All user reviews for the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top

- In what country was she made? : USA
- How many frets, what kind of microphone and their configuration? 22f, Micro Epiph '

- What are the settings (volume, tone, micro switch ...)? 4 2vol 2 tone knobs Classic koi!
- What type of race? Ben C a Les PAul lol

USE

- Is the handle comfortable? Yeah its going, G Ibanez Gax 30 BKN, the handle and pein more Epe C pa mé too bad
- Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy? OULAAAAA !!! Alor C the kestion ke I wait !!!
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- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)? Ben Form I love koi LP !!! The weight lol SA VA OSSI C an LP so she fe chti its weight!
Gets it easy to sound good? ... His DEPEN kon is looking for my hair cell C by yeah s'ke j'kiff donk nikel!

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music? K Remen !!! In Red Wine + é sublime, i lack rained k'un chti Serpent and i believe lol!
- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play? Vox Da 5 !!! Kes ke his crach is peti inch ke even yogurt !!!
- What are the sounds you prefer, you hate? Coupled with my foot "SLASH SIGNATURE" é of the Reverb,
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NOTICE GLOBAL

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Ben well as on !!! LP POWER !!!
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- How would you rate the quality / price?
Ben made GU bowl vachemen I Devé buy new, for 680 €, sui mé I fall on the same model rained 100m away for 340, so jump dessu G lol. On the occas' new mé, the guy buy it back dan e ki week following his purchase, so the guitar new ed. i stay the same ottocolan on micro lol, i Devé bigleu be the guy ...

- With experience, you do again this choice ?. Ben C on yeah ken voi we are ke fe Slash with his little give k'envie, pui I sui passionate donk I even bought oré ken dan 10 years lol!

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Rock n 'Roll !!!!

This guitar t factory in Indonesia under control US. The violin is perfect.
It possde two humbucker Epiphone. A treble position and a position rythm or both. Very good microphones. I accuracy of all this are the same as on the Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
the bridge is that of all the Les Paul.
To grant, it is mcaniques groover, superb.
The handle is very like that of the Epiphone Casino.

USE

The handle is very pleasant.
The access to acute, unlike what I have read in various reviews, is satisfactory.
The ergonomics are excellent. The weight of the guitar brings stability and assurance to the game.
Sound, my opinion has not "ashamed" face sounds beaucup more onreuses guitars. The pickups are frankly very satisfactory, unlike what I've read, so no need to hurry to change. I think it sounds bad if we play bad, not bad if we play well, it's the same thing for a lot of things!

SONORITS

This guitar, it must be said, offers multiple possibilities: treble bass up, no problem.
Let us not forget that electric guitar sounds good if we jouebien but if the amp is rgl.
Personally, I use a Line 6, pr-amp, connected direcement my mixer, and sounds of the fire of God. I also use a Roland amp, ditto.
The crystalline sounds can be achieved, certainly not as a stratovolcano, but it is not a default, it is an advantage, it is less aggressive ear. You can also go to sounds fat without any difficulty and even jazzy sounds.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use this guitar for a week, and I am amazed by its quality.
There are no ngatif point I relev mticuleuse after an inspection. Obviously, I could criticize this guitar "history ..." but I do not forget that I cot 420 euros new! I know that some are more expensive, but looking good ...
I played on Stratocaster SRV, and other signatures, on Telecaster on SG, Casino ... This guitar is really particulire not forcment captivating at first contact even if it is tempting, but Once we started playing with it what some addiction.
The quality money goes long commenaires: excellent, period.
It's a choice I do it again without problem. Besides, I'll probably buy me the std Ebony.

Guitar made in 2008 in China, factory Digpao (100 pins over Shanghai on the coast ...).
I bother to post to "standart +" because many people post just anywhere.
This is the Les Paul series that preceded the "most top".
The latter (the most top ...) have microphones splits and new pickups Burstbuckers Epi. which are very good.

GROVER mechanical, hardware store quite correct.
The neck profile is thin (Slim Type) in C.
A pleasant surprise for me that has small hands and suffers the pluparts of non GIBSON profiles "slim type".
22 Frets, Pickups Epiphone Alnico Classic (version of the classic Epiphone Gibson 57).
No split pickups like the "More top" version of 2013.
I note well this guitar (9 excellent), the finishes are VERY good (see photos) and all consistent without significant weakness.
Note: Mahogany body into 4 parts, it shows very little on the rear portion of the body, but will detect a sophisticated look without problem.
No information on the length of the tenon of the handle.
The maple top is plated with a maple leaf flame biien very connected to the body axis.
The Chinese who did the varnish is very gifted, the honey burst is beautiful.
The rear body has got a nice dark brown varnish recalling Gibson varnish "walnut" the 335 of 70 years.

UTILIZATION

As I said earlier, the neck is thin (a variety slim type), it allows you to play without having to adapt his game as the baseball neck, which I do not play as significant pain in Metacarpal each time.
action can be set very low without frieze, the neck is perfectly straight and cash his 10-46.Il is constructed in two parts, the head is glued on the handle (very own connection).
The access to acute, ie beyond the 15 th of the box, the application technique and hand "made" to lead (pressure) I would ...
A beginner will find access unaffordable, an advanced player will come out even if it is not the "stratosphere" comfort.
I plugged in a Fender Deluxe Reverb RI 65 is one of the best reference for blues rock, and the amp is 90% of its ...
So the sound is just barrel through this amp.
Not sure if this is the case in a low-end amp.

The alnico classic are very good when it is confined to blues to classic rock (stones), with a tube screamer and a delay, it was a very nice sound for spinning lead.
The clean sounds are also usable, The Fender Jazz warms and is very accessible on the neck pickup with reduced tone.

SOUNDS

As said above, the sound through a good tube amp, and in the limit of gain is limited to stonien Crunches will be flawless, especially on the bridge pickup, very well defined lead crunch.On notes, however, that the neck pickup lacks a bit of bite (dynamic) and precision, but it is light and tolerable for me.
Note For the crunch blues when I push the TS 8008 thoroughly, I also push the tone of it thoroughly in the treble, and I cut the bass and the amp up the treble on the amp to 8 .
It really is with this type of setting the next "too soft and medium" of these acute micros.Tout is compensated restore their "pep" and the sound is very good.
I'm not an amp with M. .., this can be achieved, so for me this guitar is good and adjustable "better" through the amp.

OVERALL OPINION

Since shortly.
I am a player Strat and Telecaster but I needed the "heavy Les Paul" and cheap.
I inquired, I tried the Tokai china less than 500 Euros, and Epiphones "More top" in 2013, I also Locate very good (great Burstbucker pickups epiphone ...), including Customs ... the handle is a little off in the treble (especially on standards, less on customs) is described as a slim type, but it is wider than my 2008.
And then I came across a great announcement: an Epiphone LP standard "plus" in 2008, honey burst, which almost new owner did not want, I would even want to get rid for 200 euros with the body ... What's not ... When I tested the handle and finesse and saw the finish very general taste, I immediately took ... despite amplification of M. .. when buying.
Otherwise I would have taken a top in 2013, probably burts honey, or white custom.

Below is the test that I posted on YOU TUBE (. Config sound as described above):

the neck has 22 frets, two humbuckers coils, four knobs, two volume two tone, one three position switch, flamed maple top, tune O Matic bridge, set neck.
The characteristics of a Les Paul what!

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice, maybe a little finer than gibson, the access to acute, I think is very good, but it takes time to get used to the form. We obtain easily a good sound.
The guitar is quite heavy, which is pretty good sign for a Les Paul that price!
The sustain is very good for the price, but by the cons you have to admit that we are still far gibson!
It holds tune very well, even better than my Gibson Flying V!

In fact I would say this guitar buried a bunch of guitars dearest.

SOUNDS

I usually play the Metal with a lot of distortion on a randall RG75g3 with a boss ME50. And since that time I have I still have the original pickups!

For all that is hardrock is right up there playing a little with guns n roses is fun! For all that is thrash metal (Metallica has I think especially Slayer Megadeth) ca goes quiet.
For the slightly heavier Metal: Amon Amarth, Gojira, for example, ca going very well.

In fact the level is good this guitar at all levels, the only flaw may be that the neck pickup is a little soft for big distos, the coup was still almost all the time on the bridge pickup in heavy distortion

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a bunch of time, bought new has about 450 € on the Internet has the time, I did not need to try several models: I had a Les Paul.

The pros:
The lutherie
The table in maple
All
ThE -:
The neck pickup wholesale distortion that has barely follow the bridge pickup

This guitar is probably the best value on the market in this price range! Change the pickups is not an obligation.
With experience, I could redo this choice, but it pressed to mount a kit Emg James hetfield or kit emg 81 & 60, and like that have a good guitar emg and not too expensive (and I'm sure ca beats LTD € 1000 lol), for the simple reason that for some occasions, this can be useful to have the emg, but on a high end guitar I'd rather have the Seymours or gibson pickups !

Licensed copy Epiphone Les Paul Standard made in China.
22 frets, mahogany body, mahogany neck, flamed maple table, two volume, two tone ... two humbuckers epiphone Hood chrome, mechanical "grover" (I suspect it will act in Chinese copies), conventional fixed bridge Tune-O-Matic.

Characteristics in short well known, and that will be very well complemented by the Epiphone site.

The guitar is well built, the woods are beautiful and assembled goods.
At this level, it is the MECAS, quite unstable, and microphones, which are desperately short of fisheries and definition.

My copy has been much altered over time, but I reparlerais at the end of the review

UTILIZATION

The handle is really not bad, although a little uncomfortable in the long run when tasted good to Gibson. Access to acute is nothing original, limited because of the shape-single cutaway Les Paul.

The guitar is quite heavy, but still, if you insist that your instrument is light, go buy something else, you're wrong!

SOUNDS

I bought this guitar it well there's 5 years, I was a fan of Led Zeppelin, I absolutely had to. It can provide a beginner's first warm humbuckers sound carefree, and gives very good results if only one comes across a good number and one branch in a good amp.

The sound here is more fat and warm, dry lens. After a long time connected in a small 15 watt transistor combo obscure, I have used it with my Peavey Classic 30.

Wanting to improve their potential, I quickly changed the pickups for a pair of Seymour Duncan. Excellent initiative, because the violin is good. A very good solution to boost the instrument, plus the choice of weapons (Duncan, DiMarzio, EMG ...)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for good five years now, this is my first electric guitar.
I had not tried at the time, budget and the look did the rest.
I ended up putting a Duncan Alnico 2 Pro in acute and '59 the same brand as serious, which has improved the overall performance of the guitar, and that it is always a good place in my collection after all this time.

An instrument that I recommend for anyone who wants a share of the myth for cheap gibson. Excellent for beginners, and stay as long as you change at least the pickups. It will not replace a Gibson in my opinion but it is an honest instrument, well built ... a very good value for money. My notes concerning the production model.

I would do this choice in the same circumstances!

Bought in a music store in Québec. Went to check and found the beautiful one. Paid 530$ canadian used with a case, a new set of strings and a pro setup. I was looking as Les Paul for a good versatile blues-jazz-all stuff guitar. Believe me it delivers.

I really like the price I got it for. I have to mention the beautiful finish, don't seem to find it anywhere else(weird)kinda caramel burst.Very beautiful. Soundwise you get a fat and round sound. I find the balance, when you play seated, very good. Can wait to get a nice amp to plug it in.

I don't have complaints about it.

The fact that it is heavy is comforting for me on that point. I haven't found any defects or or problems with it( it's used so minor cosmetical blemishes). Seems to be very solid. And beautiful WOW!!

Beautiful big sounding guitar. But try many as they can differ on neck thickness, finish. Anyway no 2 guitars are identical so.

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Purchased through a local music store in Metepec, Mexico. Cost was $5300 pesos, which at the time was equivalant to about $460 US Dollars

It's an impressive guitar all around. Mine is a 2002 Standard Plus model made in China. It came stock with chrome Grover tuners and a beautiful Vintage burst finish over highly flamed and bookend maple.
It's a classic!

This guitar is always compared to Gibson's Les Paul. I don't think that fair considering the $1500 price difference!!!
Though they aren't Gibson's, Epiphones Les Paul a very well made and high quality guitars in their own right. I would recommend anyone looking for a guitar for less than a Grand, check it out.

Although the pickups that came with the guitar aren't bad, they don't even come close to bringing out the sound this guitar is capable of. I switched over to Seymour Duncan's 59s and now it's like a different guitar! I'd still like to experiment with other pups as many players claim there are even better options.

Another thing the guitar requiered was a professional setup and a bone nut. This isn't really expensive to do and also makes a huge difference. The stock nut is plastic and you will notice the sound change when you switch to bone!

Epiphone's site says the body of these guitars are mahogany/adler, so I thought I'd find some kind of multi-ply wood inside. To my surprize, when I opened her up to change the pups, I found what seems to be a solid chunk of mahogany wood with a slab of maple on top.
The finish is perfect from the factory. There isn't a blemish anywhere. The feel, look and sound of these guitars project high quality.

It's a solid guitar that balances out nicely

After the pup change, the bone nut and pro setup, I ended up with an OUTSTANDING instrument. I've been playing for about 8 months so I'm really a beginner but in that time, I've bought a number of guitars and I've learned from each. I now have a pretty solid idea of what works and what doesn't. Believe it or not, it's very difficult to buy a "terrible" guitar now a days. Even the low end instruments of major manufactures are built pretty well.

Taking that in to consideration, I'd say that Epiphone's Les Paul are one of the best guitars available for under $1000.

If you're a beginner and would like to buy a quality guitar without making a huge investment, this guitar is a great choice. It'll grow with you while your playing improves. Also as a beginner, I think you'll enjoy how easy to play it is, especially after a good setup. The neck is very nice.

Please don't think it's just a beginners guitar. In the right hands, this guitar will take off and many pros use it.

Another plus is Epiphone's customer service. While I've had no problems with my guitar, I did contact them to learn more about it and was amazed by the quality and speed of service.

One last thing I would recommend is that you play as many of these BEFORE you buy yours. I tried many of them out and they all felt, looked and sounded just a bit difference. Even the colors change quite a bit from model to model.

I think these Les Pauls offer quality way beyond their price. Even if you invest in new pups and a pro setup, you'll still be way ahead.



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Purchased from Same Day Music as a replacement for an Epiphone LP-100. Initially, paid $489.00 but was given a $60 discount due to 1st guitar arriving damaged and replacement guitar had absolutely no set up and many finish flaws. Fianl cost $429.00.

After a set up to exceed Gibson set up specs. for string height, neck relief, intonnation, pickup height, new Gibson Vintage 10-46s, etc. this guitar pretty much nails the sound and feel of a 57 Les Paul and plays and sounds better than any of the Les Pauls and 335s I have played at Guitar Center. Also, the translucent amber finish and flamed maple top is a looker!

My replacement guitar arrived with string heights at the 12th fret exceeding 1/4" and totally bad intonnation and must have missed any inspection and set up in the USA as the sticker indicated. Also, there were dark glue stains around some binding and body joints, binding that bled over into the top and rough cut pickguard and truss rod cover. Someone at Gibson/Epiphone should have paid more attention to what they were doing assuming this guitar was not tampered with. It was a new factory fresh item. It took days of set up and correction to fix all of this except the finish flaws but with the final price, I am satisfied.

After set up and correction of the above mentioned problems, it is a very solid and tone filled instrument. There have been negative comments about Epiphone pickups but these new designed by Gibson USA seem to fix that. They ohm out at 8.75 neck and 13.05 bridge, are wax potted and the sound is so good when properly adjusted that they really don't justify swapping out for Gibson or Seymours.

Bottom line is this is an excellent value. I simply got one that slipped through the set up cracks and was really a blem or second. Suggest that if you buy one either you check it out in person or ensure that you are dealing with an internet retailer like SameDayMusic that will stand behind the sale and either replace the instrument or provide a discount for your problems. Also, you need to be aware of the set up needs for you instrument and your personal preferences. Be aware that there are negative reviews for Gibson products that cost much more so this is an excellent value with a little effort. Fortunately, my blem issues were correctable or in areas that I see but not the audience but will carry with theinstrument for it's life.

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I purchased it used in almost perfect condition for 360 dollars at daddys junky music


Advantages

-fast neck (if you use Ghs fast fret it improves fretboard)
-very good pickups(classic and hot alnico humbuckers0
-good quality materials (has a amazing flame maple top which resonates a great sound and a mahagony body and neck)
-good price (only 600 new any where from 350 to 420 used)
-nice paint job (the standard plus comes with a beautiful heritage sunburst finish which looks amazing with the flame maple top.)


As far as playability and sound this guitar is very good nothing to bad in that depart some minor quality problems but thats it.

There is only one thing that bugs me and that is some of the manufacturing errors (slightly uneven frets and some small paint problems depending on the guitar) This guitar is korean made so it is not checked over by a human so errors can occur i recomend going to your local shop or a in home guitar repairist and get it set up for a small price depending on where you go.

If your an intermediate player or a long time player looking for a good deal used or new this guitar is a good deal you get the look of a gibson for a much more affordable price and it has better materials then the regular epiphone les paul standard.

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I got this guitar at a local music shopr for about 400 moola.

I love everything about this guitar. It can sound like an electric acoustic or a heavy-metal machine. The maplewood fret board is not connected by bolt. And the frets are easy to reach.

The only thing I dont liek is that the strings are a little high off the fret board. So iits a little hard to solo good but its possible

I got the guitar used and its in very good condition and there is nothing wrong with it.

Before i got the guitar the music center had put a brand new wiring system in complete with new 57 mhg pickuos FOR FREE!!!

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BOUGHT AT SAM ASH FOR $579,I WANTED A LES PAUL BUT COULD NOT AFFORD THE EXTRA $2,000 DOLLARS FOR A GIBSON! Ed: This guitar is the honey burst color patter model.

I LIKE THE SOUND OF THE LES PAUL, THE WAY THE NECK FEELS, THE WAY IT LOOKS,EASY TO PLAY,SUSTAIN IS INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!I LOVE THE PRICE, THE QUALITY ,THE CRAFTSMANSHIP!

NOTHING

BUILT LIKE A TRUCK,BUT SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL!

BOTTOM LINE,DO U HAVE $2500 TO BURN ON A LES PAUL IF SO BUY THE GIBSON IF NOT BUY THE EPIPHONE LES PAUL STANDARD PLUS!YOU WON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!!!!!

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I bought this guitar at a music store where I was stationed. I paid about 600 dollars for this beauty. Since I first started playing, I fell in love with the Les Paul models. I love the look of them, and of course, the sound.

What's not to like? First of all, this is one beautiful axe! It has all chrome hardware, and is green with a flametop design. The pick guard and binding are an off-white, and it has a beautiful finish.

Second of all, and most importantly, is the sound. From back-woods southern rock, to blues, this guitar has a rich, thick sounds that sooths you at low tones and screams at high ones. But that's not all. If your in a heavy metal mood, its got chunk and hard rockin distortion that is unlike any other.

Basically, this guitar is the shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent! Great construction. The only thing is the tuners are a little crappy, but those can be replaced easily.

Like I said, this axe is it! From looks to sound and quality! I love this guitar and would recommend this axe to anyone.

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wanted a backup for my Gibson Les Paul Studio model since the Gibson needed to be refinished and would be down for awhile, bought this one off e-bay for $324 including the shipping because it's stamped "USED" on the back of the headstock


incredible appearance, bookmatched flame maple top knocks everyone out who really looks at it, the binding is really nicely executed and it sounds ALMOST as good as my Gibson


the nut is plastic and broke the first day I played it for an hour, there are other minor fit and finish nits I could pick but for this price this is a jewel, and contrary to other reviews I've read nothing else on the guitar has needed to be replaced after I've been playing it for two to five hours a day for a good month now

Epiphones must vary quite a lot from year to year and depending on where they were made. I have no way of knowing where this one was made. It's a 2001 and the quality is awesome. If I'd paid a Gibson price I would have sent it right back. But for basically 20% of what I would have expected to shell out for a comparable Gibson, even at the deal prices I usually pay, this guitar is truly impressive. It is solid as a rock (other than the nut, which had to be replaced immediately) and plays better than anything selling for three times the money.

This guitar is much better than I expected it to be. It plays smoothly and only pales in comparison when I pick it up right after playing my Gibson Les Paul. It is much nicer to play than my Squiers and superior to my Mexican Telecaster and Japanese Stratocaster. Pick one up and look it over to satisfy yourself that you're getting a good year for Epiphones and then play it awhile. Great buy for the money.

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I came across the Les Paul Standard Plus while searching the Gibson website. I love the figured maple look, and to see it on a Les Paul, i had to have it. I searched for almost 8 months, making no progress, i couldn't even find anybody who knew what a standard plus was. Then finally I remembered a friend of mine worked at Carty's Music in Ypsilanti MI, he was kind enough to call his distributor and find out what the deal was. Finally! a Light burst standard plus was ordered $2186 later it was mine.

The figured maple is beautiful, i got very lucky with the top on mine. The finish is flawless, somebody definitely cared about puting this guitar together. The tone, do i even need to say anything. I've heard some people say that Les Pauls aren't all that versital, i beg to differ. There isn't a sound out there that I can't produce. And last but not least, the value and quality, this guitar could very easily last me the rest of my life, it is built to last, and if times are ever tough i could sell it for almost what i paid.

The weight takes some getting used to but it's not as bad as some Gibsons i've picked up. Also, the strap buttons are a bit weak for the guitar, i definitely suggest getting some kind of locking system, droping it probably won't do much the playability, but it could wreck the finish.

As i mentioned earlier, some body really took care in the construction of my guitar.
The volume knobs are missing some paint in the numbers and one of my tone knobs is a little stiff but thats it. I own a fine example of a Les Paul.

When one goes out shoping for a diamond, does one get what ever one can find, just so they finally have a diamond? NO!!! The same goes for guitars, i firmly believe this now I've had my guitar a little over 3 months now and I still shake my head in awe of how easy it is to play and how amazing it sounds. The Gibson les paul is a historical work of art. You will not find a better sounding, playing guitar, the sustain, the tone, the whole package is perfect. These guitar are a bit of an investment but its worth it. One thing i would like to add, the AA figured maple top isn't always very figured! I you are even slightly concerned about how figured and pretty your top will be, DO NOT order a guitar on line or from some catalog! I got very lucky with mine and had no obligation to buy it, but i know that I've seen some "so called" Standard PLUS that honestly looked like plain standards, so some poor tops are out there, keep that in mind.

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