Epiphone Review: Black Beauty Custom

History:

Purchase: I bought this for £450 from a local guitar store. This was like my third guitar. I actually meant to go get an SG but hey, i guess it was fate.

What I Like About This Epiphone Black Beauty Custom: Its a real great guitar. Good deep full tones, a great crunch and everything in between. The neck is really smooth and the neck is a through body so it has great sustain. It also stays in tune for an age which is great. The neck is also flat, and I find a flat nech much easier to play on. It just sounds like a much much more expensive guitar. Epiphone, I love you!

What I Do NOT Like About The Epiphone Black Beauty Custom: Well, the selector switch sometimes gets knocked when im playing. It's also difficult to hit certain chords right down the bottom of the neck. Its a really heavy guitar. My strap is struggling to stay together cause of it. It weighs more than my bassists guitar.

Epiphone Black Beauty Custom Quality Rating: I've bashed it god knows how many times and it still works. The screw that holds the strap thing at the top came outta mines tho, due to the extreme weight of the guitar, but i just screwed in a longer screw. The neck goes straight into the body too. Its a good durable guitar id say, its even survived being soakend wet.

Review Summary: I love it, buy one now!

Rating of this Epiphone product: 5

This Epiphone Black Beauty Custom Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Scott Kemp

Review Date: 2003-09-29