Growler Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 NO THANKS! > Epiphone News > Micro Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Give it time, it will grow on you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Give it time' date=' it will grow on you [/quote'] SG's yes...but THAT THING??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generation zero Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. Just when you thought Dean had tried every possible hideous mixture of two different Gibson body styles, Epi goes and finds an even more hideous combination. I think I'll get the bullseye one... it should at least be good for target practice. With a tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I have a G(400), & a V(Factor) and never the twain shall meet ! i'm sure this guitar will be popular with some hard metal players, but, blech! it's fugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyushPresley Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 well yeah it mightn't be our taste but hey many would probably like them especially the Metal players.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1Picker Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 It's a shame they did away with the Elite line yet put the money and effort into something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Wow; compared to that the old Epiphone Moderne looked pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Just watched the video Growler put up. I guess if you are going to have a "heavy metal" guitar, that would be the guitar stand I would want to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layboomo Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think they need to drug test the design department! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyushPresley Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Wow; compared to that the old Epiphone Moderne looked pretty good. i agree on this one....far better than Moderne.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphone Player Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 It's looks sick ang strange Next time try to mix Explorer with an LP :D/ I Like Heavy Metal (Iron Maiden,Black Sabbath,Metallica...) ,this seems to be good for Death Metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmidnight Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Give it time' date=' it will grow on you [/quote'] Maybe like an ugly wart grows on you...lol Capt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Type Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Ughhh! Another Bullseye design from the Zakster. I generally like Customs and points on guitars. But I get a stomach ache looking at those offerings. Im sure these will be $800-$1000 new as well. If only Epi would just upgrade their existing models with better Electronics and a case. Then their current designs(Studios,Standards,Customs,etc..) would sell like crazy. But what do I know. LOLZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 If anyone out there thought that Epiphone wasn't courting the 16-year-old player, let me rest my case. Gibsons are for old farts like us. Guess it's time to join that Gibson forum. Dean guitars are starting to look better to me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think they need to drug test the design department! This isn't even a new design! Dean has been selling these "Split Tails" for years. The only thing that Epiphone got away with was evening up the top two horns SG style. So with this mess and the Apparition (which kinda looks good by comparison' date=' I think we have a pretty compelling argument for where Epi feels their market is (or at least [i']hopes[/i] that it is!). MIDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjones200x Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I like it but im not an old fart ha #-o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg3333 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Uh, who is Zakk Wylde again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think they need to drug test the design department! I'm going with this conclusion as well. If anyone out there thought that Epiphone wasn't courting the 16-year-old player' date=' let me rest my case. Gibsons are for old farts like us. Guess it's time to join that Gibson forum. Dean guitars are starting to look better to me now.[/quote'] You sure about that? Then how do you explain this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 There IS no explanation for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 There IS no explanation for that! Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin134 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Radical designs usually dont go over well at first, sorta like the Explorer and the Flying V in '58 alng with even the Firebird later I have been told.... But, this thing is ugly... if I wanted a bc rich or dean I'd buy one.. If they are gonna do something like that how about something actually original?? Not everything is gonna appeal to everyone across the spectrum, but at least try a bit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hmmmmmm, ...... what to say ??? First off, I generally hate the whole "bullseye" thang on most any guitar....... I generally dislike "odd" (to me) shapes - prefer "classic," "normal" (to me) shapes, i.e. LPs, SGs, Teles, Strats - no super pointy guits here, thanks...... BUT, for some disturbing reason, this God-forsaken design looks kind of OK with the bullseye - it might be just the guitar for SOMEone..... but not me If you stood it upright, it looks kind of like a weird Pokemon kinda creation, or something.... what do I know ???? But, yeah, agreeing with several posts above..... Epi/Gibby kill off the Elitists and come out with this abortion of a guitar ???? I dunno, man...I dunno:-k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg3333 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 All punning aside and as stated before, Epiphone is trying to get a bigger piece of the guitar market, which means appealing to the metal shredders. These are unlikely to be old geezers like most of us seem to be and will be a younger demographic more willing to part with money on a whim. I too lament the demise of the Elitists. As has also been stated, I think Epiphone at this time is going after the lower cost mass production environment and leaving the higher end to Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 If dad hates it , the kid is going to love it. Ive seen worst, but then again i've got a Dean Caddy!! (see avatar) Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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