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If it's the same shade of blue as his signature Gibson version, then it's actually a hell of a lot nicer in person than in any of the photographs that I've seen of it.
awful lot cheaper
better pickups
https://i.imgur.com/eVldBJQ.jpeg
The Gibson version exists purely because of Dave's obsession with the Trini Lopez Models. The vintage ones and Custom shop reissues are actually often cheaper than the DG-335's., but £5k is still the lower end for anything else that looks like this with a Gibson logo.
This leaves many without those budgets to go for a Chibson, then modding to suit.
There is a missing middle ground. It will be interesting to see if the Epi fills it. I'm just surprised it's taken this long.
My cousin plays in a FF tribute band and I know they will be all over this. I helped him build a Shiflett style tele to avoid the £8k price tag of the model he wanted
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Their latest performance at Austin City Limits he was using it.
You get guys like Matt Heafy and Mark Holcomb who have fancier "parent brand" guitars, but don't like the risk of taking them out on tour when the Epiphone/PRS SE version is perfectly reliable. Touring musicians need tools, and the quality is now there for those to be suitable tools for the job.
It’s a cut above the other recent Epiphones I’ve had (which were very good to be fair; Riviera, Les Paul Custom). The finish is better, the wood underneath looks really nice, the binding is not that weird semi-translucent apple pie looking goo, it’s proper binding.
Assuming this is the same, we already know it’s got Gibson pickups and CTS pots. My Sheraton got a Switchcraft switch and output, one-piece neck and hard case. We will see I guess…
Also, does the neck meet the body at a lower fret on the Epi version (19 vs 20)?
Here's an overlay of 2 new ones, with the necks and bridges aligned.
Sorry you can't unsee it now. Bothered me on the Noel G sig too.