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Epiphone Les Paul Special Satin E1 Electric Guitar - Vintage Worn Ebony

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Vintage Worn Ebony
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An Affordable Les Paul with a Broken-in Look

The Epiphone Les Paul Special VE gives you a broken-in look and feel at an amazing price. The Les Paul Special VE delivers a fat and nasty tone, thanks to its two open-coil humbucker pickups. It features a poplar body that is acoustically resonant, and the mahogany neck and rosewood fretboard add warmth and sustain. The Epiphone Les Paul Special VE also boasts a cool vintage worn finish that feels just right. This is the go-to guitar for those who want to learn on a Les Paul-style guitar but don't want to break the bank.

Iconic Les Paul heritage

Since its release in the early 1950s, the Les Paul has been one of the most popular solidbody electric guitars in the world. It's used in genres ranging from country to metal and can be found in the hands of players as diverse as Zakk Wylde, Neil Young, and the man whose name adorns the headstock. These dual-humbucker beauties are capable of sounds that are rich, warm, and clear, while they can get aggressive, cutting, and mean with little effort. Just about every guitarist at Sweetwater has a Les Paul in their collection - and for good reason.

Quality tonewoods

The Epiphone Les Paul Special VE sings with all the fatness and clarity of its more expensive cousins. That's due in large part to the body's poplar construction. Poplar is a well-known tonewood for its mix of a balanced tonality and great sustain. And the Les Paul Special VE maintains the legendary LP mahogany neck and rosewood fretboard to attain the model's rich harmonic content.

Epiphone's vintage worn finish

Worn finishes, such as the Les Paul Special VE's vintage worn finish, are incredibly popular for the way they lend an air of vintage vibe to an instrument while giving the sought-after feel of a guitar that's been played for years. The vintage worn finish isn't as glossy as some finishes and mimics the way older instruments age. Its feel also helps the guitar seem smoother and faster when playing hot gigs that can cause you to sweat. And best of all, the vintage worn finish will only look better with age.

Epiphone Les Paul Special VE Electric Guitar Features:

  • Affordable Les Paul with a broken-in look
  • Poplar body sounds fantastic
  • 2 open-coil humbuckers sound warm and full
  • Single volume and tone controls
  • 3-way selector for pickup switching

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Les Pau l Special E1
  • Body Material Poplar
  • Body Finish Satin
  • Color Vintage Worn Ebony
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Mahogany
  • Neck Shape '60s Slim Taper D
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Pearloid Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Medium Jumbo
  • Scale Length 24.75"
  • Nut Width 1.6875"
  • Nut Material PVC
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Tune-O-Matic Adjustable Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece
  • Tuners Premium Closed Gear, 14:1 ratio
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup 650R Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup 700T Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Gibson, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: ENSVEBVCH1

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 4.5/5

A great affordable Les Paul

This being my first guitar, I may be a little biased, but there is nothing I have wanted to do with this guitar that it could not handle, and I am confident that it will continue to handle everything i throw at it. I added inlay stickers to mine and I love the way it looks so much. Also thank you to Tyler Nigro as this guitar was in my hands within a week!
Rated 4.5/5

Great tones

At this affordable price, I've got to say this Epiphone LP VE is kind of versatile and it boasts great looks and powerful tones. No flaws found and the electronics are great. Amazing playability and extremely gorgeous to me. Oh, and the Sweetwater customer service was awesome, as usual.
Music background: Music enthusiast
Rated 5/5

Epiphany

I bought this guitar to modify initially but after playing it I was pleasantly surprised at the tone. It will be my beater guitar but is more than adequate for my use case. I want to say that my sales rep Joel was especially helpful in this process and I will not hesitate to give him a call about any gear related issues I have. Sweetwater is the best!!!
Music background: 35 years playing live and recording
Rated 5/5

Good guitar

I bought this guitar to modify but playing it after purchasing I was pleasantly surprised. It sounded good enough to keep original and I think that should say all I need to.
Rated 5/5

Pretty hard to beat this quality and sound at such a great price

I'm not a life-long guitar expert, with any particularly deep knowledge of rare woods or whatever. I do know that at this price I'm not getting the luxury class of pickups or tuners... but honestly, I've had my hands on a lot of different guitars over the years, and this doesn't feel like wasted money in my hands. Good clean sound, attractive look, and it works well enough for me to do what I need to do.
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