New EPI Ordered Today

adam_v64 · 02-01-2010, 06:50 AM

Hi All,

After checking this forum for a while I have ordered a new Epiphone Les Paul Standard (plus top in cherry sunburst.)

It's arriving tomorrow and I have my guitar tech lined up to give it an inspection on Wednesday and a setup.

Just thought I'd create a post here so I can add some pics of it new out of the box, and thought it may be interesting to see what issues (if any) it has!

Will update this thread tomorrow when it arrives

Adam

standard man · 02-01-2010, 04:12 PM

Sweet man! Congrats. We love us some guitar porn around here so be sure to post up some good pics! And welcome!

adam_v64 · 02-02-2010, 02:16 PM

OK, so she turned up today!

Overall I'm quite impressed. It certainly doesn't feel like a top end guitar, but for £380 I didn't expect it to. It feels easy to play, looks nice and I'm pleasantly suprised by the pickups on an initial play. I think I may prefer the style and feel of this to my Jackson SL3

The strings are as expected, complete s**t from the factory. After playing it a few minutes, my fingers were filthy - Just look at the picture, that's nasty! They also feel poor as well as dirty - time to get my favourite ernie balls on there!

The action is a little high, although it appears higher in the pictures to how it feels. There isn't any noticeable buzz yet, but I am taking it to my regular tech tomorrow for an evaluation, and then a full setup. If he spots any major issues I will send it back for another. I'm expecting it to need some work though, afterall, it is an Epi!

Any comments regarding what factory its from etc would be cool.

Pics Below:

I tried my best with the pics, but Im not used to posting pics on forums so go easy on me!

paruwi · 02-02-2010, 02:40 PM

Hi Adam,

and welcome here.

HNGD to you, Nice Paula.

Your guitar was made 09=year, 09=month, 15=factorycode for QuingDao,China

The color on your fingers seems to be from the (colored) fretboard.

Peter

adam_v64 · 02-02-2010, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paruwi

Hi Adam,

and welcome here.

HNGD to you, Nice Paula.

Your guitar was made 09=year, 09=month, 15=factorycode for QuingDao,China

The color on your fingers seems to be from the (colored) fretboard.

Peter

Thanks for the welcome! I'm looking to do some upgrades and stuff so I guess i will be fairly regular on here.

You think that is from the fretboard? Is this a known issue with these guitars?

Is there anything I can do to fix it?

leocuellar · 02-02-2010, 02:47 PM

Hey Adam, Congratulations on your new baby, she looks beautiful. I have a doubt, can you tell me exactly what was inside the box (accessories, manuals, etc)?

Unboxing a new guitar produces a wonderful feeling, makes me want to buy one myself.

congrats again!

Leo.

PesLawl · 02-02-2010, 02:52 PM

Hey man,

I got an EPI LP and that "dirtyness" went away after a couple hours of play. I think it was the fretboard, or the strings, or both. Also sometimes when I play extensively I can see that some of the metal(?) wears off onto my fingers from the strings.

Just my experience. Seems normal to me though, nothing to worry about. I haven't gotten mine setup (it does buzz a little) but its awesome feeling otherwise. After a set up and some new strings, also you should get a new nut while you're doing all that, it should feel remarkably similar to a Gibson LP.

Have fun!

adam_v64 · 02-02-2010, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leocuellar

Hey Adam, Congratulations on your new baby, she looks beautiful. I have a doubt, can you tell me exactly what was inside the box (accessories, manuals, etc)?

Unboxing a new guitar produces a wonderful feeling, makes me want to buy one myself.

congrats again!

Leo.

It came with an amp lead, a poster of another epiphone guitar with the full range on the back, a "owners manual" featuring the history of epiphone and that was it I think. The box was labelled "Epiphone - performance is our passion"

epidee · 02-02-2010, 03:21 PM

Nice guitar! After 20+ hours of playing, a change of strings, and a few times wiping the neck down I am still getting some discoloration of my fingers. Never had that with any other guitar other my HB LP. At least it is much less than when new.

standard man · 02-02-2010, 04:13 PM

Wow! That is sexy! Welcome to the LP club!

02-01-2010, 06:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
adam_v64 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 325 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	New EPI Ordered Today Hi All, After checking this forum for a while I have ordered a new Epiphone Les Paul Standard (plus top in cherry sunburst.) It's arriving tomorrow and I have my guitar tech lined up to give it an inspection on Wednesday and a setup. Just thought I'd create a post here so I can add some pics of it new out of the box, and thought it may be interesting to see what issues (if any) it has! Will update this thread tomorrow when it arrives Adam

02-01-2010, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
standard man Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ptown nebraska (proud of it!) Posts: 4,299 Thanks: 271 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	Re: New EPI Ordered Today Sweet man! Congrats. We love us some guitar porn around here so be sure to post up some good pics! And welcome! __________________ 11 Gibson Buckethead LP Studio 00 Gibson Les Paul Standard 84 Gibson Explorer 98 Gibson SG Special (Duncan 59's, Jonesy'd) 10 Epi Prophecy Futura EX 08 Epiphone Elitist Custom (GFS Crunchy Rails) 12 Epi Trad Pro Goldtop 95 Korean Epi Standard 80 Tokai Reborn Old LS50 (Gotoh tuners) 08 Agile Dauntless (EMGs, wired Buckethead style) Schecter C1 Hellraiser A few others Amps -Marshall JCM 900 -Blackheart Little Giant Stack -Mesa Recto cab

02-02-2010, 02:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
adam_v64 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 325 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: New EPI Ordered Today OK, so she turned up today! Overall I'm quite impressed. It certainly doesn't feel like a top end guitar, but for £380 I didn't expect it to. It feels easy to play, looks nice and I'm pleasantly suprised by the pickups on an initial play. I think I may prefer the style and feel of this to my Jackson SL3 The strings are as expected, complete s**t from the factory. After playing it a few minutes, my fingers were filthy - Just look at the picture, that's nasty! They also feel poor as well as dirty - time to get my favourite ernie balls on there! The action is a little high, although it appears higher in the pictures to how it feels. There isn't any noticeable buzz yet, but I am taking it to my regular tech tomorrow for an evaluation, and then a full setup. If he spots any major issues I will send it back for another. I'm expecting it to need some work though, afterall, it is an Epi! Any comments regarding what factory its from etc would be cool. Pics Below: I tried my best with the pics, but Im not used to posting pics on forums so go easy on me!

02-02-2010, 02:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
paruwi V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 5,939 Thanks: 174 Thanked 92 Times in 21 Posts	Re: New EPI Ordered Today Hi Adam, and welcome here. HNGD to you, Nice Paula. Your guitar was made 09=year, 09=month, 15=factorycode for QuingDao,China The color on your fingers seems to be from the (colored) fretboard. Peter __________________ PeteR I don't have any reason to lie to you - I just do it for fun Epiphone -B.B.King Lucille [06 MiK] -NightHawk RI Cst [10-MiI] -LesPaul Ultra II [08-MiK] -LesPaul Special DC [94-MiK] -LesPaul Ukulele [12-MiI] -DR 200 CE [07-MiC] Gibson -Midtown Custom [11-MiA] BlackHeart -Handsome Devil Combo VOX -ToneLab LE -DA-5

02-02-2010, 02:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
leocuellar Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 216 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: New EPI Ordered Today Hey Adam, Congratulations on your new baby, she looks beautiful. I have a doubt, can you tell me exactly what was inside the box (accessories, manuals, etc)? Unboxing a new guitar produces a wonderful feeling, makes me want to buy one myself. congrats again! Leo.

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02-02-2010, 02:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
PesLawl Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York, NY (UES) Posts: 81 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New EPI Ordered Today Hey man, I got an EPI LP and that "dirtyness" went away after a couple hours of play. I think it was the fretboard, or the strings, or both. Also sometimes when I play extensively I can see that some of the metal(?) wears off onto my fingers from the strings. Just my experience. Seems normal to me though, nothing to worry about. I haven't gotten mine setup (it does buzz a little) but its awesome feeling otherwise. After a set up and some new strings, also you should get a new nut while you're doing all that, it should feel remarkably similar to a Gibson LP. Have fun!

02-02-2010, 03:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
epidee Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New EPI Ordered Today Nice guitar! After 20+ hours of playing, a change of strings, and a few times wiping the neck down I am still getting some discoloration of my fingers. Never had that with any other guitar other my HB LP. At least it is much less than when new.

02-02-2010, 04:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
standard man Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ptown nebraska (proud of it!) Posts: 4,299 Thanks: 271 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	Re: New EPI Ordered Today Wow! That is sexy! Welcome to the LP club! __________________ 11 Gibson Buckethead LP Studio 00 Gibson Les Paul Standard 84 Gibson Explorer 98 Gibson SG Special (Duncan 59's, Jonesy'd) 10 Epi Prophecy Futura EX 08 Epiphone Elitist Custom (GFS Crunchy Rails) 12 Epi Trad Pro Goldtop 95 Korean Epi Standard 80 Tokai Reborn Old LS50 (Gotoh tuners) 08 Agile Dauntless (EMGs, wired Buckethead style) Schecter C1 Hellraiser A few others Amps -Marshall JCM 900 -Blackheart Little Giant Stack -Mesa Recto cab

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