Epiphone Other musical instruments

Body Body Type Ukulele Top AAA Grade Flame Maple Back and Sides Mahogany Binding White Bracing Hand-Scalloped Neck Species 1-piece Mahogany Profile SlimTaper™ "D" Profile 4-bolt recessed Thickness 168" at Nut Binding 1 Ply PVC Binding Adhesive Premium Titebond Neck Fit Joint 4-Bolt Recessed Adhesive Premium TiteBond Fingerboard Species Rosewood Frets 19 Scale Length 15" Concert Scale Radius 16" Fingerboard Radius Inlays Mother of Pearl Dots Adhesive Premium Titebond Headstock Type Classic Epiphone Angle 14 deg Logo Gold Epiphone Logo with Les Paul Signature model silkscreen Nut Material Synthetic Bone Width 1.312" Tuning Keys Type Four Geared Open Machine Heads Material Nickel Ratio 14:1 Bridge Type Rosewood with Synthetic Bone Saddle Hardware Pickguard Cassic LP Strings Premium Black Nylon Strings Output Jack Rim-Mounted 1/4" Output Jack Pickups Model High-Quality Piezo Film Pickup Location Under Saddle Finish Sealer Premium Urethane Clear-coat Heritage Cherry SunburstVintage Sunburst Case Type Gig Bag with Accessory Pocket Accessories Additional Materials Each Les Paul Ukulele includes an owner's manual with warranty information, poster, truss rod adjument wrench and economy 10' cord UTILIZATION This is such a cool ukulele! The very idea of taking a Les Paul guitar ethos, Gibson's most venerated design ever, and applying it to a ukulele...well, to be frank it's ludicrous, but in a very fun way! I'm glad to see a ukulele with a cutaway, a uke with a AAA flame maple top, and a uke with a good sunburst finish. One doesn't typically find these kinds of appointments on a ukulele, but this one has all of them. It plays very smoothly, with no extra effort to fret each string. SOUNDS This is a decent-sounding ukulele, but I've heard better, to be honest. Lanakai and Cordoba are a couple of modern brands that I've tried around this price point, and I liked their sound better. The cutaway is a cool feature for playability, but I think the smaller body shape as a result tones down the volume one can achieve with this. Also, the built in piezo pickup is very quacky sounding - it reminds me of the piezo system sound from early 90s guitars - that is to say, unrealistic and plinky sounding. OVERALL OPINION Overall, this isn't bad. This is a like a main practice uke, or a ukulele gift for a person who has a Les Paul as their primary instrument. I wouldn't use it for a real "serious" singer-songwriter or folk gig. It is a touch gimmicky, but it will put a smile on anyone's face. But it's certainly worth a look, for sure.