Epiphone DB

Stradosfella · #1 08-25-2005, 09:21 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Epiphone...QQcmdZViewItem

Anyone Ever Played one of these? Are they nice? I new gibson made DB's but never Epi.

Steve Killingsworth · #2 08-26-2005, 06:10 AM

Do a search for Epiphone and you will find several threads discussing them. I have played two which had an excellent tone and FWIW was told by a luthier that they are considered to be in the same class as the old American Standard plywoods.

Paul Warburton · #3 08-26-2005, 06:39 AM

Epiphones are in a class by themselves as far as collectors items. Truthfully, this one doesn't look as nice as some. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for 'em. I think they're the most consistently good sounding laminated basses to come out of this country.
These pictures are too dark to really see the stuff that makes them cool...do a search for Epiphone and some stuff should come up, including some good photos.
I hear the prices for a one in excellent condition are up to $4,000 and beyond.

Steve Killingsworth · #4 08-26-2005, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

I hear the prices for a one in excellent condition are up to $4,000 and beyond.

About two years ago one of the shops in Nashville sold a nice one for around $3,700 but it needed some setup work. They originally planned on doing the setup and then selling it for $4000+ but it actually sold before the work was done.

Marcus Johnson · #5 08-26-2005, 10:39 AM

I had one, loved it. I paid $600 for it.

If I had a larger house, I'd probably still have it.

alavakian · #6 09-02-2005, 04:27 PM

Epiphones are the best laminated basses. Around 1980 a shop in Norwood, OH had four of them for sale, all in excellent condition, asking price $300 apiece.