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  • Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro discontinued

    How come the Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro got discontinued?

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    Every year Epiphone fiddles with their lines. My guess is that it comes down to sales. Models that sell well continue to be made.
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    • #3
      Musta been good? I guess

      Epi has a tradition of walking a fine line of non-competition with Gibson products
      "New stuff always sucks" -Me

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Adieu View Post
        Musta been good? I guess

        Epi has a tradition of walking a fine line of non-competition with Gibson products
        Funny you say that because I have Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro with the exact same features as the Epi. There has been an Epi Trad Pro , Trad Pro 2, and Trad Pro 3 that matches with Gibson's models. The only difference electronic-wise is the pickups (Probuckers vs. Burstbuckers).

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        • #5
          Wasn't the Custom Pro just the same as the current LPC? Well, with the obvious headstock shape change.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Rex_Rocker View Post
            Wasn't the Custom Pro just the same as the current LPC? Well, with the obvious headstock shape change.
            Yeah and also it had rosewood fretboard instead of ebony.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Wayne27 View Post

              Yeah and also it had rosewood fretboard instead of ebony.
              And cheaper hardware, cheaper pots/switch/jack, cheaper woods, different neck profile, cheaper woods...

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              • #8
                What makes the woods cheaper? Pretty sure they're using the same stuff (other than the fretboard, of course).

                The pots on the new ones are CTS, aren't they?

                Isn't the hardware the same too? Those locking Epiphone bridges.

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                • #9
                  I thought the PRO at the end meant it had Probucker pickups
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Rex_Rocker View Post
                    What makes the woods cheaper? Pretty sure they're using the same stuff (other than the fretboard, of course).

                    The pots on the new ones are CTS, aren't they?

                    Isn't the hardware the same too? Those locking Epiphone bridges.
                    Reaearch the woods. Really research, not manufacturer advertised specs.

                    No, the hardware is not the same.

                    Probuckers ARE nice, though.

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