Epiphone Les Paul Special II (Heritage Cherry Sunburst) Reviews

4.8/5.0 based on 4 customer reviews

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Jerky
from United States
December 21, 2012Music Background:
ex-pro, recording/sound engineer.

Great

I've owned hundreds of guitar in over 40 years of playing, own around 60 at the moment. I got this guitar as a second so was really cheap, China made 2011 (even at the selling price new it's a real bang for the buck.) I was a guitar tech/repair guy so have experience with how guitars work. There were a few issue's which are easily fixed...The neck bolts where they screw into the neck were loose. To fix these the neck needs to be removed and the original holes need to be dowled and re-drilled, or an easy fix is to insert a few toothpicks with some white glue which I did and now have a tight neck joint. Tuners are cheap but work well enough. Now the good.....the neck is very well done, frets ends smooth and level with very good playability. Finish is very well done. Body wood appears to be basswood, not a bad thing, gives a focused midrange sound. Volume/tone pots are full sized Alpha pots, nice sweep through their range, switch seems solid enough. The bridge and stop-bar tailpiece are the tone-lock, works well and seems to give good sustain. Pickups are Ceramic 8, good clear midrange and highs with tight bass. A lot of cheap humbuckers are muddy but these are actually very good, not the most dynamic but at the price much better than most. I like the thin body, sits on your lap nicely, overall weight is good. I reach for this over my Gibson Les Paul's a lot, just easier on my back. The control layout is nice, one volume, one tone, simple and efficient. This would be a good beginner guitar, good playability and sound. Also would make a good worry free gigging instrument unless you are worried about the name on the headstock....and really your audience won't care unless there are some cork sniffers in the crowd. This is a good time for musicians when you can get good quality for this price...just get it setup properly and you will have a fine instrument.

from La.
March 25, 2012Music Background:
hobbyist

Best sounding guitar and great price.

Great sounding guitar, affordable came already tuned. Looks and sounds great.

from
January 14, 2013

Awesome LP for the price!

Great playability, nice action.

This is big bang for your $.

Ken Smith
from Va. Beach, VA (USA)
December 12, 2011Music Background:
Zip!! But give me time! :)

Les Paul Sprcial II

Great little guitar! Even 'I' sound good playing it. Beautiful color & finish! Fits just about ANYBODY'S budget! Watch out Eddy Van Halen! Competition's getting tough! Ha! Ha! Ha!