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tjmicsak
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tjmicsak
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08/02/2008 11:15 pm
I just purchased an Epi '56 goldtop and was very pleased with the build, the tone, and the playability.
Sure if you did a direct compare you might find some things a bit less than a $2500 LP, but certainly alot more bang for the buck even if it were 50% of the guitar at 1/5 the cost.
I am new to LPs since my first was a Univox clone back in the 70s, and I haven't played one since. Too bad, as I never knew the features I have been missing. There is alot more to these guitars than three settings, as in the middle setting and favoring one or the other pickup volume will lean you fatter or thinner respectively, and somewhere in the middle you will find a nice sweet spot that gives you just what your ears are hungry for.
Read the reviews on HC and take even more players word-for-it.
For the player who wants a LP type guitar, and who can't afford a museum piece, or for the gigging musician who doesn't want to carry the family jewels around to get banged, slammed, and dropped, but still play like a pro, this is the guitar.