With all this guitar talk meet my modded Epiphone

[911dean]

I originally bought the guitar in 1997 and after a couple lessons under the bed it went. Fast forward to January of 2012. I decide if I don't start playing now, then when. Out comes the guitar and must of been constructed pretty well, no problems with the binding or cracks and a straight neck. I have a friend restring it and set it up. He recommends a new nut.

I locate a nice little tube amp and a guitar teacher. I start practicing and have fret buzzing issues and the guitar doesn't sound that great. I ended up buying a wiring harness with new pots, p/u selector and jack. I also pick up a Gibson 57' classic neck pickup. My friend offers to install all this stuff, he wanted the challenge of a semi-hollow. I get the guitar back and low and behold she's sporting a 57' classic bridge pick up. My friend had it laying around. So now I've got the poor Epiphone electronics sorted out. She sounds a little better. Now it's time to get the playability issues addressed. Off to Schroeder Audio I go. He's highly recommended in the Chicago area.

I get the guitar to Schroeder and he says I can make this guitar awesome. He recommends a bone nut,bridge and a fret job, says the fret board pretty wavy and the fret wire could be better. He'll sand the board flat and steers me towards stewmac 149 fret wire. I say go ahead. A few weeks later I get a call he says it's done except for the bridge. The bridge is metric and he'll have to remove the posts and fill in the holes to install a different one. I tell him I'll pick it up and try it out for now. I get the guitar home and I can't believe it's the same instrument. It plays unbelievably well. I stop playing for the summer and fall of 12' back to Schroeder for the bridge. I get the guitar back and it sounds even better, plus the strings are properly spaced. All I can say is money well spent. Better than most Gibson es 335's for a fraction of the cost. Still wish I had a Gibson though. It's amazing what can be done with a cheap guitar.

[911dean]

[Rick Lee]

I had the nicest ES-335 you ever saw. Stole it on eBay for $1000 about nine yrs. ago.



Photos don't come close to capturing its amazing quilt. I didn't play it much, but considered it one of my untradeable guitars. Then I found a guy who wanted it in an even trade for his Soldano SLO 100 with flight case, which had one hour of play time on it. I paid shipping both ways, so I have $1200 into an amp that runs $4150 new. I so miss the 335, but I play the SLO for a few hours a day and have gigged with it a few times too. I will own another 335 when I can find the right one at the right price.

[Nathans_Dad]

Hey, that's purty!!

Time to learn some Beatles tunes now!!

[Nostril Cheese]

Setup is everything. Very nice results on your Epiphone. I've always felt that the Korean made Epiphones were very nice guitars for the money. Don't feel bad it isnt a Gibson. In my opinion, Gibsons arent as good as they once were.

Here's mine. 1978 Yamaha SA2000. This guitar is bone stock except for an Seymour Duncan JB installed shortly after it was bought.

I'll put this guitar up against any 335. The level of construction in these guitars was special. All the binding, inlays, tuners are top quality. It even has the build sheet with all the signed off clearance adjustments and intonation from the factory.

It also SCREAMS. I can play anything on this guitar.

[Nostril Cheese]

Oh, by the way, Here's some dudes that also played Epiphones..

[stuartj]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Setup is everything. Very nice results on your Epiphone. I've always felt that the Korean made Epiphones were very nice guitars for the money. Don't feel bad it isnt a Gibson. In my opinion, Gibsons arent as good as they once were.

Here's mine. 1978 Yamaha SA2000. This guitar is bone stock except for an Seymour Duncan JB installed shortly after it was bought.

I'll put this guitar up against any 335. The level of construction in these guitars was special. All the binding, inlays, tuners are top quality. It even has the build sheet with all the signed off clearance adjustments and intonation from the factory.

It also SCREAMS. I can play anything on this guitar.

Yamaha. Especially Japan only Yamaha.Which I think were all mostly made by Matsumoko. Copyright rules in Japan are/were different and JPN gits are totally frkn awesome. (Like OrvillebyGibson, Fender JPN, ESP)

However. The Epis the Beatles played are not the modern, Gibson owned, Epis.

[Mrmerlin]

I have a Gibson ES 135 in Cobalt Burst wit a piezio pickup 1500.00
Comes with a nice case

[Speedalac 930]

I agree on the SA 2000 a precision guitar you can play anything with.