[robb440]

My Epiphone Thunderbird bass, all original except for the gold knobs:



My newest, an immaculate 2005 MIK Casino [just got it on Ebay this week for $480, with a nice case. Note the built-in hygrometer hear the headstock.]:

[Bangbang]

I just sold my G400 Faded (modified) for $600 to get a Prophecy with the Dirty Fingers. I can't wait to play my version of Star Spangled Banner.

[Jerry Hayes]

(1) Sheraton, in tobacco sunburst with special wiring, master volume and tone controls w/phase switch and coil tap as well as a Bigsby Palm Pedal.

(2) Casino, natural finish, wired with master tone & volume, Bigsby Palm Pedal, Keith/Scruggs banjo tuner on low E string.

(3) Les Paul, silver metalflake finish with same wiring as my Sheraton, black hardware except for a fine tuning stud tailpiece.

(4) Les Paul, cherry sunburst version with same wiring as the Sheraton.

(5) EJ-200 Elvis Tribute acoustic electric guitar, black w/ cutaway picture in other thread.........

(6) Masterbilt acoustic guitar w/Martin thinline pickup. This is one of the finest sounding and playing instruments I've ever had......

(7) Mandobird 8 string solid body electric mandolin. Shaped like a mini Firebird guitar......

( A style mandolin (MIJ) I bought this in the early eighties when I still lived in southern California. It's a very nice sounding and playing instrument...JH in Va.

[Wes Green]

i am enjoying my JL 65 Casino RI and my Epi Elitist '63 Dot. I recorded a full CD of Jazz/blues songs on the Casino (JAZZYBLUES/BLUESY JAZZ by Steglinski and Swenson, on cdbaby). The Elitist I haven't played much until recently. Unfortunately I have a cracked neck behind the nut on the Casino (guitar fell over on the floor while in it's case!#$%^&*!), and is now being repaired, so I am using the Elitist Dot quite a bit as a replacement guitar. I play a lot of jazz/blues stuff on a weekly basis backing up a female vocalist. Both guitars are well made Terada instruments. The JL Casino is just an amazingly lively guitar. I really like the retro design of the Dot, which keeps the nice wide 1 11/16 nut width, fairly fat neck (depth), and some other features from the 63 Es-335. I use both instruments stock, and play through either a 59 Princeton Reverb, or through a Line 6 Pocket Pod Express ran through the house system. Only effects used are reverb and occasional tremolo. I use to be more hung up on having Gibson on the headstock, but these days I am proud to be an Epi player.

[EpiDevon]

Hey y'all

I have a 1953 Epiphone Devon and am hot on the trail of another one. They're not easy to find but, all of a sudden, I found three of them for sale just yesterday. Yippee!

I inherited mine from my dad. I learned to play on this guitar when I was 11--"House of the Rising Sun". He got it as a birthday present when he turned 16. My grandparents paid $25 for the guitar at a pawnshop is Odessa, TX. I have a school picture of him holding it.

Since then I've acquired an Epi FT165--1979-ish or so model with a really sweet, broad sound; a Yamaha classical guitar--1972--my first guitar, actually, since Dad wouldn't let me have his back then ; a 2005 Ibanez acoustic-electric and a 2006 Aria electric hollowbody (love the hollowbody tone) that I bought just to rattle the windows and make the daughter mad. I know I've done it right when she yells "turn it down!".

[Bluesman345]

2004 MIK (Saein) Epi '56 Goldtop Les Paul (2 DiMarzio "Virtual P-90's), with Bigsby B5 vibrato;
2005 MIK (Peerless) Epi Zephyr Blues Deluxe (3 P-90's), with Bigsby B30;
Epi Valve Standard tube amp (15 watt)

[chuckedup]

say guy you gotta goto mikeherberts @ 6 or maybe its six stringvideos easy to follow fun really really nice guy. sure hes selling stuff but he gives away more stuff than you can learn in a year. also type in anything you might want to learn to play on youtube, phrase it as lesson or lean to play youll find it. have fun mon..........chuck

[schundog]

Man, I wish I had some you guy's older Epiphones, but I'm happy with my stable(for now!) lol.

Wine Red Korean Casino
Epiphone Dot
Epiphone Korean Sheraton II
Epiphone Les Paul Classic "Limited Edition" with aftermarket Burstbucker Pros added

I really like Epis, and play them as much as my more expensive Gibsons.

[chuckedup]

not sure how i managed to post that last in this column, oh well! my epi's are as follows, 06 les paul std plus top ltd, 02 chet atkins solid body,??es300 strat
looking at the sheratons, dots, and casions at present. you guys got some inspirational lil epi axes i know this much........laters......chuck

[chuckedup]

just about to finish luvin up my latest lil epi the one in the profile pix. vint delux E logo green keystone tuners, cream speed knobs and pickguard, gibson usa pu's from a 2002
sg std. only drawback, the pots look like they were installed on a monday buy a guy on his first day at his new job. anybody else have a look see and feel sick? chicklett caps w/the power run backwards thru the pot. ive heard of confused wiring by or i guess in the japaneezzee strat type guitars but in an 06 epi? is this pretty std tuff these days? think im gonna get 80s/90s usa gibby pots w/the bumblebee caps & treb bleed. geezzee what a beautiful guitar shes turning out to be. ill get new pix soon as im thru. can u tell im excited?......laters.........chuck