MI_Canuck Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 since I just picked up a '91 Epi LP Standard... curious as to the traits of early '90s Epiphone Les Pauls 'Made in Korea' (as compared to the newer Chinese made ones).... body - were they weight relieved? (mine feels solid and weighs 9 lbs, but ???) wood - is it real mahogany? or is it asian species? maple cap - is it a real maple cap? neck - i can tell mine is at least 2 piece... are one piece necks something only Gibsons (or maybe even just CS Gibbys??) get?? neck profile - feels nice and slim - is it close to a 60's Gibson neck? tuners - on mine, they *look* like Klusen - doubt there are the real thing... but ??? pickups - are the early '90s p/ups the same as what Epi uses today (they're generic Alnico humbuckers) ?? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MI_Canuck Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 gotta be some experts out there that know something peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I'll tell you what I know based on my Epi Classic (2004) Body: I'm told is Phillipine Mahogany Cap: on most Alder, on some Maple, with a flame, quilt, etc. veneer of maple. Neck: on my guitar, there's a scarf joint at the 3rd fret, and the heel is 2 piece, also Phillipine mahogany Profile: supposed to be slim-taper, mine's pretty fast Tuners: Asian copies of Klusens, mine came with Asian Grovers Pickups: on the Classic, their supposed to be copies of the 496/500 combo stock on Gibsons, they were ok, I swapped mine for circa '70's Gibson pickups, Bill Lawerence something-or-others, sound WAY better than stock. Mines been pretty extensively modified (bridge, tailpiece, pickguard, pickups, guts, pretty much the whole guitar), hell of a guitar stock though. Hope that helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfrets Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 As I mentioned in the other thread, I had a '90 or '91 LP cherryburst with a more open-book style headstock. The ex trashed it about 6 months after I got it, but what I remember of it, it was a nice fairly average guitar. Nothing about it really sticks out in my mind, but at the time, I regarded guitars as nothing more than a means to an end. I didn't pay much attention to construction. If it worked, I was good to go. I replaced it with a '95 tobaccoburst (not much to look at but played pretty nice - had passive EMG pups when I bought it) which was stolen in '02. Again, a nice average guitar. Nothing special. On the other hand, my '03 transamber is one of those guitars I'd be royally pissed if anything happened to it. It's a great instrument (beautiful finish too). It's still bone stock because it really doesn't need anything else. Thanks to this forum, I've got a fair idea what it's probably made of - though I wouldn't want to swear to it on a stack of bibles. I more curious what's under the finish than I used to be, but I'm still of the mind that if it sounds & feels good, does it really matter? But that's just me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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