Not-Too-Late Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 OK, how many of you out there has seen one of these? New to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I think I first posted that pic about 8 years ago. Probably new to some, but most of us have seen it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dReit1 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Mammoth Music in Anchorage, Ak. had one hanging on the rack in about '05-06. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 More info: [/url] Epiphone American Series Epiphone USA Map Guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-Too-Late Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 More info: Epiphone American Series Epiphone USA Map Guitar That was interesting RTH. Had no idea. Thanks for that. Cheers Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-Too-Late Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 I think I first posted that pic about 8 years ago. Probably new to some, but most of us have seen it. :) Eight years ago - boy you have been around awhile. On the forum that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Its a good thing you arent a math teacher, Brad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Eight years ago - boy you have been around awhile. On the forum that is. Yeah, I remember because I had only been a member of the forum for a few weeks and thought I had discovered something nobody had seen. When I posted it quite a few members told me it had been posted before. Now, every couple of years someone posts it thinking they found something new. Very weird guitar isn't? Its a good thing you arent a math teacher, Brad. I have taught math a lot actually Rob. I took every math class at my high school, including calculus and never made below a B. I am very good at math. Are you referring to the fact that below my avatar it states I've been a member since 2008? I guess you haven't been around as long as I thought you had. On more than one occasion, the Epi website (before it merged with the Gibson site) crashed and took with it the correct date we joined the forum. I bought my first Epi (G400) in January 2006. And I know that was the year I became a member here. 2006-2014 is 8 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Well, hell. You are right. My bad. I forgot about the old red forum that would open up in a new window every time you clicked a link. I've been here since 2007 at least. Seems like a distant memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfowler Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Apparently, other brands do this too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Sorry. Cant watch vids at work. I'll have to take your word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alerich Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Played one of those once. Great wall hanger / conversation piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I want the Gibson shaped like the state of Alabama !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I remember these. Never played one, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79cb750f Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Banko Music in Ansonia,CT had one hanging from the ceiling for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Weren't these a limited run/edition? Can't remember if they were or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Weren't these a limited run/edition? Can't remember if they were or not. Yes, the first run was in 1982 and made in Kalamazoo. These are worth a lot of money. The second run was in 2005 and were either Korean or Indonesian...not sure which exactly. I'd have to see a serial number. These still fetch some money, but not nearly as much as the American made USA guitar. Gibson has also done several runs of the Map guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoya Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Yes, the first run was in 1982 and made in Kalamazoo. These are worth a lot of money. The second run was in 2005 and were either Korean or Indonesian...not sure which exactly. I'd have to see a serial number. These still fetch some money, but not nearly as much as the American made USA guitar. Gibson has also done several runs of the Map guitar. That guitar was featured on the cover of the Gibson 1983 catalog: http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/graphics/gibson83p1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 That guitar was featured on the cover of the Gibson 1983 catalog: http://www.vintagegu.../gibson83p1.jpg The 1982-1983 Epiphone and Gibson USA Map guitars are one and the same. Some Epiphone models were re-branded as Gibsons for 1983. I think that Gibson has done other runs of these guitars after the 1983 run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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