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dave-m · 06-09-2011, 08:04 PM

Least important componet of your tone is the lettering on the headstock. I'm with the others, Epi's can sound as good as Gibson's, they can play as good as Gibson's but they rarely feel as good. Nitro beats poly any day of the week.

I own/play four Epi's and one MiM Strat so I'm hardly a cork sniffer, but Gibson's just feel better. I do own a Gibson Les Paul, but it's been in a humidity controlled display case since 1988. I just started playing again about 18 months ago and haven't felt the need to use the Gibson.

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dave-m Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 529 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: And people say Epi's cant sound like Gibsons Least important componet of your tone is the lettering on the headstock. I'm with the others, Epi's can sound as good as Gibson's, they can play as good as Gibson's but they rarely feel as good. Nitro beats poly any day of the week. I own/play four Epi's and one MiM Strat so I'm hardly a cork sniffer, but Gibson's just feel better. I do own a Gibson Les Paul, but it's been in a humidity controlled display case since 1988. I just started playing again about 18 months ago and haven't felt the need to use the Gibson. __________________ Epi Joe Bonamassa Signature Goldtop Epi Les Paul Standard 1959 Faded Iced Tea 2009 Epi Les Paul Standard Plus Top Heritage Cherry Sunburst 2008 Epi Les Paul Custom Plus Vintage Sunburst 2009 Fender MIM Strat Brown Sunburst Rosewood Neck Traynor Darkhorse 15H/Darkhorse 112 Cab Vox VT30 Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive MXR EVH Phase 90 t.c. electronics ND-1 Nova Delay t.c. electronics Polytune