New Epiphone Signature Models

earwighoney

capo4th said:

Where's the link to the Weller Casino please

http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_paul_weller_1964_casino_prem.htm

http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_paul_weller_1964_casino.htm

Iamnobody

Cheers for the links. If it's vintage sunburst as the description states I'm out.

Weller's is royal tan...

Moe_Zambeek

The mastodon geezers Flying V looks quite cool. Possibly cos it's hard to make the headstock look wrong with a V.

capo4th

Any news on these ?

JookyChap

Hmm, think I'd spend the extra £200 on a Gibson FB V and not prop JB's pension plan up

DrBob

JookyChap said:

Hmm, think I'd spend the extra £200 on a Gibson FB V and not prop JB's pension plan up

  Having thought about it I think I'd rather get Grahame to build me a Firebird 1 and let Rich the paint loose on it at that price point

DrBob

DrBob said:

JookyChap said:

Hmm, think I'd spend the extra £200 on a Gibson FB V and not prop JB's pension plan up

  Having thought about it I think I'd rather get Grahame to build me a Firebird 1 and let Rich the paint loose on it at that price point

Why did I think that, I'm now obsessing about building a Firebird I dammit

JookyChap

@DrBob said:

DrBob said:

JookyChap said:

Hmm, think I'd spend the extra £200 on a Gibson FB V and not prop JB's pension plan up

  Having thought about it I think I'd rather get Grahame to build me a Firebird 1 and let Rich the paint loose on it at that price point

Why did I think that, I'm now obsessing about building a Firebird I dammit

I very nearly said the same thing - imagine one in proper old crackling gold, crazing like a, well, a welsh painter.

It needn't cost so very much either...*

(* When I buy it off you)

WezV

Interesting to see some actual banjo tuners on the epi, I assumed they wouldn't bother.

photek

What is a 63 firebird profile then, chunky?

capo4th

Any more news on this?

Bucket

photek said:

What is a 63 firebird profile then, chunky?

The CS Gibson reissue I played had a fucking massive neck, one of the biggest I've ever played.

earwighoney

The Epi JoBo Firebirds are on Thomann now and they look nice. 

Sunburst
https://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_joe_bonamassa_firebird_i_tsb.htm

Gold
https://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_joe_bonamassa_firebird_i_pg.htm

Jack_

£650 for an Epi with one pick-up, wow.

capo4th

What happened to the Paul Weller sig? It was on Thomann then it disappeared...

badlydrawnbanjo

capo4th said:

What happened to the Paul Weller sig? It was on Thomann then it disappeared...

I tweeted them about that and they responded with that it will be available later in the year... Still not mentioned anywhere else on the Internet though (as far as I could see) 

earwighoney

capo4th said:

What happened to the Paul Weller sig? It was on Thomann then it disappeared...

No idea.  The same with the Johnny A sig model as well.  It was on the website for a bit then it went away. 

capo4th

Epiwank

Basher

badlydrawnbanjo said:

capo4th said:

What happened to the Paul Weller sig? It was on Thomann then it disappeared...

I tweeted them about that and they responded with that it will be available later in the year... Still not mentioned anywhere else on the Internet though (as far as I could see) 

I'm also disappointed that this isn't happening anytime soon. 

It fascinates me that Thomann are the only place to know about it. Makes me think they may actually be influencing or involved with Epi's product development people. Wouldn't think a Weller sig would sell that well in the US, so it's possibly a European-only model with Thomann getting some kind of preferential (or exclusive?) distribution deal.

What's annoying is that, although I like the bloke, it's not the Weller factor but the idea of a Casino with USA P90s, decent pots/wiring and a nice, faded Royal Tan burst that appeals massively to me.

Although not cheap at (IIRC) £700-ish, I'd still be tempted. I missed out on the great '65 reissues a few years ago (they seem to sell for a lot more than their new price) and the Elitists are ...gulp... £1650 to £1899 now. The ES330 has similarly skyrocketed (I've never seen one of them in an Amazon blowout). The Gary Clark sig is the only current-ish model with comparable spec and, unfortunately, the blueburst finish makes me physically sick.

earwighoney

capo4th said:

What happened to the Paul Weller sig? It was on Thomann then it disappeared...

@capo4th ; & @Basher ;
https://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_paul_weller_1964_casino.htm