Kurt Vonnegut Fan Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 New Epiphone LP Special II VE in cherry sunburst. Little back story first: I was gassing for a $150-ish Ibanez GAX30 doublecut in mustard yellow, and this is how it went: Guitar #1 (Reverb.com) - Crack in corner of neck pocket. May have been finish crack, but sent back for refund. Guitar #2 (Sweetwater) - Also had a crack in the neck pocket, plus bad discoloration on the face of the headstock. They offered me a measly $20 to keep it. Returned for refund. Interestingly, they relisted the guitar as a demo at $25 less. Guitar #3 (MF) - White ones on-sale for $129, a good deal. ALmost acceptable, except for bottomed-out bridge with action still too high. Guitar #4 (MF replacement) - Same bridge/action problem, plus discolored headstock like #2. Returned. All 4 had sharp fret ends, sloppy neck binding, and needed cleaning. So.......I gave up on Ibanez and ordered my 3rd Epi from AMS, who offered free 2-day shipping. This guitar is absolutely flawless, right out of the box. One-piece poplar body, good fit/finish, smooth fret ends, immaculately clean, light as a feather. Ready to play, really. Honestly, all I need to do is install new strings and do a minor setup. All this for $149!!! Yay Epiphone! No pic, can't remember my photobucket logon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyGhost Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I had to Google it to get an idea. Neat buy. If I didn't have an oversupply of guitars I'd be very, very tempted. Yes, pps, I know the formulae for the optimum number of guitars to have is n=n+1 where n has yet to be reached but I would have to dispose of at least one in order to buy another so that would breach n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Little back story first: I was gassing for a $150-ish Ibanez GAX30 doublecut in mustard yellow, and this is how it went: Six months ago I did buy that $150-ish Ibanez GAX30 doublecut in mustard yellow. I put decals on it to make it just like my 2003 Subaru Baja. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Vonnegut Fan Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 I like your yellow Subaru guitar. I hope yours was put together better than the four defective ones I returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Rare and beautiful Epi custom shop ..... Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I like your yellow Subaru guitar. I hope yours was put together better than the four defective ones I returned. I was surprised to here about the problems with your Ibanez, they are usually pretty safe investments. Its amazing that Epiphone can provide such a fun playable guitar for only $149.. These LP Special VE's have a reputation of having very good necks... Enjoy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Beautiful ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Mustard Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Congratulations on picking out a fine inexpensive guitar. I too think it's pretty amazing that the Special ll sounds and plays so good when it costs so little. These are smaller (and lighter) than regulation Les Pauls, making them good for young players just learning. My step daughter owns one, and has had it since she was 11. I've upgraded her guitar with some cool mods and it now can take its place alongside much more pricey guitars and not give up a thing. IMHO a well setup Epiphone is a much more useful guitar than a badly setup Gibson costing ten times more (or twenty times more). Lots of sustain, lots of rawk and kerang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Vonnegut Fan Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 The light weight is also good for us old guys with aching backs. The LPVE weighs less than my Casino Coupe! I always sorta wanted a Les Paul, but the weight was a dealbreaker. Using Poplar for the body is brilliant. Also, the LPVE is made just as well as the Casino, despite its low price. Hats off to the Indonesian plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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