New Epiphones starting to appear? (Page 2 of 32)

Helpful as always. Thanks Jane!

The guitar is now up on the gibson website and there's nothing but bad comments about it. I really think people should stop complaining about something they havent seen in person let alone played. I doubt Joe would let out a guitar with his name on it that was sub par. Personally I can't wait to get mine as i know it will be a great guitar, now all it needs is a new friend (Bluesbreaker clone)

You can read the idiotic and misinformed comments that jimmydweed refers to here.

Phil

People that aren't in the market for a new guitar need to STOP SHOPPING for one.
Meanwhile, I'll let them know when the Continuum Transfunctioner is up and running so I can charge loads of money to beam them back to 1959, where the "holy grail" guitars would be (gasp) new and not vintage.

- Nic from Detroit... posting on JB's Forum since 6-2-2006
Ask me about my handwound Great Lakes Guitar Pickups
Since 2010, Bonamassa fans have taken advantage of my JB friend discount = my cost + shipping.

I've got one on order. I never thought i would as I don;t really need another les paul. I just wanted to try one with a 12" radius board and those burstbuckers. I'll have to wait and see how it comes out. Anyway, the nay sayers can have their opinion. I got mine for £499 and I think that is a pretty good deal for the guitar. I have had good and bad experience with epi's off the shelf but with a little time spent setting it up then they usually turn out to be good value.

Anyone know how easy it is to reshape an epi headstock to look like a gibson?

I gues the real endorsement is for Joe to play one on stage at some point. I have no doubt that this instrument will sound fantastic in Joe's hands but he has nothing to prove. What it would prove is that the tone hounds and snobs over at gibson are full of **## and that the guitar sounds great when played by someone who knows their way around the fretboard!

i figured that today was a good day to JOIN this forum (been reading for a long time) as I couldn't resist the urge to have one of those epi les pauls.
if anyone is interested i got a great price of $599 from Nick over at monmouth music in red bank, nj.  he ALWAYS slays everyone else if you're buying gibson or epi. . . .

anyway. . . should be about a month away.

five things made me buy this guitar (in no particular order)
1 - always wanted a gold top les paulish guitar.
2 - love burstbuckers.
3 - the price
4 - the phat neck
5 - the fact that joe appears to have an eye on production

meanwhile, joe - if you're reading.  .  . i dig your stuff a lot.  very inspirational.  i'm always turning people on to your stuff.  it's so easy.  even today. . . . odering from nick. . . and then teaching a guitar lesson.  just turn on the dutch national tv spot playing 'better days'. . . .ROCKING.  probably the first thing i'm going to go for on my new gold les paul once it's plugged it.  my voice leans a little closer to winwood, but sometimes i can go for that throaty soul thang in a big way.

peace - michaeljohn

Y'see, this is why I've got one on order.

Why would Joe go to all the trouble of getting these things in our hands if the consensus is likely to be that they're only good for firewood? I know I wouldn't.
Not only is professional reputation at stake here, but I wouldn't want to have to sit down and sign 1000 certs of authenticity just to have a bunch of no-names heckling me from behind their laptops.

I don't know Joe, I've never met him, spoken to him or anything, but it is possible get a sense of the character of the bloke and his motivations, which is why I'll trust his judgement on this.  It's also why I won't be listening to any of the tripe being posted on the Gibson boards while no-one but Joe and a few people at Gibson/Epi have played them.

When mine arrives (when, Joe? When?), I'll make my own mind up, and then that is all the opinion that matters.