Epiphone Les Paul Express Electric Guitar 

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Now to share some of the small issues which I corrected myself.Most of the low ratings this guitar recieved were mainly with tuning issues.The Intonation on mine wasn't even close and whoever installed the strings was either in a hurry or an idiot.So I removed the cheap strings and installed some d'addario .009's properly and tuned it up, stretched and pulled till I got the string slippage tight, adjusted to a close string height ,set the intonation using a tuner and screw driver and in about thirty minutes I had a nice feeling axe in my hands that stays in tune.Didn't have any fret buzz either and I set my strings at about 3/32" from the last fret and also standard 440 pitch.
This guitar is well suited for my needs.It has two hum buckers, one vol., one tone control and one toggle switch
As far as quality goes,I give it a pretty decent rating because I played some more expensive brands that were'nt as good.The tuners were much better than I expected because of some of the other reviews I had read.The pick ups are decent, the neck was straight, the paint job was well done and the bridge was much better than than the one on my American made Tele.
I think this is a great deal on a travel guitar for the price,Only an expensive Steinberger or Erline would be better.Since I bought it to take offshore,if it got damaged or stolen ,I wouldn't feel so bad.I started playing in the sixties and there just weren't any decent cheap guitars being made at that time.My firsrt electric cost a hundred bucks,about six hundred in todays money and it was a piece of crap.I think the younger players are more critical in their reviews nowdays because they haven't experianced real crappy guitars with the fret spacing so far off that tuning is impossible, pickups that sound like a cheap microphone and tuners that break off.Todays guitars are so much better and I for one really appreciate it.

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Not bad for a starter guitar
Not much to it really ... One pickup ,one volume , one tone knob
The set up our if the box was not to bad , but it had a lot of fret buzz and needed to be set up correctly
Ok for the used price but I would not but it at retail

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Great little guitar, but I was a little confused on the description in the ad. It was more or less right on, but I thought it would be a regular les paul body size, and the neck would be a little smaller towards the headstock for a small handed person. Just read the description more closely and you won't be confused like I was. My main concern was the wider fingerboard due to my smaller hands, but like I said before, they stated that it was a full size neck, so that was my fault by not reading it closer than I did.

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For the price of this instrument, I was expecting a compromise. I have tiny arms and hands and needed a small scale guitar that had good playability and was made decently. After looking around awhile and seeing reviews about how these sorts of guitars were mostly for beginners or children, I tried to accept that I was going to have to compromise with what I got. I got this guitar in the mail yesterday and it's blown me away!!!!! I don't know why it is as cheap as it is. Maybe I just got a guitar that was inspected or made by a very knowledgeable person in the factory, but this one is amazing!!!! it sounds like a mini les paul!! I am so happy with my purchase. The only downside I can think of is the neck is a bit too wide for what I'd like, but thats hard to get away from and still retain a les paul sound I suppose. I rated the quality as 5 because for this price, I don't think you can have much of a complaint about what you are getting.

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Where to begin, ok so for being pretty cheap I guess it's decent, you're getting what you pay for. I was searching for a cheap guitar in a shop close to where i live called Sam Ash (great place) and this was the guitar i was looking at before, plugged it in and was very dissapointed. it doesn't hold a tune and sounds really muddy. What I will give it is it has a skinny neck and is pretty lightweight. if you're just starting out it's a nice beginner

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Bought one of these "used" from MF. Setup on the guitar was horrible + strings were stretched out. Wouldn't stay in tune for more than a few seconds. Installed a set of .011s (Ernie Ball #2220). Big improvement, but the strings sounded dull/muddy and tension was very lose and wouldn't stay in tune very long. Decided to try tuning the guitar up a 1/2 step (F-Bb-Eb-Ab-C-F). Difference was like night vs. day! Strings would then hold tuning very well and sounded much better. After a setup the guitar holds tuning and actually plays chords in tune. Plays well/sounds good for the price (simular to current LP Special II). The G string still sounds a little funky at times, and the G is the one string that sometimes seems to slip in pitch after about 10 minutes of playing -- I plan to try switching the G string with a _wound_ .018 in the near future. With a little work, the guitar makes a nice small and fairly lightweight guitar to play while sitting in an armchair at a computer.

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I am a veteran classic rock and blues player (45 years playing out) that loves short scale guitars. I use this for gigging 3-4 nights a week, and it has never failed me. You will need to put a little heavier strings on it (11's or 12's) to keep it in tune, but I can think of no other upgrades necessary. It is simply a well-built guitar that is very easy to play (a scaled down les paul special II that is 1/5 as heavy and makes 6-7 fret stretches a breeze)

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Its a good guitar , im using it and so far no problems . It has a nice feel , and sounds amazing too. If you have small hands like me and a beginner . Perfect guitar for you :))

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I wished this guitar had of existed back when I was a kid. My only complaint is the bridge adjustment will not allow for a perfect intonation on the E sixth string. But, it's close enough for a kid.

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I played this in store and was impressed with the sound.I thought it would be a bad guitar no it isn't.I have small hands and prefer the smaller scale guitars they are more comfortable to play.The neck is smooth and comfortable.This guitar is so easy to fret and play great for beginners like me.Overall well worth the money and is a good quality made guitar.Sounds just like it's bigger brothers.