Epi 175
Joey Goldstein
I liked it. Not as well appointed as the real thing but it had a nice
thick neck and seemed to have a decent tone.
Needs a set up. And they ship it with foam rubber under the bridge so
you can't tell what it really sounds like.
I'd get new pickups and maybe a new bridge.
$700.00 CAD
I might go check it out more tomorrow.
I might even buy the thing.
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Joey Goldstein
http://www.joeygoldstein.com
joegold AT sympatico DOT ca
Pt
Joey Goldstein wrote:
> Tried one today.
> I liked it. Not as well appointed as the real thing but it had a nice
> thick neck and seemed to have a decent tone.
> Needs a set up. And they ship it with foam rubber under the bridge so
> you can't tell what it really sounds like.
> I'd get new pickups and maybe a new bridge.
>
> $700.00 CAD
>
> I might go check it out more tomorrow.
> I might even buy the thing.
>
>
> --
> Joey Goldstein
I'm looking forward to hearing about it.
I played some Epiphone's in the 60's and 70's that didn't impress me.
But in the last few years I've had 2 great Epiphone's.
An SG double neck custom...Alpine white, great PAF's.
I didn't expect it t be such good quality.
And a 1962 Les Paul Custom reissue.
Very close to the original.
Epiphone has come a long way.
Pt
dhn...@sbcglobal.net
Joey,
I'm curious. Is it basically a Zephyr Regent chassis or is it
completely different?
Darryl
Joey Goldstein
Seems a bit more solid that the ZR's I've tried.
A bit fancier too.
I seem to remember the ZR's as having a thin neck too.
The Epi 175 has more of a baseball bat kind of neck profile, much like a
real 175.
Jazz Guy
guitar for little money. I had an early one, I wish I kept mine, the
electric weren't great, but it sounded good.
Guy
RickH
Joey,
Thanks, could you please measure the body depth and bout if it's not
too much trouble?
Joey Goldstein
The lower bout is 16". I measured it in the store because visually it
looked smaller to me.
The width is pretty much similar to a 175, 3" plus.
The neck is maple, not mahogany.
Other than that, it's pretty 175-ish.
ott...@hotmail.com
I cchecked it out on the Epi Website, looks good and is supposed to be
a re-issue so all the dimesnions should be the same as Gibbies.
Elitist series seems to be gone though.
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Joey Goldstein
Was there ever an Elitist version of this guitar, or of any full-sized
hollowbody archtop?
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ott...@hotmail.com wrote:
> ...
> Elitist series seems to be gone though.
Why do you say that? It's still on the Epiphone website - bottommost
item on the list of lines on the upper right of the webpage, and the
link still works.
ott...@hotmail.com
> > a re-issue so all the dimesnions should be the same as Gibbies.
> > Elitist series seems to be gone though.
> > Bg
> >
>
> Was there ever an Elitist version of this guitar, or of any full-sized
> hollowbody archtop?
>
> --
> Joey Goldstein
> http://www.joeygoldstein.com
> joegold AT sympatico DOT ca
All I remember at the moment was the Elitist Byrdland, I can't remember
the other models, too old :)
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thom_j.
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Too Old? Too Old? Hell I knew God when he was in Huggies.. ole' tee'..
> Bg
>
ott...@hotmail.com
Like I said before, I's a Old Guy, there it was under accesories, and
with no little Red thingee for me to squint and see :)
Here are the other Elitist models Joey.
<http://www.epiphone.com/elitist/>
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