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"In The Heat Of The Night" - Pat Benatar

I Want Your Sex - George Michael

Purdy!!

And a nice entry it is, Michael!!

I'm getting to hear all of kinds of good stuff ... Right now?

I unplug the cable from my Ultra-339 (same electronics) every time I get done playing. I haven't noticed any fast battery drain. In fact, I think the battery in mine is still the first one I installed a year ago. FWIW, I unplug all of my guitars when they're not being played

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6BTTJo1KmM

As I type ...

I've always like these:

Poor tree ... As if we have too many. King Obamau needs to send the Royal Guard

There is obviously variation from location to location. My point is that the variations are only seen by us because the parent company accepts/allows the variations in their product line.

This is a good point. We say MIC or MIA, but the difference is really the specs ... the lower priced models happen to be made in China. I don't believe where they're made is the point. It's the specs, materials, process, etc., all of which are ultimately under the control of the brand owner. This is true of everything available to consumers.

He knew better B-) The count he quoted pretty much matched my experience in the store. C'mon folks, I own 'em and love 'em. I'm just saying check these things out good or make sure you have the ability to return/exchange if need be.

I have two 2012 MIC Epiphones that I believe are top notch instruments. Fit, finish, playability. The quality of the pots and such leave quite a bit to be desired, but you wouldn't notice really unless you went in to do a pup change or something. Speaking of pups, IMO the ProBuckers and Alnico Classic Pros are VERY good. I did change the pups in my Epi LP but that was because it sounded too close to my '99 B7. So I put some P90s in it ;) The Ultra-339 is great as is. Now for the bad news. I've been to 3 different GCs since the beginning of the year. I always grab either an Epi LP or an Epi 339 or similar to check out amps with since they are what I have at home. I can't believe the number of these that either don't work or that have loose hardware as they're hanging. When I mentioned this one time, the GC dude told me that 8 out of 10 Epis come in like that. He was either telling the truth, or these guitars can't stand up to being tried out. At any rate, I'm very happy with mine. I don't think there is a better *value* guitar out there. Just check 'em out carefully and make sure you get a good one.

Are those frets gold? I LIKE that!

You drive a tough bargain, but OK, we can trade *Studios* even :)

Dupe

Great guitars ... my '07 Studio is on the left:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Hat-cV31c&feature=related

Not the best pic, but here's my '99 B7: ]