USA MADE EPIPHONES?!?!?!

[eSGEe]

are Chinese made Gibsons Far behind?!?!?!?!
Bet these cost a pretty penny

Epiphone Launches "Inspired By Gibson" Collections, US-Made Texan | NAMM 2020

Re-tooled headstock shapes, the beginning of US-made production, there's a lot here that fans have been asking for.

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[JohnnyGoo]

That Black Epi Les Paul Custom please .

 

[Trident]

SG please...

Go EPI

 

[Thatbastarddon]

The only model slated for USA production, so far, is the acoustic in the article...the Texan.

looks nice!

 

[gball]

are Chinese made Gibsons Far behind?!?!?!?!

Yes. Not gonna happen.

They've been doing US-made versions of some of the Epiphone guitars for years now, usually limited editions based on older models that were once made exclusively in the US.

 

[eSGEe]

I woulda bet good $ youd say that

 

[CabanaBoy]

It'll be interesting to check them out.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

I worry about the prices. The inspired by Gibson '61 (ok 63/64...), LP sp and SG sp look like they could turn out to be nice guitars, but at what price?

It sold a while back, so not available now, but this was $400 new about a year ago:



^ it's a lovely guitar. So, how much will they sell the inspired by Gibson version (below centre) for?



It's no better than the Pelham Blue guitar above, very similar, so should it have a similar price? Maybe $550 would be ok, but what if they are $700+ (which wouldn't surprise me)? What if they add a case and charge $850+ would people buy them?

 

[JohnnyGoo]

This

 

[Mr Grumpy]

That's a significant aspect JG - at what point do they compete against Gibsons.

The often mentioned Gibson "value" guitar is a secondhand SG faded for $600 which are pretty easy to get in the US in as new condition. Every year Gibsons sell their guitars at a discount for the new range - ok, they've tried to stop this via the collections with no year model, but shops still have 2017s, 2018s and 2019s at lower prices.

Here's one, new, at around US$710:



Maybe the days of blowout good value Gibsons are over? Maybe their new strategy is to push Gibson prices up above these $600, 700, 800 price range and fill that with Epiphones made in China at larger profits instead?

 

[jtcnj]

The EPI p90 sg - The ones they made before were the '61SG.
I want one.

SG | Epiphone

www.epiphone.com

the white or yellow.



and value Gibson - this is current. Man I been giving it some thought.
I always figured my first Gibson would probably be a used SG special in the $500-600 range.
Hard to beat new for a little more, no binding and - no nibs! $750.

Gibson SG Standard Tribute 2019 Electric Guitar Satin Walnut | Guitar Center

Shop for the Gibson SG Standard Tribute 2019 Electric Guitar in Satin Walnut and receive free shipping and guaranteed lowest price.

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I like the walnut too.

 

[stringtree]

The EPI p90 sg - The ones they made before were the '61SG.
I want one.

SG | Epiphone

www.epiphone.com

the white or yellow.

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and value Gibson - this is current. Man I been giving it some thought.
I always figured my first Gibson would probably be a used SG special in the $500-600 range.
Hard to beat new for a little more, no binding and - no nibs! $750.

Gibson SG Standard Tribute 2019 Electric Guitar Satin Walnut | Guitar Center

Shop for the Gibson SG Standard Tribute 2019 Electric Guitar in Satin Walnut and receive free shipping and guaranteed lowest price.

www.guitarcenter.com

I like the walnut too.

Damn, the Walnut is soooo fine! :dood: :dood:

 

[jtcnj]

I know right.
my EPI G400 is the faded walnut.
I dig the cherry too in a thin stain like this.