Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted April 24, 2006 Moderators Share Posted April 24, 2006 Just noticed these, and at last an Epi LP thats made with no alder.....cool:cool: Nice lloking wood grain maple top on a mahogany body. Anybody got one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted April 24, 2006 Members Share Posted April 24, 2006 I don't have one, but I dig 'em. Plaintop > flametop, all else being equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted April 24, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted April 24, 2006 Originally posted by utterhack I don't have one, but I dig 'em. Plaintop > flametop, all else being equal. Hmm, it has a nice simplicity to it, but its mainly that its like a proper LP. I see MF are selling at $399, but guess what....nowhere in UK is selling them:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott_335 Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 I am looking all over the net for information on these things and not gettnig anywhere. Supposedly maple cap on a mahogany body. I cant even get pics of all three finishes. The honeyburst looks sweet, and it sounds like it follows the gibson LP ingredients more the the alder epiphones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 The Epiphone in my signature was a limited edition from MF, and it follows the traditional Les Paul recipe of thick maple top on a mahogany body. It's also a flametop, which IMHO is > plaintop.. I understand the quilted/flame backlash though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ratdawg Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 Good thing that. Those epi flame tops just look cheap to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott_335 Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 I would really like to know how thick the maple cap is. I have read that some of these epi's have a 1/32 maple slice pressed on to the back. How do you like your epiphone classic? This is all part of my master plan to get a nice "les paul" for under $550 with upgraded pickups and pots/switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 15, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted May 15, 2006 Originally posted by scott_335 I am looking all over the net for information on these things and not gettnig anywhere. Supposedly maple cap on a mahogany body. I cant even get pics of all three finishes. The honeyburst looks sweet, and it sounds like it follows the gibson LP ingredients more the the alder epiphones There ya go:http://www.americanmusical.com/sort--s-epiphone-les-paul-plain-top.htmlI satisfied my need with a beautiful Japanese bargain. A full thickness slab of mahogany, with a full 3/4" cap, and all japanese electronics, swapped in some GFS Fat PAFS.....BINGO, job done:The plain tops are nice tho. And flame is a tad dull now and quilting is:freak: Plain is where its at:cool:Finished: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott_335 Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 wow, thats a beauty. Thats not an epiphone, though. Who makes it? I want to check this out. I want to do what you did, basically, but I would like to have covered pickups and I am going to move the switch and pots around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 15, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted May 15, 2006 Originally posted by scott_335 wow, thats a beauty. Thats not an epiphone, though. Who makes it? I want to check this out. I want to do what you did, basically, but I would like to have covered pickups and I am going to move the switch and pots around. Not available in US Scott....well they are actually, but they're called Epi Elitists. In the UK the Elitists weren't available so the chaps at one of the UKs importers went to Terada and asked them to make a guitar they could sell for people who wanted more than an alder Epi, but not a Gibson LP, and obviously not from the Tokai factory. They came called Signature, and cause they have no name only a few people have bought them. The initial price was $1320, but they can be had now for as little as $565. Go for an Elitist, there were quite a few going in the US a while ago, for around $600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 15, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted May 15, 2006 But you may as well just go for the Plain top:http://www.americanmusical.com/sort...-plain-top.html save your cash for the mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ManBearPig Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 what's different about a flame top plain top alder and quilt? just the looks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott_335 Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 I dont think I am going to find an elitist for 600$. I played one a few years ago that was really, really nice. It felt good, and it was pretty heavy. I didnt have the 1000 bucks though so I went home without it. Now I am trying to get something that feels similar to my 335, but a solid body, little better for hard rock. The epi with seymour duncans is the way to go. I agree with you one the plain top. They look nice without any cheesiness. Some of these pauls look like they are made of plastic. I would like to play it before I buy it, ut I ahvent seen a plain top in a store around here. Thanks for the info. and the tantalizing pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 15, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted May 15, 2006 Originally posted by ManBearPig what's different about a flame top plain top alder and quilt? just the looks? flame and quilt are just different cuts and hence different looks, alder is a different wood thats used in some Epis, but you never know which you get. If you need a better explanation, ask, not sure what you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 15, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted May 15, 2006 Plain...although its very flash plain:D flame:quilted:all courtesy of WarmothOne method of constructing Lps is to place a usually 3/4" cap of maple on top on the mahogany body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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