Next up is the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plain Top – an affordable version of the axe that’s been thrashed by everyone from Jimmy Page to Slash. This model is all about the rock, with a traditional solid mahogany body, unfigured maple top, and glued-in mahogany neck supplying a blend of tone, comfort, and understated cool. A pair of Alnico Classic humbuckers supply the muscle, and the trusty tune-o-matic/stop bar combination ensures it can take punishment as well as dish it out.












