- Made in Korea - Two pickups and gold plated hardware - 3way selctor switch for ryhthm - Gibson 'designed' pickups - Mahogany body and neck with flame maple top
I mainly rock music such as Muse and Smashing Pumpkins. The guitar suits this style of music very well, and a sounds pretty good with a high gain distortion. The pickups aren't great, but they are better than those I have seen on other far eastern guitars. They are not actual Gibson ones as many think, but just pickups made from cheap components by a company working for Epiphone, based on a Gibson design.
The action was incredibly low on mine and make this guitar play like a dream. The neck was nice and fat in my hand, and is perfect for playing those long rock solos as it is very comfortable. I have never played a proper Gibson before, but I'm sure it could stand up to one as it is one of the best guitars that I have ever played before. The guitar has a wonderfully bound edge on the body, neck and headstock. The intonation was close to perfect, but needed a slight tweak to get it perfect. The Grover tuners seem solid and keep the guitar in tune, as they are the real deal, not cheap look-a-likes.
The finish is gorgeous and really brings out the beauty of the flamed maple top underneath the lovely orange sunburst.
For £350 RRP I cannot understand how Epiphone can produce a guitar of this superb quality. I completely recommend this guitar to anyone who wants to look as cool as they will sound with this guitar in their hand!
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May 17th, 2005
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