Epiphone Les Paul Special II Electric Guitar

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zZounds Gear Experts Say...

This time-tested axe offers Les Paul looks and tone for a killer price. With dual open-coil humbuckers and a mahogany neck and body, it's a serious value!

Overview

An especially-affordable Les Paul, the Epiphone Les Paul Special II is a great guitar for new players -- or for veterans looking for a backup axe. With a pair of open-coil humbuckers, and a great-feeling bolt-on mahogany neck, this Epiphone is comfortable enough for experienced pros to pick up and play, and is also a great guitar to learn on. With each detail modeled after the Les Paul style, this Epiphone Les Paul Special II is a great way to commence rocking.

Classic Les Paul Looks and Humbucker Sound

The Epiphone Les Paul Special II is a great way to get the Les Paul sound for less. The Special II has got all the vital elements of the Les Paul guitar, including a pair of humbuckers (in this case, the open-coil 700T/650R set,) a mahogany neck, and the classically beautiful Les Paul body type. The Les Paul Special II has also got a Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, like other Les Pauls, so you get the stability of tone and tuning that you would expect from a more expensive model. This guitar's playability makes it a great choice for either a backup guitar or a beginner's first axe. Carrying on in the tradition set Gibson over 50 years ago, the Epiphone Les Paul Special II is a fine guitar.

The Les Paul for Less

The Gibson Les Paul is, quite simply, one of the most famous guitars ever associated with rock music. The list of players is staggering: Jimmy Page, Frank Zappa, Slash, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Zakk Wylde, and countless others. Even if all you… read more know about your musical future is that you wanna rock, the Les Paul is a fantastic way to do it. Of course, Gibson's guitars are beyond the price range of a great many musicians, and so their subsidiary Epiphone builds stripped-down versions of many Gibson classics. That's not to say that these are cheap knockoffs, though: Epiphone, having been part of the Gibson family since the '50s, has access to the original schematics of guitars like the Les Paul, and are well-acquainted with what makes them so excellent.

Get an overview of the Les Paul Special II in this video from Epiphone:

Features:

- Alder-maple laminate body
- Bolt-on mahogany neck
- Indian Laurel fretboard with dot inlays
- Dual open-coil humbuckers with master volume and tone controls
- Chrome hardware

The Les Paul Special II is a great choice for budding players -- offering the beefy dual-humbucker tone that is the Les Paul's trademark at a price that anybody can afford.

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Specs

Pickups: 700T and 650R ceramic humbucker pickups

Hardware: Chrome

Scale: 24.75 in.

Nut Width: 1.68 in.

Neck Joint: Bolt

Neck Material: Mahogany

Fingerboard: Indian Laurel/Dot

Binding: None

Body Material: Mahogany

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging

Ebony

Shipping Weight: 11 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 17 x 3 in
Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ENJREBCH

Heritage Cherry Sunburst

Shipping Weight: 10.25 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 16 x 3 in
Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ENJRHSCH1

Vintage Sunburst

Shipping Weight: 29 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 43 x 16 x 5 in
Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ENJRVSCH1

In order to continually improve the design, quality, and performance of Epiphone's products and instruments and to make use of the best materials at all times, Epiphone reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

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

Epiphone's Description

Epiphone Les Paul Special II Guitar

If you are looking for classic Les Paul looks and a humbucker sound, it is hard to go wrong with the incredibly affordable Epiphone Les Paul Special II. There really hasn't been a Les Paul deal like this in a long time. Features on the Epiphone Les Paul Special II include a Mahogany neck, a Indian Laurel fingerboard with dot inlays, volume and tone control, and chrome hardware.

Reviews

(631 ratings)

Submitted June 16, 2013 by Chris Kaesemeyer in Boise, ID

"Gets the job done"

Overall:

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A friend of mine gave me one of these guitars because I had the same washburn for years and wanted something with a different tone. He said that he never played it and it was "calling my name" The guitar is pretty solid and has a pretty versital tone and has more highs then I expected. I always heard that les pauls had god lows and this is no exception but the highs are there aswell. I have played many cheap guitars to try and fing a new guitar in my price range and most of them the tone knob don't do a lot. This tone knob does. You can really hear a differance. My only complaints about this guitar are I wish it had more volume(the washburn I own is louder with the same amp on the exact same setting) and I wish that it had 2 tone 2 volume, but that's not a big deal. My friend that gave it to me doesn't like that its not a set neck, but I could care less about that . It sustains plenty about 7 seconds. The tone is very crisp and clear.

Sound
The sound quality is awesome. The clean is great. It makes me whant to play more than just metal all the time.

Features
Could have 2 sets of knobs, but that's really just what I am used to. For bigginer this is actually probably better.

Ease of Use
It is super simple to use. The frets had 0 sharp edges. I had 0 frett buzz.

Quality
I have only had mine a few days but the quality seems pretty awesome.

Value… read more
I got lucky and got mine for free from a frien. I never even thought of looking at a low end epiphone. Honestly I heard a lot of negative things, but now that I own one I have to say its good. When I first got it I was thinking for free I can afford new pickups, but they sound so good that I don't want to even change them

The Wow Factor
You can't tell in the pic online, but its a 3 tone sunburst. I did look at these about a year ago and thought it was just a 2 tone.

Musical Background:
Started playing guitar in 2004 I believe. Around then. Jam with friends every week.

Musical Style:
Metal and hard rock and thanks to this guitar I have been more into blues.

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