crust Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I have seen and heard how "nice" the Epiphone ES 339, "small body" semi acoustic is. I had to find out for myself. Since selling the Casino with the with the broken off head stock, which was perfectly repaired/reglued, I didn't have a "natural" guitar (Except for my old Greco, I'll be buried with that one...lol). Everything I had read about these guitars is true. So, thank you Gibson, for allowing Epiphone to make such a "perfect" guitar. You guys (and gals) know I have more electric guitars than an alley cat has fleas, but yes...this guitar, after looking it over very closely and playing it for a few hours, is absolutely perfect. Pictures tell the story better than words
ArgonautIOI Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I have seen and heard how "nice" the Epiphone ES 339, "small body" semi acoustic is. I had to find out for myself. Since selling the Casino with the with the broken off head stock, which was perfectly repaied/reglued, I didn't have a "natural" guitar (Except for my old Greco, I'll be buried with that one...lol). Everything I had read about these guitars is true. So, thank you Gibson, for allowing Epiphone to make such a "perfect" guitar. You guys (and gals) know I have more electric guitars than an alley cat has fleas, but yes...this guitar, after looking it over very closely and playing it for a few hours, is absolutely perfect. Pictures tell the story better than words Dam Crust you have to stop giving the rest of us GAS so often! Congrats and nice guitar! ArGo
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 Dam Crust you have to stop giving the rest of us GAS so often! Congrats and nice guitar! ArGo lol
Kaiser Bill Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 crust...thats one great looking git-fiddle. It could well be my next purchase. Thanks for letting us know about it, and congratulations on your newest purchase. I hope it brings you years of great playing.
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 Here is my old Greco, my 2nd electric guitar (which I obtained after the neck broke off of my first ...lol)
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 Have you ever seen an electric guitar like that ??? lol
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 the headstock cracked at the volute, after 15 years of "play time". I got some luthier horse hide glue and a bit of "finishing mixture" and glued and "oversprayed" the crack.....perfect ....again
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 new tuners, tailpiece and pick guard...they needed to be replaced as the originals just plain wore out....lol
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 1st electric, Summer '67...lol I was 13 years old...lol
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 lol 18, summer '72 I still look the same...right ? lol
kb5szo Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I have a Epiphone 339 ultra in natural and totally agree with you - fine guitars - Eddy
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 Very nice guitar, even nicer shirt from '67!
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 haha I played that thing until the neck broke off..lol
capmaster Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Congrats on your nice ES-339, Crust, HNGD to you! Looking at your pics taken over the years, you obviously have a well developed sense for nice guitars. However, I was a bit puzzled about your topic description saying "surprisingly 'perfect'". It seems to me you had your very share of disappointments in the past? Anyway, the more I'm glad you're that fine with your new purchase!
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 I have had couple Epiphone guitars with extremely small surface imperfections in the finish, like dust specks or something that got stuck in the finish and then been "picked off" of the finish during dry time...like something very small got on the surface of the guitar and stuck to it, then that thing got "picked off" leaving a small "witness mark". I also have had a couple that you could see white paint or glue "runs" on the inside surface of the body, on the inside surface of the back of the guitar. Those guitars did sound and play great though, and worked fine.
capmaster Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I have had couple Epiphone guitars with extremely small surface imperfections in the finish, like dust specks or something that got stuck in the finish and then been "picked off" of the finish during dry time...like something very small got on the surface of the guitar and stuck to it, then that thing got "picked off" leaving a small "witness mark". I also have had a couple that you could see white paint or glue "runs" on the inside surface of the body, on the inside surface of the back of the guitar. Those guitars did sound and play great though, and worked fine. Such "picking-off marks" are on my Epi 1960 Tribute Les Paul as well, so I know what you mean. Nitro would allow for subsequent rework without leaving any trace due to its virtually unlimited touch-up ability.
L8_4thesh0w Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Very nice to hear about this one but... what about the Wildkat? Σß
J4T5 Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Look that Natural. I picked one up the other day at the store...Real nice.
crust Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 Very nice to hear about this one but... what about the Wildkat? Σß still waiting for the brown truck to show up
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