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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanAllen
    I'm confused, how is that not a winner?
    Agreed, that thing is flippin' SWEET.

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    My first electric guitar was one of these:

    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-epiphone-et-270-xl-jpg

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanAllen
    I'm confused, how is that not a winner?
    Quote Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
    Agreed, that thing is flippin' SWEET.
    That guitar had a Blackstone non-cutaway body, Triumph neck and ostensibly a 60s peghead overlay.
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
    That guitar had a Blackstone non-cutaway body, Triumph neck and ostensibly a 60s peghead overlay.
    I can't remember if the body was 40s and the neck was 50s or vice-versa.
    cello f-holes - 40s body
    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

  10. #209

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    Quote Originally Posted by 339 in june
    [...]
    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)
    [...]
    You can't make a post like that without posting pictures!!!!
    I'm soooo eager to see the tailpiece!

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    Here you are, Sir !
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7803-jpg
    The blank
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    Bent and formed
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7806-jpg
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    Trimmed and pierced
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7816-jpg
    Pickguard and tailpiece cover (old walnut wood from the garden)
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7820-jpg
    Finished !
    Isn't it lovely ?

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    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7955-jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by 339 in june
    Here you are, Sir !
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7803-jpg
    The blank
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7805-jpg
    Bent and formed
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7806-jpg
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7817-jpg
    Trimmed and pierced
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7816-jpg
    Pickguard and tailpiece cover (old walnut wood from the garden)
    Do you regret buying an Epiphone?-img_7820-jpg
    Finished !
    Isn't it lovely ?
    Wow! Looks amazing!
    Great work