Epiphone Les Paul Studio

Mine was made in 2009. Ebony finish, all mahogany. Mine has Seymour Duncan SH-5's in it (aftermarket replacement). It didn't come with anything else, such as a case. Grover tuners, which is a plus.

My sound is straight rock n roll, from the 1960's through to today. I needed a guitar that would cover all genres with ease. One that would be comfortable, sound great, can handle clean and overdrive, and stays in tune.

I use a VOX AC15 with NOS tubes.

Before I replaced the pickups, the stock Epi pups were muddy, dark and lacking depth of tone. I was not concerned though, for a $400 guitar they have to cut corners somewhere. They obviously didn't cut corners in the fit and finish since it is solid mahogany with rosewood fingerboard, grover tuners, etc.

I replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncan SH-5's. Now the guitar comes alive! I've never had a better sounding, more comfortable, better able to handle all types of distortions and overdrives, kind of guitar.

It sings when I want it to, has great sustain, and the cleans sound great. It is my favorite guitar that I own, as well as the nicest sounding of any that I have ever owned. Overdrives are deep and rich, and the volume/tone pots work very well.

Action was high, of course. I lowered it, no big deal.

Pickups were replaced.

No flaws that I could see. The finish was superb, all of the frets were properly dressed and highly polished. The body was perfectly sculpted and finished. The guitar feels good, weight-wise. Inside, the routes for the pickups and electronics are all properly dressed and grounded.

They paid attention to all appropriate details when making this guitar. They didn't go overboard, but they also didn't ignore important aspects of the construction.

I played a long 4 hour show with it last week. It stood up perfectly. It stayed in tune well and the body is very comfortable.

It's very solidly built, the neck is a tad thick but that does add to its strength.

The finish doesn't look weak or prone to chipping.

I replaced the buttons with straplocks, they are solid enough.

I depend on it, but never without a backup. You can always break strings.

Limited lifetime warranty of which I negated when I switched the pickups, so that's a moot point. I'm not too concerned as I have electrical experience so I have no problem replacing every bit of wire in the thing. As long as the wood stays in tact, I'm happy.

I've been playing since 1992. I have owned several Strats, several epiphones and an Ibanez. I've owned more amps than I can count, and dozens of effect pedals. I don't keep gear very long since I tire of stuff quickly and have bad GAS.

I would replace this in a heartbeat if it were lost or stolen. Its a beautiful guitar.

My favorite feature is that it is solidly built, even for a $400 guitar. Its weight and heft make it feel reliable. It's not neck heavy at all. It sits perfectly in my hands. The neck is easy to reach. I does its proper job of getting out of my way and allowing me to make music, as opposed to fighting with it.

I chose this guitar because:
a.) I wanted a mahogany body, I figured that would sound better with a bright amp such as a VOX.
b.) I wanted a stopbar tail and fixed bridge, they stay in tune better than Fender's style.

It produces excellent tones. For my money, there isn't much difference between this and its Gibson brothers. Once I put American electronics in it, then they are essentially the same.

Frankly, anyone claiming to "hear" the difference between nitro and ploy laquers are sniffing too much paint.

Lastly, you have to remember that after leaving the Chinese Epiphone factory, it was shipped to Gibson's factory in Tennessee to be hand inspected by real luthiers. You can't beat that, really.

As others have said before me: this was made by a Gibson-owned company and it has Les Paul's signature on the headstock, therefore it is a real "Les Paul". Period.

Mine was made in China, and I'm assuming that according to the serial number on the back of the headstock, that it was made in December of 2008, so mine is a newborn so to speak. It is a limited edition custom shop model in Alpine White so that too is a nice bonus. It has 22 frets, rosewood fretboard, Mahoghany body and neck, 3 way pup switch, 2 sets of volume and tone controls along with a tune-o-matic bridge with alnico classic humbuckers. The tuners are the standard Grovers and seem to work quite well while the neck is quite chunky and is 24 3/4 scale.

I'm using this with my Crate GTD 120 combo and it seems like a perfect fit, although the pickups tend to produce some hum and feedback at louder volumes, so using a noise gate is recommended. The pickups on this guitar can produce some serious sustain contrary to popular belief. I see no reason to swap these out for another set of Gibsons or Duncans. These are quite to my liking and I'm pleased with them. The clean tones from them are full and lush and are good for any type of music from Blues to Ballads. Using Distortion or Overdrive will put this guitar in a hard rock/ blues setting with no problem at all.

Here's where I had to do some work when I got this little guy home. It seems to me that Epiphone should do a better job of training their employees in china on how to do a proper setup on their guitars before they ship them out IMO. The string action on this was way off thus causing tuning instability and the intonation was off also. It took me about a hour to correct these and let me stress that all guitarists should learn how to do their own setups. It'll save them headaches, not to mention the costs of bringing them in to Guitar Center or anywhere else to have a setup done. Other than what I mentioned, everything else on this guitar was flawless. This is one well made instrument. I couldn't find any flaws at all in the finish or the frets, electronics, bracing,loose hardware, or anything else.

I have a habit of babying my equipment, so reliability should not be a problem at all. I feel that I can depend on this with no problems at all, although when I do play out, I always bring a backup just out of habit. As I mentioned earlier, this is one well made guitar that I feel will last me a hell of a long time. I am quite pleased with my purchase of this product.

I've been playing for over 36 years and besides this, I own a Fender Strat, a Crate GTD 120 combo and a Digitech RP-70. If anything happened to this guitar I would definately go out and get another one. I've always wanted a Les Paul but didn't want to pay the outrageous prices for a Gibson. Epiphones IMO, are just as good and are much more affordable for those of us on a budget, and besides, they are owned by Gibson.

Made in China, but isn't everything these days? Mahogany body & top. It has all the typical LP controls, etc. All good quality, good feel & install. I've seen the pickups listed as "Vintage" and "Hot". All I can say is they're not Burstbuckers, but they're MUCH better than the ones in the LP Special I had years ago. Tuners are chrome Grovers.
I have a limited edition model in Alpine White & Tone-Lok (sic) bridge.

I'm playing this straight through an old Peavey Audition, I think it's 30W. Sounds good in my basement & with a drummer. Getting DiMarzio's soon, Super Dist. & PAF Pro.

It needs a pro set-up. All fitment & hardware was good. No complaints.

I've had it 2 months & like I said, it sounds great in my basement. But I'm playing for 25 yrs. off & on I know quality when I see it.

I couldn't say, has a "Limited Lifetime" warranty, can't recall the details.

I walked out of Guitar Center after spending $400 & I have a beautiful, solidly-built guitar. Would I like a Gibson? Sure, but for the money, I can't complain about anything. I bet I could plug into a JCM 800 & play anything from the 60's or 70's. Once I find my old distortion box, I'll cover the rest. I'll put in the DiMarzio's & really take off.
I haven't really played in a couple years, so I'm reliving the 'Zeppelin, Deep Purple, AC/DC songs. I got the itch again, so I'll be buying more gear as I progress. But I can't believe this guitar only cost $400.

Cost me 400 Euro's at my local musicianshop.
Made in October 2007, in China. (just checked it at http://www.guitardaterproject.org, for this special occasion :D)
Frets.
It has 22 frets, but not the standard Les Paul/ SG frets. The frets are more roundcarved, and a bit smaller than your average Gibson/ Epiphone Les Paul/ SG.
Looks.
It doesn't have this binding on it, these contrasting lines around the edges of your guitar, and both sides of your neck, which are a matter of taste. Mine is a lightly purple kind of wornCherrey, kinda kool, the wornCherry finish is awesome. It didn't worn off anywhere, even though I hit some closets, chairs and walls. (don't ever try to play guitar and walk downstairs at the same time.
About the body. It's all mahagony, as Les Pauls should be(my opinion), and it has these ES335 Dot-inlay, which I think most players are more used to, so it's straightaway playable.
Hardware.
It doesn't have a tremolo-arm, don't buy a Les Paul anyway to do tremolo-stuff, this guitar is in my opinion not ment for tremolo-thingies. And thank God for the Tune-Omatic bridge. I've had a Fender Telecaster from 1963, but it always went way out of tune. I can bike(we do a lot of biking in the Netherlands, lol) to my guitarteacher with my lady in my guitarbag, and not having to retune.
Grver tuners, check other reviews whether they lock or not.
No included Accessories.
Not a ton of features, but for the money!

This guitar suits a lot of stuff, when you know how modificate your love, you can do anything. I can get a lovely Jazz sound, can make it sound like AC/DC's SG's, can do some funky stuff, it all sounds good, except for surfer stuff. Don't play surfer stuff anyways :D
Whenever you're very picky you can hear the most unhearable noise at bridge pickup 10, 60 watt guitar amp at 10. Don't use this combination of settings, you will blow your ears way. So we can say that it's noiseless. I want to buy a Strat to be albe to play more Clapton/ Funky stuff, and becease they are so beautiful.
For the unhearable subtle noise(and I do mean unhearable:D) a nine

This was a shop- modificated guitar, so it was all perfect, pickups a bit to tony, so I lowered them, Jazzy sounds and stuff like that. Mind you: the guitar rings whenever you set the action to low, so be aware of that, whenever you buy a studio you max. sound, and you won't get that with ringing strings
Not a single flaw.

I trust this guitar for a 100 percent. she's a really well built lady, she can withstand anything. I suggest you always bring another guitar for string-breaking accidents, but you can trust the guitar absolutely. The strap buttons are crap, but here in the Netherlands we have these Grolsch beer-bottles with rubber caps, with a small hole in the middle. The caps fit perfectly on your buttons, and put them on your buttons after you've put on your strap, and your guitar will never fall down. A six for the stupid strap buttons

No idea of the support. (never dealt with them)

I love it being so cheap, for having an amazing sound.
I love it for never wearing it's finish off.
I love it for the playabilaty.
I love it for the looks.
It's a keeper.

I have an epiphone les paul studio gothic, which means black finish, black hardware, and one very metal set up!
it features,
Black chrome hardware
Rosewood fretboard with 22 frets and XII inlay at the 12th fret
Mahogany body and set neck
2 Alnico V humbuckers, which ive swapped for EMG 81 and 85's
two volume and two tone, 3 way switch
Satin black finish
24.75" scale
grover machine heads which i am quite dissapointed about, the guitar does not seem to hold tune as well as my ??80 yamaha pacifica!

1.6" nut width

i play metal generally and with the emg's its perfect for the job, i play it through an old linear 50 watt combo and a battered DOD thrash master, but it creats the perfect sound for my style.

i bought mine seccond hand but well set up very well, did not have to adjust a thing, only complaint is teh 9v battery for the EMG's moves around a bit, and rattles.

thsi guitar has never let me down, everything is solid and well built.

nevr had to use them, and hope not too!

not too much more i can say, excelent guitar, i would reccomend fitting emg;s or seymore duncans for a more metal tone. best guitar ive ever owned

Vintage Sunburst. Which means all black except the light top. three colors. very nice. clear gloss. all excellent except for beneath the pickguard the screw on top has scratches in the paint around it.

Single Cutaway solid mahogany. Carved top. The top grain is all one piece, very upscale looking.

Tune O matic, works perfectly, good chrome. Grover Tuners. Alnico Magnet passive humbucker pickups. black rings and bezels, no covers.
24 1/2" scale. dot inlays, no body or neck binding.

2007 chinese model. 22 frets. comes with nice manual and so forth.. cable and truss rod wrench.

Standard controls. vol vol tone tone three way.
all solid and smooth.

Allsolid mahogany. weighs about 9 lbs, too.
nice fingerboard.. rosewood.

I'm giving this a ten because the features are:
set neck.
mahogany body.
alnico magnet humbuckers.
grover tuners.
and those features are all exactly what I expected and I'm perfectly happy with them.
This is a hell of a lot of guitar without some of the cosmetic niceties, but that doesn't mean it has no features.

and oh yeah! It came with a really slick poster of a Casino.. with all the other epi guitars on the back.. both excellent posters for your music room. Mine went up right away.

My current music room set up, which is what I use the most, is an Epiphone Valve Junior Head and one 12" cabinet. I plug the guitar into the Digitech rp7, first.
I play mostly rock and blues, and this is a killer guitar for this style of music, and will handle a lot of other styles easily.

I cannot fail to mention that I beleive the all mahogany body gives this thing a push above typical les paul clones.
Buy this one! It's got massive tone on it's own!

Very quiet humbuckers, with a nice midrange, not too pronounced, and excellent highs. Good old humbuck bottom end, a bit lighter perhaps than something truly vintage.
These pickups have very nice response when they are lowered or heightened, or if the poles are adjusted. String to string balance is better than many if you take the time with it. And, it's fast!

I'd call this a brighter sound than some humbucks of the jazzy bent.. or even the fusion bent.. these have a very nice cutting tone. easy to mix!

I've been going through ZZ top, sort of the old fart getting around to tunes he never got a chance to play before.. and this guitar is killer on that stuff.

Boy.. this set up fast. and easy. and everything on it was smooth as you could hope for.
The bridge went up and down slick.. the saddles intonated smooth and fast, the tuners hold well and operate perfectly. nice big buttons, very nice feeling.
What I'm saying here is that with just your set up you ought to make excellent sounds with this guitar.. no sweat.
I'm giving it a ten.

Here we go with the pros and cons section on this guitar.
It came from MF with a broken string. No outside box damage. I sent pics, they said they'd accept a return. I said, no thanks I'm keeping it.

There was a dent in the board beneath the high E string just below the nut, right where the string was broken.

Also, when I took the plastic off the pickguard there were four scratches on it, plus two sections that were not shiny or new looking, but blurry and screwed up looking.

I don't think MF is going to give me a new pickguard, so I'll tell Epiphone when I fill out my warranty card.

Now the pro side
beauty finish. all over. well done Epiphone.
Action was a tad high. The very last two frets rattled on the high e string only.. which I promptly levelled with a small hand file and paper and steel wool to polish.. and it took all of four minutes start to finish.
I adjusted the pups of course. each amp is different. effects pedals vary. you have to set up for your other gear and for your playing style.
It was generic. Like it's supposed to me.
Easy to change, and now it's perfect for me.
Beauty top, I was so glad they bothered to have the carved top, but to have a nice piece of mahogany up there. one piece.. really makes this guitar look great.
Everything was detailed correctly.
good smooth frets. nicely crowned. good nut work.
a peach.
That's why I kept it despite the screwed up board and guard and the scratched paint beneath the guard.
Too nice to take a double chance one!

I'm giving it an 8. because it had flaws.. and because MF should have done something.
but I feel bad because at least one point of that is for MF. and in full honesty, I doubt I'd take a full point away considering how well everything else was done.
so.. remember I'm being a jerk on this one.

Oh man. it's two days old. But I've been playing my epiphone sheraton for 14 years about and except for fretwear it's like new.
This one is every bit as good.
Everything about it says longevity. I see no scrimping on parts quality.
Haven't popped the covers, but the pots are smooth and have a full range.
I'g gig with this anytime, and I'm absolutely sure it would be problem free.

Epiphone has always been great with me. They've sent me free posters, always communicated well.
I've never had a complaint that meant warranty service.
I own two epi valve juniors, one epi vj cab, my epi sheraton and now this epi les paul studio.
I am totally happy with epiphones replys and repsonses for the last 14 years.

I've been playing since 1965? has it been that long? I own about thirty guitars, and have a small store where I build and repair guitars.
I own solid bodys, semi hollows, classicals, acoustics, basses, etc. etc. personally.
I would buy this guitar again in a heartbeat. I believe epiphone has a real winner with this model.
I love the sound. I love the beautiful job Epiphone did on a guitar in this price range. A beautiful job on the look and the sound.
I compared this to everything I've played all my life, of course, it's called experience.
I play it everyday, (I can say that though it's two days old, because I know I'll have it out permanently) and it's more than I expected.
It may very well be nothing more than an epiphone special II with the neck glued in. I don't know. I do know, it looks fantastic, it sounds wonderful. The pickups are fine.. the tuners work great.. on and on.
This is a definate ten. A no bullshit ten.
If you get an example of this guitar as nice as the one I have you will be happy. period.
229.00 with free shipping.
I see they sell for 299.00 almost everywhere and I believe MF is not going to have the 229.00 models for long.
Grab one. There is no reason not to have a great little solid mahogany *like the original* les paul in your hands.. and no reason this one wont stay there for forty years.
Feels great to own it!

The following is a first-day impression. I might write a second review in a couple months' time.

This instrument is everything many people think of when they think of the Les Paul design, but since this is the Studio, a step down cosmetically from the Standard, it has no binding, open-coil instead of covered pickups, dot instead of trapezoid inlays, and no fancy flamed maple top. Everything else is there.

Made in the Gibson-owned Qingdao China plant sometime early in 2006, from what I can tell from the serial number, and it's been sitting around at Musician's Friend for a year until I bought it.

So much more powerful than my Squier Strat. Since I spent all $300 of my budget on this, I'm stuck with a Squier SP-10 amp. Fortunately, I use a Zoom 505 (snagged for less than $20) and that improves it. The Squier amp is rattling before the might of the dual humbuckers. Maybe it's because of the power of the dual humbucker design, or maybe these pickups are far better than people say. It, along with my Squier Strat, will be enough for my covering video game music.

Action and intonation was great straight out of the box. Finish is a beautiful Heritage Cherry Sunburst. However, for some reason, the strings are about a millimeter or so off center at the bottom of the fretboard. Doesn't affect the playability, though, and I didn't pay the full $350, so I'm not complaining. Still, it's worth a point off the score.

It seems gig-worthy, and the hardware seems durable enough. The finish seems unbreakable without some abuse, which I obviously will never do. If I ever gig, I could trust the strap buttons (my strap is pretty crappy, though) and I would never gig without a backup, but it seems good enough to not need a backup.

Many are complaining about the nut and the selector switch, though.

Haven't had a problem in the day I've had it for. In my update, I'll probably not have a problem. I did have a problem with the Epiphone Faded G-400 (the nut broke) and Musician's Friend had no problem taking it back.

I found this for $299 new on Musician's Friend (at the time of writing this, these are still $299), probably because they are discontinuing the sunbursts (on Epiphone's site they list the available colors of the Studio as ebony, arctic blue, worn brown, and worn cherry--no mention of the sunbursts).

I've been playing for about about a year and a half straight (since I was 14), after a failed attempt when I was 8.

There is nothing left to be desired. I returned an Epiphone Faded G-400 to get this, because I wanted a good Les Paul-type guitar, set neck, carved top, and not an Agile. I can't believe that Musician's Friend had this one sitting in stock for a year before I bought it.

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I really like the diversity of sound it produces. I play through a little 30 watt marshall, and it can give me that classic deep les paul tone, or flip the toggle and and a few knobs and get a nice thin cutting tone with a hint of twang. I think this guitar espically suits me, as I enjoy a lot of indie, as well as some classic, alternative and heavier rock. I really like strats and teles, and was thinking about buying one of them, but I think ill hang on to this for a while. afterall, youve gotta have a bit of originality, right?
ps I have the stock pickups still in it

well it doesnt really matter what i say here, because every les paul is different. make sure you play a number of them before buying though. personally, mine has nice low action and no buzz. i did not have this guitar set up. i'm happy with it as is.

i ve had it for 3 or 4 years now and it has stood up pretty well. i play it every day and jam with it all the time. the toggle switch broke off but that wasnt a big deal.

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i ve been playing since i was 10 or 11 and i m 20 now. it's a great guitar if you have a low budget and just wanna make and play music...thats what its all about. sure you can spend over a grand on a gibson...but why? with a few mods, this guitar is just as good. one thing i favour in this guitar appose to the gibson model is that it's a lot lighter, and the neck is not as thick. if it were stolen, i dont think i'd get another, as i don't have any money, but i will say that i m satisfied with it. make sure you play a bunch of different guitars. you dont wanna end up like those poor sap's on here bitching about buzz and high action....when its their own fault for making the shotty purchase

Was made in 2004 at Daewon plant, China. Features have been covered extensively here, I suppose. A solid guitar, with no frills like maple tops and gay binding. All I wanted, so it gets a 10.

Play all sorts of rock, a bit of blues, some acoustic stuff, reggae, singer-songwriter stuff... I play nylon-string acoustics(here in Brazil we use them as bashers, not steel-strings like you americans do), so I my style is definitely non-electric(I hammer-on and slide instead of bending, don't tap, strum hard, fingerpick a LOT) Handles the rock with aplomb, and the cleaner stuff sounds surprisingly nice as well... Probably thanks to my Fender Frontman 25R's clean channel... Drive channel can be annoying if you can't set it up smart... But yesterday I got a close Slash solo impression just with some knob setting... With a EQ or boost pedal I could pull off that tone and switch back to the fine rythym tone I coaxed out of this unlikely guitar-amp pair... Treble pickup doesn't have the sweet highs I hoped to get... Could change pickups, though I got such a beautiful almost-acoustic tone out of the two that I just don't want to lose... A solid 8 because the clean surprised me, but the distorted stuff didn't

Impressive. Don't know ho much the store I bought it in had to do with it, but it was VERY well intonated, and didn't have a SINGLE dead spot on the neck. Well-dressed frets, flawless finish, controls feel just fine. However, the volume and tone controls don't adjust as gradually as I'd like, and pickup switch sometimes won't let me have both pickups on, which pisses me off. Can't tell about strings, I left the store with new ones already installed.

Two words: Sherman Tank. Apart from the pickup switch, which is a bitch(sorry for the stupid rhyme), no hitch with input jacks or whatever else. Would gig without backup anyday, this thing is a Les Paul, folks. Not much to go wrong, just a solid piece of mahogany with 2 pickups and Grover tuners that do what they should. Why do people use guitars with so much crap on them?!? To play shred on top of that?!? Ridiculous...

Haven't contacted Epi or it's Brazilian distributor yet, so can't tell. Not that I'll likely need to, with my local shop helping me out pronto with anything I need, as repairs go.

Been playing for 4 years, lusting for a Fender Strat for 2 of these years. Was gonna get it but wound up with this so I could afford a slightly better amp(damn, gear is expensive in Brazil). Still lust for the feel of a raw maple neck, but this is a fine guitar. Own a Crafter nylon-string acoustic, which I love to death and has the thinnest neck I've ever seen on a classical, but I digress. If lost, would get another cause I think I turned into a Paul player for life. Love it's sound and especially the feel of the neck, never tought I'd get along this well with rosewood. Compared it to a LOT of stuff, Squiers, Ibanezes, Corts, all the asian and Brazilian brands. Got this one 'cause of the price and lack of frills that weren't wanted or needed. Gets a 10 here because it's my overall opinion, and I just love the damn thing to death, not to mention for the price you pay for it in the US, it's a LOT of guitar.

Bought used with EMG 81 and EMG 85 pickups
Mahogany body and neck
Black finish, carved top
22 frets
Rosewood fretboard
Set neck
Block inlays (not the dot inlays like on the new ones)

I can't vouch for the stock Epiphone pickups, but with the EMGs, this is a really great-sounding guitar. I'm running this through a Line 6 POD 2.0 and a Behringer KX1200 and it sounds beautiful. Like I said, can't say much for the stock pickups...but upgrade this guitar with any decent set of humbuckers and you'll be happy.

I bought this used with pretty low action (a little fret buzz). The nut may be the only thing you might want to replace. Nice finish...looks great with the arched top. This is one of the older versions of the guitar with the block inlays rather than the dot inlays - looks very similar to the Gibson Les Paul Studios.

Haven't gigged with it, but it's a well-built guitar.

For the price I paid ($225 US), it was an awesome deal, especially with the upgraded EMGs. If it were stolen or lost, I'd probably go ahead and buy another with the same pickups.

If you're looking for a decent, cheap guitar, used Epiphones will work fine. With a decent pair of pickups, this guitar is pretty damn awesome.

Brand new 2005 "limited edition" .One of the "Guitar of the Month" models. Very nice wine red finish with Gold tuners,tailpiece,etc.no gold pickup covers like the Gibson version, but its still looks very nice,sonice that I saw it in the store and had to return the next day to buy it. I've owned Epi and Gibson Les pauls before so I knew what I was dealing with

Sounds good..not great,but not bad or,"OK" either,a solid 7 out of 10 in general. It has the Paul thickness and low end alng with the creamy highs. Ive played it through my 5150s, Behringer Vampire, and Line 6 Spider 2 and I can get usable tones all around. Pickups are quiet with no squeals. I bought an Epi Les PAul back in 1996 that I returned because with any amount of volume/gain it sounded like a dying pig, and went out of tune went you even looked at it...no more, you cant even compare the Epiphone Les Pauls of today with the garbage they made 10 years ago, thumbs up Gibson.. I mean epi, whoever.

WOW,I was shocked at how nice this guitar was put together,finished,and set up for only $349!!!?!!!! GORGEOUS wood, no glue spills( usually an Epi trademark) or blemishes, everything tidy and neat. No fret buzzing, perfect intonation, frets, nice low action...seriously, one of if not THE nicest off the rack guitars Ive ever played/bought,and I own/have owned some expensive axes including Gibson LPs, EBMM EVH models and "Axi", PRS, etc..... The only thing is that like a lot of guitars you have to "find" an Epiphone this nice. If I bought this through the mail sight unseen who knows what I would have got? I dont even want to change the strings on this one...its THAT sweet!!!

Its an inexpensive axe but its not cheap, big difference. I wont be gigging with it since I got it to practice on and still use other guitars with 9 gauge strings for shows. I dont care how much it cost, this is a real Les Paul,and they are all tanks! Strap buttons are meant to be replaced with locking ones anyway

I called them once and they were ncie enough

I owned the wine red/gold Gibson version of the Studio sold it a couple of years ago. I have bad GAS like a lot of guitarists and regretted not holding onto it since loved the finish among other things. That one cost me $1200. When I saw this one I had a severe Les Paul GAS attack and had to have it! Since I got this for $100 less than most of the online dealers I saw it advertised on, and since its a limited piece with only 500 being made, and since it feels, sounds and plays so well, I have to give it a 10. I every Epi was this nice I would have a room full of them!

my epiphone les paul was made in 1992, according to the serial number, and i'm not exactly sure where it was made. it has 22 frets, 2 volume, two tone control knobs, and it has two chrome plated humbuckers. it has a cherry sunburst top, and a stop bar tailpiece. the body is alder and it has a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. the tuners are non locking and the neck is fairly medium. the nut grooves are fairly small, and weak. i chipped part of the nut off on the left side of where the low E goes because the strings i was putting on were the misfits skulbuster strings. the E is a 52 and didnt fit in the groove until my dad broke that piece off. I got this guitar as a gift.

this guitar sounds good for an epiphone, i would have to say. it suits my style fairly well, as i play in........... well our band doesnt have a genre. we use some ska chords, which sound great with this guitar. i was using a 15 watt marshall with this guitar, but then i got a guitar research t64-rs 4x8 halfstack. its sounds awsome. the clean sounds mildly distorted but i like it. the distortion is UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVEABLE. the amp does have a tubed pream and it sounds great, especially for an epiphone. it is very bright. the top strings have never sounded better with another amp.

the guitar iis put together well. there is only on thing that sux on it and that is the rhythm/treble switch. i have been constantly having to fix this, because when switched fast, it turns the sound from highly distorted to a low volume clean. it gets really annoying.

this guitar has withstood live playing as i have played shows with it. the chrome hardware hasnt rusted a bit, and the finish there are only little chips in it on the back. those were my fault. the strap buttons are solid and i have straplocks on there anyways. I depend on this guitar a lot even though there are six others that my dad owns including a telecaster, which i bought him, and a 1965 gibson dove. i have used it in a gig without a backup because it is the only one i have.

ive never had to deal with a company becasue like i said, this guitar was a gift. i dont know if i even have a warranty.

i have been playing for a little over a year, even though i was playing bass first. three words. I LOVE IT.

Used 1998 Model Cherry Sunburst -- Paid $250 cash for it in 2000.

Giving this a 7 out of 10 because of the set neck and carved top.
Mahogany body I think.
Rosewood fretboard.
Trapezoid inlays.
Cheap Kluson knock-off machine heads by Epiphone.
Two piece neck.
Two Humbuckers. (Chrome)
Les Paul hard stop-tail bridge. (Chrome)
No tremolo for you Fender/Jackson fans. Got to use those fingers!
And remember... it may not say Gibson on the headstock, but if it has Les Paul's signature on it, then it is a Les Paul. End of story.
Also, did I mention how wonderfully light this guitar is compared to every other les paul.

Sound was thin and muddy, and... and that didn't bother me one bit. I don't play in front of crowds. I don't even play a guitar in the guitar store unless I'm really considering buying the guitar. I wanted a cheap les paul, and I didn't want a bolt-on neck knock-off. I'd been playing all of two years at the time, and could not afford a high end guitar with a high end amp. Believe me... good amps are just as important when it comes to sound. For this price, you can't expect Gibson USA sound. Pots were never scratchy that I can recall. Great guitar for blues, rock, and contemporary country.

Action was low and professionally set up at the shop by their guitar tech. I have no idea how it was set up from the factory. The mahogany wood grain was beautiful to behold through the translucent finish. This was the older model with the trapezoid inlays and the chrome covered pickups (not like the dot inlays and open coils on the new ones). I still think that it was the best looking guitar I have owned. The neck was a two piece, meaning that they used one piece of wood for the actual neck, and "married" the one piece headstock to it near the nut. If you look on just about all epiphones (don't know about the elites) at the back of the neck near the nut, you can see this line where the headstock is glued to the neck. Also the strap buttons SUCKED! Had a cheap, black plastic pickgaurd that I immediately removed.

I had the guitar a total of four hours. I'm jamming some AC/DC when my strap comes loose from the tiny screw head epiphone called a strap button. The guitar falls headstock first into the ceramic tile floor. I screamed like a little girl *** *** **** **** *****. The damage? Amazingly that two piece neck I told you about above... did not break. On the contrary, the guitar took the impact pretty well. One of the tuners was bent, the clear coat on the top edge of the body was cracked, and the cheap pickup selector switch was broke. I'm anal as hell about my guitars. If I shell out mucho dinero for one, I don't want a scratch put on it. So naturally I was peeved. The guitar still played wonderfully, but the cosmetic blemishes caused me to later trade in the guitar. For gig puposes... you need the Les Paul weight to get the Les Paul tone. This guitar can sustain, but it's tonal range is somewhat limited. Suited my needs fine though. Also, sometimes I would open the case to find little pin head size dents in the finish. That clearcoat was really weak. Tuners were cheap, and it needed some grovers. No bad tuning problems though.

Never needed them. I got this guitar used, so no warranty for me.

I've been playing for about eight years now. I'm still no Jimmy Page or Ace Frehley. At this moment I own an Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom, a Gibson Faded SG Special, a Fender Mexican Strat, and a Big Baby Taylor. I play through Kustom amps. When I got rid of the the Epiphone Studio, I bought a 1998 Gibson The Paul. The Paul weighed about the same as the Epiphone studio, and (pickups aside) was not nearly as nice as the Epiphone. I kick myself in the butt every day for getting rid of her. I watch ebay auctions relgiously now, trying to get this axe back. The Zakk model is great, but heavy. I loved this guitar's light weight. I've had dozens of guitars, mostly gibson and epiphone. This is the guitar that "I" fell in love with. I can't explain it!!!

Made in 1995 I think, since I bought it when I went back to the states and that's the last time I went there. Made in Korea. All the rest is covered. Cheap, Studio Les Paul, nothing flashy, all black, stays in tune ok, good machine heads, but funky lookin tuning keys. We have to settle for what we can living here in the Philippines, so I went back to the states and bought this one because it was actually cheaper to fly back and buy it than it was to order it. Good guitar, not a great guitar as far as features go. I give it an 8.

I play everything. I was born in 1944, started playing guitar in 1954, been playing ever since. I play everything from 50's rock like Chuck Berry and Elvis, Delta Blues, Blues Rock, Beatles, Stones, Country and write my own stuff. Suits it all just fine. I don't gig anymore so the only amps I am using at home are a Marshall MG10CD, a VOX Pathfinder 15R and a VOX AD15VT. Sounds good on all the amps. Bright twangy sound at the bridge, but of course beefier than single coils. Nice bluesy sound at the neck. Don't use the middle often. It's a great rock and blues guitar. I prefer my Fenders when I'm doin country or rockabilly. I like everything about it.

I bought it at a music store in San Francisco, CRS as to the name of it. It was setup perfectly. No flaws, pickups perfect. The studio is a stripped down paul. No body binding, just the basics, which is what I like.

Well, I've had it for 10 years. I gigged with it for 7 years, so I guess it will hold up to live playing. Never broken down and I've changed nothing on the guitar since I bought it. Looks as good as the day I bought it. Yes to all the other questions except no one would gig without a backup. Quicker to change guitars than strings.

Never dealt with Epiphone.

Been playing since 1954, so I guess that would make it 51 years. I have what I mentioned plus a Fender American Standard Strat, a Fender American Standard Telecaster, a Gibson 1960 model Standard LEs Paul, a Yamaha Les Studio Pro Les Paul Copy, a Fernando Strat Copy, a Rockstar Hollow Body Les Paul Copy, a Rockstar Fat Strat Copy, a Rockstar Telecaster Copy, an SX Les Paul Jr 2P90 pickup Copy, an SX SST57 Strat Copy, a Squier Standard Stratocaster and Squier Standard Telecaster and a Washburn X-40. I also have a 1956 Harmony Acoustic Guitar, a 1960 model Gibson Acoustic Guitar, and an Epiphone AJ-18 Acoustic Guitar. I have a Takamine Acoustic Electric Guitar and as few local made Filipino electrics and acoustics. You might say my hobby is gathering guitars and amps. I love this guitar, but it isn't my favorite one. Actually my favorite one is my Rockstar Hollow Body Les Paul Copy, but Harmony Central don't seem to want us old retired fellers over here in the Philippines write about the Rockstars and Fernando Guitars. I didn't compare it with shit. Saw it in the window of the store, walked in, asked the guy how much, he said $400, I said I have $320 and he said it's yours If it were lost or stolen, I'd probably get myself one of those Epiphone Les Paul Standard Elites or an Epiphone Casino. I have learned that when you dish out all them fuckin bucks for a Fender or a Gibson, you are just paying for a name. Any difference in playability or tone is purely psychological. It's the player, not the guitar. My Squiers and Epiphones sound as good as my Fenders and Gibsons, and the Fernandos and Rockstars sound just as good too, but with a hell of a lot less money. I'm to old to give a fuck what's written on the headstock.

Made in 2001, in Korea. 22 frets. Probably a laminated top, very basic Les Paul features, two volume, two tone controls, 3 way selector switch, two epihphone humbucking pickups, passive electronics. Body and neck are Korean Mahogany I'm told. Set neck, not bolt on. Mine is wine red with a black pickguard, really nice finish. Tune-o-matic bridge with stop tail piece. Grover style tuners, but the tuning keys are an ugly greenish plastic color. Neck is very nice, thin, fast, rosewood fretboard. Came with a cord. Not a lot of features, very basic Les Paul.

Well, I'm 51 years old and I'm stuck in the music of my college days. I like Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Sabbath, Zeppelin, Blue Oyster Cult, America, Dire Straits, elecrtric Blues, like Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, things like that. Not much into the newer music, although I think with age, I've started to like country music. The guitar handles all of these styles of music ok. I don't like it as much as I like my strat and Tele. This is probably a good "heavy metal" guitar but it does ok on classic rock, blues and country guitar. Anything from a bright twangy sound at the bridge humbucker to a mellow bluesy sound at the neck humbucker. The bridge humbucker can be kind of thin and you have to roll back the tone knob quite a bit if you want a little more bass. The neck humbucker is ok, but somewhat muddy. Humbuckers reduce the noise a lot. Just the buzz from the Marshall Amps, but the VOX is quiet. This was my second electric guitar, have been playing acoustic for over 40 years and when I got it, I had only a Marshall MG10CD Amp, and I would also play it through a Boss distortion pedal through my stereo. Since that time, I've gotten a Marshall MG15RCD and a VOX AD15VT. Sounds good on all the amps, but best on the VOX. The MG10CD is a kick ass little amp, but the MG15RCD is a little dissapointing. I don't use any effects, just a little reverb, I do have a boss distortion pedal, but rarely use it. I've found that I like the crunch you get just from cranking the volume up a bit on clean. This is a good but not great guitar, will do anything including metal. It is a very stripped down, basic version of the Les Paul Standard.

Flawless.

Well, I'm not a professional player, just mess around at my office and at home, but I believe it would withstand live playing. Finish is fine, hardware is fine, strap buttons are solid, I've had it 4 years now and it still looks, plays and sounds as good as the day I bought it. I don't gig, but I don't think anyone would gig without a backup.

Never personally dealt with Epiphone. I've bought all my guitars and amps through guitar trader. They've been great.

I've been playing 40 years. No, I'm not a pro. Back in the 60's my dad gave me an old harmony acoustic guitar, which I still have. Later I bought a Gibson Acoustic Guitar and still have it. I also have the amps I mentioned above along with a Fender Standard Stratocaster and Telecaster. No, I'm not a cheapo. I just have no delusions that I am going to be a rockstar, so multi thousand dollar guitars and amps are not necessary for me. I'm a psychiatrist by trade, so all through college, medical school and residency, my focus had to be on school and guitar was and is still just a pass time. I'm decent, but no Hendrix. I bought this guitar to use in my living room. If it were lost or stolen, I'd probably get an Epiphone Casino. I like this guitar, but it isn't the greatest thing on earth.

great guitar, big change from the strats i was playing before.

it suits most of the songs i play and sounds great with the marshall 15cdr distortion. very sweet sounds.

great to play, looks really nice (cherry sun burst) very strong colours.

my fender strap doesn't keep a firm hold on the buttons. the angle i play it at and the angle of the buttons on the guitar causes it to slip. luckly i catch it before it falls this happened to me 5 times in my last band practice. but it hardly scratches and is very strong.

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Great guitar! shame bout the strap buttons. cheaper but still a good version of a gibson.

ALready been mentioned. Standard les paul features.

The les paul sound on a budget is obviously the best way to describe this. sounds nice for soulful leads. Big powerchords respond very nicely. Very classic rock. However the neck pickup is far to muddy to achieve bright sounds. The bridge pickup can also be rather tinny some people may like this? I use a fender princeton chorus and no effects.

The guitar is very noce to look at this seems to be where all the money has been spent. It is light comparted to a proper gibson les paul however i have found this to be a good thing for long playing sessions. it had a good action out of the box. looks solid out of the box. however.....

I have had this guitar for about a year i cant see this guitar ever being able to be played live without substantial upgrading. The strap buttons keep pulling out of the woodwork screws and all. The pick up selector failed after a week. The input jack seems to have broken. the 3rd string buzzes terribly when played open. i couldnt not depend on it. also this does not seem to be a one off. i know several people with epiphone's that are like this. the pup selecter seem designed to fail. very poor

the reliability really brings down what otherwise is a half decent instrument

It is a Les Paul special with a sunburst middle.
22 Frets
Light Weight
Bought at Sam Ash

The sound I was hoping for never really rang true through these humbuckers. I have a Crate 120 watt solid/tube amp. Sounded okay, but not the crunch of a true Les Paul.

The factory, even after being set-up at Sam Ash, sucked! THe strings were very high. Even after I took it home and lowered it, stayed high due to fret buzz! The action, thus, was never at a level I hope it would be.

I have played guiatr at gigs and it held up okay. I jumped around and ended up braking the cheap plastic nut. It was fixed, but not the same.

Didn't have to deal with Epiphone but sam Ash did do a good job in reparing my nut.

Because of my disenchantment with this axe, I gave it to my wife's younger siser. Stay away from this guitar if you want something with quality. I bough this guiatr because it was cheaper than the Les Paul standard. Realzing what a crappy guitar this axe was, I should have just shelled out the extra money and bought a Les Paul standard or any top of the line LP copier - such as Agile guitars. Buyer beware!

I bought it today (09/04/04) for aproximately $1000 (Argentine Pesos). Is pretty much to us 'cause because here in Argentina 1 Peso = three dollares...so...

I think this guitar is suit to me, because the 2 humbuckers are really cool and the sound they give me is the one i was looking for. I bought in a guitar shop. (La calle talcahuano para los criollos...jeje)

It has 22 frets and the woods are great!

Like i just said, the sound of the humbuckers are really good, so it is a really good guitar.
I'm using an 25 watts amp and the sound is wonderful, I think that in a Feder amp it will be great...very great

No noise at all... I really like the sound of it.

The set-up is nice. I have no complains.
The pickups are just great, the only thing is that I have to raise up a little the bridge because the first string was touching the humbucker. That's all...
The woods are really good...
My volume and tone controls are GREAT, are the same of Gibson guitars (the black ones).

I didn't take my Epiphone Les Paul Studio to a live concert (i bought it 8 hours ago!!) but, in my opinion, this guitar can be perfect to a concert (live). This sounds great, so i don't see why not to carry it to a concert.
It is solid as a ROCK!!!

I dind't have to use it and I hope not to use it never...!

older model perhaps 1999?
standard les paul features and specs....duh
laminated top
i got a punk ass case with it...my cool-ass uncle gave this to me cuz he bought it and later became a strat/tele/danelectro guy
i give the features a good review cuz it did suck but my uncle and i have both "tinkered" with it
over all pretty meat and potatoes paul

suites my tastes perfect
i play mostly metal like coal chamber, deadsy, soad with this particular model
its really light so i dont hurt myself to much jumping about...hehe
i use a beringer amp whitch kiks major ass
full sound
original pu's replaced with duncan JB and 59...soooo sweet
exellent sound very rich

when my uncle bought it i would have gotten rid of the thing but he's do-it-youreselfer so he worked on it
the nut snapped pretty quik so he made a brass nut for it made the action nice and low
frets have some dings in em'...my fault
it used to be cherry sunburst and had a decent lightly flamed top...so i sanded it off and painted it neon green(tech note never use krylon it'll never dry right and whaatever paint you do put onit let it hang by the peg holes to dry then coat it with wal mart spray can laqcure)
pick up selector switch was loose...uncle's fault im sure ;) but it has scince been corrected

it is very sturdy if it can handle my abuse....seriosly i beat the shit out of the damn thing
very durable hardware
i hope my new finish will hold up for all the work that went into it
strap buttons are solid but a little protection is just smart get straplocks
quite dependable
as of all the tunings i use i could never gig without bakups or multiple instruments but if i could id trust this'n

ive only dealt with my uncle and scince he's a lot like me i'd either go for a 10 or a 2 depends....

iv'e been playing for almost six years and i own about 14 other guitars currently, my fav is still my jay turser sg custom, you should check them out if you like quality
i love that the body is really light but that makes it a bit neck heavy
in its current state...if it were stolen i would perform unessecary surgery with powwer tools on the culprit and then hand him all the organs and stuff to him in a ziploc bag...you know, to seal in the freshness...

this is a 1998 korean-made guitar with 22 frets. 2 humbuckers each with a volume and tone control. 3-way selector switch. cheap pick-ups and tuners. set neck, which is nice. mine is a green-ish color.

for the price, i think the sound is pretty darn good. i play regular rock n roll with a little bit of weird sonic youth-style craziness thrown in and i think this guitar works well. it's generally bright. the bridge pick-up is best for more straight-forward and louder rock, while the bridge pick-up (which i prefer and which has a particularly full sound) is good for playing around a bit more.

i bought this used, and my guess is that the original owner had it set up pretty extensively. the action is terrific. this guitar is one of the most playable guitars i can think of.

this guitar definitely has some problems, the main one being that all of the hardware is pretty cheap as a means of keeping the cost down (the strap-buttons, however, are great). the tuners are pretty bad and the guitar goes out of tune more often than i'd prefer, and the input came loose and i had to have it fixed. however, i do think it would withstand live playing and i definitely plan on using it when i start playing out. i'd bring back-up, however. still, it's a pretty consistent instrument.

never dealt with the company

i've been playing on and off for about 7 years, but i've only been serious about it for the past few months. i also own an acoustic guitar, which is in about the same price range as this les paul. if this guitar were stolen, whether or not i'd buy it again would depend on how much money i have at that moment. if i had enough to spare, i'd find myself a lower-end gibson. if not, i'd definitely buy another LP studio from epiphone. the playability on the guitar is fantastic and i can't recommend it more highly to someone who is more of a beginner and wants an instrument that will encourage him/her to play frequently.

Purchased in 1998 in small music stoire in Gainesville, Ga. I'm not even sure if this is the right model for this forum, but its an Epiphone Les Paul type of guitar thats very light and very thin solid body of what looks to be ash?, it's very light weight. there is no binding the edges are rounded off,the cutaway is not sharp as a Les Paul, this one is more shallow. It is solid black with two humbuckers and a Steinberger model tremelo with locking nuts. The neck is maple with black no-name tuners. there is a sticker on the neck heel that reads "LP-2/EB". The neck is bolted on.

Suited my playing style at the time, metal, and it was used with various crappy solid state combo amps and a plethora of cheap pedels. Sound was okay with full, balls out distortion from a proco rat, but was not so sweet with a clean tone, kind of thin and cheap sounding. The original pickups are long since trashed, I beleive they were EMGs

Action was okay from the store set up and never had a problem with the neck movement, the finish was good. The frets wore quiet fast with about two years of hard use, and one of the plastic-looking inlays began to come unglued. The Steinberger tremelo was a royal bitch to keep in tune, you could lock it into place, but it never wanted to stay that way, it always got knocked unlocked. Knobs eventually came loose and dropped off. Locking nut was poor to keep in tune.

I could not trust this guitar live without a backup, no way, no how. Strap buttoms are the usual too small factory ones, and eventually had to scrap the whole rig when one day the wood between the tremelo and bridge humbucker broke through releasing the tremelo and rendering the whole guitar useless. It literally fell apart.I packed it back up in its case and never looked at again for the next 14 years. I opened it up several months back and took it apart for examination. The bolt on neck had a plastic shim installed for neck angle I guess, and there was very little shielding tape in the cavities, go figure.

Never delt with Epiphone, I was so ashamed of buying this stinker I never bothered to contact them. I'm pretty sure that it had no warranty left to use anyway. The music store I purchased it from had changed owners and moved across town.

Been playing 20 years now, only 4 years when purchased. There are so many questions I should have asked before buying, but I was dumb and wanted any Les Paul. I also had little bread to spend, I knew at the time it was not a top shelf axe, I just never expected it to break like it did. Plus the Steinberger name on the trem gave me some confidence that it was a guitar of some pretty good quality. I chalk it up to a learning experience. Epiphone always will have trouble selling me any more instruments, however. Having gained much more experience with guitars and construction (now I build them)nowdays, I plan to fill the trem cavity, replace the neck, and rebuild this axe to something playable. I will resurrect this paper tiger into a servicable guitar. Live and learn.

This guitar is from around 2000, so i've been playing it as my main guitar for around 4 years. This guitar was made in korea (grrrreaaat) and is better looking than it really sounds. 22 fret solid body/neck. 2 vol 2 tone w/ 3way switch. Too bad i dont have the money to replace the junk stock pickups. The machine heads are plastic with a 'glow in the dark' green color.....UUUgly. Nice shiny black paint looks very nice with the crome bridge and pickups.

THE NECK BRIGE CRACKED AND BROKE OFF while i was tuning it today. I am so pissed off. Apparently this guitar cant handle a .52 E string. This guitar sitting in a nice shiny garbage can will fix this problem.

This guitar does not sound good. It is a step up from the les paul 100 which i previously owned, but still not what im looking for. Dont expect a very clean sound unless your using the Treble setting. The Rhythm pickup is complete crap, theres little or no treble even when its on 10. I got this checked and theres nothing to do but change the pickups.....not a chance i would ever waste more money on this thing.

This guitar was set up decently from the factory. Your gonna want to put those pickups as close to the strings as possible, otherwise you get some serious distortion.

The bridge would NOT allow me to use a .52 E sting which really isnt that big.

This guitar is OK, nothing more. I would bring a backup because who knows what'll go wrong next.

Im sure epiphone wouldnt bother helping me. They've got "better" things to do......sure.

I've been playing for 10 years. I use a marshall vs100r head through a jcm900a cabinet. Im not happy with the sound. Next time im going to buy an ibanez or something better.

Standard Les Paul Set Up. Mine Is Sea Foam Green, Made In 2000, Very Thin And Very Light !!!

When I Got It, I Really Liked The Stock PU's, But They Began To Sound More, And More Muddy To Me All The Time. I Put In A Seymour Duncan Screamin' Demon At The Bridge, And A Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates At The Neck.....WOW !!! What a Difference. I Give It A 6 out of 10 With The Stock PU's, and I Give It A 10 out of 10 with The PU Swap !!!!

Set Up Was Very Nice. Great Low Action. No Flaws In The Guitar That I Could Find.

It's An Epiphone......It Is Ready For Battle !!!

Epiphone's Customer Support Is Second To None !

I Have Been Playing 12 years. In Addition to this Guitar, I Also Have An Epiphone Les Paul Ace Frehley Signature Model As Well. I Originally Bought The Les Paul Studio So I Could Give The "Ace" A Break. When I Got The Les Paul Studio, I Just Fell In Love With It. I Like The "Ace" Better, But This Is A Great Guitar. Highly Recomended. Epiphone Has Come A Long Way, And Is Now Making World Class Guitars !!!

Same as others, mine is wine red

The sound of this guitar with the original pick up is ok, but I put a seymour duncan JB in the bridge position and wow!!! with the JB, the sound of this guitar is just great! It beat the sound of the Gibson LP studio of one of my friends. I use it trough a marshall mg250 2x12 and a fender pro stage with a Digitech RP2000, a Boss Metal Zone 2 and a Danalecto beftone, this gear is just perfect for me. Well I play blues to metal to punk to psychedelic, jazz, rock of all kind, etc... and I can say for sure that this guitar is very very versatile.If you don't have a lot of money and want a nice guitar with great tone and not noisy at all, then buy this one and put a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge, you'll have the perfect deal.
7/10 with the original pickup
9/10 with JB

I've been using this guitar live from one year and never had problems with. This guitar is like any real LP, this is a tank. I changed the strap buttons for some strap locks, and i think everybody should do this as the price of this is very low. I don't use any backup and don't need to (I think)

Never dealt with

Well, for the price and with the JB pickup, this guitar is just great. I own a shitty squier strat and my LP studio sounds 100000 times better! I also tried many guitars as Ibanez, Jackson, Fender and I can say that I don't regret it. If it were stolen or lost, i'd probably try to find a Gibson LP custom, '87 (lite) if possible, on ebay, but for now i'm happy with this one