All user reviews for the Epiphone Les Paul Custom (1989-2012)

I found it at a local guitar center, I was attracted to it because of its sophisticated white color, it looked very classic. I bought it year ago exactly.(january 2002) I paid $600 for it new. I wanted a les paul custom, because I love them, but didnt have over $1000 to spend on a guitar..and a favorite guitarist of mine, Lars fredriksen of rancid swears by these guitars//

I love this guitar for all the right reasons..feel, tone and style..it looks grear..plays great, and sounds great..run this guitar through a jcm 900 and you are in tone heaven..great crunch...also sounds good in neck position for jazz or mellow glassy blues...it has opened me to playing alot of things I may not have if it didnt sound so damn good..it makes you play better.

the only thing I dont like is that the headstock doesnt look much like the gibson version, and I love the gibson headstocks

the construction and quality of this guitar is first rate...it is so well made I dont know why they arent as expensive as a "real" gibson would be..its constructed much better than say an sg special that actually sports the gibson name...i think its just the name you fork out for.

if you want a guitar that delivers much more than you would expect for its sticker price...looks sounds and is all around great...if you love les pauls..i seriously encourage you to check out these greatly kept secret tone monsters....

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I heard about the Les Paul about a year ago.
Everybody rated it highly, so I decided to buy one. I knew they were expensive but I wanted the best. I bought one off my best mate for $2300. This was alot for a new Les Paul. But it was the custom, special ebalone
inlays and mother of pearl. It is the best guitar I've had.

The sound is crisp and clean. The action is great, easy to play and amazingly versatile.
The build quality is Gibson standard, which is flawless. It is quite small for an electric but produces an amazing sound. The Les Paul custom is definately worth the money. This one is Sunburst in colour with gold rim thrown in for extra.

There is nothing wrong with it apart from the high price.

Quality- Brilliant
Construction- Flawless

It is "the" guitar for guitarists. The best around, with a price to match!

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I paid $2600 for it at www.frogbashmusic.com (great place, they have really nice stuff visit em'!)

It's a les paul..and it makes a great beer coaster.

Huge neck, heavy, useless, shit sounding, gold hardware turns greenish-chrome after a few weeks, neck breaks easily, I broke the neck on mine after a month of owning this piece of shit, I was going to get pizza, and when I came back..I set my plate next to my roomate, and he got mad (he was cranky that day) and he through the plate..and it hit my les paul and chipped it! and I was like "dude! that's my les paul!" and he was like "fuck!" and then I kicked him out, and I ate the pizza, and tried to polish my les paul..but I polished it so much..it looks funny and if you scream into the pickups it makes a cool warble sound, and if you're reading this far you're dumb, and then if you scrap your pick over the pots in the humbuckers it'll go ERRRRRR which is always cool, plus if you play Q sharp, it sounds like shit, and the tune-o-matic bridge will not stay in tune!

NEVER BUY A ANYTHING FROM MUSICIANSFRIEND.COM!

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I bought this Japanese as opposed to korean made LP from Denmark street in London. It cost me £700.00 which was about £300.00 more than the Korean versions they also sold but it was well worth the extra. The quality of the build is far superior both in the woods and the electrics than the korean version. I wanted to replace a crappy westone strat with a humbucker guitar.

Where do I start!!. Firstly it is crafted superbly and I believe is built to within a whisker of the original LP. particularly matching the woods...ie mahogony with ebony fretboard. The sound is just earth shattering through my Marshall DSL201 valve amp giving great warm distortion as well as nice clean notes. Moving around fretboard with the thinner neck is very smooth and easy too. I love the finish of the black and gold. it looks like a sculpture.

Its much heavier than the Korean version but I think this helps give you endless sustain. even on the clean neck pick up and doing a pick with a hammer on the sustain would not diminish so its great for melodic licks.

Its just first rate and makes the gibon LP a total rip off. i tried all 3 in the same shop and it was so obvious that the jap version was the best value deal. when you take the pick ups out the configuration internally is much like the original LP which the korean isnt

Its almost the double the price of a Korean but less than half the price of an original so I think If you can save up then get this. I will never sell this as the sound and playability is fantastic. it makes you want to practice non stop. call me if yu wanna discuss more.

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I got this Epiphone Les Paul Custom guitar on December 2000 from Musician's Friend and it cost $600. I acquired this Les Paul guitar because it's a classic, it has beauty, power and great sound.

This guitar is very special and I like it because of many things. The neck of the guitar has a great feeling, it makes it very easy to get every chord and to run with scales all around, the body is small, so it's comfortable for your playing, it has a very powerful and unique sound, and finally it looks great, all the gold hardware and extras makes it a precious instrument.

There is nothing I don't like about this guitar.

The quality of this Epiphone Les Paul is not as high as a Gibson, but it still has the same look and great features. This Custom has a set mahogany neck, a rosewood fingerboard with block inlays and mahogany/alder top and body. It has binding in the body, neck, and headstock .Also gold hardware, 2 humbuckers, 2 volume and 2 tone controls and a 3-way toggle switch.

In conclusion this guitar has great things to offer guitar players. It can be used in all types of music, from slow and sweet to fast and heavy. So if you are going to buy a guitar that can do it all, buy an Epiphone Les Paul Custom.

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I had been playing for about six months and had been looking for a new gituar for two (my first guitar was a big hard-to-play classical acoustic). I bought it of of E-bay for $393 +S&H. ive been to many guitar stores and have talked to many players about my purchase and they all tell me that this was an awesome deal even for a used one. look for a new one at around $600 minimum without the case. This model has 3 pickups.

It playes and feels almost exactly like a "real" Gibson Les Paul and it costs 1/6 of the Gibson price or less.
The heavy weight of the guitar translates into excellent sustain and the pickups are wonderfully rich and full sounding. this gives "that Gibson sound" that has made the Les Paul line so famous. I love the way the guitar can give deep full clean tones and smooth growling distortion. The neck is well designed and makes for fast, easy play and the bridge makes for some easy palm muteing. and last but not least I'd like to point out that this os one of the worlds most beautifull guitars, black finish with gold hardware and cream trim. need I say more?

There is not much to dislike about this unit. However, I am puzzled by the fact that a three pickup guitar would have only a three way pickup selector switch. Most three pickup guitars that I've seen or played have 5 or 7 way switches allowing the player to use most or all possable combinations. apparently the setup is this: UP-Neck only, MIDDLE-Middle and Bridge, DOWN-Bridge only.
Also the weight of the guitar becomes an issue after playing for an hour or two. If you play standing up your shoulder will get tired for the first few weeks.

This gituar is constructed very well. Usually the body is 1-3 peices of wood
(yea but just try to find the seams, they are nearly invisable even in Epi Pauls with clear finishes)
The neck is another obviously. The fretboard is maple, and fretwork is very nice.
That said, most pards on the guitar are mearly adequit the list includes: tuners(low ratio), the nut(light plastic), and the output jack(gets loose sometimes).
the biggest problem is the pickup selector switch which is obviously cheap and becomes loose easily as well as being loose internally. Expect to replace this eventually.

Looking for a guitar? Check these out first. You wont regret it.
98% of the sound quality of a Gibson at 20% of the price. Do the math.

When you get it wrap the headstock in a cloth and pretend it's a Gibson cause you probably wont be able to tell the difference.

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On March 17th 1999, I had asked my dad if we could go into a local music shop so I could get some strings for my electric guitar, and also check out some new stuff that they had. I have always mentioned to my dad that I would loved to get my hands on the Epiphone Les Paul Custom. Upon entering the shop, I seen it! There it was, the Epiphone Les Paul Custom (Black with Gold Hardware). The only guitar that proudly stood out from all other cheap strat look alikes. I then asked the guy if I could try it out. I plugged it into a Marshall Valvestate 100 watt 2x12 combo (ah, sweet Marshall power!). It sounded amazing! Everything sounded excellent, from Mello stuff to the down right dirty full gain. It had all the lows-mids-and highs that I've been hearing everyone talk about. My dad told me to ask my mom if I could get it, but with all the excitement, I didn't really understand him quite well. I put the "Les Paul" back up on the rack thinking that I could never get it. I told my dad that I really wanted it, but at around $500 bucks(US). I needed some financial support. My parents agreed to let me borrow the amount since I could pay them back with my summer job. With my luck we went back the next week to pick it up.



When I started to play it, I felt like the spot light was on me. This guitar is just perfect! The string action is great, not to low and not to high but just right. The first few songs I played were from Metallica. This guitar sounded just like their ESP customs worth over 2 grand. But everyone can sound good with the Marshall's full gain right? Well I then played some Mello tunes, and I was surprise at just how good this guitar sounded. I prefer to use neck/bridge pick up selection for playing without distortion. For even more lows, just switch to the neck pick up. For what ever pick up selection you chose, you'll find the right tone. This guitar also stays in tune perfectly, I've played in many different tunings with no problems. Not only does the Epiphone Les Paul Custom play great, but it looks like it's worth thousands! The Gold Hardware also helps to add that expensive look. I showed the guitar to my guitar teacher one day and he loved it, in fact it sounded a lot better then his $1,500 strat! I had to actually tell him to stop playing so I could play on it. Everyone that has encountered me and my new Epiphone Les Paul Custom has been shocked with it's brilliant one of a kind sound. And it's funny to see that everyone thinks I payed a lot more for it than what I really did cause of it's "Les Paul" history of being very expensive. The guitar has also helped me to actually play better, and I often try to imitate the great rock and roll legends!



I noticed a big difference in the weight of the "Paul" compared to my Slammer guitar. At first after a usual playing session of about 3 hours, my shoulder would start to get sore. I got use to the felling though, and what a feel that is!(No pain, No Gain!) Another very small thing is that since it's black, every thing shows (ie. finger prints). But just take a cloth and wipe it off and it will be fine (No harm done there!).



My Epiphone Les Paul Custom was made extremely well. It's weight ensures me that it's going to take a lot more then the casual nick to hurt this sucker. I've heard many stories that people have actually dropped their Les Paul's (God Forbid's if this happens to me!), to just pick it back up and retune. The lacquer finish is great! It help's to prevent those nasty belt scratches. The paint job is excellent with no faults what so ever. Gibson/Epiphone also dips the gold pick-ups into wax to prevent feedback when playing, and the guitar also comes with a life time warranty! (Ask your dealer for more information about the warranty.)



The Epiphone Les Paul Custom is in my upon one of the best guitars that any one can get for as little as $500 bucks (US). It's low in price (compared to the Gibson version), plays and sounds so good that I even have a hard time to describe it. It is far more Superior than anything I've ever played on! And I've never doubted this purchase, cause I know it's worth every penny and then some. If circumstances agreed, I would've not hesitated to buy the Epiphone Les Paul Custom even it were twice the price! So if you're thinking about getting another guitar or just feel like browsing around, I seriously urge you to try it your self, and only then will you hear and understand what I'm talking about. Oh and it's also a Gibson product, just without the 3-4 grand price tag that is!



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The Epiphone Les Paul Custom is a reissue of the classic "black beauty" guitar that was made in the late fifties, and then from the late sixties onward. The Gibson version sells new for almost $4,000, so this guitar is hoping to give players the option of having that general look and tone for less cash. It features a mahogany and alder body, set in mahogany neck, Grover tuners, tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece and a pair of Epiphone medium output humbuckers wired to a typical Les Paul configuration of dual volumes, dual tones and a pickup selector switch. The current models are made in China.

UTILIZATION

The design of this guitar isn't the most ergonomic in the world to me. I find a lot of the Epiphone Les Paul copies to be heavier than I'd like unfortunately. That being said for some players the weight is not a problem. The other big issue for me is the bulky neck joint, but that's the case with the LP design in general, not just this model. The upper fret access is affected by the neck joint, but if you've got big hands and/or long fingers you might be able to get around it a bit easier. Getting a good tone out of this guitar is pretty easy. The stock pickups aren't the best, but the tones when you plug it in have a nice thick vibe that is a bit less bright than a Les Paul Standard with its maple cap.

SOUNDS

This guitar is meant to ape the tones of a classic Les Paul Custom which was always a darker and thicker sounding instrument than a Les Paul Standard. Granted, the woods in this guitar are not the same entirely as a real Gibson LP Custom, but it still seems to have that darker sound in its DNA somewhere. It works quite well for jazzier clean tones or more fluid/thick drive tones I find. It's also great for riff rock too because of the nice low end. The stock pickups are okay, but I've had better luck hearing this guitar with some better quality pickups like DiMarzio Super Distortions or Duncan Customs. Swapping out the pickups bring out more harmonics and really liven things up for my ears. Given how much cheaper the guitar is, you could upgrade the electronics and still save thousands...

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the Epiphone Les Paul Custom is a decent way to get into a Les Paul Custom type guitar for not a lot of cash. They are about $500 new which is a fair price given the features and tones you can get. Compared to the $4,000 for a Gibson Les Paul Custom you are really saving some coin to get this one, but they are much less consistent than the Gibson models, so you may have to play a few before you find one that speaks to you.

See the previous post for the characteristics ... I confirm that the finish is exemplary .... it looks like the gibson custom home in bcp cheaper ...

UTILIZATION

Handle more than pleasant, access to acute easy as badly as any gibson ... this family
I repeat, the finish is awesome, no complaints over
ergonomics very good and reliable, balanced guitar and heavy, like its big brothers, the sound can be adjusted with the knobs a wish of good qualities in all tones
mechanics may be a change, although this also depends on the guitar, maybe you hit the wrong ... In any case I have no problems at this level, it is tuning, and I tortured the small

SOUNDS

This guitar is a base made to play the blues or jazz, it's not a SG, but with a good amp and a good use of it, it is largely possible to obtain a good saturation much trash

the clean sound is impeccable, you know PRS? is the same, it makes sense, I was on a cul first listen

saturated sound a bit disappointing, changing the pickups (even if it is not absolutely required), this guitar is frankly the height of gibson ...

I really do bcp a list of default on this guitar in sound, I put a 7 only because of saturation, but it work ...

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar is a killer, I wonder how some people can be pretty dumb to fuck more than 15 000 francs a gibson les paul custom that is definitely worth its price

the custom epiphone is better at any point of view that some gibson (particularly the les paul studio is infinite shit ...), it is extremely versatile, and can only bluesman to accrod with me, to the metalheads, it's a fair bit

it has a mouth that make you crack, it can be found in alpine white in Germany but it gets a short account of recent changes at the head of distribution Gibson-Epiphone

it is heavy, yes, but it's worth, you do not lose money ... a guitar of this quality is a very rare 4000 francs, and to say the least ...

time or epiphone never went that shit, especially at the micro, is over for this model ....

that he who finds a value better than one contact me, I pay him the restaurant

Made in Korea, configuration and type design GIBSON Les Paul.
Mahogany (?) Al a body composed of falls dacajou (?) Coiffedune table I do not know koi. Over time the varnish leaves apparatre the number of parties in the back of the guitar. Cest a luthier friend who pointed out to me. (Mine was 5!). MODEL Jajoute it silent in the first made by Epiphone-Core and still had the head like Gibson. Manufacturing has been Bonnifait can be.

UTILIZATION

Channel enjoyable and right, finishing correct weight (consquent) and rglages inhrent this type of guitar. Tones Blues / Rock / Hard / Reggae.
Guitar trs not versatile by design (3 distinct sounds) but enjoyable play.
By playing against standing for over an hour of physical performance is! and sat there shall adopt the back of the guitar in the Torax.

SOUNDS

I had to buy OCCAZ 2500FF the era in a music magazine for its looks "Black and Gold" (despite the low maintenance accused) and anxious to have a "big sound ". I used a Marshall 8040 and a Boss ME10 the era.
For the "big sound" ... was a little! Dj acoustic c'tait not great, and once industry ... "blah" ... I have changed my Strato but no more.
The pickups lacked agressivit and suggested a "plop" of the attack mdiator solo. They were replaced quickly by Seymour Duncan (a "59" and "PG-1") and aa lot help matters: C'tait much more convincing! In saturated and especially in his clear, especially intermdiaire position. With a little compressor and chorus c'tait divine! (I can still see the singer group exclaiming "Damn that sound!"). In the "serious" silent sound enough "Jazz" and set to "treble" dfoulait me of AC / DC.
Until the day I bought it from a lamp 60W amp, which made it clear the default apparatre of violin making. I put the microphones origins and sold it (at the end of two years) with nanmoins heart sank.
It's true "she threw" a gus and squinted on the guitar during my trips.

OVERALL OPINION

If this guitar is not above reproach (Previous DSOL for notices), it remains a good guitar for beginners. But I find it a bit expensive for the "Made in Cora": 700 € all of the same! Ephiphone advantage too of the reputable of its big sister GIBSON while for a similar price was a PRS-SE of the same type but much better bill in violin and microphone. (But with a little less hardware course ...). Plutt try to find one used!
Nanmoins I do not regret having bought this guitar because I was with her a passion for The models such as "Les Paul" which I think is better my game (Rock / HardRock "70 "" 90 ").

She does fabrisue in corea from 90 years of the beginning to 92 I think.
there are 22 boxes and 2 humbucker good quality perfect for rock and heavy rock, can be a fair bit level is less metal davoir a good amp and good disto.il is a 3 position selector, and four button at the adjustable handle acute etc ... is part of the guitar directly, glue stick.
Elele has an exellent finish which also explains its price now is around Elele 700 euros new.

UTILIZATION

The handle is big enough we must sy abituer lorsquon especially has a habit a stratovolcano.
the highs are pretty easy masi dextra nothing ordinary.
its only the c dfault, c the weight, it is quite heavy, we realize when lon sen plays depui 2h standing.

Elele repackages its level far all the piphone, dailleurs we see the difference between an epiphone is 250 euros and the price shows the difference in quality of finish and microphones.

SOUNDS

To play blues, funk, rock, hard rock, alternative rock punk rock Elela is perfect.
Cannibal Corpse to play on the c it's better now either have a super super good amp and a distortion, my personal jarrive a play with Soulfly, Sepultura's, with a ca disto password sasn prob, just to know the settings.
we easily get a little fat in his or Rhythmic Mettan on Alrosa fishing Mettan maximum of treble, the gift I use the most dailleurs.

OVERALL OPINION

I am the User for a while just three years PRS, and jai chang musical style, I am rather in the metal I play almost more rock then I seeing change guitar ca masi before I have to sell it! jai try several models before but quality over price is the best moon without hesitation, the finish is of high quality for a low price.

Core manufacturing, architecture known as Les Paul with the advantages and inconvnients dj deficits further. 22 frets, 2 tone and 2 hambuchers two volumes of the classic what ...

UTILIZATION

Good handle (Coll of course). I, also an Ibanez PL1770 than twenty years, a US strato and Yamaha Pacifica 821, so a good range of diffrent scratch, and I can tell you that this is as easy Epi play the (good) scratch cited. At most Access in acute is it perfected, but with a little practice you get used to. Question Weight: ca PSE lot and when there is no chamfer tickles the ribs, especially if like me you are not too "stuffed" ... In short, a Les Paul in what he will say its the worst (rare) dtracteurs.

SOUNDS

I bought this secondhand scratches. Dj I had tried two or three times (Gibson or Epi). Even when I rest on the ass by plugging ... First, as I said above, it is enjoyable to watch, play and vinzou rang. The neck pickup is a rgal heat may be a lack of precision in lightweight disto, if you want to quibble. The bridge pickup is not EMDU as some would say (I read that crap on it) Well it's not Duncan or Gibson Di Marzio but it's heavy and hard ca . I have this microphone when Chang a Gibson Classic 57 more "vintage" and prcis, but the diffrence is not so standard that I would have imagined. I put 8 Go with Micos Epi 2 and 9 with the Gibson in the neck position. The sound? We trs prs of original MODEL ... 4 cites the scratch it is this that has the best sustain and further ...

OVERALL OPINION

If you like Les Paul, you can go there alone, Coren The models are less well finished. On occasion you'll MODELS standards of not too expensive and even copying custom (mine is a copy icustum well known Black) is relatively easy. Honntement, I can brush ending for 50 beginners and I would have AIM over the 30 years ago ... As said youth is of the ball. I have some exprience in the field of scratching, and even if I am not a good scratch, I start having the paper. I consider the report quality price: trs good. Even when trying other guitars that could possibly fit you better, but if you are looking for a Les Paul 700 it do not dcevra. (You have a hundred euros in rab, change the bridge pickup with a microphone and amerloc BANCO) A + Music Alive

Yum, I'm not the redtailler CHARACTERISTICS they are registered under.
It is a Les Paul, I crack myself dja for well-known form, and the black finish and gold almost irrprochable (that Coren).
I put 9 because when I see it, I find it a great all except the head ... sniff ... Gibson

UTILIZATION

The handle is trs enjoyable in my opinion, any Manir you get used much. It's true that Access in dernires is not really a joke and I personally have a problem with this p ***** of the 20th fret, while 21 and 22 ca going well ... Srement a personal problem ... In short must eventually be stalling much above it can be done.
Q: I have a jou rplique stratum 10 balls, and I am much more comfortable on the neck, as what ... the gots, it is for everyone. No miracle, must try it!
It is heavier than a Start (it's true that with a 20kg amp and a Les Paul, there was a fitness room lends any!). Idem, you get used to, I play 2 hours later with no problem, you just have to want (it's really not a problem then!)
I put 8 because it is not gnial gnial, but hey when you buy a Les Paul, we know what to expect from any Manir!

SOUNDS

Haem! part of its ... So I played a lot to beginners on the neck pickup for treble sounds and then finally, I find myself now play almost exclusively on the bridge pickup, where it was really a big round sound, trs hot , trs sweet, I love really, and no ropes Most recent internship screaming in my ears. But overall the two microphones are good, but compared with the finish, I find that a bit ... apche Including solos, you really have a large saturation Most recent internship frets that send sound (no no, it does not come as the guitarist?) And I am sometimes very annoyed in the middle of a beautiful solo when my acute extreme are "pouic", "pouic!"
I put 8 for sound, because it is of good quality for the price of the machine, and that the problem comes especially, I think, because with such an exemplary finish, the sound n is that "good"!

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using prs a year and I am fully satisfied. I think the finish is really not much inferior to most guitars Chres. In brief résumé for that price, the sound is not usurped and finishing, it is really over.
I will redeem this guitar a thousand times, I will invest in two trs ending for home burstbuckers Gibson esprant then I have the ultimate weapon in the midrange! (With 300 microphones, even when I esprer). The only difference with her older sister, by the sound, is the head branded Epiphone ...
I put 9 because for me this guitar is clearly the investment!

Korean manufacturing according to the specifications Gibson and everyone know

UTILIZATION

Handle very nice with good access to acute obviously not always easy but by forcing it over a little faster to understand how!
ergonomics is quite remarkable for a guitar of this age I find that the same position that we adopt to play much influence on the game, I mean by that by providing a more modern guitars we force some at the beginning and then once we found the ideal position, we play better CARREMENT!
when the sounds of the big, good, an excellent course with a tube amp (a real amp, whatever!)

SOUNDS

The sound is excellent, you get more play almost everything, staying on well in the style for which the guitar is intended!
we understand immediately that we had to do a good instrument because the effects that are added do not serve to improve the sound but magnifies even more the sounds obtained!!
on the other hand I used to play aves pulling the strings fender light but I think the tie is a bit too light for setting up a les paul

OVERALL OPINION

I have my les paul for 3 months, it's a great guitar, despite some concerns sleeve
I play on fender rather "exotic" (Jazzmaster, Mustang) so the sound between the two brands is really different! epiphone les paul but I do not disappoint both in the construction, use and sound!
if it was a repeat I will not hesitate one second!! But those who are about to buy one, not long, I feel that prices will soon go in hauuse because of its quality and also the policy of stupid people at gibson ( good for them, too bad for us)

- 22 boxes
- 4 buttons and volume rglages tonalitbr /> - Slecteur Micro Channel / Corp

UTILIZATION

Channel enjoyable enough but good from the 12th box improvisation or do you really like me you Zaak Wylde calle between the legs and you play the verticale.Sinon be called Schwarzenegger to stand upright: c is that the PSE bte! If not a final default the microphone is trs quickly Tone victim of false contacts ...
Good finish for default because the scratch is really versatile and has been one of the ... n! Srieu it is well worth its 800 euros! The handle is highly enjoyable! I put 8 because a sail her is not perfect

SOUNDS

Versatile ... I played on a Vox AD60VTX and I get to play any style now.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been two years since I have this LP and I can not get enough, it's really a great guitar for beginners is better now to 4000 times in the skyscraper in a Jim Harley (I had a with these nasty scratch) ... I reffer exprience with this choice, but if I had the good tunes I'll pay her big sister even when

RAS -> it's classic

there is a humbucker tone and control handle with colums
and a humbucker bridge with tone control and Colum

a selector to choose one of the mic or both.

UTILIZATION

A thin handle at first. But it is a real treat later, the hand slides alone and it is a pleasure to walk on the sleeve!
To mount the high notes, no surprises, it is a "les paul", so the pan is off and access to acute is easy.
Shocking detail: the weight! but for me it is also a guarantee of quality (to be said before I was playing on a scratching at 200EUR!)
Sound: Great sound guaranteed!

SOUNDS

Game: Rock / Ska / Reggae => good fit

100W Amplifiers Marshall VS => allows for a big sound!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 years now and if I had to do a choice, what would be the same! Although the quality of the microphones is not worth certain meets guitars are in the same price range, I select your still there because the CUSTOM LES PAUL guitar gules it to the same!

The only downside: After hours of playing live and so many liters of sweat, paint golden microphones begins to fade to make way for the original color Micro (silver).
I think this should be improved.

In any case, it is a good inverstissement!

Description given above by others.
I want to say that the bridges are real trenchers string, requires replacement!

In any case, what she's beautiful!

UTILIZATION

Its level is normal on the right!
In terms of weight, it is very heavy (compared to other guitars) but what a pleasure to break back on stage! I feel safe with!
The handle is nice, but it is not done for the Schreder.

SOUNDS

Rock Metal, it's all good, Jazz-Blues ok, ok reggae, all will be played with some settings on the amp.
I use a Marshall 30W which I do not know the origin with, and it's top. I was very good clean (pure) but if I force a little on the strings, I get a nice little cool grain.
Distortion level, it will draw easily, using the dual coil is on.
The differences between the micro is quite noticeable! You really see the value of a selector, you can really play it.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for three years, she moved to a lot (though I take great care ...) But it was already a bit twisted to buy (when you start it is easy prey for local traders in doubt ...).
However, it is tamed.
Are easily obtained we want is so comfortable for the price it was worth our money!
I would do it on the same choice ... but not in the same store ...

Manufacture Corenne

-22 Frets, 2 micro licensed Gibson humbucker ...

Chavalet-Groover

-2 Volume (1 for each pickup) 2 for tone and a selector 3 positions ...

Rosewood handle back-large ...

UTILIZATION

-The handle is super slippery and quite my taste if you clean piece APRS chanque

-L 'treble in CASC is good except for two frets dernires

The guitar-heavy (7 kg) but if you want the sound should not be small nature!
But I must say it's a super nice guitar.

-For a good sound, FAUS tweak on the amp but otherwise it's going.

SOUNDS

Me I make punk rock and gothic with my band and my AC it will sound fabulous.

Me I play with a Fender FM210R 2x 10 "65 watts and gives his drive well rgl on 5 / 10

It is flexible and not crystalline, and especially the holding of notes are great

-I like everything with this guitar

OVERALL OPINION

I have used it for one week (it's not much I know but I'm a fan)

-I like particularly the body of the guitar

"I try 4 model guitar before I decide

-The ratio / price: one wonders how it happens we make a guitar this price with the two micro mcanique gibson 100 and the games!

It is in the product

UTILIZATION

Trs comfortable playing a little heavy. It is heavier than other Les Pauls by what it is that Paisse Studio for example. It's a bit hard to the back but the sound is not the same!
CHAC is less easy to acute as a guitar donated the two sides will blow but it's still very playable trs.

SOUNDS

The sound is good trs, it's still worse than a Gibson ...
For my rhythm I use two microphones. on the other hand for solos I prfre n'tre on a micro: bridge or neck dpend ca.
I do not touch the knob, everything is back. Prfre I adjust the volume with my amp because the volume knob changes the input of the amp and it plays the sound of distos!

For a more bluesy I play with the board knob stamp, it allows her to have the "Santana".

For those who can not afford to buy a Gibson but want a meileur her you can change the pickups by Seymour Duncan ramplacant by example. Luter because the guitar is well made trs.

OVERALL OPINION

I have 6 years. This is my guitar Premire lctrique and better too!

As is the Epiphone branded Gibson, The models are not given, it plays the image (it can for that matter!). It is a stable price level, by the way if I claim I will not lose too much agrent (the era it valai 3700fr).

Of course I'd like to have a Gibson but it's expensive! I agree this guitar perfect for the use I have is saying to me, in BPS or with my group of pop / rock (Eclipz). I also recorded a CD.

Trs lctrique good guitar.

-Made in Korea but I'm not sure!
-22 Frets, two humbuckers with an Epiphone selector 3 positions
Bridge-tun-o-matic
-There are two volumes and two tones
-The handle is similar to a gibson, but a little less round I think.

UTILIZATION

The neck is super-nice! This is what I prefer, no need to go too far if you want to handle better, certainly there, but this one is really nice and playable!
-Access to treble is good, it is a les paul is not super easy but you get used to very quickly
-The weight is still a result, it is a full guitar, it, it is not stolen, it's like a gibson.
-The sound is average, replacing the pickups would result in something good but not worth a real ca ca gibson for sure!

SOUNDS

-It suits my style, that is all that is heavy, old hard rock, or rock at all, by going to metallica guns n roses SOAD or red hot!
-I play a vox amp ad60vt (modeling)
"I get it sounds good clean sound, but it's not terrible terrible saturates I must say

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few months, I just sell it to buy a PRS SE Singlecut, I tried it and it's something else + for not much money!
"I love the shape and the handle, but the sounds are not really top
Before I had a fender-Showmaster, I prefer epiphone
-The price / quality ratio is not normal +
With experience, I will buy a real les paul lol!
Basically this guitar has good sustain, a handle super nice, good use like a les paul) but the point is black and the sound is still quite important on a guitar lol

Alder body and mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard glued mahogany boxes 22 2 humbucking pickups
2 volumes and 2 tones
Bridge tun-o-matic stop bar tailpiece +
Gold hardware
Colors Ebony

UTILIZATION

Channel comfortable enough weight for a Les Paul
very good guitar playing is still necessary to know

SOUNDS

Suitable for a lot of style but do not do everything, either it is not his vocation
sonnorités good model for this is not a busjet Gibson

OVERALL OPINION

Very good little guitar recess always criticized for something a lot of mas part I see nothing that I disliked about this guitar, let alone finish in short have to pay for there is certainly a little better now at Gibson, but are multiply budget three

Alder body and mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard glued mahogany boxes 22 2 humbucking pickups
2 volumes and 2 tones
Bridge tun-o-matic stop bar tailpiece +
Gold hardware
Colors Ebony

UTILIZATION

Channel comfortable enough weight for a Les Paul
very good guitar playing is still necessary to know

SOUNDS

Suitable for a lot of style but do not do everything, either it is not his vocation
sonnorités good model for this is not a busjet Gibson

OVERALL OPINION

Very good little guitar recess always criticized for something a lot of mas part I see nothing that I disliked about this guitar, let alone finish in short have to pay for there is certainly a little better now at Gibson, but are multiply budget three

Always the same characteristics as before ...

UTILIZATION

This is a guitar more or less boilerplate in terms of sound, but side look a little less. I use it since 1993 and I did not want to move on. I use it to play the old school hxc and it goes pretty well. Ditto for the blues from time to time. The only problem with Les Paul, is the weight, which is pretty heavy after a while. That is why I opted for a SG as an alternative. The handle is great gameplay, after a small adjustment of the bridge you come to a game very fluid. It's not quite the Gibson but it has the taste and color.

SOUNDS

The original sound is not bad but not amazing either. I changed the original pickups for EMG HZ H4, and here we arrive at something interesting! The resonance of the guitar's help, we arrive at the warm wishes, clean and flawless for perfectionists. But we can also do a very very fat and heavy without any worries. I use it on Marshall and it's all good.

OVERALL OPINION

After 14 years of use, I can not get enough. So if I had to do this choice, it would be no problem. It's a guitar aillant advisor to some changes in the long run (microphones, mechanical knobs for ex.).

My Epiphone LP custom black and gold date of 94, I bought used in very good state with tui hard in 2000 to 99 or 300 (the era 2000f) .
It manufactures in Korea as silent almost all the era Epiphone. 22 frets, set neck binding the handle, triple body binding.
The neck is strait and plutt D Brand nothing to do with a Les Paul. It is fast and suits me well, trs little tiring. That's why I bought a lot of Mylen default.
It is clear that the new price of about 600 650 the silent era openly usurped.
Gilding exposes Lumire disappears after 4 5 years maximum, the oil bath mcaniques do not the pond and we spend our time connect the bridge pickup is Screaming and does not distortion, it is a horror, the neck pickup is warm but poorly Dfine, the binding is white color Submitted beech, the handle inlays are a kind of dull plastic villain locks the straps are too small, the guitar is not just a great band, the body is made of three stacked boards and the ill-fitting indoor, cavities give the guitar a so print half cash, an electronic cheap cheap but good, but this guitar was out of the mouth, and good sound with modifications necessary.
Ah ... the Core by Cort, it's not terrible, and it is China which takes over Submitted, not better but much cheaper!

UTILIZATION

The pickups are too low quality to think about the big sound in blues is playable but do not push them too. Means. Ds you do a bend, it must be connected. trs means.

SOUNDS

So from a great ease on the handle fast enough, a reasonable weight and a pretty face, change the pickups and mcaniques. There that see dfile microphones piphones found cheap on ebay for 2 or 3 years ... sound in the neck position is correct in lead, but a draft, just Dfine, on his easel, it is clear rather play it loud because it takes but you put a distortion ds, it's atrocious, a spin eardrums, unworthy this price.
I tried the gibson pickups, classic 57, 490, 498, seymour 59, sh4 jeff beck, old Japanese vintage microphones, microphones and custom of the PRS is a combination SH2jazz in neck and in old Japanese Gotoh bridge that is needed (the PRS have put on another t scratch but taient trs good for jazz and fusion!). I use this guitar in jazz, and thanks a split home via push-pull, I single-coil sounds funky and cool wish, a varied pleasures and sounds great. This guitar is trs adapts to jazz, with a sound a little hollow ... type 1 / 2 box. Amazing.
I put mcaniques worthy of the name (old Gotoh rcupres splendid tulip shape), and I put enough not to lose the AIGS with the volume and that n ' is nothing to see.
The sound becomes prcis pretty fluid but still lacks sustain. Well, it's not an LP or a good Japanese copy, but I'm REALLY fun to play the guitar, although RULES, not too lightweight feel its default narrowly in the middle of the handle. Trs comfortable, cool.

Added 2010:
DEFINITIONS I changed the pickups for classic losound Buckers (spirit alnico2 seth lover) made by hand, nets and ropes course Mt ... Jazz do you want to sail and blues die for. like what the woods are not so bad!

OVERALL OPINION

Without the changes, it's not terrible, with, one can play guitar! I do not know how these MODELS made between 94 and 2007 but if it sounded like before, plutt buy another brand or buy the secondhand like me a reasonable price with a little budget for microphones and mcaniques because it is very nice in the end and is one of my best bbsdsormais. Be Reviews piphones LP gibson LP and certain of millsimes means. There are often better or as well for much less.