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NGD! Early 70s Epiphone ET-290 (finally!)
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 2:10 pm
by Pacafeliz
Always wanted it, now I have it.
I rule!!!
Plus, it was too cheap and I'm happily drunk.
Re: NGD because fuck yeah why not?!
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 2:23 pm
by Maggieo
Re: NGD because fuck yeah why not?!
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 3:55 pm
by BoringPostcards
I love those! Good score, Pat!
Re: NGD because fuck yeah why not?!
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 4:14 pm
by MKR
Fuck yeah!
Re: NGD because fuck yeah why not?!
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 11:27 am
by dezb1
Nice, always fancied on of those, really like the old ones with the Epi branded trem.
Re: NGD because fuck yeah why not?!
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 6:29 pm
by RIORIO
Whats the story with this one?
Re: NGD because fuck yeah why not?!
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 9:19 pm
by sookwinder
RIORIO wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 6:29 pm
Whats the story with this one?
Guitar was manufactured, Pat must buy it.
Pretty simple really.
Re: NGD because fuck yeah why not?!
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 3:22 am
by Pacafeliz
sookwinder wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 9:19 pm
RIORIO wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 6:29 pm
Whats the story with this one?
Guitar was manufactured, Pat must buy it.
Pretty simple really.
Oh man...
No but actually, this one has quite a bit of history.
It used to belong to a public school near Cologne, so it is marked/stamped EIGENTUM STADT ERKRATH (property (of) the city Erkrath) on the back.
It has words scratched and scribbled into it and is very worn.
The guy I got it from told me that when the school threw it out, his brother gave it to him. He changed the pots and tuners (and pickups at some point, but he put them back in) and played it in the 90s until he forgot about it.
Now he plays bass and thus sold it.
I'm really liking it a lot, oh and the pups are real humbuckers - some of the cheaper models had the fake lookalikes in them.
Thrilled to take it to rehearsal next week!
Re: NGD! Early 70s Epiphone ET-290 (finally!)
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 3:32 am
by TinyEv
Nice find! I love the shape of those old Epi headstocks.
Re: NGD! Early 70s Epiphone ET-290 (finally!)
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 5:16 am
by StevenO
I've always wanted a black one of these. Very cool.
Re: NGD! Early 70s Epiphone ET-290 (finally!)
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 11:05 am
by RIORIO
I’m really interested in these. Is it typical Japanese craftsmanship?
Re: NGD! Early 70s Epiphone ET-290 (finally!)
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 12:56 pm
by s_mcsleazy
my favorite epiphone headstock
Re: NGD! Early 70s Epiphone ET-290 (finally!)
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 4:06 pm
by Maggieo
Is that a metal nut?
Re: NGD! Early 70s Epiphone ET-290 (finally!)
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 2:05 pm
by Pacafeliz
RIORIO wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 11:05 am
I’m really interested in these. Is it typical Japanese craftsmanship?
Yes I think it's pretty darn fine.
I have two Epi Cobain models and this one does feel way more SOLID in some way I can't explain.
Prob is, I will definitely have to put new tuners on it and fix the loose nut (brass).
The bridge pup is very microphonic and squeals even at quite low volume.
Re: NGD! Early 70s Epiphone ET-290 (finally!)
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 2:06 pm
by Pacafeliz
Maggieo wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 4:06 pm
Is that a metal nut?
Yep. Non original brass, I think. Sitting on top of a slice of credit card... will have to fix this as it moves and detunes a lot.