ChristmasFnatic Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Up for preorder. http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Electrics/Designer/Ltd-Ed-Slash-Firebird.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourettes2400 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) They also have another version that is $1,299 and it comes signed. I think there were only 100 signed ones. Edited September 17, 2018 by Tourettes2400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 $1300 for an Epi... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Sounds like Serve You Right in the background. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 He's so chilled out in that clip haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundOfAGun Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Firebirds are rancid for any money and $1300 for an Epiphone is crazy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarpatch Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Can’t hate the hustle. Those signed ones will sell out instantly and jump a few hundred or more on the secondary market. As far as a $900 epi firebird? With those pickups/wiring they put in every Slash guitar, I can’t see how it would sound much different. Those pickups are pretty overpowering sonically. If Firebirds are your thing I could see how that may appeal. Limited release until they decide to make more in a different finish. Have a Slash AFD Epiphone (not the cheap beginner ones) It’s more than enough to get my Slash fix when it pops up. It does what it should do if that makes sense. However I would def grab a Standard/Classic/Traditional if I wanted to go after a traditional LP sound rather than the Slash models. I’m more of Fender scale/bolt on player personally though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_gunner Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 44 minutes ago, guitarpatch said: Can’t hate the hustle. Those signed ones will sell out instantly and jump a few hundred or more on the secondary market. As far as a $900 epi firebird? With those pickups/wiring they put in every Slash guitar, I can’t see how it would sound much different. Those pickups are pretty overpowering sonically. If Firebirds are your thing I could see how that may appeal. Limited release until they decide to make more in a different finish. Have a Slash AFD Epiphone (not the cheap beginner ones) It’s more than enough to get my Slash fix when it pops up. It does what it should do if that makes sense. However I would def grab a Standard/Classic/Traditional if I wanted to go after a traditional LP sound rather than the Slash models. I’m more of Fender scale/bolt on player personally though Yeah if you are going to go Epi Les Paul then the $500 range is the way to go. If you want that AFD sound put some Seymour Duncan Alnico II Slash pickups in. They are wound different for that AFD sound. Did that with my Epi Les Paul, and couldn't be happier. Still need to change the pots though so by the time I'm done I'll probably be in the entry level Gibson Les Paul range as far as costs. My Epi has the coil tapping so you get that single coil stripped back blues sound as well. I do play a Strat for the classic sound, and Dean MAB III for shredding. Although those are for when I'm in the mood. My Les Paul is my everyday rocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 3 hours ago, SoundOfAGun said: Firebirds are rancid for any money and $1300 for an Epiphone is crazy! I've always thought Firebirds were ugly as sin. And yeah, that price is outrageous. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientEvil80 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Ugly as fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert39 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Fuck isn't ugly it's nice !! But i like the les paul anaconda better !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarpatch Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, sc_gunner said: Yeah if you are going to go Epi Les Paul then the $500 range is the way to go. If you want that AFD sound put some Seymour Duncan Alnico II Slash pickups in. They are wound different for that AFD sound. Did that with my Epi Les Paul, and couldn't be happier. Still need to change the pots though so by the time I'm done I'll probably be in the entry level Gibson Les Paul range as far as costs. My Epi has the coil tapping so you get that single coil stripped back blues sound as well. I do play a Strat for the classic sound, and Dean MAB III for shredding. Although those are for when I'm in the mood. My Les Paul is my everyday rocker. You can find used Slash epis for around 600-700 if you wait and look around. When you consider pickup upgrades/ pots and capacitors the cost difference to just grab one is almost negligible. Especially if you are not doing the mod yourself. All that stuff comes stock on those models. Its just that they sound pretty particular (you sound sort of like Slash). Players may not find them versatile enough as a main player and would rather have that $ freed up elsewhere in the rig. If I want a LP sound I’ll grab my studio. If I want that Slash growl, the Slash models do replicate that very well. I would expect the new Firebird to do pretty much the same thing. Which isn’t any different than all the other models they have ever released save for the Snakepit guitar. Maybe the response on these will be tepid and they don’t release any more. Could make it valuable down the line as a limited run. That’s the only thing that would make me buy one at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_gunner Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, guitarpatch said: You can find used Slash epis for around 600-700 if you wait and look around. When you consider pickup upgrades/ pots and capacitors the cost difference to just grab one is almost negligible. Especially if you are not doing the mod yourself. All that stuff comes stock on those models. Its just that they sound pretty particular (you sound sort of like Slash). Players may not find them versatile enough as a main player and would rather have that $ freed up elsewhere in the rig. If I want a LP sound I’ll grab my studio. If I want that Slash growl, the Slash models do replicate that very well. I would expect the new Firebird to do pretty much the same thing. Which isn’t any different than all the other models they have ever released save for the Snakepit guitar. Maybe the response on these will be tepid and they don’t release any more. Could make it valuable down the line as a limited run. That’s the only thing that would make me buy one at this point Yeah if I had to do it over I would have just bought the higher end Epi Les Paul AFD model. As far as the sound my Les Paul makes, fortunately for me the Slash tone is exactly how I think a guitar should sound. At least that is the sound that is in my head that I'm trying to bring to life. Except the sound in my head varies slightly. Kind of like if Slash had played lead in the Black Crowes. A bluesy southern hard rock sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentatonicamenor Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I don't understand Gibson and Slash, a true signature would be a Gibson LP Goldtop, or a Standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 42 minutes ago, pentatonicamenor said: I don't understand Gibson and Slash, a true signature would be a Gibson LP Goldtop, or a Standard. Already done those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentatonicamenor Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, MaskingApathy said: Already done those. Oops, didn't know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossco Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 29 minutes ago, pentatonicamenor said: Oops, didn't know slash has released at least 8 signature guitars under epiphone since 2008 excluding the snakepit one which i believe was earlier and the numerous gibson guitars he has released. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossco Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 35 minutes ago, pentatonicamenor said: Oops, didn't know check this out http://www.guitarscollector.com/slash-guitars.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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