IndyWS6
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What's the consensus on the Epiphone Les Paul Tribute guitars? I saw the press on them mid last year and decided to take a chance on one and have been pleasantly surprised - especially in comparison to other Epi LP's I'd looked at. For the money ($799 List), they have quite a few Gibson-specific parts, as well as other features that would seem to make them better than most standard Epi's. Would I prefer to have a "real" Les Paul? Well, yeah. But, if you ignore the hideous (in my opinion) headstock shape, this thing is a solid guitar. Build quality is surprisingly good, too. The only issue I found was a discoloration in the maple top about the size of a dime. You can't feel it, but it looks like a drop of water (Chinese sweat?
) hit the wood after sanding and before the clear coat. Other than that, I really can't complain.
Some Specs:
Solid mahogany, carved maple top, two colors: Faded Cherry Sunburst or Translucent Black (I got the FC version), two neck choices: 1960's slim-taper or assymetrical (I got the slim-taper version), vintage "deep-set" neck tenon, Rosewood board with MOP trapezoid inlays, Gibson USA '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus humbuckers with push/pull, Switchcraft toggle and jack, Mallory-150 tone capacitors, LockTone bridge and stop bar tailpiece, strap locks and Grover locking tuners.
I got mine for just over $700 shipped, including tax, which seems like a pretty good deal all things considered. Anyone else have one? What do you think of it?
Rock On
What's the consensus on the Epiphone Les Paul Tribute guitars? I saw the press on them mid last year and decided to take a chance on one and have been pleasantly surprised - especially in comparison to other Epi LP's I'd looked at. For the money ($799 List), they have quite a few Gibson-specific parts, as well as other features that would seem to make them better than most standard Epi's. Would I prefer to have a "real" Les Paul? Well, yeah. But, if you ignore the hideous (in my opinion) headstock shape, this thing is a solid guitar. Build quality is surprisingly good, too. The only issue I found was a discoloration in the maple top about the size of a dime. You can't feel it, but it looks like a drop of water (Chinese sweat?
) hit the wood after sanding and before the clear coat. Other than that, I really can't complain.Some Specs:
Solid mahogany, carved maple top, two colors: Faded Cherry Sunburst or Translucent Black (I got the FC version), two neck choices: 1960's slim-taper or assymetrical (I got the slim-taper version), vintage "deep-set" neck tenon, Rosewood board with MOP trapezoid inlays, Gibson USA '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus humbuckers with push/pull, Switchcraft toggle and jack, Mallory-150 tone capacitors, LockTone bridge and stop bar tailpiece, strap locks and Grover locking tuners.
I got mine for just over $700 shipped, including tax, which seems like a pretty good deal all things considered. Anyone else have one? What do you think of it?
Rock On
. I bought mine sight unseen from Sweetwater and am happy with the result. I played a lot of Epi's that were hanging in the local Sam Ash store and none of them played as nicely or felt as solid. If nothing else, this is a guitar that I can play without fear - it's never going to appreciate in value, it was only $700+ and feels "good". I have nicer guitars but would like to keep them that way. If this one gets some "character", I won't be as likely to get bent out of shape 