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Published on 05/07/03 at 15:00I bought it from SoundMove Music here in sunny England for £399, that's about $600, I think. I was, like another person reviewing this guitar on this site, originally looking at Fender Strats, but the gorgeous honeyburst finish caught my eye and I was blown away.
I was worried about the fact that I didn't take the one in the store, because I didn't have the cash on me at the time, but as it turned out, the one they ordered in for me was SO MUCH BETTER!!! I must have struck gold with this guitar, it just sounds so sweet! The only thing was the bridge pickup, which I changed to a Seymour Duncan Invader, for a better 'rock tone' and more bite. The guitar (with a bit of work on the action) is now officially perfect and I would recommend that p'up to anyone, particularly with an Epi LP Standard. It stands up to ANY Gibbo, PRS or Hertitige (I challenge anyone to beat it!!!) and have had proper professional session musicians amongst others tell me so, I don't think I will ever trade up on this type of guitar, ever, I love it death and beyond.
Only thing was the bridge p'up, which I felt was just a little weak for hard rock and metal, but the neck humbucker is sweet, it's great for blues and melodic rock especially, and captures harmonics with just as much clarity as an EMG, only this does it with CLASS. (When playing Master of Puppets, when I solo I actually switch to the neck! No trem, so can't replicate exactly, but the hard tail gives the guitar great sustain.)
Two humbuckers, chrome hardware, mahogany set neck, mahogany body with maple cap, two volume, two tone controls. Typical LP stuff really. The honeyburst finish is utterly mind-blowning and looks so good with an open coil pickup and covered humbucker. I'm gonna stick a coil tap on next, then it will just be unbelievable. The set neck makes for a sturdy feel (it's great for headstock bends) and if you play aggressively it is very reassuring to play such a solid and well built guitar.
This is an unbelievably great guitar for the price, I played my first gig with this guitar and will probably play my last with it too. I only wonder if I lucked out tremendously, if the wood is from some increadibly healthy, tall tree and the guys doing the set-up were in a really great state-of-mind the day this one went through. I hear Epiphones (like a lot of mass produced guitars) can be a little-hit-and-miss so when you find one you relly connect with don't leave the store without it, it's your guitar and you won't regret buying it. It feels great, sounds great and looks great, what more could you ask for?
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I was worried about the fact that I didn't take the one in the store, because I didn't have the cash on me at the time, but as it turned out, the one they ordered in for me was SO MUCH BETTER!!! I must have struck gold with this guitar, it just sounds so sweet! The only thing was the bridge pickup, which I changed to a Seymour Duncan Invader, for a better 'rock tone' and more bite. The guitar (with a bit of work on the action) is now officially perfect and I would recommend that p'up to anyone, particularly with an Epi LP Standard. It stands up to ANY Gibbo, PRS or Hertitige (I challenge anyone to beat it!!!) and have had proper professional session musicians amongst others tell me so, I don't think I will ever trade up on this type of guitar, ever, I love it death and beyond.
Only thing was the bridge p'up, which I felt was just a little weak for hard rock and metal, but the neck humbucker is sweet, it's great for blues and melodic rock especially, and captures harmonics with just as much clarity as an EMG, only this does it with CLASS. (When playing Master of Puppets, when I solo I actually switch to the neck! No trem, so can't replicate exactly, but the hard tail gives the guitar great sustain.)
Two humbuckers, chrome hardware, mahogany set neck, mahogany body with maple cap, two volume, two tone controls. Typical LP stuff really. The honeyburst finish is utterly mind-blowning and looks so good with an open coil pickup and covered humbucker. I'm gonna stick a coil tap on next, then it will just be unbelievable. The set neck makes for a sturdy feel (it's great for headstock bends) and if you play aggressively it is very reassuring to play such a solid and well built guitar.
This is an unbelievably great guitar for the price, I played my first gig with this guitar and will probably play my last with it too. I only wonder if I lucked out tremendously, if the wood is from some increadibly healthy, tall tree and the guys doing the set-up were in a really great state-of-mind the day this one went through. I hear Epiphones (like a lot of mass produced guitars) can be a little-hit-and-miss so when you find one you relly connect with don't leave the store without it, it's your guitar and you won't regret buying it. It feels great, sounds great and looks great, what more could you ask for?
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com