feylya Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Right, the first electric guitar I ever bought was a second hand Epiphone Strat. I've never been able to find out any information on it. At the moment, it's my experimenting guitar so I'm thinking, strip the paint, maybe do Brian BSB tutorial on it, sort out the floyd rose on it, dual hummers and a Mother Of Pearl Pickguard. But that all relies on what sort of wood lies beneath. Don't suppose anyone knows, do they? Thank you please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Maybe post a picture on the Epi forum and ask there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 could be poplar? bass, plywood? you could strip some paint inside the pickup cavity to see, but do it on one of the eges that are routed into the body this way you will see the diferent veneers if its ply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Unless youre lucky its ply. All the ones ive seen are cheap plywwod. The hardware is good tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy ray Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 i can't speak to the epi strat however i have an epi les paul elite w/ chambered body & f-holes that was built in '96 & it's mahogany neck & body just like the gibsons i know this to be true, since i've opened it up since i bought it to correct a couple of problems it had in fact i didn't know epi built a strat...i thought they had always been gibson clones in recent history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 The easiest way to tell is pull the neck and have a look at the wood in the pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 if it is anything like the recent "fat" series it is laminated alder. thats what the epi catalouge in my room says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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