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interesting epiphone
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:51 am
by Aeon
1979 Epiphone SC-550
Made in Japan. From what I gather, these have a maple body and neck. There's one for sale at Pittsburgh Guitars, they're asking $400. I'm sort of tempted, as I don't currently have a humbucker guitar.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:10 am
by filtercap
do it do it do it
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:18 am
by Justin J
i would
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:27 am
by filtercap
thin-ish maple body + long epi headstock + strap knob where it is = a tad neck-heavy?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:40 am
by Haze
I would say no worse than an SG but those are pretty bad. I guess you could always flip it, but who knows what the market for these is like.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:02 am
by serfx
did prince and epiphone/gibson cut a deal?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:08 am
by theshadowofseattle
filtercap wrote:do it do it do it
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:09 am
by endsjustifymeans
take that wangstang
Re: interesting epiphone
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:02 am
by westtexasred
Aeon wrote:1979 Epiphone SC-550
Made in Japan. From what I gather, these have a maple body and neck. There's one for sale at Pittsburgh Guitars, they're asking $400. I'm sort of tempted, as I don't currently have a humbucker guitar.
Reminds me of
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:30 am
by luke
endsjustifymeans wrote:take that wangstang
Your wang looks like that? Sorry dude.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:56 pm
by laterallateral
I'm pretty ambivalent about this guitar. I guess it's interesting enough... Would look better with nickel hardware BUT I can say that I've had the pleasure of dealing with Pittsburgh Guitars once and must say that heir customer service is fantastic. I bought an early run Vista Jagmaster from them for $250, about a year and a half ago. Even at the low price, these dudes pulled all the stops. They even asked what my set-up preferences were before setting it up and shipping it out. I would buy from them again in a heartbeat.
A+ to Pittsburgh Guitars. GO FOR THE NECK!
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:20 pm
by Aeon
laterallateral wrote:
A+ to Pittsburgh Guitars. GO FOR THE NECK!
Indeed. Got my Jazzmaster from them two years ago. They are a pleasure to deal with.
Pianos n Stuff is another good store in the Pittsburgh area.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:36 pm
by Sloan
EPIPHONE SCROLL!!!!
these were my MOST WANTED guitars for a long time, but i could almost never find one on ebay. they're worth $400-500 and are supposed to be REALLY good.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:44 pm
by clarkbar
wow i just realized your from PA also! hahaha i'm slow. i live bout an hour away from Pitt, so i usually end up going to monroeville....which has a sucky selection....
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:56 pm
by Josh
Aeon wrote:laterallateral wrote:
A+ to Pittsburgh Guitars. GO FOR THE NECK!
Indeed. Got my Jazzmaster from them two years ago. They are a pleasure to deal with.
Pianos n Stuff is another good store in the Pittsburgh area.
try lawrence music on castle shannon, lots of fender guitars, although other than fender/squier, they only have samicks.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:05 pm
by Aeon
clarkbar wrote:wow i just realized your from PA also! hahaha i'm slow. i live bout an hour away from Pitt, so i usually end up going to monroeville....which has a sucky selection....
I'm at Pitt student, my apartment is squirrel hill (kinda near CMU). maybe we can jam sometime. it does seem that there are a few PA shortscalers!
fail to Pitt:
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:18 pm
by Aeon
Josh wrote:
try lawrence music on castle shannon, lots of fender guitars, although other than fender/squier, they only have samicks.
they're good too, if you like fenders. prices are a bit steep though, and they don't seem to have used gear ever. My friend got his Jazz Bass there.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:27 pm
by Josh
i got my jaguar, and p bass there. i might buy a telecaster there too.
but, i still haven't jammed with you.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:33 pm
by clarkbar
ha who knows! im aiming for pitt university after high school. im still a senior. blah! go panthers!
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:44 pm
by Josh
ITT: Pittsburgh SS meetup?