What guitar are you playing today?

[Wattage]

Nice . What do you think of it overall?

I think it is a beautiful guitar and really well made, seriously Epi is killing it these days. A couple of things I changed only 1 was significant, Still trying to decide if I like the pickups. Not in a rush I bought this more as a fun guitar than anything else. I grabbed a Vintage DC Jr at the same time, kind of wanted some cheap P90 thrills.

I put on a Mojo Axe lightning bolt tailpiece, changed out the pickguard for a wide bevel version and put on some small font knobs so far. Trying to decide what I'll do with the pickups, they sound fine thru some of my stuff but they're definitely not my favorite P90's. Neck shape is that weird wide D shape Epi makes, takes some getting used to for me. I like that they went with larger side dots on it, hate the tiny import dots, dammit I am getting too old to see them onstage anymore :grumble::18:

 

[Ashurbanipal]

I think it is a beautiful guitar and really well made, seriously Epi is killing it these days. A couple of things I changed only 1 was significant, Still trying to decide if I like the pickups. Not in a rush I bought this more as a fun guitar than anything else. I grabbed a Vintage DC Jr at the same time, kind of wanted some cheap P90 thrills.

I put on a Mojo Axe lightning bolt tailpiece, changed out the pickguard for a wide bevel version and put on some small font knobs so far. Trying to decide what I'll do with the pickups, they sound fine thru some of my stuff but they're definitely not my favorite P90's. Neck shape is that weird wide D shape Epi makes, takes some getting used to for me. I like that they went with larger side dots on it, hate the tiny import dots, dammit I am getting too old to see them onstage anymore :grumble::18:

Yeah, I pretty much agree. When I got mine, it quickly became one of my favs. No significant construction flaws, just slightly wonky masked off binding on one side, scratchy frets and slightly high nut out of the box.

One not-so-obvious mod I did was 550k audio taper pots + 50s wiring - patent difference in sound. For me, at least, the stock modern wiring and the linear 25% tolerance pots (most don't measure 500k) weren't bringing out the best. I don't know why all the Epiphones use these pots, even the inspired by CS stuff is B500k labelled, guess Cesar and Agnesi got a massive bargain on crates of them .

The neck shape is pretty marmite among people. To me, it's like a fat Wizard neck, so quite familiar. I wish the frets were bigger, but this is kinda personal, and the guitar it is inspired by had medium at most back in the day.

 

[Securb]

After dinner it will probably be my Iceman with SD Distortion bridge and Black Winter neck through my Jubilee, maybe add a bit of Tumnus as a boost

I just pulled mine off the rack today. It was filthy on an embarrassing level. The poor guitar doesn't get enough love.

 

[JMP/HBE]

 

[solspirit]

Do you even play anything else, anymore?

 

[Chistopher]

Man, I'm glad y'all are the "I played the black Iceman" type rather than the "This one here is Esmerelda, me and her got quite a bit of alone time together last night" type.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Do you even play anything else, anymore?

Oh yes. Except i work so much id rather be playing guitar than work.

 

['59]

Man, I'm glad y'all are the "I played the black Iceman" type rather than the "This one here is Esmerelda, me and her got quite a bit of alone time together last night" type.

That reminds me of a joke my dad made once. He's really big on naval tradition and one time when I was in highschool we were sitting in the garage watching early early NCIS episodes, and I asked him why cars are it's but ships and boats are she's.

To which he responded "Because you can't f**k a car, son".

 

[80's_Metal]

The Faded V
Can you name this riff?

 

[80's_Metal]

Today I braved the heat for about 25 minutes.
Didn't come up with anything noteworthy.

 

[Securb]

Played the Fralin Strat today for a while. It is an awesome guitar but just not right for our brand of metal. It is perfect for my cover gig.

 

[Mincer]

The new Warmoth! (there will be pics in the dedicated thread)

 

[jeremy]

tokai strat i got off bunglowbill a long time ago. antiquity surfers neck and bridge with a hendrix pup middle

 

[Seashore]

Today I braved the heat for about 25 minutes.
Didn't come up with anything noteworthy.

I feel like those days are just as important as the days when it all comes together. I don't have the good times where the riffs just flow without putting in some time on the off days to keep limber and keep the ideas in play.

 

[Securb]

Back to the Fralin Strat today it is perfect for my cover band. We started working on Pretty In Pink tonight, no keys, hard rock/metal guitar, growling vocals. Sounds pretty cool. .

 

[80's_Metal]

Back to practice, it's been 6 weeks off ....

My singer left and moved out of town, so I'm back on vocal duty.

Rocking this beauty tonight. It really is nearly perfect in tone and function.... This thing is. A player!

 

[Mincer]

Dean! I know lots of people at Dean HQ, and play at their DOA event every year.

 

[jeremy]

if i was gonna own a dean, it would a ml hardtail like that. looks great!

 

[Securb]

I am working on leads for some of our 7-string songs, so I have the Omen out today.

 

[weepingminotaur]

Les Paul, today.