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Re: Les Paul (Gibson vs Epiphone)

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Posted by K (from: ) on October 23, 2001 at 17:44:09:

In Reply to: Re: Les Paul (Gibson vs Epiphone) posted by barefoote on October 15, 2001 at 10:54:43:

: : The guys in my local guitar shop say the same thing. The pickups are the biggest difference. Everthing else is pretty subtle.

: i recently got an epi l.p. goldtop via ebay, and i mostly agree, BUT... the other electronics were also shitty!! for example, the volume pots had "A500K" stamped on them, which indicates to me that they were 500K audio taper. NO WAY! they measured 250K and definitely sound linear taper to me (from 10 to 0, very little drop in volume 'til the last 25%). i put in cts 500K audio's with 100pf treble bleed cap's and it rocks... you mmileage may vary...

I am a full on Gibson U.S.A. fan, but, I must confess that I purchased an Epiphone Les Paul 7 string recently, more for curiosity reasons, and I would aggree with Bare foot. You should gut all the electronics, I mean everything and replace with high quality replacements that would be the best thing to do. Structural quality is questionable but overall I think they are good guitars for up grading and learning to understan how everything works.

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: : : The guys in my local guitar shop say the same thing. The pickups are the biggest difference. Everthing else is pretty subtle. : : i recently got an epi l.p. goldtop via ebay, and i mostly agree, BUT... the other electronics were also shitty!! for example, the volume pots had "A500K" stamped on them, which indicates to me that they were 500K audio taper. NO WAY! they measured 250K and definitely sound linear taper to me (from 10 to 0, very little drop in volume 'til the last 25%). i put in cts 500K audio's with 100pf treble bleed cap's and it rocks... you mmileage may vary... : I am a full on Gibson U.S.A. fan, but, I must confess that I purchased an Epiphone Les Paul 7 string recently, more for curiosity reasons, and I would aggree with Bare foot. You should gut all the electronics, I mean everything and replace with high quality replacements that would be the best thing to do. Structural quality is questionable but overall I think they are good guitars for up grading and learning to understan how everything works.

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