ollie94
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On 1/11/2020 at 3:21 AM, Rabs said:
To mods.. I know this is Epiphone but I think its quite relevant to the Gibson lounge as one of the things us Gibson lovers always moan about when it comes to Eip is the headstock shape...
Well check these
Fans of Epiphone and Gibson that have long wished for some headstock parity between the brands have reason to rejoice: Epiphone's new Inspired By Gibson Collections will drop the sharp angles of Epiphone's recent headstocks and soften their curves into the "open-book" style, while still being differentiated from Gibson's own design.
The plan to move toward the open-book shape for Epiphone was softly announced back in September 2019 by Gibson CMO Cesar Gueikian, who shared a photo of an elongated open-book headstock on Instagram and said "it's coming" when asked to put it on more Epiphone models, as reported by Guitar World at the time.
The Inspired By Gibson Collections—announced today—will follow Gibson's lineup restructuring from last year. Epiphone's streamlined offerings will go nearly model-for-model with Gibson's, offering less-expensive, foreign-made versions of Gibson designs that look more similar to the US-built Gibsons than ever before.
Like Gibson's bifurcated lineup, Epiphone's Original Collection will feature vintage-style instruments, while the Modern Collection will offer slicker, more contemporary guitars.
The Original Collection—featuring the likes of Les Paul '50s and '60s Standards, SG Standard with Maestro, Firebird, Flying V, and Explorer—will have CTS pots, vintage pickup voicings and wiring, vintage-style tuners, and era-correct neck profiles.
The Modern Collection—featuring the Les Paul Studio, Les Paul Modern, and SG Classic Worn—will have push/pull pots, weight-relief bodies, slim taper necks, and other more contemporary appointments.
Loving the sound of new head stock designs from Epiphone as this is one of my pet hates about Epiphone guitars, i have always wanted Epiphone to release a new guitar with the same headstock design as Gibson guitars, i'm not expecting that for a while but this is certainly a step in the right direction !!
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10 hours ago, Big Bill said:
Found this article about Aerosmith. Joey Kramer injures his ankle and couldn't play for the last six months. Now he is forced to "audition" to rejoin the band. They will not even let him participate in the Grammys. I wonder who is the mastermind behind this move? LSS
It is very sad to see when great iconic bands such as Aerosmith becomes a business and a brand and everybody gets distracted from the thing that should be priority no1... the music. It happens with every band that becomes a little bit successful and then they are turned into corporate money making machines.
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2 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
I wanted to try some but I think they don't sell them in the US anymore, I could be wrong.
I'm not too sure on that one, i'm sure if you shop around you probably be able to find a place you can buy them from/ import ( Probably at a higher cost though)
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What does everybody think about newtone strings, I recently have been to see Ralph McTell and picked up a set of his custom newtones and they sounded amazing and had a very nice feel to them although they did not last very long. Does anybody know of a brand that sounds as good as newtone but also last a while???
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Thanks , i was thinking about doing that all along but i wasn't sure if it was something i could do myself to save the hassle of getting to a luthier
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Hi, about 4 months ago i bought a 1994 EJ-200 from a dealer in Gloucestershire, the action is very high on the guitar making it impossible to play it for long periods of time, hence why i am reluctant to take it gigging with me as i fell like it would kill my hands from cramp, i wondered if i could shave the saddle slightly to improve the action on the guitar and upon looking at it ive noticed there is not much if anything left to shave off. When looking at the nut i have realized that it is incredibly high and wondered if there is anything i can do to lower it, do i take it to get shaved or something, or what do i do? Can anyone help me?
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I have also been thinking of trying out a modelling pedal device, what are peoples thoughts on them and any suggested models??