guys, i'm thinking of getting one, but duno bout price, dont think to spend on Epiphone and later regret and then get another agian, thought of one shot get the REAL deal. is it good? i like Les Paul shape guitar instead of super strat guitar.

Actually I checked from guitar collestion website, LTD EC400 cost more than RM4K. its not even MIJ guitar. freakin expensive. any one here has any idea about Gibson guitar price in malaysia?? The cheapest among US Gibson Les Paul series is Les Paul Studio which from US website cost around USD1649. SG cheaper though(I suppose).

anyone? ideas is it worth the price??

thanks.

Err,try a Greco or Burny perhaps?PM Gapnap,I think he has a lot of Les Pauls for sale.

if u want a LP, get a LP.
dont bother with the ESP or LTD ones, cos they dont feel anything like one even tho they look it.

as for gibson LP studio, 2nd hand prices here is around RM3k.

thanks for ur quick feedback bro, yup yup go for the real deal. but brand new cost how much arr? any idea?

thanks again.

This post has been edited by SE W950i: Aug 23 2008, 09:43 PM

brand new costs around 1000 USD. That's the official retail price now.

Tonality wise, The LP studio is freaking awesome + EMGs.

@freakfingers12.
I tried a few burny + greco + some MIJ LPs, I just don't get the 'fat and sustain' feel of an LP. Worst thing, the Burny I tried don't stay in tune haha.

Just because it's a "Gibson", doesn't mean it will play like the Les Paul you know. For me personally, I would pick an Epiphone Les Paul Custom compared to a Gibson Les Paul Studio.

If you want it for "brand" sake, then ok..... it's the cheapest. But if you want quality, you might be surprised by the Korean made Epi Customs. Heck, even the Burny or Greco also plays more like a Les Paul then the LP Studio.

I'm not saying the Studio is a BAD guitar....... but for that price, I could get something MUCH better.

BTW..... my modified LP ZW blows away alot of the so called "Gibsons" I tried in the US.....

the problem with Gibson MIA is their QC. Vary like crazy. I personally have tried a few lousy original (or maybe they are high quality fakes) Gibson LPs and SGs and acoustics.

But comparing an Epi LP Custom with a Gibson LP Studio, I'd take the studio if it's good. The studio's just as fine as a standard minus the binding, pickguard plus cosmetics.

and I got a very bad experience with Epis. They don't freaking stay in tune. Worst nightmare...or maybe I'm fussy.

So conclusion: go and test all Epis, all Gibsons, all ESPs, whatever then only buy. If you regret, prepare to lose money and go to the garage sale section here

the best LPs i have tried ( and doesn't cost a bomb) ...

Vintage Tokais (some cost a bomb) , Epiphone Japan or OBG , and Edwards Les paul ..

yup yup, sometimes its really confusing, is it really matters for MIA?? for example Acoustic guitar, u can get a Handcrafted Yamaha acoutsic for the price almost the same with JUST lower end Martin X series, or Taylors Big baby, cants even match their Taylors 100 or 200 series price.

as for our local guitar dealrs. shop, u either put deposit they get for u, OR go there show the amount of money to test guitar, epcially for GIBSON class guitar. DONT touch if no money. reallllyyyy sad.

thanks.

no one mentioning epiphone elitist?
wonder if those are still around

Yeah they do.
It's funny..... Their LP Standard Plus costs a hundred bucks more then the LP Custom...... probably has to do with the Flame maple top VS the Maple top.

Costs around the same price as the Gibson LP Studio.......

Guys, yesterday called up Woh fatt no one pick up calls, called Guitar Store instead, they quoted me RM6K excluding shipment fees, as the guy(helpful and friend) told me here malaysia no longer bringing in Gibson


Today just called up woh fatt asking for Gibson Les Paul Studio price. guess what???

Me: Hi morning, can i have the price for Gibson Les Paul Studio?
WF: Where u calling from?
Me: Shah Alam..
WF: Sorry we DONT give price tru phone...
Me: kk, thanks..

Is it just my luck or they MAMANG like that ar?? used to called bentley but nvr met anything like that.. damn nice and friendly ppl... bravo...

guess i'm getting SX les paul instead...

This post has been edited by SE W950i: Aug 25 2008, 09:57 AM

Woh Fatt always has the WORST customer service..... unless you actually BUY something from them.

Yeah, they wouldn't actually let you test the item before you PAY for the item.

They will let you test, as long as you pay a deposit...

Btw, why don't you give a PRS a try? At least you can try them in M'sia...

And pay triple then what they're worth? Unless you're talking about the SE...... which comes back to the Epiphone debate again.

SEs are pretty nice IMHO.

yupyup, last time been to mahogany ss2 when studying there, MIA CE model cost around RM9K, and those with 'bird' inlays cost more than RM13K. wondering how much diff getting guitars from Spore than here, mean with trip cost, etc..

Saw swee lee promotions, Gibson BFG Les Paul cost S$1799, really tempting for it.

anyone want go sama- sama??

URL:Swee Lee Promo

Maybe you can get the valve junior for me?? haha

The BFG is a lean, mean, metal machine.
It is not tame and probably won't get classic Les Paul tones, but for metal or edgier music? Perfect.

dont say singapore la.
u could take a flight to US, enjoy a nice holiday and come back with the PRS and spare change.

Looks like a good deal. The Valve Jr. is so cheap

If you make a trip to Bangkok, plenty of Gibsons at Central World plaza. Prices aren't too bad.

Yay. The return of Bman.

Wow, you really hate Gibson that much? You're probably a Fender fanboy.

Have you ever played a Gibson? I haven't and I think it probably pwns Fender and other brands.

btw, how can 3000$ be cheap to you? Their Melody Maker is just an entry-level Gibson at a low price. It's not a super-duper guitar btw.

Nope. He's the infamous bman.
I'm closing this thread because like any thread bman starts, it's quickly becoming a flame zone area.

Thanks for screwing another thread bman!

- Thread Closed -

-REOPENED-

I invised the offending posts and consider this a Warning to Batuapi or Bman........ one more post like that and it's another holiday for you.

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Aug 27 2008, 10:28 AM

You're probably a Gibson fanboy.

Have you ever played a Fender? I haven't and I think it probably pwns Gibson and other brands.

Yup, I played a Fender. Maybe it's just not my type. That's why I think it sucks. I think the body and neck are too thin for my liking.

Sorry if I offended you lor.

for me epiphone lp are more better than gibson
people spent alot of money only for the name of gibson
its not a big deal rite??

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Added on August 30, 2008, 1:20 amfor me epiphone lp are more better than gibson
people spent alot of money only for the name of gibson
its not a big deal rite??

This post has been edited by apique: Aug 30 2008, 01:20 AM

so a proton is better than evo?

there are little things missing in the cheaper one that u dont notice until u actually play a better made guitar.
its these little things that contribute to the bigger price tag.

There are differences. I wanted to get an Epi initially.
Tried both Epi LP Standard and Gibson LP Standard Faded side by side at the store. Epi seems ok until I tried the real deal. Was blown away by the clarity and tone. But that was the last I saw of it, it was gone in less than a week.

hey, i got someone tat can help you find Gibson Les Paul Studio. His name is Eric Tjan. Go ask him for advicelar. but rememer to tell him which country ur fromlar.

http://www.public.fotki.com/etjan/ ( his website)

You can also go

http://guitargasing.blogspot.com/. This is the famous Hub4thailand in soft.com.sg. They have all kinds of guitars also, but in sing dollars.
The guitars they show are really mindblowing. They are selling Gibson Les Paul Studio. You can check them out.

I hope this help in your quest for Les Paul Studio ( hope to own 1 in the future , but now i start dreaming first )

sorry bro..
but dont compare proton and evo kwn..
there are bigger gap there..
i know gbson are more expensive than epi
n of course there hav different but not to much
just a little bit rite..so why spent alot of money to buy gbson where you can have a good guitar wit affordable price??

my 1 cents...

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Added on August 30, 2008, 1:50 pmsorry bro..
but dont compare proton and evo kwn..
there are bigger gap there..
i know gbson are more expensive than epi
n of course there hav different but not to much
just a little bit rite..so why spent alot of money to buy gbson where you can have a good guitar wit affordable price??

my 1 cents...

This post has been edited by apique: Aug 30 2008, 01:50 PM

no you didn't offend me. I was just trying to be an idiot.

I love gibbies tone. Just that they're too freaking expensive

Reason why Gibson > Epiphone

-Better wood, electronics, hardware
-Better tuning machines to stay in tune
-Craftmanship. Looking at the finish a beginner know's what cheap already
-MIA VS MIC

but tone wise, it's very subjective. I've tried a few studios and some fadeds LPs against the higher end Epis like gold top and ebony one, I'll buy a Gibson instead. To remind you, it's subjective and that just came best to my ears.

TS, if you play metal, and if you were me, I'll pickup a Gibson LP studio, tell the 490RT and 498 pickups to FO, install EMG 81 onto them. Totally brutal, seriously.

wat bigger gap? ratio is almost same.
evo to proton price is about 6:1, rm50k to rm300k.
gibson to epi price ratio is slightly lower about 5:1, rm2k to rm10k.

so i think its a fair comparison.
of cos the guitars arent subjected to 300% tax or whatever, so the comparison is quite crap if compared to overseas prices.
if overseas, the proton will die cos can get ford mustangs for usd20k.

so yea, ur right, dont compare cos it will make the proton look real real real bad compared to international cars at the same price.

blademaster explained abit.
but for guitars, the best way to try is the clean sound, or my fav way is unplugged.
then u can see wats missing.

cos with distortion, almost everything can sound the same

This post has been edited by Everdying: Aug 30 2008, 08:47 PM

Especially with EMGs!!!

so biased

neway, i oso like to try those guitars unplugged.
quite lucky my epi sounded not bad, and i like it better than most guitar that i tried.

good thread..

always dream about owning 1 LP.. one day..!

at least from this thread i understand a bit the diff between LP Studio and Custom..

just a beginner... try to play few chords..

anybody still using line 6 here?

thanx for those who give me a guide
im a juz a noobie bout this
im glad to hav ur advice...thanx bro
cheers!!! =D