Elitist Les Paul
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The Elitist Series was made at the Terada and Fuji-gen factories in Japan. Originally called the Elite Series, Epiphone was forced to change the name because of a conflict with an Ovation line of guitars already bearing the Elite moniker. The same Terada and Fuji-Gen guitar factories that made all of the Orville by Gibson and Orville guitars were used to make the Gibson/Yamano Gakki Epiphone Elite and Epiphone Elitist series with the Terada guitar factory mostly making the semi acoustic models and the Fuji-Gen guitar factory mostly making the solid body models The Elitist guitars were made to very high specifications. Most of the parts were made in Japan but some parts were made in other countries, including the USA and Germany. These guitars cost more than twice as much as a standard Epiphone guitar. The Elitist series was discontinued in 2008, with the exception of the Casino model. The Epiphone Elitist Series includes features such as real Abalone and Pearl inlays, bone nuts and saddles, hand-rubbed finishes, USA strings and meticulous adjustment and set-up. Japanese Domestic Market Elitists use the Gibson-style open-book headstock instead of the Tombstone-shaped headstock. The Epiphone Elitist guitars are not related to the Epiphone Les Paul Elite, which is a Korean-made semi-hollow guitar similar to the Les Paul-ES. |
See Also:
- Elitist Electrics (Japan)
- Elitist Archtops
- Elitist Archtops (Japan)
- Elitist Acoustics
- Elitist Acoustics (Japan)
- Elitist Basses
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Models
Elitist Les Paul
- 2002-2006
Body:
- Book-matched African Mahogany body
- Book-matched maple top
Neck:
- 1-piece set mahogany neck with dovetail neckjoint
- Rosewood fingerboard with real Mother of Pearl inlays
- Tombstone-style headstock
- 2-screw, 2-ply truss rod cover
- Bone nut
- 22 frets
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Electrics:
- USA 50SR & 60ST pickups
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Die-cast Grover tuner
- Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
- Elevated pickguard
Other Features:
- Custom-wound pickups made in the USA exclusively for Epiphone
- Hand selected, slow dried woods
- Hand-rubbed finishes
- Real Abalone or Mother of Pearl inlays
- Vintage-style Epiphone Logo
- Set-up and adjustments done at Gibson, Nashville
Les Paul Elitist Models:
- Elitist Les Paul Studio
- Elitist Les Paul Standard
- Elitist Les Paul Standard Plus
- Elitist Les Paul Custom
- Elitist Les Paul '57 Gold Top
- Elitist Les Paul Twisted Sister LP Standard
- Elitist Les Paul Tak Matsumoto
See also:
Elitist Les Paul (Japan)
- 2003-2006
Body:
- Book-matched African Mahogany body
- Book-matched maple top
Neck:
- 1-piece set mahogany neck with dovetail neckjoint
- Rosewood fingerboard with real Mother of Pearl inlays
- Gibson-style Open-Book headstock
- 2-screw, 2-ply truss rod cover
- Bone nut
- 22 frets
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Electrics:
- USA Classic Pickups
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Die-cast Grover tuner
- Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
- Elevated pickguard
- Speed knobs
Other Features:
- Custom-wound pickups made in the USA exclusively for Epiphone
- Hand selected, slow dried woods
- Hand-rubbed finishes
- Real Abalone or Mother of Pearl inlays
- Vintage-style Epiphone Logo
- Hard case included
Models:
- Elitist Les Paul Studio (Japan)
- Elitist Les Paul Custom (Japan)
- Elitist Les Paul '57 Gold Top (Japan)
- Elitist Les Paul 1950's Standard Plaintop (Japan)
- Elitist Les Paul 1950's Standard Flametop (Japan)
- Elitist Tak Matsumoto Les Paul (Japan)
See also:
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