The Epiphone Old Glory Les Paul is a re-interpretation of the Les Paul Custom. As such, it features a bound headstock. I am of the opinion that the Epiphone Les Paul could have scored major appeal points if they stick to the original Gibson headstock. If the Gibson Flying V & Explorer headstock designs were cascaded unto the Epiphone versions, it should be likewise for the Les Paul. We were made to understand that the company wish for a major differentiation between their USA products & import models & it came by way of this discourse. The Epiphone LP headstock were manifested as the clipped dovewing design as the manufacturer calls it & it looks very, for want of a better word, retarded. However, the bound version of this design makes it more presentable & appealing. I've put them side by side here for comparison.
2 comments:
normal headstock looks crowded, a bit overkill to tell everyone it's a "Les Paul model" twice, right? :)
whilst custom one looks cleaner...
Ironically, the other doesn't even say it's a Les Paul, that's what I like about it 😬 Insecurity vs total confidence...
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