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Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Goldtop

LP-Shaped Guitar from Epiphone belonging to the Joe Bonamassa series

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«  Excellent guitar rock and blues »

Published on 02/11/11 at 04:21
Value For Money : Excellent
Handcrafted in China
Gibson USA pickups Burstbucker
Channel Profile 59.
Grover.
Comes in Hard Case Epiphone, straplocks removable and certificate of authenticity (mine is 073, there are 150 in Europe)
Everything else is a Les Paul finish Bonamassa (goldtop + Black, 2 types of buttons)

UTILIZATION

Channel profile 59, not too thick but rather round. This is not a lumberjack handle, it is close enough to handle asymmetric Les Paul Tribute 60
Otherwise it's heavy as a LP and access to acute as LP, normal for ... LP
The sustain is long, very long. The

SOUNDS

Burstbuckers are dynamic, warm enough (but a bit more modern than the Classic 57), full of harmonics.
Some adjustments Marshall amp type:
- Vol 10 Tone Micro Channel 3 for sound a bit choked full of harmonics
- 2 Channel Micro Flight 5, Bridge Flight 10, to 10 tones for a lead sound that is both powerful but alive and warm
- Micro acute Tone Vol 7 9 for a conventional lead blameless
and many more!
it's on all amplifiers without losing the grain Gibson BB

OVERALL OPINION

I just have it and I'll revise my opinion after having tested in rehearsal but I see what you can not really blame him for this award.
In my opinion, much better than a Gibson Les Paul Studio, much better than a Custom 77 LB CS4 (which I took a long time), finishing easier and less flattering that my Hagstrom Select Super Swede but its clearly more dynamic, warmer and more rock.
Brief violin LP flawless
Electronics and microphones perfect
Acastillage carefree
Flawless finish very correct but relatively simple (no table flamed, binding way).
Value for money but virtually untraceable EXCELLENT!

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