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Ok so April Fool's Day was my Bufday.
I was having a conversation with my best friend last Friday (he lives in Everett, WA). He suddenly informs me that since I have never owned a Les Paul, he is going to buy me an Epi Les Paul Studio for my bufday.
We have known each other for 30 years this month. I have sent him numerous care packages over the years with CDs, DVDs, magazines, books, etc., and last fall I built him a PC and shipped it to him, as the one he had was ancient.
The reason I have done the above that he is on 100% disability, as he has asthma, a heart condition AND Type 2 diabetes. I am not rich, so, since he is my best friend, I just try to help him out the best I can.
What are best friends for, right?
He recently won a battle with the Social Security Administration, who for some reason felt he did not deserve to be receiving beneftits.
For the second time (first time was 4 years ago) the judge deciding the case reamed the officials of the gummint, telling them they should be crucified for denying my friend benefits.
So he got 2 years of back pay. So he decided to buy me this axe.
I never helped him with any thought of getting anything in return. I have just been doing better than him health-wise, and financially too, so what the fuck.
The box arrived yesterday.
Photo from online:
My dog inspects it for damage:
It was made by who?
It was made where?
The New Addition To The Fambly (Number 9, Number 9, Number 9.....):
As for playability, it is perfect. I had to do my intonation, and setup, and I put a new set of strings on it. Plays great! No complaints!
Found no flaws in construction. Paint is perfect as well. Neck feels fantastic.
Fingerboard is nice and smooth, frets are dressed perfectly.
Tone wise, I am used to active pickups, so these sound weak. There is a lot of low end in the tone as well. I turned my half-stack up to 1, with my Tube Screamer (TS-) up full. The feedback I got was REALLY low end. No microphonic squeal.
Someday I will put some better pickups in it, but overall I give this 10 out of 10.
Amazing the cool stuff that happens in life sometimes.
I was having a conversation with my best friend last Friday (he lives in Everett, WA). He suddenly informs me that since I have never owned a Les Paul, he is going to buy me an Epi Les Paul Studio for my bufday.
We have known each other for 30 years this month. I have sent him numerous care packages over the years with CDs, DVDs, magazines, books, etc., and last fall I built him a PC and shipped it to him, as the one he had was ancient.
The reason I have done the above that he is on 100% disability, as he has asthma, a heart condition AND Type 2 diabetes. I am not rich, so, since he is my best friend, I just try to help him out the best I can.
What are best friends for, right?
He recently won a battle with the Social Security Administration, who for some reason felt he did not deserve to be receiving beneftits.
For the second time (first time was 4 years ago) the judge deciding the case reamed the officials of the gummint, telling them they should be crucified for denying my friend benefits.
So he got 2 years of back pay. So he decided to buy me this axe.
I never helped him with any thought of getting anything in return. I have just been doing better than him health-wise, and financially too, so what the fuck.
The box arrived yesterday.
Photo from online:
My dog inspects it for damage:
It was made by who?
It was made where?
The New Addition To The Fambly (Number 9, Number 9, Number 9.....):
As for playability, it is perfect. I had to do my intonation, and setup, and I put a new set of strings on it. Plays great! No complaints!
Found no flaws in construction. Paint is perfect as well. Neck feels fantastic.
Fingerboard is nice and smooth, frets are dressed perfectly.
Tone wise, I am used to active pickups, so these sound weak. There is a lot of low end in the tone as well. I turned my half-stack up to 1, with my Tube Screamer (TS-) up full. The feedback I got was REALLY low end. No microphonic squeal.
Someday I will put some better pickups in it, but overall I give this 10 out of 10.
Amazing the cool stuff that happens in life sometimes.
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