Look!

[Terminator7]

Check this out! An Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Standard in black! I don't think you can find this kind in stores.

Here's the link,

Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Standard, near mint condition - eBay (item 320276217066 end time Jul-25-08 09:07:08 PDT)

 

[b-squared]

Not an Elitist, my friend.

BB

 

[El_Greco]

Yeap. that's what I thought.
is it one of the older MIK standards?

 

[b-squared]

It does have the headstock shape, but no trussrod engraving, wrong knobs, and finish.

The ad doesn't even talk about the finish, and is copied/pasted.

Probably a copy...

BB

 

[b-squared]

Yeap. that's what I thought.
is it one of the older MIK standards?

I'm not an Epi expert by any stretch of the imagination.

BB

 

[diceman]

ITS AN ELITIST!!!

They discontinued the Ebony Standards a few years ago - it surely IS an MIJ Elitist, though!

Its actually an older "Elite." I have one of 'em myself!

 

[Dino]

Didn't Guido just buy a black one?

 

[diceman]

He bought a black Custom.

 

[Terminator7]

ITS AN ELITIST!!!

They discontinued the Ebony Standards a few years ago - it surely IS an MIJ Elitist, though!

Its actually an older "Elite." I have one of 'em myself!

I knew I was right!

 

[b-squared]

ITS AN ELITIST!!!

They discontinued the Ebony Standards a few years ago - it surely IS an MIJ Elitist, though!

Its actually an older "Elite." I have one of 'em myself!

No engraving on the TRC?

BB

 

[Terminator7]

No engraving on the TRC?

BB

Maybe the owner of the guitar took out the TRC and put in a new one.

 

[El_Greco]

Aaaah that'S why, the elite right!
That explains the diff Headstock and the knobs...
Thnx diceman

 

[diceman]

Mine:

The writing was on there but removed by the previous owner. (I assume anyways, I can see the shadow of "Elitist" on there.)

 

[b-squared]

Maybe the owner of the guitar took out the TRC and put in a new one.

I'd certainly make sure before I laid out cash..."maybe" is bad...

BB

 

[stryker59]

i just scored a used "elite" custom and it does not have gibson on the TRC, dont know if it was replaced or not but it could be that the older "elite" series didnt have the engraved TRC...

 

[b-squared]

With all the variations in their lines, who knows...

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[Guido]

I've seen it before. very nice

 

[lifele55]

Thats a sweet sweet Ebony right there with the binding looking a little aged..

 

[Guido]

Thats a sweet sweet Ebony right there with the binding looking a little aged..

my binding looks VERY aged, almost as the classic custom, and It was brand new

 

[lifele55]

Sweet man, I love aged bindings... Just adds extra mojo on it