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Epiphone '59
« on: September 01, 2009, 04:44:28 PM »
Just seen this...not bad, but I suppose it depends on the price!

http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1622
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FernandoDuarte

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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2009, 04:50:01 PM »
I hope it's not really expensive... Should be nice, but I can't like the Epiphone headstock :(
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2009, 04:53:19 PM »
Quote from: horsehead on September 01, 2009, 04:44:28 PM
Just seen this...not bad, but I suppose it depends on the price!

I'm going to have a guess and say around £600-£700. I could be completely wrong of coruse!
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2009, 04:56:12 PM »
based on my recent experiences, i think i'd rather take a top-end agile and pimp it with mules and NOS caps..

i'd be interested to try one though!
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Ian Price

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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2009, 04:56:37 PM »
Quote from: Ian Price on September 01, 2009, 04:53:19 PM
Quote from: horsehead on September 01, 2009, 04:44:28 PM
Just seen this...not bad, but I suppose it depends on the price!

I'm going to have a guess and say around £600-£700. I could be completely wrong of coruse!

Actually - I missed this bit "Quantities are limited to 1,959 total". Maybe it will be more than I estimated.
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2009, 05:51:39 PM »
Quote from: FernandoEsteves on September 01, 2009, 04:50:01 PM
... Should be nice, but I can't like the Epiphone headstock :(

Agreed.  And it still has a pseudo-modern bridge and three-screw trussrod cover (small detail I know, but I really dislike them!).

There are other LP "copies" I'd buy before this one.
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2009, 07:05:19 PM »
Quote from: Ian Price on September 01, 2009, 04:56:37 PM
Quote from: Ian Price on September 01, 2009, 04:53:19 PM
Quote from: horsehead on September 01, 2009, 04:44:28 PM
Just seen this...not bad, but I suppose it depends on the price!

I'm going to have a guess and say around £600-£700. I could be completely wrong of coruse!

Actually - I missed this bit "Quantities are limited to 1,959 total". Maybe it will be more than I estimated.
I bloody hope not!
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Will

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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2009, 07:33:43 PM »
+1 to Fernando and Philly.

I really must be missing something, what is so special about this?
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2009, 07:59:46 PM »
I think there are better copies that this out there, +1 on the headstock, doesn't work on a LP IMO  :?
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2009, 08:16:11 PM »
I like the case...
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2009, 10:00:57 PM »
looks nice
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2009, 11:06:28 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on September 01, 2009, 05:51:39 PM
There are other LP "copies" I'd buy before this one.
+1

it looks to be reasonably high-spec, and that being the case I can see it being more expensive than japanese copies... assuming that epiphone isn't MIJ, I'd rather have a japanese copy, kind of thing.
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2009, 12:59:39 AM »
Quote from: dave_mc on September 01, 2009, 11:06:28 PM
Quote from: Philly Q on September 01, 2009, 05:51:39 PM
There are other LP "copies" I'd buy before this one.
+1

it looks to be reasonably high-spec, and that being the case I can see it being more expensive than japanese copies... assuming that epiphone isn't MIJ, I'd rather have a japanese copy, kind of thing.

sorry to labour this, but I truly think MIK is the new MIJ... much rather take an old MIK Tokai or Epi than the new MIC stuff... In 25 years time we will be talking about this era of Korean guitars...

but lets see where its made and the price.. if it £350 MIK, I will look silly now ;) ;)
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2009, 06:26:41 AM »
As with all epi's a try before you buy
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Re: Epiphone '59
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2009, 09:56:55 AM »
So did they just take some Slash sigs off the production line, applied different paint and gave them burstbuckers?

To be fair it could well be very decent guitar on par with low end MIJ guitars. If it's priced below £500 could be a great buy! Too bad my LP GAS has been killed off for now...
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