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PLUS, the humbuckers are coil tapped with two push-pull pots.
It's a lot of guitar for very little money S/H.
Recommended!
Always gutted I never bought an Epi 57 reissue junior when they were released too
The Vibrola is much, much better quality than I expected, and although there are some design differences to an original, the thickness of the metal used is consistent with an original. (in fact, it seems to stay in tune better than an original!)
When you consider a replacement blank llong vibrola (Allparts, for example) will cost around £100, the secondhand price of one of these Epi's is irresistible.
The only quibble I'd have is the finish. Oddly, the quality of the finish is really good, but it doesn't look really good.
Basically, the Pelham Blue looks like it's been sprayed onto the bare wood, and then the poly finish has been applied.
This means when you look at the guitar, it looks like it has lots of lumps and bumps - but when you get your hands on it, it's super smooth. So it's one of those optical illusions that just feels a bit weird. Because you can see all the lumps and bumps, BUT it's so smooth, your brain can't help but think it looks dusty, when it isn't. It's very hard to describe.
The darkness of the rosewood board surprised me; the promo pictures I'd seen of these all showed a light fretboard, which tends to put me off - but this board is as dark as my 69 Gibson MM/SG and a late 80's Burny. Very nice.
The pickups sound great, and at the moment, I have no intention of swapping them out.
These are definitely a lot of guitar for the money (especially at S/H prices!) but the finish will be an acquired taste. The photos make it look quite different to what you see in person.
Pics to follow...
That said, a friend of mine owned a '61 SG Junior (when they were still officially 'Les Pauls') and it was definitely one of the very best sounding electric guitars I've ever played.
To me they are the ultimate psychedelic guitar - and they just feel so damn comfy live. Plus get them in front of a loud amp and they just become alive in your hands - easy to run away into musical feedback and long singing sustain.
Wonderful instruments.
I love them, but it's been quite a tough job finding the right one for me. I seem to remember getting a Classic from somewhere...
Now I've got this Epi (which is very good indeed) and the SG/MM, I've found two that do everything SG's can do - and even though the SG/MM has a baseball bat neck, it's very comfy (I usually hate big necks).
The Epi feels like the 70's set-neck copy I adored and the pickups really have plenty of bite.
I too have had many an SG over the years and very much like @Misty above, my first "proper" guitar to go out gigging with was an early 70's SG standard with a Bigsby, great guitar which I loved to bits until something else that was obviously "better"......came along and it got sold.