Epiphone Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar

...However, Gibson bought out Epiphone in 1957 and since that time have used Epiphone for not only contnuing to produce models unique to Epiphone itself but also to make cheaper official 'copies' of 'proper' Gibson guitars. So in effect, you're getting a Gibson in all but name. I managed to get a Chinese-built Epiphone Les Paul Custom in black as an offer from an ebay seller for the great price of £260 plus £20 postage. Out of the box, the sheer beauty ...
...white binding, gold hardware, 3 ply black/white scratchplate, rosewood fretboard with block fret markers, it looks really classy. All the marks of a real Les Paul are there, including the bell-shaped truss-rod cover, gold-covered twin humbuckers and the 3-way "Lead"/"Treble" switch to switch between pickups. And it has a set neck too, not a bolt on like some. Overall, I couldn't find anything wrong with the build quality. Chalk one up there to Epiphone. ...

blankfrank 02.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Epiphone Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar

I bought this guitar about a year ago now and it has become much loved by me. When I saw it in the guitar shop, I was just stunned by how beautiful it looked for the price. A little test drive was enough to confirm to me that it is what I was looking for. Back then I was not really serious as a guitar player, and thereore didn't know much about what a good guitar was etc. so I have started to appreciate its qualities over time more and more. If you ...
...without a doubt, here are my reasons: Appearance The guitar is built mainly from mahogany incorporating a maple top to give it better tone. My guitar is the Heritage Cherry Sunburst version, and I think that this is the best by far, as you get to see the beatiful highly polished wood finish. The fret inlays are perloid, which is good enough, although it may look a bit arificial for some peoples tastes it is but a minor flaw. The split-diamond headstock ...

harmonic_overtones 26.12.2005 · Read full review
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There is, unsurprisingly, a reason why this guitar is so successful - it is an absolute icon of our time. For years to come, people will look at that familiar rounded outline and remember their rockstar hopes and fantasies, as well as their most epic jam sessions! I have only been playing guitar for two years and have had no professional instruction, i was delighted to find out early on that i was naturally talented at playing and advanced quite ...
...have taught a couple of my friends. I own this guitar in Alpine White and it looks sublime, the gold pickups are beautifully worn giving it a well played look and the sound is almost perfect in every way. I chose this guitar based purely on a long time obsession with the beauty of Les Pauls', i went straight here from a cheap knock off strat and have never looked back. I have heard horror stories about people going through a plethora of poor guitars ...

TudsW 24.10.2009 · Read full review
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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 ...
...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 would say if your looking for a guitar that looks nice plays well clean, but can also rock out when needed buy ...

the7animator 27.10.2008 · Read full review
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...the flamed maple top underneath the lovely orange sunburst. For £350 RRP I cannot understand how Epiphone can produce a guitar of this superb quality. I completely recommend this guitar to anyone who wants to look as cool as they will sound with this guitar in their hand! ...

01GrahJ 17.05.2005 · Read full review
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...more expensive. Epiphone is a company of gibson only,but sold at cheaper rates,with almost the same quality. I would recommend people to go for this guitar instead of those cheap chineese imitations as they arent even worth the money at all. Final words...really awesome guitar..learn and enjoy playing it!:) ...

anujs007 07.11.2008 · Read full review
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I bought this guitar as a kind of investment back in Nov 07. What a great choice. The guitar is black and gold, with gold hardware, unlike the picture depicted here. I usually play a rang of music styles. GNR to pub rock to pop. The great thing I found about this guitar is the fact that it makes you stand out in a crowd. I played this at a concert and you just could not miss it, the colours were so contrasted. As with any full size LP, They are very easy to play. The only downside to this is that its a very heavy guitar, so long jam sessions can really hurt your neck. Other than that it's great! ...

WarSheep 14.06.2008
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Review of Epiphone Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar

The guitar has a 22 jumbo fret fat Brazilian Rosewood neck (Custom ordered) with pearl block inlays. The body is Mahogany with the brazilian neck. It's a Les Paul body style with a gold Tune-O-Matic bridge. It has a volume and a tone knob for the bridge pickup and a volume and tone knob for the neck pickup and a 3 way Switch. I really love the Grover tuners, which never goes out of tune. I play classic rock with this Les Paul guitar and it sounds ...
...this guitar is the I can really shine on the stage with the dark rose red colour of the body. Still remeber my first rock concert in school, i used it and everyone went mad after our band's performance. This is a great guitar to rock all the way to hell! ...

randomreviewer69 08.06.2009 · Read full review
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...easily glued back on. There was also a bit of fret buzz for the first two week after purchase, but that soon stopped. I own five electric guitars and my epiphone is my main guitar. Overall I am very happy with my purchase and would recommend epiphones to any guitarists. ...

suede 10.04.2001 · Read full review
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It's a great guitar, great quality, nice design, you can get a real good performance from that guitar, and it has a nice price ...

vtuning 07.02.2009
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