New IBG Epiphones - Get them before Eagle does

I have never seen that. Got any pics?
Same I’ve never seen that either.

No I don't have pics and don't have the guitar anymore. I had a 94 usa standard which I decided to sand the finish off because I was stoned and thought it would look cool. This was about 2001ish. It had the completely black belly cut like this one

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The veneer stopped at the belly cut and underneath was a 4 piece body. I've read about others out there so mine definitely wasn't the only one. The finish was stupidly thick too. I ended up selling it in bits, it's also not the only time I ruined a guitar by sanding the finish off.
 
No I don't have pics and don't have the guitar anymore. I had a 94 usa standard which I decided to sand the finish off because I was stoned and thought it would look cool. This was about 2001ish. It had the completely black belly cut like this one
The veneer stopped at the belly cut and underneath was a 4 piece body. I've read about others out there so mine definitely wasn't the only one. The finish was stupidly thick too. I ended up selling it in bits, it's also not the only time I ruined a guitar by sanding the finish off.
Seems plausible. This was the same era as the "foto flame" finish.
 
No I don't have pics and don't have the guitar anymore. I had a 94 usa standard which I decided to sand the finish off because I was stoned and thought it would look cool. This was about 2001ish. It had the completely black belly cut like this one

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The veneer stopped at the belly cut and underneath was a 4 piece body. I've read about others out there so mine definitely wasn't the only one. The finish was stupidly thick too. I ended up selling it in bits, it's also not the only time I ruined a guitar by sanding the finish off.
Yes you’re right. I’ve seen those, the sunburst having the black in the tummy cut is a dead giveaway. I thought you meant Gibson LP standards.
 
Yes you’re right. I’ve seen those, the sunburst having the black in the tummy cut is a dead giveaway. I thought you meant Gibson LP standards.

I didn't have much luck with my first two strats. One was a plywood Chinese squier and my US standard was a block body with a veneer and not the lovely two piece I thought it was. I found out the squier was plywood when I tried to change the pickups and you could see the ply in the cavity when I took the scratch plate off.

I always hated the sunburst on my US standard so thought I'd sand off the finish and repaint it. After a few hrs sanding I really wished I hadn't started :facepalm :rofl
 
I can understand a $500-$600 Epiphone (though I’d rather have a PRS SE). But $1300 is insane. You can get Studios and Tributes all day long for less, used.
The funny thing about the PRS SE line is that PRS actually ships real mahogany/korina to Korea to make those guitars (last I checked, although it's not top grade), but MIC guitars are almost *always* faux mahogany (luaun, nato, agathis etc.) :wat

The IBG Epi marketing scheme/scam is meant to draw in "value" shoppers, but I think for them $1300 is too far, especially if they try before they buy.
 
My first electric was an ET-290N so I’ll always have a soft spot for Epiphone. I’m much more interested in their original models though. I’m hoping to see them continue to expand those lines of instruments.

If they brought back something like a US made Wilshire in Silver Fox there’s no way I could resist
Me too, I have always had a soft spot for them too. I picked up this one pre-owned a few months ago, and it didnt have a scratch on it. I replaced all the wiring with 50's Toneman parts and I was going to swap out the P90's to Gibson, but after the wiring change, it sounds awesome. May still do that one day. I paid $300 for this one and it is THE most comfortable couch guitar I have ever owned and first P90 guitar.

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I did take the Epi sticker off the pickguard. It just didnt look right to me on it.
 
If Gibson had gotten it right, it would have said Gibson on the headstock.

You don't see Fender trying to sell $1000 plus Squiers.
 
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