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Early 90's Epiphones

H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,600
edited August 2012 in Musicians and Gearheads
Looking at an early 90's Epi LP Standard (not sure of the exact year). Anyone have any knowledge on these? Getting it at a pretty good price too and it looks pretty clean and all original.
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    how cheap is cheap cuz i just saw they have new gibson USA custom shop studios for like $750 or something ridiculous.

    you talkin like <$200 ???
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  • H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,600
    200$
    Pine Knob, MI Lollapalooza 1992 / Soldier Field, Chicago 1995 / Savage Hall, Toledo 1996 / Palace, Detroit 1998 / Palace, Detroit 2000 / Pine Knob, MI 2003 / Showbox, Seattle 2004 / MSG, NYC 2008 / Key Arena I & II, Seattle 2009 / Eddie Vedder Beacon, NYC 2011 / Eddie Vedder Benaroya, Hall Seattle 2011 / Barclays, Brooklyn I &II 2013 / Wells Fargo, Philadelphia II 2013 / Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany 2014 / Wells Fargo, Philadelphia 1 2016 / Madison Square Garden, NYC 2 2016 / Wrigley 2, Chicago 2016/ Fenway 1, Boston 2018/
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    i can tell you my late 90's epi LP is "serviceable", and while not quite as hot as the pickups in an real LP, i don't have a lot of complaints. Straight neck, plays just fine. Still works a decade later. Needs a new input jack (loose contact pin inside, makes noise), but that's probably my fault for setting it down repeatedly with the cable in it. Doesn't stay in tune quite like a good LP, but doesn't fall out of tune a whole lot either.
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  • H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,600
    it certainly isn't something that i need. but i'd like to own a lp and for 200$ thats not a bad deal

    http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/msg/3167161728.html
    Pine Knob, MI Lollapalooza 1992 / Soldier Field, Chicago 1995 / Savage Hall, Toledo 1996 / Palace, Detroit 1998 / Palace, Detroit 2000 / Pine Knob, MI 2003 / Showbox, Seattle 2004 / MSG, NYC 2008 / Key Arena I & II, Seattle 2009 / Eddie Vedder Beacon, NYC 2011 / Eddie Vedder Benaroya, Hall Seattle 2011 / Barclays, Brooklyn I &II 2013 / Wells Fargo, Philadelphia II 2013 / Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany 2014 / Wells Fargo, Philadelphia 1 2016 / Madison Square Garden, NYC 2 2016 / Wrigley 2, Chicago 2016/ Fenway 1, Boston 2018/
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    tobacco burst is HOT.

    you can always spend a little dough and change out the pickups if you just have to have better ones ... but i've never bothered with mine.

    If any of the REAL players get on here (MiG, Pac) they could prolly give you the pros & cons of an epi.
    or possibly steer you towards some Gibson copy guitar that they may think is better (not sure but i'm sure they know of 2 or 3, lol) ...

    The only con i really see, is if you were paying show room new price ...
    like i said, prolly better to get a Gibson USA studio at that price ...
    but for $200
    fuck it man.
    if you ain't got nothin better, or you got a fender and you want gibson ...
    why not?
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  • H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,600
    yeah i got more than i need really. got just one gibson sg that's probably gets most of my attention and couple fenders 52 ri tele and mexi jag and a random assortment of acoustic stuff. But no LP so alas even if it is a epi thats all i can afford right now
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    H.Chinaski wrote:
    yeah i got more than i need really. got just one gibson sg that's probably gets most of my attention and couple fenders 52 ri tele and mexi jag and a random assortment of acoustic stuff. But no LP so alas even if it is a epi thats all i can afford right now

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  • PSUS2HPSUS2H USA Posts: 2,263
    Thats a good deal, but if you mod it like I do you'll spend more. I have an Epip with Sperzel Tuners, Tone Pros bridge and tail piece, Dimarzon Evo matched set, coil tap on the neck pickup, bone nut. Sweet guitar, make some mods and its a great piece.
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  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    I've owned a few Epiphones over the years, a few Les Pauls and a couple of semi acoustics and they've all been really decent guitars. I love the care and attention they put in to them and I've never felt the need to change hardwear for any reasons other than cosmetic. I've always had an Epi in my collection... :)

    Right now this is a good addition I'm very happy with. For $200 - 300 you can go wrong I say.

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  • H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,600
    i ended up passing on this one. being that im getting married in less than 3 months i figured id better save my money for that instead :(
    Pine Knob, MI Lollapalooza 1992 / Soldier Field, Chicago 1995 / Savage Hall, Toledo 1996 / Palace, Detroit 1998 / Palace, Detroit 2000 / Pine Knob, MI 2003 / Showbox, Seattle 2004 / MSG, NYC 2008 / Key Arena I & II, Seattle 2009 / Eddie Vedder Beacon, NYC 2011 / Eddie Vedder Benaroya, Hall Seattle 2011 / Barclays, Brooklyn I &II 2013 / Wells Fargo, Philadelphia II 2013 / Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany 2014 / Wells Fargo, Philadelphia 1 2016 / Madison Square Garden, NYC 2 2016 / Wrigley 2, Chicago 2016/ Fenway 1, Boston 2018/
  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    H.Chinaski wrote:
    i ended up passing on this one. being that im getting married in less than 3 months i figured id better save my money for that instead :(

    You should probably look happier in that case.... :)
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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  • H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,600
    veddertown wrote:
    H.Chinaski wrote:
    i ended up passing on this one. being that im getting married in less than 3 months i figured id better save my money for that instead :(

    You should probably look happier in that case.... :)


    Your right and i am. :D
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