I'm get'n late in the game GAS for the Epiphone LP Prophecy Custom GX-Anyone try one?

[GAS Man]

These guys with the Gibson Dirty Fingers.

 

 

They seem to be discontinued now and the prices are down to $599 where you can still find them. I think they are kinda purdy, maybe a bit cheesy too. But the pickups and red quilty top has some draw at these lowered prices.

 

Any comment welcome.

 

Decent vid here.

 

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[Guitar Heel]

There are way too many words in that Guitar's name.

[GAS Man]

There are way too many words in that Guitar's name.

 

Good comment, that gave me a chuckle. I think the only important name in there (besides "Epiphone") is Custom. That gives you an idea of the class of appointments it has in the pecking order of Epi LPs. Although the danger metal squigglies otherwise obscure that pedigree (if you will).

 

[ExiledCrow]

I GAS on and off for the SG version of that ...

 

And, yeah, the inlays are ... but maybe I'm just not BrOOtal enough.

[Guitar Heel]

Yeah, the inlays aren't as bad as the Carvin "sperm" inlays, but they're bad.

[GAS Man]

I GAS on and off for the SG version of that ... And, yeah, the inlays are ... but maybe I'm just not BrOOtal enough.

 

Yeah, I've GAS'd for the SG version as well, but I'd bet that with the Dirty Fingers pickups the extra meat under them on the Les Paul would help round them out more to my liking.

[ExiledCrow]

 

Yeah, I've GAS'd for the SG version as well, but I'd bet that with the Dirty Fingers pickups the extra meat under them on the Les Paul would help round them out more to my liking.

 

 

Probably so, I just find SGs so much more comfy than LPs, so that kinda pushes me one way and not the other.

[ExiledCrow]

 

Yeah, the inlays aren't as bad as the Carvin "sperm" inlays, but they're bad.

 

 

Heh heh, you said "sperm"!

[GAS Man]

 

Probably so, I just find SGs so much more comfy than LPs,

 

 

Me too. I can remember when I was turned off by SGs because of the look. But after I got my first one, I became an SG fan, including their looks.

[Crisco]

The first foray into the newer 'improved' models Epiphone tried on us a couple of years ago...they didn't really take off but I surely can appreciate the concept.

[GAS Man]

The first foray into the newer 'improved' models Epiphone tried on us a couple of years ago...they didn't really take off but I surely can appreciate the concept.

 

Probably well phrased. I wonder if there was good reason it didn't take off.

 

But now (being phased out) they are about $200 cheaper which is a good part of what caught my interest. But that might still be too much for them

[jimash]

looks a lot like this one

 

are they cousins ?

[GAS Man]

Yes indeed it does.

 

 

 

 

 

It looks kinda like that Fernandes is a cross between the Epi Prophecy and Conan O'Brien

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or more like a Minarik Lotus

[jimash]

I really think they must have made that Prophecy line at whatever place they make the Fernandez's at.

The finish, the hardware, binding, and the year they came out both types had the pearltopped knobs. I see Fernandez dropped the pearl.

[sk8centilli]

Never owned, but have played one a couple of times: good solid feel, nice tone, double bound body and I wouldn't kick it out of bed because of the inlays.

[*BLEEP*]

I thought the Prophecy had an "acoustic" pickup at the end of the fretboard? I must be confused.

 

Otherwise, it looks like a perfect great guitar for $599.