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9 out of 10
33 People wrote reviews
10 out of 10
"Surprisingly Impressed with this Epi!!!!!!!!!"
Feature:
C'mon, we all know what the standard features of an LP are.
Quality:
Sturdy, good solid feel, the aesthetics too are nice in nearly every way. Mine came in wonderful fit and finish with only one noticeable flaw to it. Two of the knobs are slighly crooked.
Value:
I've owned an Epi Special, a Standard, and eight Gibby LPs. I was extremely dissatisfied with the Special. The Standard was fairly good, but not great. This custom is, however, extremely comparable to several of my most expensive guitars that cost me well into the thousands! I’ve heard people remark that it is expensive for an Epi, and to them I say, “Go to a store and try an Epi Custom. Then try the most expensive guitars in the store, and THEN you tell me it is expensive.” The guitar is definitely worth the money!!!!
Desirability:
It's black, and it's beautiful. Go see one and you be the judge.
Sound:
I own more guitars than I care to mention (my only addiction is collecting guitars...), and this definately has that deep, sweet sustainful tone that everyone buys a Les Paul for in the first place. It's a little less bright and a bit more mellow sounding than my Gibby LPs, but the tone is just as warm and full. I can get a funky jazz sound out of using both stock pickups, the blues in a clean setting from the neck, and still do some serious hard-rocking using the bridge combined with distortion, all the while producing a tonal quality that would rival any of my other guitars.
Ease of Use:
The neck is a bit slim for my tastes, and being used to the longer scale length of my SRV Strat I was surprised at how comfortable the guitars feels to play. Though the action was a bit high from the store, with s small bit of setup the thing plays like a dream! No fret buzz, nice feel to the fingerboard, fairly good finish to the fretwork; excellent. I've tried three of these and haven't run into one yet that didn't play smoothly.
Support:
I never had to deal with support. So I'll given them the benefit of the doubt.
Overall:
Right before I purchased this guitar I was looking for something much more expensive, and already had a bias against Epiphones. But after having played this I couldn't justify buying another guitar for four-times as much when this one sounds and plays so perfectly. I have now completely changed my mind about the higher-end Epiphones. I intend to keep this guitar for life. That is a statement I wouldn't make about almost any guitars I've owned. If I were in the market for a good all purpose guitar, and money is a consideration...This is the guitar I'd buy. In fact, I bought one for my son as well, for that very reason. And, if it was lost or stolen, I would buy another without a second thought! :)
Submitted: 9/26/2008
Style of Music: Classic Rock, Blues, Alternative, Classical, Metal, some Progressive Jazz, Flamenco (but I like Blues best)
10 out of 10
"Frickin steal,"
Feature:
Very good stock pickups, probably not going to change them, tuners and tone lock bridge are amazing, hardly ever goes out of tune, can drop tune on the fly. What else? Body is gorgeous, white creme binding, i have the wine red, not sure if it's still available but I've played the white as well, gorgeous too!!! if your used to a tele/strat this will be a good bit heavier on your shoulder but no worries it's worth it
Quality:
Finish great, no filler to be seen, very sturdy, beautiful wood grain finish, very impressed by the craftmanship, frets were clean and cut PERFECTLY, smooth as silk
Value:
Expensive for an epiphone you think? I mean it is a copy right? Guys i would easily spend an extra 200 on what i got, highly impressed. There is a huge difference between 200-300$ epi's and this and the standard plus top, get one now
Desirability:
Only ballers play Les Pauls! I got a strat too but a pauls a paul. When someones on stage and playing a paul the attention is always there. It commands attention.
Sound:
Thick, warm, sweet tone that sustains for days. If your looking for that "les paul" sound don't be scared by the epi name. Neck pickup is my fav, gives thick and nice warm blues sound. Add some overdrive to the bridge pup and let some led out. Obviously being a LP it is naturally bottom heavy tonally, but this is awesome when downtuned
Ease of Use:
plug and play, all the tone you want is there, plays like butter
Support:
have not needed it, thought i had a pickup going out but it ended up being a crappy cheap cable i got
probably pretty shady of me but they get an 8 on support for the benefit of the doubt
Overall:
Would I own only a Les Paul, no. Could I go without this in my collection, no way. This is the go to guy. If your thinking of buying this but are hesitant, this is a no brain winner, you can't go wrong.
Submitted: 7/8/2008
Style of Music: blues/rock
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