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Its just as heavy...the pickups sound a bit thinner, but I run with a ton of distortion anyways, so I dont notice it as much...I have pictures somewhere, I'll find em later.CygnusX1 wrote:sweet yyz!!! I'm looking at some myself....I really like them, but wonder how they stand up to the Gibsons...There's gotta be a tradeoff somewhere...I love the Cherry Sunburst LP Customs...I'm a tremolo freak though, and would miss that with a LP....on the other hand, with a LP I could throw away all my effects and stompboxes and plug in direct to the amp....like THIN LIZZY....WOOHOO!
i gotcha.....I'm seriously looking into it, but the Kramer's got me in the zone until that time comes...Don't know why they ever stopped making them(Kramers)...I mean, they started making them again, but not here...they farmed them out to Japan...I heard Jackson did the same thing....I have a Charvel A/E dreadnaught that was made here, so I feel fortunate in that department...
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- Walkinghairball
- Posts: 25037
- Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:42 pm
- Location: In a rock an roll venue near you....as long as you are in the Pacific Northwest.
very cool guitar YYZ...I did some research over the weekend, and found the tradeofff (Epi vs. Gibson)...
The Epi LP's are made in Korea now, and the bodies are a wee bit thinner than the Gibson...The reviewer also found a little "dull spot" in the second octave of the fretboard, but other than that gave it a favorable review...
They liked the Epi SG's too, but said the tone was not as good as the Epi LP...he also stressed that you get the stop tailpiece adjusted at a shop, as the factory does NO adjustments for you!) Epi leaves the stoptail set at a severe angle from the factory, and string breakage is more likely unless you get it adjusted... the whole guitar is mahogany too, instead of having the rosewood fretboard...
One question: Pete Townshend used to have "numbered" LP's when he was with The Who....Is that the reasoning behins the "number 5" on the guitar, or is it the 5th guitar you own or something? Just wondering...
The Epi LP's are made in Korea now, and the bodies are a wee bit thinner than the Gibson...The reviewer also found a little "dull spot" in the second octave of the fretboard, but other than that gave it a favorable review...
They liked the Epi SG's too, but said the tone was not as good as the Epi LP...he also stressed that you get the stop tailpiece adjusted at a shop, as the factory does NO adjustments for you!) Epi leaves the stoptail set at a severe angle from the factory, and string breakage is more likely unless you get it adjusted... the whole guitar is mahogany too, instead of having the rosewood fretboard...
One question: Pete Townshend used to have "numbered" LP's when he was with The Who....Is that the reasoning behins the "number 5" on the guitar, or is it the 5th guitar you own or something? Just wondering...
Don't start none...won't be none.