Harrison Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hi all, Does anyone know why some Epi acoustics have the E logo on the scratchplates and others don't? I've seen loads of pictures of Texans that don't have a logo - was this normal or can the E come off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I don't have any personal experience with an E falling off (the one on my Dot is on there solid). But for years I have read about the E coming off quite easily for many others. And I have no idea if they made Texans without them or not. But yeah, they do come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba1281734205 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I've had a couple of Epiphones with the E on the pickguard, but I heated 'em up and removed them. I think a stick on is butt ugly. IMO. Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el capitan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 The stick-on plastic black/silver are OK on electrics IMO,but not on Flat-tops-they almost always come off! The plain silver-silver paper?-on the '64 Texan is fine by me and stays. El Dorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Most Epis have an epsilon on the scratch plate when they ship from the factory. Some are more durable than others. The most durable epislons are the ones, apparently, painted on at Matsumoku during the bad old Norlin years. The pick guard on my FT145 has visible fingernail and pick scuffs/scratches, right over the epsilon. The epsilon shows no wearing, nor intention to bubble, crack or peel. It is as if the paint has become part and parcel with the plastic. I suspect the EPA regs put into place after these models' production lead to less durable painted on epsilons and other graphics that are a headache to Gibson to this day. Some epsilons were stick on thin lables others 3 dimensional appliques which seem no more likely to stay on than recent paint jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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