cyberpunk409
First Lieutenant   Posts: 8 Registered: 8/10/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 9/13/2006 at 08:36, Reply 20 |
to research your epi's history using the serial number, visit:
http://guitardaterproject.org/epiphone.aspx
hope that helps 
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brian
Moderator   Posts: 1038 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 9/13/2006 at 08:39, Reply 21 |
it's not supported on the website you listed as noted!
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knot2oldyet
First Lieutenant Posts: 4 Registered: 9/12/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 9/13/2006 at 10:12, Reply 22 |
That website worked, cp409, thanks. I was amazed to find how many of those
guitars are being produced worldwide. No wonder they're inexpensive.
Brian's right, they're still good guitars.
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edubong
First Lieutenant Posts: 3 Registered: 10/21/2006 Status: Offline |
 posted on 10/21/2006 at 10:08, Reply 23 |
I have an Epi LP custom zakk wylde, (the orange one) it comes with Emg's H4
(non active) at the neck and bridge positions (H4's are supposed to be a
non active version of 81's) the construction is superb and the sound is
surprisingly fat and deep for a guitar with Emg pickups. The factory setup
was terrible, the strings came to high. I was scared at first (when buying)
cause I wasn't sure if it would be possible to lower the strings enough
without buzzing, I was so in love with this guitar (at first sight) that I
bought it anyway, and I managed to lower the strings further than any other
of my guitars, now its so soft and comfortable to play that I'm still
surprised. What a freaking great guitar, as for the woods I can't tell
because it has a solid paint finish.
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edubong
First Lieutenant Posts: 3 Registered: 10/21/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 10/21/2006 at 10:19, Reply 24 |
I still have some doubts about the body of this guitar (Epi LP), if I tap
the top of the body with my fingers it doesn't sound as a solid body, it
seems like it has some kind of internal chambers, and it is light weight,
I've played an old gibson LP once that was really heavy and seemed to had a
solid body, really solid.
Could this be true?
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Guitar101
Moderator  Posts: 453 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 10/22/2006 at 20:37, Reply 25 |
| The body is most likely made with a light weight wood and the top and back
have 1/4 maple caps. ____________________
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ej
First Lieutenant Posts: 2 Registered: 10/26/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 10/26/2006 at 10:07, Reply 26 |
If you have a lightweight LP, it's probably chambered. I have an LP Ultra
and it's chambered and weighs in at 5.5 lbs. I'm told they did this to
replicate Peter Frampton's LP.
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ricoboc
Moderator  Posts: 278 Registered: 4/27/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 10/26/2006 at 13:09, Reply 27 |
The Les Paul Epi shouldnt be chambered. It's a solid guitar and a fine
guitar at that. You can change the set up and pick-ups to your liking, and
you'll have a great, sturdy hard working guitar that will last you a life
time.
Compare the Epi and the REAL DEAL side by side. The look and feel are near
identical. A good eye can see the diffrences in craftmaship and hear a
slight difference in tone quality, but it's not much of a difference. FOR
THE PRICE HOW CAN YOU COMPLAIN!
[Edited on 10/26/2006 by ricoboc] ____________________
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ej
First Lieutenant Posts: 2 Registered: 10/26/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 10/26/2006 at 15:35, Reply 28 |
If you go to this web site;
http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=242&Collectio
nID=6
you'll see that Epiphone makes 17 LP models, all of which are solid body
guitars except for the LP Ultra, which is chambered. Maybe the Ultra is
designed to imitate the chambered Gibson LP Ultima, found at this link;
http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/lespauls/ultima/
Ultima.html
Peter Frampton's chambered LP can be found here;
http://www.gibson.com/whatsnew/pressrelease/2000/jan31a.htm
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[Edited on 10/27/2006 by ej]
[Edited on 10/27/2006 by ej]
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edubong
First Lieutenant Posts: 3 Registered: 10/21/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 10/27/2006 at 15:27, Reply 29 |
Thank you guys for all this usefull information, you rule!!
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