what a beast to play!
but sounds excellent.......
borrowed from a friend, i'm not sure if it's ever been used on a recording before.
the EPI pickups, thru my rig, are very stout and midrangy,
which makes the tracks really stand out against all my other ones.

these shots are from a session for a song called "Road to Tabriz"......
i posted an instrumental version of it a ways back....
the addition of the 12-string made the parts i wrote for it sound a bit 'mid eastern',
which was the reason for pulling this axe into the mix........

so, when i first started dialing in sounds thru the boogie and speakers,
i was using some amount of gain..
but the more i played with it,
the more i realized it just needed to be clean.....
then it all fell together.
 
i currently have EL84's in the boogie (instead of the typical 6L6's) by way of an adapter,
and it gives the boogie a bit of a Vox voicing to it.....
so it really works for these particular tracks.

this song is one of NINE new tunes on a new album i'm putting out shortly,
called "Stay"
more info to come..................

I've played a friend's Gibson once - as you mention, they're a best to play, but what you get out of them is totally worth it. The Epiphone would likely be better aligned w/ my own budget. 

yep, the epi may have a bolt on neck,
but the sonics are still close enough.
 
the pickups sound really good......
 
the wow factor,
well,
does not supercede the sore back factor.
 

Looking forward to your new release!
 
Geez, but I love the SG form factor. Here's mine.
 

Never had any issue with Epiphone pick ups - except maybe on the very, very cheap guitars such as the little Junior. But the ones on the LP standard have their use and their version of the Classic 57 + Probucker on the Traditional sound great.
 
Of course, I'm not that picky compared to some.

here's the first song i've used it on....
 
https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/road-to-tabriz
 

you can hear the 12 - string on the first verse, when the vox come in.....
then hear and there throughout....
there are 4 tracks, each doing something different, but all at once.

about half of what i tracked, i took out.
i just needed the 'flavor' that the 12 string offered on a few parts...
but i pretty much tracked with it thru the entire song!!
LOL

just cuz it was new.......

TheMaartian
Looking forward to your new release!
 
Geez, but I love the SG form factor. Here's mine.
 

No, that's Sweetwater's.

well, for a nominal fee........

batsbrew
here's the first song i've used it on....
 
https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/road-to-tabriz
 

Cool stuff - and the 12 string adds a nice touch.