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Published on 09/12/12 at 15:44Samick Korean manufacturing plant in 1995.
natural maple finish birdseyes (although according to some sources it is a fake birdseyes, it has the look and more importantly, it is a series that sounds!)
microphones origin (I guess since humbuckers black like in the pictures catalog).
rosewood fingerboard.
difficult to say what is the body, but I do not think will be of mahogany, dark brown hue despite the data (after unscrewing the plate hiding the electronics back, I realized that the body is wood a very "white" too white to mahogany, basswood? alder? maple? personally I think it does not matter because the sustain is!).
bought secondhand for 290 euros ...
UTILIZATION
ergonomics very satisfactory. I really do not like playing on the entry level, I would say the finish is exemplary (especially for the price I set)!
relatively small weight (which confirms that it is not mahogany body)
SOUNDS
honestly ... I was amazed by this instrument! it is not pure Gibson Custom Shop (which I have tried and where there is no photo ...). For cons, I believe that this "small" guitar slaps a Les Paul Studio (I tried and gave me ice ... but it might not be the right guitar, not and even has some ... les paul standard is to say!) especially considering the price I put! It is possible that there are bad instruments in a series, but from my research on the net, it seems to confirm that the series "birdseyes" EPIPHONE of 90 years is a bit of an exception. I came across it by chance and what luck! Sound (for mine anyway) pure Gibson with the definition on both the micro neck on the micro bridge. Sustain madness ... (I can not even imagine with burstbuckers ...) In short an instrument slaps in sound, especially considering the price I put!
OVERALL OPINION
to the conclusion I put a 10/10 because I included the purchase price: 290 euros!. frankly, for that price I will challenge you to find a comparable instrument! For the record, I was looking for a guitar "Jam" in order to get away with without fear of damaging it during evenings or other guitarists play on your guitar, I was facing Epiphone without saying a priori it would be just okay ... and knowing that I did not have in my Les Paul guitars. I expected a guitar without personality and what was my surprise! Today, I bought another guitar to go "Jam" (a Squier, and there is a lot for his money ...) and there is no photo, Epiphone stands out as a guitar exception ... these gems we unearthed without thinking ... They are still in very affordable price then go for it before it will know that it is rare gems ...
natural maple finish birdseyes (although according to some sources it is a fake birdseyes, it has the look and more importantly, it is a series that sounds!)
microphones origin (I guess since humbuckers black like in the pictures catalog).
rosewood fingerboard.
difficult to say what is the body, but I do not think will be of mahogany, dark brown hue despite the data (after unscrewing the plate hiding the electronics back, I realized that the body is wood a very "white" too white to mahogany, basswood? alder? maple? personally I think it does not matter because the sustain is!).
bought secondhand for 290 euros ...
UTILIZATION
ergonomics very satisfactory. I really do not like playing on the entry level, I would say the finish is exemplary (especially for the price I set)!
relatively small weight (which confirms that it is not mahogany body)
SOUNDS
honestly ... I was amazed by this instrument! it is not pure Gibson Custom Shop (which I have tried and where there is no photo ...). For cons, I believe that this "small" guitar slaps a Les Paul Studio (I tried and gave me ice ... but it might not be the right guitar, not and even has some ... les paul standard is to say!) especially considering the price I put! It is possible that there are bad instruments in a series, but from my research on the net, it seems to confirm that the series "birdseyes" EPIPHONE of 90 years is a bit of an exception. I came across it by chance and what luck! Sound (for mine anyway) pure Gibson with the definition on both the micro neck on the micro bridge. Sustain madness ... (I can not even imagine with burstbuckers ...) In short an instrument slaps in sound, especially considering the price I put!
OVERALL OPINION
to the conclusion I put a 10/10 because I included the purchase price: 290 euros!. frankly, for that price I will challenge you to find a comparable instrument! For the record, I was looking for a guitar "Jam" in order to get away with without fear of damaging it during evenings or other guitarists play on your guitar, I was facing Epiphone without saying a priori it would be just okay ... and knowing that I did not have in my Les Paul guitars. I expected a guitar without personality and what was my surprise! Today, I bought another guitar to go "Jam" (a Squier, and there is a lot for his money ...) and there is no photo, Epiphone stands out as a guitar exception ... these gems we unearthed without thinking ... They are still in very affordable price then go for it before it will know that it is rare gems ...