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Screamin' Armadillo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:10 pm

To paraphrase Ricky Ricardo, “I got some ‘splainin’ to do” as soon as Lady Armadillo gets back from visiting her family down in Tejas.

I went to Guitar Center last Saturday to check out a pedal (totally unrelated, and I didn’t purchase it) and saw this beauty, listed at $99.99

Epiphone Limited Edition Special P-90 in Worn Yellow finish:

My name is Screamin’ Armadillo, and I’m a P-90-aholic.

The P-90s were the first thing that caught my attention, the worn yellow finish was the second thing (it looks a bit like TV Yellow but with no gloss).

As soon as I picked it up, I thought, “This thing is lighter than my sister-in-law’s temporal lobe!” …which is a nice thing, because my Tele and my G&L F-100 are both a bit heavy…when the repaired rotator cuff and repaired ruptured discs in the neck are acting up, my Strat and this one will be the go-to axes. I don’t know what kind of wood it is, and I can’t find any info about this guitar at all on the web, so I’ll just say it’s made from timber of a “Very Light-weight” tree (Genus: Not-us Heavy-us).

The wrap-around bridge is something new to me, but I adapted quickly and haven’t had any problems thus far.

I love this color…it’s just vintage-vibey and cool, and I could customize it any way I want to.

At the store, I checked it out with a Fender ’59 Bassman LTD re-issue, a ’65 re-issue Deluxe Reverb and a Blues Jr. III…and it sounded amazing. Really great, fat tone on the neck pickup, and twangy-yet-rich (if that’s possible) tone on the bridge pickup. For some reason, the bridge pickup has a sound similar to a bridge & middle pup combination on a Strat, a la Robert Cray…
Both pups together sound really nice, but I’m lovin’ the neck pup with a bit of overdrive the most.

Nicely finished frets and fret-ends, which is always a dicey proposition at this price point.

Click on the pictures below for video/audio demos.

[b]The display model was a bit dinged up and needed a set up horribly, so I actually bought one that was in the box (tried it out before buying, of course). Besides the Armadillo ‘Tween’s Squier Mini Strat, I had never bought a new guitar out of the box—the two new guitars I have bought previously in my lifetime were both on the wall/display models…so thus far, I’m the only person to play her since the factory.

CONS:
It’s made in China. I don’t have a problem with foreign-made products, but I try to avoid Chinese-made products due to the human rights abuses. Oh, well, I guess I’m a hypocrite.

The tuners are going to have to be replaced. Why does any guitar manufacturer even use those pieces of crap? They never work right and it discourages many a budding guitarist who doesn’t know any better…

It needs a little bit of a setup to adjust to my liking (the setup isn’t bad, but I like the action low all the way up the neck). The neck is a tiny bit smaller (back-to-front thickness) than I prefer, but that wasn’t a deal-breaker, especially after I heard it. It feels pretty dang good, just a bit thinner than I like.

Besides replacing the tuners and getting a set-up, I’m going to have this baby pinstriped very soon…the hotrod aesthetic just begs for something funky and cool like that…

52henryj · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:20 pm

Nice guitar and good price too, a set up and a good set of tuners and your good to go!!!!

rkreisher · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:56 pm

That is a good sounding guitar for that price range. Post pics when you are done adjusting it. Nice playing.

Buxom · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:58 pm

You sir, sound like a man.

Screamin' Armadillo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:04 pm

Buxom wrote:

You sir, sound like a man.

Yes, the surgery was very successful...

Rebelsoul · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:05 pm

Hey man,you can't beat that price and the P-90s sound great,especially the slide tone.
Lady Armadillo should be pleased...you could have spent $1,000. :wink:

adey · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:22 pm

Cool.. A slab of mahogany and 2 P90s - doesn't get more rock n roll than that..

I have a real soft spot for taking a budget guitar and then improving it to be the very best it can. You really do have much more than your 99$ worth there!

Your photo's and demos were really well organised - good job.

As for Mrs Armadillo, well you found the guitar in a dumpster just up the street didn't you?

Screamin' Armadillo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:26 pm

Rebelsoul wrote:

Hey man,you can't beat that price and the P-90s sound great,especially the slide tone.
Lady Armadillo should be pleased...you could have spent $1,000. :wink:

Can you call her and explain that to her? :lol:

Actually, I don't think she'll be too hard on me. It was an impulse buy but it came out of my personal "stash" money and she recently went on a clothing spree, so...

I'll just tell her it cost $2000 and then as she's freaking out hand her the receipt. :lol:

adey wrote:

As for Mrs Armadillo, well you found the guitar in a dumpster just up the street didn't you?

Are you kidding? You don't ever lie to a Mexican woman. Ever. She will know. She will cut you.

Screamin' Armadillo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:37 pm

SKcoppertele wrote:

nice guitar.but beware,intonation is non existent with that guitar.I learned that the hard way.

As you can tell from the videos, I can't play well enough for intonation to matter that much.

I like your Junior as well...my drummer has a black Epiphone Junior with a single P-90 that we've used for a dozen recordings, and it sounds great.

Buxom · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:38 pm

Screamin' Armadillo wrote:

Buxom wrote:

You sir, sound like a man.

Yes, the surgery was very successful...

Only response I could think of, but go do manly things, like eat beef jerky, build log cabins, and catch criminals with your bare hands.

Screamin' Armadillo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:40 pm

SKcoppertele wrote:

nice guitar.but beware,intonation is non existent with that guitar.I learned that the hard way.

As you can tell from the videos, I don't play well enough for intonation to matter that much.

...I like your Junior as well. My drummer has a black Epiphone Junior with a single P-90, and we've used it for a dozen recordings...it's got a great sound.

Buxom · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:43 pm

Even 'It' was better than Bee Ber :roll:

Screamin' Armadillo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:44 pm

SKcoppertele wrote:

Screamin' Armadillo wrote:

SKcoppertele wrote:

nice guitar.but beware,intonation is non existent with that guitar.I learned that the hard way.

As you can tell from the videos, I can't play well enough for intonation to matter that much.

I like your Junior as well...my drummer has a black Epiphone Junior with a single P-90 that we've used for a dozen recordings, and it sounds great.

better than Justin biebers playing. :wink:

(that's a compliment)

I fart better than he plays.

Buxom · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:48 pm

That is indeed a very nice addition to that axe family. I was never into any Gibsons or Epis, but the one that really caught my attention was a Melody Maker, due to its simplicity. I don't like really flashy things, and that has to be the least flashy Gibson out there. Might consider it eventually.

Screamin' Armadillo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:51 pm

Back on subject, does anybody have any idea what Epiphone uses for wood on these cheapies?

It's really light-weight (this guitar weighs as little as a couple of my acoustics!), and has some nice grain under the finish, and has some really cool sounds.

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