Stevie Nazarenie Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 1. where is the spec for the epiphone les paul speciial? http://www.imusician.co.uk/acatalog/epiphone_les_paul_special_limited_edition_tv_yellow.html?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=00068104 2. i saw the gibson les paul special faded was out there a while ago, what were they priced at and are they still around? 3. also i see this one in stock! http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/11011 but it's £200 more than the ones that came out before and only in white! (before the credit crunch.) i wish they were that price now. anyway are these old stock or is there is this a current model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mud guy Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 There was a cherry red les paul special for sale used around here ~$350 canadian. I was in Victoria, B.C. last week and played a brand new special, cherry red, p90s, set neck etc. Nice guitar, price new was $375 CAN. I can't find any info on the specs for these. I told the guy at the store I was looking more for a standard les paul with p90s (e.g. a goldtop) and they had listed on their epiphone inventory a honeyburst lespaul standard with p90s they could order in, same price as a regular les paul standard. Intrigued by both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwhi2001 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 The Gibson ones were around £695 - £725 new price with gigbag, but were discontinued. I've seen white, faded cherry/brown and worn yellow, (which is a darker colour than TV yellow). It's a satin finish rather than gloss, with the open grain showing. I got a yellow one on e-bay for £450 a couple of years ago. It's my most-used guitar for gigging. I refinished it in a shade nearer TV. There's also a Gibson single cutaway humbucker version which I've only seen in cherry/brown, I've been trying to sell mine on e-bay recently but there's been little interest. I think I paid about £500 for it, it's a great guitar but I think I have too many 2 humbucker guitars now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Nazarenie Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 what's under the pickguard? has anyone ever looked. i wanna start a no pickguard debate! anyone have a pic of one without? also does anyone have a superimposed pic of dc over a proper lp? i want to see how they match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevekapono Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 You should check my Special out, I have it for sale on ebay. It's the Cherry Red color you're talking about and the p90's sound amazing! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260565937492&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_877wt_958 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwhi2001 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Here's my single cut Gibson : These Specials are completely different guitars to "usual" LPs. Thinner body, slim 60s neck, flat top. Makes them slimmer, lighter, easy access to upper frets. More like an SG feel, but I actually prefer these to SGs. They are perfectly balanced. The neck heel is less obtrusive than conventional LPs. There's nothing under the pickguard except the plain surface, but on the DC you'd have a lot of obvious screw holes to deal with if you left it off. On my single cut I actually added the pickguard because they need one. The satin finish marks easily and after 2 gigs I had 3 very visible pick marks from powerchording....the visible "screws" are dummy screw heads and it's attached via the pup surround screws like those screwless LP pickguards you can buy, so someone could remove it if they prefer it without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Nazarenie Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 i must be odd, i am so liking the specials, more than all the other lp's! @stevekapono that epi dc is nice but it's in the us... i'm sure it'll be snapped up though! @antwhi2001 how thick is the body on the special? you know i am looking for a replacement to an sg. i want something gentler looking but with upper fret access. the sg has that. anyone have a pic of the back of the neck? i do want a 60'sneck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1039 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I got a special a few weeks ago and I love it. It plays great and sounds better. I like the fact that it is kinda like a junior, but has a wider tonal pallet, with a neck pick up and all. I have been looking for information on it and can't really find anything. Gibson is selling a version and there website gives a general history of the model, but that is about it. I've actually been looking for a hard case for it. Since it is a flat top would it fit well into an Epiphone case? Or should I look for something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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