duhvoodooman
January 17th, 2011, 09:28 AM
** SOLD**
Thanks for looking....
As I indicated in another thread pertaining to my recent acquisition of a Gibson Historic '59 Reissue LP, I don't need two faded CSB Les Paul's, so am selling my 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Standard. I purchased this guitar new in Dec. 2005 and it has resided in my home ever since. No gigging, no smoke, no beer in the pickups, etc. It is truly in mint condition (I don't employ that overused term lightly!) and also comes with a similarly mint Epi Elitist LP black HSC.
For those of you who may not be familiar with the Elitist Series from Epiphone, these guitars are manufactured by master luthiers in Japan, and the quality of workmanship on them is outstanding. I have read comments to the effect that the build quality is better than the standard Gibson factory production here in the US, and nearly on a par with the Gibson Custom Shop. About the only weakness I've read about them is that the quality of the pickups could be better, but I addressed that deficiency by replacing the stock p'ups with Seymour Duncan's--a '59 at the neck position and a Custom 5 at the bridge. The guitar sounds great, with plenty of growl and bite, but still plenty articulate.
Additionally, I modified the controls extensively with installation of push-pull pots at three of the four positions. These switches allow splitting of the bridge coils, running the two humbuckers out of phase a la Peter Green, or running them in series ("megabucker mode", as I like to call it). The three switches are fully independent and can be run in any combination. I will include the original pots with the guitar.
I have researched the value of the guitar and found that, considering the condition, upgrades, and included HSC, it is easily worth $800 or more. I am offering it for $750 plus FedEx shipping cost. Send me a PM if interested....
http://www.duhvoodooman.com/miscimages/musical/LP_new_pups.jpg http://www.duhvoodooman.com/miscimages/musical/LP_bodyshot.jpg
Thanks for looking....
As I indicated in another thread pertaining to my recent acquisition of a Gibson Historic '59 Reissue LP, I don't need two faded CSB Les Paul's, so am selling my 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Standard. I purchased this guitar new in Dec. 2005 and it has resided in my home ever since. No gigging, no smoke, no beer in the pickups, etc. It is truly in mint condition (I don't employ that overused term lightly!) and also comes with a similarly mint Epi Elitist LP black HSC.
For those of you who may not be familiar with the Elitist Series from Epiphone, these guitars are manufactured by master luthiers in Japan, and the quality of workmanship on them is outstanding. I have read comments to the effect that the build quality is better than the standard Gibson factory production here in the US, and nearly on a par with the Gibson Custom Shop. About the only weakness I've read about them is that the quality of the pickups could be better, but I addressed that deficiency by replacing the stock p'ups with Seymour Duncan's--a '59 at the neck position and a Custom 5 at the bridge. The guitar sounds great, with plenty of growl and bite, but still plenty articulate.
Additionally, I modified the controls extensively with installation of push-pull pots at three of the four positions. These switches allow splitting of the bridge coils, running the two humbuckers out of phase a la Peter Green, or running them in series ("megabucker mode", as I like to call it). The three switches are fully independent and can be run in any combination. I will include the original pots with the guitar.
I have researched the value of the guitar and found that, considering the condition, upgrades, and included HSC, it is easily worth $800 or more. I am offering it for $750 plus FedEx shipping cost. Send me a PM if interested....
http://www.duhvoodooman.com/miscimages/musical/LP_new_pups.jpg http://www.duhvoodooman.com/miscimages/musical/LP_bodyshot.jpg