What Finish Is This?

Logan762 · Feb 14, 2018

Hey! This is my first post on this forum but I've had this Epiphone Les Paul Standard (sacrilege, I know) for a few years now but have never found an official name for the finish on it. The closest that it seems to look like is Trans Amber or Lemon Burst, but isn't exactly either of those. (Note the horizontal and vertical lines) Does anyone know? Thank you. And it seems to have formatted this strangely, so sorry about that.

jbzoso2002 · Feb 14, 2018

I dont know what they call the color but the clear coat is polyurethane.

The flame maple on the top is a thin veneer, about as thick as a dime.

Also a thin veneer of mahogany on the back.

They make pretty good guitars, I always changed all the electronics
on the epi's that i've had.

Jimmy

This should be in the "Cool non-Gibson guitar" section.

Big Al · Feb 14, 2018

Fiinsh=paint. Color & type. No mystery, Trans Amber as a simple check on the Epi site shows.

Wood gain and flame = figure.

Not a "Cool Non Gibson", but rather "Other Gibson", where this belongs.

grimlyflick · Feb 15, 2018

Big Al is correct, although in the wrong section of this forum nothing sacrilegious about an Epiphones, I’ve seen many Pro musicians who may be touring on a budget use Epiphones rather than take their usual LPs out.

With a few tweaks they can be fine instruments.

Big Al · Feb 15, 2018

grimlyflick said:
Big Al is correct, although in the wrong section of this forum nothing sacrilegious about an Epiphones, I’ve seen many Pro musicians who may be touring on a budget use Epiphones rather than take their usual LPs out.

With a few tweaks they can be fine instruments.

Agreed. It's the player, not the gear. Something too many of us forget.:hank:2cool

What Finish Is This?

Logan762

New member

jbzoso2002

New member

Big Al

Well-known member

grimlyflick

Well-known member

Big Al

Well-known member