Epiphone Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar - Antique Silverburst Reviews
Longtime listeners and eagle-eyed admirers of Tool’s Adam Jones have been waiting for an Epiphone iteration of his iconic axe, and that day has finally arrived. The Epiphone Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom sports a feature set unique to late ’70s Gibson instruments; the body is a classic maple-on-mahogany construction, but the neck’s 3-piece maple design offers enhanced stability — it’s even further upgraded with a sleek piece of ebony for the fingerboard! Under the hood, a bridge-position Seymour Duncan Distortion delivers the same searing high-gain tones found on many a Tool album, while the inverted Gibson Custombucker offers a smooth PAF-style shimmer for your cleaner moments. Lastly, the Epiphone Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom sports all the elegance of a late ’70s Les Paul Custom with multi-ply binding on just about every surface and a moody Silverburst finish.
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Great guitar
This is a great guitar. Of all the Epiphones that I've tried this is by far the best. The one I got is about 9.5lbs, so fairly heavy but not too bad for a Les Paul. The bridge and the tailpiece are fantastic. It came set up pretty well from the factory, I just needed to lower the action a little bit. There was nothing wrong with the tuners, but I swapped them out with some Gotoh SG381 locking tuners, which were a perfect drop in replacement with no drilling.
The fit and finish are great, perfect fretwork, no issues with sharp fret ends. Binding is perfect all the way around. Coming from a PRS custom 24 the neck is definitely thicker than I am used to, but still not like a baseball bat like a lot of epiphones I've played in the past.
Overall I think this is about as close to a Gibson Les Paul as you can get without spending 3k+, and it's miles ahead of most other epiphones. Plus the case is great.
Best feeling Epiphone I've played yet.
I've never played a 70s aera Gibson les Paul, but I always liked guitars with some kind of volute on the back on the neck. I typically prefer 50s style Gibson necks over the 60s and this neck is extremely comfortable! Not as thick as a 50s and not as slim as a 60s, its perfect in my opinion. the addition of the Gibson pickup in the neck and its mounting makes for great sounds. the duncan distortion has been in my top 5 favorite pickups so I may be a little bias when I say this guitar sounds and feels great. and unlike any other Epiphone I've played yet. I love the new headstock look too. But to be able to have a siverburst custom with these specs is the main reason I bought the guitar. Epiphone did a great job with this guitar and its worth the extra money over other Epiphone LP customs in their lineup!
Best Epiphone ever
This guitar is pretty awesome. I am so impressed with it. Have never been a big fan of Epiphone's but this really is beyond what I would have expected from them. Build quality is great, feels good, looks good, plays great and it sounds great. I have had it for about three days and just cant hardly put it down. I have the Berzerker art series one also and this just seems like another animal to me.
'79 LesPaul Custom silverburst.
Grabbed one of these quickly,not knowing if they'd be limited editions?At that price,they sweetened the pot with this non art version by adding the Gibson Custombucker.The headstock means little to me,and had no bearing on my decision.I already knew how good these are from my Frank Frazetta "The Berserker" custom art version.I'm not a fan of the tuners,and they will be immediately replaced with Gotoh keystones.Mines 9lbs 6ozs.which is as lightweight as I've seen on any of these.Anyone who thinks it's too expensive for an Epiphone,only has to remind themselves once how much the same exact spec'd guitar would be with Gibson on the headstock!That's when you snap to reality and just place the order like any sane person ever wanting a proper spec'd version of these guitars would.I have no regrets ordering another one,and you shouldn't either.Easily worth the slight increase in price.I've never seen an Epiphone spec'd out like this!
