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Published on 12/25/02 at 15:001st of all,i would like to tell,that i am from pakistan,as you people might know,it isn't a country where music is too much encouraged,therefore no support is expected from the parents.Anyways,mine parents are a different story,they do support me and they did,by making available,the money to purchase the guitar i am reviewing right now(and with a hope in my heart,that i might win another one 
).Anyways,there arn't many decent instrument dealerz/shops,infact almost none,here in pakistan.Therefore i had no choice but to buy a guitar online.My cousin who is studying in the USA,had to come back to his hometown(pakistan),which rang a bell in my mind.i thought why not purchase a guitar online get it shipped at his place and he will hand-carry it back here in pakistan.i did not wanted the guitar to be shipped here directly because,well you might not know that,pakistani cargo people are savages :D!!!!.They don't really handle things with care,especially guitars,as there arn't many people who buy guitars or get it shipped,here in pakistan.Anyways i started surfing musical instruments-oriented websites,when i stumbled upon musiciansfriend.com.I found the prices to be very resonable + i really like the website's interface :D .So,i choose musiciansfriend.com to buy a guitar online.Now the matter was,which guitar to get.I am totally mad about the shape of the LES PAUL standerd guitar.I did not had too high a buget to afford a GIBSON so i settled for an EPIPHONE model of the LES PAUL standerd electric guitar(another reason for choosing it was that it was one of the bestsellers on the website 
!!).i always wanted the EBONY colour(and it came out the be the cheapest available options in all the colours available..what more could i want !!!),so i went for it.It is $499...pretty reasonable for the std LES PAUL shape.Thats the story of Where,How i got it and how much i paid for it.
well..I LOVE THE UNIT :D!..Well ok,yea yea I know,theres no need to get hyper!!.Well ok,first of all it is one of my faverite guitar body shapes,the LES PAUL standerd shape.2ndly,it has 2 classic chormome humbuckers,which delivers the awesome LES PAUL sound.My friend has a GIBSON and surprisingly there isn't a too obvious difference in the sound of my guitar and his!(poor he..as he spent a LOT more than me! :p).
I really liked the rosewood fretboard.It has a really solid feel,infact the overall feel of guitar is very solid(which gives u a sense of security!;-D ).
Another thing that I noticed and really loved about this guitar is that from heavy distorted riffs to melodious blues melodies,it delivers such a perfect sound!,which is a great plus point in my view if you are a person who doesn't just stick to one style of music,like me.
One more thing,it has the LIMITED LIFETIME WARRENTY offer!!..which means if by filling out the WARRENTY FORM,if ever my guitar gets faulty,i can always get it repaired/changed!
umm...nothin much really.Its just that,I wished the tuning pegs were made of metal or atleast painted with silver or some other metallic colour,instead of a somewhat strange greenish colour!And yeah another one that the colour(EBONY) i bought is great and thats exactly the colour I wanted,but theres a problem with it,even the slightest speck of dust(and theres pretty much here in pakistan) becomes very prominent on EBONY colour,plus hand stains and all also become pretty prominent.It aint really a problem or something to dislike as a person can always wipe the dust off and all,but I guess this wouldn't had been a problem with the other colours(the natural LES PAUL colour and the vintage colour).
well the standerd LES PAUL shape,Rosewood fingerboard,solidMahogany body,Carved maple top,Cream body and fretboard binding....in short its AWESOME!!!
Well what more to say.I really love my instrument.And I belive,so will the people who choose to buy it.If u want the classic LES PAUL SHAPE,TONE and you don't have too big a buget...GOOO FOR ITTTT!!!!!!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
).Anyways,there arn't many decent instrument dealerz/shops,infact almost none,here in pakistan.Therefore i had no choice but to buy a guitar online.My cousin who is studying in the USA,had to come back to his hometown(pakistan),which rang a bell in my mind.i thought why not purchase a guitar online get it shipped at his place and he will hand-carry it back here in pakistan.i did not wanted the guitar to be shipped here directly because,well you might not know that,pakistani cargo people are savages :D!!!!.They don't really handle things with care,especially guitars,as there arn't many people who buy guitars or get it shipped,here in pakistan.Anyways i started surfing musical instruments-oriented websites,when i stumbled upon musiciansfriend.com.I found the prices to be very resonable + i really like the website's interface :D .So,i choose musiciansfriend.com to buy a guitar online.Now the matter was,which guitar to get.I am totally mad about the shape of the LES PAUL standerd guitar.I did not had too high a buget to afford a GIBSON so i settled for an EPIPHONE model of the LES PAUL standerd electric guitar(another reason for choosing it was that it was one of the bestsellers on the website !!).i always wanted the EBONY colour(and it came out the be the cheapest available options in all the colours available..what more could i want !!!),so i went for it.It is $499...pretty reasonable for the std LES PAUL shape.Thats the story of Where,How i got it and how much i paid for it.well..I LOVE THE UNIT :D!..Well ok,yea yea I know,theres no need to get hyper!!.Well ok,first of all it is one of my faverite guitar body shapes,the LES PAUL standerd shape.2ndly,it has 2 classic chormome humbuckers,which delivers the awesome LES PAUL sound.My friend has a GIBSON and surprisingly there isn't a too obvious difference in the sound of my guitar and his!(poor he..as he spent a LOT more than me! :p).
I really liked the rosewood fretboard.It has a really solid feel,infact the overall feel of guitar is very solid(which gives u a sense of security!;-D ).
Another thing that I noticed and really loved about this guitar is that from heavy distorted riffs to melodious blues melodies,it delivers such a perfect sound!,which is a great plus point in my view if you are a person who doesn't just stick to one style of music,like me.
One more thing,it has the LIMITED LIFETIME WARRENTY offer!!..which means if by filling out the WARRENTY FORM,if ever my guitar gets faulty,i can always get it repaired/changed!
umm...nothin much really.Its just that,I wished the tuning pegs were made of metal or atleast painted with silver or some other metallic colour,instead of a somewhat strange greenish colour!And yeah another one that the colour(EBONY) i bought is great and thats exactly the colour I wanted,but theres a problem with it,even the slightest speck of dust(and theres pretty much here in pakistan) becomes very prominent on EBONY colour,plus hand stains and all also become pretty prominent.It aint really a problem or something to dislike as a person can always wipe the dust off and all,but I guess this wouldn't had been a problem with the other colours(the natural LES PAUL colour and the vintage colour).
well the standerd LES PAUL shape,Rosewood fingerboard,solidMahogany body,Carved maple top,Cream body and fretboard binding....in short its AWESOME!!!
Well what more to say.I really love my instrument.And I belive,so will the people who choose to buy it.If u want the classic LES PAUL SHAPE,TONE and you don't have too big a buget...GOOO FOR ITTTT!!!!!!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com