Elias Graves Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I grabbed one on the Father's Day sale. Wow. Epiphone has upped the game, for sure. After a few weeks of settling in, this has become a favorite in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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martin82 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Beautiful guitar. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Epiphone has upped the game, for sure. Man, that is a beauty. Love the pelham. Binding looks good and aged. But wait, is this a typo? Gibson has an ES330, but I don't see one for Epiphone. You mean 339 pro? (I can't quite see the trussrod cover.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahajer Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Gorgeous guitar! I kept going back and forth between the 339 P90 and a Nighthawk. GC had a slightly used Nighthawk for $250 (still had the plastic on the pickups, probably just hung on the wall at the store) and that price made my mind up for me. But I may have to get a 339 before too long. (That's after I figure out how to explain to my wife why I "need" another guitar!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 ...(That's after I figure out how to explain to my wife why I "need" another guitar!) Hmm. We should have a thread on that. And it should be pinned at the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Graves Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Sorry. 339 Pro. Check this out. The pickup is wound with old school enamel coated wire. Note the bright orange color. Reads 8.16. Even has the right alloy (or close to it) for the pole screws. The bobbin is plastic rather than fiber. A vintage model would not be wax potted but most players prefer them with wax, so it's waxed. Lead wire is modern and not a braided shield like Gibson uses but that doesn't matter much. Overall a "vintage enough" pickup to pass for a Gibson P90. Honest to goodness CTS potentiometers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Graves Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 339 all the way. My son doing a little jam with it. Sounds fantastic through his Blues Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Graves Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Maybe a moderator can correct the title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve112 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 HNGD, Elias G. They are a nice guitar with great looks and sound. Congrats, play the snot out of her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority Four Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I bought a cherry version of the same guitar on sale. It really is an awesome guitar. Set up is really decent. I like it so much, I ordered the case for it. I'm still under $500 on the whole thing. The Epi logo sticker fell off of the pickgaurd. That was really the only thing that did not look awesome on the guitar. I wish they had silk screened it or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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