Epiphone Les Paul
Standard Electric Guitar Reviews
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Electric
Guitar
Guitars
5 out of 5!
Anthony Somebody ditchbiter@hotmail.com
I bought the guitar from a guitar shop that
is now out of business. Price $550.
While I was searching for a Fender Strat,
this Les Paul was found gleaming in a corner. After playing it for a while
I had to have it. Good fretboard feel. Great classic sound that matches
the more expensive Gibson models. Even with the classic pickups the
distortion crunched with the best of them! Oh...and the finish....very
nice.
The bridge sticks up high from the
surface of the guitar making it difficult to play if you are not used to
it. It's just as heavy as the Gibson Les Paul’s. I thought it was very
well made. If you look very close at both Gibson and Epiphone guitars you
will see that Gibson uses AAA top grade woods. Epiphone uses a lower grade
but is still good quality. If you want a Strat there's nothing wrong with
that but give the Epiphone Les Paul a try.
If you want a Gibson Les Paul, again give
the Epiphone a try. In my opinion it plays just as well at the fraction of
the price. Submit Thursday September 07 2000 02:31:01 AM
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Flame Top
Electric Guitar
Guitars
5 out of 5!
Bone
BGAvidor@altavista.com
I paid 300.00 (excellent!) at the Long
Island Guitar Show to Music Services of Huntington NY. I was going to
spend up to $1500 for a Gibson (midlife crisis?). Tried a million Pauls
and only loved one gold one at $1200.00. They were very variable. I also
tried a lot of Epi Pauls. Then I saw this one - beautiful and I just
couldn't justify the $900 difference. Hard-shell case too!
It's a good one - they vary and this
guitar has the tone feel playability and looks I love the pickups
especially the bridge which I replaced with a Seymour Duncan Seth Lover
(e-bay - 70 bucks). Neck isn't bad. The strap button came loose - I just replaced
with Schaller locking. I'd give it an 8.8. I love this guitar. I do wonder
whether I might someday spring for the Gibson but I don't think I could
sell this one.
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