Members gardo Posted June 25, 2015 Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 IF I were to buy an Epiphone LP which one do you like. 1956 PRO ( which happens to be the same year I was born) OR Epiphone Limited Edition Traditional PRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Would you get black if you went with the Traditional Pro? If so, that would probably lean it towards the '56 Goldtop for me... but if you went with one of the other colors for the Traditional Pro, it becomes a much harder choice for me. I like humbuckers and P90s, but if you have other guitars with one or the other in them already, that might be something to consider too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted June 25, 2015 Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 IF I were to buy an Epiphone LP which one do you like. 1956 PRO or Epiphone Limited Edition Traditional PRO Gardo: Have you actually test driven either of these guitars? There's more differences between these guitars than P90s vs humbuckers or goldtop finish vs black finish. If not, I hope you won't be offended by the fairly fat "D" profile neck that the 50s Pro models have. The Trad Pro has a slimmer 60s profile neck. I like the fatter 50s necks a lot more. More meat = more toan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 25, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 Gardo: Have you actually test driven either of these guitars? There's more differences between these guitars than P90s vs humbuckers or goldtop finish vs black finish. If not, I hope you won't be offended by the fairly fat "D" profile neck that the 50s Pro models have. The Trad Pro has a slimmer 60s profile neck. I like the fatter 50s necks a lot more. More meat = more toan. I haven't.tried the P90 but I liked the trad pro however I could be steered to a different model when it comes time to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted June 25, 2015 Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 Well, I'd get one with the ProBuckers if you are going to keep the stock pickups. I put some in my Washburn a couple of months ago and they are great... Will never be coming out of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted June 25, 2015 Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 I don't currently have any guitars with soap bars... Not that I need anything new right now, but if I were to choose between the two i'd go for the gold top (love the look of it too)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted June 25, 2015 Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 Play the goldtop, and compare the two necks. A WORLD of difference. I LOVE the fatter neck of the goldtop, but you may not dig it. Also, the pickups are.... meh at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted June 25, 2015 Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 I've never thought a Les Paul looked "right" with P90s so that would be my first criterion. However, I'd want to play both first. Weight, neck feel, sound, all make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 26, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2015 Play the goldtop' date=' and compare the two necks. A WORLD of difference. I LOVE the fatter neck of the goldtop, but you may not dig it. Also, the pickups are.... meh at best.[/quote'] The meh pickups are a big problem. I have no LP I have no P90s so it seemed like an idea worth considering. I haven't had the chance to play one but like the look When I put down one guitar and pick uo another I notice the difference in the necks but when I'm playing I no longer think about it I adapt easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 26, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2015 I've never thought a Les Paul looked "right" with P90s so that would be my first criterion. However' date=' I'd want to play both first. Weight, neck feel, sound, all make a difference.[/quote'] Right now I've gone from dreaming to scheming. When the time comes for doing I'll buy the one that just feels right and sounds right. I'll know it when I play it. But for now I'm asking questions and gathering information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted June 26, 2015 Members Share Posted June 26, 2015 LP Gold Top w/ P90's = Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted June 27, 2015 Members Share Posted June 27, 2015 The P90's in the older 56 Epi Goldtop are fantastic (IMO) volume down to clean and then up for the brash, seems like they changed them for this recent run supposedly for the better. I've not heard them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted June 29, 2015 Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 Couldnt live with the look of the p90s. The fixing screws just make it look a real mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 29, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 Couldnt live with the look of the p90s. The fixing screws just make it look a real mess. Rule Number One ,Buy with your ears not with your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted June 29, 2015 Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 Both are nice guitars. My own personal preference is the Gold Top. I owned a Deluxe with Minis back in the 70's which I later converted to P90's. I have the 35th Anniversary model with the P100's you see in my Avatar now which is essentially the same thing as the gold top you posted. It is a nice sounding guitar for classic Paul tones. The only negative thing I'd say is it's total gain and drive is less then other guitars but you can always get that from pedals. The good thing is, if you get tired of the P90's you can install mini Humbuckers without any routing or major mods and essentially convert it to a Deluxe model. With the Mini's you can get a solid classic rock tone ranging from a Johnny Winter guitar sound when driven to a cleaner Almond Brothers sound when you dial them back and still get a decent P90 sound when run clean. If you're into heavier metal music the a full sized humbucker might be a better choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted June 29, 2015 Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 Rule Number One ,Buy with your ears not with your eyes. Some things you just can't get past, those daft screws are it, for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Allman Brothers... not Almond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted June 29, 2015 Members Share Posted June 29, 2015 Phil O'Keefe commented 06-29-2015, 08:51 AM Editing a comment Allman Brothers... not Almond. That's a HC spell check error. Just keyed in again to be sure and it automatically made the change without giving an option to leave it as keyed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Phil O'Keefe commented 06-29-2015, 08:51 AM Editing a comment Allman Brothers... not Almond. That's a HC spell check error. Just keyed in again to be sure and it automatically made the change without giving an option to leave it as keyed in. Ya never know, there really is a band called the Almond Brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Both are nice guitars. My own personal preference is the Gold Top. I owned a Deluxe with Minis back in the 70's which I later converted to P90's. I have the 35th Anniversary model with the P100's you see in my Avatar now which is essentially the same thing as the gold top you posted. It is a nice sounding guitar for classic Paul tones. The only negative thing I'd say is it's total gain and drive is less then other guitars but you can always get that from pedals. The good thing is, if you get tired of the P90's you can install mini Humbuckers without any routing or major mods and essentially convert it to a Deluxe model. With the Mini's you can get a solid classic rock tone ranging from a Johnny Winter guitar sound when driven to a cleaner Almond Brothers sound when you dial them back and still get a decent P90 sound when run clean. If you're into heavier metal music the a full sized humbucker might be a better choice. I play clean with a little reverb . The mini's are something I hadn't considered.. I've been looking at Epiphones and I don't know if they even offer minis. Some peple say the minis are to shrill,The only mini I have any experience with was a New York mini in an Epi jazz box and that's a different pickup entirely You have got me thinking more and more about P 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I took a trip out to GC today and came home empty handed.They got in a used G&L Ascari GT 90 that I wanted to see and was fairly disappointed.,Made in Indonesia, bowed neck and the wood on the fretboard had alot of light coloring that I didn't like. But I tried the P90's and then treid some different Les Pauls.. The one I liked best was the 56. The pickups sounded alot better than the G&L's did. So back to scheming.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Rule Number One ,Buy with your ears not with your eyes. Rule Number Two, buy with your eyes. I find that if I don't really like the look of a guitar then I don't want to pick her up, even if she plays real sweet like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 I took a trip out to GC today and came home empty handed. They got in a used G&L Ascari GT 90 that I wanted to see and was fairly disappointed. . . . treid some different Les Pauls . . . The one I liked best was the 56. . . . Sorry to hear you were disappointed with the G&L. Those are gorgeous guitars but I've never actually played one. Anyway, it's nice that you know sort of which LP is right for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Rule Number Two, buy with your eyes. I find that if I don't really like the look of a guitar then I don't want to pick her up, even if she plays real sweet like. Sorry, for me rule one is "Buy with your hands." Color can be changed, tone can be changed, the feel? That can only be enhanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted July 1, 2015 Members Share Posted July 1, 2015 Sorry, for me rule one is "Buy with your hands." Color can be changed, tone can be changed, the feel? That can only be enhanced. Not sure I have my rules in the right order anyway. My rule #1 would be it has to cost less then a grand. #2 it ought to have a wiggle stick. #3 it can't have a narrow nut width. 4 it does have to feel great. 5 would be that it has to look good to me. 6 would be that I'm willing to break or re-order any of these rules at any time. Hey, back on topic. If I go for another LP type guitar it will likely be this one, http://www.rondomusic.com/product7226.html Just throwing it in the mix. Pretty good demo on this model on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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