bonzoboy Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I own 6 Epis and 3 MIM Fenders and they are all well made exceptional guitars.As a matter of fact my 1965 John Lennon Casino is my absolute favourite of my 30 guitars and my MIC natural Casino is a fabulous guitar,although not up to the build quality of the JL it is far superior to many guitars in its price range. With regard to MIM Fenders: Last year I went out Strat shopping and had budgeted for up to $2500 plus taxes.I tried out 9 of 10 different Strats making it a point not to look at the model or where it was made.I was using a Blues Jr. that the store had set up and the guitar that picked me was a MIM Jimmie Vaughn,it was among the cheapestof all the Strats I tried but it by far had the best sound and feel.BTW it sounde3d so good with the Blues Jr. that I bought the amp too and still came out way under the $2,500 I had alloted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Just this summer, I acquired a MIM '60's Classic Telecaster (White). LOVE it! As for Epiphones, I have a few, and love them all! You can find outstanding guitars, made in almost any country, that makes them, anymore. "Here, There, and Everywhere...." CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherguyplayingguitar Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I like it. But wouldn't play it. Or wouldnt be seen playing it that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thundergod Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The real tragedy about this thread is that an Epi on EBAY brings more than Steve does. Must be the return policy. [lol] [lol] [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The real tragedy about this thread is that an Epi on EBAY brings more than Steve does. Must be the return policy. Could be a quality control issue........#036; .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 @ Anotherguyplayingguitar: Why wouldn't you want to be seen playing an Epi, it didn't bother Harrison,McCartney, Lennon, Joe Pass,Django Reinhardt and countless other guitar greats.I play my Epis proudly-one shouldn't be bothered by what's written on the headstock but concentrate on the sound that comes from it.BTW Skunk Baxter played some of Steely Dan's nicest lead breaks on an old Sears Silvertone.It's not what you play but how well you play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I think he's talking about the Les Paul Royale specifically. Its not for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 OOOPS If that's the case I apologize profusely.I like all the Royale line they are very classy looking especially the 3 pickup one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I love how the wildcat royale looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Can't stand the white with gold pick guard but epi make fantastic guitars which are priced for their market and the models that are cheaper versions of Gibsons fill a gap in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinh Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 But nowadays? Compared to almost anything in the '60s, the Epi is a really nice piece. Heck, a Dot vs. a strat for general quality for price paid? Any Dot I've seen wins hands down against most of the more expensive and even more strongly over the standard Strat. Harumph. <grin> Yea. If one is old enough to have experienced what was available in the 60's and 70's first hand, today's good "budget" lines like the EPI's are SOOOOO much better than what you got 40 years ago for the same money. I bought my first guitar in 1973, a new Japanese low end Les Paul copy, bolt on neck. It cost $99. Horrible thing! Run that $99 through the CPI to today's money, and the equivalent is about $437.00. The instrument you can buy nowadays for $437.00 is streets ahead of the garbage you used to get for the same money. Although everyone talks with nostalgia about the old Silvertones, Dano's and Airlines, truth is they were pretty nasty and quite expensive. We live in the golden age of cheap instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Yea. If one is old enough to have experienced what was available in the 60's and 70's first hand, today's good "budget" lines like the EPI's are SOOOOO much better than what you got 40 years ago for the same money. I bought my first guitar in 1973, a new Japanese low end Les Paul copy, bolt on neck. It cost $99. Horrible thing! Run that $99 through the CPI to today's money, and the equivalent is about $437.00. The instrument you can buy nowadays for $437.00 is streets ahead of the garbage you used to get for the same money. Although everyone talks with nostalgia about the old Silvertones, Dano's and Airlines, truth is they were pretty nasty and quite expensive. We live in the golden age of cheap instruments. That stuff was garbage and we all served papers and cut grass so we could buy a real guitar. It brings tears to me good eye to see someone else say it. Thank you my brutha. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I agree entirely about golden age. Some of those guitars may be played a while and put into a closet, but there's so much decent quality today that I'll wager we have a pretty good generation of kids who'll be looking for that "better" guitar in 10, 20, 40, 50 years from now - and they'll expect "better," too, not realizing what the "old guys" had available and yet some still are playing. I think it's a good move for a lotta guitar manufacturers. The guitar is a marvelous instrument, in all its variations and for all types of music. I think a good guitar now will make youngsters want the better one in 10 years. Some of the crud we had available in the "olden days" <grin>gave disincentive to a lotta folks to give up on making their own music. My youngest (under 40) brother played through high school and occasionally the past number of years, but not until he got a nice upper-end Epi LP did he realize a guitar can help you play instead of being something you hadda fight to make music. I'll wager he has a Gibbie in a cupla years or less. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Standard Royale Pearl White. Just a cheaper version of Gibson & Fender ect.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barton8367 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I don't think this royale series has worked for epi because more people dislike it than like it. I can see what they've tried to do but it's too much of a gimmick for a big guitar company! I own two epis and they are both brilliant guitars and wouldn't swap them for the Gibson models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I don't think this royale series has worked for epi because more people dislike it than like it. I have the same feeling... but that means in the near future you'll be able to find them for really cheap on GC and MF :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Its funny how we can all be "yuck" or "meh" when it comes to a guitar like this. Then all of a sudden that sucker is half off at MF and it becomes somehow more attractive. Its kind of like the chick you take home from the bar at 2am. You wouldnt touch her at 10, but at 2 your perception changes drastically. lol. I'm not saying I'm any different. I'm just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Ive seen lately a lot of anti epi people buying epis...kinda ironic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Its funny how we can all be "yuck" or "meh" when it comes to a guitar like this. Then all of a sudden that sucker is half off at MF and it becomes somehow more attractive. Its kind of like the chick you take home from the bar at 2am. You wouldnt touch her at 10, but at 2 your perception changes drastically. lol. I'm not saying I'm any different. I'm just saying... Post of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Was at my dealers today, having some work (fret crown & polish) done, on my Telecaster, after the fine (same) work, they did, a couple of weeks ago, on my 2000 Gibson LP Classic. While there, I sat down, and really played a Dot, for a much longer period, than I had done, previously. Amazing guitar...IMHO, for a phenomenal price, all things considered. There were other, Very Nice Epi's there, as well. ALL of them, had very nice "stock" fret work! Nice rounded frets, with no "road block" edges. The ends, were all nicely done, and none of them felt sharp...in fact, it was almost as if there was binding, even when there wasn't any. They were that nicely done. So..."Bravo," Epiphone! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I love a good Epiphone, and really like these royal ones, I'd rather have this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I love a good Epiphone, and really like these royal ones, I'd rather have this one. Yeah, the other guitar player, in my band, wants one of those LP Custom's BIG TIME! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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