Thames
Great White Malice
Hey dudes...
Yesterday, just before the practice gig, I went to the local music store to play some LPs. Here's some interesting observations....
(to be clear, "G" stands for Gibson, "E" for Epi...)
There were a G LP Classic, 2 G LP Studio, 1 E Custom (red/gold), 1 E Standard Plus... well in fact, a few more but that's the ones I played. The red G LP Studio felt right, I really liked it, simple and efficient, nice depth to the sound. The G LP Classic was fine, but I dont like those thinner necks. The black G LP Studio was flatter sounding, not impressed, as were the Epis, except the E Custom... which was a pleasant surprise! In fact, I did notice that Custom has a full thick maple cap
mg: It was easy to notice : inside the horn, like the old LP's, it had the distinctice demarcation, the binding being thinner than the maple cap, the E Standard Plus didnt have that, nor the G Classic (which has a thicker binding in this area).
Moreover the body of the E Standard was clearly alder, whereas the E Custom was mahogany, no doubt about it. The workmanship felt great on the E Custom, the fretmarkers really looked like real MOP and not cheap blurry inlays... everything was fine really. I was really tempted.
THen my friend (employee) brought back from the basement an Epi Elite case housing one of the sweetest honeyburst flametop LP I ever saw... it was an Epi Elite Standard Plus. Actually, it's one of the nicest, sweetest LP I ever tried. Everything, I mean everything felt soooo great. I really "felt like home" with this babe on me. I couldnt resist playing all the classic LP riffs I could remember of.
This one was already sold to a customer, but damn, I'll go for an Epi Elite this summer. No worry about that. For 1/2 the price of a Gibson, where the QC is often to be desired, it's a damn great deal.
No offense to Gibson owners...
Yesterday, just before the practice gig, I went to the local music store to play some LPs. Here's some interesting observations....
(to be clear, "G" stands for Gibson, "E" for Epi...)
There were a G LP Classic, 2 G LP Studio, 1 E Custom (red/gold), 1 E Standard Plus... well in fact, a few more but that's the ones I played. The red G LP Studio felt right, I really liked it, simple and efficient, nice depth to the sound. The G LP Classic was fine, but I dont like those thinner necks. The black G LP Studio was flatter sounding, not impressed, as were the Epis, except the E Custom... which was a pleasant surprise! In fact, I did notice that Custom has a full thick maple cap
mg: It was easy to notice : inside the horn, like the old LP's, it had the distinctice demarcation, the binding being thinner than the maple cap, the E Standard Plus didnt have that, nor the G Classic (which has a thicker binding in this area). Moreover the body of the E Standard was clearly alder, whereas the E Custom was mahogany, no doubt about it. The workmanship felt great on the E Custom, the fretmarkers really looked like real MOP and not cheap blurry inlays... everything was fine really. I was really tempted.
THen my friend (employee) brought back from the basement an Epi Elite case housing one of the sweetest honeyburst flametop LP I ever saw... it was an Epi Elite Standard Plus. Actually, it's one of the nicest, sweetest LP I ever tried. Everything, I mean everything felt soooo great. I really "felt like home" with this babe on me. I couldnt resist playing all the classic LP riffs I could remember of.
This one was already sold to a customer, but damn, I'll go for an Epi Elite this summer. No worry about that. For 1/2 the price of a Gibson, where the QC is often to be desired, it's a damn great deal.
No offense to Gibson owners...
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