All user reviews for the Epiphone Les Paul Standard (1989-2013)

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UTILIZATION

- Channel D trs varnish enjoyable, pais (I love), APRS is like it or not.
- Accs difficult to acute (it's a Les Paul), especially beginners, APRS used to it.
- The weight I have no problem, at least you can feel the prsence the guitar! And gives an impression of strength.
- This gives the sound you want easily.

SOUNDS

- I play a little bit of everything (Hard rock, Blues, Varita Mtal, Punk ...) and it sounds much astonishment! She's really versatile.
- I play at home on a Marshall and 15CDR rpt 'on a Fender FM65R, we immediately see the diffrence in sound! His desire saturated on the first and prcis clear and warm on the Fender. Can I also use a Cry Baby, able now!
- With 5 BASS, CONTOUR / 6 MIDDLE, TREBLE, 7, 9 OVERDRIVE, you get a sound mtal close to Metallica (even if the Les Paul does not excel in this field), then 4 BASS, CONTOUR / 8 MIDDLE, TREBLE 8, 7 and OVERDRIVE knob position pickup, it has a punk sound, sharp desire (for a, she is doing well trs)
- I have a weakness for his sharp sound in the treble, the sound perfect for bold style Santana solos (but blah for the rhythm), clear sound impeccable, round, warm and prcis.

Last day 23/03/2009:
I have changed in recent months amp (a Line 6 Spider Valve 112 lamp), which replaced my Fender FM65R and did not see anything!
The real grain of the guitar compltement spring. Since the amp mule several major brands, we can have a glimpse of all the possible sounds of the instrument. The old Fender Deluxe 50's, to Vox AC30 and Marshall, and ending on the Mesa Boogie, and it provides good! J'apprhendais dernire especially this brand for its incredible distortions, where it is necessary to ensure the microphones. No problem, even the drive back. So I add "can do aisment of Metal".

OVERALL OPINION

- I use it since March 2007
- I like its shape, its versatility, but not worth a Gibson, even if it is close trs!
- I bought it on the internet for the price lower than shop, but I have not tried other models before it was acquired.
- Trs qualitprix good value, has made all of good quality stringed guitar legendary, drisoire price (409 for me ).... what more?
- I do it again this choice without hsiter

thick handle for good grip, at least it feels like the guitar.
Micro Alnico (yes the original).
Asian manufacturing but not présicée.

UTILIZATION

Weight impec you can play with for hours.
Perfect position, the extension of the body.

SOUNDS

In his clear is almost as good as the gibson ... but must say that I'm using a Marshall JCM900 that should help lol
In short my solliste a gibson and sometimes it's hard to make a difference to who plays what lol
In disto's okay nothing fantastic, she throws for 300 euros!

OVERALL OPINION

Overall I have long had the Gibson complex but since I made "peace" with Epiphone I'm really happy
Over time I'll end up letting go for a gibson which costs eight times more expensive anyway ... and its not an 8 times, but hey "Only Gibson Is Good Enough"

But I will keep in decor so it is nice to look at and occasionally I will be right over

This guitar was an early 2000's Epiphone Les Paul in silver flake finish. Made in Korea and has the typical Les Paul controls and features.
It has a thicker (maybe 50's neck profile), mahogany body and neck, rosewood finger board, Tune-O-Matic stop tail and a flashy silver sparkle finish, Grover sealed tunning pegs and 3-way toggle.



Only draw back's the pick up's are a little weak and this is lighter then the late 90's model. // 8


UTILIZATION

Access to the upper frets is somewhat hindered by the neck joint and cramped/small lower horn cutaway. It is not too bad, but not the easiest I've played on - typical for a Les Paul styled guitar.
I found the guitar to be a little heavy in weight, which some prefer and think it makes a guitar sound better and it had pretty good balance.
It is easy to get a variety of nice sounds with the two humbuckers anr 3-way switch.
I found the fat neck was not easy to use for lead work and I did not get along with it too well.
The tuning pegs, nut or something on this guitar were terrible. I usually needed to tune almost after every song I used it on. That was a real pain at a live show!


SOUNDS

I used this guitar with a solidstate Marshall 3100 series amp and stock Marshall cab for a two week fly in set of shows with my old classic rock cover band.
I was looking to get and did get the classic rock sounds from rock to pop like: the Police, ZZ Top, Steppenwolf and VH - it did ok at covering this material.
I found the pickups to be pretty stale and hard to work with when doing clean tones.
It did a good/ok job with the classic rock songs we did.

OVERALL OPINION

I hated the fact that it would not stay in tune - and I did quite a few tricks to see if I could help it, but nothing worked. I did not like the neck on this guitar and it was kind of heavy.
It did just an ok job of getting the tones I needed because of the weak pickups - and it looked cool under stage lights and unfortunately that was the best thing about it.
I have heard some people swear by these - but I think like any Gibson product there are some good ones and quite a few bad ones. This wasn't a very good one.

I borrowed this guitar for two weeks, from the other guitar player, who bought it new for $600 or so. I used his because I didn't want to fly with my expensive guitars. I don't think it was a good guitar for the price.
I would never buy it if given the chance.
I have owned many guitars and had a number of years where I would buy, try and flip, which enabled me to have many guitars around to try out.
This one wasn't worth it!

It is manufactured in Kore, but validated by epiphone States. (Normal limited edition)
22 frets, 2 EMG 81 active excelente quality, no noise, respond immediately. There are three mic positions, for serious rhythm, splitter and two microphones for the treble solos.
Silver fixed bridge.
4 buttons: 2 volumes and 2 tones.
Maple neck.
Transgreen color and it pete

UTILIZATION

So the problem is just a lil, a lespaul is already a bit heavy by nature, so in addition to the battery of microphones, vla the result, at the beginning you can feel the pain, but after the habit is good.
The handle is quite rounded, Access to acute is very good, easily accessible.
After the form is a bah lespaul (if you like, if you like ....)

SOUNDS

Well when I have the combo was plugged into my lamp, I was sure the ass, the sound is so beautiful. it should really have what I play: death / heavy / speed metal rock / blues
The distortion is heavy, it's a real pleasure to play on, the sound is warm with excellent sustain, is an excellent precision

OVERALL OPINION

I used the recently but it's true I were immediately convinced.
What I like first of all about her is her style, I love the Les Paul shape and voila, with microphones, c is a trick phew, it provides
if the purchase would be a remake, I do not hesitate

Don't believe those who say the Epiphone Les Paul is not top-notch, or nearly so- the only thing that disappoints are the pickups, and even they are decent. I upgraded the pups to Gibson Burstbucker Pro's- nothing else was needed. I upgraded the tuners, but only because I had a set of Gibson bell-knob tuners that looked cooler- the original Grover tuners (branded, not copies) were as good as the ones I put on. I decided to wait to see how the pots, switch, caps and wiring, and the nut, performed, and now, three years later, with considerable play, they are all working just fine.

Don't let anyone tell you Agile, SX, or anybody else's LP is better- it just is not so. If these were not made in Indonesia, they would be perfect.

UTILIZATION

Exact copy of the Gibson Les Paul in body and neck shape- easy to play, if a bit heavy.

SOUNDS

Works fine with any amp I have played it with.

OVERALL OPINION

Black, ivory and chrome color scheme avoids glitch and flash. This is what a Les Paul should look like.

- In which country was it made?
Korea

- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
22 frets, 2 humbucker.

- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
Tailpiece and bridge type and Stop Bar Tune-O-Matic.

- What are the settings (volume, tone, micro switch ...)?
1 volume and tone with microphone, a selector 3 position.

- What type of race?
Set Mahogany neck, Gibson Standard tuning, benchmarks trapezoids, affects palisandre.

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it fun?
Yes, the handle is nice, good grip, whatever the style of play

- Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy?
Not really, but hey, it's a Les Paul. There is no access to acute bevel.

- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
The form that scrupulously respects its big sister Gibson, to me is the most beautiful guitars ...
on the other hand, in weight, well it's a Les Paul too, and when it was on the shoulder for 5 hours in rehearsal ', better have a good well padded strap. 8 KG the Beast, it is not anything ...

- Gets it easy to sound good? ...
With the original e-mail, not really ... The distortion is not defined, and it is rough, lack of energy. Advice, this type of guitar to the violin that takes the road, we must completely replace the electronics. That's what I did to Di Marzio pickups at the time, and the sound quality was multiplied by 10.

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music?
I'm in the Rock, so yes, no problem, this guitar is made for this ...

- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
Plugged into a Marshall JTM 312 tube, and TS10 Plexitone.

- What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
Sounds hot, with lots of sustain.

- What are the sounds you prefer, you hate?
With the original pickups, it's still pretty average.
It made me happy for a few years, because I had little perspective on the issue of sound, but it is becoming more demanding over time, and after this course I found it necessary to replace by very good microphones to continue my journey with this instrument.

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
I bought it new in 1995 (3650 CHF), I sold this year to make me my own Les Paul.
- What is so special that you like most and least?
Listed plus: True to the original level dimensions (except head). Heritage Cherry Sunburst finish with flamed maple veneer is beautiful.
Listed under: The mechanical Kluson type does not hold water, I've changed for the Gotoh oil bath.
The electronics in general has its limits ...
- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
That the low-end ...

- How would you rate the quality / price?
The value for money is good. It is in the midrange. Even by changing the pickups, electronics and mechanics, it remains well below the price of a Gibson.

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Yes, I had a great time with this guitar. I improved level at all its faults, and I took a lot of fun to play then.
For cons, I put an average score because it is home anyway, but hey, considering the price ...

. Alder body and mahogany / maple binding table
. Mahogany set neck / rosewood fingerboard with 22 frets binding
. 2 humbucking pickups
. 2 volume / 2 tone / 3-position selector
. Bridge tun-o-matic stop bar tailpiece +
. Chrome hardware

I really like the violin that itches which is very well cared for, no complaints

UTILIZATION

So use it depends on taste, if you love heavy guitar (that is my case = P) and you like big round asser (lespaul therefore normal) it should please you.
At the game, I find the handle very comfortable, I have to try lots of other type of guitar (Ibanez RG, Fender Tele, Ltd., Dean, etc ...) and I didn 't find this on any other comfort guitar = D.
The access to acute is (that is not a Les Paul Flying V nonplus) ca me but I completely agree!
This is not the kind of guitar with which you will blow up in all directions, there should be a good band and if possible strap-lock (what I intend to soon buy site has a few near misses o_O?)
In conclusion I say that is a very comfortable guitar to be that we should not be afraid of back pain after a few hours of play ^ ^

SOUNDS

Then frankly I have been surprised when I have received!

"I had heard that the pickups Epiphone n 'was pretty bad and it was better to change faster, but the impression that I have had that is that they are microrespectable!
It is on that are going on everywhere, but not own personality that is very convenient!
I was among those who think we can do any style with n 'importequelle guitar so I do not deprive me: P
Even if that is true, what a personality all its own that makes it better in blueus style, and rock and roll but I find it particularly versatile!
I play hendrix, ac / dc, metallica, red hot, soad, clapton, muse, a bit of metal for fun and for m blueus' fun! You can really play at all! Just to have good stuff behind =)
I plugged into a Hughes And Kettner Matric Combo 100w and I arrive to have a rich sound palette After it is sufficient to have the correct settings.
And its clean! Wow: p

OVERALL OPINION

It's going to do almost a year since I have this wonder:


And I can tell you I'm nothing on it (can be just the color, take java's most original but can be ca that is nothing!)

What I like most about this itches? I would say his mouth = P Lespaul must admit that that is class! But all's well in this guitar, especially for the price! (Purchased € 400 on Thomann)

What I like least?? The yellow knob not very aesthetic ^ ^ (I think soon to change)

The quality / price ratio is really good I think! Throw away your on it if you like the myth Lespaul!!

Ultimately I would metterai 9 / 10 because nothing is perfect, but it must be with Seymour 's approach it!

Epiphone is Gibsons lower price line of guitar. They have pretty much the same specs as the Gibson models. The electronics are not as good but they are made from the species of wood but the wood may not be the best quality. The Les Paul standard guitar was introduced in 1958. They came with the first PAF pickups and when people talk about the Gibson tone they are talking about these. They have the standard Les Paul setup with mahogany body with a maple top and a mahogany neck with a 22 fret rosewood fretboard. Two humbucking Alnico Classic pickups with dual volume and tone controls with a 3 way toggle switch pickup selector. The up position on the switch selects the neck pickup. The middle position on the pickup selector selects both pickups. And the down position on the pickup selector selects the bridge pickup. It has a tune-o-matic bridge and stop tail piece.

UTILIZATION

The Epiphone Les Paul standard has all of the same advantages and disadvantages in playability that every Les Paul has. If you are use to modern guitars with thin necks the Les Paul neck will be very big for you. Because of the set neck design there is a large neck tenon and joint. This can make the upper frets hard for some people to reach because the body essentially joins the neck at the 17th fret. After the 17th fret you are reaching around the body to get to the frets. The tuning stability is good because there is no tremolo. The quality of hardware Epiphone uses is not that great. I have had problems with the input jack unscrewing itself and things like that.

SOUNDS

The pickups Epiphone uses are not that great. They are pretty muddy and dead. You do not get much attack with these pickups. Since these pickups do not have much definition the neck position can get really muddy. These guitars are chambered like the Gibson Les Paul standard guitars. This takes away some of the thickness from the tone. With a high gain amp the sound might get muddy due to the lack of definition. With some types of music these pickups are great. If you want a bluesy sound these pickups will do really good and you will be able to get a smooth tone out of them. With a pickup swap this guitar can sound great so I would recommend to anyone who has one of these Epiphones to try it out with some after market pickups.

OVERALL OPINION

If you are looking for a cheap Gibson Les Paul alternative there are better guitars out there. Epiphone makes the only official Les Paul copies but there are some other copies that are of a lot better quality. I would recommend looking at an Agile Les Paul copy. You can get a guitar half the price of the Epiphone but with better quality, and for the price you pay for this Epiphone you can get an Agile with an ebony fretboard and Gibson quality hardware.

The Epiphone Les Paul Standard was made to act as a lower budget version of the classic Gibson Les Paul Standard. It features all of the classic appointments of the LP, such as a mahogany body and neck, flamed maple top, dual humbuckers, and a tuneomatic bridge and stop tailpiece. The full list of specs is as follows:

Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plain Top Electric Guitar Features:
Mahogany body
Maple veneer over carved top
Alnico Classic humbuckers
Chrome hardware
Grover tuners
24-3/4" scale
1-11/16" nut width
Set mahogany neck
Slim-tapered neck profile
Rosewood fretboard with trapezoid inlays
Body/neck binding
LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge/stopbar tailpiece

Basically, it's designed to be a classic Les Paul, but at about 1/4 the price... does it live up to the hype? We'll see...

UTILIZATION

Design wise, the Les Paul was never the most ergonomic guitar on the planet, and this Epiphone model is no exception. The Epiphone model, like the 2008 model Gibson LP Standard, features chambered construction so it's lighter than your average LP, but as I stated in my LP Standard review, the cost of a lighter wait is a thinner/un LP like tone in my opinion. The upper fret access on Les Pauls is decent enough, though the neck heel can get in the way on occasion.

Getting a decent tone out of this guitar is not difficult. Like nearly every Epiphone guitar I've tried, it's plagued with muddy, cheap sounding pickups that lack note definition, so the tones as stock are not even close to my Gibson LP that is loaded with '57 Classics. However, I have tried models that have had replaced pickups, and it does greatly improve the tone of the guitar plugged in.

SOUNDS

I've tried these guitars through various Marshall and Mesa Boogie amplifiers, both in stock and modified form. I would say the tones are reasonable enough when you consider the price they sell for new. O

The clean tones are fair enough when set up correctly. The pickups lack a lot of the punch of some higher quality models from Gibson, DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan, but even considering that, the cleans have a decent low end and midrange tone that's excellent for jazzy and bluesy tones.

The overdrive tones are nice for the guitar for sure. It seems to excel at seventies/eighties arena type hard rock. The guitar isn't quite as dynamic as my Gibson LP, so using the volume and tone controls really don't do quite as much as I might like.

All in all, the stock tones really are average at best. It improves greatly if you upgrade the pickups, but that's an additional expense to consider when buying...

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I figure the Epiphone Les Paul Standard is a decent lower budget guitar for someone who really wants to be the next Jimmy Page or Slash, but is on a budget. The construction of the guitar is fine and it plays fairly well... but the electronics are simply just not up to par. Personally, if I was spending $600 on a flamed top Epiphone LP Standard and then an additional $150 or $200 on pickups/electronics... I would simply put my money into a second hand Gibson Les Paul Studio or Studio Faded, which to me is a far superior instrument and will hold its value far better than an Epiphone.

The Epi standard is made in Korea. The 2 vol and 2 tone controls allow for easy tone variation at your fingertips.

Mahogany body with a thick maple cap
thick mahogany neck
rosewood board with 22 meduim jumbo frets
stoptail/tune-o-matic bridge

UTILIZATION

I'm more of a strat guy, so LP's have never had the best upper fret acess for me. The coupling of a beefy neck defineily hinders speed on an LP neck, but that doesn't mean it can't be done, just look at John Sykes!

The lack of comfort cuts might bother players more comfortable with strats, but that's also part of an LP's charm, that large mass of wood.

Although I've played many LP's that didn't sound or play that great, one thing that you can be sure of is that an LP will sound big, and have a low mid emphasis, just because of the wood mass and body/neck construction.

My Epi is about 9 lbs. Pretty hefty!

SOUNDS

I go for a Marshally, Modded Plexi type tone with most of my guitars, but I find that my Epi performs better under lower gain settings, where the fat LP tone can take over.

The pickups are OK. Nothing spectacular about them, but at the same time, they aren't horrible. The bridge delivers on 70s hard rock ala Thin lizzy, but it get's muddy under high gain applications. The neck is a bit better for that, but it still tends to have too much lows. Cleans are quite warm, if a bit characterless, and safe.



OVERALL OPINION

An Epi LP is a good introduction to Les Pauls, if you're on a budget. With a good setup, and new pickups, you can definetly find keepers, unfortuantely mine was not one of them. One of the best LP's I've ever played was a Zakk Wyled sig, though, so it can be done at a lower price point.

Made in Korea, the neck and body are mahogany, the key is made of rosewood, the table is maple.
The finish is polished, the paint is spangled, giving it the flashy color the pictures.
This model has 22 frets, 2 volume pots, 2 tone pots, a selector 3 position, which control two humbuckers.
The fittings are nickel.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very comfortable despite the cheap strings that came with the guitar, which in turn is very well balanced, not heavy, access to treble is like all Les Paul, the sound gave me a good impression, a very solid instrument.

SOUNDS

This model suits me perfectly. I tested it with my head Marshall 2203, with HP Celestion, using my Prophesy preamp.
This is where things get complicated: the pickups are really cheap. It's a shame, the sound comes out, it stuck, either in rhythm or lead. It is a real misery ...

OVERALL OPINION

I received it today. I am broke, this is my first Les Paul.
Excellent value for money, however, predict change very quickly microphones, it is frustrating.
Think also touch the nut, see the change, and the mechanical handle.
I read that the controls were weaklings, I think the capacitor is a change at the same time.
Wholesale review the full email. The violin seems to me more than correct. I think I made a good choice of guitar, plus she has to face.
Continued ... after my change of microphone.

In which country was it made? (USA, Japan, Mexico, France ...)
Korea

What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
Tune-o-matic

What kind of stick?
Glued rather round.

How many frets, what kind of microphone and their configuration?
22 frets. Originally, they are Seymour Duncan pickups copy. Duncans but I installed it. A SH1 (59) in Chevalt and SH2 (Jazz) in neck.

What are the settings (volume, tone, micro switch ...)?
Les Paul configuration:
-2 Humbuckers not splitted
Switch-3 position, bridge - bridge + neck and neck
-2 Volumes and 2 tones independent for each microphone.
Not what is most versatile.

UTILIZATION

The handle is it nice?
It is not flat, rather designed to fit into the palm of the hand and chords. I have big hands, it does not suit me wrong.

Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
It is a rather heavy guitar. The body is large for an electric, but there must have cavities inside because it is lighter than my Fame Forum IV. The interface is not as good as on a range of guitars of more recent design. It's hardly her strong point.

Access to acute (last string) Is it easy?
No, it is not very easy. Again, the conception date and it is not made for shred.

Do you get a good sound easy?
Why yes, the original pickups are good clean or crunchy, but quickly becomes vague and mushy in saturation. That's why I've changed. Since the sound suits me much better.

SOUNDS

Are they suitable for your style of music?
Yes, for all that is jazz, blues, rock, hard rock. Not for what is metal and funk.

What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "fat ",....)?
Ben rather fat and round (especially neck). It's a Les Paul, not a Stratocaster.

With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
Hughes & Kettner Switchblade 50 Combo TSC, Wahwah Dunlop, Whammy 4, Rocktron Hush, Rocktron Silver Dragon.

What are the sounds you prefer, you hate?
I do not hate the tone. It is pretty well what is in his jurisdiction. It's not a Gibson either.


OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?
For 5 or 6 years.

Did you try many other models before getting this one?
Some of which an Epiphone SG, an Epiphone Explorer, a Mexican Start, a Cort, a Gibson Les Paul, a WSL, a Dean Dime ... And I had an Ibanez JEM 555

What thing do you like most/least about it?
The +: its roots rock side
The -: lack of versatility and ergonomics

What is your opinion about the value for the price?
Normal

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?
No. I found a Fame Forum IV for 799 euros. If I count my Les Paul 525 of the 200 + and dust for the 2 humbuckers, I'm almost at the same price. And in manufacturing quality, versatility (2 humbuckers and split a piezo bridge), sound, sustain, ergonomic handle, ... it easily outperforms Epiphone.

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UTILIZATION

Channel and violin really well, pleasant to play part in the treble (like all lespaul) and is quite heavy.
Microphones without proper basis so its a fairly flat after this depends also on the amp.
The tuners are plastic (one I farted between fingers after 8 years) so I put grover is much better.

SOUNDS

Me I added a DiMarzio Fred and DiMarzio PAF PRO c nickel for everything that is rock / metal all with head ENGL SCREAMER.
Powerful bass and clean, sharp lens but do not break the ears.
You can make the big rhythm and arpeggio, it's versatile.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had ten years, after changing the pickups and mechanical (2 weaknesses in my opinion), it approaches a gibson for a price much more interesting.
- Bonn value for money
- Good violin
- Hardware and pickups to change
I would do this choice knowing that I am not a professional
I put good after the changes made, otherwise good / good in the original purchase.