Rabs Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 You guys seen this.. Pretty darn nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebubs Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 One of my favorite guitarists - looks like he's lost a lot of weight in that picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoonie71 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) Picked one up this past Tuesday!!! Amazing guitar - great value for the money!!! Highly recommended!!! Looking for specs online on the Ceramic Pro neck humbucker but no luck so far - must be a new version of the Ceramic Plus pickup. Here are some photos of this amazing guitar!! (the second photo is closer to the actual colour of the guitar- first photo is brightened)- They're almost sold out in my province already! Edited June 18, 2021 by Twoonie71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10K-DB Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 That is nice ,,although Id like to see an SG w/a floyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) On 6/18/2021 at 7:47 AM, Twoonie71 said: Looking for specs online on the Ceramic Pro neck humbucker but no luck so far Ceramic Plus™ Humbucker New for 2014, the Ceramic Plus™ humbucker is the next step in the House of Stathopoulo's ongoing crusade to merge the tone of the past with the tone of the future. Like Epiphone's critically acclaimed ProBucker™ pickups, new Ceramic Plus™ humbuckers feature 18% Nickel silver unit bases, bobbins tooled to exact Gibson specifications, Elektrisola Magnet wire, but instead are powered by Ceramic 8 magnets. Where as ProBucker™ pickups emulate the rich and subtle tones of hand-wound humbuckers from the late 50s, Epiphone's new Ceramic Plus™ humbuckers are high output modern pickups designed to provide a tight low-end response with both a smooth mid-range and a slightly more pronounced cut on the top end. Ceramic Plus™ pickups provide high output while still maintaining clarity and focus that's perfect for metal and hard driving rock. Ceramic Plus™ pickups also shine with incredible sustain, drive, and harmonic content at high volume. Modern hi-wattage amps are an especially good match with Ceramic Plus™ pickups, providing all the color and character of a classic humbucker but with the cutting drive that can keep up with intense volumes, fast and super articulate players, and more efficient modern amps. The first generation of humbuckers used Alnico magnets for the simple reason that they were dependable, available, and gave any guitar that used them tremendous power and subtlety. But by the late 60s and early 70s, ceramic magnets became more readily available and as guitar-based rock became harder and edgier, the top players in all genres-- especially in the emerging genres of "metal" and "hard rock"--began looking for ways to step ahead of the competition. Ceramic pickups--then and now--provide an excellent alternative to Alnico pickups with their sharp, articulate, and more saturated tone. Today, modern rock's need for volume, drive, and for hi-wattage amps that could maintain crunch for long shows without losing punch and clarity created an ideal need for ceramic magnets in new custom pickup designs. " The physics dictates that when the impedance of a pickup increases the high end frequency response of the pickup decreases. As the need to drive amps further into saturation became desirable the use of Ceramic magnets to compensate for this loss of frequency response became a perfect fit," said Epiphone's Richard Akers. "Simply increasing the impedance of a pickup while maintaining the use of Alnico magnets in most cases creates a muddy sounding pickup that lacks clarity. The use of ceramic magnets helps to compensate for this and adds clarity and focus to high output pickups" Edited June 23, 2021 by Supersonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Sounds like a guitar with a lot of potential, my SG-X had a really hot ceramic at the bridge I can imagine it would would be very useful in the neck position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeschinder Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Hey, I am the lucky owner of one of these guitars but it did not come with a manual to show what the push/pull knobs do, which jack is connected to the piezo. etc. I've been an amateur musician for 40 years and this is pretty common to buy a brand new instrument or accessory and nothing comes with it - power supply, cables, instructions, etc. This purchase was no different, haha. Does anybody know how to get a manual? I looked on Epiphone's site, scoured the internet with Google, nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, aeschinder said: Hey, I am the lucky owner of one of these guitars but it did not come with a manual to show what the push/pull knobs do, which jack is connected to the piezo. etc. I've been an amateur musician for 40 years and this is pretty common to buy a brand new instrument or accessory and nothing comes with it - power supply, cables, instructions, etc. This purchase was no different, haha. Does anybody know how to get a manual? I looked on Epiphone's site, scoured the internet with Google, nothing. The video at the beginning does go into some function detail. Electronics........ just basic info from Epiphones web page.. Neck Pickup Epiphone Ceramic Pro™ Bridge Pickup. Epiphone ProBucker™ 3 Controls. Neck Volume, Bridge Volume - each with push/pull coil split, Piezo Volume with push/pull on/off, Master Tone Pickup Selector. 3-way Epiphone toggle Output Jack. Dual output jacks for combined or independent magnetic/piezo outputs Graph Tech Ghost Floyd Rose system that not only provides the world's most efficient vibrato but is also loaded with Ghost piezo bridge saddles https://www.epiphone.com/Guitar/EPI7IG849/Alex-Lifeson-Les-Paul-Axcess-Standard/Viceroy-Brown This might help ,,,,,Gibson Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess Manuals https://www.manualslib.com/products/Gibson-Alex-Lifeson-Les-Paul-Axcess-2337777.html Edited July 30, 2021 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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