Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus from zZounds.com!

Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Electric Guitar

Flamed Maple top. 2 humbuckers.

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283 People rated this product : 8 out of 10

41 People wrote reviews

9 out of 10

"You won't find a better sounding electric guitar for the money."

Feature:
For the money I can't complain ... The feel of the neck is a little different than the Gibson Les Paul but they come pretty darn close. The mahagony neck and rosewood fretboard make it very easy to play. Down the road I might switch the pickups out but for now I am very satisfied with them.

Quality:
Quality wise, this guitar really is worth the price - in fact it could easily sell for more. The headstock says the guitar was made in China, well, you could have easily fooled me ... You can feel the quality in your hands. This guitar really is an excellent buy. I can't say I am big time on the road like some of these other guys profess, but I gig here and there with my band and have been playing steady on a part time basis for the last twenty years so I know a decent guitar when I see it. For the money, you can't go wrong.

Value:
This guitar is definetly worth the price. Seriously worth every penny!

Desirability:
I'm a sucker for the burst models - I got a sunburst. It is beautiful and so far the finish holds up well under sweat and grime.

Sound:
I was looking to purchase a guitar in the $1000 - $1300 range. I had been trying various guitars for a few months and was settling down between the Gibson Studio model or a PRS SE. I stumbled across the Epiphone Les Paul. The Salesperson cabled me up to one and I was very surprised. The Epiphone totally blew the Les Paul studio and the PRS away in tone, quality, and overall play. The pickups are pretty damn decent, maybe not as hot as the burstbuckers but from clean to hard rock or heavy metal, I can get good tonality and range.

Ease of Use:
I can get a good range of tone out of this instrument. With the amps and pedals I use (Spider II and Mesa boogie/digitech+dunlop wah, or just plain using the Behringer Vamp2 to name a few) I can get anything from a warm hot tone with good sustain aka Santana, or a clean tough tex-mex sound aka ZZTop, and tone to mid on the neck pickups even heavy metal aka Black Sabbath or Metallica.

Support:
The guys at the music store I bought it from are pretty cool. I've had the guitar a few months but it hasn't had any problems that I've come across.

Overall:
This one is a keeper.

Submitted: 5/27/2008

Style of Music: Rock, Blues, Alternative

8 out of 10

"Great Guitar but get a different case for it."

Feature:
Has everything a les paul needs. The trans blue if beautiful.

Quality:
Gave a 6 because of the Gator case that came with it. The case has like 1 inch of play on both sides. A very poor fit. I would not recommend this Gator case.

Sound:
Sounds good for an EPI but a upgrade in pups will be welcome.

Ease of Use:
Plays good the frets could use a bit more dressing but for now it is fine.

Support:
Never had to use it

Submitted: 5/20/2008

Style of Music: Blues, Country, Classic Rock

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Honey Burst
Translucent Amber
Transparent Blue
Vintage Sunburst
Heritage Cherry Sunburst

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Description

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If you can handle everything about the Les Paul except the price, check this out. Engineers designed this modern classic with the arched top and fast neck of the best Les Pauls. It has an arched, figured curly Maple, carved top in faded sunburst finishes for that great LP look. And like all Les Pauls, features a solid glued neck joint for great sustain and stability. These guitars are built to 100% Gibson specifications. Since 1910 Epiphone has been building quality instruments and this Les Paul Standard will only enhance their great reputation. These transparent finishes are exceptionally beautiful!

The Les Paul guitar is synonymous with Rock and Roll. No other guitar gives you the power, the sustain and the sound of a Les Paul. If it's got Les Paul's signature on the headstock, it's the real thing... Accept no substitutes! Authorized by Gibson USA!

Technical Info

Pickups: 2 Humbuckers

Hardware: Chrome

Scale: 24.75 in.

Nut Width: 1.68 in.

Neck Joint: Set

Neck Material: Mahogany

Fingerboard: Rosewood/Trapezoid

Binding: Body/Neck

Body Material: Mahogany/Alder

Top: Flame Maple

Finishes: Honey Burst, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Translucent Blue, Translucent Amber, Wine Red

With a set mahogany neck, an alder and mahogany body, and a flame maple top, this Standard delivers all the chunky sustain you expect from a Les Paul. Rosewood fretboard with trapezoidal inlays, dual humbuckers, chrome hardware, and vintage-style green tuners.