All user reviews for the Epiphone Les Paul '56 Goldtop

I will not go on the characteristics of the well-known model whose production was stopped a few years ago already. Mine dating from March 2008, produced at the factory so China Qingdao (not Daho)! I bought used in late 2009 on a classifieds site well known. Synonymous with "excellentangle. Fr" Heh heh ... The guy did not have his property in a very long time. A year at most ... She was in excellent condition at that.

UTILIZATION

Like any self-respecting Les Paul. The profile is quite round and thick. Just head on Epiphone's not really my cup of tea but is not inherently ugly either! And then I got used ...

SOUNDS

I just equip P 90 Gibson whatsoever and without a real transformation, there is a better. The original P90 pickups are Epiphone which were already pretty good. This guitar is known among other things for it, which is rare in Epiphone. This is often the pickups and electronics are the Achilles heel of this trademark. Then wiring level is impressive. Some cables are assembled with plug connectors. I had never seen it!
With Gibson P90 was a higher level of output and an even more clear and precise. Sustain impressive musicality and huge. It meets all nuances of the game A TREAT!
I could compare it with a "real" Gibson Les Paul Gold Top in the mid 70s and frankly, level violin, the Epiphone is a comparison without worry. Gibson Humbucker was equipped, not P90 and what is more, it was the Bare Knuckle output level result. To compare the sound, it was more difficult, but despite that, the Epiphone did not blush. So you can imagine now with Gibson P90!
I mounted GHS Guitar Boomers strings 11-53 in order to regain the same voltage as the 10-52 that I use on long forks. I struggled to find elsewhere this game Thanks Herr Tho ... It's actually a game expected to agree in Eb or RE. I settled with onions. I filed down the nut over disagreements nuisance problems due to a too narrow saddle. Typical of this type of head, leaving the strings through the nut to the mechanical, especially those in the middle, and RE SOL. Also setting the tone with a very personal method for the accuracy and compensation of individual small frets on the Tune-O-Matic. I never had a guitar just as well set. This is BY-DONE! Since then I have applied this method to my other guitars and it does it well. I tell you perfect intonation.
Level look, I changed the buttons for speed-knob gold match at that great with the gold color of the table and a vintage button micro switch amber. Little but it makes the changes and close the inspiring mother.

OVERALL OPINION

This is one of my favorite guitars. And yet this is not the most expensive, quite the contrary. And yet I have some that a "real" Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion. It is great too. Bullets 11,000 paid at the time in 1982, almost € 2000, 30 years ago anyway! But excellent guitar Gold Top Epi her father is a candle without worry and without flinching! Attention The Howard Roberts is a half box ...

Warmth, musicality, sustain ... In Blues, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, etc.. Bomb this guitar. A question arises, why pay 10 times more expensive?

Guitar made in Korea.
Channel Type 56
22 frets
2 P90 pickups
Grover
Selector 3 posititons
2 volume knobs
2 tone knobs

Flawless finish, adjusting the neck perfect, pretty hard to imagine given the price. Only downside for inlays that are really cheap and would have deserved more attention, they are not quite pearly.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice with a typical access to acute LP, not the best but not impossible either.
The very good overall finish and quality of violin give this guitar a very pleasant side to play and make us forget its weight.
The tone knobs are very effective and offer a nice range of shades.
The crystalline sound into overdrive channel fast enough drool, I personally love it but the risk of displeasing fans and metal shredders of all stripes.

SOUNDS

Primarily used in a Line 6 Pod Pro - Amp Marshall EL84 20/20 - 30 Harley Benton 4x12 vintage, I have on hand an arsenal of sounds blues, rock, funk fusion quite varied.
The clean sound is beautiful but crunche fast enough, it's not a Strat.
The gain of the microphones is very substantial, good dynamics and lutherie offers great sustain.
It gets warm and round bass and treble never garish, stunning for a guitar of this price.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this guitar for 4 years and I must admit that it's my favorite.
I own a Gibson LP firebrand and well the GT does not have much to envy.
I always wanted a Goldtop LP Gisbson but not having the budget, I folded this model after reading the rave reviews that are made. So I tried a few and every time I was amazed by their finishing and their sound. So I ended up cracking and I do not regret my choice.
Everyday it's the guitar I play most, she has a trick of her own and I'm hooked. I must admit my Gibson away for little Epi and yet my Firebrand is a great love story ...
Again, this guitar for its price is a bargain for anyone looking for a good LP with great looks and sounds great.
In my opinion the best choice in the range Epiphone LP.

The color is a cherry sunburst, it is a plus top (100$ worth of paint!) I play all kinds of music, i have been playing for about 3 years

I aquired this guitar from guitar center in Naperville,IN, i paid 467$ (with a coupon)

I love the action, humbucking pickups, action, look, and just about everything about this guitar, but especially the sound of the alnico pickups, and the action, plus the fact that it has 4 control nobs, and the tune-o-matic bridge

I dislike the factory strings that came on it, I would suggest replacing them with Gibson VR10s, or Gibson les paul strings, also the nobs get wobbly sometimes, and the input jack was a little loose after some use (just tighten them up with some pliers, and it will stay)

It is a very good instrument for the price, it handles anything from Hard rock, to slow christain chording music, overall a WONDERFUL instrument, and the set neck is wonderful, plus the tuners are grover, so they have no problem with staying in tune

Overall this guitar has great everything after some minimal modifications, if you are ever looking for a cheap genuine paul, or just a great overall intermediete-pro guitar this is exactly what you want

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Gibson Les Paul, first appeared in 1952. Designed by a guitarist whose name is printed on the guitar. Previously using a single coil pickup, but in 1957 was replaced by a humbucker. There are various types such as the Gibson Les Paul Junior, Gibson Les Paul Special, Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, and his friends, but the most frequently used (and certainly the most famous) is a Gibson Les Paul Standard and Gibson Les Paul Custom.


The design of this guitar is actually included normal, but highlight the impression of classical and blues on our performance in my opinion. If at first glance in terms of color, for Guitar Gibson Les Paul original, wrapped in brown wood with grooves on the body who showed classic impression. This guitar uses solid body (which was originally made of mahogany) because the les paul wanted this guitar has sustain 20 seconds. Of course, for wearing the solid body, making this guitar almost 2 times heavier than the guitar in general. There are two humbucker pickup selector switch with three controllers plus two volumes and two tone controls.

There's another hallmark of this guitar, ie the distance between the fingerboard and frets are small, it is easier for us to play fast and melodic melodies that require long range. It has side effects, namely those who fingered big bit difficult to use ... I use this guitar and was lucky I did not see a significant constraint because my finger 'tapering' hahaha.



The design of this guitar may be plain indeed, but the results sound issued truly remarkable in my opinion. Sustain a long a hallmark of this guitar. The combination of solid construction with high beroutput pickup makes it perfect for high-gain sound that has long distorted and shrill-toot (maybe this is the reason why this guitar is the most sought after by melodian, including me ^_^). Adjectives that might describe the sound output Gibson Les Paul guitar might like this: singing, ringing, stinging, swinging, and 'gunslinging' hehe. This makes the guitar Gibson Les Paul as my first favorite guitar as a melodian.

My history as musician:
well i don't have much to say, i just an ordinary man who loves playing guitar. Sometimes i perform on the stage but it doesn't my real job. I have playing music for 6 years, and guitar 3 years. my friend say i've got some talent but i think it maybe because i just frequently training.
I play guitar and i am a melodian. i love classic rock so much but sometimes i playing from pop until metal hehe

hmm... i don't buy it. i just sometimes go to music store and try to play guitar. but i can make this review because i sometimes borrow it from my friend and use it for perform. well i am not a rich man haha

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it's sound is so beautiful!!! i love it so much, it's so smooth too. a simple way to describe it: ultimate guitar ever!
i'd love so much everything on this guitar except one...

just one, this guitar is so heavy... although it makes longer sustain. yeah every things have disadvantage...

it's very solid and strong too. i give score 10 from 0-10 for it's quality. it's just perfect!!! i never see other guitar that exceed gibson les paul

Advantages:
1. Has incredible sustain.
2. The smaal distance between the fret makes it easier for us to explore the melody.
3. Give the impression of classic and blues in our performance.


Weaknesses:
1. Has above average weight.

my final comment: the most perfect guitar i've ever seen...


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I've been playing guitar for 2 years, self-taught, originally playing metal style stuff but quickly got into prog rock and contemporary stuff like blues, Singer/songwriter kinda stuff like Tom Waits Dire Straits and Bruce Springsteen. I'm in a prog rock band mainly playing keyboards but sometimes I have to play guitar so I bought the Goldtop (which I had been admiring for a while) to replace (or add to) my Ibanez RG.

I bought this from GAK.co.uk for £300. Good buy!

I can't find anything wrong with it at all. Fresh out the box it was in tune, and it has stayed in tune. It's not as heavy as you might think and is very very nicely balanced. I love the colour and the P90s are the most versatile pickups I've ever played with. With the four control pots available you can get a nice variety of tone, especially combined with your amplifier's tone controls. I removed the pickguard soon after I got it, just out of preference and it looks very nice both with and without. The best thing though, is that it came fitted with Grover tuners instead of the cheap plastic green ones they normally have! this was a nice surprise. The headstock is a little plain but who cares!?

I saw someone else state that when switching between pickups the rhythm one gave no sound. I had this the first time I switched but then the sound came in and it has stayed there. No problems!

Quality is excellent - it is sturdy and solid, with no loose parts. My Ibanez has a very loose input jack but this one is tight and well fitted. The control pots are perfect and the neck is straight and true, and very well set in. The finish is beautiful ALL OVER.

Excellent guitar, highly recommended. I've never played a Gibson but this thing probably comes damn close, because its the best guitar I've ever played. It's a shame Epiphone don't do a standard LP in this colour because I would have liked to have the traditional Humbuckers. But after trying out the P90s, they easily match the Humbuckers if you find the right setting! Highly recommended, I'd have payed twice what I did for it.

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i bought this guitar used at a pawn shop for $250 when i was young and stupid.

Well, it's an ALRIGHT beginner's guitar. not bad for learning. And it looks actually pretty nice.

wow, where do i start.

1 the pickups dont fit very well

2 the action is too high

3 the fret spacing seems a little small

4 it's WAY too heavy.

5. the balance is way off

6 its very easily breakable. you would think for something so heavy that the construction would be pretty solid....NOPE!

7 it comes out of tune every 5 seconds.

well like i said, it's too heavy. and it sounds bad. and its a little short. and the pickups wobble. and parts keep falling off (the nut just fell off during play once, and the toggle switch came off in my hands while switching. plus the tuner for the G string snapped twice until i finally replaced all the tuners with Grovers)
this thing just keeps falling apart.

Bottom Line...please never buy this guitar. It's been nothing but a problem for me. Unfortunately i've been forced to gig with it a few times...and i always wish i hadnt. this is just a REALLY bad guitar. like REALLY bad. like Rosie O'Donnel in a swimsuit bad

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I am sure glad that I bought this spectacular, dazzling guitar. The retail price seemed a tee bit high but when I saved up my money and finally bought one I was flabbergasted. It was superb. This Gibson Les Paul is one of a kind. Better than any other guitar on the market. It was worth every cent. I bought this guitar at Long & McQuade's in Toronto and drove two hours just to buy it, I am so pleased with this masterpiece.

I enjoyed the overall layout design of this guitar. The sound is just amazing.Pick-ups, fretboard,bridge etc. All astonishing.

nothing at all. Great unit.

Very durable, awesome quality sound.Beautiful apperance.10 out of 10.

Gibson is my favorite brand for quality electric guitars. Top of the line.Can't wait to see what comes next from this industry.

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I buyed this '69 Epiphone Les Paul with whammy bar from a friend, and it came along with a flightcase for a total of 500$. I alwyas wanted a Les Paul but wasn't sure of which one to buy, so here i go.

It has a beautiful sound, and the whammy bar can produce great effects.

uhm nothing i guess, maybe the greenish color of the tuners

its from 1967, but it seems like new. It's made out of mahogany n has a sunburst texture.

It's my favourite guitar 'till now,you can play any kind of music with it. I jus love it.

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I picked up this great guitar at Muscians Friend. i traded in my squir for it. it was normally $260 but i got it cheaper cuz of my trade in.

this is by far my favorite guitar. i would take this guitar over a epiphone les paul any day. it is solid mohogany which puts out alot of power and killer tone. the finsih on this particular guitar is beautiful. i also like that this guitar is not very known. i told my friends what and i got and they were like "jay what?". it sets me aside from all my other friends and their guitars. i read in an other review that some kid had plastic tuners. kid, i dont know what u bought but u got ripped off. i have nice chrome metal sealed tuners that are very smooth when u turn them. this guitar holds its tune very well. this kid also said his pick ups sucked when u played loud. again, you got ripped the hell off kid. i have nice double hums that put out amazing sound.

there isnt really anything i dislike bout this guitar. i will agree that the neck is a lil wide for my taste down towards the high number frets such as the 20th. im not real picky bout that. u get used to it.

solid body mohogany

i will have this guitar for a long time. i cant believe the cost of it too. watta deal.

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I bought my Orville on Ebay from a seller in Japan. It cost me 620 US dollars and way spipped to me straight away and arrived at my home in Australia in 3 days, amazing!!!

First of all, these guitars are just like Gibsons, i had a friend of mine who knows Gibsons well take a good look at it, and he told me it was exactly the same as a US made Gibson , except, the Orville had the much sought after 'long neck tenon' ,this is where the neck joins the body, the tenon extends into the front pickup cavity to create a huge tone and lots of sustain.

The pickups on mine were US made Gibsons, i dont like them and will be getting a seymour duncan JB4 for the bride, the neck pick up is fine , not to muddy, of course pick ups are a matter of taste, many will like the standard Orville pick up fine.

I have many guitars, the Orvilles i have amaze me in the quality of construction and attention to fit and finish. Orvilles have the long neck tenon, the same as the historic,custom shop les pauls.This is the same methord of neck joint as used in the constuction of the celebrated 57-60 model les pauls that now are some of the most sought after and expensive guitars ever made...enough said!!!

Gibson now make guitars as good as any they have ever made, thats my opinion, i belive the guitars made now are even better than the classic 1957-1960 model les pauls,but for those who play night after night and cant afford a Gibbo, get one of these while you still can, i bought five, they are all amazing guitars and they are getting hard to get even in Japan, if one does appear in a shop over there they are snapped up, Ebay sellers are finding it very hard to keep up supply, prices have gone up, if you want one dont wait, thats my addvice....

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I paid $275 for it used.

I've played/owned a bunch of different Les Pauls. This is one of the better ones.
It has a perfect balance between , power, tone, and playability.

So far so good; no complaints!

I've heard some people say that Epi's aren't as consistent as Gibsons.

I agree.

However, the construction on this model is flawless.

For those of us who aren't "rolling in dough,"
Epiphone makes a great alternative to higher priced Gibsons.

Nice Work!

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After wanting to learn guitar for so many years the accoustic I bought just didn't do it for me. To boost my spirits I had to go for the best tone and sustain. The Les Paul has proven to be a good choice. I bought it on Ebay for $225. What a bargain! I think it is even a vintage model.

To boost my spirits I had to go for the best tone and sustain available. To play like my favorite rock and metal guitarists.

The volume knob needs replaced. I have about 1/2 range on the full end. I usually leave it up about 3/4 round anyway.

Epiphone has the best Gibson Les Paul imitation of anyone.

If you think you can handle it get a good amp. I use a Line 6 - 112 Spider amp.I like to tune down like System of a down most.

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I got this guitar for Christmas, and it cost about $250.00.

I love the vintage cherry burst finish. Also, the pickups are very crisp and the action was set low, so the guitar plays like soft butter (smooth). The sustain goes on for days when set up right, and the neck is nice and fast.

I don't like the switch (it clicks when switching between pickups). Also, the finish around the neck is a little sloppy, but the guitar is great otherwise. Also, the pickups are good, but not great. I migh replace them later, but they sound fine for my budget right now.

This this is built like a hammer and can take a beating from one and keep on going. I love the fat humbucker sound, and the entire guitar is stable and smooth. However, the mahogany body is killer on the shoulder, but that is the way Pauls are.

I love this guitar, and is as good as any Epiphone (in fact, they come out of the same factory). Dragonfire here in Klamath Falls, Oregon will be where I buy my guitars for some time now. Check out their Strats, Teles, and PRS guitars too. I've played them all, and all are AWESOME. The strats and teles are made from Fender parts, too!

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I bought the guitar from Long and Mcquade. At the time I loved Jimmy Page (and still do) so I had to have a Les Paul.I walked into the store thinking I'd be putting a 3000 dollar guitar on layaway for like a year but then I saw it floating like an angel(well actually it was hanging from a rusty guitar rack).I thought "wow, just like Page's".Unfortunately when I took it home and got it into better light I realized that it's alot darker than his.I ended up paying $685.00 Canadian altogether.

The best thing about this guitar is the sound.Because the instrument is so heavy it has a full, crunchy sound to it. It also has great sustain and in my opinion sounds just as good as the Gibson model(not the vintage models though).also the appearance.The finish is extremely shiny and the wood provides an interesting pattern under it.


When I bought the guitar there was some white paint where the neck bolts onbut Igot most of it off. Also the neck volume swith sticks. It's very heavy to but I guess that's why it sounds so great.

The guitar is constructed almost flawlessly. The bolt on neck is great and all the frets are straight. I would say the quality of this guitar is comparable to the Gibsons.

I would reccomend this guitar to anyone looking for a high quality guitar. Even if you have the money to spend on a $3000+ Gibson why bother, spenrd the rest of the money on a strat or a better amp.

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i bought this beauty from guitarampkeyboard.com in brighton for £309 plus the usual £10 p+p. this is rather good seein as its retail is like £500! i wanted a guitar with the sustain of an lp,the looks of an lp, and the tone of p90's. only a couple of models spring to mind and this is the only one that i wanted and could afford.

i love the pickups.gibson designed, wit all the good parts of a strat single coil but wit more power. i love the weight. it seems heavy at first but ur rewarded wit more sustain than ud ever need! if u turn one of the volumes down it kills all the volume so in the middle switchin position u just have to turn one knob down and thats it.the looks of this guitar are timeless. a sparkly gold finish wit lots of cream binding. and it just seems so easy to play.the neck seems so short, sfter playin an sg copy for sooooooo long. and its perfectly weighted. not neck heavy like an sg. its earned the les paul title, unlike others *coughs* voodoo!

k, gettin used to the weight was weird but actually quite quick. sometimes i think cos of a loose connection if u switch to the other oickup it doesnt switch and u get no sound from ur pickup.this rarely happens.not alot else.

it is very well made. pickups well positioned, chrome hardware well placed etc. but the scratchplate seems very poorly carved. like they were rushed for time. if u looked closely u could relegate the scratchplate to the quality of a squier, and thats low!

this guitar is excellent. this pickups can handle distortion,jazzy tones (what it was invented for),blues,everything. it is a thing of beauty, and id rather have it anyday rather than a mexican strat.if u were hardcore giggin then i would suggest to get another workhorse guitar to accompany this.as it can do alot but for hubucker sounds u need a paul or an sg. and for rubbishy tones u need some form of strat. if u wanted to copy hendrix tones u could never do it on this, it would sound too good! this should be used to play blues or jazz but if u love p90's then i would invest in one of these bad boys. seeya

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I went guitar shopping around christmas and my parents bought this at a local shop for about 500 canadian plus tax.

I like how the guitar is made of solid mahogony wood and it has a great tone because of this.

There are a few things I dislike such as plastic tuning knobs and the pickups. The pickups sound alright when you're not cranked but they'll squeel pretty bad on you when they are. The weight can be a bit heavy at times if you're not used to a heavy guitar but I don't mind too much. It is heavier then many les pauls. For some people the neck may be too thick also.

It is built pretty sturdy but I found it can chip easily. I have a chip already in the side from who knows what.

I'd pick a Jay Turser Les Paul over an Epiphone les paul simply because of pure Mahagony wood. It makes a beautiful tone and saves you a few hundred bucks over an epiphone. Good guitar for an intermediate player.

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Bought it for 559.00 canadian at Jimi's Guitar in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Had the choice between this guitar or a Gibson 56 Gold Top reissue at 5000.00+. The choice was easy with my budget...

If you don't look at the very top of the headstock, you would think you are holdind a genuine Gibson. The gold finish is incredible on this guitar, the mahogany back and neck are flawless. I was lucky in a sense that the fingerboard is vintage looking with aeras that seems playworn, guess its just shades of the wood, but it adds a very nice touch to a guitar that is supposed to be a 1956. The 2 Alnico-V P-90s sound fantastic thruw my Marshall MG100HDFX, no noise at all when 2 pick-ups play together, and nothing anoying when 1 alone.

Nothing so far.
I had the tuners changed with Grover tuners before I took possession of the guitar. Did the same for my Epiphone SG-400. And it was worth every penny.
The tuners are not a problem only on Epiphone, I once had a genuine Gibson Les Paul Studio and it could not stay in tune...It breaks your heart when you pay 1200 for a guitar and the repairman suggest to change the tuners for Grover...

Top quality! Great finish...at least 1/8 of an inch of clear coat! Great Gibson Alnico-V P-90s designed pick-ups. Beautyfull pearl inlays. No flaws. Could not find a single problem with the construction and quality of this guitar.

I presently own a 1966 Goya 101R, a 1988 Usa Fender Strat HM , an Epiphone SG-400 (Cherry), I once owned a Standard Usa Strat, a Les paul Studio...etc... I have been playing guitar for over 36 years, and I am very pleased with my 2 Epiphones, this Les Paul Goldtop gives me with its P-90 pick-ups the sounds I was missing with my other guitars. And if one day I have to upgrade it with new switches etc...no problem! at the price I paid I will be able to afford it.
Thanks Gibson/Epiphone for a great product!

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Paid £250 for brand new guitar via Ebay. This is the only place you can get them, directly from the guy who imports them on the Humberside. They are hand made in Italy, set neck solid mahogany, rosewood fingerboard, quality parts, with Kent Armstrong pickups. The fingerboard inlays and Logo are in New Zealand (I think) Abalone green/blue and are exquisite. It has 5 ply binding and sounds fantastic. Believe me this is no cheap guitar. It sings without being plugged in, an amp only amplifies this sound. The pickup are good anyway but it has a lovely low action and just feels right, whilst being beautiful to look at. I have an Ibanez Artist 100, and Westbury Standard, both good guitars, this is a beautiful Les Paul, its idividulistic, and exotic, whilst having a quality feel. No I don't work for them and would buy another tommorow if I lost this. This is a keeper and I thank Jim Reed and the importer very much.

As above, but it is just nice to pick up and play. What more can you ask in a guitar. This guitar feels and plays well above its price.

If their is anything, I would have liked an ebony fingerboard rather than rosewood, which is a little light, but this is being picky. Also would have liked a abolone trus rod cover to match the inlays, but I've subsequently purchased one to fit.

Top notch, well above its price range.

This is easy, just buy one and this price they are a bargain. Do not buy anything else at this price as they will not be the same quality.

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i bought it at guitar center for 2500 dollars...i love gibson and ive been looking for months to find the gibson bunny head guitar

it is my favorite brand of guitar....i saw it and i fell in love with it at first sight...i love gibson...and i really want the bunny guitar

i don't dislike anything about the unit!!!....its a sin to dislike any gibson!

its constructed very well.....it is made to not fall apart like most peavys...in my opinion the best quality guitars are gibsons

i feel gibson is the #1 company for guitars....i love gibsons so much...i would risk my life for one...im begging you..please help me get that guitar...i'll pay you any amount....i've been wanting it since i saw it in yahoo magazine....im 14 yrs old and i've been playing guitar for 3 years...i worship guitar...especially gibson...i hope u understand how much that guitar means to me!!

Thank you for your time,

andrew barton

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I bought it (les paul standard honey burst) in March 02 from www.worldmusicsupply.com for about $500.00

The guitar rivals a Gibson USA at a fraction of the cost. Ok the USA has things like a nitrocelulos finish, and the binding on the fretboard is hand filed to match up to the edge of the frets... also the USA version has the USA pickups that scream. But here's the deal, I went back to world music supply and ordered some USA pickups for a little under a couple hundred bucks. Now I have a guitar that rivals a USA for about $700.00. The usa's are like $1500.00 more, but there is no way there are $1500.00 worth of increased benefits.

The pickups are good, but not great. After I got the USA Gibsons A friend of mine was jealous, so I showed him where I got my pickups and he ended up ordering some from world music supply as well. Only he did not get the Gibsons... He got the EMG Zack Wylde set for 199.00 and I hate to admit it, but I like the sound of his a little better. But either way, the epiphone does rock, especially for the price

The guitar is very well built. There are no flaws anywhere that I can find and the action stays consistent!

I am satisfied with both the guitar and world music supply. The service was good and the guitar is more than I expected from an import version of the USA! Dont be surprised some day if the guitars made overseas equal what we make here but at a more affordable price!

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Bought the guitar at Guitar Shop for $290 canadian for a brand new...

It was my first guitar that i was going to get, so i thought that anything will do just untill i got better at playing. I was always into the Les Paul's so i bought the Baracuda Les Paul, since the looks of the guitar was pretty good.

I still didn't have an amp at that moment so after saving up a little more, bought myself a Marshall a MG30RCD. Hooked up my guitar, but did not get the sound i was looking for. Compared to the sounds getting from a Epiphone, it was much a cheaper sound.

Body it's self is pretty good looking, except for the sound that it gives out.

It is a pretty decent guitar for a beginner, but once you start to get to know the difference from a good guitar from a bad guitar, it is a big gap. Trust me on this, i made this mistake. Take my advice, if you're planning on buying a guitar for a cheap price that's pretty decent in the looks, dish out another hundred bucks or so and get at least a Epiphone. You will not regret it later.

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This guitar is a very cheap guitar. I bought it in Bath, UK, for £189 (i don't know that in dollars...)

I bought the guitar because it looked perfect and in the shop played brilliantly. It looks exactly the same as the Epiphone equivilent. It has a deep, bassy sound. It was a nice price and plays well for a cheap guitar.

I wouldn't recommend this guitar for beginners, it seems to have an inability to stay in tune for more than an hour. Also it does rattle quite a bit when played but this is not picked up through an amplifier.

It looks nice at first glance but on closer inspection you seem that the parts aren't very well made. The machine heads are too lose which i think adds to the tuning problems and the output jack unscrews itself faster than on any other guitar i've played.

To be honest i only play this guitar when i have to, i prefer to practise on my Brunswick Electro-Acoustic or my brother's Squier Strat.

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Purchased in Canada for ~C$600. Bought it in order to learn to play

This guitar has a great feel and look. The dual humbuckers give for a nice sound. I like that the output jack is not on the face of the guitar, but rather on the bottom edge. I also like that you can see the grain of the wood through the finish. From what I have read, and what I have been told, the guitar is made to Gibsons's specs, although some concessions are made from the actual Gibson, but the few concessions are easily outweighed by the difference in price. Trapezoid inlays look great.

Action seems high. Adjusted it many times, but fret buzz developed. One tuner seems to detune relatively easy. Are all electrics this heavy? When removing the stickers off the pickups they left this nasty guck on there, it took forever to get it off.

Overall very good, only complaint is the one tuner.

Good guitar for the dollar, but if you are a frail person, you may want to invest in a strap with a large helium balloon attached.

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