Thomas/Sweden
Well-known member
I have posted this NGD at the Corksniffer MLP forum but people might like to see it here too. There's no Epiphone section so hope it's ok to put it here.
These guitars were made by FujiGen between 2002 - 2008. Called Elite in 2002 until early 2003 when they changed to Elitist. They were forced to change the name because of a conflict with an Ovation line of guitars already bearing the Elite moniker. So, what's this LP like then? 4,2 Kg, Grover tuners and U.S.A. Pickups. A bit hot sounding but I don't mind that. C shape neck, a little bit thinner than the Tokai LS98F, very easy to play. Open book headstock, domestic version and of course a beautiful round horn shape. The color is Honeyburst. I got it from Kurosawa Gakki and it's perfectly setup/intonated and comes with the OHSC, highly recommended seller btw. I couldn't find the specs for 2002 but I guess it's the same in 2003 except for the top hats changed to speed knobs. I've been looking very closely and it appears to be a 1 piece back. Also, it's supposed to be a bookmatched maple cap with a veneer on top.
Epiphone Elitist 1950's Standard Flametop (Japan) 2003-2005
Body:
Mahogany body
Flame Maple cap
Neck:
Set mahogany neck
Rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays
Gibson-style Open-Book headstock
2-screw truss rod cover
24.75" Scale
1.68" nut width
Binding:
Single-ply body & neck
Electronics:
USA Classic Pickups
2. Vol 2 Tone controls
3-way selector switch
Hardware:
Nickel hardware
Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Speed knobs
Includes:
Hard case
Colors
Faded Cherryburst (FC)
Honeyburst (HB)
Vintage Sunburst (VS)
These guitars were made by FujiGen between 2002 - 2008. Called Elite in 2002 until early 2003 when they changed to Elitist. They were forced to change the name because of a conflict with an Ovation line of guitars already bearing the Elite moniker. So, what's this LP like then? 4,2 Kg, Grover tuners and U.S.A. Pickups. A bit hot sounding but I don't mind that. C shape neck, a little bit thinner than the Tokai LS98F, very easy to play. Open book headstock, domestic version and of course a beautiful round horn shape. The color is Honeyburst. I got it from Kurosawa Gakki and it's perfectly setup/intonated and comes with the OHSC, highly recommended seller btw. I couldn't find the specs for 2002 but I guess it's the same in 2003 except for the top hats changed to speed knobs. I've been looking very closely and it appears to be a 1 piece back. Also, it's supposed to be a bookmatched maple cap with a veneer on top.
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Epiphone Elitist 1950's Standard Flametop (Japan) 2003-2005
Body:
Mahogany body
Flame Maple cap
Neck:
Set mahogany neck
Rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays
Gibson-style Open-Book headstock
2-screw truss rod cover
24.75" Scale
1.68" nut width
Binding:
Single-ply body & neck
Electronics:
USA Classic Pickups
2. Vol 2 Tone controls
3-way selector switch
Hardware:
Nickel hardware
Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Speed knobs
Includes:
Hard case
Colors
Faded Cherryburst (FC)
Honeyburst (HB)
Vintage Sunburst (VS)