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June 9th, 2012, 09:08 PM
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Epiphone Strikes Back!
With the news about the new G5420 and G5422 being leaked along woth photos, Gibson/Epihone have countered with their band new Black Royale range! They have taken their inspiration directly from the Gretsch Silver Falcon and Gretsch Brian Setzer Phoenix. Apart from the black paint, chrome hardware and silver sparkle binding, the new Epiphone Emperor Swingster Royale now sports a silver painted plexi pickguard! Sound familiar? It's also the first time the Swingster has received a stock pickguard since their introduction to counter the highly successful G5120 series. This will now put the Swingster Royale on par with the G5120 while Gretsch/FMIC discontinue that model and bring in the G5420. Here's a peek at the new Black Swingster Royale and the collection:
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June 9th, 2012, 09:17 PM
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Is that a matte black finish or glossy?
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June 9th, 2012, 09:56 PM
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Oooo nice WildKat... GAS....
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June 9th, 2012, 10:03 PM
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BLECH!
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June 9th, 2012, 10:05 PM
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The white version of that is pretty WICKED!!!!!!! And a good price 749.00  |
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June 9th, 2012, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by HypotenusLuvTriangle
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No... no blech...Tony has WildKat with Jon Moore handwound pickups, CTS pots and Switchcraft switch and jack. Velly, velly, nice guitar. Would love to build black WildKat into another P90 tone MONSTER!!!!
No..blech...no...blech (gollum, gollum)
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June 10th, 2012, 12:04 AM
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Nice guitars at a very reasonable price.
For some reason I just can't stand those pick guards with the Epiphone 'E' pressed into them. They look really cheap to me; I'd be swapping it for a plain alternative.
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June 10th, 2012, 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by fletch
Nice guitars at a very reasonable price.
For some reason I just can't stand those pick guards with the Epiphone 'E' pressed into them. They look really cheap to me; I'd be swapping it for a plain alternative.
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June 10th, 2012, 02:42 AM
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Nadles,
I couldn't stand the suspense!
HAHAHAHAHAHA
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June 10th, 2012, 03:00 AM
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i don't like the looks of the double cuts
and don't like the headstock
but do like three p90s
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June 10th, 2012, 08:56 AM
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Add my "Meh" to that! 
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June 10th, 2012, 10:16 AM
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I dig it.
I expect it not to be well loved on a opposing web forum, but they really aren't bad guitars.
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June 10th, 2012, 10:42 AM
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Nice looking guitars but I'm sticking with Gretsch; easier to spell.
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June 10th, 2012, 12:43 PM
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That's what happened to my Casino...E fell off in a week.
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June 10th, 2012, 01:07 PM
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Why would anyone want a fake Gretsch?
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June 10th, 2012, 01:22 PM
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Why would anyone want a fake Gretsch?
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Just to play devils advocate, you could say all current gretsch's are copies of something no longer available. Going back in history, you could also say all gretsch's are fake epiphones. Who were in this market first. |
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June 10th, 2012, 01:29 PM
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Why would anyone want a fake Gretsch?
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Think of them as real Epiphones.
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June 10th, 2012, 02:14 PM
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Just wait a couple of weeks and the 'E' will fall off all by itself.
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You're dead right! The Epiphone "E" fell off the pickguard of my Casino within two weeks. |
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June 10th, 2012, 02:30 PM
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i think epiphone is taking things too far with the gretsch asthetics. it's just making people think the swingster is a gretsch copy, which it is absolutely not. it doesn't feel, or sound like a gretsch. it sounds like an epiphone swingster. the swingster is an amazing guitar on it's own, and it doesn't need the gretsch comparisons to get people to buy it. i hope this is the last of the gretsch finishes for epiphone.
(my girlfriend plays a wildkat, and they're pretty cool too.)
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June 10th, 2012, 03:40 PM
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I never liked the wild cat or the 5125 for that matter. I think like anything else, it is a limited edition, and even my GOD DARE I SAY IT...Ibanez 2001 model AKA85 DVS sounds better than a lot of guitars I have owned....GOD I DID SAY IT:::I just won't say which ones
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They are going for 641€ in Europe, and I do have a sweet EJ 200 that is posibly better sound quality than my buddies Gid J-200 that he spent a fortune on...but hey his will have value, and mine will always be a Epi...so if your looking for budget and you dig Gibs and Epi than it is a good deal, and it being a limited run might just be a good idea to get one stick it in the closet and forget it is there for 20 years!
The black one is OBVIOUSLY A RIP OFF...but the White Limited still looks MUCH BETTER! BUT NOT BETTER THAN A GRETSCH!!!!!!!!!! |
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