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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2010, 11:00:16 PM »
I'd love to have one of those.  Unfortunately, they seem to only be sold in the UK.  Dawson's that is selling those basses has a low rating on Amazon.  Personally, I'd probably still order from them anyway.  However, such a low rating is something to be taken into consideration. 

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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2010, 05:08:45 AM »
I presume Herr Hornung will be adding one to Ze Kollection...?

May be a differing fin but set neck...
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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2010, 05:22:49 AM »
I'd actually be more interested in a traditional (for Epi) long scale one. As regards short scale, I'm covered with my Epi Elitist which is set neck.
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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #18 on: September 26, 2010, 09:46:39 AM »
In that case - it's a fin job... ;)
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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #19 on: September 26, 2010, 10:38:53 AM »
I would hope this is not quite as good as the Elitist which cost thrice as much! They had a short shelf-life, the introduction of the Gibson SG RI killed them.   
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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2010, 10:39:13 AM »
Dealer said they expected them to be long scale, but when one actually turned up it was short scale.

Possibly Epi's marketing dept doesn't like talking to manufacturing?

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« Reply #21 on: September 26, 2010, 02:18:21 PM »
It wouldn't be the first time there's been a discrepancy between the marketing department's description and what actually comes out of Epi's factories. It should be better now that they supposedly have their own Chinese facilities. Old habits die hard, I guess.

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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2010, 03:51:51 PM »
I had of those...white, long scale, set neck. IIRC someone around here bought it from me.
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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #23 on: September 26, 2010, 04:18:09 PM »
I had my guitar guy email Epiphone after seeing the vintageguitar thread a while back.  They of course had no idea what we were enquiring about.  It must be a European only offering.

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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #24 on: September 26, 2010, 10:27:59 PM »
I had my guitar guy email Epiphone after seeing the vintageguitar thread a while back.  They of course had no idea what we were enquiring about.  It must be a European only offering.

And yet this came up in my search: http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/1958673172.html (note it says short scale)

Could it have been offered to a few US stores last year?

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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #25 on: September 26, 2010, 11:04:56 PM »
And yet this came up in my search: http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/1958673172.html (note it says short scale)

Could it have been offered to a few US stores last year?

Again, from the pictures I can garantee it is a long scale because of the 22frets and neck to body joint at the 19th fret. And this one has the standard Epi trapeze inlays, only difference is the finger-rest.

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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #26 on: September 27, 2010, 12:30:35 AM »
Seems to me its a long scale, the neck is WAY too long for a shorty.
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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #27 on: September 27, 2010, 03:16:45 AM »
It's not just an Epi disease, Gibson's knowledge about what it brings out is half-assed too, especially as regards limited runs. Somehow, I can't beleive that the people at the bench decide on a daily basis whether they do a ltd run or not, so it must have something to do with available inhouse-information not being properly compiled.

That said, there is one person who is actually pretty good with Epi stuff and that is their current President. No joke. Go to the "Talk to Henry"-forum on Gibson's official site and there the Epi boss, who seems to be a real likable guy, has his own thread. And he even answers regularly.
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Re: Epi Club 1960 EB-3
« Reply #28 on: September 27, 2010, 07:43:01 AM »
Again, from the pictures I can garantee it is a long scale because of the 22frets and neck to body joint at the 19th fret. And this one has the standard Epi trapeze inlays, only difference is the finger-rest.

With Epi special editions, I don't think you can guarantee anything without measuring.