New Epiphones starting to appear? (Page 6 of 32)

I got mine tonight!  Absolutely awesome!  The finish is perfect and the set up was just about perfect.  I'm going to wait for it to warm up and "stable" out now that it's not driving cross country in the cold, but first check tonight was impressive.  It plays better than my other LP, a quilt top "classic" that was made at the Sein plant in Korea.  The first thing I noticed was that it had very heavy strings.  I'm used to 9's, but after playing this for a while, I decided my new favorites are whatever is on here.  I think 11's?  Not sure, but i swear i can play faster and more accurately with them.  The strings don't seem as "loose" as 9's (if that makes sense).  All my guitars are getting 11's now.  The string heighth is a little higher than I usually set mine up for, but again, string control and bending seemed cleaner and better,  hmm.....  I can't believe i'm finding this stuff out now (after 20 years)! I'm sure someone will tell me that it's all in my head.  Please let me know if I'm talking crazy. : )
Anyway, thanks Joe (and Epiphone) for giving me the opportunity to get such a great guitar at a great price!  I am so stoked to keep playing!

One complaint  The COA is printed on paper that is slightly better than regular printer paper, it has "cartridge marks" top and bottom, and is creased from being placed under the guitar with no protection.  I guess I didn't buy it for the COA anyway, but still ...  Not presentation worthy at all.

Mine arrived yesterday afternoon. Interesting "new guitar smell". It looks very good. Initial inspection doesn't reveal anything out of wack so I am pleased.

I believe the strings are a set of 10-46's. That is what I normally use (Rotosound Yellows) and they feel the same. Someone else can either back me up or correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think so. A little suprising that the gauge size isn't mentioned in the specs, but oh well.

I have never had a fat neck like this one before. That may take a little getting used to, but it plays nice and sounds good accoustically. Definitely not a light weight so I am expecting some good sounds when it gets plugged in. It needs to aclimate a few days before that happens.

Overall, I am pleased and I hope everyone else will be too. My wife did notice the pink interior of the case and looked at me a little strangely??????????.

The strings mounted the regular way on the EPI model .......unlike the wrap over on the JBLP models.
I might change it when I change the strings...but why mess with it since it sounds so good already with the great factory setup?
Do you think it would make that much difference in the tone & sustain?

A guy is selling one of his - I thought somebody might be interested:

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/member- … -ohsc.html

Yes you are correct made in China.....China probably owns Gibson (just kidding).....Set up in Kansas-I thought that was the warehouse shipping location...Not set up in Nashville???

String specs from the Gibson web site:
Strings     .010 - .046, Swedish stell "hex" core

Ordered mine from Guitar Center today- they show them -In Stock- on their web site.

I just put new 10 - 46's on and wrapped the strings over the tail piece.  I had to adjust the intonation slightly on the D, G, B, and E, but low E and A were still right on.

One thing I noticed on mine, if you look down the neck from the top, the headstock seems "twisted".  My other Epi LP Classic (thinner neck) is not like this.  Does anyone else see this on yours?  I'll post pics soon to show what I mean.

Back to the dealer, huh?  Not good.  I don't notice much difference with sustain.  i did notice that the bridge and tail piece are tight on the posts, more so than my other.  Maybe string transfer to body was already good enough.  How do I add pics to this forum?