On 2004-07-04, danny c (peak of progress) rated this Epiphone Les Paul Studio Gothic a 5...(9314)
Purchase: £199 matchett's music, belfast NI
Pros: like the other reviewer, the range of distorion is excellent especially when using the treble pickup on its own. never feedsback even when gigging and playin loud. machineheads are great as is the dotless fretboard (love the XII on 12th fret). fretboard is fast and guitar plays amazingly well right up to the 23 fret.
Cons: if i was to be super picky... the body IS hard to keep dusat free but that doesnt really bother me that much
Quality: excellent for the price, probly the best iv seen. A slightly sharp fret bridge has broken the odd A string but thats just a minor constructio erroe and was easily fixed with sandpaper and dental floss! the dotless frets can take a while to get used to but usoon get nto the habit of using the dots on the top of the neck. Review Summary: WONDERFUL...if you want a versatile guitar for around £200 that'll last get this one
On 2004-06-10, Stephen Coulter rated this Epiphone Les Paul Studio Gothic a 4...(9085)
Purchase: I paid £250 for this guitar.I bught it from Merchant city music in glasgow.
Pros: The actions great,And Its really light the tuners (grover 18.1) are great and really finish the guitar off.
Cons: The finish (satin Black) is really cool but is very annoying to keep clean cause of finger prints.
Quality: The neck is set in and sustains great.the frets are finished off perfectly. Review Summary: The guitar is great but its a pain in the arse to keep clean the pickups sound great distorted or clean and are perfect for heavy metal
On 2003-12-04, Antonio Franco rated this Epiphone Les Paul Studio Gothic a 4...(6665)
Purchase: I acquired this guitar at Academy of Sound store in Nottingham, UK. I was looking for a fixed bridge/set neck guitar and since I cannot afford a Gibson (yet), I tried some epiphones and then chose this one. I paid 329 £. I was hooked by its dark look and great feel.
Pros: It sounds powerful and its finish is great. You can play any style on it but you'll get the most out of it with really heavy tunes.
It has great sustain and the neck is really fast.
The satin finish and the 12th fret inlay are really cool.
Cons: It's not very well balanced which is something I'll live with since I like so much everything else about this guitar.
The toggle switch won't take too much Tom Morelo tunes, but I'm gonna change it anyway.
Quality: Well it's mahogany all around plus ebony fretboard, which is great combination.
All hardware is black and it has grover tuners also black.
General quality is above my expectations. I only had to adjust intonation a little bit and then it sounded flawless. Review Summary: If you like BLACK SABBATH, you should buy this guitar. On 2003-01-05, Chris rated this Epiphone Les Paul Studio Gothic a 5...(3814)
Purchase: I bought this guitar from Shreve Audio in Louisiana for $379.00.
Pros: I really like almost everything about this guitar. The finish is great. If you get a scratch in it, all you have to do is get some water and put a little bit of windex in it and wipe it down, and it's good as new. It also comes with great Alnico humbucker pickups which sound a lot better for metal than the usual closed humbuckers.
Cons: The only thing that I don't care that much for on it is the neck is a little thicker than I'd like, but that's getting rather picky. Also, the pickup selector switch seems kindof fragile and loose, which makes it hard to do any Tom Morello style riffs selecting the pickups on and off.
Quality: The construction of this guitar is great. It's much, much better constructed than the Epiphone Specials that I've seen. Review Summary: This is a great guitar for just about any type of music. It's the cheapest decent Epiphone, and I think the best. On 2002-04-22, M.C. Miranda rated this Epiphone Les Paul Studio Gothic a 4...(2036)
Purchase: I ordered my Epiphone Gothic Les Paul Studio from Musician's Friend for $399.99 having never played one before. The pictures I saw of it just looked so wicked it piqued my curiousity. I knew I couldn't afford the Gibson model, and seeing as I'm not primarily a guitar player I thought this Epiphone model would suit me just fine.
Pros: Fresh out of the box, I was amazed at how light it was. Its satin black finish was like a black hole - it sucked up any light that hit it. It's the guitar equivalent of the Night Goddess, Nox : dark, sexy, mysterious and utterly female. You'd know what I mean if you were holding one up against you right now. Carved top gives it gorgeous contours, and the ebony fretboard is a nice touch of class.
Though the fretboard has only a single XII inlay at the 12th fret, dot markers along the topside edge of the neck ensure that you won't lose your place.
The Alnico V stock pickups were brutal. I like the bite that comes in on its treble setting and the bluesy crunch that you get when you set the toggle on rhythm. They're much better than the stock pickups that Epiphone usually puts in its lower-priced models like the Specials, the Studios and its "E" series.
The one I have was made in Korea and comes with Grover tuners. Its Epiphone logo is on the headstock and on the truss rod cover with a spooky cross symbol above it.
Cons: My guitar came with the usual fresh-out-of-the-box symptoms. A little intonation adjustment took the buzz off the high E string, and the frets further up on the fretboard will need wearing in before I can get good bends.
More seasoned players will probably want to replace the pickups if they find the output not quite up to what they're accustomed to.
Having played mostly on Strat-style guitars, the body took some getting used to, especially with where I found myself placing my forearm while picking and strumming. I've got a tender spot where I've been resting my forearm along the top edge of the guitar.
The balance took some getting used to as well; a heavier neck tends to dip the headstock towards the ground if you let it hang.
Quality: For the price, this guitar is very well put together. Strap buttons may need to be replaced, and the toggle switch could forseeably give you trouble down the line, but the finish is flawless, and the mahogany body and neck make this guitar sing beautifully. Seperate volume and tone knobs for each of the humbuckers make this a step-up and intermediate player's guitar.
The satin finished neck give it smooth playability and it's surprisingly fast. Review Summary: It's hard not to go straight into playing dark and heavy once you've got this guitar in your hands, but you don't have to be a Goth to enjoy this guitar. You don't have to be Azrael - the pale, clove-smoking wolfskin booted dude with the black nail polish to have fun with it.
This guitar was designed as an industrial sonic slicer or to be used to get the slam dancers going at the punk gigs but alternative and blues rockers alike will find something to love about this guitar. Any modifications you'd make will only add to the pleasure you'll get from the Gothic Les Paul, I know mine's definitely a keeper.
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