Great choice Alan,a lot of people poo poo Epiphones as being inferior instruments but as the owner of 5 I can vouch for their quality,sound and playability.BTW the most beautiful Les Paul I've ever seen was an Epi and it was a tone demon,unfortunately I had spent the last of my G.A.S. money the month before and didn't get it.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

guitslinger you are so right about people looking down on epi's , as i sad earlier i had a loan of one years ago but it didn't have the set neck , it sounded excellent though , probably a bit snobby of me . then the girl got her sg400 and it also sounded excellent but i wasn't playing at the time so never got a feel for it till a wee while ago when i got back into the guitar , and i must say i love playing it , it feels like my old friends 72 sg which is a really nice axe
My new lp is a korean made chap and is 7 years old and what can i say , i'm loving it , big sound , big tone , big sustain espesh through the jcm800 and the woman tone is to die for , in a few days my fingers will have the feel for it and i can't bloody wait for that moment . oh andthe pick guard has been removed now , looks so much nicer without it

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the only pic the wifes happy with , she wants to take the lp outside to get some natural lighting on it so heres a trippy pic

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Your wife takes a very cool picture Alan, I'm looking forward to hearing your new baby tomorrow bud.

It was good to see you again Alan, and to meet Alana. Your new guitar sounds feekin brilliant! The best of luck with her, I'll get to your place next time

i had a great time as well mate and wait till you hear the LP through the marshall , you'll love it . alana enjoyed herself as well , and lorraine took a few pics earlier on s i'll post them when she downloads them , cheers
Alan

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