This is the other guitar I tried while I was at Swee Lee a few days ago intrigued by the neck profile more than anything else. The Floyd Rose Special in there was also an enticement not because it gave the whammy experience in an LP but because it brought the strings down lower to the body. It's rather perceived but sometimes I play 'better' with such guitars. This is Epiphone's Les Paul Nightfall.
Les Pauls don't do me much good namely due to the necks- they are generally fat & glossy, very much preventing me from playing well. This is strictly personal of course, there isn't a need to lobby on matters pertaining to adaptation & such; we have our own preferences. However, the neck here is a different playing experience; it took Gibson's slim taper profile & dabbled with the slimming formula past the 12th fret but nothing excessive, though. Couple this with a satin finished D-outline & we get all the neck pleasantries we could hope for from a guitar of this nature. The manufacturer calls it the Speed Taper, I call it very comfortable.
A pair of EMG-HZ humbuckers added the much needed clarity for a guitar of such bulk but no needless warmth are served, we do understand what the HZs have to offer, don't we? Good to see an ebony fretboard & a pair of locking strap buttons as well.
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gothicesque...
"limited quantities, available at selected retailers ONLY" - hype from epiphone website
damn~ i "hate" those "limited" stuff
it's not that limited... also, it's a matter of whether dealers wanna secure these items for their distribution. some dealers are simply not interested, they focus on the regular production models.
ebony on an epiphone? now that's impressive.
not aware that ebony is price-exclusive he he... yes, they generally appear on the higher tier guitars but not always :-)
how much is this?..
from what i've heard from custom builders, ebony is in fact just slightly (like US$20) more expensive than regular maple or rosewood. it's all product differentiation. good to know epiphone is promoting better value.
it's listing for aobut $1K.
i saw this LP nightfall last week @ swee lee (bras basah)... they put it side-by-side with LP studio gothic
"dark brothers"
Love it, love it, love it.
I have one, I love it. I enjoy the thick neck for playing chords and just fits my hand better in general. Stringing it can be tricky when out of practice.
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