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Epiphone Les Paul Ultra Electric Guitar

Alnico Humbuckers. Tunomatic Bridge. Grover Tuners.

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The Ultra looks at first glance just like a Les Paul Standard, the world-famous icon for rock and roll music, but its mahogany body has strategically placed hollow cavities to make it not only lighter (about 5.5 lbs) but also more 'acoustic' sounding. Additionally, a belly-contour on the back of the guitar allows it to comfortably hug the player's body. With a slightly narrower nut (42mm as opposed to 43mm) on a very fast, satin-finish neck, this is truly an Ultra-friendly guitar. It comes in a classic, faded cherry finish with gold-plated hardware.

Technical Info

Pickups:  Alnico Classic/Alnico Classic Plus

Hardware:  Gold

Tuners:  Grover

Scale:  24.75 in.

Nut Width:  1.65 in.

Neck:  Set

Neck Material:  Mahogany with Satin Finish

Fingerboard/Inlay:  Rosewood/Trapezoids

Body Mat:  Mahogany w/Tone Chambers

Top:  Quilted Maple

Tailpiece:  Tunomatic/Stopbar

Weight:  5.5 - 6 lbs
Weighing in at about 5.5 pounds less than a typical Les Paul! The Ultra features a chambered mahogany body that not only makes it lighter and easier to play for long periods, but adds a unique acoustic resonance to its sound. Quilted maple top, AlNiCo pickups, Grover tuners.
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Epiphone Les Paul Ultra Electric Guitar Reviews

77 People rated this product :
           9 out of 10
           10 out of 10
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"high value low cost all around performer"
Feature:
grover tuners hold/feel nice. otherwise straight forward. plus the gold hardware everywhere looks sweet w/ the color scheme.

Quality:
though the finish is excellent, it absolutely shines, some aspects of it seem like they're kind of thrown together. you get up real close and it seems kind of cheap. i think one of my inlays might be ever so slightly crooked. i'd say it's like a van gogh, far away looks absolutely beautiful get up close you see all the brushstrokes.

Value:
though you can get slightly cheaper guitars out there that sound "good" or at least adequate, at the typical price (almost everyone is at 499) there is ABSOLUTELY NO competition for this axe. you can get thinline or semi hollow products out there but unfortunatley they mostly sound like garbage. otherwise you're in the 7-800 price range for anything that compares.

Desirability:
this turns eyes. even mine every day and it's next to my bed. if it keeps on looking so good it might end up in it.

Sound:
great all around sound. there is little residual sound (noise from untouched vibrating strings) compared to other chambered or hollow bodies. it sounds great with healthy distortion and good for the clean channel. it doesn't sound knock your socks off amazing clean, but it isn't a guitar for that. it can do almost any sound you want it to.

Ease of Use:
fastest neck you can buy for this money. HUGE RECOMMENDATION: play this piece with 09 strings. i think you'll thank me. do that and your fingers will fly!!! it's light - makes you want to get up and jam all the time.

Overall:
i expect to have this guitar forever. it serves its purpose quite nicely. i can take it anywhere, want to lift it up and play it all the time, and if i ever gig, i will look professional. i see no reason to purchase a more expensive chambered guitar or even solid body for that matter. the only way i would pass this up might be for a chambered strat and only then because of the tremolo. even then i would still want to keep this one. you simply can not get a guitar that does all the things the ultra does for the price.

Submitted: 03/19/2007
Style of Music: prog rock, classic rock, techno, blues, alternative, spoken word
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           10 out of 10
"Absolute Quality!"
Feature:
Having a hollow Les Paul is a godsend. This is a major upgrade from my Standard. I'm used to the crushing weight of a solid LP pwning my shoulder all the time, and this guitar weighs signifigantly less than my standard. I love the gold hardware, and all of the features standard on almost all LPs.

Quality:
Made in Vietnam, so its not Gibson quality... Very high quality still. Finish is beautiful, and even more beautiful up close. Solidly built.

Value:
absolutely the best value Les Paul for any money. Sounds FANTASTIC and I got mine for $519, so the value was fantasic!

Desirability:
Sex embodied in a guitar.

Sound:
Beautiful warm tone when plugged into a good amp, sounds like a Les Paul, powerful output from the humbuckers. Sustain is pretty good, but could use a little work.

Ease of Use:
Plug and Play! Very versitile tone from the Blues to metal.

Support:
Haven't had to use it!

Overall:
I will love this guitar forever! If it somehow disappeared from my hands, I would have to buy another!!!

Submitted: 04/05/2009
Style of Music: Blues, ProgRock, Acoustic
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