B

Respect is gained by the music you made.
But you should practice and improve more before you move to upgrade your guitar.
If you have the cash to spring, by all means go ahead.

This post has been edited by sean392: Nov 2 2007, 09:57 AM

eh?
LOL i mixed up A and B

sorry sorry my bad
I swear to god I saw B as the tone pots slot lol


Hmm? Most Epiphone Les Pauls use South African mahongany where else SX uses Cuban Mahogany, which is closer to Honduran Mahogany in density and tonally compared to South African.
Sure the qc on SX may not be as tight as Korean made Epiphones, but then again, aren't most things made in China ?
Just for comparison, I myself own an Epiphone Les Paul, and I have tried SX. Other than the neck dimensions on the SX (which is not to my taste), I haven't found anything better on the Epiphone compared to the SX LP which I happened to try.

This post has been edited by sean392: Nov 2 2007, 05:42 PM

Nah, em lespauls sound better with low output pickups! active pickups suck!
lol jkjk XD

True, but I meant the species. I don't remember species names, freaking siao meh lol
**based on the grains la, the newer MIC and post 2005 i've seen the grains look alot like sapele


This post has been edited by sean392: Nov 2 2007, 08:58 PM

People like me.
If the neck dimensions suit my taste, and i know the woods as well as the construction is fine, i'd take it.

There are better choices, but they cost slightly more I guess. Its pretty hard to get good tones out of the Spider3 unless you spend hours on it. I'm no fan of it so I can't say much other than recommending you away from it.



And of what significance branding does to a guitars playability and tone? Sure, Gibson, PRS, ESP, Fender are "branded" because they produce stellar guitars, sure but for how much? You pay for what you get. Those brands use premium grade wood with strict quality control. If you're gonna recommend him to get a "better" guitar, you're probably going to tell a student who isn't making much even with part time jobs to get a probably 3000MYR and above guitar.

First thing first, are you skilled enough to own a "better" guitar, if your fingers can't keep up with your guitar, it doesn't matter if its a relic '59 Les Paul into a 87 JCM800 with a boat load of pedals, you're still gonna sound bad.

If you think installing pickups into an SX or a cheap guitar is not going to affect tone much, rest assured, many can prove you wrong easily. Cheap guitars come with poorly made pickups, meaning they either have too much or too little output, with poor to no wax potting and lousy note definition. How is that changing to better pickups will not change by a large margin?

Sure, body construction is also important for sustain, but don't forget even more expensive "budget" brands like Epiphone, LTD and etc don't utilize single piece bodies. Most of them use multiple pieces and glue them together to get a 2/3-piece body. So if thats the case, doesn't that beat the argument of "body construction?".

Woods are a different story, yes, I do agree, lower priced guitars tend to use wrong woods or very low grade woods. Thats why you test the guitar before buying. Also, doing some research before going out to spring your hard earned cash will also do you good. Its quite irrational not at least read up a little on details on something you're planning to spend a lot on.

I hate to, but I have to disagree with your statement. I do not think brand plays a very heavy role on what works.

I know, but I'm talking about this case. Which he's just a student. So its not feasible aight?

Actives sounds similar in most guitars that is made out of the same woods. Its actives, power > tone. At least thats how I hear active pickups. I'm not a huge fan of active pickups cause to me they sound harsh and tonally dull, but thats just me.

This post has been edited by sean392: Nov 3 2007, 01:57 PM