charlie brown Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Interesting! http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Electrics/Les-Paul/Ltd-Ed-Les-Paul-Custom-100th-Anniversary-Outfit.aspx http://images.epiphone.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Products/Les-Paul/Les-Paul-Custom-100th-Anniversary-Outfit/POP_LP100th-WR.jpg http://images.epiphone.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Products/Les-Paul/Les-Paul-Custom-100th-Anniversary-Outfit/POP_LP100th-NA.jpg CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Great! They didn't add any "100" scribble on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Very nice looking. If it had a maple top, not just a veneer, I might consider getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Very nice looking. If it had a maple top, not just a veneer, I might consider getting one. Regardless if veneer or massive top, they shouldn't mount a pickguard at the factory, perhaps supply it for those who want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Very nice looking. If it had a maple top, not just a veneer, I might consider getting one. Regardless if veneer or massive top, they shouldn't mount a pickguard at the factory, perhaps supply it for those who want it. +1 to both statements here. You would have thought that for a special model, they might have gone against the norm and got a solid top on there. And yes, with any top, the 'guard should be optional, on every model, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Well, admittedly, I don't know that much about Epiphone "Les Paul" models, but I was under the impression, they all had veneer tops, at least those that had something other than all mahogany bodies. ??? It was another part of the compromise, for the lower price point. Epi's, these days, are never going to be "Collector's Items," save maybe the very limited edition USA versions. So, why worry about a "Veneer" top?! Anyway, I just thought it was an interesting "limited edition" model...especially with the Sheraton neck, and headstock appointments. But, that's what I get, for "thinking," again! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Well, admittedly, I don't know that much about Epiphone "Les Paul" models, but I was under the impression, they all had veneer tops, at least those that had something other than all mahogany bodies. ??? It was another part of the compromise, for the lower price point. ... CB The full name of my top-level Epiphone is "Les Paul 1960 Tribute Plus Outfit" of which the "Outfit" assumably means the top and back veneers. The sides clearly reveal that the body is made of five blanks glued together and topped or more exactly "backed" using a mahogany veneer. Pickup and electrical cavities tell that the top is probably made of two halves of plain maple and then topped with a veneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomse Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I just put my name on one . Great appointments on that guitar . Not bad for 799.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomse Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Interesting! http://www.epiphone....ary-Outfit.aspx http://images.epipho..._LP100th-WR.jpg http://images.epipho..._LP100th-NA.jpg CB Thanks for the post charlie brown . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Jones Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Love the Natural. Does anyone have an availability date yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomse Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Love the Natural. Does anyone have an availability date yet? I have the NA ordered they said in late December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Interestingly, the early(ish) Epi Les Paul standard (at least some of them) had quite thick maple tops. They were not as thickly cut as Gibson but were still substantial enough. My son has an Epi Les Paul I bought for him in 1995 I think and that has a thickish maple top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffery Smith Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Saw these on the Epiphone Facebook page. Both look beautiful, and I actually prefer the cherry model. It is probably a tad lighter in weight. Can't wait to see what the impressions are when some of you start receiving yours. I wish Epiphone would make a Les Paul doublecut one of these days (not the long horn ones...just a regular double cut). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromnabulax Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 The full name of my top-level Epiphone is "Les Paul 1960 Tribute Plus Outfit" of which the "Outfit" assumably means the top and back veneers. You may be right, but I was under the impression that 'outfit' merely meant that it came with a hardshell case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Interestingly, the early(ish) Epi Les Paul standard (at least some of them) had quite thick maple tops. They were not as thickly cut as Gibson but were still substantial enough. My son has an Epi Les Paul I bought for him in 1995 I think and that has a thickish maple top. I just re-looked at the Epiphone LP web page, and the "Joe Bonamassa" versions seem to have thicker maple tops/caps, and "deep set" neck joints, as well. So...??? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So, why worry about a "Veneer" top? Because imo the maple cap is what makes a Les Paul a Les Paul. If not that, then what? Without one, it sounds significantly different to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 You may be right, but I was under the impression that 'outfit' merely meant that it came with a hardshell case. Or that. :) I just re-looked at the Epiphone LP web page, and the "Joe Bonamassa" versions seem to have thicker maple tops/caps, and "deep set" neck joints, as well. So...??? CB Because imo the maple cap is what makes a Les Paul a Les Paul. If not that, then what? Without one, it sounds significantly different to me. My Epiphone Tribute Plus Les Paul has a full-size maple cap with just a thin veneer on top of it, and a long neck tenon. She is also of a sensible weight with no weight relief. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 The Les Paul Custom, had no maple cap (1953-early '61), originally. They sound just fine! The maple cap "Custom" was introduced in '68, with the reissue. It' all what you like, and/or get used to...IMHO. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Epiphone Customs do not have maple caps. They are all mahogany and always have been unless specifically stated otherwise. You may be right, but I was under the impression that 'outfit' merely meant that it came with a hardshell case. This is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Epiphone Customs do not have maple caps. They are all mahogany and always have been unless specifically stated otherwise. ... In so far they are true to the design of the "real thing". I didn't know that "Outfit" indeed means the original hard shell case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 I noticed the designation "Outfit" with the new "Elitist" Riviera, and Casino...which, in those 2 cases, have Nitro finishes, Gibson Pickups, and USA electronics, and the original 2-hole truss rod covers, and the correct "E" engraved TRC. I.E. more like, maybe even "identical?" to the original "Kalamazoo" factory models. AND...closer to "Gibson" prices, as well. So, maybe "outfit," means different things, depending on the model? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 "Outfit" means that it comes with one or several extras. Sometimes it is a case or a gigbag. Maybe a special strap, like in the case of Kiss signatures. It is a pretty open term, for sure, that can have different variables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 My Epiphone Tribute Plus Les Paul has a full-size maple cap with just a thin veneer on top of it, and a long neck tenon. She is also of a sensible weight with no weight relief. B) Yes, I had forgotten about the Tribute Plus despite having owned one. It is, as you say, a full thickness maple cap with the added veneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lengle1981 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I'm not a les Paul kind of guy but this is beautiful. Why epiphone don't make all their les Pauls with this shape headstock is odd to me. The headstock looks so much better than the standard epi les Paul headstock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 I'm not a les Paul kind of guy but this is beautiful. Why epiphone don't make all their les Pauls with this shape headstock is odd to me. The headstock looks so much better than the standard epi les Paul headstock Well, there are some of us, here, that would like to see Epiphone use the "Gibson" headstock, like the ones that are made for the "Japanese only," market, on their "Gibson" models. If Epi is going to copy "Gibson" guitar models, then why not us the Gibson headstock shape, but with "Epiphone" instead of "Gibson" logo inlays. Other folks here, don't seem to mind, either way. So...??? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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