That and your smile will give away how much fun you’re having. Sling the Epiphone over your shoulder, fire up your amp of choice, and go at it down at the local rock dive on a Saturday night when such pursuits are once again an option, and likely no one in the crowd will know the difference. Yet retailers are marketing the VE as having very little difference to the Epiphone Les Paul Special II. After researching this, it too is cheaper and nothing more than a toy.
EPIPHONE LES PAUL 2 SPECIAL TV
The core voice of this guitar might not be quite as Burst-precise as, say, the Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Reissue I have sitting next to it (currently rotating through sets of high-end reproduction PAFs for an upcoming roundup in these pages), but of course that’s a much more significant investment. Now, yet another problem has emerged, the Epiphone Les Paul Special II is no longer in production and has been replaced with the Epiphone Les Paul Vintage Edition. With its dual pickups and master volume and tone controls, this Epiphone Les Paul Special deviates from Gibsons classic 4-knob configuration, but the Epis P-90 pickups, wraparound tailpiece, and TV yellow finish pay homage to the original model.
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models, and they deliver a broadly successful rendition of “that Les Paul thing” into both clean and overdriven amps.įrom raucous, crunchy power-chord rhythm to barking, screaming bridge-position leads to warm, throaty blues excursions on the neck pickup – the seminal sounds are all there and entirely stage-ready. The Burstbucker 2 and 3 in the neck and bridge, respectively, are tried and tested, used in many Gibson U.S.A. Les Paul Special-II E1 Specifications Body Body Shape Les Paul Body Material Mahogany Finish Gloss Neck Material Mahogany Profile SlimTaper C Scale Length 24.75' / 628.65mm Fingerboard Material Indian Laurel Fingerboard Radius 12' Number Of Frets 22 Frets Medium Nut Material PVC Nut Width 1. So what does it sound like? A Les Paul! Tested through a Friedman Small Box head and 2x12 cab and with several presets on the Fractal Axe-FX III into my studio monitors, the Epiphone Limited Edition 1959 Les Paul Standard does everything you’d expect of a good Les Paul – which is to say it exudes a range of tones that need no introduction. Epiphone Slash AFD Les Paul Special-II Guitar Outfit, Appetite Amber, with Gig Bag.Epiphone is proud to present the new Slash AFD (Appetite for. All in all, though, at this price and given the wealth of bonus features, it’s a job very well done. Likewise, the two forward corners of the Graph Tech NuBone nut can dig in if you back into them too hard. The fret crowns are well dressed, and the guitar plays well in all positions, although the fret ends are themselves a little sharp and can hitch slightly as you run your hand the length of the neck.
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Likewise, the neck feels great – chunky and rounded in the style of a late-’50s Gibson carve that I really adore, but not so clubby that it’s likely to put off many players. The finish on this guitar feels more matte than the lightly aged VOS of most Custom Shop guitars, but it’s appealingly tactile to the touch and has a nicely played-in look. Les Paul style and tone in an economical package.Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard in Aged Dark Burst (Image credit: Epiphone) Slightly overwound, the hotter 700T bridge pickup is smooth but can give you a little extra scream or growl when you need it while never losing its rich combination of enhanced lows and crystal-clear highs.Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options. designed pickups with their high-output magnets add more highs with increased definition and no muddiness.
EPIPHONE LES PAUL 2 SPECIAL PLUS
The Les Paul Special II Plus Top Limited-Edition electric guitar is made with a flamed maple top, mahogany body, bolt-on mahogany neck, smooth 22-fret fingerboard, and is every bit as handsome as its uptown cousins.Providing the sizzle and snarl that you can only get from humbuckers is a 650R (neck) and 700T (bridge) pickup combo. Since its introduction almost 20 years ago, The Special-II has met the needs of countless musicians with its combination of Les Paul features, great tone and affordability.
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