I Pulled The Trigger On A New Black Guitar.

[AlbertA]

My main issues with Epiphone can’t be fixed.
1. The wood is never what they say it is and incredibly inconsistent.
The fingerboard wood is horrible.
2. The truss rod is the generic tone suck two way that requires no precision to install.
3. The fret size and over bevelled ends , also very soft.
4. The hardware is so soft that the string ball end sometimes sticks in the tailpiece.
5. Thick plasticised finish, durable but garbage in every other consideration.
There are plenty of other things but you can fix a lot of the rest. Shit pickups and electrics can be swapped.
All that in to consideration and I can’t with any honesty recommend Epiphone

 

[Eagle]

But true.

 

[Funk Soul Brother]

My main issues with Epiphone can’t be fixed.
1. The wood is never what they say it is and incredibly inconsistent.
The fingerboard wood is horrible.
2. The truss rod is the generic tone suck two way that requires no precision to install.
3. The fret size and over bevelled ends , also very soft.
4. The hardware is so soft that the string ball end sometimes sticks in the tailpiece.
5. Thick plasticised finish, durable but garbage in every other consideration.
There are plenty of other things but you can fix a lot of the rest. Shit pickups and electrics can be swapped.
All that in to consideration and I can’t with any honesty recommend Epiphone.

Shhh...let them dream, most Epi players hardly even play & buy the play authentic knockoffs that are mostly used for living/bedroom decoration

(That comment would have cost a ding/banishment with Herbie Da Luv Mod)

 

[Eagle]

Shhh...let them dream, most Epi players hardly even play & buy the play authentic knockoffs are mostly used for living/bedroom decoration

(That comment would have cost a ding/banishment with Herbie Da Luv Mod)

you need this picture a lot with Dave.

 

[Dave Lewis]

I dig that color scheme and the inlays look nice. 3 knobs? I'm guessing master volume?

It’s two volume knobs, alongside a master tone.

 

[ChordInversion]

I like the diamond shaped holes.

 

[Los-D]

My main issues with Epiphone can’t be fixed.
1. The wood is never what they say it is and incredibly inconsistent.
The fingerboard wood is horrible.
2. The truss rod is the generic tone suck two way that requires no precision to install.
3. The fret size and over bevelled ends , also very soft.
4. The hardware is so soft that the string ball end sometimes sticks in the tailpiece.
5. Thick plasticised finish, durable but garbage in every other consideration.
There are plenty of other things but you can fix a lot of the rest. Shit pickups and electrics can be swapped.
All that in to consideration and I can’t with any honesty recommend Epiphone.

That thick finish and plasticky feel is by far my biggest disdain for Epiphone (followed closely by the fretwire). To me the cheapest Gibson LP feels and plays sooo much better even if it looks bare or stripped down. YMMV

 

[JiveTurkey]

That thick finish and plasticky feel is by far my biggest disdain for Epiphone (followed closely by the fretwire). To me the cheapest Gibson LP feels and plays sooo much better even if it looks bare or stripped down. YMMV

You forgot the total abomination that is that headstock

 

[Los-D]

You forgot the total abomination that is that headstock

 

[Eagle]

I like the diamond shaped holes.

The holes are indeed the best bit. Mainly because they represent the part that is no Epiphone is present in .

 

[Chocol8]

You forgot the total abomination that is that headstock

A bit of quality time with a bandsaw will improve it significantly.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

You forgot the total abomination that is that headstock

Hey you leave Tyler out of this.

 

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

wtf…people who buy themselves an Epiphone get ridiculed by trashing their choice?
Sad…

 

[Eagle]

wtf…people who buy themselves an Epiphone get ridiculed by trashing their choice?
Sad…

No. read the back story. Dave is fake.

 

[Eagle]

Ok Dave , what’s the deal ? Who are you and why all the cheap stuff when you obviously could buy real stuff if you are an actual person. You read like a bot or a satisfied customer in an Amazon review.

 

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

No. read the back story. Dave is fake.

Can’t say I share that observation.
Seems to me you are bullying someone who’s gear choices don’t match the smell of a corck..and taking a piss at perfectly fine brands while your at it.

 

[Eagle]

Can’t say I share that observation.
Seems to me you are bullying someone who’s gear choices don’t match the smell of a corck..and taking a piss at perfectly fine brands while your at it.

Dave is not a real person . Go and read his stuf it’s nuts but my comment on Epiphone is a fair one based off hundreds of examples.

 

[Los-D]

 

[mbenigni]

First step is to buy yourself an Epiphone. Then you get to laugh along without feeling guilty.

 

[mbenigni]