Epiphone Les Paul Nightfall Electric Guitar  

I was pleasantly surprised on how well Epi did with a Floyd Rose, the neck suits it perfectly, ebony, flat with big frets. Great workmanship and painting on the guitar, the pickups are just OK, if I start playing it a bunch I'll probably swap them out but everything else is perfect.

Double locking nut, floyd, coil splitting, ebony fretboard, ect. What more could you want?

The guitar is quite heavy and unfortunately quite thick up high on the neck. Some people might find it difficult to reach some of the high notes on the lower strings. I do.

I gave this a 6 because the guitar I got for some strange reason had a locking nut that was WAY too high to the point of being impossible to tune properly. I had to remove the nut, which was screwed and glued, grind it down and then shim it to the proper height. After doing that though, it plays super sweet now near the first few frets. Also the action was set super high, like a half inch off the board.

As others have mentioned, the pickups are kinda of tame. Not bad sounding, but fairly tame output wise. I plan on putting in something else in the bridge position. The neck position is ok IMO.

I give this a 9 because for the money, it is quite a good value.

Overall this is a very nice instrument, only plan on having to set it up properly yourself or by a qualified tech. The neck is nice and flat, but rather a bit wider than other les paul styles I have played. The string spacing is also a bit wider due to the floyd, rather than a tune-o-matic.

If you like to play metal lead or ryth you will probably want to invest in a better bridge pickup. Anyone else would probably be fine with the passive EMG.

This is one of the few les paul style guitars I have seen outfitted with a floyd, and one of the main reasons I bought it. And yes the bar is a bit undersized, you will have to give it one wrap of something to tighten it up.

The Floyd Rose tremolo and EMG pickups are a great touch to a great guitar!  They play and sound fantastic!

After looking the guitar over  from top to bottom, I was very impressed at the workmanship.  This is my second Epiphone Les Paul, and I'm sure it won't be my last.  No flaws, dings, or scratches.  The glossy black finish was impressive.  This guitar plays great and very little tuning was necessary after it arrived.

With the cost for even a lower end Gibson Les Paul frequently exceeding $1,000, this is a very worthwhile and high quality alternative.  At half the cost (or less) than the Gibsons, this guitar provides just as much power and punch while not costing an arm and a leg.  Excellent choice for both the rookie and experienced guitar players.

Fantastic guitar at a fantastic price.  My only recommendation would be to include a hard-shell case with this guitar.  This guitar deserves the protection it would provide during shipment.  Overall, a great guitar.

Overall the guitar is a great buy. Everything is in nearly perfect shape, but for the price you couldn't get much better. Would I replace it if it broke or was stolen? Probably not. I'd probably go with a similarly priced Ibanez. Why? Because I hadn't realized how much the quality of their guitars had increased until buying an RG for my brother, and seeing that even the base models play extremely well and have great features. Do I recommend buying this guitar? Definitely. Just remember, it's a Les Paul, and plays like a Les Paul. Oh, and I forgot to mention this really sweet sticker on the back that says "Limited Edition/Epiphone Custom Shop" and you get a complete detail sheet from whoever set it up at the Epi Custom Shop.

Overall, the features were great. Perfectly straight neck, level tremolo, coil splitting capabilities, locking nut works perfectly, and the keys needed are all conveniently attached to the back of the headstock. Under further inspection and playing, some flaws and quirks are noticeable. Just a tip, unless you're ONLY playing metal type things, you'll want to replace the pickups soon. They don't have any headroom or dynamics, and stifle individual string voices, so the same note on different strings sounds as if a guitar synth played the same note twice. Coil-splitting fixes this a little, but still almost no "twang." Alternatively, the Floyd is AMAZING. Don't listen to all of the trem-hating reviews out there. This guitar will NEVER get very far out of tune if you know how to work a floyd, and string changing, for me, is even easier than on a fixed bridge.

The guitar looks and feels great. the finish is smooth and shiny, the neck has a satin finish, so if you play solos that include slides, you'll want to get some fingerease or the like. The paint was almost perfect except for a bubble in the cutaway area, and another on the back. Although, the paint is EXTREMELY durable.

This is a FANTASTIC guitar for the price. Nice, chunky neck, sweet sustain, great frets