Im looking for a new guitar and want a epiphone, proberly epiphone les paul custom...but what has Elitiest have thats different?... also whats the price difference? is the difference worth paying ?
2007-07-04 00:26:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
The Elitist lacks the nitrocellulose finishes of their Gibson counterparts. The Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Standard goes for $1149 on Musician's Friend website. The Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Custom goes for $1099 on the same website.
The Epiphone Les Paul Custom is about half the cost of the Elitist, $599, but reviews show that while the sound is good it doesn't have the quality of a real Gibson and starts falling apart quickly with use.
It sounds to me as though you would be smart to spend the money and buy the Elitist.
2007-07-04 03:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jenyfer J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The custom has:Mahogany body, Alder top, Rosewood fretboard, and gold hardware. 2 humbuckers and is around $600.
The Elitist has: Bookmatched Maple top,Bookmatched African Mahogany back, Gold hardware including Grover tuners, and 2 higher quality humbuckers. It's basically a higher quality guitar. Retails for about $1200.
There will be subtle differences intone and sound due to the different pick-ups and woods. But the main difference is just a quality thing.
2007-07-04 01:54:07 · answer #2 · answered by D28Guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play a Gibson its like having sex. XD Epiphones feel awkward and weird to me
2016-04-01 07:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask a pro at a guitar center for that sort of question.
2007-07-04 03:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋