• From: Prince George, Va.
  • Registered: 2007-10-23
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Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

Owner: Tim Shelor
Location: Prince George, Virginia
Serial Number: 10101507843
Ordered: Dec. 25 from Guitar Center
Received: Jan. 13
Manufacturing Date: Unknown
Quality Issues: Pristine condition

Have a '76 Gibson Les Paul and '74 SG and this is by far the best sounding of the bunch. Have been playing and comparing all 3 and while all sound great I never would have thought the Epiphone could match the Gibson's. WRONG. I would like to thank Joe for making this possible to own.

Also got on the Marshall bandwagon and bought a Marshall Haze 40 and am totally satisfied with the amp. Had a Fender Vibro Champ and a Blues Jr. and could never quite get the right tone.

56 Reply by rounsph (edited by rounsph 2011-03-15 09:16:35)

  • From: Montevideo, MN
  • Registered: 2010-01-06
  • Posts: 29

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

It is here...OMG...it is here! Ha, serial #10101509071 in beautiful condition. Sounds fantastic...plays fantastic...looks fantastic.  The Guy from EBay was a Savior...AMS cancelled my order last minute. Proud owner in Montevideo, MN.

  • From: Kansas City, MO USA
  • Registered: 2011-01-03
  • Posts: 1,256

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

Should have put this up a long time ago, I guess, but I never really noticed this thread before...    wink

Owner: Terrance Shuman (Coach305)
Location: Atlantic, Iowa
Serial Number:  10101508597
Ordered: December 23, 2010 from Musician's Friend
Received: January 4, 2011
Manufacturing Date: Unknown (no date on the warranty card)
Quality Issues: None.  In fact, when I took it in to a nearby Gibson/Epiphone dealer for a set-up (SOP on new guitars for me), the tech there said he couldn't find anything he'd recommend doing to it.  It was that good right from the factory...

Terrance Shuman
Kansas City, MO
  • From: Stirling, Scotland
  • Registered: 2011-03-21
  • Posts: 2

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

How many of these have made it to the UK? I preordered mine in October 2010 and still no sign  sad

59 Reply by rythmplaya (edited by rythmplaya 2011-03-24 11:29:53)

  • From: BC, CANADA
  • Registered: 2010-12-29
  • Posts: 121

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

My Epi JBLP has found its way home, many thanks to our member Jerrdogg for hooking me up with it.

Owner: Michael (rythmplaya)
1st home: Tenn.,USA
Forever Home: Campbell RIver, BC, CANADA
Serial Number:  10101507828
Manufacturing Date: Unknown (no warranty card)
Quality Issues: Minor.  The fit and finish on this guitar is excellent. I love the feel of the neck and I'm digging the pickups. It just needs a setup and some work on the nut. The nut is big and blocky with sharp corners and too much material around the strings. The bridge is cranked up way too high on the low E side.

Inspected and setup by #22...I think #22 needs some remedial classes in guitar tech school lol

All in all...it's a keeper.

Guitars: 2002 Gibson R8, 2008 Gibson SG Standard, 1977 Fender Statocaster, 1979 el Degas Les Paul Custom, 2011 Epiphone JB Les Paul
Amps: 1982 Marshall 4010
  • From: The East Coast of Nowhere, UK
  • Registered: 2008-02-11
  • Posts: 2,284

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

roger7503 wrote:

How many of these have made it to the UK? I preordered mine in October 2010 and still no sign  sad

Hi Roger,

I think the fact that there are only 2 listed on the registry that have found their way to the UK indicates there are very few on this side of the pond. I ordered mine in mid September from GAK in Brighton and they told me at that time they had twelve on order and I was the first person to put my name down and pay a deposit. When I received the call to say that it was in and ready for despatch they'd received only two guitars and didn't know when they'd be getting any more. Mine had arrived in the UK via Amsterdam so had probably clocked up quite a few thousand miles before it got to me. Despite that and the fact it was only in one box during delivery, it arrived in excellent condition. You can see pics of it on the other Epiphone thread. It really is a beauty.  cool

I hope yours arrives soon.

Phil

Ars Longa, Vita Brevis

“The guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!”
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56
  • Registered: 2011-03-29
  • Posts: 1

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

I ordered mine months ago from Guitar Guitar.  At the time somebody told me they expected delivery for 4 March, but they never arrived and I was then told that they didn't have a delivery date but expected it to be at least another month or so before they got any of their UK allocation.

I gave up and got a 2011 PRS SE Tremonti singlecut instead...arrived next day and I am very happy with it smile  I would have liked the JB Epi just for the fact it was limited to 1000 units, but I wasn't going to wait forever.....:(

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

I just recieved mine here in Sweden...... and i must say that the look of it is stunning!
But like a lot of other owners of this beaty mine didn`t come with no warranty card or such thing either....just the certificate!
But I need to take mine to a guitartech for some proper setup, since I have never heard such a fretbuzz from another guitar before!!!
Apart from that I am very pleased with it and I guess we will be partners for a long time to come.
Serial nr: 10101513753http://www.jbonamassa.com/forum/img/smilies/cool.png

  • Registered: 2011-04-18
  • Posts: 1

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

No. 10101509395 arrived in Switzerland in January 2011. Delivery was first expected for December 2010. So I had to buy another christmas gift  big_smile

Michael

  • From: Dixieland,USA
  • Registered: 2010-04-11
  • Posts: 147

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

Wow you folks are just now getting them,wel at least they got to ya'll congrats.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

S/N :10111508626
Country: Norway

There was one in the store, and now there are zero in the store.
Great Condition, and a beautiful guitar both soundwise and looks.


No warrantycard enclosed.

  • Registered: 2010-10-19
  • Posts: 3

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

Got me two of these...........10101507417 got a bone nut, a neck roll & nylon saddles for the unwound strings.  10101507936 got a bone nut, a neck roll, Tone-Pro Kluson locking tuners & a Stetsbar trem.

Steve Uncapher at Rock Block in Nashville did the work, and as always, it's perfect! 

417 is a gem & 936 isn't far behind.

Major props to Joe for getting these to turn out so nice at a decent price!  A couple hundred extra dollars in pro setup and I've got two guitars that compete favorably with some of the boutique stuff I've got.

Smyrna, TN........home of the Bonamassa twins!

  • Registered: 2011-05-04
  • Posts: 1

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

Wooders wrote:

I think it would be useful to have a register in a similar style to the Gibson registry and helpful if it was on this first page of the thread. Please add your Epiphone’s details on the thread and I will update the Register below. Please don’t copy the whole register when updating with your details as each post could be longer than one page on the thread! For the same reason I’ll only update with the # posted.

I’m not sure about mentioning twisted headstocks as one person’s twist is another’s perfect. Any comments on layout etc. let me know.

Keep ‘em coming.  smile

Thanks
Phil


#    10091512418    Wingman111………………………………………….USA
#    10101507410    RuBiX…………………………………………………....USA
#    10101507423    jddarden………………Charleston……………….USA
#    10101507548    Rockfarmer…………………………………………….USA
#    10101507558    dknight16……………………………………………….USA
#    10101507703    eppman11………….......Louisiana…………….USA
#    10101507828    rythmplaya………Campbell River, BC……….Canada
#    10101507843    Tim S……………Prince George, Virginia……..USA
#    10101507927    acewylde………………………………………………..USA
#    10101507935    airportdon……………………………………………….USA
#    10101507943    lvbluesboy………………Las Vegas……………...USA
#    10101508037    burgerama1960………West Allis, Wi………….USA
#    10101508038    Chuck B.............................................USA
#    10111508626    Frekk…………………………………………............Norway
#    10101508435    bwgintegra……………..Dexter, Mi……………..USA
#    10101508597    Coach305……………..Atlantic, IA……………….USA
#    10101508599    moonatic2u…………Waynesboro, GA……....USA
#    10101509071    rounsph…………….Montevideo, MN………….USA
#    10101509084    PandoLP
#    10101509395    highspeedtrain……………………………………Switzerland
#    10101509405    Sjmckean……………….Virginia……………………USA
#    10111509623    RICjunkie……………….New York…………………USA
#    10101510113    johnnyrock……………New Jersey………………USA
#    10101510457    Slogdog…………………Texas………………………USA
#    10101510561    Iceman…………………………………………….........UK
#    10101512952    set383
#    10101513753    swede…………………………………………….........Sweden
#    10101514379    Jerrdogg…………………………………...............USA big_smile
#    10101511873    Josh J…………………....Tampa……….............USA
#    10101511877    Rocket…………………..San Diego………………..USA
#    10101508430    jimmydweed…………………………………………….Ireland
#    10101509073    froggy..............................................USA
#    10101509086    cowboy123.......................................USA
#    10101510115    Trevj………………………………………………………..UK
#    10101511817    deepblues..........................................USA
#    10101511874    Wooders.........................Essex...........UK
#    10101512963    gta05……………………………………………………..Canada
#    10101513522    dknight16    .......................................USA
#    10111509828    Artisan…………………Georgia………………….....USA

#           10101511867      PMA4665             Long beach,Calif.           USA


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#    10101507709

  • From: The East Coast of Nowhere, UK
  • Registered: 2008-02-11
  • Posts: 2,284

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

Register on page 1 updated and hopefully in the correct numerical order now. Nice to see the gaps filling in and mine sitting pretty between Josh J's in Tampa and Rocket's in San Diego. It's sad that so few have managed to find their way to Europe. My fingers are crossed for those still hanging on - it's worth the wait.  cool

Phil

Ars Longa, Vita Brevis

“The guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!”
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56
  • Registered: 2011-05-19
  • Posts: 1

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

owner powca99

s/n 10101508596

mfg date: unknown (no warranty card)

Grimsby,Ontario,Canada

quality" excellent

  • Registered: 2011-05-23
  • Posts: 1

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

owner stonehedge

s/n 10101508044

(no warranty card)

Purchased Feb 11, 2011 at
Long and McQuade
Windsor,Ontario,Canada

  • Registered: 2011-06-27
  • Posts: 3

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

Tom Turner

Victorville, California,USA

S/N 10101510754

9/31/2010

  • Registered: 2011-01-25
  • Posts: 2

Re: Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul Registry

Finally arrived! Purchased 28/1/11, Arrived 27/6/11!

S/N 10101511802

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Everything I would expect it to be.......simply fantastic!
No warranty card as far as I can tell so no idea on manufacture date.