Habe gelesen, jemand bezeichnet Epiphone als billig-Hersteller:
Epiphone leidet unter einem schlechten Image, bloss nachbau von Gibson zu sein. Schade eigentlich, sie bauen ganz ordentliche Gitarren, die mit Gibson mithalten können und für alle Markenfetischisten,...kratzt euch das Epi-Logo runter und schreibt euch Gibson drauf, dann seid`s zufrieden!
Wer spielt Epiphone?
Da fällt mir spontan in erster Linie der Gitarrist von Overkill ein, hier ein paar andere:
Marko 72 - SUGARCULT
Seth Abrams - H20
Dave Amato - REO SPEEDWAGON
Andrew - STIR
Candace Asher
Corin Ashley - PILLS
Chet Atkins
Greg Attonito - BOUNCING SOULS
Audio Adrenaline
Jeff Autly - JOHN COWAN
Chris Ballew - PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Joe Bob Barnhill
Paul Barrere - LITTLE FEAT
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - STEELY DAN, DOOBIE BROS.
Jay Belloruse - PAULA COLE
George Biando - GEORGE BIANDO
Adam Blake - H20
Jeff Blando - SLAUGHTER, SAIGON KICK, CRASH
Nate Bott - SIREN 6
Ronny Bowman - LONESOME RIVER BAND
Pat Boyack - MARSHA BALL
Loetta Branks - LILA MCCANN
Kixx Brooks
Robert Breen - BLACK REBEL MOTERCYCLE CLUB
Bob Britt - DIXIE CHICKS
Chad Brock - CHAD BROCK
Donny Brown - VERVE PIPE
Jackson Browne
Paul Cardone - SATTELLITES
Andrew Carillo - JOAN OSBORNE
Chad Catsiff - TRAILER PARK TROUBODORS
Chad - 8 STOPS 7
Chad - NICKELBACK
Bruce Chanel
Chris Chaney - ALANIS MORRISETT
Cherry Poppin' Daddy's
Sara Chruch
Popa Chubby
Danny Cicchone - TRACY BONHAM
CJ - DROWNING POOL
Rob Clay - CRAVIN MELON
Phillip Claypool
Tammy Cochran
Jimmy Cokenos - FINGER ELEVEN
George Edward Cole
Paula Cole
Charlie Colin - TRAIN
Nick Colionne
John Connolly - SEVENDUST
Ronnie Cook - FLYING W WRANGLERS
Randy Coven
Peter Criss
Wes Cunningham
KC Daniel - SEVEN MARY THREE
David - VIDEODRONE
Pete Davison - THREE CROSSES
Steve Dean - JAMES DEAN
Larry Dean - VERN MONET
Mark Decarlo
Chuck Derric Dio - RONNY JAMES
Louis Destephano - SIBLING WATERS
Neil Diamond
Joe Diffie
Mike Dixon - BLOOM
Clarence Dobbins
Chris Donahue - FLEMING & JOHN
DOWN POUR
Edsel - DOPE
Gayle Dorsey - INDIGO GIRLS, DAR WILLIAMS
Joan Osborne
Drop Kick Murphys
Chris Duarte
Pete Dunning - PAPA VEGAS
AJ Dunning - VERVE PIPE
Jesse James Dupree - JACKYL
Sean E. - FAMOUS
Steve Earle
Mark Easterling - WILKENSONS
Tripp Eisen - DOPE, STATIC X
Evan - 8 STOPS 7
Don Everly
Michael Falzarno - HOT TUNA
Features
Freddy Fender
Tracy Ferrie - REBECCA ST. JAMES
Mike Ferris - SCREAMING CHEETAH WHEELIES
Jerry Flowers - DIXIE CHICKS
John Fogerty
Sue Foley
Ace Frehley - KISS
Greta Gains
Noel Gallagher - OASIS
Gigalo Ants
Gino - FILTER
Pancho Grahm - TAJ MAHAL
Dale Graves - KURIOS
Kenny Greenburg
Billy Greer - KANSAS
Roland Gresham
Patti Griffen
Tony Hall - JEWEL
Brannon Hancock - DOWN POUR
Richard Hannessy - BUDDY GUY
Fred Harrington
Noel Hartough
Johnny Helms - TOBY KEITH
Chris Henderson - 3 DOORS DOWN
Dave Hidalgo - LOS LOBOS
Jeff Hill - RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
John Lee Hooker
Vince Hornsby - SEVENDUST
Rob Hotchkiss - TRAIN
James House
Houston - FREDDY FENDER
Sean Hurley - VERTICAL HORIZON
David Immergluck - COUNTING CROWS
Steve Jabass
Jack Casady - HOT TUNA, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
Jackie - WILLIE NELSON
Jewel
John Connolly - SEVENDUST
John Berry
Jude
Buddy Judge - AIMEE MANN, LIZ PHAIR
Julian - OXYGEN
Ken Jury - RUBIN V
Mark Karan - REMBRANTS
Katies
Dylan Keefe - MARCY PLAYGROUND
Sean Kelly - SAMPLES, SIXPENSE NONE THE RICHER
Mark Kendall - GREAT WHITE
Tully Kennedy - MINDY MCCREADY
Scott Kennerly - BUCK-O-NINE
Sammy Kershaw
B.B. King
Wally King
Paul Kirby - CACTUS BROTHERS
Jonas Kleiner - BUCK-O-NINE
Lenny Kravitz
Lackey
Tony Lake - MICHAEL ENGLISH
Morgan Fallen - KITTIE
Barry Landis - PLUS ONE
Jim Laurey - MOTORHEAD
Steve Ledford - MARK CHESTNUT
Greg Lee - PETER SERCY
Jenna Leigh - JENNA MUSIC
John Lennon - THE BEATLES
Julian Lennon
Kenny Lee Lewis - STEVE MILLER
Mark Linkus - SPARKLE HORSE
Jeff Little - PLEASENTDALES
Michael Lockwood - AIMEE MANN, CARLEY SIMON, FIONA APPLE
Michael Lorde - GREAT WHITE
Keith Lowe - FIONA APPLE
Tony Lucido - JENNIFER KNAPP
Dave Lynsk - OVERKILL
Jody Mafis - WILLIE NELSON
Taj Mahal
Aimee Mann
Kevin Mannion - TRAIN
Marilyn Manson
Dave Lynsk - OVERKILL
Jody Mafis - WILLIE NELSON
Taj Mahal
Aimee Mann
Kevin Mannion - TRAIN
Marilyn Manson
Mark - VIDEODRONE
Dave Marshall - MELISSA ETHRIDGE
Charles Martin - DEXTER FREEBISH
Mavis - VIDEODRONE
Glen Maxey - BROTHER CANE
Brett Mccall - HARMONY REILLEY
Paul McCartney - THE BEATLES
Kevin Mccormick - JACKSON BROWNE
Lila McCann
Sean Mcnabb - GREAT WHITE
Justin Meldal - JOHNSEN BECK
John Melloncamp
Ken Mellons
Mark Mercado - DUST FOR LIFE
Mike - RX BANDITS
Miles - FASTBALL
Lanie Miller - FRONT PAGE
Moffats
Fred Mollings - BRITNEY SPEARS
Craig Morgan
John Morris - JUDAS PRIEST, BIJOU PHILLIPS
Lennon Murphy - LENNON
Trish Murphy
Gary Myers - MICKY GILLEY
Shirley Myers
Rick Neilson - CHEAP TRICK
Willie Nelson
Yvette Nelson
Randy Ness - JOAN OSBORNE
Kurt Neuman - BODEANS
Noah - KENNY WAYNE SHEPPARD
Nouveaux
Orion - THIRD EYE BLIND
Joan Osborne
Andrew Osenga` - NORMALS
Jake Ottman - BILLIONAIRE
Our Lady Peace
Paul Overstreet
Abe Reed
Fluid OZ
Tim Pagnotta - SUGARCULT
John Painter - FLEMING & JOHN
Shaun Palmer - EXTREME GAMES
Warren Pash - SWAG
Joe Pass
Richard Patrick - FILTER
Paz - PERFECT CIRCLE
Peak - NICHELBACK
Matt Pellam - FEATURES
Tom Peterson - CHEAP TRICK
Jack Peterizelli - JOAN OSBORNE
Doug Pettybone - JEWEL
Bijou Phillips
Rusty Pistachio - H20
Mike Plume - MIKE PLUME BAND
Renard Poche - N' DEA DAVENPORT
Rose Marie Portelli
Post - VERUCA SALT
Devin Powers - BLIND DATE / TV SOUNDTRACK
ROLAND GRESHAM - PRISON
Bonnie Raitt
Jason Ramagnoli - DECON BRODY
Kid Ramos - FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
Rancid
EddyRaven
Colin Raye
Ricky Ray Rector
Luke Reed - MICHAEL MURPHY
Billy Lee Reilly
Mitch Reilly - INGELBURT HUMPERDINC
Jarred Reynolds - TRENT SUMMAR AND THE NEW ROW MOB
Michael Rhodes - SHAWN COLVIN
Jason Ringenburg - JASON AND THE SCORCHERS
Rob Thomas - MATCHBOX 20
Howard Roberts
Ed Robertson - BARE NAKED LADIES
Duke Robillard
Marty Roe- DIAMOND RIO
Roland - COLLECTIVE SOUL
Ceasar Rosos - LOS LOBOS
Jack Russel - GREAT WHITE
Greg Rzab - BLACK CROWES / JIMMY PAGE
John Rzeznik - GOO GOO DOLLS
John Sanchez - GINGER MCKINSEY
Diego Saporton - MID TOWN
Matt Scannell - VERTICAL HORIZON
Dan Schafer - NASHVILLE SESSION GUITARIST
Mike Schmeelk - PLEASENTDALES
Jeff Senn - JUDDS
Peter Sercy
Ron Sexsmith
Shades Apart
Billy Joe Shaver
Steve Shaw - BUCKONINE
Joel Shearer - ALANIS MORRISETT
Blake Shelton
Monty Shipman - SOUL FLY
Mark Sissel - CHRIS LEDOUX
Leland Sklar
Slash
Herb Smith - PATTY LABELLE
Richard Smith
Robert Somers - SAMPLES
Acey Spades - DOPE
Bea Spears - WILLIE NELSON
Dave Spector
Bud Spiker - COURTNEY LOVE
Garrison Star
Pete Steinkoph - BOUNCING SOULS
Matthew Sweet
Stephen Jenkins - THIRD EYE BLIND
Doug Stone
Susie - L-7
Emerson Swinford - FISHER, POE
Fred Tackett - LITTLE FEAT
Robby Takac - GOO GOO DOLLS
Derek Tailor - OVERKILL
Andy Thompson - THOMPSON BROS
John Tibbles - STONE COYOTES
Barbara Tibbles - STONE COYOTES
Toby - DC TALK
Tonic
Brett Tuggle - CRIS ISSAK STEVIE NICKS
Jeff Tweedy - WILCO
Twiggy - MARILYN MANSON
Nick Valenci - THE STROKES
Chris Vandhal - LOVE HATE
Kevin Varuk - NICKELBACK
Pete Dunning - PAPA VEGAS
Gina Villalobos - MADES
Vinnie - SEVENDUST
Virus - DOPE
Rick Vito
Phillip Wallace - TRENT SUMMAR AND THE NEW ROW MOB
Mac Ward - PAPA VEGAS
Jamie Watson - JAMES DEAN
Derek Web - CAEDMANS CALL
Bill Whitbeck - ROBERT EARL KEEN
Whitey,Chris - SATTELLITES
Webb Wilder
Lucinda Williams
Marvin Williams - PATTY LABELLE
Walt Wilson - BRYAN WHITE
Jay Wilson - WILCO
Allen Woody - GOV'T MULE, ALLMAN BROTHERS
Zakk Wylde
Manny Yanez
Pete Yorn
Dave Young - SUMMER CAMP
Warren Zane - APRIL MARCH
Trevor Zimmerman - IROQUOIS STEALTH/SHAD HILLS