Johnny_Guitar
First Lieutenant   Posts: 2 Registered: 2/14/2006 Status: Offline
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posted on 2/14/2006 at 15:43 |
I'm starting to pick up slide guitar and I want a dedicated guitar. I'm
told that the Gibson LPs are the best guitars for slide, but at $2k a
little expensive. I've seen the Epiphone LPs at $500.
What is the difference?
Do those differences make a big impact if you were to use the guitar as a
slide guitar?
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Telefreak
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posted on 2/16/2006 at 21:23, Reply 1 |
The main differences are the quality of the materials and hardwear and how
much the people who make them get paid.
Epiphones are pretty good guitars, and if you don't like the sound you can
just change the pickups ____________________
Technology, not technique
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Johnny_Guitar
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posted on 2/17/2006 at 15:30, Reply 2 |
Tele, I understand that the hardware will be of different qualities as
well as the pick ups.
What I want to know is the following. Will the build quality be different.
I mean will the tolerences of the neck and body be so different that you
will notice the difference when playing.
I assume that the quality of the wood will be different. While both will
use maple and so on. The Gibson will have prettier grain.
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Telefreak
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posted on 2/17/2006 at 22:25, Reply 3 |
I've always found the craftsmanship on epiphones to be superb.
The join between neck and body on my old SG was perfect.
Some of the epiphone Les Pauls have really nice tops. If you're willing
topay the money, you can have one that is just as pretty as a Gibson ____________________
Technology, not technique
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TOPHERrocks101
First Lieutenant  Posts: 10 Registered: 2/24/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 2/24/2006 at 09:44, Reply 4 |
I have an epi and it sounds just like a gibson the only difference is
people get paid alot more in america so it jacks up the price, with a
gibson ur just pretty much paying for the name!
Topher
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dlpallo
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 posted on 8/8/2006 at 17:21, Reply 5 |
To the best of my knowledge...Gibson bought out Epiphone in 1957, yes...the
same year that Gibson came out with the Les Paul guitar. They are both
very good quality instruments that have been around for many years.
Epiphones just didn't receive the notoriety like the US made Gibson
guitars, hence the difference in price. I have played on many Epiphones
and will say that they are an excellent choice if price is an issue. Good
luck!
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GuitarMuscle
Captain   Posts: 160 Registered: 5/4/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 8/8/2006 at 17:29, Reply 6 |
Epiphone was well known even before Gibson. Gibson bought them out, then
they starting making them in Japan in the 70's.
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cyberpunk409
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posted on 8/10/2006 at 02:33, Reply 7 |
ok, les pauls have been made since 54 not 57... and there are more
differences than you guys have covered.
An epi LP does not have a maple top... it has a 0.5mm thick maple veneer,
which has no affect on tone whatsoever, it's PURELY for cosmetic reasons.
The wood is not just of a "prettier grain" on gibsons... it's a completely
different species of mahogany... Epi uses Luan (sp?) an indonesian species
usually referred to as "mahogany"... gibson uses South American mahogany,
quite different! Epi also uses Alder when available Indonesian Mahogany is
of inferior quality or out of stock...
so you may get an epi thats made from mahogony, OR mahogany and alder, OR
alder... it's a gamble.
and no, you cant just look at the guitar and say, "yep, i got me a mahogany
one", because they've started using veneers on the sides AND backs, so what
you see are african mahogany grains (0.5mm thick) glued over the wood
specified above.
the rosewood is of a lesser quality on epi's.
the electronics are really cheap on epis...
etc etc...
so its not just cheaper labour factors, it's a WHOLE list of things. i own
an epi and love it, so i'm not here to epi-bash, just to educate you guys
about the REAL differences... these are the things store people wont tell
you (because 95% of them dont know).
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brian
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 14:13, Reply 8 |
ummm... some do depending on which model etc...
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cyberpunk409
First Lieutenant Posts: 8 Registered: 8/10/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 8/11/2006 at 23:08, Reply 9 |
ummm... some do what brian? i said like 10 different things.
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