Members Johnny Two Tone Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 ...the best sounding guitar I own? My Epi LP Studio was (is) my very first electric guitar. After a while I changed the nut and saddles to Graphtech stuff and changed the pickups to an SD '59 in the neck and an SD Distortion in the bridge and GOD DAMN it's the best sounding guitar I own! The tone is so thick but defined. When you consider that the Epi LP Studio costs, like, 300 dollars and those two PUPs are a 130 dollar upgrade it's surprising that the sound is better than both $1500+ other guitar I own (and that's with upgraded pups in both guitars, including a BK pup in my JP6). Of course my other guitar play a million times better... Also, this Studio is of that short period where Epiphone was making the guitar with a slim body - not the thick body type they used before and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willyburger Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 ....because if you love the feel of the neck and body and you have put in pickups that you love the sound of, that beats price tags and headstock bling every time.... ....and the music comes from the struggle, not the easy times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catalinagooseV2 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Cause plywood is an underated tonewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NHLfan2010 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Cause plywood is an underated tonewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metal0822 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 ....because if you love the feel of the neck and body and you have put in pickups that you love the sound of, that beats price tags and headstock bling every time.... he said his other guitars play a million times better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Order the same pups for the other guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tubefox Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Cause plywood is an underated tonewood. Yeah...That's starcasters you're thinking of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clay sails Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Plywood is actually decent sounding, but its heavy. Your guitar sounds great because you're using Seymour Duncan, one of the world's greatest pickup manufacturers. Pickups make the majority of an electric's sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willyburger Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 he said his other guitars play a million times better yea, well....then it's his choice. He should be playing those.... :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harvester1199 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 my 96 epi les paul studio is also my best sounding guitar, those korean made ones are really awesome sounding aslong as you upgrade the hardware and stuff. i put emg 81/85 active pickups in mine @ 18 volts sperzel locking tuners and a tonepros locking tune-o-matic bridge this thing destroys my schecter c-1 plus w/ emg 81/60 @ 18v aswell as my esp ltd kh-603 something about the wood they used in the mid 90's, some of their guitars are just magic! some are horrible too though, id say 3 out of 10 epi's from the mid to late 90's are great sounding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drawdeep Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 My Epi LP Studio (upgraded with JB and 59) is one of the best sounding and playing guitars I own. If only it did not have the thick candy-coating of Poly, I think it would hang with any of my Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 If only it did not have the thick candy-coating of Poly Ooh, I hate that crap. Who ever came up with that technique should be flogged. That's the stuff that just kills it for me. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 ...the best sounding guitar I own?My Epi LP Studio was (is) my very first electric guitar. After a while I changed the nut and saddles to Graphtech stuff and changed the pickups to an SD '59 in the neck and an SD Distortion in the bridge and GOD DAMN it's the best sounding guitar I own! The tone is so thick but defined.When you consider that the Epi LP Studio costs, like, 300 dollars and those two PUPs are a 130 dollar upgrade it's surprising that the sound is better than both $1500+ other guitar I own (and that's with upgraded pups in both guitars, including a BK pup in my JP6). Of course my other guitar play a million times better...Also, this Studio is of that short period where Epiphone was making the guitar with a slim body - not the thick body type they used before and after. You answered your own question. 90% of a guitar's sound is the pickups. If you swapped out the pickups on your $1,500 guitars I bet they would be back in the running in the sound dept. Money doesn't really buy you sound.It buys you build quality, playability, durability, exotic woods inlays and finish. You buy pickups for sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maxnew40 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 I have a stock Epi Les Paul Junior that blows me away at how good it sounds. I have even used it on a few recordings. I paid about $120.00 for the guitar and for some reason it is a great little guitar. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tech21man Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 My Epi LP Studio (upgraded with JB and 59) is one of the best sounding and playing guitars I own. If only it did not have the thick candy-coating of Poly, I think it would hang with any of my Gibsons. ...that doesn't stick in your hands like nitro? Damn poly vs nitro snobbery. I bet you'd hate PRS and other high end manufacturers who use poly. Plus fender. You might loathe that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 My tech friend says he can make any guitar play like butter. YMMV as far as sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 he said his other guitars play a million times better No..... he said his other guitar play a million times better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drawdeep Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 ...that doesn't stick in your hands like nitro?Damn poly vs nitro snobbery. I bet you'd hate PRS and other high end manufacturers who use poly. Plus fender. You might loathe that one. I am not a snob of any kind. I actually only have 2 guitars with nitro finishes (both Gibson LPs) and I actually have a number of very nice guitars that have poly finishes. I do, however, like nitro finishes and would much prefer that my Epi had a thin nitro finish instead of the 1/8-inch thick hard shell around it. One day I might find the time to strip it. Also, to your later point, well cured nitro does not stick to your hands. I actually find thick poly on necks harder to slide on than nitro (my personal preference for necks is practically no finish at all/tung oil). Feel free to go on thinking there is no difference, but there is a reason the best guitars by the best manufacturers (yes, even those by PRS and Fender) are finished in nitrocellulose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metal0822 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 he also said both other guitar... he said other guitar play... either he meant other guitars play, or other guitar plays. we cant know for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metalrulez Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Because.....no,really just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 My Epi LP Studio (upgraded with JB and 59) is one of the best sounding and playing guitars I own. If only it did not have the thick candy-coating of Poly, I think it would hang with any of my Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 ...the best sounding guitar I own? My Epi LP Studio was (is) my very first electric guitar. After a while I changed the nut and saddles to Graphtech stuff and changed the pickups to an SD '59 in the neck and an SD Distortion in the bridge and GOD DAMN it's the best sounding guitar I own! The tone is so thick but defined. When you consider that the Epi LP Studio costs, like, 300 dollars and those two PUPs are a 130 dollar upgrade it's surprising that the sound is better than both $1500+ other guitar I own (and that's with upgraded pups in both guitars, including a BK pup in my JP6). Of course my other guitar play a million times better... Also, this Studio is of that short period where Epiphone was making the guitar with a slim body - not the thick body type they used before and after. Because after you changed the hardware and electronics out, the only thing left was the wood and finish... about 0.00000000000001% of the guitar's sound.Congrats on having a guitar you enjoy so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm surprised no one's accused you of trolling yet for saying an Epiphone sounds as good as a Gibson. Maybe Gibson's quality control has slipped so much that the Gibson snobs gave up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Two Tone Posted September 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 No..... he said his other guitar play a million times better... Haha, I noticed that mistake and chose not to edit it, for no particular reason - I'm glad I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Two Tone Posted September 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 Oh, my primary point was that I have changed the pickups in my JP6 many times but I just keep being surprised by the tone I get out of my "crappy" Epi with SD pups. Though, funnily enough the one pup I have yet to try in my JP6 is the SD Distortion. I should probably get on that, hu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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