the Epi Tak Matsmoto Les Paul

[shaka]

I posted about this guitar in the Epi vs. Gibson Les Paul thead. I played one a couple of months ago and it was better than any Gibby Les Paul I've pulled off the Guitar Center wall in quite some time. I love the look. Just goes to prove Epi can make a decent if not superior Les Paul. I'm not sure but I think these things are made in Japan.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ELLPTTKNH/

Tak Matsumoto is the Japanese Van Halen btw.

 

[Stratovarious]

Re: the Epi Tak Matsmoto Les Paul

i thought that Akira Takasaki guy was the Japanese Eddie Van Halen ?
lol

 

[butnut]

Re: the Epi Tak Matsmoto Les Paul

Looks kool. Dig the Zebras. Shoulda left the name off the bod...truss cover is enuf. Wonder if it really is MIJ? 15 hunnert is a lot of coin for a Epi.

 

[shaka]

Re: the Epi Tak Matsmoto Les Paul

Looks kool. Dig the Zebras. Shoulda left the name off the bod...truss cover is enuf. Wonder if it really is MIJ? 15 hunnert is a lot of coin for a Epi.

Well I did some research on the thing and it turns out it's more Les Paul than a lot of the stuff coming out of Nashville. The feature list is very impressive. It looks like the top is not a veneer and the body is two piece mahogany. The neck is mahogany too. It also has the Burstbuckers which are pretty nice pickups. The only difference between the pic and the description is that the top doesn't look bookmatched.

Epiphone Elitist Tak Matsumoto Les Paul Standard Features:

Color: TakBurst

Body Wood: Book-matched mahogany

Top Wood: Book-matched quilt-maple

Neck Wood: 1-piece mahogany

Neck Profile: Joint set, 16th fret, 1-11/16" bone nut

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Position Markers: Abalone inlays

Scale length: 23 3/4"

Number of Frets: 22

Pickups: Rhythm pickup - Gibson Burstbucker-2, treble pickup - Gibson Burstbucker-3

Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone

Pickup Switching: 3-way selector

Hardware: Vintage nickel

Machine Heads: Green Keys by Gotoh

Bridge/Tailpiece: Stopbar

Case: Hardshell

 

[dgk2448]

Re: the Epi Tak Matsmoto Les Paul

that reminds me a lot of slash's replica from the 80's. thats why ive wanted one for a looong time