RaSTuS Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I've just joined the forums and wanted to say hi to everyone. I'm a beginning guitarist, teaching myself, can't afford a regular tutor. just wanna get good enough to sound ok, no professional ambitions. In the last couple of months I've bought 2 Epi's: Nov08 - SG-400 Custom, Black. I love this guitar, everything worked out of the box and the finish was pretty good, a little orange peel effect in the paintwork, but I can fix that with some polish and some elbow grease. The jack came lose in the first couple of weeks, but that was easily fixed. Dec08 - LP Ultra II, Midnight Ebony. The finish on this was great except for the neck, the build up of paint where the binding had been masked off was huge and rough (no one had touched it after removing the tape), like a step and extremely uncomfortable to play. I spent about 4-5hrs polishing it back down to a smooth finish which had the positive side effect of turning the satin finish into a gloss finish (not big on satin finish necks). One of the jacks on this guitar also came loose. All in all I'm reasonably happy with them both, as they stand now, but can't help feeling that a little more attention to detail, especially as regards finish, would go a long way, after all they were both supposed to be from the custom shop. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphtown Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 welcome my Antipodean cousin :) now off you go to wholenote.com and don,t come back until you get really good. Only joking mate :) Good to have an Ausie on the site. RALPH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Welcome to the Nuthouse! Enjoy your stay, and have fun (above all else)! Lot's of good folks here, some "characters" too, but...as in life...nothing unusual about that. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentAl Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Welcome to the forum !!! How you liking that Ultra II ???? I'm kind of intrigued by them, but have yet to try one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Welcome to the forum !!! How you liking that Ultra II ???? I'm kind of intrigued by them' date=' but have yet to try one....[/quote'] The Ultra II plays really nice (now I fixed the neck) and the NanoMag does a good job of impersonating an acoustic, though not perfectly. The number of sounds you can get out of it are amazing, I'm only a beginner but I'm sure the more I learn the better I'll be able to explore those sounds. Another plus is the chambered body, makes it lighter and really nicely balanced. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy1281734003 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Welcome Rastus from the great frozen wastelands of Northeast USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 "Where women glow and men thunder..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canine Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Hey animalfarm, that first Kangaroo needs a wireless! Welcome to the forum pal, you'll find tons of good stuff in here. I know I have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomer Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadedepi Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 RaSTuS, Welcome to Epi Sanitarium.... An insane asylum run by the patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I thought the Epiphone Sanitarium was a guitar model for "special" players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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