stan 58 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 My 97 Epi Les Paul is just a hair less then 2 inchs, are the EEs the same?Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagJones Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 That's a pretty personal question. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 That's a pretty personal question. :- You mean like, "how big is Robert's Johnson?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagJones Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 You mean like' date=' "how big is Robert's Johnson?"[/quote'] Yeah, but is he green? :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Well you guys have taken" I love my Les Paul" to A whole new level. Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thick as a Brick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagJones Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Well you guys have taken" I love my Les Paul" to A whole new level. Stan. That's how I roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 For Mary (and apparently for Lester himself) the two inches seemed to be good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thick as a Brick! Beat me to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagJones Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 For Mary (and apparently for Lester himself) the two inches seemed to be good enough. It's not how thick your les paul is, it's how you play it. hee hee when the mods gonna kill this? :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 "he just can't stop touching that?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Epi Les Pauls are typically 1 7/8" thick these days (at the edge). Studios are 1 3/4". Elitists are still 2" though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'll measure when I get a chance. for reference, my Epi custom weighs 10 pounds, My Gibson LP Studio weighs 9. It must be the extra air cells in the Gibby mahogany... It couldn't be that the Epi is thicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'll measure when I get a chance. for reference' date=' my Epi custom weighs 10 pounds, My Gibson LP Studio weighs 9. It must be the extra air cells in the Gibby mahogany... It couldn't be that the Epi is thicker.[/quote']Epi is all mahogany. The gibby is mahog and maple, maple is denser, so the epi SHOULD weigh less, body wood alone. But a THICK poly finish versus a rather thin nitro finish, lower grade metal for bridge and tuners, neck wood difference, it all can shift pretty far in either direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Norm Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Epi Les Pauls are typically 1 7/8" thick these days (at the edge). Studios are 1 3/4". Elitists are still 2" though. Exact for my Epi Ultra.... and while I was checking...my Telecaster is a solid 1 3/4"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Epi is all mahogany. The gibby is mahog and maple' date=' maple is denser, so the epi SHOULD weigh less, body wood alone. [/quote'] Sorry, that's flawed logic. Even if this were true, there is too much weightvariety in either woods to make such a generalising claim. As it is, Epi Les Pauls are far from "all mahogany", but are composed of mahogany, alder and a assortment of undefined tonewoods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 My 2002 gibby studio is 1 3/4" and wieghts over ten pounds. How thick is a gibson standard les paul? Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMC1 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 My Elitist Lester is 2.03 Inches.The Ugly HCS Standard is bang on 2 Inches.The Elitist weighs 10.9 Pounds,the Epi Standard is 9 pounds.And as Iansmitchell correctly states,the Epi Standard and Elitist Bodies are Mahogany,i can say that for sure because i`ve stripped 2 Standards of their poly over the last 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Got a Les Paul Standard Faded here that's measuring about 1 15/16". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMC1 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 LOL,we really are splitting hairs here huh :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 And as Iansmitchell correctly states' date='the Epi Standard and Elitist Bodies are Mahogany[/quote'] He didn't state model, he just said "all Epi LPs"... But regardless of what the website or the brochure says, I have a hard time believing the wood of my Standard is all mahogany. It's just too light with 3.45 Kg(My weight relieved and chambered Gibson LP is 3.70Kg) You wouldn't even hit those numbers with light-weight Honduran mahogany... I'd really be interested in seeing the Epis without the poly. Do you have any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMC1 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I will have by Monday hopefully,night off tonight,to let the skin grow back on my fingers after all the sanding.Another thing i have found out,the body on this Standard,no way it`s a "paper thin" veneer,i`ve sanded the hell out of it,the figure of the Maple remains. Edit, a lot of this "Mahogony" is in fact "Meranti",AKA fast grow (relatively) Mahogany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg3333 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 How thick do you have to be to want this one? http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Custom-Shop-Lattice-Roses-Engraved-Les-Paul-Special-SingleCut?sku=517646 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I will have by Monday hopefully' date='night off tonight,to let the skin grow back on my fingers after all the sanding.Another thing i have found out,the body on this Standard,no way it`s a "paper thin" veneer,i`ve sanded the hell out of it,the figure of the Maple remains.[/quote'] Holy Hell... you're kidding!? What factory was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMC1 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 @David,Oh you have to be at least a foot thick,god that`s awful ! @Ricochet,Serial makes it Unsung,that`s why i`m amazed it`s not a veneer,i know it`s a butt ugly Cheery Burst,but it plays and sounds soooooooooo sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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