meh Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Hi guys, so recently I purchased my first electric guitar from guitar center labeled as an epiphone les paul traditional pro goldtop. I can't find any of these anywhere online which is strange. The serial number is 11071512397 which also doesn't seem to exist, just like the guitar. Apart from that, I love the guitar which is why I bought it. I love the feel of the neck. I'm not a total beginner though because I am a bass player and I started playing some on my old acoustic which is pretty bad. So can anyone tell me what is up with this? Thanks so much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Meh, http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21424628/Welcome2.mp3 Congrats on the new guitar! Would this be it?...(if you look at the pics and the drop down box it comes in gold.) http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Les-Paul-Traditional-Pro-Electric-Guitar-105939029-i1515777.gc I'm not as good as most around here with the serial numbers but I imagine the 11 at the beginning signifies it was made this year. Post some pics of yours if you get a chance. Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwich Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Welcome to the forum meh. I'm fairly new here as well, but it's a great place to hang while learning about your guitar. Some manufacturers will make a limited run for large retailers that you won't find elsewhere. Guitar Center and Sam Ash are two that I know of. I've got two of them and IMO the Trad Pro is a great guitar, possibly the best bang for the buck right now among Epi Les Pauls. Edit: others beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gta05 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 NICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meh Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Hi and welcome here your guitar was made July 2011 at Gibson/Epi owned QingDao plant, China Thanks I hadn't seen the serial number identification thread until right after I posted this, so thanks for that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meh Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 NICE No thats not it... I think that is metallic gold but mine really is gold top. Its something more of this color. http://media.photobucket.com/image/les%20paul%20gold%20top%20zebra/frehley76photos/083109_170701.jpg It actually pretty much looks like this. @chipwich the strange thing is its not actually on guitar center's website...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwich Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I wonder if this post has any significance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I wonder if this post has any significance? Good detective work, Chipwich! Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwich Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Good detective work, Chipwich! Willy Well, maybe. That post discusses the Gibson Trad Pro GT. Good background info though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meh Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Yeah nice find, I think I also found that a while back. Too bad its a gibson instead of an epiphone. Maybe epiphone did the exact same thing though? Otherwise the goldtop is still a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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meh Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Your second picture is different than the picture you chose from the post awhile back... they are slightly different and mine does have zebra pickups. The first one was a traditional pro. I don't know what the last one was but they also had different knobs. But Slash is my favorite guitar player :) BTW: coil tapping rules!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichLP_56 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 hey guys can someone tell me if the epiphone les paul traditional pro gold top is an authentic gold top finish? (i mean as the epiphone les paul 1956) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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