RUSHian Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I've had a few Epiphones, nice guitars, but I hate the shape of the headstocks!!! Looks like a pregnant Gibson! Fender Squire guitars have the same design head stocks, why not Epiphone/Gibson?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyreCorp Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I agree. Look for japanese Epi's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongMan Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I've had a few Epiphones, nice guitars, but I hate the shape of the headstocks!!! Looks like a pregnant Gibson! Fender Squire guitars have the same design head stocks, why not Epiphone/Gibson?!!! Epiphones (at least the arch tops) always had that big headstock, even before Epiphone was acquired by Gibson in the 50s. So this is "classic style", and the current Broadways, Emperors and Swingsters have pretty much the same headstock as classic Epiphone arch tops. The Epiphone Les Paul headstock is just a miniaturized version of that. Here's an arch top from 1949: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm the opposite in that I think the Epi headstock looks better than the GIbson one, particularly on the LP where the smaller Epi design (as opposed to the larger Epi style) seems to be more of a balanced design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm guessing the headstock on this Reverse Explorer is one we all can collectively scratch our heads and wonder what were they smoking when they came up with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongMan Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I agree. Look for japanese Epi's Only true for Les Paul, ES-335 and a few other: The other Elitist arch tops like Broadway, Sheraton, Riviera and Casino also have the big headstocks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHian Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm the opposite in that I think the Epi headstock looks better than the GIbson one, particularly on the LP where the smaller Epi design (as opposed to the larger Epi style) seems to be more of a balanced design. I had an Epi Les Paul Special with Floyd Rose (licensed. didn't like the trem), and it wouldn't fit in the standard size Les Paul case, so I got a gig bag ( later sold the guitar)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm guessing the headstock on this Reverse Explorer is one we all can collectively scratch our heads and wonder what were they smoking when they came up with this one. Hehe. Neat. I didnt know they put those headstocks on a reverse Explorer. I've seen them on both the Gibson and Epiphone Modernes...which I believe is what that headstock was originally designed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm guessing the headstock on this Reverse Explorer is one we all can collectively scratch our heads and wonder what were they smoking when they came up with this one. I want, I want, I want [drool][love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 they are out there, but they are hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I want, I want, I want [drool][love] I like this design too. it would be easy for upper fret access. i find that even the horn on my SG gets in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongMan Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 they are out there, but they are hard to find. Right, these were made for sale in Japan only. However you can sometimes find them used from japanese sellers on evilbay, or from people that imported them already from Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I thought it was the Orvilles that were available only for the Japanese market, and the Japanese Epi's with the open book headstock were just some of the earliest Epiphones produced in the east for the western market before changing to the more usual headstock we are used to. If i am wrong then someone please educate me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amx05462 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 probably caause it makes it harder to turn into a fake gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 I like the epiphone headstock, but the elitist and acoustic headstocks just bug me. theyre too ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 I like this design too. it would be easy for upper fret access. i find that even the horn on my SG gets in the way. how? if you compare the two guitars, the sg joins on the 22nd fret that explorer joins on the 20th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 how? if you compare the two guitars, the sg joins on the 22nd fret that explorer joins on the 20th The horn or cutaway on most of the guitars i have owned gets in the way, I place my hand on the neck in a classical style with my thumb pad on the center back of the neck and use all my fingers, unfortunately this means that the heel of my left hand dunts against the point of the horn unless i reach my whole fore arm over the horn, or flatten my hand into a clumsy pinky-less ham and squeeze under.... My SG is one of the better ones for upper fret access, on my 24 fret Epi Spotlight, i can't play above the 15 without my hand becoming claustrophobic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_edward Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Right, these were made for sale in Japan only. However you can sometimes find them used from japanese sellers on evilbay, or from people that imported them already from Japan. They were also made identical to this in Korea in 1989, came with paper serial number stickers on the back. But I'm pretty sure the one pictured is Japanese because of the TRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 I thought it was the Orvilles that were available only for the Japanese market, and the Japanese Epi's with the open book headstock were just some of the earliest Epiphones produced in the east for the western market before changing to the more usual headstock we are used to. If i am wrong then someone please educate me ! There were some Epiphone Orvilles made in Korea for the US market. But the desirable Gibson Orvilles were made in Japan. http://en.wikipedia....ville_by_Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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