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I got because of the construction, not slash.
They had 4 that i could play and 1 was far
better than the other 3. It has a long neck
tenon, real mahogany body and neck.
A real maple top. Very resonant, very solid.
It feels like an exspensive gibson. It stays in
tune very well also. Came with a nice case too.
No weight relief holes & no chambering.
It needs a bone nut and fret relevel/smoothing.
Im haveing the fretboard rolled also. It will get an
RS pot kit Seymore Duncan Antiquties, Tone pro's
bridge, abr1 conversion, lightweight tailpeice.
I allready put Grover's on it.

Jimmy

no reply's .....must be envy
gibson grade player without the gibson price.

see ya

jimmy

Sounds like a pretty sweet deal. Epiphones are a great value if you find a good one. I have a G400 that's almost 10 years old which beats a Gibson SG faded that I have, tone and playability wise. It doesnt quite compare to my Gibson 61 reissue though.

When can we see some pics of your goldtop???

Hey Jimmy,

As you call it a "Poor Mans Historic". Hey I was planning on checking it out today, but I got called in to work. We'll hook up soon!

here's a pic

Here it is post mods:

Seymore Duncan Antiquity's
RS Guitarworks pot kit and gray tiger caps
Abr1 bridge mod with tone pro's bridge
Faber alum tailpiece
Complete rewire with 50's wireing.
Gibson knobs Grover tuners.

Im very happy, the guitar sounds fabulous.

Jimmy