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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:57 pm
by dawnofzion
I made mine.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:23 pm
by benecol
euan wrote:I've never managed to get my hands on a Jap Tokai. I fell inlove with a RIC copy but it was a MIK and didn't sound too hot one I actually picked it up.
I was absolutely flabbergasted the first time I played a MIJ Tokai - about the best quality guitar I've played.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:02 pm
by kim
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:30 pm
by Fran
dawnofzion wrote:I made mine.
Loev the wrapover idea, i'd probably swap that one for a more swanky PRS bridge though. Good job there
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:49 pm
by ultraviolence
if you live in North America I'd suggest Agile...I played the AL-3100, was definitely better than the 4 different Epi LP Customs i played....it was also used to it was under 500$.
If you live in europe, on UG I've heard "Vintage" makes some damn good LP copies.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:50 pm
by Bacchus
ultraviolence wrote:
If you live in europe, on UG I've heard "Vintage" makes some damn good LP copies.
Nope.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:58 pm
by Reece
ahahahaha. vintage make guitar shaped pieces of piss. i played one of their strats and it was fucking horrendous.
plus any company intentionally named to confuse people is arse, there's no way they called their brand vintage for any reason other than being able to adertise as "REAL VINTAGE GUITARS".
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:59 pm
by ultraviolence
Zaphod wrote:ahahahaha. vintage make guitar shaped pieces of piss. i played one of their strats and it was fucking horrendous.
plus any company intentionally named to confuse people is arse, there's no way they called their brand vintage for any reason other than being able to adertise as "REAL VINTAGE GUITARS".
Well I never played one but a bunch of people on UG seem to like them alot.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:00 pm
by Reece
ultraviolence wrote:Well I never played one but a bunch of people on UG seem to like them alot.
there's yer problem.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:01 pm
by ultraviolence
Zaphod wrote:ultraviolence wrote:Well I never played one but a bunch of people on UG seem to like them alot.
there's yer problem.
ha, yeah there is a large number of idiots on there, but there are some really smart people too
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:05 pm
by Fran
wtf is UG? i'm out of touch these days.
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:07 pm
by arcadedave
Ultimate Guitar
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:25 pm
by Progrockabuse
i think with the epiphone stuff, it's very hit or miss. when i got my black les paul custom, i'd played quite a few until i randomly found one that was really amazing. the goldtop was complete luck that it played really well.
eventually i'd love to get something a little closer, maybe a late 70's tokai or something. i've not played the tokai les pauls, but fuck me, their 335's put some of the gibsons to shame.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:12 am
by Wilbur
He's right about Agile though...
Rondomusic.com
Go forth and get an Agile LP copy...
I should add an additional FTW for Tokai...played an early 80's Jazz Bass copy by them once...it was...epic
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:22 am
by Mages
I don't have time to extensively reply to this right now but listen to fran. The vintage Japanese "lawsuit" copies can be obtained for the same amount as the mid to high-end epiphone and the they're MUCH higher quality. The pickups on my Greco are the best humbuckers I've ever heard in my life.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:02 am
by Nick
I'm not a fan of most epiphones I've played. I have a gibson les paul studio, I got it new at a good price through the shop I worked at but you can buy them all day from $500-$800 on ebay used. I love mine. If you can't afford a gibson, go with some older japanese made lp style guitar, or "play" epiphones til you find one you like (I would never buy one online).
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:54 am
by jer72deluxe
Tokai ftw. I played one awhile ago and im still pissed i missed my chance on it. seriously the only difference i found between a gibson and that was the weight and the price. which is a big bonus with the tokai
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:01 am
by timhulio
Vintage are fuckin pissy.
Could be I've suffered some sort of brain clot, but I always liked these smartwood LPs. They've got nice thin bodies, and some sort of mission statement about burning the earths few remaining rainforests. Or something.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:13 pm
by Fran
timhulio wrote:Vintage are fuckin pissy.
Could be I've suffered some sort of brain clot, but I always liked these smartwood LPs. They've got nice thin bodies, and some sort of mission statement about burning the earths few remaining rainforests. Or something.
I might check them out myself, are they made of MDF with 'paint and grain' finish?
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:09 pm
by JJLipton
I've owned my 58 ri les paul for a while now, and it's a pretty good guitar. These days gibson's prices are pretty unreasonable considering the quality of the guitars ive played recently. I would go with esp or edwards, which is related to esp. Everyone seems to love their edwards les pauls, and it would be nice to have an lp style guitar that you don't constantly have to worry about scratching or getting stolen.
