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Epiphone Les Paul 7 String W/ EMG Pickups Excellent
For more info on this guitar please call us at 203-744-8889 or follow the link below
www.guitarhangar.com/guitars-and-amps-under-500-at-guitar....
In this video Rick from GuitarHangar.com talks about the Epiphone Les Paul 7 String by giving you some sound samples through a Mesa Boogie express 5:50 cab.
Description:
You will not find to many of these guitars in the shape this one is in! Not only is a limited edition guitar, the Epi les Paul 7 string has had the EMG pickup upgrade as well as the electronics to give her a killer sound.
Featuring chrome tuners, Rosewood fretboard with crown inlays, 2 volume, 2 tone and 3 way switch, a mahongany body and maple top, set neck and chrome hardware. Made in Korea
This guitar is in excellent shape, plays great and its ready to rock. Coming in at just above 9 lbs, she is ready to ship!
Brief Epiphone History:
In the early 1970s, Epiphone began to manufacture instruments in Japan. From the 1980s, Epiphones were manufactured mainly in Korea but also in Japan by contractors licensed by Gibson. One of these contractors was Samick, which also built instruments under license for other brands and in its own name. The brand was primarily used to issue less expensive versions of classic Gibson models.
These guitars were constructed using different woods usually Nyatoh, for example, instead of Mahogany, were fastened with epoxies rather than wood-glues, and were finished in hard, quick-to-apply polyester resin rather than the traditional nitro-cellulose lacquer used by Gibson.
Nitro-cellulose lacquers are applied very thinly, and as a result, do not impede the resonance of the instrument as much as resin finishes do. Nitro-cellulose, being a solvent-based lacquer , requires many more very thin coats, resulting in a lighter thinner finish because of much more hand-applied cutting and polishing. It is therefore much more time-consuming and consequently expensive to apply. Resin finishes are much quicker and cheaper to apply. These particular budget considerations, along with others such as plastic nuts and cheaper hardware and pickups, allow for a more affordable instrument.
In 2002, Gibson opened a factory in Qingdao, China, which manufactures Epiphone guitars. With few exceptions, Epiphones are now built only in the Qingdao factory.
Unique Epiphone models, including the Emperor, Zephyr, Riviera and Sheraton, are built to higher quality standards than the company's "Gibson copy" line. Epiphone also produces a range of higher quality instruments under the "Elitist Series" moniker, which are built in Japan. The "Masterbuilt" acoustics are manufactured in Qingdao. (Ref. wiki, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone)
Epiphone Les Paul 7 String W/ EMG Pickups Excellent
For more info on this guitar please call us at 203-744-8889 or follow the link below
www.guitarhangar.com/guitars-and-amps-under-500-at-guitar....
In this video Rick from GuitarHangar.com talks about the Epiphone Les Paul 7 String by giving you some sound samples through a Mesa Boogie express 5:50 cab.
Description:
You will not find to many of these guitars in the shape this one is in! Not only is a limited edition guitar, the Epi les Paul 7 string has had the EMG pickup upgrade as well as the electronics to give her a killer sound.
Featuring chrome tuners, Rosewood fretboard with crown inlays, 2 volume, 2 tone and 3 way switch, a mahongany body and maple top, set neck and chrome hardware. Made in Korea
This guitar is in excellent shape, plays great and its ready to rock. Coming in at just above 9 lbs, she is ready to ship!
Brief Epiphone History:
In the early 1970s, Epiphone began to manufacture instruments in Japan. From the 1980s, Epiphones were manufactured mainly in Korea but also in Japan by contractors licensed by Gibson. One of these contractors was Samick, which also built instruments under license for other brands and in its own name. The brand was primarily used to issue less expensive versions of classic Gibson models.
These guitars were constructed using different woods usually Nyatoh, for example, instead of Mahogany, were fastened with epoxies rather than wood-glues, and were finished in hard, quick-to-apply polyester resin rather than the traditional nitro-cellulose lacquer used by Gibson.
Nitro-cellulose lacquers are applied very thinly, and as a result, do not impede the resonance of the instrument as much as resin finishes do. Nitro-cellulose, being a solvent-based lacquer , requires many more very thin coats, resulting in a lighter thinner finish because of much more hand-applied cutting and polishing. It is therefore much more time-consuming and consequently expensive to apply. Resin finishes are much quicker and cheaper to apply. These particular budget considerations, along with others such as plastic nuts and cheaper hardware and pickups, allow for a more affordable instrument.
In 2002, Gibson opened a factory in Qingdao, China, which manufactures Epiphone guitars. With few exceptions, Epiphones are now built only in the Qingdao factory.
Unique Epiphone models, including the Emperor, Zephyr, Riviera and Sheraton, are built to higher quality standards than the company's "Gibson copy" line. Epiphone also produces a range of higher quality instruments under the "Elitist Series" moniker, which are built in Japan. The "Masterbuilt" acoustics are manufactured in Qingdao. (Ref. wiki, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone)