icicle777 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 ok, so being a total n00b dunce here (and being about 3am), i couldn't figure out how to add a pic to the post, so i just made my avatar the pic of the gtr i'm searching for. from the details that i got from the guy on e-bay and from the serial # (lost the bidding war to a sneaky sniper at the very last second as always), it's a 98, from the korean plant, and his receipt said, i quote, "epiphone elite - f hole". can't really find anything that suggests there was an elite model made semi hollow, looks more like a semi-hollow custom to me, but what do i know...? any help would be greatly appreciated in an exact id of what model this is. and if anyone might miraculously have one for sale out there (preferably nyc, but anywhere in the u.s. is ok) please let me know also. thanks everybody in advance! quick thnx to epiphone: my main gtr right now is a black korean made epi standard with some mods (bare knuckle bkp-91 p-ups, bigsby, schaller roller bridge, blah blah blah), got and modded back in '03, and i've been a firm epiphone supporter since. it plays, stays in tune, (yes, even with the bigsby), holds intonation (again, yes, even with bigsby), and sounds waaaay better than my friends gibson les paul studio that he paid some ridiculous amount for....which he readily admits, and is insanely pissed about. sweet! thanks epiphone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 That is a Epiphone Les Paul Elite ES, not to be confused with the early Elite or later Elitist-series. They were made in the late 90s, but the model never really took off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Yeah I remember that f hole paul, too. But it's been ages. I haven't seen once, I think, since they were introduced. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icicle777 Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 That is a Epiphone Les Paul Elite ES, not to be confused with the early Elite or later Elitist-series. They were made in the late 90s, but the model never really took off. thanks ricochet! did some poking around for Epiphone Les Paul Elite ES's and it's exactly what they are. now i'm super pissed about that a**hole that sniped me on e-bay for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkEpTiKaL Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 That is a Epiphone Les Paul Elite ES' date=' not to be confused with the early Elite or later Elitist-series. They were made in the late 90s, but the model never really took off.[/quote'] As you already know, it is the ES. I hate it when the person snipes your bid in the last few seconds, one of the few real flaws of eBay. Well I thought I would stop by and fuel your GAS by posting these pictures: ..Mission Accomplished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Chico Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 As you already know' date=' it is the ES. I hate it when the person snipes your bid in the last few seconds, one of the few real flaws of eBay. Well I thought I would stop by and fuel your GAS by posting these pictures: [img']http://exceptionalguitars.com/images/catalog_photos/large/Semi-Hollow/EPEL041041/EPEL041041_1.jpg[/img] ..Mission Accomplished. That's a pretty cool guitar. Bet that it must get a fantastic sound and tone... now I have gas..... GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icicle777 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 oh man....you guys are killing me....killing me! i got a chance to play one a few years back (should've bought it then darn it!), and it handled brilliantly, lots of headroom before the usual semi-hollow feedback, and just about the sexiest looking epiphone i've ever seen. *sigh* and yes....last second snipers on e-bay makes me want to take a bloody machete to their fingers. oh no...i'm not too disgruntled. lovely lovely pics though. i know what i'll be dreaming of tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icicle777 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 btw, if anyone knows of where i can possibly find one in the u.s. (new york city or close proximity would be a miracle), please do drop me a line. greatly appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msak24cardss Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I never bought from this outfit, but it might be the only place you'll find one. http://exceptionalguitars.com/inventory/index.php?subcat=9 Heres another link. http://www.gbase.com/Stores/DealerStore.aspx?Dealer=34f6fe84-a0be-4087-94a2-a12e2f2e0cbd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 You can check out one of These (Click) or One of These (Click) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icicle777 Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 I never bought from this outfit' date=' but it might be the only place you'll find one.http://exceptionalguitars.com/inventory/index.php?subcat=9 Heres another link. http://www.gbase.com/Stores/DealerStore.aspx?Dealer=34f6fe84-a0be-4087-94a2-a12e2f2e0cbd[/quote'] thanks for the link. exceptional guitars is pretty cool, wish i'd known of it's existence sooner! looks like the only one they have left is a slightly pricier model going for about $1200....juuuuuust a bit out of my price range. appreciate the help from everybody, if anyone thinks of anything or anyone else, please feel free to keep posting. i can definitely use all the help i can get with this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51xt33 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I tend to be one of the "last second ebay snipers"8-[ . Everyone knows that there will be a flurry of bidding the last minute or so. So why run the bid up before the last few minutes? I wait until a minute left on the auction and enter my highest bid amount. Everyone has the option to enter their top bid amount at any time. Some choose to do it early, I choose to sit back and watch the action and then take my shot with only a minute left. Patience maybe? If you know what you are willing to pay for something then it should not be that hard to just enter it in. Then you don't have to worry about being sniped, just outbid. I figure that if I get outbid, then the winner either wanted it more than me or was willing to pay more for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51xt33 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 By the way, I have a natural quilt Xavierre that looks like these guitars. I dropped a set of SD 59s in it and it has the sweetest tone, nice playing too. I would rather have an Epiphone though, especially since this is the Epi forum. Those are some pretty guitars, except the cherry SB. I've never been able to warm up to cherry SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icicle777 Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 I tend to be one of the "last second ebay snipers"8-[ . *runs after 51xt33 with a bloody machete!* lol...i kid, i kid.... frankly, i never really used ebay very often, so i guess it was bound to happen. thanks for the ebay tips...next time i see something i like i think i'm going to have to succumb to trying the snipe technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epiteleguy Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 O wow, i was afraid that would appen when getting my o3 goltop 56 reissue with buckers, so i bought it now for 325....what a deal couldn't be happier FAT:-({|= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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