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Re: Les Paul (Gibson vs Epiphone)

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Posted by Ed (from: ) on December 06, 2004 at 19:58:34:

In Reply to: Re: Les Paul (Gibson vs Epiphone) posted by Jim Hintzen on December 06, 2004 at 08:58:10:

I have a 2004 Epiphone LP Custom. It's a beautiful piece of Korean workmanship. I played a number of guitars, including Gibson LP, before I bought a new Epiphone Custom LP for about $700 with hard shell case. The difference is something only a guitar geek would notice. They are different, but not $1500. The Epiphone will give you what you need. The Gibsons were great, but seem to be more like collector guitars. The Epiphone sounded better to me and was easier to play. I had to get it professionally adjusted ($40) after I got it, and put top quality strings on it, but it just shines for crunchy blues and rock.

: I own an earlier Epiphone Les Paul Standard - maybe 1992. The guys at my guitar shop were checking it out 3 days ago. Evidently mine was built better and heavier than the more recent models. The finish is a superb Honey Burst. However, they used mini-pots ( which started crackling pretty quickly and which I'm going to replace. ) The stock pickups are muddy and definitely need to be replaced. However, I do that with any guitar I own anyway. I put a Seymour Duncan Custom in the Bridge position and it really screams through Marshall-type high-gain amplification. Supposedly, the tuning pegs were cheaper, but I'm a real stickler about tuning, and have not had any complaints. Overall, my Eppy Les Paul is easily as nice playing as the '75 Gibson LP I used to own. ( And that was a sweet, low-action guitar! ) With the addition of the pickups and replacing the electronics, I feel it will be superior to a stock Gibson. However, the new models may be a different story.

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: I have a 2004 Epiphone LP Custom. It's a beautiful piece of Korean workmanship. I played a number of guitars, including Gibson LP, before I bought a new Epiphone Custom LP for about $700 with hard shell case. The difference is something only a guitar geek would notice. They are different, but not $1500. The Epiphone will give you what you need. The Gibsons were great, but seem to be more like collector guitars. The Epiphone sounded better to me and was easier to play. I had to get it professionally adjusted ($40) after I got it, and put top quality strings on it, but it just shines for crunchy blues and rock. : : I own an earlier Epiphone Les Paul Standard - maybe 1992. The guys at my guitar shop were checking it out 3 days ago. Evidently mine was built better and heavier than the more recent models. The finish is a superb Honey Burst. However, they used mini-pots ( which started crackling pretty quickly and which I'm going to replace. ) The stock pickups are muddy and definitely need to be replaced. However, I do that with any guitar I own anyway. I put a Seymour Duncan Custom in the Bridge position and it really screams through Marshall-type high-gain amplification. Supposedly, the tuning pegs were cheaper, but I'm a real stickler about tuning, and have not had any complaints. Overall, my Eppy Les Paul is easily as nice playing as the '75 Gibson LP I used to own. ( And that was a sweet, low-action guitar! ) With the addition of the pickups and replacing the electronics, I feel it will be superior to a stock Gibson. However, the new models may be a different story.

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