Members holden_caufield9 Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 I traded a Lite Ash Strat for a Epi Les Paul today. It has a 1 piece maple top finished in blueburst and weighs a ton. He said he got it from Mars Music and it was a special edition for the store. The guitar has a few great upgrades. Graphite bridge, locking tuners, and burstbucker pickups installed. There are a few frets that will need the edges sanded down, but as far as I can tell, this is as nice or nicer than most Gibby Les Paul's I've owned. Dude even threw in a GFS FatPat humbucker because the bridge humbucker was cutting out. Turns out it was just a cold solder joint on the volume pot so now I've got an extra humbucker to play around w/. Maybe I'll throw it in my McCarty and see if it sounds better than the stock PRS pickups. Score!
Members BryanMichael Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 It didn't happen without pics.
Members holden_caufield9 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Members Posted January 31, 2011 No camera ATM but this is a thread started by the guy that I got the guitar from with a pic. http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/epiphone-les-pauls/96796-weird-epi-ltd-edition-1-piece-top.html
Members Buttcrust Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 That looks good to me. A blue quilt Mars Music limited edition. Very nice Epiphone LP
Members hecticone Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 Yep the epi les pauls are always better or comparitable to a real lespaul. Were trained to say stuff like that.
Members holden_caufield9 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Members Posted January 31, 2011 Yep the epi les pauls are always better or comparitable to a real lespaul. Were trained to say stuff like that. Dude, I'm not just fooling myself here, I've had about 15 Gibsons and I know the difference, I'm just saying this is one of the nicer Paul's I've played and better than some of the Gibsons I've played.
Members BryanMichael Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 Very nice, not crazy about the blue, but for something different, it looks great and having owned several Epis, I know it will be a great guitar!B
Members BoneNut Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 Dude, I'm not just fooling myself here, I've had about 15 Gibsons and I know the difference, I'm just saying this is one of the nicer Paul's I've played and better than some of the Gibsons I've played. With that kind of hands on experience, I'm sure you don't have any problems evaluating a guitar. Congratulations on the new guitar!
Members wartoxin Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 It has a 1 piece maple top finished in blueburst and weighs a ton. He said he got it from Mars Music and it was a special edition for the store. The ones I've picked up recently weren't much different in weight than a telecaster. I wonder if there is a specific time when gibson/epiphone decided lighter LPs just sell better and focused on lighter ones and chambered ones. I like the sound of the lightweight traditional pro I tried.
Members ProToneThinline Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 Congrats. Personally, I think the blue quilt finish is sexy........ I'm not a Les Paul guy by any means, but I would have thought really long and hard before passing that one up. I'm a big fan of Epiphone. I'm not surprised yours plays better than a Gibson. I actually prefer my Epis over my Gibsons.
Members Funkwire Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 Not a fan of quilt tops or blue guitars, but that is a nice looking axe. The upgrades are a huge plus. Happy NGD!
Members hecticone Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 Dude, I'm not just fooling myself here, I've had about 15 Gibsons and I know the difference, I'm just saying this is one of the nicer Paul's I've played and better than some of the Gibsons I've played. Dude I have 3 real ones and 5 epi knockoffs. No they don't they can be modded to come in the park but sorry.Congtats on the guitar tho my epi's get played out all the time. Nice guitars that you can afford to mess up.
Members nasticanasta Posted February 1, 2011 Members Posted February 1, 2011 the necks are like tree logs....I hate them.
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