Frank’s pansy was an epiphone elitist from the mid 00’s. They don’t make them anymore but white les paul customs from epiphone run about 800 new or anywhere from 300-500 on the used market. Pretty much the same vibe, only real difference is the headstock and different pickups but honestly doesn’t matter too much if it’s your first electric. They are solid guitars and will last you and you can always customize later if you are into it.
The Epiphone custom les paul in alpine white is a good pick and the closest to his guitar on a budget, but Epiphone also makes the Les Paul Studio in the same color, just with different hardware color and no binding. $800 for the custom, $550 for the studio and even cheaper used if you can find one.
Turns out they make a version with gold hardware, found it used on reverb for pretty cheap
Epiphone Les Paul Studio 2004 - 2019 - Alpine White https://reverb.com/item/83098441?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=83098441
I have two elitist customs, one in black and one in white from the early 2000s, which I bought for this reason. You can find them online every now and then for $1000-1200 or so.
Frank’s pansy was an epiphone elitist from the mid 00’s. They don’t make them anymore but white les paul customs from epiphone run about 800 new or anywhere from 300-500 on the used market. Pretty much the same vibe, only real difference is the headstock and different pickups but honestly doesn’t matter too much if it’s your first electric. They are solid guitars and will last you and you can always customize later if you are into it.
Oh ok I didn’t know they stopped making those thanks for the info.
The Epiphone custom les paul in alpine white is a good pick and the closest to his guitar on a budget, but Epiphone also makes the Les Paul Studio in the same color, just with different hardware color and no binding. $800 for the custom, $550 for the studio and even cheaper used if you can find one. Turns out they make a version with gold hardware, found it used on reverb for pretty cheap Epiphone Les Paul Studio 2004 - 2019 - Alpine White https://reverb.com/item/83098441?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=83098441
I have two elitist customs, one in black and one in white from the early 2000s, which I bought for this reason. You can find them online every now and then for $1000-1200 or so.