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 Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:56 pm
joe-dude667 kasacoon joe-dude667 kasacoon uh, gibson nolonger owns epiphone. so yeah. Oh my God is that true? How long have they been independent for? eek idk, cant remeber. like late 80'searly ninties. What the hell man?! How did I not know this? Because it's BS. If Epiphone were independent, they would have had their asses sued off by Gibson by now.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:55 pm
Slappy the Ninja joe-dude667 kasacoon joe-dude667 kasacoon uh, gibson nolonger owns epiphone. so yeah. Oh my God is that true? How long have they been independent for? eek idk, cant remeber. like late 80'searly ninties. What the hell man?! How did I not know this? Because it's BS. If Epiphone were independent, they would have had their asses sued off by Gibson by now. Not necessarily, I mean if they were once part of Gibson and then broke off, I assume they'd get a bit of lee way. Plus lets face it, what affordable guitar manufacturer doesn't copy Gibson/Fender now days? I must research this matter... Kasacoon, you lied to me. Wikipedia Current statusEpiphone is now a subsidiary of Gibson, somewhat like Squier is a subsidiary of Fender (the chief difference being that the Squier line of guitars was created in-house by Fender; in other words, there is no such thing as a "pre-Fender" Squier guitar). Because of this subsidiary relationship, many of the instruments look the same as the more expensive Gibson versions. However Epiphone still maintains its own line of archtop guitars.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:07 pm
joe-dude667 Slappy the Ninja joe-dude667 What the hell man?! How did I not know this? Because it's BS. If Epiphone were independent, they would have had their asses sued off by Gibson by now. Not necessarily, I mean if they were once part of Gibson and then broke off, I assume they'd get a bit of lee way. Plus lets face it, what affordable guitar manufacturer doesn't copy Gibson/Fender now days? I must research this matter... Kasacoon, you lied to me. Wikipedia Current statusEpiphone is now a subsidiary of Gibson, somewhat like Squier is a subsidiary of Fender (the chief difference being that the Squier line of guitars was created in-house by Fender; in other words, there is no such thing as a "pre-Fender" Squier guitar). Because of this subsidiary relationship, many of the instruments look the same as the more expensive Gibson versions. However Epiphone still maintains its own line of archtop guitars. Well, yeah, (thinks about Jay Turser) but there was that time Gibson tried to sue PRS for their Singlecut model... At the very least, Epiphone would have to stop calling it the Epiphone Les Paul.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:01 pm
i not lie, i missinformed. and the only bs around her is that gibson is so threatend by other companies. seriously, look at all the other companies that have single cut guitars. esp, ibanez, 3d, on and on and on.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:10 am
Slappy the Ninja Well, yeah, (thinks about Jay Turser) but there was that time Gibson tried to sue PRS for their Singlecut model... At the very least, Epiphone would have to stop calling it the Epiphone Les Paul. Oh my God yeah! I forgot they're called Epiphone Les Paul! Of course they're not independent. Silly me. mrgreen
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:39 am
kasacoon i not lie, i missinformed. and the only bs around her is that gibson is so threatend by other companies. seriously, look at all the other companies that have single cut guitars. esp, ibanez, 3d, on and on and on. They actually did try to sue PRS though.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:52 pm
Though to be fair...  (Ignore Flying V, best picture I could find!)
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:29 pm
joe-dude667 Though to be fair... [pics showing the similarity between the PRS Singlecut and Gibson Les Paul] Yep. PRS actually wasn't allowed to make that guitar for a while.
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:53 pm
well...... if i had to pick one or the other. i wouldnt pick either of them. go for a Parker..... Parker guitars will put epiphone and gibson to shame!
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:50 pm
The difference between Epiphone and Gibson, it the quality of the componants and how they're assembled. Epiphones are usually assembled out of country, and made of inferior wood. A cross section will show that it's not all one piece, but a sandwich of ply. Gibson on the other hand, assembles in the US, and uses from 1-3 pieces of wood for the body (3 being a neck thru). More care goes into the build of a gibson guitar, meaning alot less factory defects and problems "out of the box".
My first guitar was an epiphone les paul, and I know I put more money into it in a year, then what it was worth (still am, too). But when I got my Gibson SG, the only thing I had to worry about was getting the nut reslotted for my heavier strings (GHS Zakk Wylde Signature Boomers).
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:41 pm
Ok... here it goes... Epiphone and Gibson are VERY similar playing-wise. They only difference between the two are the pickups, and the weight. I have no clue why the Les Paul is so god damn heavy and the epiphone version is like a ******** feather. I've noticed over the years that Gibsons seem to not have as much "crunch" when distortion is added, as where epiphone does. Also I've found that Epiphones' have less clarity when on a clean channel. Now keep in mind these are my own personal opinions, but most guitarists I speak with seem to agree. I'd say each has their own personal pro's and con's. But if it were up to me... I'd choose the Gibson, and change the pickups. The best pickups I've ever played were on a REALLY OLD Epiphone Flying V. It also has the best action I've ever played too.
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:41 pm
I don't know what kind of guitar you're looking for, because I've basically tried out only acoustics.
I tried out Epiphone's Hummingbird acoustic model. Although the design is pretty (depending on your taste, I thought the drawing was a little rough but apart from that I kind of liked it), it has a metallic and rough sound to it.
Then the guy who ran the store gave me another Epiphone to try out, and that one didn't have any flashy appearance, but the tone was sweeter. I have no idea what model it was - sorry^^
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