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Epiphone Les Paul Standard

LP-Shaped Guitar from Epiphone belonging to the Les Paul series

Ace Leppard Ace Leppard
Published on 03/20/09 at 14:31
Made in China in 2005
2 humbuckers epiphone since changed for Seymour Duncan Alnico II '59 and
Bridge 2 pieces (the classic gibson ^ ^)
2 volume, 2 tone, too changspour the top level
A three-position selector,
Channel Boudu al ... but, have you ever seen a les paul? ^ ^

WARNING: This opinion is a post from a guitar modified, as previously said.

UTILIZATION

I had plenty of time to get used to this round, rather large, round, it holds well in hand. this guitar is heavy, but it gives a feeling IMHO fat, body, brief power somehow not unpleasant.
"Gets it easy to sound good ?..." ? ah ben ca, yes! regalges good on the amp, and go!
The charge, (we must put one!) Is access to acute. not very original, ok, but vridique! it beyond the 17th box, the solos, you forget. I still wonder how guys like Rhoads, Slash or stuck Frehley plans such as high ... Finally, brief ... voila.

SOUNDS

My style of music, it was more Led Zeppelin, Free, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith (well, almost everything has cheuveux long and a Les Paul) at the time of purchase about 3 years ago. This evolved into heavier stuff like Iron Maiden, WASP, Ratt, KISS, etc ... and has been very little follow-up. Pure tones to bluesy metal, it follows without fail. CMOP serious tone knob to zero, Slash mean to sound "November Rain". Micro Treble, a background tone, the "Phantom of the Opera" picks you up, mouahaha!

Joking aside, we start from these two extremes, and we want what is between.
Personally, I couple with a Peavey Classic 30, Vox and Satchurator (for a little more gain), and I can not understand why they say that the Les Paul does not rimeront with versatility. Finally, each his own ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost 3 years now. This was my first guitar, I knew nothing, and the simple fact that it looks exactly like water that has convinced me of Jimmy Page. What a look! this guitar has a sacred class. The look is superb and the sound too.

I have made changes to this guitar by a luthier 250 euros, a sum that included two Seymour Duncan pickups, rewiring the jack, the knobs and a graphite nut.
The guitar I own so I am back to 650 euros in the end. expensive? in absolute terms, yes, but a much lower cost than a Gibson anyway, and once epiphone change is a comparison without any problem.

Yes, I would do this choice. and I would change the other too. and a custom, after. and a gold top. and ... well, ok, I calm down ^ ^