PRFCT1 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I got my sticker from Epiphone today. When I sent the email to their customer service I included my address and the serial number. They responded to my original email in one day saying that they would investigate my inquiry, the second email confirmed that I was correct and that they would send it directly to me when they were available. mine arrived july 31st she sure is beautiful here are the pics srry for poor quality taken with phone http://yfrog.com/nrimg20120731152319j http://yfrog.com/jaimg20120731152431j http://yfrog.com/16img20120731152601j http://yfrog.com/0zimg20120731152613j http://yfrog.com/5uimg20120731152741j http://yfrog.com/65img20120731152747j http://yfrog.com/0rimg20120731152808j http://yfrog.com/0aimg20120731152822j http://yfrog.com/nqimg20120731152934j http://yfrog.com/ncimg20120731152946j http://yfrog.com/b9img20120731152958j http://yfrog.com/nmimg20120731153030j http://yfrog.com/ehimg20120731153114j http://yfrog.com/e3img20120731153120j http://yfrog.com/04img20120731153140j http://yfrog.com/59img20120731153231j http://yfrog.com/mkimg20120731153248j http://yfrog.com/nqimg20120731153909j http://yfrog.com/dyimg20120731153922j thnx for looking and good luck to all that have ordered theirs. GC just got their shipment in fyi. as for the sticker i called gibson ang gave them the info 3 days later i had a sticker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Adelfio Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 My Epi Budokan is # 182 - I ordered it last January the day after it was announced, there was no way I was going to be shut out of this one. The wait was worth it, ( I have it for 3 weeks now ) , and it should be noted that some tweeking is in order before this model can become gig-worthy. My volume pot for the bridge pickup needed to be re-sodered, as there was an air-bubble there, due to a rush-job; I couldn't lower the volume. Also - and this is major - there is NOT an inner nut on the input jack input, so that if you turn the outer nut over and over you can snap the wires. My tech did this for me, ( Maggio's Music in Brooklyn NY ), and I'm all set to Rock and Roll All Night with my band Rock Farm. This is my 4th Epiphone, my 3rd Epi Les Paul and I am thrilled with the progress of the brand in term of quality. I have the Ace Frehley Epi from 2000, and even though it is nice looking I found the neck to be sub-par, it didn't feel like a Les Paul. Now this one is right up there with my 4 Gibson Les Pauls, ( 2 Standards, BFG Tremalo and a 57 Junior ), if anything it has a faster neck. Funny, I saw pictures of the Gibson USA version, and the Epi seems to be more authentic than the Gibson. Epi has the 3 piece neck, the volute and ebony fretboard - not Gibson USA's. Also - the Epi has the one SD in the bridge, 2 PAF's middle and neck - whereas Gibson is all SD's. Well this last point is irrevelant as Ace only used the SD in the bridge - but I like the PAF's where they are on my Epi. Anyway - it will probubly be my main gigging guitar, and I got it at 1/3 the price of Gibson USA's . I'm MORE than happy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtb2000 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Post some pics soon, I ordered the Gibson Model Ace Budokan, from my guitar center in February, and it finally shipped as of today. I can pick it up on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LerxstLee Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Moved it to this forum , I thought this would be a better spot. Gave this guitar a shot and overall I am really pleased. Unlike my Gibson Alex lifeson 355 which also cost over five times the price in '08 this neck's volute is in the correct position. The AL355 was between the Nut and first fret,as well as other problems. That is old news from '08 when I promised to never buy a Gibson again. Sure some said it did not get in the way , well sorry when you have a chunk of wood sticking out of the neck when you are playing in the first positions , it really does get in the way , I don't make excuses for poor craftsmanship. Sure these guitars are not even close to compare , yet I had to note Epiphone can place the period correct volute in the proper position, yet Gibson took months to blame the artist by saying this is the neck that Alex approved and never even offered a fix for it. Unreal. Yet Epiphone came through with this model at a great price. Fit and finish wise it is actually better than the AL-355 , I am baffled and happy at the same time. Nice case , nice three piece neck with a great feel , the poly finish is nice , the setup was high and just simply needed to be lowered, and after that the intonation was spot on. The frets are nice and level ,yet they a had "gritty" feeling they just needed a quick polish to get some nice smooth bending. All simple five minute fixes. Gibson had the specs listed on the website as having three volume , one for each pick up and one master tone control , as another said,mine is also wired so with the toggle down its the bridge pick up with the bottom two pots running the volume and tone for that pick up , toggle in the middle is the bridge and middle pickup with the bottom two pots running the volume and tone for both, and the toggle up position is the neck pickup with the top two pots running the volume and tone for that pick up. I not complaining as the $8K Gibson model has the same pickups with only the bridge pickup wired, so I could easily wire this one that way but it does give it same tonal options. This makes the Ace's signature pick up kill switch challenging as you have to have the neck pickup turned off as usual and either toggle from bridge through the middle to the neck position to get the off sound , or you have to be in the middle , using both the middle and bridge pickup and toggle one up to the neck to get the kill switch sound. Also with both volumes off when you move the toggel switch from middle to the neck position you get a momentary on/off. Again not a big deal. I am not going to use the eagle sticker but as others have said , I am missing mine as well, I guess you have to call to get one. Again , not a big deal it's just another way Gibson refuses to be user friendly with their advertisements and what they actually put out. Simple quality control or lack of quality control. Overall I give it a 10 for price , a 10 for fit and finish ,10 for sound , a 10 for the case , and an 8 for electonics, (which I will upgrade anyhow) and a 5.5 for as advertised. I would recomend this guitar for any Ace fan , also for someone looking for a guitar to rock out with using the dimarzio super distortion, although the Paf's make it great for other types of playing. Grab one while you can , it's 1/3 the cost of the Gibson $2300 Budokan, that one has a one peice neck , one peice maple cap, a richlite finger board , and with all the plasticisers they put in the "nitro" it's almost getting close to poly /boggle ,not bashing it, just making some observations, while the Epiphone has a three peice neck, three peice maple cap , and an ebony fingerboard. It's not a Gibson but it sure is a really nice Epiphone at a great price. I really like it . Thank Epiphone. Now back to playing it some more. /Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Adelfio Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Here is a picture of me and my ne Epi Budokan; I hope it came out - but it looks like the picture we've all seen, but looks BETTER in person. What a Sweetie !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swainy guitar Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Finally picked mine up yesterday, 1 day short of nine months exactly since placing the order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.