mud guy Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I picked this up today, it showed up on kijiji a day ago and couldn't resist. It's a 2003 Epiphone Elite Les Paul Custom. The guy that was selling it had a Gibson LP custon (black) and a Gibson LP standard (also black). I think this was his backup at some point. The gold hardware is a little worn, and there are a couple of cosmetic dings, but overall very good condition. Incredibly low action, hot pickups and slim neck. It weighs about the same as my regular LP custom. Here are some picks: In her case: The case (very nice) Neck/Headstock Body And with her cousin from China, my other LP custom with P-94s time to play! -Cal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Now there you go! Congrats! Looks like you made out price-wise as well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Nice B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Congrats on your Elitist, wonderful looking guitar and a great stable mate to your other custom, HNGD Muddy. @Brian, Hank Kimble eh, Green Acres has to be one of my all time favourites, love how Lisa (Eva Gabor) spoke, mispronounced words and just plain made up words, priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 HNGD! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleWide Revival Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Very, very nice! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 MG, You know how to make a guy jealous. Congrats! Looks to be a fine guitfiddle. Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Congrats on your Elitist, wonderful looking guitar and a great stable mate to your other custom, HNGD Muddy. @Brian, Hank Kimble eh, Green Acres has to be one of my all time favourites, love how Lisa (Eva Gabor) spoke, mispronounced words and just plain made up words, priceless. +1 on the Elitist. Very sweet. And Green Acres was just so stupid it was hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 And with her cousin from China, my other LP custom with P-94s time to play! -Cal HNGD! Is there more/thicker binding on the Elitist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 +1 on the Elitist. Very sweet. And Green Acres was just so stupid it was hilarious I have a tremendous sense of the ridiculous (it's a permanent affliction), so it's right up my alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mud guy Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 HNGD! Is there more/thicker binding on the Elitist? It certainly looks like it in the crappy cell phone photos, but it is the same pattern- a thicker white binding followed by two pinstripes. I played her a bit last night...very very nice. It does not feel noticeably different from other custom, but the action is so much better on the elite. I will have to A/B them over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 It does not feel noticeably different from other custom, but the action is so much better on the elite. That's nothing, the action is easy to adjust just simply by doing a basic set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mud guy Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 That's nothing, the action is easy to adjust just simply by doing a basic set-up. sorry RaSTuS, I mis-spoke...I meant to say that the action is soo much lower on the elite. I actually don't like the action that low and I will raise it a bit when I put new strings on on the weekend. I quite like the setup on my regular les paul custom, and honestly I am not (yet) really blown away by a difference in quality. Of course I have played gibson les pauls and was not blown away by a difference (to justify the price). But I did change the pups on the chinese custom which was a big change in the sound. -Cal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbberry Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 both beautiful guitars.congrats and hngd!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 sorry RaSTuS, I mis-spoke...I meant to say that the action is soo much lower on the elite. I actually don't like the action that low and I will raise it a bit when I put new strings on on the weekend. I quite like the setup on my regular les paul custom, and honestly I am not (yet) really blown away by a difference in quality. Of course I have played gibson les pauls and was not blown away by a difference (to justify the price). But I did change the pups on the chinese custom which was a big change in the sound. -Cal LOL, yeah I thought you meant the LPC was too high, btw, there are several ways to improve the sound of the stock Epi pups for under $10 if you can use a soldering iron. 1/ change the caps on the tone pots to a higher value than the standard 0.047uf. 2/ place a cap in series with the hot pickup wire, see this thread: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/63847-taming-muddy-sounding-pickups/page__p__864775__hl__taming__fromsearch__1#entry864775 3/ implement a treble bleed on your volume pots, easier than it sounds. Each of these fixes involves buying 2 caps, I'd recommend Sprague Orange Drops, they're cheap, readily available, robust and are considered good quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mud guy Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 HNGD! Is there more/thicker binding on the Elitist? Wow, need my eyes checked...there are 3 pinstripes besides the binding on the elite, and 2 plus binding on the regular LPC. Good eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Interesting...so I wonder what Gibson LPCs have...? Edit: Gibbys have the outer binding plus three inner layers, like the elitist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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