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Agreed, that thing is flippin' SWEET.
Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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05-15-2024 11:44 AM
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My first electric guitar was one of these:
I got it in high school for $75, and sold it after about a year for $100 (I guess that answers the other thread's question about guitars as investments ...) when my parents gave me an SG for a graduation/18th-birthday present. So I guess I'd say I didn't regret buying it (and making a little profit when I sold it), but did regret having it (once I figure out that it sucked).
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Originally Posted by AllanAllen
That guitar had a Blackstone non-cutaway body, Triumph neck and ostensibly a 60s peghead overlay. Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
I can't remember if the body was 40s and the neck was 50s or vice-versa.
It looks nice from ten feet.
Up close the hacksaw cutaway was icky.
Sonically it was way more edgy than you would expect from that top and neck. Part of that must have been due to the DIY conjoined-twins neck joint. (On top of the inherent brightness of 40s Epiphones, which is probably a result of f-hole size, placement and orientation).
I've had worse but it was no keeper.
Another chapter in the book of, "Just because it's old doesn't mean it's great."
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Vintage is not a synonym for excellent.
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No. No regrets. My 1936 Emperor is a work of art and a great instrument.
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cello f-holes - 40s body Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
truss rod adjustable at peghead - 50s neck
the peghead overlay was also used in the 50s. Not on the Triumph, though.
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I recently played an Epi 335, the basic model. I was really quite impressed. It has some of the typical epiphone things like a thick finish and it felt a touch overbuilt but the basic design was great. I really liked the neck on it. Electronics weren't as good but were totally usable. I would probably switch out the pickups after some time.
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Based on the good reviews here and there, I bought an Epi Broadway MIK after having tried it at the store. The sound was not very convincing to me but I wanted to have a 17" hollow body for a low budget, and I thought that the sound would improve with thicker strings than the usual 10-46 original.
So I tried Pyramid flats 12's, and the sound didn't improve (plugged in AND unplugged) . At this stage, I concluded the Pyramid strings will not be my cup of tea.
So I tried RW 12's and I found no real improvement on the sound.
So I decided to sell the guitar ....
.... with no succes !
Then I decided to find a way to make that guitar sound the way it was supposed to.
Tried TI BB113. A little better
Tried TI BB114 . Good !
I started to regret regretting buying this Epiphone !
I learned little by little to love this guitar but always wanted to improve it
The Frequensator tailpiece seemed to be noisy, so I wanted to find a L5 type tailpiece, but didn't want to pay more than what I paid for the guitar, just for a piece of metal
So I made a tailpiece by myself and it turned quite well !
I made a new pickguard, too (just to make it look better to my eyes)
Next step is a new bone nut, just for the fun
So, it was a long way, but I didn't regret buying this Epiphone
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You can't make a post like that without posting pictures!!!! Originally Posted by 339 in june
I'm soooo eager to see the tailpiece!
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Here you are, Sir !
The blank
Bent and formed
Trimmed and pierced
Pickguard and tailpiece cover (old walnut wood from the garden)
Finished !
Isn't it lovely ?
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Wow! Looks amazing! Originally Posted by 339 in june
Here you are, Sir !
The blank
Bent and formed
Trimmed and pierced
Pickguard and tailpiece cover (old walnut wood from the garden)
Finished !
Isn't it lovely ?
Great work
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