No she is not my new GF..
Joanne is still my GF =D

Jessie is my new wife
She is a Les Paul of Epiphone make
She is the Special Edition II


Special II



She has a Mahogany neck
Inlaid into that neck is piece of rosewood fingerboard
Giving it a sleek feel to it while playing
The body is that of alder and maple combined
Finished with a glossy ebony color

This is her in her finest (=

She is simple..
Really simple..
2 knobs
1 for tone
1 for volume
Together with a 3 way switch
Yet promises the finest quality at its level


2 humbucking pickups
Provides for the best quality sound for its range
Scores of reviews have praised this guitar as the best of its price range
Of course if you're looking for something of Gibson level
Be prepared to pay for Gibson level price (=
A Chrome Tune-O-Matic bridge gives it an elegant finish


My Impression

My first action was to simulate the distortion on my amp
Turned the gains to the highest
Turned up the bass and treble
Tweak the presence

On my Special II
Increased the Tone
And voila.. There you have it..
Distortion!

I've tried it on my Pacifica..
But yet it did not sound anything rock-ish or metal-ish
But the moment I strummed it
I was stunned =D
Happeh happeh happeh!



The sound was crazily awesome
It was like.. what I heard on radios..
And I couldn't stop playing (maybe cuz new toilet bowl =D)



For advanced beginners I really recommend this guitar
Simply because its the best for its price range
RM7xx (not going to tell the price.. you gotta ask the person I dealt with)
If you don't believe me
Try google-ing for it's review!

You won't be disappointed =D

Thanks to Deadeyeguitars
If you want to buy guitars online
He is the guy to go to
Very responsible seller
Keeps his word and replies sms pretty fast

Thanks to Thanks to BabyGirl
For accompanying me all the way to the curve
Missing breakfast till 2pm (according to her -______-)

I am going to have fun with this guitartonight
FML Exams wtf.. can only really mess with it after exams..
Ohhhh and going to take classes after exams
Unless someone pro in shredding/solos wanna teach me for free?
*wet puppy eyes*



p/s-wallet is still stinging from purchase T_T

Labels: Baby Girl, Exams, Guitars, Les Paul, Reviews

Okay...
So I have been contemplating about this for while now
As much as my beloved Yamaha Pacifica is my first guitar
The truth is..
It can't do the stuff I want it to do )=
If you guys know me..
I actually love guitar because of certain influences
Influences like Avenged Sevenfold, Sum41,
They make us of distortion, harmonic pinches
Heavy metals stuff, shredding, solo-ing
Melodic Lead, such as Neil Zaza, Slash(okay he is pretty heavy), Jerry C, Funtwo
Yeah those are the type of music (that guitars can make) that I like
I don't mind the occasional Blues, and Jazz as well

And finally, I have made my decision
I'm going to take shredding, solo classes
(after my exams of course.. oh that glorious-exam-free-moment)
And knowing that my current Pacifica can't actually handle that type of sound
I decided to ask around and make some inquiries

It all started when I saw this post on LYN
K so from that post, I got to his blogshop
And I saw this post
Well this deadeyes guy don't post his prices online
Perhaps maybe to give a better offer?
I don't know.. That is his business lol

So anyhow..
I got pretty interested with the Ibanez GRX70DXj Jumpstart Kit
It comes with everything you need to start playing!
I dropped him an email asking for the price
Well actually I sorta gave up already
I thought the price would somehow exceed RM1k (beyond my budget)
At that time I was thinking of second hand guitars (of course quality ones la)
Being an Ibanez I know it's quality wont go much wrong
I dropped him an email stating that I was interested
And that I have a budget,
And (Possibly the turning point) told him what sort of music style I was into

He replied me stating the price for the Jump start kit was actually only
GUESS!
.
.
.
.
.
RM 8xx (I x-ed out the figure because I'm not sure if he wants everybody to know the price)
*boy I was excited at the figure
Even if it was just a jumpstart kit ( Ibanez guitars won't go wrong )

If you want one.. go to that link and drop him a comment
Don't bring out my name please (=
Not only that, he told me to give him my budget
He would try to find a good shredding/heavy jam type guitar which suits that budget range
I mean wow...
I thought uh okay.. heck pretty good..
I'll just give him my budget (which was between RM700-RM800)

That and he replied with this 2 models
An Ibanez GRG170DX,
And
An Epiphone Les Paul Special II
Needless to say I googled those models immediately
He told me the Ibanez would be good for shredding
The Les Paul would better for heavy stuff/and shredding to a certain extent
Needless to say the Les Paul was more expensive (=
By RM50..
(and that gap has since closed.. to how much I won't tell)
(lets just say I'm pretty happy with the figure)
-Still within the RM700 range tho-

The Ibanez grg170dx
(actually looks better IMO.. more rockish)
Very Strat-like
Too bad he has no black or white
(the color influenced me a little too)


The Epiphone Les Paul Special II
Doesn't look too bad actually
Very solid (according to reviews)




White Out Of Stock FML .________.




Long story short
Reviews Reviews and more Reviews
*lotsa good reviews for the LP..for that price range.. unbeatable
so they say
Seeking opinions from two friends
(I know I should have asked some one more pro =p but meh)
In the end I opt to go with the Les Paul
(Although I do hope the Special II GT was more affordable )

And I have since bank in the RM100 deposit
(yes only RM100!)
This is my first time doing this online
Pretty nervous
I shall tell you if this turns out good
If not.. its an expensive lesson
But at the moment.. everything seems good
Legit? Yes

Again, if I have the option,
I'd recommend for you to go to the shop personally
Test out the guitar for yourself
(not that I'm not going to but I mean.. its safer sorta)
C.O.D will be this Saturday
I can pay the balance once I'm happy with the guitar and all
*I'll let you know if he is a good seller or not when I get my guitar (=

Will write a review on the Les Paul another day
As for now..

List of things to do!

1) The Guitar
2) Finish the bloody Exam
3) Enroll into a short term shredding/solo class
4) Get a DS-7 or something similar Pedal
5) Mod the guitar a little (lower bridge/strings etc)

Next: Review of the Epiphone Les Paul Special II

*I bet my parents will personally strangle me after reading this
** I hope not to the point of death .__________.

p.s- If you're wondering why I don't just go for that jump start kit?
That's because
1) It is a beginners guitar (sucky pickup etc)
2) Won't handle much more rock stuff than my Pacifista (also a starters guitar)
*well it would handle it better than the Pacifista of course
*so if you guys are new to this, and interested, I'd say go for this package
3) Reviews put the Ibanez grg170dx and the Epiphone LP SP II to be more of a advanced/starter player..
(1st leap into serious jamming crap)

More or less that (=
Love the Les Paul reviews btw
Everything I saw, read, heard even sounds solid and good
Maybe won't be that when it's in my hands
But hey I'm learning =D

Labels: Guitars, Parents, Reviews, Wishlist