Godin 5th avenue kingpin vs gibson es 125

#Godin 5th avenue kingpin vs gibson es 125 mod

The finish will be thicker than you may be used to on a Terada Gretsch, but it is not bad. The frets will of course be better than a Gibson - without the absurd rounding off at the ends that the USA (incl. Gotta assume that it was as claimed, and just felt heavier to me for some reason (extra length and the heavier tuners maybe). The one I had a couple of years back felt quite a bit heavier than mahogany - but I never really checked the wood on this black-painted neck. In my opinion this affects the tone quite a bit, but the Epi sounds great and gets you the classic range of tones you'd expect.Д®DIT: I see that EPI lists the neck as mahogany. But this is not necessarily a bad thing at all.ДЄ Gibson with a mahogany neck and the lightweight 'Kluson Deluxe' knockoff tuners is considerably different than the heavier neck and tuners on the Epi. It has a longer scale than a Gibson 175, and in my opinion you can hear the difference. The PU's are fine in my opinion, but change away if you want. Gigable right out of the box and worthy of upgrades if you are so inclined. Very much consistent with the rest of the Epi hollowbody line. They have the same headstock as always too. Too bad the new Guilds are now mostly import. It helps me that I had several Kalamazoo built Epi's during the 60's and '70's, so always think of them as an American icon. I wish I could get past the headstock on these.just can't do it. I had an Aria Herb Ellis L-5 copy that was totally righteous. In my experience the Chinese Joe Pass also isn't as good as the Japanese or Korean (yet). They are GREAT! I had some Ibanez with those on it (not a Pat Methany or GB10), and it made me sound like George Benson (minus the clams)! I do agree with Gretschadelphia about Ibanez Super 58 pickups. My Epi 175 was near that, but the Chinese 2 pickup one was a bit off somehow. I once had a Korean Epi ES-295 that was great. The shape seems slightly different and I didn't care for the feel as much as mine, which was closer to a real ES-175 IMHO. I've seen the two pickup Epi Chinese made 175.

I believe mine was Korean, and pretty nice as I recall. I had an Epi ES-175 just like Bear's photo of the Zepher, but with the more modern 175 type tailpiece (vs the '57 style). I had an 80's Ibanez ES-175 knock-off with those pu's that sounded amazing. They do come with humbuckers however, but they are the great Ibanez Super 58's which were dead on knock-offs of vintage Gibson PAF's.

I don't recall the model number, but they used to make a really nice ES-350 inspired guitar that probably was better quality than the Gibsons of that era. Another option is to search around for an old Ibanez from the 80's. The Emperor II that Bear suggested is a great idea. The silkscreened Joe Pass signature on the pickguard and TRC will buff right off. Allparts sells the p90 pickup shims that completely cover a humbucker route. It has the Venetian cutaway, the smaller 16' body, a 24.75' scale and the humbuckers can be easily replaced with dog ear p90s. If you want the ES350 look, I would advise an Epi Emperor II Joe Pass Model. Its a LOT bigger guitar than the zephyr/ 175 8ДЄtlantaspike, you are dead on with the 350. I should have just put a floater in there. The Zephyr I played was made in Indonesia, of all places. It really wasn't all that different than the Zephyr, although this was a 70's Gibson. I think it would be a great guitar to mod.ДЇWIW, I used to own a Gibby Es-175. Pretty good guitar for really cheap- around $400 -$500. My mistake - I was thinking of the emperor. According to the Epi web site, it has been discontinued so if you want one, act quickly. Looks more like an ES 350, the classiest ride Gibson ever made 4 I think the zephyr has the Venetian cutaway, which i prefer. The 175 wasnt bad I just really liked the regent zephyr 3 just seemed like a better instrument to me. pretty much the same thing with a single pick up.

#Godin 5th avenue kingpin vs gibson es 125 mod

If your just going to mod it the one I like better was the zephyr regent. I am thinking of getting one and slapping some decent pickups in maybe and let it rip for the price. (Shout out to JeffO for the tip although the dealer was a flake, but still great find JeffO.)ДЄnywho, does anyone here have the ES-175 Epiphone model and want to fill me in on quality alittle and overall rough comparison to the Gibby? I really always liked the Gibson Jazz Boxes, and have been really happy with this Epiphone purchase. I thought I'd look at the other Epiphone guitars just to see what I may or may not be missing. After going out on a limb and buying an Epiphone ES-295, and being extremely pleased.