Hey , I am planning to get a epiphone les paul standard from woh fatt soon . Some people have said that you can bargain in Woh Fatt... one guy said that i should bargain like my life's on the line.

Ive heard they threw in a hardcase together with an epip lp 100 for someone...thts sweet

So please share you skills of bargaining ... Im trying to get them to throw in a bag and strap . ..

say that you are a regular if you think the price is too high,
woh fatt is your first place to shop when buying equipments
ask for a discount first. if the price is still not to your liking, name a lower price than your expected price, he will most likely counter with a middle value and hopefully that is nearer to your expectation.
for the higher price than expectation, ask him to throw in some gifts, of course he will decline but keep on insisting

this should word for most sellers

They'll sure give you the strap and bag if you ask for them. Extra picks as well. You plan to get an epi? Wow, ask them for a hard case then. LOL

hard case? can get or not ... hard case are pretty expensive... any chance of lowering price to 1900?

well for stds i think the hard case will come bundled

Sweet !!! I sure hope it comes bundled... planning to go there today ...so must be prepared...

Any other tips when buying a new guitar?

like checking the finish...bargaining...

be sure to always look for damages on the body, the fret condition, the pickup switch selector condition, the finishing and most important its acoustic sound
if u like it then u know wat to do
=]

if he gives u one with old strings, play till it breaks then request for a change

if u think the price he gives is still to expensive make him throw in spare strings as well

wat time u'll be there?
i'll be in kl so may drop by woh fatt

i think cry cry a bit also can

not sure yet... have to check with my dad...hohoho atleast my dad is good at bargaining...if i go i probably go like 4 or 5

acoustic sound? you mean play it without pluggging to an amp...

man... if he throws in the hard case , strap and all tht .. id already be a happy dude .... if got even more discount then id be the happiest dude alive

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Added on March 10, 2007, 10:19 amI just hope they got the model and colour i want .... do they stock up on epiphone guitar?

This post has been edited by svrockstar: Mar 10 2007, 10:19 AM

When I bought my LP-100.... I went with my dad.
We just said..... ok..... How Much?
RM1600.

Are you sure no more discount on that?

Nope.

Ok. We'll take it.

Ohh-kaay! And we also throw in a hard case for you!

Oh that's great. BTW..... will need to buy some picks and a new pack of strings. How much will that cost?

Nevermind lah..... I throw in for free...

...... that's was basically how the conversation went.
And I came back with an LP-100, a Hard Case, Lots of picks (most of them Dunlops!), and a fresh set of Gibson strings.

Yup.... all that for RM1600.....

Nice... think i can get a hard case with a STD ? sean392 said it should come bundled with the guitar... true?

yea
pretty sure
i remember the tag "with hard case"

wah 4/5 ar
lol
well
i maybe there at that time
anyway goodluck

i'll be wearing a brown adidas shirt
n if i see a dude with his dad bargaining for an lp i'll say hi
lol

off to kl now
bai

all epiphones do not come bundled with hardcase.

so certain shops just bundle a hardcase but at a really marked up price.

i think when blacktrix bought his LP-100, that was possibly old stock lying around in woh fatt (pre-2004/2005 model).
lets wait and see what yr it is from him.
then when the prices increased, they also simply increased
thats why they could afford to throw in a hardcase.
i remember seeing epi LP standards jump from RM1800 to RM2200 around then too.

and i dont remember seeing woh fatt having new epi's for quite awhile.

how to tell if old stock? of cos via the serial number.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 10 2007, 12:14 PM

epi LPs dont come with hardcase? mine came with hardcase(but i didnt get from woh fatt)

the magical question is...how much?

i thought last time all epiphone LP comes with hardcase. only a few years back did they stop and that u have to get the casings seperately.

how much would a custom cost?im jz too afraid of its gold hardware getting ugle because of time pfactor and daily use..

dang couldnt go today , looks like have to go on weekdays...

gonna call Woh Fatt now and ask whether they have stock

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Added on March 10, 2007, 5:47 pmOMG this cant be happening.... they said they don't have anymore LP STD.....what the hell am i gonna do now

This post has been edited by svrockstar: Mar 10 2007, 05:49 PM

You can pay premium at The Curve???

curve? how much is it there?

I guess i saw some LP Standard in Subang Summit, if i am not mistaken its Yamaha.

Else try One Utama, not Guitar Collection tho, its another shop at the corner which i forgotten its name.

technics???

Yeah should be Technics, that shop with some pianos inside, when i saw that LP Std, it was next to a SX LP Custom.

Not quite sure if its still available, and since its old stock chances are its MIK which IMHO is way better than MIC

Nah...the 1 on OU are SX...



this suks.... im lost now

i was testing once this lp std and classic in yamaha
MIC
when i held it i thought WOW this is heavy stuff!!! could it be honduras mahogany?

i turned to the back, and i saw alder

Actually, that Technics store DOES have an Epi Standard LP. about RM2500 also.

if MIC / or even MIK, how do you see the alder?
the recent epiphones i all seen were 3 piece mahagony bodies, with a mahagony laminate at the back to make it look 1 piece.
the alder is normally in place of the maple cap, and then of cos the maple laminate on top.

even my 2002 MIK epi is built the same way.

Actually, the Rm1750 Hamer, double cutaway, neck thru that I tested out at CK Music wasn't that bad...... especially for a neck thru....

I would instantly change the pickups though....

hamer double cutaway? there is a neck thru version? thought all were set necks?

well, the backs of the lps didnt have any grain similar to mahogany [as in its was really clean looking, like alder]
if im wrong i stand corrected.


the one with alot of inlays?

This post has been edited by sean392: Mar 10 2007, 06:33 PM

what the hell.... I cant get the guitar now... cheers to malaysia

Yup. I was as surprised as you. I flipped the guitar over..... and low and behold...... not a screw in sight!

Hi guys , hope this information help

Harmony Damansara Utama is selling Epiphone LP standard (cherry burst) for RM20XX before discount

and Epiphone LP Custom (cherry burst) for RM26XX before discount . that would be very comparable to U.S price ..

standard : 499 USD

Custom : 699 USD

so you guys know where to get your epiphones now

and please..check the reviews for LP-100 before buying it , you will change your mind

This post has been edited by gapnap: Mar 10 2007, 07:39 PM

ok i was just at one utama, and checked out whatever that shop is above toys r us.

they got 3 epi LPs.
2 are limited edition standards with glitter tops, red and purple or something, RM2200 or so.
1 is a classic, ie with open coil pickups, RM1900.

further questions shall be ignored by me.
you have google.

glitter tops are fugly imo
and the classic is well priced

thx for your help guys ... probably go check out harmony in damansara uptown .... ill also check out the 1 in ou...

but if no lp std then i guess ill have to go for lp 100 ... woh fatt still have those..

Can I some how order lp std from woh fatt?
How is LP 100 compared to the std

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Added on March 11, 2007, 1:33 pmIf not i can also get maybe Epip SG 400

are they good for rock / blues ?

This post has been edited by svrockstar: Mar 11 2007, 01:33 PM

any guitar with the proper setup can be used for anything.
as for G-400, been awhile since i seen one new here, unless its from a certain reseller who marks it up way high.

anyway i can ask woh fatt to order lp std for me from sweelee?

thought i posted somewhere that woh fatt still has LP STD?
its in the glass cabinet behind the cash machine.

the hell ? i called them yesterday and they say they dont have anymore and dont stock up

well, they definitely wont stock up.
but i do recall seeing one in that glass cabinet.
along with the cool discontinued epi LP special double cutaway with 2 P-90 pickups, RM1600 iirc.
yea, see thats how long their stock has been lying around.
that guitar has been discontinued for a few yrs already

anyway, just go 1u and check out the LP classic for RM1900.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 11 2007, 02:14 PM

yea cool... gonna go there later

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Added on March 11, 2007, 2:34 pmHows LP classic campared to LP std


This post has been edited by svrockstar: Mar 11 2007, 02:34 PM

IMO nothing much except cosmetics

pickups and neck profile are different
pickups on the classic are hotter
the neck profile is slimmer

i have a classic plus and im loving it =p
just that i wud change the pickups if i had the cash
as it is kind of muddy

not really.
epiphone models are not like gibson where they have different neck profiles.
the necks are all almost similar.

even my epi lp custom, which on a gibson has a baseball bat neck, has a neck thats almost like a 60s slim taper.

well that sucks

><
but the MIC ones i tried i yamaha [the one that looks like its not made out of mahogany] had a baseball bat neck ><

which yamaha?

in subang parade
all the lespauls are gone now though

the one in kl plaza
i tried a MIC epi lp custom
baseball neck oso ><
as with the stds

far as i know, no epi lp's have baseball necks.
definitely nowhere near as close as on a 50s lp neck.

maybe if you can, find someone who has a gibson lp standard then try it.
cos my epi lp custom neck feels only slightly thicker than my '61 reissue SG.

i dropped by to the guitar/piano shop in 1u above toys r us and i saw two epip lp std with glitter top ( yucks ) 2000++ and a lp classic with sunburst finish for 1900 without case...

trying to find std with ebony finish ... hope harmony in damansara uptown will have it ...

does woh fatt take orders ?

harmony definitely has no ebony finish.
they only have one MIC sunburst standard, and a MIC custom plus.

holy crap
then the 50's neck ain't a baseball bat, its a freaking cannon barrel !
aihz.... having short fingers suck


btw i think the shop in summit usj is selling fake guitars
the so called MIK lp classic there was obscenely light, and it was kinda thin
the epiphone inlays were really thick
and the MIK sticker was fishy looking. as well as no serial no.

the epiphone acoustics there oso fake i think cuz the headstock looks like wat u would get on a martin
lol

does woh fatt take orders ... ? im gonna go there tomorrow so i need to know

summit now has a proper guitar shop? i know there was one selling pianos and crappy electrics on the ground floor.

and thats the shop lol

damn, something must be done about these MIC 'specials'.
wonder how many kids have been ripped off already.

now that LP supreme at the curve which i suspect is also a MIC 'special'.
i gotta go check it out next weekend.

I don't think Yamaha would DARE sell a fake guitar.

But yeah... I read that the Supreme's are chambered bodies..... which means that they ARE lighter then average.

But still..... the damn humbuckers..... sigh..... try it out for yourself.

you wouldnt know.
plus not as if yamaha will lose something they never had in the first place, ie. gibson dealership.

even SG standards have the exact same pickups as the supreme.
they definitely dont sound like crap.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 12 2007, 12:01 AM

Hi , Harmony Music doesn't have ebony finish (i trying to save your petrol here)

and PM strinq , he has a used Epi LP ebony finish for sale

thing is the yamaha is not the one selling the fakes
some music school in summit

the yamaha in parade used to have MIC lps which the woods doesnt have much grain [thats y i said it looks like alder]

AFAIK, Epiphone Classics to Customs have all the same specs i.e. neck, pu and etc except the plain top which has got all mahogany instead of mahogany/alder.

Their main difference should be cosmetic wise only

aye
ur knowledge surpasses mine
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my guitars is built the way everdying mentioned
minus the laminate
i can see the 3piece mahogany body VERY clearly
lol

wat yr is your epi?
i know MIC standards are being built that way.

my MIK custom is also the same way.
maybe they didnt bother with that extra step for MIK standards.

Naw i googled too much
I was researching for my guitar hence i came across those comparison some where else, most probably UG

But then if its a Gibson, you nailed it correctly tho

2002
according to the serial no. which u told me
lol

ah, guess the MIK standards never bothered with that extra step.

waitin for the full invasion of MII, then see if the MIK's will raise in value more.
the MIK custom plus before in SG was selling for SGD800, sometime late last yr they increased price to SGD1000.

omg MII???
lol
anyway off to bed now

eh you not following up much here?
MII started producing LP Standards since last yr, but looks like most of them end up in the US.
they also produce the LP-100 now.

what the hell...just came back from woh fatt ... apparently they have epip lp stds but its all in glitter top like pink , purple , green glitter top....
why cant they just have the normal ones....haih...so now im really lost on where to get good deal for epip lp std

The best deal?
Buy a bus ticket to singapore.... buy the guitar... and then ride the bus back to KL.

Easier but more expensive way?
Head down Yamaha, and suck it up and buy a MIC LP Standard.

WOOOO.....!!! just called harmony music ... guess what? they have epip lp std and they stock up!! its rm2060 without bag before discount i think...

That's a good deal man...... Go for it!
And take nice pics of your beauty!

just have to convince my dad that its worth every penny

btrix,izzit cheaper to buy in SG or izzit easier to find in SG???

Just went to Woh Fatt and got myself a set of dean markley's blue steel bass

Its a pity that they don't stock up medium gauge though..


Anyway the people there are very friendly even though they are very busy

According to someone there, Epiphone LP-100 is currently out of stock

Just came back from harmony music in damansara uptown... they have 1 epiphone lp std cherry sunburst finish real nice except one of the tone knobs were loose...

the guy said they import from sweelee and they take orders without extra charge ... so which colour is the best?

im thinking of getting the transparent blue 1 or maybe black

import from sweelee eh?
no extra charge cos its already marked up so much.

yea ... but 2060 before discount is ok

if you bug the harmony boss mr tan enough, he can give you 10% off.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 14 2007, 04:52 PM

err...i just ask him and he said i can give you...thts all

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Added on March 14, 2007, 5:08 pmnow i have to decide what colour .... damn

is the transparent blue colour nice?

This post has been edited by svrockstar: Mar 14 2007, 05:09 PM

if you yourself dunno what color, then perhaps you need to recheck your sexuality

well the heritage cherry sunburst is sweet but just wanna know whether the transparent blue will look as good real life as the picture...

http://www.zzounds.com/item--EPILPSTDPL

the first question you should ask first is whether sweelee still has blue in stock, which i doubt they do.
and that is a standard plus, ie more expensive.

wth... on sweelee website it states tht std plus is s$640 while std is s$740.. if they they dont have blue then still have honey burst and ebony

if im not mistaken, that std is new stock.
previously IIRC was $600.

notice also how the epi lp custom is now $1080 on sweelee.
before was $800.

if u say u pay cash, confirm can lower the price or get free stuff wan.. ahahhaah
Cash is like the magic word

who was the guy who said there was no LP-100 in woh fatt?
i was just there, got my EMG SLV.

the LP-100 has always been in the same place in the glass cabinet since god knows when.
RM1500 with case, before discount.

apart from all the glitter top LPs, there is also a natural birdseye maple top epi LP for RM2100 or so.

Everdying, have you ever tested that funky SG Junior(izzit?) in the glass cabinet? looks pretty sweet..

the gibson ones? with single humbucker? those are SG-X, priced at RM3300 right?
discontinued long time ago, and way overpriced as its new very old stock.
i see them going on ebay for around USD400.


This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 16 2007, 03:23 PM

what color is the birdseyemaple ?

are you color blind you dunno what natural is? or are you just blind?

awwww
ceh
tot wat

but it does look nice and different.
IIRC, the birdseye maple LP's were only made around mid-late 90s.

Yeah that one. Hmm.. Woh Fatt is the sole Gibson dealer here right? Why not any other shops bring in their guitars as well? Then we should see more competitive price, no??

Anyway IMO the natural birdseye top is very nice looking.

Correct me if i am wrong, AFAIK, they are no longer the distri for Gibson and Epi

Yup. Woh Fatt loss the license. Only luck is with Swee Lee..... Yamaha is their partner and brings in Epi/Gibson as well.

Yeah saw some Epis and Gibbys including Gibby's hardcases but no Epi amps =(

Wow, so which Yamaha is the best to check out Gibsons and Epis?

ueh??
my lp has a birdseye maple top wo
but the serial says its made in 02

dam i got one confused guitar
lol =p

I think Yamaha sells epi lp stds for 2500++ which is way expensive... You can check out Harmony music in damansara utama uptown... they import from sweelee 2 and epi lp stds are rm2060 without case before discount.. planning to get from there

i went to yamaha in curve yesterday.
the guy there said he can sell MIC LP's for RM1700+.
the MIK's are more expensive.