So, Epiphone...

Love my Epis. Got a Firebird and a Nighthawk, both great playing/sounding guitars. The Firebird came with Duncan Antiquity pickups. I just had my tech install the Goldo trem that's on it. Stays in tune surprisingly well!

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cardinal said:
They look really good. Local GC has a Gibson LPC and the Epiphone 1979 AJ sig, and the Epiphone just looks better on the wall IMHO. Not sure how well it plays. New Gibsons are nice but the frets have gotten pretty small and the prices went the other way.
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I have the Epiphone '79 AJ, probably the best epiphone I've ever played, sounds great too. Still feels like an epiphone at the end of the day compared to my Gibsons, but the gap is much smaller.
 
Mr. Chainsaw said:
I have the Epiphone '79 AJ, probably the best epiphone I've ever played, sounds great too. Still feels like an epiphone at the end of the day compared to my Gibsons, but the gap is much smaller.
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if the Epi 1963 LP SG (at $1499) is good enough vs the Gibson custom 1963 LP SG (at $6,699) , I'll be happy with that gap in prices. :yes:
 
rsm said:
I have two Ibanez PS10 (Prestige MIJ) and they are by far the best made, flawless guitars I've ever owned followed closely by EBMM.

I have three Jackson X series Rhoads, I think made in Indonesia, with Duncan pickups, the weakest part is the FR Special but so far I've had only one issue on one where the G-string insert block wasn't holding; I plan to replace these with steel or titanium blocks eventually.
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I'd just throw a 1000 Series on it. Those Specials are garbage. It blows my mind that Jackson uses those on the Pro Series Broderick. That was always the deal-breaker in trying one. The older white one is tits!
 
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Bad.Seed said:
I cna honestly say, as someon who has been using the Epi Adam Jones 1979 since it was released as my primary guitar....it's an excellent instrument.

Literally zero issues with mine. Fit and finish are great. Obviously neck profile is subjective but I really love the neck on the guitar. When compring to other guitars with a DD6 in the bridge, I often find myself preferring the tone of the Epi. ould be the individual pickups, electronics, etc, but it just seems to have a little bit of a top end clarity that the others lack.

I have been a Gibson guy for years, only buying Epis when I get them as fun projects for next to nothing (I have 4 other epis in my stable, paid less than $250 for all of them, with cases) but this new model really has me looking a lot harder at their new relases.

If they redo the Jerry Cantrell Wino model with the new treatments, I will snag that in a heartbeat
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The white Custom is pretty sweet looking. With USA pickups, it's not a bad deal, especially on the used market. I'd probably upgrade the hardware, but I do that to USA's too. I was just always leery of fretwork from China. Seems like they're doing something right.
 
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VonBonfire said:
Sweet epis! Also loving that PRS silver sky on the right too!
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hehe...no PRS here. I live near the factory, have owned a bunch of different ones over the years (including a VERY early SE from the original factory) and never cared for any of them. They never stayed around long. The guitar on the right is a Fender '57 Road Worn Strat.
 
I have a Epiphone 1959 Les Paul standard came with the burstbuckers which are not potted. Sounds killer with a JB in the bridge.
With proper set up it plays fantastic.

I think Tobacco Burst ,nice case too :cool:
 
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This Epi is legit; not that I have tried the actual Gibson Custom this is based on for comparison.

Pickups are hot, and clear, easy to play; setup and intonation were fine out of the box, fit and finish is great, the real mother of pearl, ebony fretboard and gold on the white finish looks classic old school vintage (like a Gretsch White Falcon). Finish is like an aged gloss; not satin, not matte, not gloss, but somewhere in between; not quite a semi-gloss either; definitely different, I like it so far...see how it holds up with use.

Very good for the price, one small black mark on the back of the headstock, looks like a pencil mark under the top coat is all I found.


still has the plastic on the pickguard and pickups


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I have the latest version of the 1979 AJ custom and it is fantastic, was great right out of the box and the case is nice too. You can get them for a little over 1100 a lot of places to me it’s actually a great guitar for the money. I have owned 5 Gibson LPCs and this guitar is every bit the player of any of them, if not better than a couple of them.
 
Holy-diver said:
I have the latest version of the 1979 AJ custom and it is fantastic, was great right out of the box and the case is nice too. You can get them for a little over 1100 a lot of places to me it’s actually a great guitar for the money. I have owned 5 Gibson LPCs and this guitar is every bit the player of any of them, if not better than a couple of them.
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The Gibson Custom version is nearly 4.5X the price; the Epi was $1499 vs the Gibson $6,699. I also got 15% off.
 
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