Possible NGD on Saturday, advice, again...

[chuckbat]

I might have a chance to p/u a 1993 epiphone les Paul custom in a trade. I'm offering up the king v professional I just got in a trade or the ltd kh202. Does anyone have any experience with these older supposedly better epi's? It looks great in pics. And pickups were changed to dragon fire something. Just want to get back to having a couple guitars w/o Floyd type trems for playing some good down tuned stuff

[DonP]

Just want to get back to having a couple guitars w/o Floyd type trems for playing some good down tuned stuff

If that is your goal, I'd personally try to find a longer scale instrument.

[Rich#6]

dragonfire are very cheap pickups but do sound good. If it's made in Korea and it's what you want go for it.

[Devotee]

If that is your goal, I'd personally try to find a longer scale instrument.

That's not necessary, as long as the strings have enough tension then a short scale will play fine even if you tune down to A.

[chrisolson]

My Ibanez RGD's play far better than any standard down-tuned instrument I ever owned.

[straycat]

As long as you run 11's you should be OK tuning down on the Epi.
Be very careful there are fake Epi's out there believe it or not.
You have the serial number?

[sixx_ gunner]

I have a 2003 Epi Les Paul Standard Plus and I love it.
Great tone and stays in tune regards the "abuse".
Very solid construction, good craftmanship and excellent finish.
I know your asking about the '93, but this is the only experience I have with one.
Hope it helps.

[Nightbat]

"older supposedly better Epi"


apart from some rare "Woops, our workers thought they were making a perfect guitar and put in too much effort and costs" Epiphones
Personally I still think it's just saleshype
epi LP copies have been budget since the start

Got a 2000 Epi Custom, in my arsenal it's the cheapest build of the bunch (but not the cheapes new guitar I bought), cheap hardware, lifeless pickups,, but that's all changeable
fit/finish is 'okay', ugly routing, off center screwholes, bad masking over the binding makes it look cheap, as if painted with a brush

If I would, I'd make a deal offering the KV3 in trade for that Epi+cash
I've owned a KV as well, and that was compared to the Epi a much more 'valued' guitar

[chuckbat]

Thanks for the advice guys. I think I'll wait and look for a EC series from LTD. I like the EMG's anyway.

[Twitch]

"older supposedly better Epi"


apart from some rare "Woops, our workers thought they were making a perfect guitar and put in too much effort and costs" Epiphones
Personally I still think it's just saleshype
epi LP copies have been budget since the start

Got a 2000 Epi Custom, in my arsenal it's the cheapest build of the bunch (but not the cheapes new guitar I bought), cheap hardware, lifeless pickups,, but that's all changeable
fit/finish is 'okay', ugly routing, off center screwholes, bad masking over the binding makes it look cheap, as if painted with a brush

If I would, I'd make a deal offering the KV3 in trade for that Epi+cash
I've owned a KV as well, and that was compared to the Epi a much more 'valued' guitar

Sounds like you got one that slipped through QC. I did have 2 at one time and they were both very nice instruments. I still have one of them and the fit and finish is great.

[Nightbat]

Sounds like you got one that slipped through QC. I did have 2 at one time and they were both very nice instruments. I still have one of them and the fit and finish is great.

Well what was at the wall at that time at the musicshop I got the best of the bunch
(yeah I'm a sucker for a white LP, but too much a cheapskate to buy a Gibson, maybe I'll have Ran make me one to my exact specs one day)