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Compare the I's to the previous III... the parts cost is not higher, and they are not tied to the traditional laminations with the solid colours.
The V's will always be more parts cost, but not even the £350 [over the I's. I'd be surprised if it was more than a £50 cost increase for the factory to adda vibrola, extra pickup and banjo tuners
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His guitar buying is like a serious addiction...not normal behaviour. Once you get to that stage it's no fun anymore. It's just a NEED. I have been on a journey of buying a lot of guitar and basses but I'm glad I'm out of it, more so because its so expensive post covid.
He justifies his spending because some daft human will buy it off him for more than retail. Absolutely bizarre.
I notice he often says 'ill ask Gibson to make me a custom with this' or 'this is for my museum.' Both won't happen.
Take any opinion he has with a pinch of salt. Especially with awful tone he has.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
I don't think I'm alone in being happier to pay a good price for models which were always Epiphones compared to those which are merely Asian copies of Gibson guitars.
There's no real practical differences in quality, but how a lot of us feel about them is certainly different, however illogical that is.
An Epiphone Wilshire is a pretty cool guitar, an Epiphone SG not so much.
Part of the jump in the price tags is going to be simple economics. The idiot system of inflationary economics under which our species operates essentially means the numbers will always grow. Right now we're seeing adjustments resulting from pandemic, various recessions and so on. Same reason why a loaf of bread that was 20p when I were a lad is now £2. The bread hasn't changed, nor has the means of production. It is just a numbers game based on an unbalanced equation.
In time the new numbers will come to seem normal until we undergo the next correction.
The sensible option at this time would be to go down the used Gibson route although that doesn't necessarily get you a better instrument than a good specimen of the current Epiphone production.
As with any guitar, try a few and pick the one you like within your predetermined budget, regardless of the logo on the headstock.