SOLD: MIJ Epiphone Les Paul Custom w/ Ebony Fretboard & Open Book Headstock / Long Neck Tenon

Rox

This is an Epiphone LPC90 - ebony fretboard, made in Japan, a cut above your usual Epi, this was the edition made for the Japanese domestic market with the proper headstock and it's as heavy as ****.  They were sold inbetween when the "Epiphone By Gibson" line was discontinued and the Epiphone Elitist came out.  The action is lower than something very low indeed.

It's lovely.  Heavy, all the right woody bits and the ebony fretboard is black.  Nigel Tufnel would say none more black, perhaps.  One chip on the headstock there, seen in the last picture.

The previous owner replaced the electrics with CTS pots and all that sort of gubbins ( @Zenzeypher ).

Looking for around £600 - or trades to a similar value.  Nothing heavy metal or pointy - I'm too old for that sort of thing. 

The arrival of another guitar necessitates moving this on... having said that, trades-wise I have an unfortunate SG addiction, would love a decent P Bass, or, just suggest away... you never know what may catch my eye.

Cheers!

zenzeypher

This is a crazy nice guitar! What a fool I was aha.

Rox

zenzeypher said:

This is a crazy nice guitar! What a fool I was aha.

  I know I'll regret it too.  But it really doesn't get played enough, and it's such a good guitar with that insanely low action it'll sing in the right hands. - rather than my hamfisted ones!

Rox

Just to add, these were made for the Japanese domestic market only - and I didn't realise until now that the specs show it has a long neck tenon.  Blimey.

Here are the specs:

Epiphone Japan LPC-90

* Japan Domestic Market only
* 1998-2002

Body:
* Mahogany body
* Carved mahogany top

Neck:
* Set mahogany neck
* Ebony fingerboard with block inlays
* Open-book headstock with split-diamond inlay
* Long neck tenon
* 24.75" scale
* 1.68 nut width

Binding:
* 7-ply body
* 5-ply headstock
* Single-ply neck

Electronics:
* 2 Humbucker pickups
* 2 Vol, 1 Tone, 1 Master tone

Hardware:
* Gold hardware
* Diecast tuners
* Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
* Speed knobs
* Elevated pickguard

Lewligan

Serious specs!

GuitarMonkey

Blimey!

Rox

Lewligan said:

Serious specs!

GuitarMonkey said:

Blimey!

I know.

The only change I'd make, are the pickups.  It'd look awesome with some aged zebras.

Oh man, I'll regret losing this one... but the gas is strong and my will is weak.

zenzeypher

It's literally a full on proper custom. If this was a Gibson at £600 people would be climbing over one another aha. Very rare and a very high specc'd guitar.. lord knows how this isn't snapped straight away.

JookyChap

Gord so want that. 

zenzeypher

Lat time it was for sale I didn't have £600 spare... now I don't have £600 spare - this is like torture ahaha. I would in hindsight rather of bought this then one of my more recent acquisitions.

Inside it's all braided cable, orange drops and full proper pots. It's an easy guitar to play with no choke out or any issues at all.

It's not the closest you can get to a custom - it is a custom and a very rare one.

Fortheloveofguitar

Where are you based buddy ?

Rox

Wellingborough, Northants.

If I was reading this thread I think I'd be gassing for this guitar... Am I mad to get rid, I wonder...! :-S

ChrisMusic

Nice looking Epi that  

Curiosity is starting to get the better of me...

What is the neck profile like ?

What pickups are in it ?

And what is the weight of it please ?

Rox

@ChrisMusic - Not sure how I'd characterise the profile, but it's a skinny rather than fat neck.

Pickups are the stock ones - I believe they are Gotoh...

Don't know the weight, but I'll try and weigh it tomorrow - but it is what I would call - as a technical term "a hefty lump".

ChrisMusic

Cheers Rox, let me know   

Adam_MD

Rox;610035" said:

Wellingborough, Northants.

If I was reading this thread I think I'd be gassing for this guitar... Am I mad to get rid, I wonder...! :-S

Wow that's weird both the mij epis that hit the forum classifieds this week were both from Wellingborough.

Mines staying with me though

Arktik83

That's an absolute corker of a guitar!  If I were you I wouldn't sell it, I sold my Burny that didn't even have an ebony fretboard and regret selling that.  Unless it's life or death I would keep ahold of it. 

Just my tuppence worth though!  

equalsql

That's just about the nearest anyone will get to buying a LP Custom without having to sell a kidney.
A bargain indeed.  The dishing on the carved top is the nicest I've seen on a custom.
Go on @ChrisMusic you know you want it

ChrisMusic

You are a bad man @equalsql  ; O:-)

I can pretty much resist anything ~ but temptation   :P

beed84

Someone has to buy this before I decide to blow my student loan!

Rox

...you can't leave yourself short on beer money... 

Lots of interest, but don't forget, I'd be happy also with Trade + Cash if something catches my eye and I don't change my mind...