Well I bought a Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus top on ebay

[F4DPhantomII]

For $315 used made by Daewan in China.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270378412929

 

[bigG]

Congrats, Phantom! I love my Epi LP Standard! Played it against the same Gibson, and, for the money, was very little, if any, difference. Saved big bucks, and the Epi is lighter weight. Good stuff! :bravo:

 

[oldguy]

Nice one! I love tobacco sunburst................:AOK:

 

[duhvoodooman]

Nice! I like that tobacco burst color....

 

[M29]

Sweet deal F4DPhantomII:AOK: All that tobacco sunburst, flamed maple and binding with a case too. Oh...and a tool, we all gots ta have a tool of some sort. :rockon:

M29

 

[ragnarpk]

i love that stuffed horse just sitting there.

yes.

 

[F4DPhantomII]

Now I want some black speed knobs for it

Do the Chinese Epi Les Paul Standard Plus tops have course shanks or smooth? They do use speed knobs or the Les Paul Custom Silverburst.I checked StewMac and Guitar Fetish and they sell them for the Les paul.Just wondering which ones will fit? Thanks for all the responses you too,M29!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Looks sweet! Congrats!

 

[bigG]

Do the Chinese Epi Les Paul Standard Plus tops have course shanks or smooth? They do use speed knobs or the Les Paul Custom Silverburst.I checked StewMac and Guitar Fetish and they sell them for the Les paul.Just wondering which ones will fit? Thanks for all the responses you too,M29!

Man, don't fall into the trap of modding that geetar 'til you get it, hear it and look it over. You might be surprised at how well it's made and how good the stock p/ups are.

Eveybody's on about immediately changing the p/ups to BurstBuckers. Maybe you'll wanna do that, but please judge for yourself. Don't just be a bandwagon jumper onner

Myself and a guitar collector/seller friend of mine agree that the stock p/ups are great!

 

[F4DPhantomII]

No changes planned

Just the knobs.I don't like those cheap looking gold knobs it comes with.

 

[markb]

Just the knobs.I don't like those cheap looking gold knobs it comes with.

The gold bell knobs on my "new" Dot are impossible to read even in good light. At the jam last night, eek! I'll be changing them for something I can see the numbers on.

 

[F4DPhantomII]

It arrives this friday

woo hoo

 

[ZMAN]

That is interesting most of the people I know change the speed knobs for vintage style. I am surprised that you need to "see" the knobs when playing, but I don't gig and it could be a whole different ball game. I have a mixture of them on my LPS some have them and some don't and I don't really notice when playing.
I have the Epi Elitist Custom LP and it is a killer guitar, it has the speed knobs and it plays amazingly.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Congrats! Awaiting pics!