Epiphone Les Paul Plus-Top Pro/FX Electric Guitar

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Epiphone's Les Paul Plus Top Pro FX offers traditional Les Paul construction and coil-tapping pots for an amazing variety of tones.

Overview

Play like a Pro with Epiphone Les Paul Plus-Top Pro/FX! Utilizing a Floyd Rose tremolo and offering pro-level features, Epiphone's Les Paul Plus Top Pro FX offers traditional Les Paul construction and coil-tapping pots for an amazing variety of tones. The Pro/FX features a solid Mahogany back with a highly flamed Maple top and a solid Mahogany neck, hand-fitted and glued for unmatched neck-to-body contact. The neck features a SlimTaper D-profile that's both comfortable and fast. Loaded with premium add-ons!

Features
- Mahogany Body with Flame Maple Top

- 1960's SlimTaper, D profile, Glued-In Neck

- Rosewood Fingerboard with mother-of-pearl Trapezoid inlays

- Epiphone Alnico Classic and Classic Plus Humbuckers

- Floyd Rose Special Tremolo with Locking Nut

- Epiphone Limited Lifetime Warranty

Classic Humbucker Sound and More!
In the neck position is Epiphone's Alnico Classic humbucker that provides warmth and subtle tone with a full, even response that doesn't hold back when you need that classic humbucker crunch! In the bridge position is the Alnico Classic Plus humbucker. A perfect companion to the Classic, it is overwound for a slighter higher output without sacrificing it's rich, vintage tone.

Both feature Alnico-II magnets, enamel wire and are double vacuum waxed as well as 4-wire output. This allows for coil-tapping and this LP takes full advantage of it with push/pull potentiometers on both volume controls. Combined with the 3-way toggle, it gives you a wide range… read more of killer tones in one great guitar.

Double-Locking Tremolo
The PRO/FX features a Floyd Rose Special nickel plated tremolo. The body is routed out in back of the tremolo to allow for pitch raising up to 2-1/2 steps while the downward range is wide enough to get the strings slack. It's combined with a R4 locking nut for improved tuning stability.

Other features included quality Grover machine heads, LockTone tune-o-matic/stopbar and Epiphone's own StrapLocks. Like every Epiphone, it features their Limited Lifetime warranty backed by world famous 24/7/365 day Gibson Customer Service.

Specs

Body: Mahogany

Top: Flame Maple

Neck: Mahogany
- Shape: 1960's SlimTaper; D profile
- Joint: Glued-In

Truss Rod: Adjustable

Scale Length: 24.75 inches

Fingerboard: Rosewood with mother-of-pearl Trapezoid inlays
- Radius: 14 inches

Neck Pickup: Epiphone Alnico Classic Humbucker (4-wire)

Bridge Pickup: Epiphone Alnico Classic Plus Humbucker (4-wire)

Controls:
- 3-way Pickup Selector
- Neck Pickup Volume with push/pull coil-tapping
- Bridge Pickup Volume with push/pull coil-tapping
- Neck Pickup Tone
- Bridge Pickup Tone

Binding:
- Fingerboard - 1 ply (cream)
- Body - 1 ply (cream)

Frets: 22 medium-jumbo

Bridge: Floyd Rose Special Tremolo with locking R4 nut

Nut Width: 1-11/16 inches (R4 nut)

Hardware: Nickel

Machine Heads: Grover 14:1 ratio

Finish: Gloss

Warranty: Epiphone Limited Lifetime

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-4GIBSON
Web: https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Support/Contact

Manual

Reviews

(18 ratings)

Submitted September 18, 2010 by a customer from yahoo.com

Epiphone LP PlusTop ProFX Customer Review

Overall:

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Sound
the sound of this guitar is very meaty and straight forward. i was impressed from the first time i plugged it in. i was looking for a les paul sound and i got it! i know that many players may think that there is no way it sounds like a les paul but i spent the good part of the day switching from a "real" les paul to the epiphone. this guitar really screams! i really love the neck pick-up,so sweet and thick.

Features
when i was looking for another guitar i was not really interested in one with a tremelo but after playing it i was sold. another feature is the push pull pots which i was sold on immediately! the color,fit and finish were very nice. the top is beautiful..i got the honey burst. this guitar is built very well compared to other epiphones i have played and owned.

Ease of Use
it was a little tough getting used to...my main guitar is an ibanez rg550. the volume knobs are tough to get to because of the floyd rose but i'm getting used to it. be sure to use the tone controls..most guitars you don't get much range but this one really does. again coming from the slim taper neck of the ibanez this 60's style neck is really comfortable.

Quality
fit and finish seem very applaudable..this is what sold me. the honeyburst is just stunning with the flame top. so far this guitar has held up well and has become my main axe. i am very light on my equiptment… read more so i'm hoping this will hold up just fine,it's very sturdy.

Value
this guitar is an outstanding value compared to it's american made version. like i said i played many "real" gibson les pauls that day and this one came out on top.

The Wow Factor
just play it...you'll want it...

Musical Background:
active musician

Musical Style:
blues,rock,alt

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