Epiphone Adam Jones Les Paul Custom Art Collection Electric Guitar - Julie Heffernan's "Study for Self Portrait with Rose and Mouse," Antique Silverburst Reviews
Epiphone’s Adam Jones Les Paul Custom Art Collection is a stunning tribute series to one of metal’s most inventive guitarists, with each model boasting beautiful artwork taken straight from Adam’s personal collection. Just like Adam’s own #1, this 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 Epiphone ProBucker Custom offers a tamer PAF-style shimmer for your cleaner moments. Lastly, the Epiphone Adam Jones Les Paul Custom Art Collection 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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Best Epiphone Yet
Korade from Seattle hit the nail on the head with his review of this guitar. It really is THAT good.
The looks, the tone, the sustain, the chainsaw case, it all adds up to most likely, the best guitar that Epiphone has ever built.
Also, check out Trogly's review of this beauty.
It's different, it's beautiful and I won't ever be selling mine either.
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Let's start out by addressing the elephant in the room. Is this a Gibson? No. So it must have bad quality control, right? Absolutely not. Is it worth the $ price tag? 1000% YES! I own several Gibson Les Pauls and I can tell you these Adam Jones Epiphones are something special. I am still in shock about how good the build on this guitar is. The amount of work, attention to detail, and quality control is through the roof. Even though it has some less expensive components, this easily plays on par with my Gibsons. It's that good. Starting with the absolutely perfect fret work; smooth, level, with zero sharp fret ends. Flawless binding around the whole guitar (body, neck, headstock) with no paint blips or drips. Smooth stable tuning with perfectly cut nut slots. Gorgeous finish and burst. The pics don't do the paint job justice and the tint and burst look so much better in person. The sustain on this guitar is wild. When I hit a note, I FEEL IT reverberate through my whole body and it just goes and goes. LOUD, did I mention this guitar is LOUD?! The Seymour Duncan Distortion humbucker matched with the maple top really makes it effortless to hit the gamut of Adam Jone's sought after tones heard throughout Tool's discography. To give props where due, I ordered mine through Sweetwater and it arrived with a straight neck with the action and intonation dialed right in. I was able to tune it up and play it right out of the box.
Side Notes:
a) I have played several vintage Gibson Silverbursts over the years that left me slightly disappointed. Mainly because they've needed a lot of work thrown into them on top of an already hefty price tag. What I love about the Adam Jones Les Paul is that it matches the specs of the original 79's without the years of wear on all the components. It gives me exactly what I want without the constant maintenance headaches.
b) The neck is extremely comfortable. It's 22.3mm at 1st fret & 24.9mm at the 12 fret. The exact same as you would find on a PRS Pattern Vintage. But, it is slightly slimmer in width towards the body making it just the right fit in your hand. The Goldilocks of necks if you will. It's not too fat or too thin. Especially for playing Drop D tuning chords.
c) Artwork - I got the Julie Heffernan and it looks stunning. If you are not a fan of the artwork, I have great news for you, it's on the BACK of the guitar. You're not going to see unless you drop the guitar. And if that happens, you'll have more important things to be worrying about.
d) I have spent a lot more money on a lot worse guitars. I cannot express enough how pleased I am with this guitar. I feel like I got the most bang for my buck. Epiphone really knocked it out park with this one. Try one out, they're not for everyone. But I can tell you, I will NEVER be selling mine.
