Comments about Epiphone Les Paul PlusTop PRO Electric Guitar:

Got mine in Ice tea.... and no it is not a gibson... you get more for your money with this guitar. It sounds great, has great action, the tone is comparable to a gibson and the AAA flame is comparable to gibson. The only gripe is that the Mahogony component of the body is made up of at least 6 scraps of wood. However the sustain is fair, can hold a note for a whole 5 seconds on the 22 fret.... I would recommend this guitar to anyone who doesnt require a gibson headstock.... because in tone and performance.... it is every bit a LES PAUL!!!!!!

Comments about Epiphone Les Paul PlusTop PRO Electric Guitar:

Beauty and sound to match. Maple top gives great tone and the probuckers are eager to listen. Great action... Les Paul nailed it and the Gibson family continues to deliver.

Comments about Epiphone Les Paul PlusTop PRO Electric Guitar:

I have mixed feelings with this one. Love the replacement I was sent (perfect condition) but the first one looked used and had an obviuous fix to where the bridge mount hole was routed out to much and refilled with some type of white filling. The binding on the neek had very noticeable tool marks all over and had craks in the finish.

I am also very diapointed in Musicansfriend. I was pleased with the ease of the return request (although it took almost 2 weeks to get my replacement). My replacement was put on hold bf they shipped it so that they could have a guitar tech inspect it bf it shipped per my request. (this I am told and it is obviouse due to the 1st one I got is not there normal procedure unlike some of their cometiters. When I recieved the new one it came in 2 boxes just like the 1st did. a bigger squared box with the epihone box inside it. The outer box is clearly marked with arrows saying this side up. (this is to keep the guitar from being shipped and stored upsidedown on its neck) You guest it! The not so bright tect put the inside box back in the outer one upside down! Really? Lucky for me it did not harm it but still you don't have to be a tech or pro to know that's a bad thing. Needless to say sense this is my 2nd time I have had vary bad customer service issues with MF this is my last order from them.

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I won't bother repeating too much what others have said about the excellent quality of this guitar, both in terms of tone and in terms of craftsmanship. For the price, it can't be beaten and will not disappoint. However, it is still no Gibson. Tonally I'm sure it will compete well with a true Les Paul when plugged into a good amp, however the purist will be disappointed to find that the back of the body is a thin mahogany veneer. This cleverly conceals the fact that the body and neck are made of multiple random off-cuts of mahogany which would never find their way into a Gibson. My particular guitar (body and neck) is made of at least 6 off-cuts of mahogany, not including the split veneer on the back, the split maple cover, and the fretboard. This comes to at least 11 pieces of wood going into my guitar. With that many bits of wood, that much glue, and that many seams, you do want to be sure you're not leaving this out in the sun too long, or leaving it in a really cold garage for long periods of time. It may not stand up to the test of time like a more expensive guitar. So you're not exactly getting a bargain - you're getting exactly what you pay for. This detail seems to have evaded detection in other reviews and may prompt some to pay the full price for a Gibson which is almost guaranteed to be made of top-quality wood.

That being said, a discerning guitarist ought to test a few of these guitars before making a purchase, thereby avoiding bodies with unintended 'dead-spots'. If you're not really sure if you'd be able to spot a dud, then to be brutally honest this particular issue won't be bothering you that much anyway. Not to sound too patronizing, but you could save yourself some trouble (and money) and just get an even cheaper guitar. It is a sad fact of life that many guitarists spend ungodly amounts of money for instruments and equipment that they can never actually appreciate.

I am a lefty and unfortunately had no real choice per avoiding 'duds' - I was forced to buy the only one in the shop, but fortunately it plays brilliantly. I have always been searching for the Paul Kossoff tone and after playing the solo to 'All Right Now' (which really brings out the best in a good guitar/amp combination as it occupies a lot of space along the fretboard and requires a lot of sustain from the body) found the guitar to respond perfectly. I am no virtuoso but it adequately reflects my command of the guitar.

Other lefties beware - as with most left-handed guitars, the volume and tone nobs have been wired backwards by idiots and '0' is in fact full volume/tone, while '10' is the opposite. I've rewired all my previous guitars to get around this, but owing to the fact that the push/pull pots have small circuit boards attached, and the entire guitar actually has a small and quite intricate wiring harness, fixing this problem is not going to be easy for an amateur electrician (such as myself). I've wired my own push-pull pots with coil-splitting humbuckers but none quite as advanced as this.

I am surprised to see reviewers noting poor build quality. This is a rather poorly educated comment and should be ignored, in my opinion. Remember that you are not buying a Gibson - you are going for the budget brand and you get what you pay for. It needs to be said that Epiphone's build quality has improved markedly over the years. I have an old SG G-400 I bought years ago and every single component of the Les Paul Standard is superior - from the tuners on the neck and the tuners on the bridge, to the frets, to the pick-ups, etc. Again, as I said, this guitar is worth every penny. You cannot find a guitar (new) for this money, of this quality and with this many good features. Just be weary of 'duds' and if you're a lefty, expect mild but bearable buggeration. I hope this helps people make a more informed decision.

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This is great guitar! Insanely beautiful AAA Flame Top (Honeyburst Here.) If your looking for a Gibson for this price point, then this is it! It def has that Gibson Les Paul growl and overdrive when rocking out to your favorite rock song. It's amazing overall from the soft coil tapped melodies all the way to the humbucking overdriven rhythm tones and screaming leads.

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I bought this guitar a couple of months ago for myself, to complement a Schecter Omen 6 I had gotten for my kids to learn on. I wanted a guitar that was different from the Omen 6, which has a Strat type body and humbucker pickups. The main thing that attracted me to this guitar, other than the classic LP body, was the split coil pickups, which is a great feature, giving the option of getting either a single coil or humbucker sound. The fret spacing on this guitar also seems to be a bit more compressed than the Omen 6, since I could reach fingerings on this guitar that were too far apart for me on the Omen.

The only problem was that the first Epiphone that was sent to me had atrocious intonation that couldn't be fixed by fine tuning the bridge saddles. Musician's Friend was very helpful and shipped out a replacement at no cost. The second one had better intonation overall, but the properly tuned open G-string was too sharp when I fretted any notes on that string, meaning your could either have a perfect open D chord or open C chord, but not both. The saddle on the bridge which is used to adjust intonation was maxed out and couldn't be moved far enough toward the tailpiece to fix it.

I browsed some LP web forums and this seems to be a common problem with Gibsons/Epiphones. Some people recommended changing the nut, the bridge, or reversing the saddle to allow you to lengthen the string at the bridge to make it less sharp. I tried the saddle reversal since it was the least hassle of those options. I found some websites that described how you can flip the saddle on a tune-o-matic bridge like this one to give it more travel space for intonation adjustments. This worked and the intonation is now perfect. I didn't even have to remove the strings to make this fix.

Overall now, this is a great guitar. I only took off a star because I think the factory can do a better job of truly adjusting the intonation before shipping them out. The Omen 6 I had gotten was perfect in that regard right out of the box.

Comments about Epiphone Les Paul PlusTop PRO Electric Guitar:

As I commented before on another MF review I am a
beginner and my experience may not help some one
purchasing this guitar.
So far the Epiphone Les Paul is exactly what I
expected and is on par with a Gibson Studio Deluxe I tried in a store for a lot less money.
I haven't set it up yet but the finish and playability are fantastic for the price and of
course Musicians Friend were great for helping me make the choice.

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I was excited, but then disappointed by the guitar. Excited as the Honey Burst maple top is beautiful. Not so excited as the 'solid' parts, back and head stock had a shop class look to it. It appeared pieces seemingly glued in (didn't match wood)to make up the area. Fret work overall was terrible, string felt like bending on sand paper, very rough, poor quality frets. Tone, sound very good, new style pickups were good. Sent mine back for a Gretsch Pro Jet where I know quality will be up to what it should be.

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This guitar has it all, fat gibson tone when you want it. with thesplit coil you can get it to really squak. good set up out of the box.

Comments about Epiphone Les Paul PlusTop PRO Electric Guitar:

For the price i think they should not be any flaws on a guitar,was diapointed for that price. I ve seen guitars for half that price and could not find any flaws.