Is it worth it $$$$$? or too expensive: edwards lesP 2nd hand

[Pot]

Edwards Les Paul Custom (E-LP-98LTC)

BODY (Top) Hard Maple (Back) Mahogany w/ White & Black Laminating Binding

NECK Mahogany

FNGERBORAD Ebony, 22frets w/ White Binding
RADIUS 305R
SCALE 24.75 inch (628mm)
NUT Bone (43mm)
INLAY Pearloid Block
JOINT Set-neck
TUNER GOTOH SG301-04
BRIDGE Old Type Tune-Matic & GOTOH GE101Z
PICKUPS (Front) Seymour Duncan SH-1n
(Rear) Seymour Duncan SH-4
PARTS COLOR Gold
CONTROLS Front Volume, Rear Volume, Front Tone, Rear Tone, Toggle PU Selector

INCLUDES : GIGBAG

- 850 Euros

i´m feeling the guy who has it is asking too much...what say u?

 

[MetalJonesy]

if it looks like a LP then for me thats the determining factor!!


no

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I wish I knew a fuck about edwards guitars.

 

[LosingReality]

They are awsome guitars! Better then the more expensive ESPs in my opinion....

I own that exact one, but with EMGs....love it!

I paid $900 shipped for mine from japan to the USA.

 

[egan.]

A friend of mine bought a John Sykes and was disappointed. He was hoping that it would be the best of both worlds but he found it to have the flaws of an LP mixed (playability) with the flaws of an eclipse (lightweight). Obviously YMMV. It was a decent guitar, just not worth the import premium. Ultimately it didn't live up to the hype for him.

 

[Metal Overload]

Buy an Agile, change the pick ups and viola!

 

[Nitrobattery]

Edwards are on par with 1000 series LTD's and higher end Epi's. I had that same model...and it just didn't do it for me. Not bad guitars, but INCREDIBLY over hyped.

 

[Toni S.]

That looks awesome!

 

[LeSedna]

Edwards guitars are supposed to be good guitars but never tried it myself. It's more or less an alternative to ESP/LTD (I think it's owned by ESP and it's japanese).

 

[006]

Agile AL-3000 is the way to go.

 

[Nitrobattery]

Edwards guitars are supposed to be good guitars but never tried it myself. It's more or less an alternative to ESP/LTD (I think it's owned by ESP and it's japanese).

Owned by ESP and Chinese

 

[Pot]

i don´t now if u noticed but this is not a new guitar it´s used, i´m mainly inquiring about the price the guy is asking becuase i feel it´s too much
THX everyone

 

[Nitrobattery]

i don´t now if u noticed but this is not a new guitar it´s used, i´m mainly inquiring about the price the guy is asking becuase i feel it´s too much
THX everyone

yeah it's extremely overpriced. i bought mine used for roughly 630 euros

 

[Pot]

thx nitro

 

[jeid]

Japanese made, it's no FEPOS (far eastern piece of shit), well made, good pickups, solid mahogany.

I owned one and compared to my Gibson, close your eyes and it was just as good. That said, there were a few things I didn't like about it, so I sold it on and the guy who has it now loves it.

They're highly regarded. A million miles better than an Epiphone and every bit as good as the LTD EC1000

EDIT: Sorry, I'm guessing the price is why you're asking? No... I paid half of that from Japan for mine

 

[P-E]

Buy an Agile, change the pick ups and viola!

That's it. End of the question!

A friend of mine got one and it works just like I'd expect a good LP to, and it costs a lot less. Now slap some EMGs in there, or whatever you fancy.

 

[JeffTD]

My Edwards LPC felt like it was coated in plastic... no resonance - pretty much dead, despite being such a damned heavy guitar.

 

[Nitrobattery]

Japanese made, it's no FEPOS (far eastern piece of shit), well made, good pickups, solid mahogany.

I owned one and compared to my Gibson, close your eyes and it was just as good. That said, there were a few things I didn't like about it, so I sold it on and the guy who has it now loves it.

They're highly regarded. A million miles better than an Epiphone and every bit as good as the LTD EC1000

EDIT: Sorry, I'm guessing the price is why you're asking? No... I paid half of that from Japan for mine

Not Japanese, Chinese. The very first run of guitars were Japanese...but everything since has been Chinese.

As a guy who works in a music store that's an authorized Gibson repair station and having also owned dozens of Gibsons myself, an Edwards is in absolutely no way comparable to a Les Paul. If you're closing your eyes and thinking it's just as good...well I'm happy for you. At the same time though, I can't help but question your perception of quality.

My old '79 Gibson Les Paul Custom

My old Edwards.

No contest

 

[Metaltastic]

I love how every one of your gear pics seems to have different amps in it dude

 

[Nitrobattery]

I love how every one of your gear pics seems to have different amps in it dude

Haha, yeah...I don't really get too attached to things

At that point I was in a cover band that did a lot of 80's, 90's, and 2000's rock, hair metal, and some moderately heavy stuff. The Mark IV was my 'go to' rig for that band. I missed my old two channel recto though and a 3 channel Dual popped up for $800...so I snagged it. I tried to get into it...but I really hate 3 channel Rectos.

The rig looked cool though