's upright bass models of the 1940s and 1950s. The Zenith features a solid rosewood tailpiece with a replica of the historic Epiphone triangular metal badge. The strings go over the fixed saddle and through the body, which adds even more tone and sustain. Other features include a comfortable "belly-scarf" on the body, premium die-cast 14:1 bass tuners, tortoise style multi-binding on the body, an easy-access 9V battery compartment, and under-stated black hardware. The Zenith is available in a 4-string fretted version and also a "lined" 4-string fretless version that comes standard with LaBella™ 760N Black Nylon tape wound strings for some great upright bass tone properties.

Ultimate Tone

You will find that the Zenith offers some of the deepest and warmest bass tones you can find with all the bite and punch you could want for any musical style. The Zenith provides key acoustic properties without the feedback issues so common to other acoustic bass guitars. And with stereo outputs, the pickups can be summed together (mono) or split (stereo) using standard 1/4" cables. Try this in the studio as well and fellow artists and engineers will rave about your sound.

Stereo Electronics

At the heart of the Zenith is the revolutionary NanoFlex™ and NanoMag™ pickup combination. Custom-made for the Zenith bass by Shadow Germany, these pickups provide a wide range of tones unavailable in any other bass. Under the saddle, the NanoFlex™ senses the vibrations of the strings and the body of the instrument simultaneously. This exclusive, low-impedance 7-layer element is not a piezo style but instead uses active electronics and 100% shielding to ensure no sound is lost and no hum is introduced. The NanoMag™ is located right at the end of the fingerboard, just like in Epiphone's award-winning Ultra-II and Ultra III Les Pauls. Positioned at this sweet-spot, the NanoMag™ captures all the subtle nuances and harmonics of every string. Like the NanoFlex™, it too is low-impedance with active electronics on-board. It features a tiny air-coil, 3 samarium-cobalt magnets and silver-platinum shielding for a hum-free output. Both pickups are controlled by an active electronic system featuring a Master Volume, pickup blend and individual bass and treble controls for each pickup.

Acoustically Chambered Body

The Epiphone Zenith body is a cross between a solid-body and a semi-hollow bass and is computer-routed to create acoustic chambers. The top is made from laminated Flame maple with tortoise style bound "F" holes. The 5-piece, satin finish neck is made from a combination of Hard maple and Walnut. It's attached to the body with a deep-set, 5-bolt design that holds the neck solidly in place and adds to its deep, rich tone.