Nö stimmt nicht, da ist einer mal wieder dem glauben verfallen: Epiphone aus Japan = Elitist. Das ist keine Elitist sondern eine Epiphone aus Japan - vorläufer der Elitist und nachfolger der "Orville" aus Japan. Findest du auch bei Wikipedia:
KLICK.
Du siehst es letztendlich auch am Gewicht die Elitists wogen alle um die 3.9-4.2kg (zumindest is 4.2 die schwerste die ich kenn). Vielleicht ist die oben gezeigte keine schlechte Gitarre - sie defakto allerdings nicht aus der Elitist/Elite Serie.
Grüße
Des Verkäufers Antwort:
Hi Oli, in fact, they changed "Gibson" to "Elitist" around 2004.
And, btw, only Elitists for export had the red Elitist sticker on the
back of the tombstone-shaped (!!!) headstock. How one can tell
an Elitist? By the Abalone inlays, the Schaller bridge and stoptail,
the pickups (notice how thick the cables are compared to
regular Korean made Epis). The pickup covers are made of
German silver instead of chrome. Apart from all that, one can
also tell it by the bindings and long tenon joint. Regular Epis
never had an open book headstock. Just to complete this little
"lecture". In 2008, by the time Gibson had discontinued the
Elitist line, they built a few last Elitists for the Japanese market.
They have the red Elitist sticker on the back as well as the open
book headstock. If you ever get the chance to buy one, don't
hesitate. I have a ES 335 from that time, and it outshines every
Gibson made easily. Better craftsmanship and perfect tone
wood. Why do you think the Elitists have been discontinued?
Something for you to smile about: The Elitist line included a J-
45 acoustic (which was even better than the Gibson version).
After they had taken it from the market, they began to call
"Gibson logo on headstock" a "feature" of their model. You can
look it up on their web page. Hey, a BMW badge on the hood is a
"feature" of every BMW, isn't it. Cheers and take care .....
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