ES335Pro Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Hello all! Long time lurker, first time posting. My wife bought me a LPS II last Feb 2016. I really like it. I have noticed it goes out of tune much easier than I recall guitars going out of tone but it's been 20 years since I have played. The G seems to slip sometimes so I considered replacing the machine heads. In my epiphone guide, it says all epiphones guitars & basses come with Grover machine heads. My question is, are these Grovers on my LPS II? It doesn't say so in the specs on the website. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Try lubricating the nut slots, Vaseline is a decent home remedy. Big Bends Nut Sauce is the shiznitz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES335Pro Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 Try lubricating the nut slots, Vaseline is a decent home remedy. Big Bends Nut Sauce is the shiznitz! I found that for $15 on Amazon. I guess it's worth a try. I'll post an update once I try it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 +1 on Nut Sauce. A must-have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epistrat Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I recently acquired one too, this one. Love the neck, I can't believe the body and neck are both mahogany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick L Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I got one in 2013 and added a set of Grover 135N Guitar Tuners and a Tusq XL nut and it plays beautifully. A lot of people talk about upgrading the pickups but I think they sound good. I did go the route of putting on lighter strings at first but found that 10's or 11's sound better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES335Pro Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 I got one in 2013 and added a set of Grover 135N Guitar Tuners and a Tusq XL nut and it plays beautifully. A lot of people talk about upgrading the pickups but I think they sound good. I did go the route of putting on lighter strings at first but found that 10's or 11's sound better. Did you have to drill to get the Grovers to fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES335Pro Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 I recently acquired one too, this one. Love the neck, I can't believe the body and neck are both mahogany That is a nice looking guitar epistrat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epistrat Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 That is a nice looking guitar epistrat. Thank you, LPSpII I just put some more stickers on it today, from Redbubble.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epistrat Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I've read that the body and neck are mahogany, whereas some posters have said that the body is either alder or plywood. Which do you think it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epistrat Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I looked it up in the Unofficial Epiphone Wiki, and the body is either a mahogany/alder laminate or basswood. The neck is definitely mahogany, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookery Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I've owned two of these and I'm 99.9999% certain that they were mahogany bodies. Epiphone have recently launched yet another 'limited edition' of the Special II, called the 'Vintage Edition'. These have poplar bodies with a worn/matt finish rather than gloss but the remainder of the important bits - neck, pick ups etc, seem to be unchanged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epistrat Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I've owned two of these and I'm 99.9999% certain that they were mahogany bodies. Epiphone have recently launched yet another 'limited edition' of the Special II, called the 'Vintage Edition'. These have poplar bodies with a worn/matt finish rather than gloss but the remainder of the important bits - neck, pick ups etc, seem to be unchanged. Thanks for the reply, Rookery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES335Pro Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 I've read that the body and neck are mahogany, whereas some posters have said that the body is either alder or plywood. Which do you think it is? Epiphone.com says mahogany & I have no reason to doubt them. I've always liked the tone mahogany seems to produce., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epistrat Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Epiphone.com says mahogany & I have no reason to doubt them. I've always liked the tone mahogany seems to produce., Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick L Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Yes, I did have to drill out the holes a little. I put masking tape on the front and back and started the drill very slowly so I didn't chip the finish. A reamer is a better alternative as you can control it better but I didn't have one. Also, I make my own nut sauce out of a little graphite powder mixed with lip balm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES335Pro Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 +1 on Nut Sauce. A must-have. I tried the nut sauce and it does prevent the string from getting stuck while tuning however I'm having some issues staying in tune. I probably need to have a professional setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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