chilipeppermaniac
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ES-Les Pauls, anyone here a fan of these?
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DHart
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Here's the funny part. I have a LOT of very nice guitars (about 28, IIRC). Gibsons, Martin, Eastman, D'Angelico, many Fender Teles, Fender Strats, PRS's, Gretsch MIJ, Rainsong, and Epiphone. Full hollows, semi-hollows, and plenty of solids.
The two Epiphone ES Les Pauls that I bought not long ago rank at the top for playing enjoyment, tone, etc. And, they are among the least expensive guitars that I have!
I guess it's the combination of size, weight, tone, playability, and looks - ALL winners with this model. I could not be more enthusiastic about these ES Les Pauls!
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I'm not a fan of playing the guitar on my left thigh. That feels way off to me, and pushes the neck farther away from me, which I don't like either.
But it doesn't matter - we each play in the manner that we prefer, so it's all good!
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I find the left thigh very comfortable, even when seated with my double neck...
Special thanks to Ritchie at Catastrophe Lounge for the Neck Dive Leg Harness
Special thanks to Ritchie at Catastrophe Lounge for the Neck Dive Leg Harness
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DHart
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Wow... quite get-up you've got going there, Robert! Almost orthopedic! Glad it helps you out.
chilipeppermaniac
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I kick myself for not picking up a sweet EPI Korina V when my mom and pop sop had one back around 2012
chilipeppermaniac
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Here is my 1 Epi that I have been able to keep. My others were an ES 175 and a an EJ200.
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That's a beauty! Epiphone DOES make some really wonderful instruments!
chilipeppermaniac
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i had to do my own "warranty work" on my LP
chilipeppermaniac
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Bushings would lift out of the body on the bridge. I glued in dowels, drilled em straight, then reinstalled bushings in the new tighter holes.
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I know this is blurry or with lots of reflection, but I just had to go look at other EPI LP Stds at my mom n pop shop and YES, there were a number of others with oval holes and lifting studs. Somehow if I were in Quality Control in China, I'd be fixing how this was happening to the bodies when drilled.
Those necks get heavy after about 90 minutes!!!!
Gibson SG with crappy neck angle from the factory....Faber TP-59 Tailpiece Shims and the strings are STILL touching the bridge...
Tailpiece on my Hand-Built Les Paul Custom Replica....built in a damn garage....
Mom's original 1979 Les Paul Custom...a cool & iconic guitar, but doesn't sound as good as my Epiphone H8BN's, clean or overdriven...
chilipeppermaniac
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Thanks DHart. me too. Our Gib warranty guy is a fine luthier, but after getting it back from him and hearing him describe how he fixed it, I wasn't satisfied it would hold. So, I did as I said.
chilipeppermaniac
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Woah Robert, That Bridge pup is super high huh? So the bridge and TP needs to be high as well, and I presume, if they weren't the strings would be sitting on the frets. I would like to see a close up of the profile of that guitar from body up thru the head stock.
Adrian has it now... i got rid of all the Gibson's
I have photos of a new Gibson Les Paul with the same neck angle issue....all but one of the 5 new Gibson's i bought had steep neck angles.