Epiphone electric guitars have been setting trends since 1940 when Les Paul made "The Log," his first solid body guitar, at the Epiphone factory in NYC. Today, Epiphone still leads the way in making the best professional affordable electrics including historic archtops like the Casino and Sheraton-II PRO, solid body guitars like Les Paul Tribute Plus with a carved Maple Top and Gibson Classic humbuckers, and artist signature models from commanding guitarists like Joe Bonamassa, Peter Frampton, Lee Malia, Bjorn Gelotte, and more. For beginners, Epiphone's powerful Performance Packs like the Slash AFD Les Paul Special II have everything you need to start playing right away. "They are fine instruments," said Les, "I swear by them!"