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Published on 04/08/04 at 15:00I got this guitar for about $400 and something at guitar center.
I bought it mainly because of the les paul reputation and legacy. When i plugged it in a 100 watt Marshall and took it for a test ride i was blown away
The main thing i love about this guitar is the body. It is heavy, and beautifully sculpted. The curves on the body adapt perfectly to mine's and make it confortable and solid to rock out with. The tones are wonderfull. The clean is warm and full, distorted trough a Marshall, you can get some really heavy thunder.
The stock tuners on the guitar are terrible and do no justice to this beauty. I changed mine's for grovers, but these were a bit too fat for the tuner holes so i had to make the holes a bit wider. I don't like strap locks, so i had a friend of mine's drill a new strap pin hole in the back of the guitar. The strap pins are in a weird place where it makes your strap slip easily. The paint job is delicate and you must definately consider getting a case. My LP fell of it's stand one day and chipped/ bruised realy bad. Also, i play downtuned and do a lot of mute picking, which causes the bridge to lower and get my guitar out of tune, i have to periodically readjust the bridge which is a reall pain in the ***!
THe quality is excellent. This guitar is really worth every dollar and more! It is not as good as the gibson for the tuners, pickups, and wood are of inferior quiality, BUT! it is a wonderfull guitar for a reasonable price. The adjustments and troubles i got trough with the bridge are definately worth it.
The Epiphone LP is great. Cosmetically it is jaw droppingly beautifull. Value wise it is definately a valuable investment in the never ending search for perfect tone.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I bought it mainly because of the les paul reputation and legacy. When i plugged it in a 100 watt Marshall and took it for a test ride i was blown away
The main thing i love about this guitar is the body. It is heavy, and beautifully sculpted. The curves on the body adapt perfectly to mine's and make it confortable and solid to rock out with. The tones are wonderfull. The clean is warm and full, distorted trough a Marshall, you can get some really heavy thunder.
The stock tuners on the guitar are terrible and do no justice to this beauty. I changed mine's for grovers, but these were a bit too fat for the tuner holes so i had to make the holes a bit wider. I don't like strap locks, so i had a friend of mine's drill a new strap pin hole in the back of the guitar. The strap pins are in a weird place where it makes your strap slip easily. The paint job is delicate and you must definately consider getting a case. My LP fell of it's stand one day and chipped/ bruised realy bad. Also, i play downtuned and do a lot of mute picking, which causes the bridge to lower and get my guitar out of tune, i have to periodically readjust the bridge which is a reall pain in the ***!
THe quality is excellent. This guitar is really worth every dollar and more! It is not as good as the gibson for the tuners, pickups, and wood are of inferior quiality, BUT! it is a wonderfull guitar for a reasonable price. The adjustments and troubles i got trough with the bridge are definately worth it.
The Epiphone LP is great. Cosmetically it is jaw droppingly beautifull. Value wise it is definately a valuable investment in the never ending search for perfect tone.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com