Quick Question: A or B?

Which guitar would you get of these 2?

  • A: Schecter Solo-II Special

    Votes: 3 15.0%

  • B: Epiphone Inspired by 1955 Les Paul Custom Outfit

    Votes: 17 85.0%
  • Total voters
    20
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A or B?

A:

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or B:

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Mr Grumpy said:
There both LOOK good, but they're at the same shop I bought the junior from, so I will go and try them out. I am leaning towards, errm, C. Or, a very expensive Gibson 57'...
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A Gibson 57' as in a Gibson Custom Shop R7? That would be one of the nicest guitars available in my book.
 
I vote the Gibson 57, but seeing as its not included in the question I went with the Epiphone for the same reason stated, the controls. My Jackson Pro Soloist has the master volume & tone & its its Achilles heel. I've often thought about changing the pots out for dual concentric types so I can have a volume & tone for each pickup. I'll get 'round to it one day. Schecter do make fantastic guitars though. Cant wait for your NGD thread when you get that 57. Cheers
 
ivan H said:
My Jackson Pro Soloist has the master volume & tone & its its Achilles heel. I've often thought about changing the pots out for dual concentric types so I can have a volume & tone for each pickup. I'll get 'round to it one day. Schecter do make fantastic guitars though. Cant wait for your NGD thread when you get that 57. Cheers
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It sounds like a sacrilege, perhaps, but I’m actually thinking of adding two additional pots to my Jackson for separate controls for each p’up. I’ve researched the concentric pot thing quite a bit and the options are very limited. The issue lies in quality pots only being available with very short threaded bushings...not long enough to fit through the body and still have enough threaded portion for the washer and nut to grasp it securely. The quality concentric pots seem to be made for mounting into a plastic pick guard, not a thicker wood body.

There are pots with a longer threaded portion, but they are cheaper quality pots. Consequently, I’ve actually looked at how I can drill two additional holes for a volume and tone and keep a good aesthetic.

I would end up with an exaggerated parallelogram control pattern if I did this, but I think I can make it work. There are so many positive attributes about my Jackson, I hate to feel hindered by some of these oddities and am probably going to end up doing some major surgery involving drills and routers with that guitar.
 
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smitty_p said:
It sounds like a sacrilege, perhaps, but I’m actually thinking of adding two additional pots to my Jackson for separate controls for each p’up. I’ve researched the concentric pot thing quite a bit and the options are very limited. The issue lies in quality pots only being available with very short threaded bushings...not long enough to fit through the body and still have enough threaded portion for the washer and nut to grasp it securely. The quality concentric pots seem to be made for mounting into a plastic pick guard, not a thicker wood body.

There are pots with a longer threaded portion, but they are cheaper quality pots. Consequently, I’ve actually looked at how I can drill two additional holes for a volume and tone and keep a good aesthetic.

I would end up with an exaggerated parallelogram control pattern if I did this, but I think I can make it work. There are so many positive attributes about my Jackson, I hate to feel hindered by some of these oddities and am probably going to end up doing some major surgery involving drills and routers with that guitar.
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Good to know about the concentric pots not being a suitable fit, thanks for the heads up @smitty-p. I had thought about but not looked into the concentric pots. I'll have to make a template of my cavity, I think there may actually be enough room in there to plug the existing pot holes with dowel & redrill for 4 quality mini pots like Bourns or something. Of course, I would get someone with better woodworking skills & equipment than me to actually do it. Sorry for the thread derail guys. Cheers
 
Gahr said:
A Gibson 57' as in a Gibson Custom Shop R7? That would be one of the nicest guitars available in my book.
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I'm not sure the designation, Gahr. But, my thinking goes:

1) I absolutely love the SG junior, it has given me the drive to practice and improve that I've never had before - it's amazing. My feeling is that the price, $1500, is good value because it is really close to a Custom Shop reissue in quality; I think Gibson have done an amazing job, and everyone who bought one is saying the same. Now, I am also really gassing for a LP junior, and the 2018 is very similar to the SG variant, bigger neck, more LPness, but close to custom shop - $1500:

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I wanna play it to see if it's different enough over the SG to buy one too.

But, a couple of these have been sold in Seoul over the last 2 months:

Gibson USA 1957 Les Paul Junior Single Cut V.O.S.

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They have sold between $2200 and $2500 - and I think there are a couple around in Seoul. So, I wanna check them out and if they really blow me away then I could go for it, but it would have to blow the 2018 LP junior away to justify the extra $700 or so.

Alternatively, it might be more sensible to a LP 55 Epi or that Schecter Special and just rock out at affordable prices.

That's my thinking. The money is there, but I wanna try out the cheaper stuff before buying the more expensive stuff just because it is more expensive doesn't make it better...
 
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