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[WienerDog]

Bienvenue !

Nice stable you got there, pretty eclectic. That '89 top looks great. The Trad Pro III, does it have a beefy neck ? Nice find with the Budokan.

About the Special, what year is it, mid 90's ? I had a '95 DC. I liked it but wasn't on top of things to fully appreciate what I had. Have you had a chance to compare it to the recent IBG one ?

Thanks for the kind words! The Trad Pro III neck is fairly beefy, but not a boat oar. The Special was made in 2010 -- it's got the "Custom Shop" stamp on the back of the headstock. The P90s sound very nice. I have not compared it to the current model.

 

[BGood]

The Special was made in 2010 -- it's got the "Custom Shop" stamp on the back of the headstock.

Doesn't mean anything, pure marketing. It's on about 90% of all electric Epiphone made between 2006 and 2017.

Lower the neck pup as low as it will go, you might have to remove foam or springs underneath. You'll discover a nice clear sounding P90 and middle position will have a tone of its own, acoustic like, chimy.

Here on my 2020.

 

[Tony Yates51]

Can anyone please help identify this Les Paul that I just acquired ? - There is no serial number anywhere that I can find, but I've not got as far as looking under the pickups yet.

 

[BGood]

Hey Tony, welcome to Epitalk.

I think you found yourself a somewhat rare 1989 LP Standard.
http://www.epiphonewiki.org/index/All_Les_Paul_Models.php#Les_Paul_Standard_2

 

[Tony Yates51]

Thanks, BGood - I picked this up from a house clearance sale on EBay, I was wanting an LP with the aim of learning Guitar, and my Son suggested I might seek out older instrument rather than buy an entry level guitar - it looks like I got lucky !
It needs some TLC and tidying up, so I'll maybe post some "after" pictures of it.
Thanks again, comments appreciated.

 

[Paruwi]

Can anyone please help identify this Les Paul that I just acquired ? - There is no serial number anywhere that I can find, but I've not got as far as looking under the pickups yet.

Hi,
Welcome here @ €piTalk

I think you found yourself a somewhat rare 1989 LP Standard.
http://www.epiphonewiki.org/index/All_Les_Paul_Models.php#Les_Paul_Standard_2

What he said is absolute correct

In the first years of Made in Korea only Samick made guitars for €pi
they had white paper-stickers with the serial#, most of them fell off over the years

 

[Mrkil]

Picked up a 2022 Inspired by Les Paul Special. It was $100 off the regular price. Plays great after a setup. I'm over the moon. These things puch way above their weight class.

 

[Keefoman]

My Epiphones as of today:

 

[cirex]

New member here! My Epi Les Pauls:

Early 2000s Standard (“Ace ‘75”)
1989 Standard
Traditional Pro III (Tom Scholz look)
Ace Frehley Budokan (#31 of 1000)
Special w/ P90 pups
Not pictured: Tommy Thayer Electric Blue

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A sound comparison would be great

 

[Ravenmadd9]

Here's my last Epiphone Billy Joe Armstrong junior......putting it back together slowly......will find my shots of other Epiphones I have later

 

[Ravenmadd9]

My black dulled finish 2002 studio
My experiment purple swirl standard

 

[Robb]

Thanks, BGood - I picked this up from a house clearance sale on EBay, I was wanting an LP with the aim of learning Guitar, and my Son suggested I might seek out older instrument rather than buy an entry level guitar - it looks like I got lucky !
It needs some TLC and tidying up, so I'll maybe post some "after" pictures of it.
Thanks again, comments appreciated.

Howdy and welcome to Epi talk !

 

[Edhalen]

Just picked up this '59 last night. Gave it the once-over and it plays like a dream. Clearance priced at GC. Got lucky.

EDIT - the guitar in the background is my sister's Epi Grohl. Thing screams and plays great. I'm keeping it at my place as she's cramped for space and wants it to get played. Happy to oblige

 

[Lutheran1971]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum.
I love the Epiphone brand story and history, as well as the quality/value of the guitars. I'm primarily an early 2000's Elite/Elitist fanboi, though I also own a small number of 2020+ Epis and think they're to an instrument, great too! Had a modest but beautiful collection of Elitists prior to a costly...event...in my life a decade ago, and was forced to sell them all; but recently have been able to re-acquire two of the very guitars and replace a few others. A work in progress! Anyway, enjoy!

 

[Paruwi]

Hi @Lutheran1971
welcome here @ €piTalk

Had a modest but beautiful collection of Elitists prior

Hard to beat FujiGen craftmanship

I've missed the €lite/€litists when they were affordable
though while searching for them I've discovered FujiGens own brand FGN
and never really looked back

 

[soulman969]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum.
I love the Epiphone brand story and history, as well as the quality/value of the guitars. I'm primarily an early 2000's Elite/Elitist fanboi, though I also own a small number of 2020+ Epis and think they're to an instrument, great too! Had a modest but beautiful collection of Elitists prior to a costly...event...in my life a decade ago, and was forced to sell them all; but recently have been able to re-acquire two of the very guitars and replace a few others. A work in progress! Anyway, enjoy!

Welcome to the forum. Thanks for sharing your story and the pic.

 

[soulman969]

Sigh......another one followed me home tonight. I gotta take a different path. This is absolutely the very last guitar I will ever buy.

 

[syco]

Picked this up yesterday .

 

[syco]

Sigh......another one followed me home tonight. I gotta take a different path. This is absolutely the very last guitar I will ever buy.

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HNGD !

 

[Darkness]

Sigh......another one followed me home tonight. I gotta take a different path. This is absolutely the very last guitar I will ever buy.

My wife read a post to me today.

"Steal a man's wallet and he will be broke for a day. Teach a man to play an instrument and he will be broke for life"

That's a beauty. With the grain on the board it would have followed me home too if I saw it for sale. I really want one but can't convince myself yet.