| Jim Marlow from Big Spring, TX |
| jim75th@yahoo.com |
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| Subject: | FOR THE MONEY, IT CAN'T BE BEAT!!! |
| Quality:
| Very well made. I think even Pete Townsend would have have a little trouble smashing this up on the first couple of swings |
| Sound:
| The tone is UNBELEIVABLE! I've got a Roland Micro Cube that I use at the house when I'm just jammin' around, and ALL of the different sounds and switches sound AMAZING! Heck, I don't need a Strat with this guitar, cause I can MAKE this sound just like a Strat! |
| Reliability:
| Don't know yet. I've only had it for a couple of weeks. |
| Overall:
| My general opinion of this guitar can be summed up real easy....IT'S A LES PAUL! Need I say more? For sound, quality, tone, etc; Les Paul says it all! I guess I'm just prejudiced. I've never owned a strat or telecaster, but I guess that's because I've always been VERY HAPPY with my Les Paul. |
| Playability and Feel:
| I play very little lead, but I can still burn it up with rhythm. Action is pretty dang fast, maybe the mat finish does contribute to that. |
| Tone:
| The pickups do just what they were made to do. They'll go from hot and on fire to mellow and smooth with the flip of a switch |
| Finish:
| That's about the ONLY thing I have against this guitar. I'm just not real happy with the mat finish. I do like a guitar that shines when ya play it. |
| Action:
| Action is fantastic right out of the box. |
| Skill Level:
| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes I do |
| Date submitted:
| 3 January 2010 |
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| Bigperm from Lake Forest, CA, USA |
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| Subject: | Great Tone, but some Fret Buzz |
| Quality:
| Pretty good. |
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| The tone is awesome! |
| Reliability:
| Don't know how reliable as it is brand new. |
| Overall:
| This guitar plays great and also has great tone. It arrived brand new. My only complaint is that there is some fret buzz with one of the strings. I haven't tried to get it adjusted as of yet. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Great. |
| Tone:
| Great tone. |
| Finish:
| Looks awesome! |
| Action:
| Plays great. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes, I own this product and purchased it new. |
| Date submitted:
| 2/6/2010 |
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| Ed - Peters/ remoprimo@embarqmail.com from Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28306 |
| remoprimo@embarqmail.com |
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| Subject: | Epiphone Les-Paul studio- truly a winner!!!!!! |
| Quality:
| construction of this guitar is great, bridge and pickups were
monted nicely, no sharp fret edges, inlays on neck and headstock
very neat, all controls and tuners very neatly installed, in
the two years I have it, it never let me down, its a winner. |
| Sound:
| From clean to crunchy, sustain is great, tone variations are
endless, but having a good amp helps. |
| Reliability:
| guitar is well made, mahogany body, set neck, grover tuners,
how can you go wrong, unless you act like Pete- Townsend, and
smash it on stage- this guitar will stand up. |
| Overall:
| purchased this guitar from AMS over two years ago, guitar is
well made, solid construction, stays in tune, not one single
blemish, I truly love this guitar. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Its a Les- Paul it has nice weight, smooth neck, very easy to
play, controls are at your fingertips, probably my favorite
guitar. |
| Tone:
| I play through Vox amps, the sound I get is great, clear and
clean, thick and bluesy, this baby can purr like a kitten or
scream like a tiger. |
| Finish:
| As a carpenter I love wood, so I have the faded brown, satin
finish is beautiful, the look of the Mahogany is a thing of
beauty, Bravo- Epiphone. |
| Action:
| action was a little high for me, so I lowered it, other than
that, no complaints. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes I own this guitar |
| Date submitted:
| 12/ 04/ 09 |
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| Jeffrey Osgood from Woonsocket, R.I. |
| jeffo46@hotmail.com |
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| Subject: | Another Les Paul For My Collection!!! |
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| I bought mine yesterday in the Alpine White finish, which is a Limited Edition model and it seems to be well made, although I had to do a slight intonation and pickup and string height adjustment in order to get it to my liking. |
| Reliability:
| I just got it yesterday but it seems like it should last me a long time. I tend to baby all of my equipment so reliability shouldn't be a problem at all. |
| Overall:
| All in all, it's a very well made product that I can use as a backup guitar on stage or as a practice guitar or both. It's a fun instrument to fool around with. |
| Playability and Feel:
| It definately has that classic Les Paul weight along with that chunky neck, but the action is pretty fast for a Les Paul. |
| Tone:
| The pickups are pretty bright, so using the tone controls alleviates that problem along with a noise gate so you won't get any feedback or hum. This guitar can produce some serious sustain which I love. |
| Finish:
| I love the Alpine White finish, although I do miss the classic block inlays that the older Epi Les Paul Studios used to have. |
| Action:
| The action was a tad high for my tastes, along with the intonation being off kilter a bit. I do my own setups so fixing it wasn't a problem at all. |
| Skill Level:
| Pro-Rock Star |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes. |
| Date submitted:
| June 23, 2009 |
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| GearJunky from Fort Mohave, AZ |
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| Subject: | Best guitar for the money |
| Quality:
| Top notch finish. You can get better, but will have to pay $2K to get it. |
| Reliability:
| The most reliable guitars I own |
| Overall:
| Got the new Arctic blue; not as dark as shown on the web sites, more of a medium blue. Darker would have been better. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Heavy, just like the standard, but same feel. |
| Tone:
| Fret edges are better than past Epi LP's, so it looks like Epi has taken care of this problem. |
| Finish:
| Nice paint job, but again, arctic blue is too light |
| Action:
| Quick tune. One day stretch and fast fret and good to go. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Have a few |
| Date submitted:
| 3/28/09 |