Epi1 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 There have been a lot of questions recently from our customers asking “what comes with a new Epiphone guitar?” Here’s a list of what should be included when you purchase a new Epiphone instrument. If you do not receive these items, please ask your authorized Epiphone retailer about them. 1. User’s Manual - This covers all the basic information about the care and use of our guitars as well as warranty details. 2. Epiphone Bumper Sticker 3. Epiphone 2-Sided Poster 4. eSonic/eSonic-2 User’s Manual – This goes into details regarding the features, benefits and use of our preamp system that is used in most of our acoustic/electric guitars. This comes with only acoustic/electric guitars. 5. Truss Rod Adjustment Wrench – Remember… if you don’t know how to adjust your truss rod, don’t attempt it. You could do permanent damage to your instrument. If you think an adjustment is needed, take it to an authorized service center. Additionally, some of our guitars are priced including hard case or gigbag. Here’s a quick list of our current price list models that include cases. • Inspired by John Lennon Casino (‘1965” and “Revolution”): Hard Case • SG-Express : Gigbag • Emily the Strange G-310: Gigbag (and strap) • Zakk Wylde ZV Custom: Hard Case • LP-Express: Gigbag • Les Paul “Tribute”: Hard Case • All “Packs”: Gigbag *Note: All hard cases include a locking latch with key. If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact us at: • U.S.A.: 1-800-444-2766 or service@gibson.com • Europe: 00+800-444-2766-1 or service.europe@gibson.com Thanks for your business!! Epiphone 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Thanks Epi1. That's good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Wow, kind of spooky... I just read an old 2004 interview with Jim R. (EPI Prez) while trying to get location of EPI Factory #13 (where my latest project git was made) - Unrecognized. Thanks for dropping by again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SketchyEtchy Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I didnt get my sticker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluser12 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I bought a new Sheraton last January from GC, and all I got was the guitar and a beat up Gibson box to take it home in! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I didnt get my sticker I did. It came in two peices. And it looks like it was cut that way at the factory. Very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I did. It came in two pieces. And it looks like it was cut that way at the factory. Very strange. Hmmmm... Perhaps it goes with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I have purchased three new Epis over the last year (P93, IBJL, and Special SC) and none came with a bumper sticker. I think MF is confiscating them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deflepfan Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 EPI1 twice in one week?!?! Where are the Juniors??? Hell, had to ask. Sheila 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epi1 Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 EPI1 twice in one week?!?! Where are the Juniors??? Hell' date=' had to ask. Sheila[/quote'] Hi Sheila, If I recall, you were interested in an Alpine White one. They are available from SamAsh.com in the USA. Click HERE. Hope this helps. Thanks! Epiphone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figstrum Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I never got anything with my Lp Stnd. I'm sticker-less. I won't be able to sleep now......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7C Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Does this include all markets? Should UK/Europe see the same? 7C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Guitar Center Warehouse(online purchases) and their store in Birmingham Alabama must also be confiscating the 10'cords (I have plenty though) posters, and bumper stickers. In the past 3 years i've bought 2 new Epis online.....and 2 new Epis at the B'ham store, and with the 4 purchases i've gotten 2 warranty cards 1 owners manual, 1 poster, and 3 Truss wrenches. If the "goodies" are a new addition I understand....... If not, then I just thought you should know ...................... "How many Epiphone stickers can a 16 yr old guitar salesman stick on his '81 Yugo anyhow?:D " Enough to hold it together............. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I've bought 8 Epi products over the years, none came with stickers. Most other goodies like posters and manual(!) were present tho. I wouldn't mind a few stickers to spread the love... also I'm looking for a suitable replacement for that dunce cap I've been associated with lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hi Sheila' date=' If I recall, you were interested in an Alpine White one. They are available from SamAsh.com in the USA. Click HERE. Hope this helps. Thanks! Epiphone Wow; I've never been interested in the Junior or white guitars for that matter but that little white Junior is a nice looking guitar. For the price it would be a nice little guitar for modding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrw1960 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I never received a Bumper Sticker Either. Would like to have one!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Is that list only for the USA or does that also include Canada:-s ? I just picked up a brand new Dot at a Epi authorized dealer and got nothing[crying] ........(Canada). Dave J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Really?? You've got to be kidding me. Of all the VALID and IMPORTANT concerns voiced on this forum EVERY DAY regarding the quality of brand new Epiphone guitars, you choose to answer the burning question of, "wheres my sticker and throw away cord?"! Epi1 I am asking you as one professional to another, please do not insult us again with something like this. It actually has made me mad. I love Epiphone the guitars and the brand, but this is infuriating. You choose to answer a question about free swag thats included in a new guitar (which general consensus is the end consumer never gets the garbage anyways) but choose to blatantly ignore all the inquires to important relevant questions such as these. http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=13618 http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=15343 There are MANY more valid and serious concerns regarding this company. I find it highly disrespectful and insulting that you ignore our pleas for answers regarding these issues but you have time to come on here and tell us about free STICKERS and POSTERS?????? We don't buy your damned bumper stickers, we buy your GUITARS. Please let us know why Epiphones quality, value, and customer service has been declining lately. Why are you making LP Customs in the obviously inferior factory. How did these poor examples of this guitar even released to the public and why did Epiphone feel they we acceptable? Why are the frets being used sub par and flawed from manufacturing? I offer my services as a Master Luthier, and Epiphone lover to you Jim. Perhaps you need someone in there to shake things up and demand quality from your staff, from the girl answering the phone in customer service, to the man scraping binding on the other side of the world for $5 a day. You should hold EVERYONE related to Epiphone/Gibson to a higher standard, not allow this company to fade into mediocrity (at best ATM). Please please please, answer a REAL question or at least get out there and DO something about it. I could care less about some damned sticker or poster. I care about getting a quality guitar at a fair price. Right now Epiphone can't even guarantee me a fully functioning guitar that is playable at ANY price. Do you really think stickers will make your customer base happy? We are GUITARISTS, not twelve year old girls with a sticker collection. I have been playing and singing the praises of Epiphone guitars for over 20 years, I have owned over 30 Epiphone guitars and now have 6. ^ Epiphone guitars all of which were made in Japan or Korea, all old, and I can't find a new Epiphone worth buying. Thats sad ain't it? I WANT A NEW EPIPHONE, BUT CANNOT FIND AN ACCEPTABLE GUITAR THAT EVEN COMES CLOSE TO MY OLD EPIPHONES. You should be moving forward with the company, making better guitars. But right now we are wittnessing the decline of Gibson/ Epiphone. PLeasae do not be so sure of yourselfs you stop caring about fine guitars and you customers. It seems like the attitude today is. " We are Gibson/Epiphone, the number one guitar company ever. Just slap something together, put our name on it and it will sell, we are Gibson after all. Who Cares"? I care Epi1, I care damnit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrw1960 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Ron, Very well said. Yes, the throw away cord is right! Whew! What a great vent.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 When I bought my Casino from the retail arm of the Epiphone distributor (Gallin's Melbourne) not only did I have a hard time finding one on display that didn't have obvious problems, but I was given "nothing" with it, just the bare guitar. I even had to buy a gig bag to get it home safely! For $980 AUD would have expected better! I won't go back there ever and it left a sour taste in my mouth about Epiphone unfortunately. Digger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hi Sheila' date=' If I recall, you were interested in an Alpine White one. They are available from SamAsh.com in the USA. Click HERE. Hi Epi, I think we were hoping for a set-neck Jr. reissue with a P90 and Grovers, not another bolt-on with sheet metal tuners and cheap humbucker. Maybe next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "How many Epiphone stickers can a 16 yr old guitar salesman stick on his '81 Yugo anyhow? "Enough to hold it together............. Apparently it takes more than one would think. Perhaps he's also using them for gaffer's tape at gigs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deflepfan Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hi Epi' date=' I think we were hoping for a set-neck Jr. reissue with a P90 and Grovers, not another bolt-on with sheet metal tuners and cheap humbucker. Maybe next year...[/quote'] That's the one!! Or, at least the P-90 model, which was rumoured to be coming out this year. The Juniors, which were pretty much a given stock item in all the stores haves started disappearing, which is leading me to believe that either there is a new model coming in as a replacement of the current, or (gawd forbid) you are eliminating the Junior all together??!! Yes, Sam's has the white one, but, MF hasn't had any since very early this year, GC I believe is also not listing them on their web-site. So, my original question to you was - where are they? And are you coming out with a P-90 version? And can you make them in blue? (All right, I just threw that one in, but it would be really nice!) And the one Brian asked for would be very sweet (in blue, of course!) Finally, it really is nice to have you posting again! It's been a very long time! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epi1 Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Really?? You've got to be kidding me. Of all the VALID and IMPORTANT concerns voiced on this forum EVERY DAY regarding the quality of brand new Epiphone guitars' date=' you choose to answer the burning question of, "wheres my sticker and throw away cord?"! Epi1 I am asking you as one professional to another, please do not insult us again with something like this. It actually has made me mad. I love Epiphone the guitars and the brand, but this is infuriating. You choose to answer a question about free swag thats included in a new guitar (which general consensus is the end consumer never gets the garbage anyways) but choose to blatantly ignore all the inquires to important relevant questions such as these. http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=13618 http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=15343 There are MANY more valid and serious concerns regarding this company. I find it highly disrespectful and insulting that you ignore our pleas for answers regarding these issues but you have time to come on here and tell us about free STICKERS and POSTERS?????? We don't buy your damned bumper stickers, we buy your GUITARS. Please let us know why Epiphones quality, value, and customer service has been declining lately. Why are you making LP Customs in the obviously inferior factory. How did these poor examples of this guitar even released to the public and why did Epiphone feel they we acceptable? Why are the frets being used sub par and flawed from manufacturing? I offer my services as a Master Luthier, and Epiphone lover to you Jim. Perhaps you need someone in there to shake things up and demand quality from your staff, from the girl answering the phone in customer service, to the man scraping binding on the other side of the world for $5 a day. You should hold EVERYONE related to Epiphone/Gibson to a higher standard, not allow this company to fade into mediocrity (at best ATM). Please please please, answer a REAL question or at least get out there and DO something about it. I could care less about some damned sticker or poster. I care about getting a quality guitar at a fair price. Right now Epiphone can't even guarantee me a fully functioning guitar that is playable at ANY price. Do you really think stickers will make your customer base happy? We are GUITARISTS, not twelve year old girls with a sticker collection. I have been playing and singing the praises of Epiphone guitars for over 20 years, I have owned over 30 Epiphone guitars and now have 6. ^ Epiphone guitars all of which were made in Japan or Korea, all old, and I can't find a new Epiphone worth buying. Thats sad ain't it? I WANT A NEW EPIPHONE, BUT CANNOT FIND AN ACCEPTABLE GUITAR THAT EVEN COMES CLOSE TO MY OLD EPIPHONES. You should be moving forward with the company, making better guitars. But right now we are wittnessing the decline of Gibson/ Epiphone. PLeasae do not be so sure of yourselfs you stop caring about fine guitars and you customers. It seems like the attitude today is. " We are Gibson/Epiphone, the number one guitar company ever. Just slap something together, put our name on it and it will sell, we are Gibson after all. Who Cares"? I care Epi1, I care damnit. [/quote'] Musikron, Thanks for your feedback - we welcome your comments. In response, I ask you to please consider the following: 1. We receive direct emails, letters and of course phone calls from thousands of customers every month. Many of these are inquiries about what is included with a new Epiphone guitar. While I understand that as a “Master Luthier,” you probably do not need or want many of the things that we supply with our instruments (such as an owner’s manual, warranty card, etc.), there are others without your advanced skill set and knowledge of guitars that find these things very useful and important. In fact, here are a few actual emails we have received in the last 7 days from customers. “The Casino I just bought is a great playing, great looking guitar. On a more trivial note, I was impressed with the packet of info and goodies that came with the guitar. A full color owners manual, a combination registration card/Epiphone history pamphlet, a packing slip with the model # and serial #, a full color Casino poster, an Epiphone guitar case sticker, a truss rod wrench and an angled instrument cable! I thought that was a pretty classy package for a guitar in that price range. Other companies, (FMIC) please take note. I posted the above comments on the Gretsch Discussion Pages today. I love my Gretsch guitars, but I'm also very impressed with my new Epiphone Casino. Thanks!” “I recently purchased an Epiphone Studio Dot from a Guitar Center store in Natick, MA and they didn’t have the manual that should come with the guitar. I was told that guitar center store throws out all the boxes and manuals when received as they aren’t needed. After a fruitless conversation with the sales person as to why that shouldn’t be his call but the consumers, I decided it would be easier to contact Gibson directly and ask if you have the manual in PDF that you can send me. Also: Can you tell me if it is the norm for stores to not offer original materials with your Guitars? I would have expected at least a warranty card to fill out, some diagram of what the dials do and information on how to do basic adjustments of the electronic components.” “I recently purchased a brand new Les Paul Traditional Plus guitar (serial # 106001327 -- registered to this email address) and did not receive a truss rod wrench in the case. Is this normal? All guitars I own came with this tool - even my Epiphone.” 2. The two links you mention in your post related to quality issues are important to us and in fact, they were forwarded to our Director of QC shortly after posting. However, the Epiphone forum is not the vehicle to resolve quality concerns. While we certainly do not discourage this type of discussion on the forum, if a customer has a problem with an Epiphone instrument the way to both resolve it as well as provide us with the necessary data to accurately determine the validity and cause of the problem is through our established Gibson Customer Service department. We have an extremely qualified team of professionals dedicated to 100% customer satisfaction. To insure this level of service, we must follow an established procedure that requires obtaining very specific information (name, contact information, date of purchase, serial number, etc). The utmost attention is spent on researching and correcting any possible quality issues that may exist. 3. That said, you may not have noticed but the original post was an “Announcement” and intended to be informational. I believe that given the content, the forum was a good avenue for disseminating this information. 4. Thank you for your offer, as a “Master Luthier”, to help Gibson and Epiphone. I’d love to receive your contact information and resume for consideration. 5. I believe that the customer votes with their wallet. If our Epiphone sales are any indication, then there is an increasing number of customers worldwide that choose Epiphone. But it’s not just about sales. We continuously monitor and review quality related data. Currently, we have a less than 0.5% return rate. Additionally, I speak with customers and visit retailers often and in general, they are very happy with our quality. I also believe that the guitars coming out of our factories in China are exceptional instruments. I, like many Epiphone employees, have been playing guitar most of my life. As a company we understand guitars and we are passionate about their performance. I talk directly to many exceptional guitarists such as Zakk Wylde, Jeff Waters, Jack Casady, Slash and Joe Bonamassa and they love our instruments and choose to put their names on them. But because we believe in Kaizen - the philosophy of continuous improvement - we are not satisfied with even one unhappy customer. Thanks again for your feedback and I hope we can find a way to satisfy you. Sincerely, Epiphone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I would like to say that I find the Epi Quality Control to be miles ahead of the Gibson. You've gotta spend AT LEAST $1500 to a damn decent fret job from the factory. (For a Gibson) QC is lacking compared to other brands though. I could go get a PERFECT American Special Fender for the same price as the higher end Chinese Epis that need a little work to be good instruments. The choice as a musician is clear. I'd complain about the stickers, but I bought all my stuff used, so... Oh, and while we have Epi1's attention, I would like to put in a request for an accurate reissue Ripper bass, and RD guitar & bass. Preferably the artist, but I guess I'd settle for the standard. PWETTY PWEASE!?!?! Ripper RD Series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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