Any Epiphone owners in here?

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Velvet Elvis said:
Maybe its just me, but all of the Epiphone's that I've played (keep in mind this would be newer models only... not before they became the Squier of Gibson)... anyway... all the ones I've played seem to have issues with the nut binding up the strings. Especially on the G string. Making it hop around a little in tuning. There are ways obviously to correct this, but be warned that you need to make sure it will hold tune before buying a new one.

Just my $0.02

Velvet Elvis
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They ALL need a new nut. I replace with bone. My Casino is reworked and plays awesome. The sound of those pups is great. I did a whole album with it and love the balanced sound that the Casino gets.
 
The casino is the Epi that I used as well... I did have to pot the pickups too... but that's pretty typical for a guitar in that price range (compared to paying 3 or 4 times more)

Velvet Elvis
 
Dude...
What about one of those black Elvis Epi acoustics!!!
 
hahahahaha....

Nope... can't say I have one of those...

Velvet (the real Elvis) Elvis ;P
 
The REAL Elvis...
I am humbled...
I think I will have to change my name to Jumpsuit Elvis
 
Or even "Velvet Jumpsuit Elvis"

Just don't do "Toilet Elvis"
 
Actually, aside from the SG, I have 2 other Epiphones. One, a 25 y/o dreadnought I made my living with for 5 years, an old friend. Also, a black Selena signature cutaway classical, both of which have seen some duty on the current project CD-Richie
 
I own an Epi DOT, for the price it's a very nice axe. I've tried various Epi LP's and SG's and I thought they were decent guitars.

I thought most of the Epi SG's played about as well as my Gibson SG.

Given the way Gibson product has gotten so expensive, I think Epi's are getting to be more and more popular.
 
I have a Casino, (one of their premium stock) which is a great guitar. I got it for the price of the standard Casino because a good friend runs a guitar shop and was told he had to order it to keep his Gibson line options. It is well made, actually better than some of the Gibson standards.

I've tried other Casinos and they are basically the same guitar with just cheaper pots and selector switch. The finish seems to have one extra coat to give it a better shine and that is about it.
 
rpe said:
I've had an Epi Sheraton II for about 10 or 12 years. The workmanship is excellent, sound is excellent, playability is excellent.
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I have one of these as well, and it's a wonderful instrument. It's versatile and easy to play, and it sounds very sweet on tape.

I also got an Epiphone EJ-200 jumbo acoustic about two years ago, and I absolutely adore it. It's nice to have it as an alternative to my Martin D1 (which was my only acoustic 6-string for years).
 
I have an Epiphone EJ-200, too!

It sounds incredibly good both live and when recorded, and it's VERY easy to play. I put an L.R. Baggs Micro system in it and it sounds awesome when I play it live. When I bring it to the Open Jam nite, everybody else wants to play it after they hear it's wonderful tone. :)

I also have an Epiphone Thunderbird Reverse bass. It also sounds incredibly good when recorded... very punchy and distinct.
 
I have an Epiphone DC Les Paul with P-90's and it's a decent guitar.I also have an Epiphone Coronet which is okay.
 
I have to agree on the Sheratons...........I bought a second hand one about 12 yrs ago, it was one of the early models made with the full "Epiphone by Gibson" inlay on the headstock, the finish on those early Epi's is lush compared to the later models. I put Duncan p/ups in and it absolutely sings.

:cool:
 
I have an Epi SG Elite and an Epi Les Paul Custom both of which are great guitars. A Gibson Les Paul Custom would have cost several hundred more than what I payed for both guitars so for me the decision between a Gibson and an Epi was a 'no-brainer'.
:D
 
I used to own an Epiphone Texan, slope shoulder dreadnaught. Bought it used, for $150 (including a case) in 1992, but it got stolen, in a break-in, in November 1998...along with my 12-string Montana (made by Kamen, same people that make Ovation) that I'd bought for $288 somewhere in between. Never can manage to find a replacement, new or used, since then...both that I'm not really looking, and that I never seem to have the money available, whenever the new price dips below $400. An Epiphone dealer, in Carmel, IN, told me that the Epihone PR-200 is the same as the Texan. Should I look in that direction, instead, or hold out for another Texan?

I've test drove an Epiphone Emperor, once, and that was a sweet playing guitar. Since I've now got an Ibanez AG75TBS, I won't be setting my sights on an Emperor, anytime soon. If money and opportunity coincide, in the future, of course I'd buy an Emperor. :)

Matt
 
i have extensive experience with only 2 epis-
pr-7e:
all-laminate electric acoustic. beautiful, with cherry (or is it flame?) burst bird's eye maple top. plays very easily, with a decent cutaway. tends to rattle kind of easily, but disassembly and reassembly with a little rubber cement takes care of most of that. saddle and nut are fairly cheap, but a little file work makes them usable. tuners are just fine, fit and finish are great. excellent live guitar, a little thin but nice jingle unplugged.

emperor:
this is the baddest electric/acoustic bass i've ever played, the only one i've played that can feasibly keep up with an acoustic guitar in a live room and no amplification (i've never played a smaller/shmancier acoustic bass-i'm guessing that a nice goodall will cut even better)-easy enough to play, though the scale is long enough to shy off the short of arm.

the sheraton is not considered by most to be a second-brand guitar-by that, i mean that it is considered a classic by the guitar community at large. that really says something.

i think that the gibson remakes (like the SG variants) vary from a good deal to only so-so, but epi offers pretty good value on the whole-if you get a good one (i guess i've had decent luck overall), you've really just saved money by not buying gibson. i presume most, if not all, have lifetime warranties (my pr-7e does, at least). as good a brand of guitar as gibson on the whole, i think, considering that gibson does not exactly make the killers they used to.
 
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