[Comments] Latest Comments from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-us Copyright 1998-2013 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html webmaster@ultimate-guitar.com Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:44:00 -0400 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:27:27 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/img/logo_rss.gif http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ 144 44 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_1 POSTED: 03/19/2006 04:31pm]]> Comments Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:31:17 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_2 POSTED: 04/24/2006 07:21am]]> Comments Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:21:22 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_3 POSTED: 06/06/2006 08:12am]]> Comments Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:12:52 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_4 POSTED: 06/19/2006 10:48am]]> Comments Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:48:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_5 POSTED: 06/19/2006 01:38pm]]> Comments Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:38:56 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_6
POSTED: 06/19/2006 04:31pm]]> Comments Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:31:06 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_7
POSTED: 06/19/2006 08:51pm]]> Comments Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:51:03 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_8 POSTED: 06/19/2006 09:33pm]]> Comments Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:33:22 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_9 POSTED: 06/19/2006 10:48pm]]> Comments Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:48:48 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_10 these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

you are so right.....
POSTED: 06/20/2006 03:33am]]> Comments Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:33:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_11 POSTED: 07/03/2006 05:46pm]]> Comments Mon, 03 Jul 2006 17:46:26 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_12 POSTED: 07/11/2006 01:17am]]> Comments Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:17:23 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_13 TobiasFn wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone


you are so right.....

i've tried gibson les paul strats etc... and i like the epi more than others, not that the other are bad, or that Gibosn is WorST, no no. i dont see any differneces in feel, sound etc.. but yes there are diffienreces in electronics, the tone pots arent as good as they have to be and the toggle switch need to be changed but all in all its great, i got grover tuners, and it keeps the guitar in tune very well. nice finish(i have Cheery Sunburst) looks are great, good pickups for me though. i would recommend it to intermediate players, wel even for beginners and thats a keeper.
POSTED: 07/21/2006 12:40pm]]> Comments Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:40:49 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_14 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

such hatred....
POSTED: 08/06/2006 11:08pm]]> Comments Sun, 06 Aug 2006 23:08:12 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_15 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

sound is a subjective item...if ppl feel its a 10 then its a 10...if u dont then just deal...that is why there are such huge debates on "my guitar is better than yours", sound is subjective to the indiviual...theres nothing u can do to change that... personally i like epis...90% the guitar for 25% the price of their counterparts (although the long term investor/ gibson enthused, will say otherwise)
POSTED: 08/07/2006 11:31am]]> Comments Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:31:09 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_16
these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone



I agree 100%
POSTED: 08/09/2006 03:05pm]]> Comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:05:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_17
The best guitar, that truely deserves a 10 in ALL catagorys is a 1950's Les Paul: That guitar is PERFECT, no flaws I could find in it what-so-ever, except the price of coarse XD

I believe that the best starter guitar for REAL rockers that wanna play the classic rock goodies is an ESP, they have good stock pick-ups, and the DAMN SWITCH DOESN'T SNAP BACK TO THE MIDDLE IN MID-PLAYING!!!!
I have a Viper FM-100 with 24 frets, a beginner price range guitar with 24 frets!? Blasphomy! Beleieve it!

It sounds GREAT through anything but a fender amp, I don't know why, but it doesn't sound good through fender amps...

Anyway, Epis all suck, done, and done
If you dissagree, you can guitar battle me, your epiphone vs. my peavey rotor EXP
POSTED: 08/10/2006 11:01am]]> Comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:01:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_18 POSTED: 08/10/2006 02:04pm]]> Comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:04:27 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_19 POSTED: 08/10/2006 02:10pm]]> Comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:10:24 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_20 POSTED: 08/10/2006 05:33pm]]> Comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:33:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_21 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

Well, the ratings are kinda based off of a "what you get for what you pay for" system. I'm sure some of these reviewers think that these are awesome guitars for the money, and feel that they are a steal. But, I don't think anyone is gonna think that an Epiphone deserves a 10/10 when compared to Gibsons (or other big guitar brands).
POSTED: 08/10/2006 08:02pm]]> Comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:02:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_22 POSTED: 08/10/2006 10:55pm]]> Comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:55:44 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_23 POSTED: 08/14/2006 09:57pm]]> Comments Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:57:28 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_24 I bought the epi les paul standard about 6 months ago, on an impulse purchase, I have always wanted a les paul but due to cost and(yah I'm married....get my drift?) I could not afford the "Gibson".
At first the intenation was horribly out but nothing about $80.00 didn't fix with the action also set to my liking. My honest opinion is this.. Yah the Gibson model is superior as far as pick-ups and resale value, but for the money you save on the epi, toss in some burstbuckers for a couple of hundred, maybe replace some of the hardware, get it set up by a professional, and you have a guitar that plays,sounds,weighs, and looks just as beautiful. Don't waste your money on the Gibson when you can have 2 epi's with your modifications for the price if one. I have done my research and all the same woods are used for the epi and the Gibson, and don't forget Gibson owns epiphone.
POSTED: 08/27/2006 - 01:28 am / quote |
POSTED: 08/27/2006 02:25am]]> Comments Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:25:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_25 POSTED: 09/12/2006 02:02pm]]> Comments Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:02:00 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_26 POSTED: 12/07/2006 10:44am]]> Comments Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:44:26 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_27 feathersmcgraw :
Ok...just to diverge from the main debate here a little...can anyone tell me what the difference between the LP Standard Plus and the normal LP Standard is?There's no difference in the pickups, electronics etc. but the LP standard plus has a flame maple top and the LP standard has a plain top
POSTED: 12/07/2006 09:47pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:47:31 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_28 POSTED: 12/12/2006 08:40pm]]> Comments Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:40:04 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_29 POSTED: 12/27/2006 08:20am]]> Comments Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:20:32 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_30 POSTED: 01/16/2007 11:01pm]]> Comments Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:01:19 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_31 zeppelinpage4 wrote:

I just got mine a few weeks ago and the sound is amazing! I got it in trans amber and the finish is great.


Im getting one in trans amber its a beautiful finish itll be a great replacement to a cruiser strat far better
POSTED: 02/15/2007 03:17pm]]> Comments Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:17:12 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_32 you say so.

So just shut up
POSTED: 04/13/2007 12:24pm]]> Comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:24:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_33 krauser92 wrote:

i have this guitar, and it rocks. the only problem with it is the strap comes undone way too easily...

get strap locks
POSTED: 05/06/2007 09:38pm]]> Comments Sun, 06 May 2007 21:38:46 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_34 POSTED: 05/18/2007 08:34pm]]> Comments Fri, 18 May 2007 20:34:49 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_35 POSTED: 06/16/2007 09:54am]]> Comments Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:54:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_36 POSTED: 07/03/2007 09:17pm]]> Comments Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:17:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_37 POSTED: 08/13/2007 08:12pm]]> Comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:12:42 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_38 its sweet
gotta get some strap locks though

POSTED: 09/18/2007 05:17am]]> Comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:17:43 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_39 POSTED: 10/27/2007 12:31pm]]> Comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:31:25 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_40 POSTED: 10/28/2007 03:51pm]]> Comments Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:51:07 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_41 SWENCE_32 wrote:

flame maple is so much nicer, especialy with my wine red color. its the most beautiful thing ive ever seenno way i lv dis guitar

POSTED: 10/28/2007 03:52pm]]> Comments Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:52:33 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_42 POSTED: 12/05/2007 09:47pm]]> Comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:47:16 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_43 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

Maybe when you grow up you can get a Gibson all of your own.
POSTED: 12/06/2007 04:58am]]> Comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:58:31 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_44 POSTED: 12/17/2007 05:10pm]]> Comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:10:48 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_45 Kain_Doom01 wrote:

All epis are horrible guitars, anything that you have to change hardware as routine as the Pick-up switch is a cheap piece of junk! The only good epiphone is the Zakk Wyld Les Paul, which needs new pick-ups and tuners, but atleast the damn switch works proporly, I mean, you can't give a guitar anything over a 5 in the condition catagory if the switch keeps snapping back -.-"

The best guitar, that truely deserves a 10 in ALL catagorys is a 1950's Les Paul: That guitar is PERFECT, no flaws I could find in it what-so-ever, except the price of coarse XD

I believe that the best starter guitar for REAL rockers that wanna play the classic rock goodies is an ESP, they have good stock pick-ups, and the DAMN SWITCH DOESN'T SNAP BACK TO THE MIDDLE IN MID-PLAYING!!!!
I have a Viper FM-100 with 24 frets, a beginner price range guitar with 24 frets!? Blasphomy! Beleieve it!

It sounds GREAT through anything but a fender amp, I don't know why, but it doesn't sound good through fender amps...

Anyway, Epis all suck, done, and done
If you dissagree, you can guitar battle me, your epiphone vs. my peavey rotor EXP

Dude. Shutup. Epis are great value for money. Stop dissing.
POSTED: 12/26/2007 12:54am]]> Comments Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:54:53 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_46 POSTED: 01/05/2008 10:09pm]]> Comments Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:09:30 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_47 Might put some duncans in. I'll see how the stock pups are first
POSTED: 01/28/2008 09:44pm]]> Comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:44:49 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_48 POSTED: 02/18/2008 05:35pm]]> Comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:35:44 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_49 POSTED: 03/07/2008 04:58pm]]> Comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:58:03 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_50 POSTED: 03/22/2008 11:30am]]> Comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:30:00 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_51 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

hay its a good guitar and clearly great value. plus if some one gives it a 10 then to them its 10.
POSTED: 04/04/2008 06:05am]]> Comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:05:05 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_52 POSTED: 04/11/2008 05:27pm]]> Comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:27:06 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_53 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

then surely in guitar magazines where (most of the time) they know what they're talking about giving this guitar a 4 out of 5 rating are clearly wrong surely they should give guitars under say £300 a 2 star rating just because "oh its not made by gibson and its not £2000 then it must be sub-standard but obviously better than a £99 stagg guitar which gets a 0 star rating"
POSTED: 04/25/2008 08:54am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:54:33 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_54 TobiasFn wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone


you are so right.....

you are both such idiots.... seriously...
POSTED: 05/24/2008 01:12pm]]> Comments Sat, 24 May 2008 13:12:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_55 POSTED: 05/28/2008 02:07am]]> Comments Wed, 28 May 2008 02:07:12 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_56 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

its about value and quality for money. i wouldnt rate a squier bullet 10/10 because they arent worth the 250 bucks i would have to pay for one. however if it was only like $90 i would give it 10/10.

Darkness0819 wrote:

hey..i was wondering...do any of you know what is better..an epiphone sg prophecy or an epiphone les paul standard plus..ive been meaning to buy a new guitar that will sound great with metal and hardcore music at an affordable price..but i dont know which to choose from

well the prophecy is probably better in terms of electronics (especially if you get the GX one) but the frets past 22 are pretty useless because they are in the body too far. a les paul should do fine.
POSTED: 05/28/2008 07:26pm]]> Comments Wed, 28 May 2008 19:26:45 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_57 POSTED: 05/28/2008 10:37pm]]> Comments Wed, 28 May 2008 22:37:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_58 POSTED: 06/19/2008 07:26am]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:26:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_59 Kain_Doom01 wrote:

All epis are horrible guitars, anything that you have to change hardware as routine as the Pick-up switch is a cheap piece of junk! The only good epiphone is the Zakk Wyld Les Paul, which needs new pick-ups and tuners, but atleast the damn switch works proporly, I mean, you can't give a guitar anything over a 5 in the condition catagory if the switch keeps snapping back -.-"

The best guitar, that truely deserves a 10 in ALL catagorys is a 1950's Les Paul: That guitar is PERFECT, no flaws I could find in it what-so-ever, except the price of coarse XD

I believe that the best starter guitar for REAL rockers that wanna play the classic rock goodies is an ESP, they have good stock pick-ups, and the DAMN SWITCH DOESN'T SNAP BACK TO THE MIDDLE IN MID-PLAYING!!!!
I have a Viper FM-100 with 24 frets, a beginner price range guitar with 24 frets!? Blasphomy! Beleieve it!

It sounds GREAT through anything but a fender amp, I don't know why, but it doesn't sound good through fender amps...

Anyway, Epis all suck, done, and done
If you dissagree, you can guitar battle me, your epiphone vs. my peavey rotor EXP
You sir are a dumbass. Not only is it highly incorrect of you to say that "all [Epiphones] suck," but you obviously don't know what you're talking about with the switches. Everyone I have ever personally known has never had a problem with their switches on an Epiphone. I have never had a problem with my Epiphone Les Paul Standard. In fact, it is better than a lot of the Gibson's I have played. Keep in mind that I have made no changes to my Epiphone. While a lot of Gibson guitars have much greater quality and sound than an Epiphone, the overall value of a good Epiphone is better than that of a mediocre Gibson.
POSTED: 06/19/2008 11:40am]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:40:52 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_60 You sir are a dumbass. Not only is it highly incorrect of you to say that "all [Epiphones] suck," but you obviously don't know what you're talking about with the switches. Everyone I have ever personally known has never had a problem with their switches on an Epiphone. I have never had a problem with my Epiphone Les Paul Standard. In fact, it is better than a lot of the Gibson's I have played. Keep in mind that I have made no changes to my Epiphone. While a lot of Gibson guitars have much greater quality and sound than an Epiphone, the overall value of a good Epiphone is better than that of a mediocre Gibson.



if you have a gibson why buy a epiphone now you are a real dick head

POSTED: 06/19/2008 02:03pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:03:26 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_61 pig god 121 wrote:

You sir are a dumbass. Not only is it highly incorrect of you to say that "all [Epiphones] suck," but you obviously don't know what you're talking about with the switches. Everyone I have ever personally known has never had a problem with their switches on an Epiphone. I have never had a problem with my Epiphone Les Paul Standard. In fact, it is better than a lot of the Gibson's I have played. Keep in mind that I have made no changes to my Epiphone. While a lot of Gibson guitars have much greater quality and sound than an Epiphone, the overall value of a good Epiphone is better than that of a mediocre Gibson.



if you have a gibson why buy a epiphone now you are a real dick head

I think you are the dick head to assume I "own" a Gibson. I do not personally own one, I have a family member who lets me use his.
POSTED: 06/19/2008 02:23pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:23:55 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_62
These factories use subpar parts and wood, and the guitars are made using sweatshop-style labor, with little or no human rights recognitions.

So, to give you the end result, everytime you buy an epiphone, you are promoting instruments being made by offshore companies, and further diluting the north american market.

For an extra $3-400, you can often get a low level gibson, which is american made, and much higher quality. Even the mexican made fender's are so much better than an epiphone. The only reason to get an epiphone is if you are immediately changing the pickups, and even then, if you are serious about music, do you want your les paul to say epiphone?
POSTED: 06/19/2008 03:28pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:28:15 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_63 POSTED: 06/19/2008 07:31pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:31:56 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_64 POSTED: 06/19/2008 08:00pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_65 POSTED: 06/19/2008 08:10pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:10:46 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_66 POSTED: 06/19/2008 11:24pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:24:33 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_67 POSTED: 07/02/2008 09:24am]]> Comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:24:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_68 Anjohl wrote:

Why spend $600 for an Epiphone that will need an immediate pickup swap to be palyable, with decent pickups being priced at $250, when for $1000, you can get a low end gibson?

because the low end Gibson are very good. I've owned the Epi standard and a Gibson studio and the Epi is better.
POSTED: 07/02/2008 11:46am]]> Comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:46:59 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_69 POSTED: 07/02/2008 11:47am]]> Comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:47:53 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_70 POSTED: 07/02/2008 03:23pm]]> Comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:23:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_71 Anjohl wrote:

Here's the thing with all epiphones, they are made using export free zones in foreign countries under licensed production deals, that often see multiple company's guitars all made in the same factory, with a different name stamped on the headstock (Mostly using samick as a middleman).

These factories use subpar parts and wood, and the guitars are made using sweatshop-style labor, with little or no human rights recognitions.

So, to give you the end result, everytime you buy an epiphone, you are promoting instruments being made by offshore companies, and further diluting the north american market.

For an extra $3-400, you can often get a low level gibson, which is american made, and much higher quality. Even the mexican made fender's are so much better than an epiphone. The only reason to get an epiphone is if you are immediately changing the pickups, and even then, if you are serious about music, do you want your les paul to say epiphone?

do you really want your les paul to say, "i've got more money than intelligence?"

hahahahaha.....
POSTED: 07/02/2008 03:36pm]]> Comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:36:01 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_72 POSTED: 07/02/2008 03:38pm]]> Comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:38:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_73 POSTED: 07/02/2008 05:59pm]]> Comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:59:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_74 POSTED: 07/02/2008 08:32pm]]> Comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:32:08 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_75
POSTED: 07/15/2008 02:44pm]]> Comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:44:43 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_76 pig god 121 wrote:

You sir are a dumbass. Not only is it highly incorrect of you to say that "all [Epiphones] suck," but you obviously don't know what you're talking about with the switches. Everyone I have ever personally known has never had a problem with their switches on an Epiphone. I have never had a problem with my Epiphone Les Paul Standard. In fact, it is better than a lot of the Gibson's I have played. Keep in mind that I have made no changes to my Epiphone. While a lot of Gibson guitars have much greater quality and sound than an Epiphone, the overall value of a good Epiphone is better than that of a mediocre Gibson.



if you have a gibson why buy a epiphone now you are a real dick head


hey bitch, what's wrong with having a gibson and then buy an epiphone? what, just because he had the better one? there's many of reasons to do that. don't talk too much if you're low minded bitch, will you.
POSTED: 07/24/2008 01:19pm]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:19:18 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_77 Anjohl wrote:

Here's the thing with all epiphones, they are made using export free zones in foreign countries under licensed production deals, that often see multiple company's guitars all made in the same factory, with a different name stamped on the headstock (Mostly using samick as a middleman).

These factories use subpar parts and wood, and the guitars are made using sweatshop-style labor, with little or no human rights recognitions.

So, to give you the end result, everytime you buy an epiphone, you are promoting instruments being made by offshore companies, and further diluting the north american market.

For an extra $3-400, you can often get a low level gibson, which is american made, and much higher quality. Even the mexican made fender's are so much better than an epiphone. The only reason to get an epiphone is if you are immediately changing the pickups, and even then, if you are serious about music, do you want your les paul to say epiphone?

serious about music huh? so people wouldn't be considered serious in music if they play epiphone? what the **** do you know about "serious in music" kid? with all that comments you gave, you're certainly don't know nothing about "serious in music". do you think it's about the guitar that you played? and that trading thing you've mentioned, wtf?
POSTED: 07/24/2008 01:32pm]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:32:26 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_78 CustomCustom wrote:

I would agree with anjohl, for solid body electrics, Id rather have the Gibson satin finish LP studios or the cheap Gibson flying V (that thing has a very nice thin neck. Unless we are talking about an Epi Elitist then its up to preferences, I believe the Elitist (and also the [quote]Korean Zakk and Joe Perry Boneyard) are equal in wood and component quality to a Gibson LP studio.[/quote]
zakk is korean?
POSTED: 08/02/2008 03:44am]]> Comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:44:23 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_79 CustomCustom wrote:

I would agree with anjohl, for solid body electrics, Id rather have the Gibson satin finish LP studios or the cheap Gibson flying V (that thing has a very nice thin neck. Unless we are talking about an Epi Elitist then its up to preferences, I believe the Elitist (and also the [quote]Korean Zakk and Joe Perry Boneyard) are equal in wood and component quality to a Gibson LP studio.[/quote]
Zakk is korean???lol
POSTED: 08/02/2008 03:45am]]> Comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:45:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_80 I love my epiphone to bits, and I personally wouldn't swap it for any gibson because I just love it
POSTED: 08/07/2008 12:02pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:18 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_81 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone

They obviously prefer this guitar. Get off it.
POSTED: 08/11/2008 03:27pm]]> Comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:27:43 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_82 Im not alone there, i think..

Anyway, bottom line is: great guitar! If youve got the money its a good buy. I cant remember many days i had $3-400 "just lying around" when i was growing up.. I CAN remember always wanting an LP though! This is a great start for realising all your Page/Slash/Adam Jones dreams. Then, when youre a demon on this you'll be ready to upgrade.
POSTED: 08/11/2008 05:48pm]]> Comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:48:43 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_83
Kain_Doom01 wrote:

All epis are horrible guitars, anything that you have to change hardware as routine as the Pick-up switch is a cheap piece of junk! The only good epiphone is the Zakk Wyld Les Paul, which needs new pick-ups and tuners, but atleast the damn switch works proporly, I mean, you can't give a guitar anything over a 5 in the condition catagory if the switch keeps snapping back -.-"

The best guitar, that truely deserves a 10 in ALL catagorys is a 1950's Les Paul: That guitar is PERFECT, no flaws I could find in it what-so-ever, except the price of coarse XD

I believe that the best starter guitar for REAL rockers that wanna play the classic rock goodies is an ESP, they have good stock pick-ups, and the DAMN SWITCH DOESN'T SNAP BACK TO THE MIDDLE IN MID-PLAYING!!!!
I have a Viper FM-100 with 24 frets, a beginner price range guitar with 24 frets!? Blasphomy! Beleieve it!

It sounds GREAT through anything but a fender amp, I don't know why, but it doesn't sound good through fender amps...

Anyway, Epis all suck, done, and done
If you dissagree, you can guitar battle me, your epiphone vs. my peavey rotor EXP


POSTED: 08/11/2008 06:07pm]]> Comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:07:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_84 Theres a lot of fanboys around who go for brand labels and don't believe in affordable quality guitars
ALSO people judge guitars on music preference, mainly the obnoxious metalhead variety (not all of you, just a portion) because this guitar can't do TEH BR000oo0TAlaAZZZzz perfectly
Its a brilliant guitar for the money and the people who buy them normally aren't buying it for a metal guitar
POSTED: 08/14/2008 11:38am]]> Comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:38:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_85 POSTED: 09/01/2008 11:43am]]> Comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:43:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_86 Anjohl wrote:

Why spend $600 for an Epiphone that will need an immediate pickup swap to be palyable, with decent pickups being priced at $250, when for $1000, you can get a low end gibson?
lolol

That's why I buy GFS pickups, they're only $60 a pair.

Also, my Epi LP cost me only $350 since I bought it before the price hike.

And it plays (and sounds) way better than the low-end Gibsons.
POSTED: 10/20/2008 06:12pm]]> Comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:12:48 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_87
every guitarist is an individual.
every guitarist has diferent opinions on what they think sounds right or feels right.
i have been playin for 12 years.
i have owned 3 epiphones, lp junior, flyin v and firebird and they all felt right to me.
my main guitar is a 100 uk pound encore strat copy. i've had it for 8 years. but it feels right to me. i love the feel of it. obviously as i gained more knowledge about guitars, i tried a few high end guitars, and to be perfectly honest, i would rather spend a hundred pounds on a crappy guitar and ugrade it (which i have done. i routed out the body, bought a new scratchplate, added a humbucker and so on) than pay a stupid amount of money on a gibson les paul. i know you pay for quality, but my car cost me less than what a low end les paul would cost. gibsons are way over priced and i wouldn't save my money for one. and why have the prices gone up? its still the same guitar isn't it?
i just bought an epiphone les paul standard plus top. i love it. plays lovely. obviously needed tweeking here and there, but its a good guitar.
someone said that some guitars are made in sweat shop conditions in china or south korea, so the quality is low... do you worry about where the clothes on your back come from? or our shoes? your watch?
at the end of the day, its all down to preference.
while everyone is out there boasting about their new gibson les paul standard, im busy getting guitars the way i like them without the overwhelming priec tag. and i dont give a damn if it is a hundred pound or a thousand pound, if a guitar feels and sounds good to me, that is all that matters. no one elses opinion even gets me to care what they think.
i think the world would be a better place if e all followed this trail of thought.
daz.

POSTED: 11/15/2008 06:36pm]]> Comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:36:12 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_88
People are so stupid, an epiphone with really nice pickups is just as good and is customized to your own sound.

All epis are horrible guitars, anything that you have to change hardware as routine as the Pick-up switch is a cheap piece of junk! The only good epiphone is the Zakk Wyld Les Paul, which needs new pick-ups and tuners, but atleast the damn switch works proporly, I mean, you can't give a guitar anything over a 5 in the condition catagory if the switch keeps snapping back -.-"

The best guitar, that truely deserves a 10 in ALL catagorys is a 1950's Les Paul: That guitar is PERFECT, no flaws I could find in it what-so-ever, except the price of coarse XD

I believe that the best starter guitar for REAL rockers that wanna play the classic rock goodies is an ESP, they have good stock pick-ups, and the DAMN SWITCH DOESN'T SNAP BACK TO THE MIDDLE IN MID-PLAYING!!!!
I have a Viper FM-100 with 24 frets, a beginner price range guitar with 24 frets!? Blasphomy! Beleieve it!

you my friend are one of the most ignorant people i have ever come upon in this forum.

1. the amount of frets doesnt distinguish how good ur guitar is, way to sound like a completely stupid amateur.
2. A low end Esp will never ever compare to an epiphone less paul. If you throw tons of distortion on and have no concept of tone and sound quality mayb then maybe your esp will win this battle
3. you would honestly prefer your shitty run of the mill esp 150 - H pickups that are totally bass heavy and have no brightness to them, over the EMG's that come in the les paul zakk wylde.

you my friend are a ****in idiot.

cancel your membership to this forum.

your not worthy
POSTED: 11/21/2008 04:13pm]]> Comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:13:39 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_89 POSTED: 11/30/2008 09:49am]]> Comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:49:03 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_90 POSTED: 12/08/2008 06:24am]]> Comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:24:21 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_91 Kain_Doom01 wrote:

All epis are horrible guitars, anything that you have to change hardware as routine as the Pick-up switch is a cheap piece of junk! The only good epiphone is the Zakk Wyld Les Paul, which needs new pick-ups and tuners, but atleast the damn switch works proporly, I mean, you can't give a guitar anything over a 5 in the condition catagory if the switch keeps snapping back -.-"

The best guitar, that truely deserves a 10 in ALL catagorys is a 1950's Les Paul: That guitar is PERFECT, no flaws I could find in it what-so-ever, except the price of coarse XD

I believe that the best starter guitar for REAL rockers that wanna play the classic rock goodies is an ESP, they have good stock pick-ups, and the DAMN SWITCH DOESN'T SNAP BACK TO THE MIDDLE IN MID-PLAYING!!!!
I have a Viper FM-100 with 24 frets, a beginner price range guitar with 24 frets!? Blasphomy! Beleieve it!

It sounds GREAT through anything but a fender amp, I don't know why, but it doesn't sound good through fender amps...

Anyway, Epis all suck, done, and done
If you dissagree, you can guitar battle me, your epiphone vs. my peavey rotor EXP

idiot, I have two Epi les pauls, the switch has never snapped to the middle on any of them. They are not the best guitars but for the price they are extremely well made and actually play rather nicely for budgets. I WILL guitar battle you with my 1998 Fender American Deluxe Telecaster through my Orange amp. You can get ur piece of crap $200 ESP and run it through your ****ing Peavey metalheadicumblood amp with distortion set to infinity all you want and it will sound like two cats killing each other underwater to my $3000 guitar thank you and good day retard
POSTED: 01/04/2009 04:12am]]> Comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:12:52 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_92
We're all guitarists, and we all play different guitars and have different tastes!

And if that isn't enough, if you hate Epiphones, don't post on this page!
POSTED: 01/31/2009 12:58am]]> Comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:58:17 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_93 Les Pauls rock!


POSTED: 01/31/2009 02:16pm]]> Comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:16:13 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_94 losers
POSTED: 01/31/2009 02:24pm]]> Comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:24:00 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_95 POSTED: 02/01/2009 07:22pm]]> Comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:22:38 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_96 wullybeeman wrote:

$250 for it to say 'gibson' on the headstock? hahahaha.....

Well for the gibson les paul standard its more than that
But it is a far far better guitar. Epiphones seem to have trouble staying in tune, plus they wiring inside and the quality of the build is not even close. People seem to forget that gibson make epiphones.... why would they make it as good as the real thing!
This guitar is fine.... but it's not a gibson.... not even close.
POSTED: 02/07/2009 08:37am]]> Comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:37:38 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_97 POSTED: 02/09/2009 01:44pm]]> Comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:44:37 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_98 POSTED: 03/02/2009 02:04am]]> Comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:04:02 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_99 POSTED: 03/18/2009 07:21pm]]> Comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:21:46 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_100 WOO HOO!!!
POSTED: 03/22/2009 11:58am]]> Comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:58:22 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_101 Im torn between this and the prs se custom.
POSTED: 04/26/2009 04:47pm]]> Comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:47:17 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_102
I swapped out the two stock pickups for Gibson Burstbuckers. The next thing I will swap out will be the stock pots for real 500K pots instead of the Chinese ones it has.

It was good but with the Burstbuckers its sublime...
POSTED: 05/20/2009 08:04pm]]> Comments Wed, 20 May 2009 20:04:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_103 druz15_UG wrote:

Kain_Doom01 wrote:

All epis are horrible guitars, anything that you have to change hardware as routine as the Pick-up switch is a cheap piece of junk! The only good epiphone is the Zakk Wyld Les Paul, which needs new pick-ups and tuners, but atleast the damn switch works proporly, I mean, you can't give a guitar anything over a 5 in the condition catagory if the switch keeps snapping back -.-"

The best guitar, that truely deserves a 10 in ALL catagorys is a 1950's Les Paul: That guitar is PERFECT, no flaws I could find in it what-so-ever, except the price of coarse XD

I believe that the best starter guitar for REAL rockers that wanna play the classic rock goodies is an ESP, they have good stock pick-ups, and the DAMN SWITCH DOESN'T SNAP BACK TO THE MIDDLE IN MID-PLAYING!!!!
I have a Viper FM-100 with 24 frets, a beginner price range guitar with 24 frets!? Blasphomy! Beleieve it!

It sounds GREAT through anything but a fender amp, I don't know why, but it doesn't sound good through fender amps...

Anyway, Epis all suck, done, and done
If you dissagree, you can guitar battle me, your epiphone vs. my peavey rotor EXP

idiot, I have two Epi les pauls, the switch has never snapped to the middle on any of them. They are not the best guitars but for the price they are extremely well made and actually play rather nicely for budgets. I WILL guitar battle you with my 1998 Fender American Deluxe Telecaster through my Orange amp. You can get ur piece of crap $200 ESP and run it through your ****ing Peavey metalheadicumblood amp with distortion set to infinity all you want and it will sound like two cats killing each other underwater to my $3000 guitar thank you and good day retard

absolutely classic man lmao,
props.
POSTED: 05/29/2009 01:22pm]]> Comments Fri, 29 May 2009 13:22:34 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_104

No seriously, I used to own one of these guitars before. It was... ok... the action was too high. I didn't like the color at all. It's an okay guitar, it actually sounds pretty nice for its price. You just gotta realize that the faults of the guitar lies in the overall lesser quality, but also hardware, electronics, wood quality and pick-ups that aren't on par with Gibson LP's. And the Gibson Les Paul is a Gibson Les Paul. The name, the headstock, the feel... it's... more than just a guitar... it's... a symbol.
POSTED: 07/14/2009 07:34pm]]> Comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:34:15 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_105 POSTED: 08/02/2009 12:16am]]> Comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:16:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_106 POSTED: 10/09/2009 09:05am]]> Comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:05:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_107 POSTED: 10/14/2009 10:34am]]> Comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:34:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_108 sound and action should get 8s
but it definitely has great value for money
POSTED: 10/21/2009 01:07pm]]> Comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:07:14 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_109 POSTED: 11/07/2009 06:43pm]]> Comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:43:17 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_110 POSTED: 04/27/2010 05:15pm]]> Comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:15:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_111 POSTED: 05/31/2010 03:47pm]]> Comments Mon, 31 May 2010 15:47:05 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_112 POSTED: 07/08/2010 07:19am]]> Comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:19:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_113

inkmanic :
avoid buying anything copied just save for the real thing because the les paul copys are just not the same as gibson unless you go for an esp edwards which gibson sued becasue they was making better les paul's check edwards out there about 900 pounds better then 2 grand tho

i dont know what your smoking but this guitar is the most amazing guitar for the money, i can get sounds from hendrix to jimmy page to metallica out of this thing and in my opinion it has a better finish than my gibson, still gotta love a true gibson though, still i give this guitar a 9.9.. if your looking for a good starter guitar or moving up from something in the $100-250 range buy this guitar, amazing piece of wood and metal in my opinion
POSTED: 09/01/2010 12:53am]]> Comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:53:05 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_114 POSTED: 10/11/2010 08:45pm]]> Comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:45:28 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_115 Case Closed.
POSTED: 11/10/2010 04:45pm]]> Comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:45:29 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_116 POSTED: 07/15/2011 04:42am]]> Comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:42:46 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_117
Epiphone acts as sort of a sister company to Gibson, thats why they Epiphone LP's are actually called LES PAULS and not Les Paul copys. Every Epiphone that is imported into the USA first has to go through the Gibsom Custom shops first anyways for Gibson to approve them. Most of the time, the guitars are made of all the same parts, just not assembled here in the USA. I love my Epiphone, although I don't have a Standard Plus, I have a Epi LP Prophecy EX, which is absolutely COMPARABLE to a Gibson Les Paul. Not made in the USA like a Gibson, but a fine guitar that will last many many years nonetheless.
POSTED: 07/15/2011 12:31pm]]> Comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:31:46 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_118 Kain_Doom01 wrote:

All epis are horrible guitars, anything that you have to change hardware as routine as the Pick-up switch is a cheap piece of junk! The only good epiphone is the Zakk Wyld Les Paul, which needs new pick-ups and tuners, but atleast the damn switch works proporly, I mean, you can't give a guitar anything over a 5 in the condition catagory if the switch keeps snapping back -.-"

The best guitar, that truely deserves a 10 in ALL catagorys is a 1950's Les Paul: That guitar is PERFECT, no flaws I could find in it what-so-ever, except the price of coarse XD

I believe that the best starter guitar for REAL rockers that wanna play the classic rock goodies is an ESP, they have good stock pick-ups, and the DAMN SWITCH DOESN'T SNAP BACK TO THE MIDDLE IN MID-PLAYING!!!!
I have a Viper FM-100 with 24 frets, a beginner price range guitar with 24 frets!? Blasphomy! Beleieve it!

It sounds GREAT through anything but a fender amp, I don't know why, but it doesn't sound good through fender amps...

Anyway, Epis all suck, done, and done
If you dissagree, you can guitar battle me, your epiphone vs. my peavey rotor EXP

The Rotor is a beast... I encourage anyone who is into metal to check it out. It doesn't do acoustic that well and it isn't a good beginner guitar, but man it's great for shredding and ****ing banging.

Gibson is good but their partner ship with Guitar Hero has brought them a lot of unwarranted acclaim. Sure they are a great brand but definitely not perfect. How can something get a perfect score if it simply isn't perfect, or really even close?
POSTED: 07/17/2011 02:26am]]> Comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:26:26 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_119 good value for money , especially for a beginner getting their first guitar or an intermediate player who just can't justify the price tag of a Gibby.

Sure Epi aren't as good as a Gibby, but that's not the market Epi is aimed towards. Is it a 10 out of 10, probably not. But to the Gibby fan boys, most genuine Gibbys off the line nowdays aren't either. And they haven't been for quite some time.

To me that makes it worse when you pay between 2 - 5k for one. When you shelling out serious cash, I expect, no actually I demand a perfect instrument. If I pay 20% of that pricetag for an Epi, then I know it's going to have some minor flaws, but I'm also not paying anywhere near as much either.


POSTED: 07/17/2011 07:45am]]> Comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:45:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_120 A hundred reviews.
WAnted a Les Paul for a long time, but not that much that I'll read all the reviews...
POSTED: 07/17/2011 04:22pm]]> Comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:22:12 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_121 POSTED: 07/18/2011 05:21am]]> Comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:21:07 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_122 POSTED: 10/06/2011 10:05pm]]> Comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:05:15 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_123

This thing is amazing. I just got it today brand new off ebay. The paint on this thing is amazing.

Don't review your guitar when you just have bought it because 1. you can't see the flaws or bad things the guitar has and 2. you haven't played the guitar enough to know how it sounds if it sounds good or bad.

On my amp, it sounds sort of like my Strat

Lol? LP and Strat sound is way different.

I've been playing for 4 months and people think I've been playing 2 years.

Then they don't play guitar or have played less than 4 months. But the thing is that you just don't write a review when you have played guitar for only 4 months. You don't have enough experience of how your guitar should feel or sound like and even if you did have that experience you should wait until you have had this guitar for about 6 months.
POSTED: 10/21/2011 10:30am]]> Comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:30:49 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_124 POSTED: 10/21/2011 10:34am]]> Comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:34:04 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_125 POSTED: 10/21/2011 12:02pm]]> Comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:02:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_126 Truth is Epis are more inconsistent than Gibsons. For the player, it means the opportunity to encounter a bad one is higher, but if you choose your guitar in the music shop, it means only to identify the bad one and avoid it. Epis also have cheaper electronics. Their pickups have the same specs, but quality standards are lower in Far East. Pots and internal wiring are certainly weaker than their American counterparts. But Epis hardware is very good and, in fact, you can replace the pots, the wiring and the pickups with less than 250 euros, thus getting a true Les Paul for about 750 euros. It's not very much, if you cannot afford the real thing. If you don't care about the headstock logo, Epis are just plain good axes.
POSTED: 10/21/2011 06:01pm]]> Comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:01:50 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_127 POSTED: 10/22/2011 11:16am]]> Comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:16:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_128
By the way, if I read all the interviews, this comment would be posted tomorrow.
POSTED: 10/23/2011 09:20am]]> Comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:20:46 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_129 POSTED: 10/23/2011 04:55pm]]> Comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:55:56 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_130 POSTED: 10/23/2011 04:58pm]]> Comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:58:09 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_131 POSTED: 10/24/2011 06:28am]]> Comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:28:08 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_132 POSTED: 12/15/2011 02:51pm]]> Comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:51:45 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_133
But though the epis sound very good, and close to a Gibson, there is some kind of nearly intagible warmth missing from epi that you will begin to notice after playing for a long time. You will get a kind of ear fatigue that you do not get from a gibson. Trust me, this is tru, it is coming from someone who owns, loves and appreciates both brands. If you only own epi, for example, and then go off and play a gibson for just a little while, you may not pick up on this.

I have not had any problems with epi hardware, and quality control has been imporved in recent years.

oh and if you want GIBSON on the headstock of your epi, swap the stupidly repetition Les Paul truss rod cover for one that says GIBSON, they are $3 online. Thats how the older epis used to be.
POSTED: 12/21/2011 01:38am]]> Comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:38:30 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_134 buhda wrote:

these reveiws are useless theres no way and epiphone les paul could get a 10 out of 10 it may be an ok guitar but its not great i wouldnt give my dads 1975 gibson les paul 10 out of 10 most of you have never played anyother guitars what have you got to compare to no guitar gets 10 out of 10 especially a epiphone you are comparing a £500-700 guitar to a £300-400 guitar, your suppose to reviewing for guitar in the same price range, plus many people including myself have played both epi and gibson me personaly test the gibson sg standard to epi verion and really aint to much difference considering the massive price difference and if your really fussy cud buy a epi switch pick and tuners and toggle 4 gibs equivalent nd still be cheaper than standard.
POSTED: 01/17/2012 07:38pm]]> Comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:38:44 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_135 Chrisiphone wrote:

When people say pay an extra $300 for a low end gibson you don't seem to realise not everyone can afford an extra $300
I love my epiphone to bits, and I personally wouldn't swap it for any gibson because I just love it
This.

a drunk person at a crowd at one of my gigs went to attack me with a broken bottle. I knocked him out with one swing of my les paul.

I call BS.

Also, to the people saying that the extra money for a Gibson buys quality, just know that a pretty big part of the price difference is in the labour- and time-intensive finishes. When an Epiphone can look this nice , you might as well buy it and replace the pickups. Sure there's a quality difference, but nobody would actually notice, and people who claim they do either got a particularly bad Epiphone or are being snobbish about it.
POSTED: 06/20/2012 02:53pm]]> Comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:53:28 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_136 POSTED: 01/23/2013 11:19pm]]> Comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:19:07 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_137 POSTED: 01/24/2013 11:43pm]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:43:23 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_standard_plus/index.html#u_138 POSTED: 05/15/2013 05:27am]]> Comments Wed, 15 May 2013 05:27:27 -0400