It’s very rarely that an Epiphone is criticized for the quality of its construction. This is something that requires a little extra craftsmanship, and, to be fair, they look the business. One 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. Apart from that, the rest of the hardware is unbranded. The machineheads come courtesy of Grover – a well-respected name for the job.
It’s got its humbuckers and three-way pickup selection, controlled with a volume knob and a tone knob for each of said humbuckers. Out of the box, everything smells and shines like it should. Not too shabby – you won’t forget it’s there or anything. Still, the Epi weighs in at a tidy 8.5lbs. Let’s be realistic: at this price, Gibson aren’t going to be letting Epiphone have the best quality, highest density mahogany. 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 solos. So yes, if that’s the ballpark you’re looking to be in, you’ve got it. 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! If you’re looking at this guitar, you’re looking pretty much at rock, particularly blues-derived rock.
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