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  • How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

    I am about to pull the trigger on a new guitar. I am going back and fourth between 2 epi’s. I can’t really try either one locally. So I was wondering what the general thought was on their quality now? The 2 I am looking at are the Brent hinds V and the inspired by 1955 les Paul.

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    Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

    Same as always. Pretty darn good for the price point, getting better all the time, and highly variable. New pickups will help, followed by better electronics, and maybe hardware. If needed...

    But some of the higher end/custom stuff has been stellar. You talking about that Silverburst V? That thing is awesome.
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    • #3
      Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

      The '55 LP Custom looks great. Tempting. Epi's quality has ben improving throughout the 2000's beginning with Grover tuners and full size pots. More consistency. In 2010 they went a PU upgrade program and have gradually been putting better PU's across their product line. The market got competitive and they stepped up their game.
      "Completely Conceded Glowing Expert."
      "And Blueman, I am pretty sure you've pissed off a lot of people."
      "Wait, I know! Blueman and Lew can arm wrestle, and the winner gets to decide if 250K pots sound good or not."

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      • #4
        Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

        I have a 60 Tibute Plus L.P. I like it, feels good, plays good. It is stock, sounds good to me.

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        • #5
          Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

          I got a 2007 Dot Deluxe recently. It’s in rotation with an ‘87 USA Standard Strat and a ‘62 LP/SG (not RI) with real PAFs, and gets played as often as the others, if that means anything.
          “I can play the hell out of a riff. The rest of it’s all bulls**t anyway,” Gary Holt

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          • #6
            Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

            Very good to excellent!

            (Especially considering the price).
            Originally Posted by IanBallard
            Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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            • #7
              Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

              I agree, their quality is very good for the money. I have a few, and I'm pretty damn happy with 'em. I swapped the pickups, of course, but I did that on my Gibson LP too
              Last edited by ExplorersRock; 02-18-2018, 12:10 PM.
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              • #8
                Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

                I hit the local stores a couple years back, not looking to buy but just to see what was up since I'd been on a gear hiatus. I checked out quite a few Epi's after pretty much not touching one in well over a decade. I too was impressed with how they had stepped it up. I think I posted about it back then. I'd rather buy in person but the consistency and quality was pretty good. My only gripe would be that some of them are a bit heavy on the plastic coating.

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                • #9
                  Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

                  Thanks guys now I just have to decided which one I want to go with. Both will do what I want even though they are completely different. I’ve never owned a V before so I’m not sure I would get along with one.

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                  • #10
                    Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

                    "V" is really not my thing, but that LP is a good one. It can cover a lot of tonal territory.
                    Last edited by GuitarDoc; 02-18-2018, 01:45 PM.
                    Originally Posted by IanBallard
                    Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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                    • #11
                      Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

                      I have never owned a bad Epiphone. The Pro series are absolutely the best bang for the buck imo.


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                      • #12
                        Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

                        I have an Epiphone Joe Bonnamassa with Burstbuckers and it is, quite literally, the greatest Les Paul in the world.
                        You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
                        Whilst you can only wonder why

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                        • #13
                          Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

                          Had a 2007 LPC that I put a Gibson 498T in and it was an incredible guitar. I would still have it if it wasn’t for two things....

                          1. Headstock shape ...shallow, but still it bothers me.

                          2. Fretboard Inlays...they look off somehow...kinda like tinfoil almost. Also very shallow.

                          I absolutely LOVED the neck carve!
                          1988 Fender MIJ ST54 Hardtail Stratocaster w/SD JB Jr
                          2012 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Mahogany Satin
                          2015 Fender Road Worn '50s Stratocaster w/SD JB Jr
                          2018 Gibson Limited Edition Les Paul Junior
                          2019 Gibson Original Collection Les Paul Special
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                          1979 Marshall JMP 2204
                          1997 Marshall JCM 2000 DSL100
                          2021 Epic Amplification AR50
                          2022 Mojotone British 800 2204​

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                          • #14
                            Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

                            Yeah,....pretty shallow/petty.
                            Originally Posted by IanBallard
                            Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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                            • #15
                              Re: How is Epiphone’s quality these days?

                              Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
                              Yeah,....pretty shallow/petty.
                              Yep...it’s true, and I recognize it, but aesthetics that bug me just gnaw at my brain!

                              Also, those are major visual elements about a guitar. The only way for me to get past them would be to pay for a very expensive headstock reshape and inlay replacement.
                              Last edited by cliffenstein; 02-18-2018, 04:22 PM.
                              1988 Fender MIJ ST54 Hardtail Stratocaster w/SD JB Jr
                              2012 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Mahogany Satin
                              2015 Fender Road Worn '50s Stratocaster w/SD JB Jr
                              2018 Gibson Limited Edition Les Paul Junior
                              2019 Gibson Original Collection Les Paul Special
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                              1979 Marshall JMP 2204
                              1997 Marshall JCM 2000 DSL100
                              2021 Epic Amplification AR50
                              2022 Mojotone British 800 2204​

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