LPDEN Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 My dealer has had one sitting in their store since it was released a few years back. Is it that it was priced too high, or that nobody really wants a double-neck enlarged body SG regardless who's name is behind it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvansickle Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 You can keep the EVH Frankenstrat - but if I had the means, I WOULD buy this guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I came within a hair of buying one....it was a huge hassle, and in the end I couldnt bring myself to buy one online. They are sweet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 I may have to inquire next time I am there, but i see the regular EDS 1275 is about 1/3 the price of the Jimmy Page Signature EDS-1275. Are there any design or hardware differences, or just the name and the signed certificate/memorabila items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Yes there is a big difference between a regual EDS 1275 and the Jimmy Page... The pickups are special Jimmy Page models/specs, the stop bars are set way back for a longer through. Harder to find string that will reach you have to buy Gibsons. Some other differences but those are the most imporatant... I have seem them come up on Ebay a couple of times... Usually they ask for big bucks but I have seen them sell for around what GC sold them for when they were first offered. Now the ones signed and played by Jimmy Page are being offered for like $50.000 to $100,000 big ones.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 Thanks Dave! I figured some of the electronics would be dfferent. If the signature one goes from $50k and up, that's not the one I saw, but it was a Jimmy Page model nonethless for just under $10k. And the regular Gibson EDS-1275 was in the ballpark of $3 to $4k if my memory serves me. I'm not sure I would actually want to Gig with one for say longer than 1 song, but they are cool looking just the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Definitely an attention getter... :-) I want one too... I've been looking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I have a Custom Shop double neck made in 2006. It's incredible, sounds like heaven. Still a real pain to play, though. Less than $3k, and I don't see the additional cost for the Page being worth it. If you wanna buy one and speculate on appreciation in the market, that's another story. Anything that says Page on it will always be worth something. It's just not worth that much to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 I have a Custom Shop double neck made in 2006.It's incredible' date=' sounds like heaven. Still a real pain to play, though. Less than $3k, and I don't see the additional cost for the Page being worth it. If you wanna buy one and speculate on appreciation in the market, that's another story. Anything that says Page on it will always be worth something. It's just not worth that much to me....[/quote'] You have to stand to play it right? Sitting down would seem to put it into your chin and your arm over your ear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooperoni Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 They are a pain to re-string. I borrowed my friends and had to re-string it and it took soooo looong. After a few days the novelty wore off, and I don't think I would ever buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 You have to stand to play it right? Sitting down would seem to put it into your chin and your arm over your ear? :-k yea, it is a standing geetar only, and i guess thats why page neer used it in the studio (except for carolselaramba) and ive never herd of people standing up while doing studio work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 They are a pain to re-string. I borrowed my friends and had to re-string it and it took soooo looong. After a few days the novelty wore off' date=' and I don't think I would ever buy one.[/quote'] My guess is you would want to have something to eat before starting, becuase you may be at it for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDS-1275 JP Signature Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Each Jimmy Page Reissue Double Neck is carefully modeled on Jimmy's classic guitar, from the shape of the neck to the long-string-pull tailpiece. Even the pickups are painstakingly analyzed to duplicate their unique sound. This re-creation is available in two distinct versions: the "VOS" Vintage Original Spec (250 pcs. worldwide) and the exclusive "Aged" signed edition (26 pcs. worldwide). These incredible "Aged" guitars go beyond the "VOS" specs as each one has been expertly aged by the craftsmen at Gibson's Custom Shop, then personally signed and played by Jimmy Page himself. The "Aged" series is limited to 26 guitars, and Jimmy kept #001 for his own personal use. Most elusive information I could find about the beautifully made Jimmy Page Signature EDS-1275 model doubleneck guitar. Haha I love this guitar man! It was a hell of a lot of money but it sounds so beautiful playing Stairway and Rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 They are cool. I have a Custom Shop 1275 from 2006, the twin sister to it is hanging in my dealer's store next to a Page. $3,200 as opposed to $8,000 is a BIG jump. Nobody is a bigger Page fan than I am. If I had the cash I would own every signature model he ever did just for kicks. Simply for collectable value. In the real world, is it worth it? To me? No. On the other hand, the "lesser" Custom Shop 1275 is no slouch. Incredible guitar. I would have to say I'm SICK of this VOS baloney. Build a Page that shines, like his did when he bought it. I have guitars built in the 50's, 60's, and 70's, NONE of them have tarnished hardware or nasty looking paint. If the page signature actually LOOKED like a new guitar, with all the painstaking work to make it a mechanical twin, I'd seriously consider it. Go to a car show, see how many people take a nasty, weathered '63 Corvette for entry. $8k for a guitar that looks like sh!t. Maybe if I left mine in the yard so the dogs could piss on it... I just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 for playability i wish i could afford the page model playing leads on the upper frets of the 6 string sucks donkey nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 This guy has had this one for sale for months now... http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-musical-instruments-Jimmy-Page-Signature-Double-Neck-EDS-1275-Guitar-W0QQAdIdZ60319722 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I might give the Epi double neck a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 They look alike, that's where the similarities end. Control scheme is completely different. Wood is no contest. Electronics are typical Epiphone, okay until you get onstage.... The Gibson does indeed sound much nicer. For the price difference, depending on what you wanna do, the choice might be easy. I know two guys who could afford the Gibson, but bought the Epi to use for gigs. Change out tuners, selector switches and pots, it works pretty well. Disposable if it gets damaged.... Then there's the other guys who take their Gibson 1275 to gigs because they won't own an Epiphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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