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Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty 3 (Ebony)

Item ID: ENBBEBGH

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany/Alder Body, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Three Humbucking Pickups - Ebony

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A Les Paul Black Beauty with Something Extra!

The Epiphone Black Beauty Les Paul Custom features a middle pickup for tonal variation not found on any other Les Paul model. Does it look even cooler with the third humbucker? We think so - and the sound! The classic tuxedo look and world famous features that have made the Les Paul Custom a hit since 1954 are now available in a great price range with the Epiphone Les Paul Custom. Multiple bound body with arched top and gold hardware, a quick mahogany neck for great action and feel and a solid, glued neck joint for stability and a great sustain all come together to make this guitar one of the best values on the market today.




Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty 3 Features:
  • Color: Ebony
  • Body Wood: Mahogany
  • Top Wood: Mahogany
  • Neck Wood: 1-piece mahogany
  • Neck Profile: Set, 1-11/16" nut
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Position Markers: Pearloid block inlays
  • Scale length: 24 3/4"
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • Pickups: 3 Gibson designed HB's
  • Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone
  • Pickup Switching: 3-way selector
  • Hardware: Gold
  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Stopbar
Specification Detail
Body Material Mahogany
Top Material Mahogany
Body Finish Gloss
Color Ebony
Neck Material Mahogany, Set
Neck Shape C
Scale Length 24.75"
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay Trapezoid
Number of Frets 22
Nut Width 1.68"
Bridge/Tailpiece Tune-o-Matic/Stopbar
Tuners Sealed
Number of Pickups 3
Neck Pickup Humbucker
Middle Pickup Humbucker
Bridge Pickup Humbucker
Controls 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-way Selector
Case Included No Case
Notes Gold Hardware
Manufacturer Part Number ENBBEBGH1

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A Really Great Guitar for the Price

by Randy Stanton from Centennial, CO
February 5, 2008
Music Background: Worship Leader, Home Recording Studio, Song Writer
This is a really impressive guitar on many levels. It really sounds "as good as" a Custom Gibson Les Paul costing 4 or 5 times as much. Having said that, there is a little wood tone difference (prob... read more [+]ably because of the "plastic like" finish) and the pickups are not as hot as the Gibsons. The thing that I love about this guitar is the center 3rd pick up has its own sound. It has almost a strat/tele "punka" attack but with a Gibson sustained finish. Very cool.
I was hesitant to buy it just because it was a Epiphone and that meant "junk" in my 1980s thinking. My Sweetwater sales person assured me that they are much higher quality instruments now and that Sweetwater will refuse to send me a lemon.
I took it down to a local luthier for a set-up and he freaked out. When I told him I bought it from the internet he was going to simply show me why I should send it back. After inspecting it and adjusting it he said that it was "perfect." He said the neck was "exact" and he measured each fret and could only find 1 slight discrepency (a slight rocking with his tool) between 2 frets. He set the action very low and explained that only really fine guitars can get this kind of action. He pointed out that one of the pickups had a awkward angle - not a problem for me.
I replaced the low quality "Quacky" sounding Epiphone strings with Elixer strings and then I knew I had a great guitar. It has a heavy/solid Les Paul feel. The neck is solid and tight. It is both bright and warm. I have been complimented on its looks as well.
This has really become my go to guitar for my studio recordings. I play it through a Fender NOS Blues Jr. Tweed/Jenson and it is amazing. My recordings are noticably better because of this guitar.
On the negative side, the finish is almost a little too plastic/shiny which is one place Epi saves $. Don't get the Epiphone case unless you want to pick carpet strands off of the black finish (I sent mine back and got a Gator Case). I really love this guitar and am extremely happy with it! close [-]

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