Pink Epiphone Guitar Used By HansPeter Kruesi

Hello. Can someone tell me the exact model Epiphone used by GT instructor HansPeter Kruesi? Is it the Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) inspired model? If you own the guitar HansPeter is using what is your unbiased opinon of it? Thanks, Scott

I got a better view of the headstock and answered my own question. So, any Epiphone Twisted Sister Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar owners out there? The only review I can find is mixed.

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Originally Posted by: scotthann

Hello. Can someone tell me the exact model Epiphone used by GT instructor HansPeter Kruesi? Is it the Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) inspired model? If you own the guitar HansPeter is using what is your unbiased opinon of it? Thanks, Scott

Hey, Scott. I think you discovered that it is the JJ French model. I've never played that one. But I have tried quite a few Epiphone Les Pauls.

Most of them play & sound great. The frets & binding look sharp. The pickups are decent. The tuners and bridge are decent metal quality. Having said that, I've run across a couple of clunkers. But no more than the odd couple of Gibson Les Pauls I've played that were also poor guitars. And I would think that every Gibson LP should play great for that much money!

I think a lot of this is just luck of the draw. This is why it's so important to go to a store & play a few guitars. To put your hands on the actual machine you might buy.

Just about any modern electric guitar can be made perfectly playable with a good setup. Even the budget line models! :)

But there's occasionally the odd guitar that just doesn't feel right or work right no matter what you do. Sometimes the piece of wood they used won't resonate well. Sometimes the neck is set wonky & there's just no fixing it. That's especially a problem on a set neck guitar like an Epi or Gibson.

I have an Epiphone Emperor. I expected to want to change the pickups, electronics or bridge. But it sounds great & works for me as well as the Gibson jazz boxes that cost 4 & 5 times as much.

Hope this helps! Have fun guitar shopping!

Originally Posted by: ChristopherSchlegel

I think a lot of this is just luck of the draw. This is why it's so important to go to a store & play a few guitars. To put your hands on the actual machine you might buy.

Just about any modern electric guitar can be made perfectly playable with a good setup. Even the budget line models! :)

Very true, and I agree about for the money, every Gibson LP you pick up should be awesome...but that's not the case. The shape that my Gibson LPs were in when I bought them, Gibson should have been ashamed of themselves. Credit to them though for making them right under warranty.

I've always been very reluctant to go with budget line model guitars. Any I had tried left me wanting and you seemed to get what you paid for. Recently I came upon a deal I couldn't resist...a steep discount on an already cheap G&L ASAT. This is G&L's Telecaster copy. Out of the box, it was pretty miserable...frets corroded, action set terribly low, strings rusty. After my luthier set it up and dressed the frets, it's absolutely amazing to play!

It's amazing what you can get at at budget levels these days, though you may need to put some work into it.

I can understand how the OP was drawn to HP's guitar...HP has some amazing tone.

Christopher and maggior thanks for the replies and info. I think this guitar debuted in 2005 for around $1,650. The other day, I saw one on eBay for $975 or best offer, and included a gig bag. I believe they were orginally issued with a hard shell case, but no big deal. I browsed Musican's Friend, Sweetwater and Guitar Center and none were available, obviously because of the passage of time, so the secondary market, which can be sketchy, is the way to go.

In the meantime, I think I'm going to seek out a Gibson "The Paul" which I once owned in high school. They haven't appreciated too much, which can be could or bad, so this roughly 40-year-old guitar is still within my budget.

Again, thanks to the two of you for your responses and advice.

Originally Posted by: scotthann

Christopher and maggior thanks for the replies and info. I think this guitar debuted in 2005 for around $1,650. The other day, I saw one on eBay for $975 or best offer, and included a gig bag. I believe they were orginally issued with a hard shell case, but no big deal. I browsed Musican's Friend, Sweetwater and Guitar Center and none were available, obviously because of the passage of time, so the secondary market, which can be sketchy, is the way to go.

In the meantime, I think I'm going to seek out a Gibson "The Paul" which I once owned in high school. They haven't appreciated too much, which can be could or bad, so this roughly 40-year-old guitar is still within my budget.

Again, thanks to the two of you for your responses and advice.

I remember a "The Paul" hanging up in a small music store back when I was in high school. I remember it being cheaper than a regular LP, but still FAR out of my price range. The were an interesting guitar reading up on it.

Good luck in your guitar quest!

I owned a "Paul" in high school (later sold it to my best friend). The guitar with chainsaw case was around $500 (in 1979), as I remember. Recently I saw one in very good condition (all original parts) sell on eBay for $620, including its orignal case, although not a chainsaw one. I've seen sellers asking around $275 for a first generation chainsaw. Thanks for your well wishes.

maggior, just after I posted my last reply I saw the link to your group BallisticSquid. I'll be sure to give you a listen. Good luck in your musical career.