Epiphone Les Paul Special-II Electric Guitar

Epiphone Les Paul Custom

Advantages: Sturdy, looks great, sounds amazing
Disadvantages: stigma of being epiphone and not gibson

In my opinion this is a brilliant sturdy guitar, that is built to the highest quality of epiphone standards being its top of the range. Having played the cheapest gibson les paul and most expensive epiphone les paul custom i would settle for the epiphone every time, which is why i own one of those over the cheapest gibson les paul. The quality of build, i feel, is very superior to the quality of all other epiphone electric guitars and the binding and inlay is just beautiful. The sound of this guitar is fantastic, far superior to the sound of my fender strat, peavey whitesnake signature and ESP viper, i would choose this guitar over them all for sound and if it ever got broke, lost or stolen i would definitely buy another one! ...

peppermint91 02.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Epiphone Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar

Epiphone Les Paul Studio, a little too evil?

Advantages: Build quality, Bridge pickup, Hardware
Disadvantages: Weight, Finish

Firstly i'd like to say that for me this guitar looks rather drab and boring, as it is so plain and all in black. There is no contrast in colour and doesn't really stand out. But with that now said, i will go onto the other aspects. It has the standard les paul fittings, which are sturdy and reliable, and the tuners that hold their tuning very well. The pickups are high output and sound very heavy, which is ideal for hard rock and metal. The neck pickup sounds a bit too heavy and doesn't sound great with only light distortion but sound good clean. The guitar is quite heavy in weight and can make my shoulder ache if i've had it on the strap too long. But the weight is only due to the mahogany it is made from. It is buit very well and is also sturdy. The fitted neck is very nice and adds to the build quility. ...

seemewheelie 15.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Epiphone Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar

Epiphone les paul

Advantages: Excellent durability and sound,
Disadvantages: quite heavy

I personally love these guitars. i Bought one around 4 years ago when learning to play, it has never failed me, and has served me through many gigs. These guitars are gorgeous and affordable, of course, i wanted the Gibson version, but could not afford it, but these are definitely the best under a grand version. One of the few criticisms i have, is that they are quite heavy, (Only when compared to light guitars) which can impeed rocking out on stage, but once your used to it, it's fine. there are cheaper versions ranging around £ 100-250 (not necessarily epiphone) but my experience of these have been disappointing, and so it seems to be worth spending the extra few pounds to get a guitar that will last you and that sounds great too, complimented with the right amp, these guitars are wonderful. As an unbiased consumer, i ...

the7animator 27.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Epiphone Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar