Epi Pauls

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:48 am

You choose any pickups yet??

stratobastard27 · Post by **stratobastard27** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:05 am

I love this fucking guitar!!!! Haven't modded it at all. Don't think I will. There's a $1300 price difference between the Ep and my Gib LP Classic. I feel and hear about a $50 difference.

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:08 am

I agree with stratobastard. I played his guitar last weekend and it plays great. I think it might weigh more then you Gibson LP, lol.

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:00 pm

That's awesome. LOVE it when a plan comes together!

Post by **Ron** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:08 pm

stratobastard27 wrote:I love this fucking guitar!!!! Haven't modded it at all. Don't think I will. There's a $1300 price difference between the Ep and my Gib LP Classic. I feel and hear about a $50 difference.

One of the reasons to buy a "real" Les Paul vs. an Epi, besides esthetics, is long-term value. Your Classic will always be worth at least $1300 more than the Epi, and I doubt that the Epi will ever increase in value.

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:51 pm

Ron wrote:Your Classic will always be worth at least $1300 more than the Epi, and I doubt that the Epi will ever increase in value.

True. But the idea of walking into a lot of places with a coupl'a thousand dollar instrument...

One drunk guy trying to show you his mad, lickety-split,tweedly skills with your set neck
LP and your future investment is a nice-lookin' slab of wood that needs an expensive fix.

Granted, I'm a Strat guy, so...

Post by **Ron** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:08 pm

stratobastard27 wrote:True. But the idea of walking into a lot of places with a coupl'a thousand dollar instrument...

One drunk guy trying to show you his mad, lickety-split,tweedly skills with your set neck
LP and your future investment is a nice-lookin' slab of wood that needs an expensive fix.

No doubt about that. If I were playing out again, I'd probably use my "frankenstein" guitar. Ibanez neck on an old Charvel solid mahogany body. It could take a beating and I wouldn't care, plus it's more versatile than my LP standard. For backup I'd probably throw another guitar together or buy an ESP LTD.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:48 pm

Ron wrote:One of the reasons to buy a "real" Les Paul vs. an Epi, besides esthetics, is long-term value. Your Classic will always be worth at least $1300 more than the Epi, and I doubt that the Epi will ever increase in value.

That only matters if you plan on selling the instrument. Personally, if I'm worried about the resale value of an instrument before I buy it, then maybe I shouldn't be buying it in the first place. Some people are into flipping instruments, but I've never been. I have way too much emotional attachment to all of my basses, even the cheap ones.

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:34 pm

I don't know if Stratobastard's Gibson is going to be worth all that much now, seeing as the headstock has had to be re-attached 3 times. It was a great guitar, too.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:06 pm

Merge wrote:I don't know if Stratobastard's Gibson is going to be worth all that much now, seeing as the headstock has had to be re-attached 3 times. It was a great guitar, too.

practice axe?

stratobastard27 · Post by **stratobastard27** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:59 am

I'm going with B25 on this point. Resale value means nothing to me. I may re-sell an amp or PA gear, but I buy a guitar it's for life. I love my Gibson. It's a great instrument. Should have it back from the shop pretty soon. But as I stated before, its trips away from my house will be few and far between from here on out. So that's why I chose the el-cheapo Epi. I really don't care that much if it breaks, I can replace it without the heartache or walletache of the Gibson. As an aside, I'm a strat guy too. I'm actually about 50/50 on the Strat/Paul playtime. As much as I love the Gibson, my '89 Am. Std. Strat is my baby. That's the guitar I want to be buried with. I've modded the shit out of it, and it's been HEAVILY abused (Merge actually backed over it in-case one time, that was my fault, but all that broke was the plastic tone knob! The pot is still good) but I love it above all else. It's also got mile-high action, which is just the way I like my strat. Gotta fight it. The Strat is truly the workingman's guitar in that you get out of it only what you put into it.

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:50 am

That was my old Bronco. I thought that when we opened the case we would find your Strat in at least 3 pieces, stratobastard. I'll never forget that night.

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:13 pm

stratobastard27 wrote:The Strat is truly the workingman's guitar in that you get out of it only what you put into it.

True dat!

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:26 pm

His Strat does play better than any other Strat that I've played.