jmj5150 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Orville Les Paul's the same as Epiphone Japan? I have a 1994 Fujigen Orville Les Paul with solid flame top and long neck tenon and wondering if they are the same since Orville and Epiphone are both owned by Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yep, pretty much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yep, pretty much the same. Agreed in regards to this guitar. The Epiphone Japan line was the succesor to the Orville Fujigen line and, I believe, used the same tooling. Earlier "Orville By Gibson" guitars had a nitro finish and Gibson pickups. There was also a series of Epiphone Japan Les Pauls and SGs called the LQ Series that had lacquer finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj5150 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Just the answer I was looking for Thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 That's a nice looking Paul! SWEEEET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj5150 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 That's a nice looking Paul! SWEEEET! Thank you I just finished vintage wiring the guitar yesterday and had to taper ream the holes to accommodate CTS Pots 3/8 threads. Used authentic 50s PIO Sprague Bumblebee .022 caps although they are a little larger at 600v the price I got for them would have cost the same as Vitamin Qs. Also, added an aged nickel Gotoh aluminum bridge since I'm going for the vintage sound with BB 1 & 2 pickups controlled by switchcraft long shaft 3 switches and jack. Crowned/polished the frets and darkened the fretboard with Fiebings leather dye. Project well under budget after selling my Gibson Studio this guitar is replacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Thank you I just finished vintage wiring the guitar yesterday and had to taper ream the holes to accommodate CTS Pots 3/8 threads. Used authentic 50s PIO Sprague Bumblebee .022 caps although they are a little larger at 600v the price I got for them would have cost the same as Vitamin Qs. Also, added an aged nickel Gotoh aluminum bridge since I'm going for the vintage sound with BB 1 & 2 pickups controlled by switchcraft long shaft 3 switches and jack. Crowned/polished the frets and darkened the fretboard with Fiebings leather dye. Project well under budget after selling my Gibson Studio this guitar is replacing. Looks like a real nice wiring job. What differences do you hear? Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj5150 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Looks like a real nice wiring job. What differences do you hear? Red 333 Thanks, this was my first time wiring a Les Paul from scratch and found it to be more challenging than wiring a Strat. The vintage caps added a well rounded hollow like tone and pronounced grit with high gain when compared to my previous Russian K40Y9s. Finally finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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