Epiphone is Gibson's "Value Line". Great guitars. Fit & Finish is usually pretty decent,
but the electronics are of cheaper quality. In fact, I've got 3 Epi's in the stable.
Les Paul Goldtop for me, the Les Paul Pee Wee & the Les Paul Vee Wee for my boys
Setup is often the most important thing, as a half-acre setup makes a guitar sound wrong...
so getting the setup right is often more important than the guts...one can make a cheap guitar
sound great through a good setup, where with a bad setup it'll always stink.
So get Good Strings to setup with...no cheap stuff, no off-brands unless you are feeling lucky.
Next step is electronics, upgrading the pickups & wiring,
heck, just checking if everything is soldered correctly is a good start...
then make sure the pickup magnets are ALIGNED right & at the proper heights...
if you do all that and the sound still isn't what you want, better pickups are called for.
This is very very good advise. There’s a ton of upgrades you can do to make a guitar sound and play better but if it hasn’t been set up properly, you’re wasting your time and money.Epiphone is Gibson's "Value Line". Great guitars. Fit & Finish is usually pretty decent,
but the electronics are of cheaper quality. In fact, I've got 3 Epi's in the stable.
Les Paul Goldtop for me, the Les Paul Pee Wee & the Les Paul Vee Wee for my boys
Setup is often the most important thing, as a half-acre setup makes a guitar sound wrong...
so getting the setup right is often more important than the guts...one can make a cheap guitar
sound great through a good setup, where with a bad setup it'll always stink.
So get Good Strings to setup with...no cheap stuff, no off-brands unless you are feeling lucky.
Next step is electronics, upgrading the pickups & wiring,
heck, just checking if everything is soldered correctly is a good start...
then make sure the pickup magnets are ALIGNED right & at the proper heights...
if you do all that and the sound still isn't what you want, better pickups are called for.
