Epiphone Goth Les Paul Electric Guitar
The Epiphone Goth Les Paul offers a dark perspective on the LP. With dual '57 Classic humbuckers and a dead black finish, this Les Paul can wake the dead.
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Submitted December 15, 2010 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Goth Epiphone Les Paul"
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Sound
I was suprised at the quality of this guitar. The neck action is sweet and the sound is what I would expect from a les paul! I purchased this as a gift for my son's 16th birthday. I am satisfied that he will grow with this professional quality guitar for years to come.
Musical Background:
Active Musician 35+ yrs
Musical Style:
rock - surf instro
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Submitted March 21, 2013 by Jeff Osgood in Woonsocket, RI
"A Helluva bargain for only $350.00 !!!!"
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I traded a Squier Standard Strat a couple of days ago to some High School kid for this. He said that it was unplayable. After looking at it , it was obvious that all it needed was a setup and intonation check along with a cleaning which I did to the guitar. Once I got done with everything and plugged it into my Vintage 1989 Peavey Bandit 112, I was blown away at both the sound and the build of this guitar. I'm 53 years old and have been playing for over 40 years and in that time, I have to say that this is without a doubt , one of the best guitars I have ever come across. The stock Epiphone Alnico open coil humbuckers provide more than enough sustain to please any musician whether they play Blues or metal . Plus playing this on a clean setting provides a really nice ringing tone to it as well. The Grover tuners do a excellent job of providing tuning stability and the White Cross and the IV inlay on the 12th fret , are cosmetically pleasing to the eye along with the Matte Black finish as well. Some I've heard, have complained about the weight of this guitar, but in comparison to say a Les Paul standard , this is relatively light and easy on my shoulder. All in all, I highly reccomend this to the musician on a budget who wants a LP but doesn't want to pay the exuberant prices for a Gibson.
Musical Background:
40 years experience
Musical Style:
Classic Rock & Blues
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Submitted February 21, 2018 by Terrel R in Redding, CA
"Best purchase ever made!!!"
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Ok first of all love zZounds. I had ordered the les paul es pro which is a beautiful guitar but wasn't satisfied, so I got to return it thanks to great customer service. Ok this Goth les paul is amazing for the price! I could not be more pleased. The neck is fast the humbuckes scream, but I'm dropping a railhammer at the bridge. The satin finish looks great. The action out of the box was almost perfect. Buy this guitar do not look anywhere else you will not regret this.
Musical Background:
Yes
Musical Style:
Rock, blues, metal, folk
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Submitted October 17, 2010 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Great Les Paul for the price!"
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Overall 10! If you buy it you won't be disappointed.
Sound
The pickups are great, right out of the box. Mine has the '59s on it. I changed to my favorite strings and bam, that was it. The sustain on this guitar lasts forever.
Features
No special features needed. The goth look is great - matte black and black metal.
Ease of Use
Plays like charm. Out of the three guitars I currently own, I love playing this guitar.
Quality
Epiphone quality is top notch. After I bought this guitar, I went out and bought another Epiphone. I'm sold on the company. Great stuff.
Value
I don't think you can get a better Les Paul for the price.
Manufacturer Support
Never needed it.
The Wow Factor
Matte black. I get a lot of lookers at my guitar.
Musical Background:
Semi-Pro Musician
Musical Style:
Blues/Country/Rock
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Submitted February 16, 2017 by Nick Givent in Plainfield, NH
"Wow"
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I love this guitar. It's perfect for metal. Grover tuners make it possible to make minute adjustments to get that tuning just so. Each pick up has a tone and volume knob for itself so you can really dial in the sound for each channel. It's heavy but you'd expect that from the mahogany. The tune o matic bridge assures proper sustain and tune stability. The only drawback is the that there's no bevel on the body, so my arm lies across the corner, gets uncomfortable.
Musical Background:
Playing a few years: I've had 7 guitars: metal in a band: learn and practice with all styles
Musical Style:
Metal. Blues. Oldies. Classical. What do you call Amos lee and Anna ternheim? That style too
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Submitted January 31, 2015 by Joseph Jones in Medway, OH
"A gothic sound from my Goth..."
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I have only had my new Studio Goth a couple months and it has not disappointed at all. Great rich sounds and the kill switch just adds so much range of sounds to it. I played an older one but it did not sound like this. Now I can play some gigs and do them with power and range. And I love the black look. One of the best guitar's I have and definitely a big on sound, small on cost axe....
Musical Background:
I am a self taught guitar and piano player who has been playing for about 3 years and writing songs for about 7.
Musical Style:
Heavy rock, metal and blues.
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Submitted June 7, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com
"Great Product For the Price"
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Bottom line - if you've got $2,500 laying around, yeah, buy the Gibson... but for this price, this is an amazing guitar right out of the box. Anyone worth their salt in the business will tell you so.
Sound
I've been a guitarist for thirty-plus years. I've owned a lot of guitars. Plenty of "really expensive" ones, too. This guitar is really great for the price. Seriously. As some of the other reviewers have noted, the Alnico Classic Plus(TM) Humbucker pickups are pretty hot (I can't track down the actual voltage but I'd say the bridge pickup runs 250+mV, anyway), but they are a tad bit noisy (which could possibly just be a result of the wiring (I haven't had a chance to shield it or anything, yet), which can be easily fixed (with the aforementioned shielding)). I'm probably going to opt for a couple DiMarzios or perhaps Seymour Duncans... just personal taste. For the casual player, though, the tone on this guitar out of the box is really, really great. Very crisp on the bridge and very mellow on the neck.
Features
Mahogany, mahogany, mahogany... I've read reviews here and there stating that this is a "neck-thru" guitar - it's not. It's a set neck... which is just fine and dandy - it's really solid and has a great feel to it. The "Killpot" is a unique touch - by pushing on the pot, it kills the signal, much like flipping the pickup selector with one of the volumes down, making for a nice little effect if ya need it, saving SERIOUS unnecessary wear on the pickup selector. The pickguard is a little cheap, but again, an easily rectified situation.
Ease of Use
As stated earlier, this guitar is capable of great tone, the same great tone its big brother is capable of.
Quality
Other than the cheap-ish pickguard, the guitar is really solid and very well-built. The internal electronics all appear well-done for an "assembly line guitar," also.
Value
Honestly, it's a great value, even at a much higher price.
Manufacturer Support
n/a
The Wow Factor
This is a really aesthetically-pleasing guitar. The satin/matte finish is really attractive and well-done. The tuners on the guitar are Grover Rotomatics (look to be the midsize 305BCs) and not the "vintage" tuners that appear in the pic. That is a plus to me, because I'm not a very big fan of unsealed tuners.
Musical Background:
Active Musician, Educator, Engineer
Musical Style:
All Styles
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Submitted October 11, 2015 by a customer from gmail.com in South Gate, CA
"Les Paul Gothic "
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Arrived fast n with zero flaws. Zzsounds provides great customer service with affordable payment plans. Every chance I get I find myself cranking up volume to the sweet tune of this Les Paul.
Musical Background:
Jam at home frequently
Musical Style:
Heavy metal
Classic rock
Blues
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Submitted June 15, 2017 by Kenny Araiza in Columbia, MO
"ONE OF MY FAVORITES"
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Ive owned this model five times in the last decade. Three with a tuneomatic and one they had for a short run with the floyd rose bridge. And now this new one from zZounds. I always end up pawning them when I need money, then eventually, I buy another and once again it is solid and sounds consistently great. The newer ones have the Kill pot. not for me but a cool feature.
The pickups arent bad either. I always install active emgs to upgrade this guitar but the stocks arent bad either.
And of course,
Satin Black is a sexy look on an LP.
I love this guitar.
I just recently learned of the play while you pay option on zZounds.com, and its amazing.
Musical Background:
12 year Guitarist, 7 years of recording
Musical Style:
METAL, Rock, Alt, Bluegrass
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Submitted October 16, 2003 by a customer from bushinternet.com
"The best guitar money can buy in its price range"
i dont think this guitar is going to get worn out any time soon
Sound
The sound of this product is amazing if it is heavy sound you are looking for you can play anything from slayer to slipknot on this guitar and it will always do you proud
Features
the pickups on this beast are all you need to know about apart from the amazing matt finish and gothic look 12th fret inlay
Quality
This is a very rugged guitar and will take alot of abuse it would be perfect for roadtrips gigs and just jammin with a few mates whatever your need this guitar will fulfill them
Value
This is the best guitar i have ever played
Manufacturer Support
i cannot comment on this as i have not had any experiance with the company
The Wow Factor
The looks of this guitar are enough to make anyone cream
Musical Style:
nu metal/heavy metal
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Submitted February 16, 2017 by Nick Givent in Plainfield, NH
"Wow"
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I love this guitar. It's perfect for metal. Grover tuners make it possible to make minute adjustments to get that tuning just so. Each pick up has a tone and volume knob for itself so you can really dial in the sound for each channel. It's heavy but you'd expect that from the mahogany. The tune o matic bridge assures proper sustain and tune stability. The only drawback is the that there's no bevel on the body, so my arm lies across the corner, gets uncomfortable.
Musical Background:
Playing a few years: I've had 7 guitars: metal in a band: learn and practice with all styles
Musical Style:
Metal. Blues. Oldies. Classical. What do you call Amos lee and Anna ternheim? That style too
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Submitted December 12, 2005 by a customer from hotmail.com
"amazing action and killer leads"
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overall, its an awesome guitar
Sound
i love the way this thing sounds. i picked it up a few months ago from my ex guitarist in a band i used to jam with, and fell in love with it. the humbuckers really play their part in this one.
Features
the tone knobs are pretty useless, but do you really use them? they do little difference but the three channel toggle does it all for ya, from killer leads to super smooth rhythms for blues.
Quality
its really sturdy. its neck-through, so its alot more durable than the gibson. they may be neck through too, but the necks on gibsons are super fragile. ive dropped this axe on concrete and it never went out of tune and i dont use a floyd rose. its really durable.
Value
this guitar is priced perfectly, so you get all the bang you can for your buck.
The Wow Factor
this axe definately looks metal. all black satin finish, looks like its been through hell. it looks awesome on stage
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
metal/rock/hardcore
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Submitted December 6, 2017 by Alan Hernandez in Los Angeles, CA
"It was meant to be"
I bought this guitar in 2005, played it for about 4/5 years. Then decided I wanted to try something different, went to trade it in for a used Epiphone Black Beauty and said good buy to my Goth. After a few months of playing with the Black Beauty I noticed the neck was splitting and the frets were starting to rise and in result cutting my fingers and leaving them bloody whe when I would perform live. I lasted 2 years with the Black Beauty, finally getting tired of it I went back to trade it and to my surprise I saw a Goth hanging on a rack that had similar characteristics of my old one, turned it around and it was the same serial number as my old one with the same dent on the 3rd fret from when I accidentally bumped into a corner. I got it back and swapped the Alnico V for DiMarzio TITANS, added a Bigsby B7 and now it's so tight. No noise, no humm, great sustain, (better than the alnico v) the Mahogany wood compliments the TITANS. I get this really heavy gnarly sound even with a Hot Rod drive or an OD. The cleans are warm yet crisp, I never have trouble with the tuners or the guitar untuning, over all it's a very well built guitar from 2005.
Musical Background:
I've been playing Guitar for 16 years. I've been playing in bands almost since I started playing guitar, I also jam at home.
Musical Style:
AFI, Rancid, Tiger Army, Nekromantix, Green Day, Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise, Suicidal Tendencies, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighte
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Submitted October 28, 2016 by jeff m in butler, TN
"Dont let the price fool you, this is one hell of a guitar. comparable to $600-$800. range."
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Set up right out of the box. Plays perfectly, action low with no string buzz. Pickups are really good but I will upgrade to EMG's. Looks amazing, lower weight than LP but feels good and balanced wearing a strap, and lacks nothing in sound. Just like all the other reviews say, get this guitar. Mellow blues to heavy, you will not be disappointed!! I will always buy Epiphone, as this replaced a Fender Strat costing twice as much and played/sounded like crap.
Musical Background:
45 years
Musical Style:
Blues, country, rock
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Submitted August 2, 2006 by a customer from hotmail.com
"The DOOM axe!"
Sound
very gloomy, very dark. the best thing for doom metal.
The Wow Factor
simply BDSM!
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
metal, doom metal
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Submitted March 24, 2019 by Jimmie Thomas in Flint, MI
"Best for the price"
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I am blown away by how good this is for the price. It so smooth and feels amazing in your hands. The neck is smooth as butter the strings feel great so does the fretboard. The sound is the only place where it could be better although for the price it was amazing.
Musical Background:
gHuitar 2 years Pro audio 8 years
Musical Style:
Hip-hop,Rock,RnB
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Submitted March 5, 2008
"THE BEST!"
Sound
don't know...but i want it.
Features
SICK PAINT!
Ease of Use
again i don't care... it looks awesome
Quality
it's a les paul... how bad could it be?
Value
cheap cheap cheap.
The Wow Factor
SEX APPEAL= the equivalent to brad pitt. lol
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