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Published on 01/17/06 at 15:00I've been playing guitar for 2 years, self-taught, originally playing metal style stuff but quickly got into prog rock and contemporary stuff like blues, Singer/songwriter kinda stuff like Tom Waits Dire Straits and Bruce Springsteen. I'm in a prog rock band mainly playing keyboards but sometimes I have to play guitar so I bought the Goldtop (which I had been admiring for a while) to replace (or add to) my Ibanez RG.
I bought this from GAK.co.uk for £300. Good buy!
I can't find anything wrong with it at all. Fresh out the box it was in tune, and it has stayed in tune. It's not as heavy as you might think and is very very nicely balanced. I love the colour and the P90s are the most versatile pickups I've ever played with. With the four control pots available you can get a nice variety of tone, especially combined with your amplifier's tone controls. I removed the pickguard soon after I got it, just out of preference and it looks very nice both with and without. The best thing though, is that it came fitted with Grover tuners instead of the cheap plastic green ones they normally have! this was a nice surprise. The headstock is a little plain but who cares!?
I saw someone else state that when switching between pickups the rhythm one gave no sound. I had this the first time I switched but then the sound came in and it has stayed there. No problems!
Quality is excellent - it is sturdy and solid, with no loose parts. My Ibanez has a very loose input jack but this one is tight and well fitted. The control pots are perfect and the neck is straight and true, and very well set in. The finish is beautiful ALL OVER.
Excellent guitar, highly recommended. I've never played a Gibson but this thing probably comes damn close, because its the best guitar I've ever played. It's a shame Epiphone don't do a standard LP in this colour because I would have liked to have the traditional Humbuckers. But after trying out the P90s, they easily match the Humbuckers if you find the right setting! Highly recommended, I'd have payed twice what I did for it.
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I bought this from GAK.co.uk for £300. Good buy!
I can't find anything wrong with it at all. Fresh out the box it was in tune, and it has stayed in tune. It's not as heavy as you might think and is very very nicely balanced. I love the colour and the P90s are the most versatile pickups I've ever played with. With the four control pots available you can get a nice variety of tone, especially combined with your amplifier's tone controls. I removed the pickguard soon after I got it, just out of preference and it looks very nice both with and without. The best thing though, is that it came fitted with Grover tuners instead of the cheap plastic green ones they normally have! this was a nice surprise. The headstock is a little plain but who cares!?
I saw someone else state that when switching between pickups the rhythm one gave no sound. I had this the first time I switched but then the sound came in and it has stayed there. No problems!
Quality is excellent - it is sturdy and solid, with no loose parts. My Ibanez has a very loose input jack but this one is tight and well fitted. The control pots are perfect and the neck is straight and true, and very well set in. The finish is beautiful ALL OVER.
Excellent guitar, highly recommended. I've never played a Gibson but this thing probably comes damn close, because its the best guitar I've ever played. It's a shame Epiphone don't do a standard LP in this colour because I would have liked to have the traditional Humbuckers. But after trying out the P90s, they easily match the Humbuckers if you find the right setting! Highly recommended, I'd have payed twice what I did for it.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com