Sittingpretty at the top of the heap in the Modern Collection is the Les Paul Modern. During Henry Juszkiewicz's reign, this model would probably have been called the 2020 Les Paul Standard - it certainly inherits a few features from some of Gibson's more experimental riffs on the 'Standard' theme.

Home Features Image credit Future The Gibson Les Paul - the guitar, the myth, the legend. This genuinely iconic electric guitar has had a rather large hand in shaping rock 'n' roll ever since it was released way back in 1952. Many of the biggest axe-wielding stars from Slash and Gary Moore to Billy Gibbons and Jimmy Page have opted to make this single-cut beauty their number one guitar and, as a result, have firmly cemented Les Paul's place in music history. With the Les Paul being so popular for so long, it would stand to reason that there's a myriad of different options available. We know this can get a little confusing. That’s why we've put together this handy guide to the best Les Pauls you can buy right now, at various price points. We have also listed them in order of series, from the budget-friendly Epiphone to the high-end Murphy Labs custom shop model, to make it a little easier to navigate. We know that the guitar marketplace is awash with incredibly well-built single-cut guitars, from the likes of PRS, Heritage, and ESP, to name a few. Still, we’re solely focussing on Gibson/Epiphone for this article. So, with that being said, let’s dive into our Gibson Les Paul buyer’s guide right now. Best Gibson Les Pauls Our top picksIt's hard not to recommend every Les Paul, but it would undoubtedly be the Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s if we have to pick just one. This is the flagship offering from Gibson, and it's hard to beat. It looks stunning, plays like a dream, and most importantly, sounds killer. For the financially savvy, we recommend checking out the Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute Humbucker. This stripped-back, no-nonsense guitar may not have all the bells and whistles of the Standard but has bags of attitude and a sound to Gibson Les Pauls Product Guide Image credit Epiphone 1. Epiphone Les Paul 50s StandardThe ideal option for beginners or the budget-consciousSpecificationsBody Mahogany/ Maple VeneerNeck MahoganyScale Indian LaurelFrets 22 Medium JumboPickups Epiphone ProBucker 1/2 HumbuckersControls 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way toggle pickup switchHardware LockTone ABR Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stopbar TailpieceFinish Metallic Gold, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage SunburstReasons to buy+Looks just like the real deal +Nice feeling neck+Pickups are surprisingly good Reasons to avoid-The thick finish can put some players off If you’ve been paying attention, you'll know that Epiphone has gone through a somewhat extensive revamp over the last couple of years, following in the footsteps of Gibson - literally. The new "inspired by Gibson" range takes the much-loved models from their American brethren and makes them more guitar may be the budget option, but it's still a Les Paul through and through. This Epiphone Les Paul features a mahogany body and mahogany neck with a long neck tenon. However, it does sport a maple veneer rather than the solid maple top found on the Nashville counterpart. A significant change for the new model is the Kalamazoo headstock - something Epiphone fans have been crying out for. Gone is the modified Gibson design, in favor of the original headstock that harkens back to Epiphone's past. So if you're looking for the best Les Paul, but you don't want to remortgage the house, this is an ideal option for you! Read our Epiphone Les Paul 50s Standard review Image credit Epiphone2. Epiphone Les Paul CustomThe budget option with a touch of class SpecificationsBody MahoganyNeck MahoganyScale EbonyFrets 22 Medium JumboPickups Epiphone ProBucker 2/3 HumbuckersControls 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way toggle pickup switchHardware LockTone ABR Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stopbar TailpieceFinish Alpine White, EbonyReasons to buy+Ebony fretboard+Slim neck +Who doesn't like the look of a Custom? Reasons to avoid-Some may consider it expensive for an Epiphone The Les Paul Custom has been a mainstay among rock royalty since it was introduced in 1954. It has been seen draped over the shoulder of Randy Rhoades, James Hetfield, Mick Mars, and of course, Les Paul himself. The Epiphone Les Paul Custom does a great job at re-creating this stunning guitar at a much more wallet-friendly price. The ever-popular 60s slim taper neck is adorned with a genuine ebony fingerboard and large block inlays, resulting in a guitar that plays as good as it looks. It also comes loaded with the Epiphone ProBucker 2/3 humbuckers, with era-appropriate wiring and CTS pots. So if you’re looking for an axe that is dripping with vintage mojo but at an accessible price, then look no further than the Epiphone Les Paul Custom. Image credit Gibson3. Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute Humbucker The back to basics, no-nonsense GibsonSpecificationsBody MahoganyNeck MapleScale RosewoodFrets 22 Medium JumboPickups 490R/490T HumbuckerControls 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way toggle pickup switchHardware Compensated Wraparound BridgeFinish Vintage Cherry Satin, Worn White Satin, Ebony Satin, Natural Walnut SatinReasons to buy+Simple design+Comfortable neck +490T/R pickups Reasons to avoid-Compensated wraparound bridge not for everyone The Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute is a stripped-down rock 'n' roll machine at its heart. This guitar boils down the Les Paul to its most essential elements, making it the perfect option for the player who isn't looking for all the bells and whistles. This modern take on a vintage style Les Paul special comes loaded with the 490R and 490T open-coil humbuckers, which deliver a warm, punchy sound. This simple guitar strays even further from its vintage roots with the inclusion of a maple neck, which offers superb comfort and playability with its rounded edges, as well as added strength. We must say, the Les Paul Special Tribute offers tremendous value for money, giving you the ability to purchase an American-made Gibson guitar for under $/£1,000. If you're the type of player who likes a no-nonsense instrument built to melt faces, do yourself a favor and check this one out. Image credit Gibson 4. Gibson Les Paul StudioA reliable studio companionSpecificationsBody Mahogany/Maple TopNeck MahoganyScale RosewoodFrets 22 Medium JumboPickups 490R/498T HumbuckerControls 2 x Push/Pull Volumes Coil-Tap, 2 x Tone, 3-way toggle pickup switchHardware Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic/ StopbarFinish Tangerine Burst, Wine Red, Smokehouse Burst, EbonyReasons to buy+Classic Les Paul tone+Nice finish options Reasons to avoid-We would rather have a case instead of a gig bag Originally conceived as a more affordable, basic version of the Standard, the Les Paul Studio has developed a reputation all of its own since its debut in 1983. The term "studio" comes from the idea that no one cares what your guitar looks like in the recording studio, it's what it sounds like that matters - and this bare-bones guitar sounds like a Les Paul! This simple electric guitar isn't just for the recording studio. Many notable players have used them on tour. You can often see Jade Puget of AFI or Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance putting these guitars through their paces on stages worldwide. The current iteration of the Studio features a rosewood fingerboard and slim taper mahogany neck and a mahogany body with the Ultra-Modern weight relief. The 490R and 498T humbucking pickups provide the high-output you want from a modern Les Paul, and the two push-pull pots offer a coil-tapping option, meaning this guitar is the perfect companion in the studio.Image credit Gibson 5. Gibson Les Paul JuniorThe student model turned punk iconSpecificationsBody MahoganyNeck MahoganyScale RosewoodFrets 22 Medium JumboPickups Dog Ear P-90Controls Volume, 1 Tone Hand-wired with Orange Drop CapacitorsHardware Nickel Wraparound BridgeFinish Vintage Tobacco Burst, EbonyReasons to buy+Classic P-90 tone+Pure simplicity +Comes with a hard-shell case Reasons to avoid-Fat 50’s neck not for everyone When Gibson released their new student model way back in 1954, they could never have imagined that not only would it still be around today, but that it would be a firm favorite of many punk and rock guitar players. This beautifully simple instrument has long been associated with hard-hitting players such as Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day to Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke, and many others. Sometimes simple is better, and this guitar really is as simple as it gets. The single-cut mahogany body houses a solitary dogear P-90 pickup, single volume, and tone control, as well as a vintage-style nickel wraparound bridge. Don't let the lack of features fool you. This guitar certainly packs a punch, and backing off your tone or volume can get a wide range of sounds out of its limited set-up. Image credit Gibson 6. Gibson Les Paul Standard '60sThe Standard by which all others are measuredSpecificationsBody Mahogany/ AA Figured Maple TopNeck MahoganyScale RosewoodFrets 22 Medium JumboPickups Burstbucker 61R/61TControls 2 Volumes, 2 Tones & Toggle Switch Hand-wired with Orange Drop CapacitorsHardware Nickel ABR-1 Tune-O-MaticFinish Iced Tea, Bourbon Burst, UnburstReasons to buy+A joy to play +Stunning looks+Great sounding pickups Reasons to avoid-More finish options would be nice The Standard is Gibson's flagship Les Paul and arguably the most iconic. From its beautiful flame maple top, bound body, and mother of pearl Gibson logo to the throaty mid-range bite of its humbucking pickups, this guitar sounds just as good as it looks. The introduction of the original series saw Gibson go back to what made their guitars so legendary in the first place. No more robot tuners, PCB quick connect pots, or extra wide necks, just simple, elegant guitars. The Les Paul Standard 60's features a solid mahogany body with a stunning AA figured maple top and an incredibly playable slim taper 60's-style mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and trapezoid inlays. The Gibson Les Paul Standard 60's is easily one of the best options if you’re looking for a new Les Paul. This guitar certainly impresses with its beautiful looks and killer tones. So, if you're unsure which is the best Les Paul to go for, you can't go wrong with a Les Paul Standard. Image credit Gibson 7. Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s P-90 Gold TopGibson is going for goldSpecificationsBody Mahogany/Maple TopNeck MahoganyScale RosewoodFrets 22 Medium JumboPickups 2x P-90Controls 2 Volumes, 2 Tones & Toggle Switch Hand-wired with Orange Drop CapacitorsHardware Nickel ABR-1 Tune-O-MaticFinish Gold TopReasons to buy+Who doesn’t love a gold top?+Tone for days Reasons to avoid-Avoid if you don’t like large necks First of all, how stunning is this Les Paul? This beautiful guitar pays homage to the LPs of the early '50s, without the insane price tag of an original vintage example. Like the 60's Standard, this guitar features a solid mahogany body with a maple top, but this time it comes with a larger 50's-style mahogany neck and a dual set of P-90 pickups. The sweet sound of these pickups is the result of the Alnico V magnets, audio taper potentiometers, and orange drop may not have the budget for an authentic vintage gold top, but you can still get the look and sound with the Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s P-90. Image credit Gibson 8. Gibson Les Paul ModernA modern take on a classicSpecificationsBody Mahogany/Maple TopNeck MahoganyScale EbonyFrets 22 Medium JumboPickups Burstbucker Pro Rhythm/LeadControls 2 Push/Pull Volumes Coil-Tap, 2 Push/Pull Tones Pure Bypass/Phase & Toggle SwitchHardware Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-MaticFinish Faded Pelham Blue Top, Sparkling Burgundy Top, Graphite TopReasons to buy+Modern contoured heel+Cool finish options Reasons to avoid-Traditionalists should avoid Gibson has always been cutting-edge, and the Les Paul Modern proves they are still innovating. This contemporary instrument is loaded with features that take the Les Paul into a new sonic place. This guitar is built for comfort and speed, and the ultra-modern weight relief means this instrument is no longer a back-breaker - read more on our favorite lightweight Les Paul alternatives. The contoured heel joint gives unprecedented access to the higher frets, and the asymmetrical neck profile and compound radius ebony fingerboard give this guitar an incredibly slinky feel, which is a joy to play - especially for fast playing or metal. So if you find yourself longing for a Les Paul with modern playability, then this is definitely the Gibson for you. Read our Gibson Les Paul Modern review Image credit Gibson 9. Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard ReissueBag yourself a burst
 for a fraction of the priceSpecificationsBody 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany/ 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue FitNeck Solid MahoganyScale Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue FitFrets 22 Historic Medium-JumboPickups Custombucker Alnico III UnpottedControls 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil CapacitorsHardware Nickel ABR-1Finish Washed Cherry Sunburst, Iced Tea Burst, Dirty LemonReasons to buy+A fantastic replica of a vintage '59+Most comfortable LP neck Reasons to avoid-The price may put a lot of players off -Avoid if you are looking for modern features Often referred to as the "holy grail" of electric guitar, the '59 Les Paul is one of the most coveted instruments of all time, with originals easily going for $/£100,000. These guitars were created during Gibson's golden era and have been the weapon of choice for so many rock gods, such as Slash, Jimmy Page, Joe Bonamassa, and Bernie Marsden. If you're anything like us, then you don't exactly have a spare 100k sitting around - and even if you did, there's no way you'd blow it on a single guitar - well, the next best thing would have to be the Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue. The clever people over at the Gibson Custom Shop have meticulously recreated every detail of this priceless vintage guitar. From using lasers to scan the original dimensions, to the use of period correct hide glue, and even going as far as to recreate the plastics down to a molecular level, they really have tried to capture every detail of this rare guitar.Image credit Gibson10. Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Murphy Lab AgedA gold nugget from the golden era of guitarsSpecificationsBody 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany/ 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue FitNeck Solid MahoganyScale Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue FitFrets 22 Historic Medium-JumboPickups Custombucker Alnico III UnpottedControls 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil CapacitorsHardware Nickel ABR-1Finish Double Gold with Dark BackReasons to buy+Absolutely beautiful guitar+As close as you can get to a vintage '57 LP Reasons to avoid-Aged guitars aren’t for everyone If you thought the '59 was accurate to its vintage counterpart, then the Murphy Lab takes it to a whole new level. The brainchild of master builder and guitar aging pioneer Tom Murphy, the Murphy Lab has one goal - to make highly precise aged guitars indistinguishable from the originals. If you have ever been lucky enough to play an original gold top, you'll probably have noticed that the finish has cracked. This is referred to as "checking." This is a reasonably common phenomenon found on nitrocellulose finish guitars. The Murphy Lab has managed to expertly recreate the look and feel of this, bringing an air of authenticity to this Les Paul. Even the light aging around the headstock, and yellowing lacquer over the Gibson logo, make this guitar feel like a true vintage example. We’re well aware that this process isn't for everyone. Still, if you're looking for a custom shop guitar with an added level of detail, then it's worth looking at a Custom Shop Murphy Lab Les Paul. Best Gibson Les Pauls A brief historyImage credit FutureThe Gibson Les Paul has gone through many, many changes over the years. Quite frankly, we don't have time to go through every variation, so let's just discuss the most critical milestones in the evolution of the most famous single-cut guitar of all time. Making its debut in 1952, the "Les Paul Model" was the creation of Ted McCarty, John Huis, and Les Paul. Although there are varying stories about this, depending on who you ask
 Some say Gibson had the final design before contacting Les, and some say Les came up with the design himself. We know that Les approached Gibson in 1941 with an idea for a solid-body guitar - The Log. Gibson, uninterested at the time, didn’t take Les up on his new invention. Fender would ultimately beat them to the punch with the release of the Broadcaster/Telecaster. In an attempt to catch up to their Californian rivals, Gibson needed a solid-body guitar, and they needed it fast. They would eventually team up with the seasoned inventor, and thus, the “Les Paul Model” was born. Beloved for their insanely good looks, unbeatable playability, and the definitive Les Paul tone, these guitars sell for upwards of $/£100, version of the Les Paul featured a trapeze tailpiece and a set of "soap bar" P-90 pickups. It was also gold - yes, that's right, the first Les Paul models were all Gold Tops. The classic sunburst finish didn't come into production until much later, but we’ll get to 1957 the Les Paul went through some significant changes. Now sporting a set of PAF patent applied for humbucker pickups and the far more recognizable Tune-O-Matic bridge and 1959, and 1960 would see the release of the "burst." A group of sunburst Les Paul's that would go on to be among the most sought-after guitars of all time. Beloved for their insanely good looks, unbeatable playability, and the definitive Les Paul tone, these guitars sell for upwards of $/£100, with guitars this good, the next few years must have been looking good for the Les Paul? No. It's unfathomable now, but these guitars really weren't that popular back in the day. The sales of the Gibson Les Paul had been steadily declining for years. Gibson needed to do something drastic to keep up with the rising popularity of the Fender Stratocaster. This led us to the Les Paul redesign - the SG. Although still bearing the Les Paul name, the guitar we now know as the SG would take on the mantle for the next few years. Gibson would later re-introduce the Les Paul in its single-cut glory in then, Gibson has been churning out an array of Les Pauls at differing price points, from various factories over the years, from Kalamazoo, Nashville, and Memphis. We could go on all day about the history of the Gibson Les Paul, but let's leave it there and move on to some buying Gibson Les Pauls Buying adviceVintage Gibson Les Paul Gold Top with finish checking Image credit FutureWe know that buying a Les Paul can be daunting. At the end of the day, these are expensive guitars, and you want to make the right choice. Don't worry, we have your back. Here, we will discuss a few things to bear in mind when purchasing your new Les Paul. Les Paul neck profiles You can trust Guitar World Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing guitar products so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we you have been looking at Les Pauls for a while, you'll have noticed that Gibson offers different neck profiles. These range from the slim-taper 60's neck to the chunky 50's profile. There is no right or wrong neck for you. It really is a personal preference. Suppose you’re unsure which is suitable for you. In that case, we recommend sticking to the more universally loved '60s profile, as this fits most players' needs. If you’re looking at vintage reissue guitars, you won't get a choice, as they come with the neck profile that is correct for the era it's reissuing. Pickup choice Next, you need to find your sound, and this comes in the form of the pickups in your Les Paul. If you want to nail the searing classic rock tones, then seek out the PAF-style humbuckers. Perhaps you favor the bold attack of the P-90, then it's worth looking at a Les Paul Junior, Special, or '54 reissue. Gibson offers a few Les Paul's with a high-output pickup option for the modern player, perfect for bringing the house down with high-gain riffage. How much does a Gibson Les Paul weigh? It's no secret that the Les Paul is a heavy guitar, but don't worry if back problems are stopping you from getting the guitar of your dreams. Gibson has a few models in their extensive catalog that utilize the "ultra-modern weight-relief." This process is usually found on the "modern" series of instruments. It uses a series of small chambers to keep the weight down and make the guitar more manageable. If you’re a traditionalist, and this sounds like something you'd like to avoid, there are plenty of guitars on offer that come with zero weight relief. Looking after your Les Paul’s Nitrocellulose lacquer All Gibson guitars use nitrocellulose lacquer. Although great for allowing the guitar to "breathe" and aiding in the resonance of the instrument, this finish does have its drawbacks. The main point to remember is that it can react with rubber - especially the rubber on cheap guitar stands! This is called "stand rash" or "nitro-burn" and is basically a chemical reaction between the stand and the guitar. So if you’re looking to have your new prized possession on show, we highly recommend getting a nitro-safe guitar stand. The Hercules brand of stands is our go-to. It's also worth mentioning that dramatic temperature changes can have a detrimental effect on your guitar's shiny new finish, so keep the guitar at room temperature. If you're going from a cold environment to a warm one, then let the guitar acclimatize before opening the case. While you're at it, it's probably a good idea not to get your new guitar wet or feed it after midnight. So there you have it, that's our guide to the best Gibson Les Pauls on the market right now. There is only one last thing to do - crank your Marshall stack, plug in, and let rip! 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MusicRadar Verdict A Traditional Les Paul in every sense, and one that's bound to please purists. Pros +Tidy build with a most classic feel. +There’s no weight relief or compound radius here and appealing beef to the neck shape.+Nicely voiced pickups match the style. Cons -Wouldn’t vintage-style wiring be more appropriate here? MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers spends hours testing products to help you choose the best music-making gear for you. Find out more about how we test. While Fender splits its guitars into series and periodically updates or refreshes them, Gibson’s main USA production division prefers the annual makeover approach. This year’s line-up was seen by many dealers as a return to form “A new chapter in Gibson’s illustrious history, with their focus firmly back on crafting only the world’s finest guitars!” said one. As ever, the Les Paul sits central, with eight models if we count The Paul 40th Anniversary bookended by the start-up double-cut Les Paul Junior Tribute and topped off with the Les Paul High Performance. Add to the list the Les Paul Studio and Studio Tribute, and that leaves us with the three most classic Les Pauls, the Standard, Traditional and Classic. Today, we’re looking at the its name implies, the Traditional is closest to the Les Paul we’ve known and loved over the past six and a bit decades and that’s reflected in its colour options, the only change for 2019. At launch it was offered in Tobacco Burst, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Manhattan Midnight and Transparent Cherry Red; latterly it’s just the Heritage Cherry Sunburst as here and Tobacco Burst. Check out our pick of the best electric guitarsOutwardly, all three of the 2019 models share the same construction one-piece neck, headstock widening wings and two-piece centre- joined backs, with the maple top grade on the Traditional rated as AA. The Traditional’s top is not in an ultra-blingy style, with a classic striping that, in this finish, helps this model to edge up on our favourite list before we’ve even played a note. The Traditional is old-school with a hand-wired loom and Sprague orange drop caps. It uses Gibson Burstbuckers a 1 and you believe old is best, the Traditional is probably the Les Paul for you. It has no truck with weight relief, and although slightly heavier than our Standard it’s still nicely under 4kg/9lb. The neck, too, will appeal to those players who prefer an older style with more front-to-back taper and a bigger, rounded many ways, the Traditional is the Fender American Original of this interim Les Paul line-up it’s the most vintage spec before you get into the Gibson Custom Historics. It looks great with that deep red ’Burst to the front and the lovely red hue to the rest of the guitar, but it’s the simplistic drive that makes it such a pleasure. The crisp, clean acoustic response gets the guitar working as it should with an almost second bloom to the sustain tail - so much a part of this classic design. The Traditional has a subtly, vintage-y voice - snappy with volume reduction and smooth in the highs. Unplugged, the Traditional is a beauty. But it’s more than that the good weight without weight relief , the bigger neck... it feels like a good Les Paul and looks the part. It will no doubt be a while until new Gibson’ settles in and has a noticeable effect on the instruments we can buy. These interim models, however, are three strong dishes that employ existing features we’ve seen before, albeit not in quite the same combinations. With the horrors of robotic’ tuners, over-wide necks and zero frets now pretty much consigned to the past, this Traditional model zones in on the Les Paul in classic might well be a quite historic model, too the end of an era. Just as we conclude our test at the start of 2019, the new Gibson management announced there will apparently be a completely new 2019 range of Classics’ “Designs like the Les Paul and the SG once again embrace the features and construction details that made them legends in the first place a Les Paul Standard ’50s spec and a Les Paul Standard ’60s spec as well as one with P-90 pickups,” says Cesar Gueikian, Gibson’s chief merchant officer. “The Contemporary line also introduces a new concept with the Les Paul and SG Modern.” These new ranges “will be available for purchase later this year”. What that means for the original and clearly short-lived 2019 models that are in-store is anyone’s guess, but we suspect as the year progresses there will be deals aplenty to be had 2018 models are already discounted in many stores. Whatever happens while the dust settles, it looks like 2019 is going to be quite a year for Gibson lovers. Watch this space! 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FirstI list the features of the Gibson Les Paul 59 FB Light Aged guitar. Then you have a video or two, purchase links. I'll tell you how this post is built. First I list the features of the Gibson Les Paul 59 FB Light Aged guitar. Then you have a video or two, purchase links
Epiphone has a long-established brand in their own right, but are best known as the affordable, Eastern-made offshoot of the mighty Gibson, with a substantial quantity of their models directly taken from their parent company’s range. A popular guitar amongst players making the transition from a beginner instrument, well-known Epi Les Paul players include Noel Gallagher in early Oasis, and Frank Iero from My Chemical RomanceNo more than Gibson, Epiphone has a large – probably larger than necessary – range of variants of the Les Paul. Here, in the interest of simplicity, we’ll take a look at the Standard model, to provide you with a baseline for the range. Core Features and Specs of the Epiphone Les PaulThe most core of core features of any Epiphone Les Paul, is the combination of a solid mahogany body with a maple top, and a couple of humbuckers. That is the heart and soul of its parts and the expense of explaining a little bit of semantics, pricier guitars with the mahogany body/maple top combination will have a carved maple top, maybe around an inch thick. On lower-priced instruments -such as this – the “maple top” is more likely to be closer to a fretboardFrets22PickupsAlnico Classic humbuckersSo far, so Les Paul!Image from FlickrThis will work well for
 If you’re looking at this guitar, you’re looking pretty much at rock, particularly blues-derived rock. Just think of the list of players associated with Les Paul! Clapton to Slash; Gorham and Robertson to Moore
 I could use up the entire word count reeling off Les Paul players!So yes, if that’s the ballpark you’re looking to be in, you’ve got it. Coupled with the right amp, with the right setting dialled in, you’ll get your crunchy rock and blues riffs, with enough room to widdle out licks and it do what it should?Let’s be realistic at this price, Gibson aren’t going to be letting Epiphone have the best quality, highest density mahogany. Still, the Epi weighs in at a tidy Not too shabby – you won’t forget it’s there or of the box, everything smells and shines like it should. On this Standard, everything is.. well
 pretty much standard!It’s got its humbuckers and three-way pickup selection, controlled with a volume knob and a tone knob for each of said humbuckers. The machineheads come courtesy of Grover – a well-respected name for the job.. Apart from that, the rest of the hardware is thing that pushes the price of this Les Paul compared to other guitars aimed at intermediate players, is the use of parallelograms for the fingerboard inlays, rather than plain old dots. This is something that requires a little extra craftsmanship, and, to be fair, they look the see how it all comes very rarely that an Epiphone is criticized for the quality of its heel of the neck sits flush and clean with body. It’s pretty much are no blemishes or dings in the finish, or along the binding, anywhere in the review model. The frets are even and perfectly embedded in the rosewood fingerboard, as are the parallelogram inlays. The fingerboard doesn’t seem “as finished” as higher end models, if that makes sense?The hardware and electronics all seem very solidly attached – all sitting flush with the body, and some firm poking doesn’t make anything move that shouldn’t. The Grover machineheads are sitting even and sturdy, looking confidently ready to do their model features tune o matic bridge, which Epiphone proudly declare allows adjustment without the need for tools, but honestly, I don’t know many guitarists who spend much time tinkering with such the price of this electric guitar, there’s actually very little to fault. Sure, the parts used won’t be of the same quality as more expensive models, but, if they were, well, it would be a more expensive model!Les Paul Sound and TonesThe price tag of this instrument is a bit more than a beginners’ guitar, so it’s aimed at buyers who are prepared to go a little more for an amp to do it justice. In that respect, it’s likely that they’d also go a few dollars more for something a little better than a solid state amp, although probably not enough to go for a full valve the likely player of this guitar in mind, the Standard was tested through a 50 watt, hybrid, 2×12 combo before plugging into the amp, a few test strums gave an indication of the thick tones that might be coming – if you don’t believe that you can hear guitars’ varying tones without plugging in, I absolutely invite you to give it a this review, the bass was set to four, with the middle and treble each set to the Standard through a clean channel, that bridge humbucker gives a nice bright, but not piercing tone. If you nudge the pickup selector to the middle or neck position, and crank out a few blues licks, you’ll find yourself in a very comfortable on your amp, if you want to push it a little bit, cranking the volume on the amp, until it breaks just slightly, you should start to hear the beginnings of a nice, Clapton-esque blues crunch. Sweet. You might need to roll the volume off your guitar to balance it on that theme, moving over to the overdrive channel, with a gain of about four dialed in, and getting the volume of the guitar back up, you won’t be quite out of blues territory, but some good rock tones will definitely be in the that gain up to six, and your squarely in classic, blues-based rock, and this is where the functionality of the Les Paul peaks. As a general guide neck pickup for ballsy riffs, both pickups for a steady middle ground rhythm, and down to the bridge pickup should a solo be from FlickrPlayabilityThe aesthetics and construction of this guitar are enough to inspire any beginner to start looking at fingerboard is comfortable, the tones are a perfect introduction to humbuckers, and you’ll look as cool as Slash. Any compromise on the quality of parts, hasn’t compromised the construction, and in turn the players can be picky about parts, and how it’s just not a good old American-made Gibson, but honestly, if you want to look and feel like a rock star, Epiphone’s Les Paul Standard will do the such sturdy construction, an intermediate player won’t be afraid to get stuck in, and play this guitar to within an inch of its life. It’s ideal for providing a basis in understanding guitars equipped with humbuckers, and getting a feel for Great overall instrument for the price● High-quality parts● Nothing to fault on construction● Ideal first guitar for those inspired to play by blues-based rock guitarists● There are cheaper alternatives that may do the job just as wellAlternativesThe Les Paul shape is probably one of the most inspirational read copied guitar body shapes in history, so alternatives are not difficult to round NAMM 2017, Epiphone’s parent company, Gibson, unveiled its S Series, intended to give musicians an affordable route to the revered Gibson family of guitars. It’s something they do every now and Paul Custom Special Studio 2017 Gibson S Series Les Paul M2 Bright Cherry Electric Reverb This was designed around Gibson's standards of quality and innovation for Gibson USA's new S Series. The Gibson S Series is a whole new range of guitars all made in the US, but at a considerably lower price point than ever before. Check price We may receive compensation from the companies whose products we review. We only recommend products that we believe in and the S Series, comes the Les Paul Custom Special Studio, with the same MSRP as the Epiphone Les Paul Standard. Ultimately, it comes down to whether you want a cheap Gibson, or an expensive Epiphone. In terms of build quality, they really are neck and neck, if you’ll pardon the is a no-frills affair, with the embellishment really just the range and brightness of the finishes. It’s very much the quintessential “slab of mahogany with a couple of humbuckers wedged in.” Check out our full custom vs standard Les Paul SE 245 You can’t really write about alternatives to Les Paul models without including a singlecut PRS model, because of that time Gibson sued them over the similarities. The SE range is their affordable option, and the 245 borrows the Epiphone’s slab of mahogany with a maple veneer, albeit with a gorgeous 245 also comes with PRS’s inimitable birds inlays. The lower horn includes some contouring to allow for more comfortable access to the higher frets. Apart from the stylistic differences mentioned, the electronics has an identical approach to the Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul LTD EC-401 ESP LTD EC-401 Electric Guitar Guitar Center Look no further with this as it features versatile, powerful tones, reliable hardware, and tidy, attractive looks. Plus consistent high rating from the people who've purchased this. Check price Buy at We may receive compensation from the companies whose products we review. We only recommend products that we believe in and something a little different, but in the same vein – perhaps leaning a bit more towards metal – the longstanding and very respectable ESP have the EC-401 Eclipse model from their LTD one is probably closer to the Gibson, in that the body is a slab of mahogany. What might lean it towards metal brothers and sisters are the inclusion of EMG active pickups. It has binding around the body and mahogany neck, its hardware is black, and the inlays on the fingerboard are reminiscent of a waving Final NoteThe Epiphone Les Paul Standard is such a go-to guitar for those looking to make the transition from “learner” to “player,” at least just to look at and a guitarist is experienced enough to be considering it, they’ll be experienced enough to that you get what you pay for. No, this won’t have the finery of a Gibson Les Paul but that’s not why these guitars are made. Question Is the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plustop Pro different than the Gibson Les Paul?Answer Yes, of course. The Epiphone is owned by Gibson, so the guitars are virtually the same same mahogany body, solid maple top, mahogany neck, and rosewood frets, however, they are manufactured in a different place. The Epiphone is manufactured mostly in China and Indonesia, whereas the Gibson is manufactured in Korea and the Does the Epiphone Les Paul come with a professional setup?Answer This depends on the place of purchase. Some stores including online ratailers sell already setup guitars, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will get one ready to Does the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plustop Pro come with any additional details?Answer No. If you buy it from a music store you might be able to make a deal with the seller to get an extra accessory for the guitar, otherwise, it does not come with a case or picks. Epiphone Top Picks Epiphone 1960 Tribute Black Cherry Reverb You'll never regret buying this used Epiphone 1960 Tribute Plus in its original cherry sunburst finish, in excellent condition from Reverb. An owner of this guitar rated this as "the best sounding and playing guitar Epiphone has made." Check price We may receive compensation from the companies whose products we review. We only recommend products that we believe in and test. Epiphone G-310 SG Ebony Reverb The Epiphone G-310 solid-body electric guitar gives you all the style and sound of the venerable SG at a down-to-earth tip If an item is currently not available on Reverb, you can select 'Follow this product' to be notified of any new listings. Check price Buy at We may receive compensation from the companies whose products we review. We only recommend products that we believe in and ReadsEpiphone LP Special II Review You’ll LoveEpiphone Les Paul Electric vs Squier Stratocaster Comp [2022]The Full, Epic Epiphone Les Paul Standard ReviewHumbucker Pickups vs Single Coil Which is Best for You?How to find the Best Electric GuitarAboutLatest Posts The Guitar Space team is a crew of dedicated players. Led by Ed Lozano, working musician, teacher, and author for over four decades. Ed is joined by other bonafide classic players, bringing real-life guitar-playing testers, buyers, and writers to the crew. We'll tell you what you really need, what we'd buy & give you real-deal advice from decades of playing.
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Gibson’s back-to-basics approach has seen the rejuvenated company streamline its electric-guitar catalogue and carve it up into three distinct ranges. The Original Collection and Custom Shop are the primary destinations for purists looking for vintage-style looks and specifications, while the Modern Collection is where you’ll find a mixture of the stripped down and souped pretty at the top of the heap in the Modern Collection is the Les Paul Modern. During Henry Juszkiewicz’s reign, this model would probably have been called the 2020 Les Paul Standard – it certainly inherits a few features from some of Gibson’s more experimental riffs on the Standard’ chief alterations to the classic recipe are an Ultra-Modern’ weight relief pattern, a slim-taper neck with an asymmetrical profile and contoured heel, a 10- to 16-inch compound radius ebony fingerboard with binding but no nibs, locking Grover Rotomatics and an aluminium Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge that’s secured in threaded inserts rather than screwed straight into the binding is bright white and the hardware a mirror-like chrome, while the mildly futuristic clear top-hat knobs provide access to a quartet of push/pull potentiometers hard-wired to an internal either of the Burstbucker Pros’ volume controls into the up position puts the corresponding pickup into single-coil mode. The neck pickup’s tone control is where you’ll also find phase switching, while the bridge pickup’s tone control activates a pure bypass’ that routes straight to the bridge humbucker with the tone control removed from the the brown-stained neck and back has the kind of hue you’d have found on Goldtops of yesteryear, the Les Paul Modern is offered with a trio of eye-catching metallic tops Faded Pelham Blue, Graphite and Sparkling Burgundy, with the latter featuring on our review guitar. Aside from a few areas of slight bleed into the white binding, the finishing looks sharp, without a hint of orange peel’ – and the deep, blood-red top really pops when framed by the binding and useModern it may be, but this Les Paul isn’t so radical a rewrite that it feels in any way alien. In fact, played acoustically, the formula is very familiar. Although its mahogany body is heavily chambered, this guitar is still reassuringly substantial, with a smooth and balanced unplugged voice and no shortage of sustain above the 12th fret. The body thickness may be 10mm shallower than usual behind the contoured heel, but it doesn’t seem to have a negative sonic asymmetric neck carve is subtle but effective. The slightly more rounded bass side and skinnier treble-side taper combine with the compound-radius fingerboard to offer a smooth, comfortable ride, but it’s definitely not a modern shred profile – relatively small medium-jumbo frets serve to keep things firmly in the classic’ ballpark and may alienate more technical said, it’s one of those guitars that encourages the more stoic among us to be a little more daring. Although there’s still a fair bit of mass to negotiate – this isn’t an SG, after all – when you get to those upper registers, the slinkier heel area makes soloing above the 17th fret considerably easier than on a traditionally constructed LP with the full-fat humbucker tones, we’re greeted with plenty of treble, clarity, dynamic range and articulation – gone are the days when a new Gibson neck pickup is likely to sport a woolly blanket. With a clean tone and spring reverb, it’s easy to get lost in a seriously expressive pool of tones that remind you there’s so much more to these guitars than hard rock. While original PAFs, Patent Number humbuckers and expensive PAF clones might get closer to the sonic high-water mark of the golden era, Gibson’s pickups have made significant strides in the right direction of is keen to describe the LP Modern’s single-coil voices as having P-90 characteristics, so we pull up the volume pots to see how close they get. Unlike many coil-split circuits, there’s no significant drop in level when switching from full humbucking mode, so that’s a good start. The treble softens and you do hear some of the wiriness, chewy midrange and nasal single-note tones that characterise Gibson’s iconic single-coil. The LP Modern isn’t going to fool anyone in a blind comparison with an old P-90 Goldtop or Special, but the single-coil voices here provide some interesting colours in their own right and respond particularly well to gain. We can imagine them being a real boon for your function-band neck pickup’s phase switch, on the other hand, does result in a big drop in output – but it hollows things out nicely for percussive funk and scratchy special effect’ lead tones. Flip to the pure bypass mode, however, and it’s the other end of the spectrum entirely. The additional kick and upper harmonic presence it brings to the bridge humbucker is tailor made for those big rock riffs and show-stopping Les Paul Modern might not have the romantic allure of a heavily aged Burst reissue or even a flamey Standard, but it’s a seriously versatile performance tool. With no built-in effects or Robot Tuners in sight, it feels like a contemporary take on a classic design rather than a gimmick and it retains enough essential Les Paul DNA to keep a high proportion of Lester fans FeaturesPRICE £2,299 inc. hard caseDESCRIPTION Solidbody electric guitar. Made in USABUILD Weight-relieved mahogany body with carved maple top, mahogany set neck with asymmetrical slim taper and modern contoured heel, 10-16” compound-radius ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl trapezoid inlays, 22 medium-jumbo frets, Graph Tech nutHARDWARE Chrome-finished aluminium Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece, Grover locking Rotomatic tuners with keystone buttonsELECTRICS Burstbucker Pro rhythm and Burstbucker Pro+ lead humbucking pickups with 3-way toggle pickup selector switch, 2x push/pull volume coil-split and 2x push/pull tone phase, pure bypassSCALE LENGTH WIDTH at nut, at 12th fretNECK DEPTH at first fret, at 12th fretSTRING SPACING at nut, at bridgeWEIGHT Gloss nitrocellulose Sparkling Burgundy as reviewed, Graphite, Faded Pelham BlueCONTACT Gibson Like this? Try theseChapman Guitars V2 ML2 Modern Standard £499, Gretsch G6228 Players Edition Jet BT £1,979, Nik Huber Orca ’59 £7,250
GibsonLes Paul, apart from its striking looks, also boasts a warm, full sound that has tons of sustain, making it ideal for anything from jazz and blues to heavier music genres, such as hard rock and heavy metal. It's also made exclusively in the USA, which ensured the use of premium materials and superior build quality. In 1983, Gibson released the very first Gibson Les Paul Studio, a guitar designed to deliver all the tonal benefits and playability of a Les Paul Standard, but without the embellishments. This enabled them to keep the cost down and provide a more affordable guitar for players who wanted that thick LP sound, without the hefty price tag. Even though there are dozens of versions of this iconic guitar, in our roundup of the best Les Paul Style guitars, we actually named the Gibson Les Paul Studio our Editor’s Choice. In this KillerGuitarRigs Review we’ll be going into depth on the LP Studio to explain to you exactly why we thought this particular model was worthy of our highest honors. If you’ve been in the market for a Les Paul style guitar, you won’t want to miss this! ContentsGibson Les Paul Studio Who Is This For? Appearance / Features / ControlsPerformance / SoundOther Guitars to ConsiderESP LTD Gary Holt GH-600Gibson Les Paul SpecialFinal Thoughts on the Gibson Les Paul Studio The Gibson Les Paul Studio is an absolute workhorse of a guitar that we think is best suited to intermediate and advanced players who are looking for a high-quality instrument that can handle a wide range of tones and playing styles. It comes from the factory with stage and studio ready tones and playability, so whether you’re into metal, rock, country, blues, or jazz, the LP studio can do it all. Appearance / Features / Controls Mark Agnesi Talks About The Les Paul Studio The LP Studio comes in a good range of finishes, and considering that this is supposed to be one of their lower tier models, we think they come in some of the nicest colors in the whole range. Our test guitar came to us in Smokehouse Burst, which really looked great, but it’s also available in Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Wine Red, and a Sweetwater Exclusive Bourbon Burst. As with all Gibsons, it was made in the USA, and came with a nitro finish. This will age naturally unlike the polyurethane finish you’d find on the Epiphone equivalents. This will eventually result in that sought after checked “relic” appearance. The Studio has the traditional mahogany body topped with a carved maple cap. It wasn’t figured like you’d find on a Standard, but the wood grain still looked fantastic, and with the Smokehouse Burst finish, actually looked almost like it had a burled top. Weight wise, it came in at just a little over 8lb, which is about average for a modern Les Paul. It had a mahogany SlimTaper 60s neck, a gorgeous rosewood fretboard, and the frets themselves had been treated to a PLEK dressing. We hadn’t originally anticipated that the studio would have PLEKd frets, so this was definitely a pleasant surprise. Of course, as a Studio, there was no binding anywhere on the guitar, which meant no nibbing on the frets. Fortunately the PLEK treatment resulted in such a great finish, we didn’t miss having nibbed frets. For electronics, it came with a pair of PAF style pickups, with a 490R in the Neck, and a 498T in the bridge. This is a tried and tested combo, and was perfectly suited to the Studio. For an even greater range of tones, the pickups were coil tapped, too. Not to be confused with coil splitting humbuckers, coil tapping pickups like these can be set to use either the full pickup magnet, or just part of it. This reduces the number of windings available, giving a lower output, and a more vintage tone. The hardware was of the typical high quality, including a Tune-O-Matic bridge and Grover Rotomatic Tuners. Besides that, it came with a nice vegan leather hybrid gig bag for storage and transport. Performance / Sound Gibson Les Paul Studio - Top 5 Reasons to Buy over Epiphone As mentioned, we thought very highly of the Les Paul Studio. The overall feel was fantastic, and it was very much a pro level workhorse right out of the box. Weight wasn’t an issue, thanks to the modern weight relieved body – this solved one of the biggest complaints about Les Pauls in general, and added significantly to the overall playing comfort. The out of the box setup was excellent, with a phenomenal low action. We found no fret buzz, and nor was there any kind of choke out. We barely needed any pressure to fret a note, which made it incredibly easy playing. We loved the pickups – The 490R pickup in the neck position, had a warm and smooth tone with a slightly lower output than the 498T pickup in the bridge position. The 498T had a brighter tone with much more bite, and was perfect for lead lines. Having coil tapping opened up some great tones that we’ve not found in other Les Paul models. When activated, it gave us some amazing vintage warmth – perfect for classic blues. Not quite original PAF, but certainly along those lines. Other Guitars to Consider We highly recommend the Gibson Les Paul Studio, but given how much of an investment it is, we do understand how important it can be to weigh up all your options first. For that reason, we’ve highlighted a couple of our favorite alternative options below ESP LTD Gary Holt GH-600 The ESP LTD Gary Holt GH-600 is a great choice for players who want the Les Paul look with an aggressive edge. It features an all-mahogany body for a thick and resonant tone, and a thin U-shaped neck profile for extreme speed. Its dual EMG active pickups give this Gary Moore Signature model an extremely high output, which results in amazing clarity, even with the gain at 11, and the Floyd Rose trem system delivers huge divebomb abilities while maintaining incredible tuning stability. Gibson Les Paul Special The Gibson Les Paul Special is an excellent alternative to the Studio. It still has the Les Paul mojo, but offers a completely different tone thanks to the mahogany slab body and twin P90 pickups. It’s a real punk weapon with its signature overdriven growl, but at the same time, it can also serve up some gorgeous sparkling cleans, too. It may have been one of Gibson’s student grade models originally, but today it’s a premium guitar with PLEKd frets, period correct hand wired electronics, and even Orange Drop capacitors for more consistent tone. Final Thoughts on the Gibson Les Paul Studio The Gibson Les Paul Studio really is an icon in the world of guitars. For decades, it’s been an affordable entry point into the Gibson Les Paul ecosystem, while still providing the classic LP tone that has truly helped to shape music as we know it today. Especially if trim and embellishments aren’t a big deal for you, you could save upwards of $1000 by opting for the Studio, and still get the same end result. We absolutely love this guitar, and we’re confident that you will, too. Indonesia"gibson les paul" Gibson Les Paul High Performance 2019 Electric Guitar Specifications Body Body shape: Single cutaway Body type: Solid body Body material: Solid wood Top wood: AAA Figured Maple Body wood: Weight relieved Mahogany Body finish: Gloss Orientation: Right handed Neck Neck shape: Asymmetrical SlimTaper Neck Home Forums The Guitar Epiphone Guitars You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites should upgrade or use an alternative browser. made in china or indonesia... Thread starter Wolf Start date Oct 14, 2019 Joined Oct 14, 2019 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 1 I bought my first Epiphone Les Paul custom pro a few days back, and would like too know out of the two, china or Indonesia what one makes the better Les Paul. 2 I have no direct experience with Indonesian Epiphones, I've heard they can be hit or miss. I'd take a Chinese Quigdao made in the last dozen or so years any day though. Joined Nov 11, 2017 Messages 41 Reaction score 34 3 My only Indonesian was a 1994 Trad Pro 1. The good 1st rate solid build, flawless finish, fantastic pickups/electronics, good setup out of the box. The bad Sharp fret ends, neck too thin for me. *Sold it because of the neck. I had a 2004 China Les Paul Standard that was 1st rate also. If not for the great Trad Pro pickups and the too thin Trad Pro neck, it would be a toss-up between the two. Last edited Oct 15, 2019 Joined Jan 16, 2015 Messages 7,554 Reaction score 9,281 Location Kraut-Territory 4 I bought my first Epiphone Les Paul custom pro a few days back, and would like too know out of the two, china or Indonesia what one makes the better Les Paul. Hi, Welcome here €piTalk Congrats on your first €pi LP-Custom The Question IMO is Can you see/feel/hear any difference if they would not write the country of manufacture on the guitar ? Countries don't make Epis - the employees make them Joined Jan 16, 2015 Messages 7,554 Reaction score 9,281 Location Kraut-Territory 6 The employees at the Quigdao Epi plant make some darn fine axes. just like those employees at the Indonesian Samick factory and those at the Korean Unsung factory.... Joined Sep 1, 2017 Messages 123 Reaction score 122 Location Charlotte, 7 Both factories from what I've bought and have had the pleasure of owning. Indonesian built Artisan models and the Thunderbird are just Fantastic. Close as possible to the big daddy without stepping on toes. The '55 Inspired by Custom and Jotun, as well as the ES-335 are Quindao China masterpieces. You just couldn't expect too much more. Unbelievable, so just be careful where you purchase. That's my only hang up. I can't explain how the GC here just has had bad quality stuff. Always a problem. zZounds and AMS have been better than I expected Last edited Oct 16, 2019 Joined Feb 20, 2018 Messages 600 Reaction score 536 8 It's all about material selection, specs and quality control. Joined Jan 25, 2019 Messages 24 Reaction score 18 9 I have experience in this, and I have a take, but I'm going to keep it to myself because I only buy very cheap used ones and I don't want to rock the boat. Joined Jan 16, 2015 Messages 7,554 Reaction score 9,281 Location Kraut-Territory 10 ......... but I'm going to keep it to myself.......... If we all did this - you would have nothing to read and learn here...... Joined Jan 25, 2015 Messages 5,134 Reaction score 6,925 Location Sutton QC 11 I have experience in this, and I have a take, but I'm going to keep it to myself because I only buy very cheap used ones and I don't want to rock the boat. And why do you feel inclined to share this bit of wisdom with us then ? 12 I have experience in this, and I have a take, but I'm going to keep it to myself because I only buy very cheap used ones and I don't want to rock the boat. Pointless post is pointless. Joined Jan 13, 2020 Messages 2 Reaction score 3 Location Pasadena, CA 13 Found this conversation as I searched Epi MIK vs MIC. I've owned many Epiphones and other guitars. Five years I started buying, keeping and playing, then selling guitars, many Epis, and mostly hollow or semi-hollow bodies. I now own as my keepers the following MIKs Sorrento, Alleykat, Regent; and an MIC Broadway 2018. I purchased all of these used Reverb, Guitar Center, Craigslist. I've been playing guitar for decades, and between 18-28 I played out regularly. I still play nearly every day. I consider my self a very good player. Now, what I have noticed about these Epiphones has been quite interesting. I find that the build quality is about the same for MIKs and MICs. Feel, playability, etc, seem to be equal. I have had a MIK Broadway and my current MIC Broadway. What I've discovered is the difference lies in the pickups. Yep, I've narrowed it down to the pickups. I took my 1999 Sorrento with P90s to Guitar Center and compared to the a Wildkat and the Casino. The Sorrento was a much better tone all the way around. I've also compared the '96 Regent pickup to the new D'Angelico EXL-1 both are 17" single pickup hollow - Epi doesn't make the Regent anymore and the Regent pickup was astoundingly superior. In fact, everyone who plays my Regent is blown away at the clarity of that pickup. I hold three music events at my studio in Pasadena every month so dozens of musicians come around each month. I recently purchased a 2002 MIK Alleykat, and this is when I decided that I must get more info on these MIKs because the pickups on this inexpensive Alleykat were astounding. I have two Gibson ES-275s, one semi-hollow Thinline, the other a full hollowbody. I compared the Alleykat to both of them. Results were as follows, the 275s both have Gibson's MHS pickups - some of the best and most articulate pickups I've every heard. I first compared the Alleykat to the full hollow and deeper 275. As expected, the 275 was a warmer sound, the pups were a bit louder, the highs were a bit more chime-y, but the Alleykat's pickups held their own very well. They just sounded like a different style guitar, because it was semi-hollow vs hollow, but the pickups did not compare as duller or muddier, they are very well voiced. I then compared them to the semi-hollow 275. The Alleykat pickups were not as loud, but very close in clarity and tone. I was really surprised. I never expected such a similar tone - not equal, but very similar. I must add that all the guitars have D'Addario 11 half-round strings, with the exception of the Broadway, on which I have installed 11 flats. So there's my story. I find the build quality pretty much equal, but I discovered that the older MIK pickups sound much better than the newer MICs. Why? I've no idea, but my ears can certainly hear the difference. Maybe Korea was making the Epi pickups in the same way Gibson was making their pickups, and maybe this all stopped once production moved full-time to China? Just guessing here. At any rate, keep playing whatever ya got! Joined Dec 7, 2015 Messages 3,352 Reaction score 4,038 Location Fort Collins, CO 14 Interesting observations. Could be why Epi has brought pickup mfg. back to the US to build the Pro line models. Pickups aren't complicated but there's still a lot of science that goes into designing good ones and an art to winding them well to avoid issues that can impact performance. On top of that you can take two identical sets and put them in different guitars and they may sound different to the ear. Then you can toss personal preference into the mix where one players wants absolute clarity and transparency and another prefers some woollier tonality for jazz or even for high gain distortion so everyone who winds them produces different "flavors" like jelly beans to meet demands. Anyway, always good to hear opinions from other players. Joined Jan 6, 2020 Messages 117 Reaction score 118 15 A lot of the voodoo about pickups would disappear if LCR meters were more affordable. The bare minimum, a DE-5000, costs as low as $80 at the moment, still way beyond a $10 multimeter. If you like a pickup, with no other information available it might be tempting to look at factors such as where it was made, how made it, or how much it cost, but with an LCR meter you might find that all the pickups you like just happen to be the ones with lower inductance, or higher inductance. DC resistance only correlates with the inductance to a degree, resistance rises linearly, but inductance rises to the square of the number of turns on the coils. If there was some secret to how pickups in the were wound, that secret would have leaked out ages ago. If there is a secret it's this stick to vintage specs, a lot of the import pickups tend to be either a lot hotter or very under wound, but sets like the ProBucker line show that they're taking vintage specs seriously now. Last edited Jan 13, 2020 Joined Jan 16, 2015 Messages 7,554 Reaction score 9,281 Location Kraut-Territory 16 Could be why Epi has brought pickup mfg. back to the US to build the Pro line models. Where is/was it stated that the Epi Pro-buckers are made in the US ? They are using some identical parts - that's all Joined Dec 7, 2015 Messages 3,352 Reaction score 4,038 Location Fort Collins, CO 17 Where is/was it stated that the Epi Pro-buckers are made in the US ? They are using some identical parts - that's all Well you would know better than I but I thought I had read that they were being produced in Nashville and if not I stand corrected. Anyway, how they're being made is a lot more important than where they're being made. I'm not one who cares much about point of origin. Joined Nov 5, 2019 Messages 24 Reaction score 32 18 I have no experience with Indonesian Epiphones but I can attest to Indonesian Squiers. They are just as fine as their Chinese counterparts where the Classic Vibe guitars are concerned. Joined Jan 25, 2019 Messages 24 Reaction score 18 19 And why do you feel inclined to share this bit of wisdom with us then ? Conversation is conversation. If I'm breaking some kind of rule that you have, I don't mind. Joined Jan 16, 2015 Messages 7,554 Reaction score 9,281 Location Kraut-Territory 20 Conversation is conversation. Not telling your opinion/wisdom/expierience at all is absolute NO conversation If I'm breaking some kind of rule that you have, I don't mind. we will tell you if you violate a rule Home Forums The Guitar Epiphone Guitars
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Home Forums The Guitar Epiphone Guitars You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Epi LP,s made in indonesia Thread starter tony2911 Start date Jul 1, 2020 Joined Sep 9, 2019 Messages 13 Reaction score 2 1 Hi Peeps, what do you folks think of the quality of Epi LP,s made in Indonesia Joined Jun 7, 2017 Messages 6 Reaction score 1 2 My only Epi/Indo experience would be with my 2018 Sheraton ll Pro. If the quality of that guitar is any example of what the Indonesian plant is producing, you should be very happy with the LP. Joined Jun 8, 2016 Messages 1,809 Reaction score 2,803 3 Unlike china, Indonesia makes some very nice Guitars. Well that's just a silly thing to say. If you played one from each country side by side, I'd wager a large amount that you wouldn't have the slightest idea which one was made where unless you knew beforehand. Epi has their own dedicated factory in China now and makes some fantastic guitars these days. CNC machines don't know what country they are in. Every factory puts out a lemon every now and then. Have you some of the pieces of shit that have come out of the Gibson Nashville plant the past few years? I have 3 Made in China Epis, 2 Made in Indonesia, and 2 made in Korea. I love all of them. Judge the guitar by the guitar, not by where it was born. Don't say dumb shit. BTW, welcome to Epi-Talk Joined Jan 16, 2015 Messages 7,554 Reaction score 9,281 Location Kraut-Territory 4 Unlike china, Indonesia makes some very nice Guitars. ...... Countries don't make guitars..... companies and their employees make guitars Epiphone has their own two factories in China since ~2003 Samick produces for Epiphone since ~1985 in Korea and for at least two decades in Indonesia. they make 'em as good as they are allowed to do for the $$ if they didn't write 'made in xxx' on the guitar, most of us could not tell where they were made.... It just goes to show that free people being paid a fair wage do a better job than those condemned to labor in a factory prison! you can have a look and a bit of reading about those Epi-factory prisons here.... and Welcome here €piTalk Joined Jul 12, 2016 Messages 3,364 Reaction score 3,902 Location Maryland, USA 5 It just goes to show that free people being paid a fair wage do a better job than those condemned to labor in a factory prison! Yes. Just imagine how productive Ted Bundy's murder victims would have been, had they lived to work and earn a fair wage. Seriously, WTF is up with your avatar? Joined Jan 16, 2015 Messages 7,554 Reaction score 9,281 Location Kraut-Territory 6 China is an aggressive communist country. With a track record of human rights violations as long as the great wall. Don't kid yourself. My point is simply this, NO guitar company goes to China to build their Top line guitars. Not true with other Asian countries. I believe Epiphone went to Japan to build the Elitist Series for a reason. I don't really care about your political view on China And remember it was the US located CEOs who decided to move the production to China The reason Epi moved production to Japan was back then Japan was what China is today - cheaper than US Ever heard of Eastman guitars ? High end made in China Joined Dec 7, 2015 Messages 3,352 Reaction score 4,038 Location Fort Collins, CO 8 Nice to meet the board bullies right off the bat! There are no "board bullies" here but there are those of us who are willing to step out and correct personal opinions stated as unsubstantiated fact as you did. So allow me to add yet another correction. The current Squire CV line are primarily former Vintage Modified models whose specs and appearance have been modified to replace the former MIC Squier CVs. The VM line has always been built in Indonesia and though good instruments in their own right have always been considered a notch down from the MIC CVs. What it all boils down to as Paruwi posted is cost. US mfgs like Fender who contract with Asian mfgs to build guitars and basses for them ask for an instrument they can buy for $$$ and sell for $$$$ to earn a profit at an established price point. For the CV line Fender's retail price limit appeared to be $400 for the majority of those models. When the cost of manufacture in China began to require pricing higher than $400 to retain the same profit margins for Fender and it's distributors and dealers production was moved Indonesia and VM models with slightly altered specs and finishes replaced most of the former MIC models. This is fact. Unlike Fender, Epiphone owns it's own Chinese manufacturing plant so ultimately they have complete control of cost and quality. And unlike Squiers the MIC Epiphones are also inspected here in the US before being shipped to dealers to assure the best QC they can provide. This is also fact. So......I believe what we're trying to say is that your post is based solely on your own opinions which are not based on substantiated facts. And if workers being paid a fair wage in a free society make far better instruments then why has Gibson struggled so much with their own QC issues on models costing many times more than their import cousins? You are certainly entitled to your own opinions but that doesn't make them true based on fact. Joined Dec 7, 2015 Messages 3,352 Reaction score 4,038 Location Fort Collins, CO 9 China is an aggressive communist country. With a track record of human rights violations as long as the great wall. Don't kid yourself. My point is simply this, NO guitar company goes to China to build their Top line guitars. Not true with other Asian countries. I believe Epiphone went to Japan to build the Elitist Series for a reason. The first statement is quite obviously true. The second may be true to an extent but it's not an absolute when you consider that many US companies have top of the line product built in China and I own some of it. In some cases where the traffic will bear because a much higher price can be charged a US company may elect to have an instrument built in Japan but then those models you mention have always been built in Japan. Some high end models from other US companies are also built in Korea and Indonesia by the very same companies who build their budget priced models. So in reality few if any absolutes actually exist. Joined Dec 7, 2015 Messages 3,352 Reaction score 4,038 Location Fort Collins, CO 10 I changed it just for you! I won't want any snowflakes to be offended. Ah ha, me thinks your politcal persuasion is now showing and we try hard to avoid that here. But if you'd like my opinion it seems to me that based on all the whining and wailing I hear from your side the true snowflakes are you and you're melting fast as this summer is showing. So please do depart. Joined May 2, 2019 Messages 82 Reaction score 105 Location CenTex 11 DavidSG, I think posts 7-11 pretty much earned you the responses you received. It's fairly obvious that you are one of those individuals who has a political bone to pick, especially considering the hyper political "snowflake" comment. If you thought that your politics would be welcomed into this guitar forum, you thought wrong. On that note and without further ado Joined May 4, 2020 Messages 123 Reaction score 194 14 The only reason there may be slight quality differences on guitar made in other parts of the world is... the managing bodies CEO's board of directors, upper management, etc, etc decided to only allow those guitars to be built with wood, hardware and electronics that fit their pricing paradigm. They choose from their management seats to limit the quality of guitars on purpose. As far as the OP's question about Indonesia-made guitars... they have been doing high quality wood working in Indonesia for centuries. Long before there was an Orville Gibson, Leo Fender, or Paul Reed Smith. Wood working is part of their culture. Google has plenty of info on the wood working and furniture making industry in Indonesia The geographical location of a guitar shop has zero to do with what quality of guitars are made in a factory within that country or location on the globe. The managing body that owns and operates the factory dictates the quality control and materials used inside the factory. So, if we send folks to Mars, then send them luthiers, and now we say "Martian guitars suck" only because they are maqde on Mars, what sense does that make? It has much more to do with the supply chain and decisions upper management makes that makes the overall end product. Globalization is a big 40 dollar word that means in part somebody knocked down the trade door to places like China and many other third world countries. There is something of value in these countries that appeals to businesses. Profits. The savings is, among other things, because the price of human resources in a third world country is way lower than trying to convince American workers to work for those levels of pay. I don't know exact labor statistics but I get the general idea that... a trained luthier in the USA might make I'm guessing $25-30 dollars an hours, plus demands benefits like health insurance, paid time off and vacations, etc, etc. Labor in America is very high compared to third world countries. So, with the trade door wide open with China, and BILLION people to employ, China becomes a target for saving a BUNCH of money on human resources labor costs. As does the price and cost of labor in many other countries in the world. Which may be why less guitars are Made in Japan now, because Japan's labor price has went up. I'm just gonna throw out a figure, but it is something like this... In the USA you have to pay a skilled craftsman $30 + benefits... I don't know the exact wage savings, but let's say in China or Indonesia people will work for $ an hour. Plus they will work 14 hour days, 7 days a week, never take vacations, and don't get a huge benefits package. In that scenario the company that owns the factory and sells the guitars back in the USA or world wide has way more hours of production per week, and is getting the products for pennies of the cost of labor. I think a more important question is how could a company like Gibson charge a ridiculous amount like $4, for a Les Paul Custom, and allow products to hit the sales floor with even ONE TIME having some kind of quality issue?? A guitar at that price should have been built by the hands of God and angels. It should be perfect... every one in that price range should be perfect. But instead they are simply a man made product and since man is not perfect, neither will the things he makes with his hands be perfect. I have this for an idea... let's take off the gloves and allow Indonesia and any other third world country that makes guitars the same exact quality of wood, hardware and electronics the USA Gibsons are allowed to use. I think the work ethic in these countries is much higher than what we typically see in the US worker. I think their love to HAVE a job drives their job satisfaction level. They live in very poor countries and don't have many of the things we take for granted in the US. As an observer, the typical US resident is full of "entertainment-itis" I call it. Whereas if you had tonsillitis or appendicitis a part of the flesh would need to be cut out to save the body. Americans tend to worry more about what sports team or what level they got in their newest X-Box game more than what type of work they placed over the counter at the factory. Entertainment is something Americans seem to hold more dear than any other aspect of life. What movie to entertain themselves with next, what new phone to buy so they can entertain themselves with a new phone, what big screen TV they can buy so they can watch their favorite entertaining sports team in vivid color. Not everyone, but this is the culture of people making guitars in America. Folks who come in late on Mondays and want to leave early on Fridays. I worked in the production/factory trades for a better part of my life and that is my observation of the typical American worker. Plus its my opinion from my perspective. I didn't work in the auto factories, but I grew up in Michigan and just about every family member I have worked in the auto factories. Places where you can go off in the corner and sleep and can't get fired because the Union UAW will protect you. One of my best friend's husbands would have somebody punch his time card for him at the factory, and be at home all day doing nothing, and getting paid for nothing. Meanwhile the cost of labor at the unionized auto plants has sky-rocketed as has the price of automobiles. Ten times the ridiculous price Gibson charges for a Les Paul Custom. As far as Asian-made guitars I have a bunch of them and I love them all. I have USA-made stuff, too, but I am more in awe of the Asian-made stuff because the price makes it a lot of fun to have several guitars rather than one guitar you're afraid to play because it might get scratched. I'm not really thrilled with the sound of the electronics from the Epiphone brand. But what I am thrilled with is the price I can find them on the used market, then I take that guitar and make it into something I am very proud to have changed. For example... I gave $150 for this Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro with an Epiphone hard LP case... It had lots of issues. No pickguard, no strap buttons, the Alnico Classic and Alnico Classic Plus pickups sounded like trebly, ice pick bee poop. One of the knobs was broken, and one of the push/pull pots didn't work. Plus, when engaging the push/pull for coil split on the pickup that did work, the pickups were so much ice picks there was little difference in tone, LOL. So, I drove down there as fast as I could before someone else saw the ad for this guitar for $150 on Craigslist... got a pickguard, installed Dunlop strap buttons, gutted all the electronics toggle, jack, caps, pots, wires as well as the ice pick pickups. Replaced the pups with Dimarzio John Petrucci Dreamcatcher bridge and Rainmaker neck. Wired the new pots 50's style... Now this is one helluva guitar, its dinged up plenty already so I don't fear playing it, and it has IMHO better tone than a $4,700 Les Paul Custom... I call this one "The Holy Trinity" as the pickguard I found at GreasyGroove has the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. Then there is the Epiphone Les Paul Custom I found at the pawn shop for $285. It had rusty crusty strings and was in need of a new home. Brought it home, discovered it needed a new output jack which is why nobody had bought it, soldered that in, now I have another project waiting to happen. Thinking maybe this time Dimarzio 36th Anniversary PAFs, we'll see. As if I don't have enough black/ebony guitars, just got this Epiphone Dot from the pawn shop. $200. The strings were corroded and looked like it had been sitting somewhere not played for years. It needed a new home... Thinking either a Seymour Duncan JB bridge/Jazz neck set, or maybe a Seymour Pearly Gates set have Alnico 2 magnets like the Gibson '57 Classics for a lot less money... '57s with 4-conductor wires are $200 EACH on the Gibson page... NOT... But this one, made in Indonesia just takes the cake... a 2011 Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Reissue... spotless and mint as they come, still had the little washer thing on the tone knob... $200... absolutely gorgeous made-in Indonesia quality... 5-way switch and tons of tones, wouldn't change a thing on this one... this one among others has made me an Epiphone convert out of a previously American-only snob... Last edited Jul 11, 2020 15 I'm am leaving this board. It seems piling on and trolling rule here. I have no desire to be part of a board where honest discussion is not tolerated, and "don't say stupid shit, is." Tell Karen we said she should stay home too! Why do people trolls feel the need to announce that they're leaving? At the risk of repeating myself Joined Dec 7, 2015 Messages 3,352 Reaction score 4,038 Location Fort Collins, CO 16 Well said Jam Handy. I'll just add one more thought relative to labor costs. We live in a capitalist free market nation and our basic cost of living is much higher here than it is in many Asian nations where some basic human needs such as health care are not provided by a consortium of for profit corporations selling insurances, drugs, hospitalization, surgeries, etc. which make our basic health care costs outrageous and increasing at a far greater rate than we can easily cope with. To that you can add many other basic human needs being provided completely or via heavily subsidized government intervention and control of availability and cost. Asian nations more like our own also have higher labor costs so much guitar manufacture has often been moved away from those nations to those with lower labor costs like Indonesia or India. But they still build what we pay them to build. Throw in currency valuations as yet another major variable and you have yet another element why US designed guitars are often built in Asia where they can be produced far cheaper and a strong dollar buys more quantity and quality than it can buy here. Like it or not our capitalist world can't compete with theirs in terms of building something like a guitar far cheaper than we can and we will never again "catch up" or compete with this unless we somehow design and build robot guitar builders who don't eat. sleep, or require health care and retirement/pension plan benefits, cars to drive, or houses to live in. This isn't meant to be a political lecture it's simply an "it is what it is" statement of facts. Last edited Jul 13, 2020 Joined Mar 14, 2020 Messages 2 Reaction score 2 17 Well said Jam Handy. I'll just add one more thought relative to labor costs. We live in a capitalist free market nation and our basic cost of living is much higher here than it is in many Asian nations where some basic human needs such as health care are not provided by a consortium of for profit corporations selling insurances, drugs, hospitalization, surgeries, etc. which make our basic health care costs outrageous and increasing at a far greater rate than we can easily cope with. To that you can add many other basic human needs being provided completely or via heavily subsidized government intervention and control of availability and cost. Asian nations more like our own also have higher labor costs so much guitar manufacture has often been moved away from those nations to those with lower labor costs like Indonesia or India. But they still build what we pay them to build. Throw in currency valuations as yet another major variable and you have yet another element why US designed guitars are often built in Asia where they can be produced far cheaper and a strong dollar buys more quantity and quality than it can buy here. Like it or not our capitalist world can't compete with theirs in terms of building something like a guitar far cheaper than we can and we will never again "catch up" or compete with this unless we somehow design and build robot guitar builders who don't eat. sleep, or require health care and retirement/pension plan benefits, cars to drive, or houses to live in. This isn't meant to be a political lecture it's simply an "it is what it is" statement of facts. Very much agree. Just the facts. 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