I received mine in the mail, from Joe's website. Same price, no shipping and you get two meet and greet passes. The guitar color looks great in person and the overall fit and finish is well worth the price.
What I did to mine. After a small setup, oiled the fretboard, nut file on Low E and B, new D'Addario 10's wrap-around bridge, set string height to med-low, intonation on B and high E strings. The pickup heights were good. Plugged her in and boy what a surprise. The best playing and sounding Epiphone I've played. Nice growl with the P90's, and the neck pickup does a beautiful woman tone with Sustain for days. The plastic Knobs are cheap and could fit lower onto the shaft so they don't go off tilt. The shafts are a bit hard to roll but might get better with use or I'll spray them with lube. Great guitar and the copper color looks amazing. This is ready to gig.
Hi I’m in England and these guitars are just not available I would love one of these they are so cool I love the P90s that colour iridescent copper the tone what is not to like although I find it a little strange the guitar case has a reference to joe bonnamassa but the guitar doesn’t I would have preferred a signature or something so when anyone sees the guitar they instantly know what it is, these are at a great price and I have a spare guitar stand for it to go in haha
Nice playing there! As for the guitar, I was really looking forward to this one, but for some reason, the way it sounds doesn't really scream "I must have it". Weird. I got rid of my Greeny as I didn't like the way it sounded in the middle position, too. Where I'm currently at, I can get this new Epi for about 550 bucks, but... wouldn't it be better to get an Orville or a Tokai? Or one of those rare Elitist Epiphones made in Japan? And there's also the IGC line... the 335 seems to be pretty good value (about 780 USD here). P.S. Has anyone here had a chance to play one of those 2015 or 2016 Bonamassa Epiphones with Burstbuckers and a Bigsby?
First off the epiphone are supreme quality electronics hardware and build that also means premium wood.. number #2 the Epiphone Quindoa facility is completely American owned and operated by Gibson Epiphone USA with American and Asian luthiers and only Epiphones are made there.. number #3 the tokai is a copy the epiphone is the real deal..the epiphone is also made by American along with Asian luthiers Not one Tokai is even touched by an American luthier the same with the Japanese bs .. when JC Curliegh Restored Epiphone back to premium in 2019/2020 Epiphone is back on top of Gibson just like they were in the good o'l days..
@@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg I have to disagree with you there. Tokais (and pretty much every MIJ guitar) is definitely superior to Chinese Epiphones. Heck, many Tokais are actually better than Gibsons. As for Epi... The Greeny is probably the most expensive Epiphone out there and guess what - it came with a knob hat that had the paint peeling off. Even Korean Epiphones were much better, let alone the Japanese ones (Elitist). Epiphone's QC is simply lacking. P.S. Gibson killed off their entire Japanese line of guitars (Orville, Elitist Epiphones) because they were better than USA-made Gibsons and ruining Gibson USA guitar sales.
I just found and purchased the 2015 Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Les Paul in Inverness green, Burst Bucker pickups, and Bigsby. It is a great playing and sounding guitar. You will have to pay about twice the original price but it is well worth it.
@@Someone-lc6dc do you understand English? What did I say the Epiphone Quingdao facility is completely American owned and operated by Gibson Epiphone USA with American and Asian luthiers and only Epiphones are made there..did you see that? American luthiers Also. Premium wood and electronics ..so where do you get Chinese made? Yeah the American owned and operated building sits on Chinese land that's about where it ends..and no tokai is not under any circumstances better than Epiphone or Gibson
I received mine in the mail, from Joe's website. Same price, no shipping and you get two meet and greet passes. The guitar color looks great in person and the overall fit and finish is well worth the price.
What I did to mine. After a small setup, oiled the fretboard, nut file on Low E and B, new D'Addario 10's wrap-around bridge, set string height to med-low, intonation on B and high E strings. The pickup heights were good. Plugged her in and boy what a surprise. The best playing and sounding Epiphone I've played. Nice growl with the P90's, and the neck pickup does a beautiful woman tone with Sustain for days. The plastic Knobs are cheap and could fit lower onto the shaft so they don't go off tilt. The shafts are a bit hard to roll but might get better with use or I'll spray them with lube. Great guitar and the copper color looks amazing. This is ready to gig.
I wonder if, later down the line, those knobs won’t be a bit difficult to find/replace. They’re a very specific color.
Hi I’m in England and these guitars are just not available I would love one of these they are so cool I love the P90s that colour iridescent copper the tone what is not to like although I find it a little strange the guitar case has a reference to joe bonnamassa but the guitar doesn’t I would have preferred a signature or something so when anyone sees the guitar they instantly know what it is, these are at a great price and I have a spare guitar stand for it to go in haha
Any luck finding one? Hope you can get that stand filled soon!
@ not yet but it’s working progress haha
Great demo and playing.👍🇺🇸🙏
Thank you!!!
Long live the legendary and daddy of the Gibson standard Les Paul the legendary and great Epiphone..
You're so easy to spot, Koa boy
Nice playing there! As for the guitar, I was really looking forward to this one, but for some reason, the way it sounds doesn't really scream "I must have it". Weird. I got rid of my Greeny as I didn't like the way it sounded in the middle position, too. Where I'm currently at, I can get this new Epi for about 550 bucks, but... wouldn't it be better to get an Orville or a Tokai? Or one of those rare Elitist Epiphones made in Japan? And there's also the IGC line... the 335 seems to be pretty good value (about 780 USD here).
P.S. Has anyone here had a chance to play one of those 2015 or 2016 Bonamassa Epiphones with Burstbuckers and a Bigsby?
First off the epiphone are supreme quality electronics hardware and build that also means premium wood.. number #2 the Epiphone Quindoa facility is completely American owned and operated by Gibson Epiphone USA with American and Asian luthiers and only Epiphones are made there.. number #3 the tokai is a copy the epiphone is the real deal..the epiphone is also made by American along with Asian luthiers Not one Tokai is even touched by an American luthier the same with the Japanese bs .. when JC Curliegh Restored Epiphone back to premium in 2019/2020 Epiphone is back on top of Gibson just like they were in the good o'l days..
The epiphone pro buckers are highly acclaimed pickups and made the same exact same way as the Gibson burst buckers same exact materials and wiring..
@@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg I have to disagree with you there. Tokais (and pretty much every MIJ guitar) is definitely superior to Chinese Epiphones. Heck, many Tokais are actually better than Gibsons. As for Epi... The Greeny is probably the most expensive Epiphone out there and guess what - it came with a knob hat that had the paint peeling off. Even Korean Epiphones were much better, let alone the Japanese ones (Elitist). Epiphone's QC is simply lacking.
P.S. Gibson killed off their entire Japanese line of guitars (Orville, Elitist Epiphones) because they were better than USA-made Gibsons and ruining Gibson USA guitar sales.
I just found and purchased the 2015 Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Les Paul in Inverness green, Burst Bucker pickups, and Bigsby. It is a great playing and sounding guitar. You will have to pay about twice the original price but it is well worth it.
@@Someone-lc6dc do you understand English? What did I say the Epiphone Quingdao facility is completely American owned and operated by Gibson Epiphone USA with American and Asian luthiers and only Epiphones are made there..did you see that? American luthiers Also. Premium wood and electronics ..so where do you get Chinese made? Yeah the American owned and operated building sits on Chinese land that's about where it ends..and no tokai is not under any circumstances better than Epiphone or Gibson
Keep it
I bought one on Friday for $849. $1011.00 with a set up and tax. I canceled my order on Saturday. I just bought a Gibson Les Paul Junior.
To much taking!