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On 2003-11-16, Matt Rocks ....... But not with this baby. rated this Epiphone LP Special a 1...(6225)


Purchase: Recently purchased off eBay at £91 as a starter guitar for my son.Normally retails at £128 - £180 depending on the finish.
Pros: It is a good looking guitar and apart from the bangs the original high gloss sunburst finish looks at first glance to be agreeable to the eye. Bostered up by that gibson badge on the headstock. After that, the pleasure stops.
Cons: This is truely the worst guitar I have picked up. True it looks at a cursory glance to be a nice peice of eye candy.But handle that baby and your in for a disappointment its construction leaves a lot to be desired and the tuning mechanism is truely abhorant.
Quality: This model features cheap tacky tuners that do not hold their tuning very well varying from hard to turn to exceedingly sloppy. the guitar features a bridge that is impossible to get both the bottom and top scales simultaniously in tune so, useless if you want to play tunes by the darkness or any good lead riffs. The bolt on neck and its flimsy construction make it difficult to tune as any pressure on the neck in any direction alters the tuning. To add insult to injury when you have got it plugged in watch that plastic plate that the jack plug is attatched to split down the middle its the biggest wow you will get from this sucker.

Review Summary: Give this baby a miss, spend a few more of those hard earned dollars and pounds on a guitar not built like a present from a lucky dip bag. If you are thinking of a beginners guitar or any other guitar for that matter give this a miss.

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