Epiphone takes another swing...

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

..and knocks one out of the park again.

https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/p/Electric-Guitar/Jimi-Hendrix-Love-Drops-Flying-V/Ebony?srsltid=AfmBOoojIBYyT0wIPGsvrW6JYZrYpv2LXj1XS0cvcdkABqLnTC8hzrPE

I'm not a V guy normally, but damn I would absolutely hit that.

 

[Dave P]

Too bad they are using a Laurel fingerboard instead of rosewood.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

Too bad they are using a Laurel fingerboard instead of rosewood.

Tbt I am not one of those that is prejudiced against Laural fingerboards, same with Richlite or other composites. I like Purple Heart and other woods as well for fretboards. For me it has more to do with the durability and how well it compliments or contrasts with the guitar's finish.

 

[jrgtr42]

I saw the original Hendrix V a ways back at the Art of the Guitar exhibit in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It was mind blowing; not just the guitar itself and the paint job which was a restoration of the original - I think it had been stripped at some point in between and then redone.
But the stories it could tell, the songs on that fretboard, that Jimi himself had stood behind it.

 

[friday]

when they say "Hendrix Family" do they mean blood?

I see 2 strap buttons. I'd be right into that guitar and the case.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

when they say "Hendrix Family" do they mean blood?

I see 2 strap buttons. I'd be right into that guitar and the case.

I hope so. And yeap, I'm sure the two buttons are for the lefties out there in honor of Hendrix.

 

[jb_abides]

I hope so. And yeap, I'm sure the two buttons are for the lefties out there in honor of Hendrix.

Yes, and there's also a Lefty model, outright.

...

"Family" means Experience Hendrix LLC which is the company owned by his estate, controlled by his adopted step-sister Janie, which after several years of wrangling after his father passed, also includes his brother Leon, et al.

Some family pics and a summary here:

The Story of Jimi Hendrix's Step-Sister, Janie Hendrix - Musiclipse

Jane Jinka aka Janie Hendrix, the step-sister to legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, has been pivotal in safeguarding his enduring legacy.

www.musiclipse.com

 

[Dave P]

Tbt I am not one of those that is prejudiced against Laural fingerboards, same with Richlite or other composites. I like Purple Heart and other woods as well for fretboards. For me it has more to do with the durability and how well it compliments or contrasts with the guitar's finish.

For the price point they should use rosewood.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

For the price point they should use rosewood.

Fair enough. I wonder if considering the targeted price point and costs that it might have been easier and maintainable in targeting their desired profit point sourcing Laural that was more consistent and uniform in color and grain than East Indian Rosewood. Is it possible that they chose it for consistent appearance between units?

 

[ppgf]

can’t speak to any current epi models outside of the usa coronet which i recently acquired. it’s absolutely murder.

 

[ppgf]

 

[rockabilly69]

For the price point they should use rosewood.

A while back I would have thought that, but I recently did fret dresses on two laurel fretboards. While I was doing the fret dresses, I steel wooled the laurel boards, and gave them a touch of bore oil, and both fretboards felt/played and sounded as good as any Indian rosewood fretboard that I've ever worked on, and I've worked on a ton of them. I think it's a good alternate wood.

I also replaced a laurel fretboard neck on a Jaguar with a rosewood board neck, and I thought the laurel sounded better!

 

[friday]

I wonder how accurate the Epi is ?
I bought a 1992 V which is supposedly 1967 profile. I didn't get the Hendrix poster with the guitar.
It has the uncovered p/u, not chrome like the Epi V. I had to google pics to compare, and sure enough Hendrix had chrome covers


Jimi went for the righty almighty version.


The poster has lefty and sure enough he did have a lefty V with 'Gibson' inlay and Bell T-rod cover, diamond inlays.

 

[charliechitlins]

Too bad they are using a Laurel fingerboard instead of rosewood.

It's an Epiphone.
Woods are subject to change.
I LOVE that "Blackwood" they sometimes use.
Harder than Chinese algebra.

 

[Dave P]

A while back I would have thought that, but I recently did fret dresses on two laurel fretboards. While I was doing the fret dresses, I steel wooled the laurel boards, and gave them a touch of bore oil, and both fretboards felt/played and sounded as good as any Indian rosewood fretboard that I've ever worked on, and I've worked on a ton of them. I think it's a good alternate wood.

I also replaced a laurel fretboard neck on a Jaguar with a rosewood board neck, and I thought the laurel sounded better!

I don't have anything against Laurel, I have a couple of MIC Epiphones that have them, and they sound fine. They don't look the same as rosewood, though.

 

[Dave P]

can’t speak to any current epi models outside of the usa coronet which i recently acquired. it’s absolutely murder.

I tried one and it was a great guitar. I was surprised to see the thinner body thickness, though. My brother has a '58 with the thicker LP Jr body thickness. At least they didn't use the Epi NY pickup and went with the better sounding P90.

 

[rockabilly69]

I don't have anything against Laurel, I have a couple of MIC Epiphones that have them, and they sound fine. They don't look the same as rosewood, though.

I've seen Laurel with many different looks, here's what it looked like on the Jaguar.

For comparison here's my Wildwood thinskin Jaguar with select rosewood board.

 

[Dave P]

I've seen Laurel with many different looks, here's what it looked like on the Jaguar.

For comparison here's my Wildwood thinskin Jaguar with select rosewood board.

Nice! Too bad most don't look like that.

 

[Ed Driscoll]

it’s absolutely murder.

Does that mean “it’s really cool?” Or “It’s really a bitch to play?”

 

[ppgf]

Does that mean “it’s really cool?” Or “It’s really a bitch to play?”

really kewl.