gibson/ epiphone spirit

texas legs lee · 09-11-2007, 10:40 PM

does anyone have any feelings/opinions/comments regarding the mid 80's 'spirit' model?
they have that dbl cut LP jr body style.... i kinda dig the way they look, but i was told to run away from them, that they are really sh**ty. comments?

MIDNIGHT · 09-11-2007, 11:02 PM

hmm.. sorry i don't know much about it.. but it sounds like it's cool

a DC LP Jr? sounds sweet to me

just wanted to say.. WELCOME!

BCRGreg · 09-11-2007, 11:31 PM

I've had 3. Good guitars, but not GREAT guitars.

terence_tez · 09-12-2007, 12:05 AM

some pics would be good...

RobertD · 09-13-2007, 07:05 PM

I've got one and really like it. Mine has the Epi logo. They were both made in the Kalamazoo factor. Some got Gibson logs and others got Epi logs. Mine has some mild flame on the top. Basically it is like a DC Les Paul Special with Humbuckers instead of P90's and body binding.

meursault · 08-07-2008, 06:21 AM

what do you think about this one ?

i think she's got this old school punk look i really like !!!

how does it sounds ? more like a junior dc ? a little bit of this LP tone ?

but the guy ask 650€ for that... around 1000$... i think it's a bit expensive... keep it mind that the music market in EU i really expensive in general...

TheWellGoodShow · 08-07-2008, 06:35 AM

The gibson les paul DC standard plus, look into those too, they are quite nice.

meursault · 08-07-2008, 07:56 AM

yeah sure... but now i have the opportunity to buy this spirit... so if you had any experience or opinion, advice...

unfortunately, we don't have a wide choice here in EU

TheWellGoodShow · 08-07-2008, 07:58 AM

Well if its cheap then go on ahead. But its not something i spend over 600 for.

meursault · 08-07-2008, 09:26 AM

any tone description ?

TheWellGoodShow · 08-07-2008, 09:31 AM

sounds almost like a junior, basically its a brighter sounding than a standard.
almost sounds like a sg special.

meursault · 08-07-2008, 10:20 AM

thank you !

jkinnison90 · 08-07-2008, 01:13 PM

Looks nice I think.

meursault · 08-07-2008, 02:27 PM

looks very nice... but a bit expensive... as i said... we don't have a wide choice here... i don't want to put 650€ (1000$) in it ! but i'm sure this guy will find someone who will !

if i spend 650€ in a guitar, i will for a gordon smith GS2 that worth this price (more than this gibson spirit IMO)

alpinestudio · 08-09-2008, 10:02 PM

Very PRS-ish look! Did Paul rip off that design or vice versa? Was it a pure coincidence?

TheWellGoodShow · 08-10-2008, 09:26 AM

Actually the double cut has been around way before PRS surfaced, as they had the double cut jr. and special a long time ago.

TheWellGoodShow · 08-10-2008, 09:26 AM

More or so PRS on more than one occasion ripped off gibson.

alpinestudio · 08-10-2008, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWellGoodShow

Actually the double cut has been around way before PRS surfaced, as they had the double cut jr. and special a long time ago.

I know for sure the regular double cut has been out for a while, but I'm talking about the spirit double cut, which has a bigger left horn as how the PRS's are made.

TheWellGoodShow · 08-10-2008, 12:08 PM

thats how regular double cuts are.

meursault · 08-10-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWellGoodShow

thats how regular double cuts are.

since the first junior and special...

TheWellGoodShow · 08-10-2008, 05:39 PM

The DC standard owns!!

singlecut · 08-10-2008, 06:30 PM

not bad guitars, stop tail best to me.
$400.00 tops

09-11-2007, 10:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
texas legs lee Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	gibson/ epiphone spirit does anyone have any feelings/opinions/comments regarding the mid 80's 'spirit' model? they have that dbl cut LP jr body style.... i kinda dig the way they look, but i was told to run away from them, that they are really sh**ty. comments?

09-11-2007, 11:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
MIDNIGHT V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 2,897 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit hmm.. sorry i don't know much about it.. but it sounds like it's cool a DC LP Jr? sounds sweet to me just wanted to say.. WELCOME! __________________ Actually... ... I'd play for free ...

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09-13-2007, 07:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
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08-07-2008, 06:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
meursault Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 261 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit what do you think about this one ? i think she's got this old school punk look i really like !!! how does it sounds ? more like a junior dc ? a little bit of this LP tone ? but the guy ask 650€ for that... around 1000$... i think it's a bit expensive... keep it mind that the music market in EU i really expensive in general...

08-07-2008, 06:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
TheWellGoodShow V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the south Posts: 2,841 Thanks: 33 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit The gibson les paul DC standard plus, look into those too, they are quite nice. __________________ "Now Known as The Post-O-Matic 5000" ZOMG! Its Gemma!!

08-07-2008, 07:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
meursault Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 261 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit yeah sure... but now i have the opportunity to buy this spirit... so if you had any experience or opinion, advice... unfortunately, we don't have a wide choice here in EU

08-07-2008, 07:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
TheWellGoodShow V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the south Posts: 2,841 Thanks: 33 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit Well if its cheap then go on ahead. But its not something i spend over 600 for. __________________ "Now Known as The Post-O-Matic 5000" ZOMG! Its Gemma!!

08-07-2008, 09:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
meursault Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 261 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit any tone description ?

08-07-2008, 09:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
TheWellGoodShow V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the south Posts: 2,841 Thanks: 33 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit sounds almost like a junior, basically its a brighter sounding than a standard. almost sounds like a sg special. __________________ "Now Known as The Post-O-Matic 5000" ZOMG! Its Gemma!!

08-07-2008, 10:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
meursault Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 261 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit thank you !

08-07-2008, 01:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
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08-07-2008, 02:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
meursault Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 261 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit looks very nice... but a bit expensive... as i said... we don't have a wide choice here... i don't want to put 650€ (1000$) in it ! but i'm sure this guy will find someone who will ! if i spend 650€ in a guitar, i will for a gordon smith GS2 that worth this price (more than this gibson spirit IMO)

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TheWellGoodShow V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the south Posts: 2,841 Thanks: 33 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit Actually the double cut has been around way before PRS surfaced, as they had the double cut jr. and special a long time ago. __________________ "Now Known as The Post-O-Matic 5000" ZOMG! Its Gemma!!

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TheWellGoodShow V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the south Posts: 2,841 Thanks: 33 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: gibson/ epiphone spirit thats how regular double cuts are. __________________ "Now Known as The Post-O-Matic 5000" ZOMG! Its Gemma!!

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