pancona1281734179 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I was thinking of getting an ES-175 but someone told me that a decal made to look like wood was on the body top. I know the description says laminated maple. Could it be correct that instead of being real finished wood it is a decal made to look like wood? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 No. In this case, lamination means thin layers of wood (usually 4 or 5) glued together to build uo the top to the thickness necessary to control feedback. The majority of hollow and semi-hollow electric guitars are made this way, including the Gibson ES 175, the model the Epiphone is based on. Photo flames (a decal printed to look like wood) are extremely rare these days. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpach10115 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 NOT TRUE! As stated above, it is a laminate. The finish on mine is beautiful. It is a high quality instrument. I would buy another one in a second if it were stolen. I'm not a huge fan of the pickups on this guitar though. I replaced mine with 57 classics and it sounds wonderful. The stock pickups, especially the neck pickup, were very "muddy" sounding.(Where have you heard that before?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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