When Gibson had issued a Jimmy Page Les Paul signature model a fews years ago, I wished that something was available that had similar features (coil-taps, phase control, series/parallel wiring), but not the astronomical cost. I had considered getting a low-end Epiphone Les Paul and wiring it the same way, but didn’t think I had the skills or patience. Then I realized the answer had been in front of me for a long time, in the form of the Carvin catalog. They had electronics options for their guitars that were pretty similar to the Jimmy Page model; humbuckers with coil-splitting and phase-switching. It makes up for the lack of series/parallel wiring by having a Fishmanl piezo pickup, which has a more acoustic guitar sound, and is blendable with the magnetic pickups.
It's a swamp-ash body, with a blueburst finish on its Telecaster shape. Between the splittable pickups and the phase-angle switch there are 12 different sounds, and double that when you blend in the Fishman. The guitar plays very well, and is easily the most versatile axe I have.
Unique Feature(s) - Piezo pickup, coil-splitters, phase switch, 24 frets.