midiman56 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 If any of you ever get over to the Gibson side, you might have noticed that I ordered a Gibson Les Paul Traditional with P90’s and a Bigsby last weekend. Well, it showed up and is a marvelous guitar … a real home run for Gibson. So … I decided that I no longer really needed my 2011 Epiphone Les Paul ‘56 Goldtop. I grabbed it and a couple of others that were no longer getting any attention and headed off the my old stomping grounds at Guitar Center top see what I could get for them. We always used to treat folks pretty fairly there and I figured, as a former employee, I had a better that average shot at getting a good deal. I really didn’t have anything in mind for a trade, having just opened the case on the new Gibson the day before, but law and behold, what should I find hanging on the wall but two brand spanking new Epiphone Las Paul Florentine models! They had both a Honeyburst and a Cherryburst. I played them both and found I just liked the “feel” of the Honeyburst a bit more, so home she came with me. Folks, this is a VERY nice guitar. Fit and finish are pretty much flawless as far as I have been able to tell in such a short time. The Burstbucker pickup are warm without the mud and chime nicely when cut to single coil. This is a heavily chambered instrument, not a true semi-hollowbody, but still weighs in at a very comfortable 6 pounds or so. The neck is the standard 60’s slim with no buzz or high frets … even the set-up was pretty near perfect, at least for how I like a neck to be set. Here are some pics for you. I haven’t owned the thing for 24 hours, so a review at this point would be kind of worthless to you guys, but I have to say that so far I am VERY pleased! I’ll let you know if I find something wrong with her, but I don’t think I will! The few posts I've read on this guitar talked about how GREEN the tuning pegs were. I guess they are a little, but I'm just stoked to see that they are keys instead of the little beans! Veneer or not, Epi did a nice job on the tops of these guitars: Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Nice Jim, congratulations...AGAIN! 2 Les Paul's, at once! You're on a roll! LOL CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Trippy Florentine. Didn't see enough of your Trad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffery Smith Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Really lovely guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (George Takai Voice) Ohhh Myyyyy !! that's mighty nice Jim ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stahlbiest Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I'm usually not into those semihollow Les Pauls, but that thing looks insanely beautiful. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Very Nice Jim! And nice to see you around these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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