I'm not particularly a JB fan, but this one does look pretty nice...LP with P90s and a "Copper Iridescent" finish, which looks almost like an oxblood with a slightly orange sparkle to it. That was apparently a very rare factory finish created for the 1955 NAMM show.
https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/elec ... 5-les-paul
https://gazette.gibson.com/news/introdu ... -standard/
https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/p/Electr ... Iridescent
New Joe Bonamassa signature Epiphone Les Paul
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Nothing beats a Les Paul with 90's. I say it out in the open not just behind closed doors. LOL.
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Okay - who has more signature models, Slash or Bonamassa?
The Gibson model is actually a cool finish, but the price is a bit steep.
The Gibson model is actually a cool finish, but the price is a bit steep.
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100%. It's just about everything I like in a Les Paul, but I'm not paying that for an Epi.andrewsrea wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:55 pm Okay - who has more signature models, Slash or Bonamassa?
The Gibson model is actually a cool finish, but the price is a bit steep.
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I think $849 is a fair price. The "inspired by Gibson" series was more I think. Many manufacturers are now targeting the just under $1000 market with both great quality acoustics and electrics. There are many Epi Les Paul models are well over $1000 topping out at $1500.
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The 'inspired by' didn't seem to have the same finish as the Gibson. I liked the Gibson better, but the Eppi wasn't bad.tonebender wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 2:11 pm I think $849 is a fair price. The "inspired by Gibson" series was more I think. Many manufacturers are now targeting the just under $1000 market with both great quality acoustics and electrics. There are many Epi Les Paul models are well over $1000 topping out at $1500.
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I have yet to have an "inspired by" in my hand but I would assume they would be poly instead of nitro. I just looked them up and some were less than the Joe model. I have had several Epi electrics including a couple Les Paul and 335 models. It is just something about the way they feel that do not agree with me.
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Agree with the poly, which they could easily do nitro given their lack of environmental laws.tonebender wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 5:44 pm I have yet to have an "inspired by" in my hand but I would assume they would be poly instead of nitro. I just looked them up and some were less than the Joe model. I have had several Epi electrics including a couple Les Paul and 335 models. It is just something about the way they feel that do not agree with me.
I also agree with Epiphones are in the 'try it before you buy it' club. I have three Epiphones: a 2011 Bigsby Casino (China), a 2010 Wilshire Pro (China) and a Les Paul Custom Classic (China). I found that 80% of the many Casinos I played felt and sounded good, so I took a very beat up disassembled one in trade for some of my AMI pickups. I restored it, put my pickups in it and it is now indistinguishable from a 60's ES 330. I had a 1965 Wilshire (one that got away) and wanted another and found the 2010 for $150 and have since made it into 'mine,' also installing my hand-built pickups. I happened to find the Les Paul in my local GC used department for $340, to which I rewound the stock pickups and changed their baseplate to nickel. All three guitars have a 60's profile (not slim-D, but like a '59 with a little taken off). For the Les Paul, that neck profile is hen's teeth.
So, yes - If you are shopping Epi, then try a lot of them and be able to use your imagination if they are not set up properly.
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Joe B is the patron saint of guitar flippers. No one does it at his level.
Can you imagine buying a vintage guitar and then using it to sell a set of exclusive Duncan pickups or having Fender, Gibson, or Epiphone make you a very expensive replica? No one else is doing it on that level.
Having him be the owner of a guitar gives it a provenance. I've heard mention on forums that he may even have people who are backing him as investors. Can you imagine that?!
While I think he failed in with the thing where he tried to sell that 59 Burst paired with a vintage Fender amp and plenty of other exclusives, you can't doubt that they'll sell that gear somewhere down the road for a tidy profit: https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/musica ... 59-85001.s
It was during the worst part economically of COVID IIRC so it probably was more an issue of bad timing. It probably took a year to set that all up.
Can you imagine buying a vintage guitar and then using it to sell a set of exclusive Duncan pickups or having Fender, Gibson, or Epiphone make you a very expensive replica? No one else is doing it on that level.
Having him be the owner of a guitar gives it a provenance. I've heard mention on forums that he may even have people who are backing him as investors. Can you imagine that?!
While I think he failed in with the thing where he tried to sell that 59 Burst paired with a vintage Fender amp and plenty of other exclusives, you can't doubt that they'll sell that gear somewhere down the road for a tidy profit: https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/musica ... 59-85001.s
It was during the worst part economically of COVID IIRC so it probably was more an issue of bad timing. It probably took a year to set that all up.