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Marshallcarr2010, I'll bite. IF one thinks/feels/whatever that the only difference between an Epi L.P. and a Gibson L.P. is the electronics, then one is not taking full note of the instruments, imo. There are differences.....keep looking. And, if you don't find them; then feel lucky, buy the Epi, put in some good electronics, and be happy.
As for being a 'real Gibson', an Epi is not a real Gibson in that it is an Epiphone(owned by Gibson) built in ASia with different woods, different techniques and different finishes.
Gibson is clouding the issue by putting the 'gibson' on the truss rod covers....but then they can do that because they own both logos, right?
HEy, not all Gibson L.P.'s are the same as other Gibson L.P.'s. IF you want one that harkens back to the days of old, then get a reissue. They are not the same as the regular production run L.P.'s built in Gibson's U.S. factories. As a matter of fact, the RI's may be more different from the regular L.P.'s than the regular production Gibson L.P.'s are from the Epi L.P.'s.
Adn nothing I have said here is menat to say that an Epi L.P. cannot be a good guitar. I simpy am saying that there are differences that can be seen, felt, and heard.
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