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so many damaged guitars, such a shame
...I might think by now that all guitar manufactures like Gibson/Epiphone/ Ibanez... would have by now, made better packaging besides glued, stapled, taped and printed on flimsy corrugated cardboard boxes for their fine instruments
, or ship them in a hard case
. Small price to pay for a bit of added protection that may eliminate such occurrences ...too bad, so many inappropriately damaged guitars from completely inadequate packaging.
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( I own 3 so far).
ArGo
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won't be long until you have 3 more
, if you get the "complete package"...Tell the store manager that "fact".
..and if you don't get "it", tell them you'll take your business elsewhere...that will get their attention, I'm sure...Money talks, b.s. walks... -
When I bought my Les Paul Plus Top Pro (Trans Blue) 2 weeks ago I got absolutely nothing with it.
I did get a ration of crap from the GC employee about not buying a Gibson. He definitely had problems with Epiphones in general calling them cheap knockoffs. :angry:
I love my Epi LP it plays great and sounds great, but I would have like to have gotten the goodies that came with the guitar since i am an avid supporter of Epiphones ( I own 3 so far).
ArGo
Go straight to the store manager and give him a piece of your mind...and get what you paid for...the "goodie bag" is part of the "complete package"...Don't let them get away with that b.s.
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well, they are "cheap knockoffs" I prefer to refer to them as "value added"...I can't get enough of them
obviously
....I would have given the employee a lecture, and complained to the store manager (I'm a prick like that...no one "disses" my Epiphones.) Ya, a long lecture...I'm sure the "commission" that employee gets selling a Gibson is a bit more than when he sells an Epiphone...More to it than being a "cheap knockoff" ...
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again, it sure is a beauty
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that, to me, is a stunningly beautiful instrument...lucky you
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I had an "Hondo II" Stratocaster with "Photoflame", was OK, sold it...It wasn't an Epiphone...lol
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saw dust and Elmers glue, mixed into a "pastey mixture" and then "set" into a guitar shaped "mould"...Ya, that's how Epiphone guitar "solid" bodies are made....lol
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the detail and finish is exceptional on newer Epis, period.
you got that right
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I realize this is an old thread but it interests me because I am faced with buying the LP Goth Special II. Like the people have said here very little info could I find about it either. Now I did find the SG in Goth Special II (http://www.epiphone....mance-Pack.aspx) but I cannot find much of anything regarding the LP. The LP is different in that it has 2 dots at the 12th fret (not Roman numerals as the Goth Studio). One of my main interests is as an investment. How many of these LP Goth Special II were made and what did they sell for?
old guitar and amp look like they would be fun to play. What was said, not a collectors item, well maybe not, but the whole package looks OK. I dig the Epiphone gig bag
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The 1960 Tribute (plain top) had a 14" fretboard radius, specs for the current Tribute Plus say 12". The pre-Plus model had different color options as well (e.g. no midnight sapphire).
It is confusing because the Epiphone website seems to pretend this guitar never existed....it doesn't show up under Out of Production, and only the current model is featured as the Les Paul Tribute Plus Outfit. The earlier plaintops were specifically sold as "1960 tribute". Even though the trussrod cover on the Plus says 1960, it isn't officially part of the model's name.
And of course neither is to be confused with the "1960Les Paul Standard" they did a few years back.
A google search for something like "epiphone les Paul 1960 tribute -plus" will return some dealer pages of the discontinued plaintop, forum threads, and reviews.
it is confusing...lol
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The first run of the Tribute1960s had a plain top = no flame veneer.
I bought one of the first run in faded cherry I can say for a fact identical to the "Plus" model.
I bought a wine red Plus Top and had both guitars at the same time. I sold the Faded Cherry Burst off as I wanted red in the first place and when the Plus Tops came out with that color option bought one.
Same identical guitars minus the flame top. 57s, malloy caps, push pull pots, locking tuners.............identical.
When did you get the "first run plain top" ? How long ago ? If that was the only run of "plain top" Tributes, your guitar may be a guitar that not a lot of were made, maybe. Got a pic, of both ?
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A quick Google search shows the Epiphone Les Paul Tribute is sold as a Plus Top style guitar only. As far as I can discover in my short search, Epiphone never made a "plain top" Epiphone Les Paul Tribute electric guitar. Although they are called "Les Paul Tribute" guitars, as far a my searches have shown, all Epiphone "Les Paul Tribute" electric guitars are made with a "plus top" (AAA grade Maple). Or something like that...lol
PRODUCT FEATURES
- Vintage deep-set glued in neck
- Carved hard maple top
- Gibson USA '57 Classic™ humbuckers
- Push/pull series parallel switching
- Resonant mahogany body with Classic Les paul design Upgraded hard maple cap and AAA flame maple veneer Gibson USA '57 Classic humbuckings with series/parallel switching Grover locking tuning machines Hardshell case included
SPECIFICATIONS
Body Material mahogany Top Material Carved Hard maple Neck mahogany Neck Options 1960s SlimTaper™Neck Join tVintage "Deep Set" glued-in Dimension s24.75" scale Nut width1.68" Fingerboard rosewood with pearloid trapezoid inlays with 22 medium jumbo frets Fingerboard radius12" Pickups Gibson USA '57 Classic Humbucker 4-wire (neck) and Gibson USA '57 Classic Plus Humbucker, 4-wire (bridge)Controls Switchcraft 3-way pickup selector, Neck Pickup Volume, Bridge Pickup Volume, Neck Pickup Tone (push/pull/series parallel), Bridge Pickup Tone (push/pull/series parallel) Binding Fingerboard 1 ply, cream Bridge Locktone Tune-o-matic™/Stopbar Hardware Nickel Machine Heads Grover® Locking Rotomatic 106 Series 18:1 Tuners
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The bridge Allen screw adjustment wrench, seems to be first mention of here. Again, no 10 foot economy cord.
Were the Allen wrenches in a separate, small clear plastic "utility pouch", with a strap to keep the flap closed ? I got one of those, with the truss rod wrench, but no small Allen wrench, to adjust the Allen screws on the bridge (height and intonation wrench). I use the ones I got with my Fenders
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I bought a new Casino.....no bumpersticker, no 10 ' cord............
I got 2 truss rod adjustment wrenches (the exact same size, also supplied with 2 little clear plastic pouchs to hold the thing in) in the box that my most recent Epiphone guitar (an EL-00) was shipped in, from Zzounds...lol
Along with everything else, except the 10 foot cord, which, being an acoustic guitar, is not necessary
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nice, give it a bit of a polish/cleaning. Blues machine.
Don't be a stranger, let us know about the upgrades and your before and after impressions
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I finally got my Sheraton II the other day.
Here's a peek at the swag that she came with...
I've got quite a few Fender bumper stickers, and now a growing collection of Epiphone ones.
Now I REALLY need a car to put them on!
No 10 foot economy cord
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so, the S/N on this LP Jr. starts with 13 (China), but where ?
try this s/n 13081310833. Anyone care to comment ?
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I got a poster, truss rod wrench, warranty/instruction manual, sticker, inspection card and the 10 foot economy cord with the Gold Riviera P93 I recently acquired.
No cord with the alpine white LP Jr. or blue SG. hmm...gonna let it slide this time.
I did get an advertisement "leaflet" for Rocksmith 2014 with the LP. Epiphone is the games official guitar. Now I'm wanting all the Rocksmith (for PC) stuff.
which has been ordered 12/04/2013 dig it
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Epiphone is producing some amazing guitars right now.
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I had an LP Special II with the Gibson truss rod cover. Nice, entry level LP. It does say "Gibson" on it...must be
1996-1997 or so, from the Boston Guitar Center. Notice no "Special" or "Les Paul" script on the headstock, very plain.
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NGD, OT: Artcore AS7312 12-String Semi-Hollow
in Epiphone Electrics
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Great looking studio.
I lived in the park for a few weeks, 44 years ago, lol. Was a nice vacation, up in the hills there. What a beautiful area that is. I remember the huge evergreen trees and the huge pine cones. Yosemite valley and the river. Also Big Sur coastline. Some day I'll return... Also, how do you like the Explorer ?