[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_custom/index.html webmaster@ultimate-guitar.com Wed, 02 Mar 2005 06:21:28 -0500 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:08:26 -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_custom/index.html#u_1 POSTED: 05/24/2006 06:56pm]]> Comments Wed, 24 May 2006 18:56:33 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_2
POSTED: 05/28/2006 01:17am]]> Comments Sun, 28 May 2006 01:17:02 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_3 POSTED: 06/22/2006 07:24pm]]> Comments Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:24:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_4 POSTED: 07/02/2006 05:47am]]> Comments Sun, 02 Jul 2006 05:47:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_5 Try the Epi LP Custom, followed by an Epi LP Elitist Custom, then a Gibson Custom Shop Epi Elitist Custom
I think you'll be able to tell the difference.
POSTED: 07/18/2006 10:26am]]> Comments Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:26:34 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_6 POSTED: 07/28/2006 01:42am]]> Comments Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:42:15 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_7 POSTED: 08/02/2006 12:04am]]> Comments Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:04:50 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_8 punkerkid79 & gibsonlespaul44 . The real deal does make a difference.
POSTED: 08/02/2006 06:36pm]]> Comments Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:36:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_9 '
If you can pay it, it will be the best deal, but not everyone can pay nearly 4000 ? for a guitar.
POSTED: 08/11/2006 06:56am]]> Comments Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:56:44 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_10 Mahoru wrote:

Of course does, but there's a lil' difference: the Gibson LP Custom costs 3000 ? more than this one. '
If you can pay it, it will be the best deal, but not everyone can pay nearly 4000 ? for a guitar.
u got them there...and what does better mean...sound id subjective to the listener...
POSTED: 08/23/2006 11:50pm]]> Comments Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:50:53 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_11 POSTED: 09/26/2006 02:09pm]]> Comments Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:09:34 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_12 . I never said that it's better than a Gibson then, but it's quite good and it doesn't even cost the half
POSTED: 10/12/2006 05:34pm]]> Comments Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:34:48 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_13 POSTED: 10/17/2006 10:41pm]]> Comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:41:57 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_14 POSTED: 10/19/2006 08:37am]]> Comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:37:09 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_15 POSTED: 10/19/2006 07:20pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:20:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_16

When you play on any channel with the bridge pickup, it sounds really rich and deep, yet not muddy at all, not even when I crank the bass on my amp! an the neck pickup gives you an extreamly bright, crisp & clear sound.

May be a typo.... or knows nothing about what hes on about

I'm using it with a wonderfull Marshall AVT150HX halfstack and all I can say is wow. These two work together to make one heck of a sound, I could not ask for better. Guitar is not noisey at all, so don't even worry about it. And a little more on the pickups. When you play on any channel with the bridge pickup, it sounds really rich and deep, yet not muddy at all, not even when I crank the bass on my amp!

Hmm ive got a few les pauls and gig with that amp. It is pretty shit and if he thinks that it sounds beautiful maybe hes wrong about this les paul too. Im not saying this guitar is a load of crap but it makes you wonder if these people are really giving honest reviews or bragging about their shiny new toys
POSTED: 10/19/2006 08:11pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:11:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_17 A solid black laminted top

found that somewhere...
made me laugh pretty hard
POSTED: 10/19/2006 11:58pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:58:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_18 emg actives
81 and 80
makes a hell of a diffence with the tone and distorted sounds
even through a bad amp its great
but its not the best just the best for its price
if you find a gibson for the same price (apart from the seller being a sped ) you are a very lucky person
POSTED: 10/20/2006 05:12am]]> Comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:12:57 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_19 POSTED: 10/20/2006 09:56am]]> Comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:56:25 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_20
Those pickups rule don't they? XD I once tested the les paul zakk wylde, HOLY CRAP same pickups, sweeet.
POSTED: 10/28/2006 07:05am]]> Comments Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:05:14 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_21 POSTED: 11/02/2006 01:11pm]]> Comments Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:11:28 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_22
POSTED: 01/30/2007 07:36am]]> Comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:36:03 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_23
keep it metal kids
\m/
POSTED: 01/30/2007 07:58am]]> Comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:58:25 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_24 avenged_lover06 wrote:

i have this, but with one difference
emg actives
81 and 80
makes a hell of a diffence with the tone and distorted sounds
even through a bad amp its great
but its not the best just the best for its price
if you find a gibson for the same price (apart from the seller being a sped ) you are a very lucky person


81 and 60?
POSTED: 01/30/2007 08:28am]]> Comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:28:34 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_25
POSTED: 01/30/2007 03:31pm]]> Comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:31:58 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_26 punkerkid!79! wrote:

no!!! dont think that way, Les Pauls are the greatest guitars on this earth!!! dont let this cheap heathen epiphone model let you down, play a Gibson..... trust me
ive played a les paul studio at guitar center a couple of weeks ago and all i have to say is wow...gibson is overrated...maybe it was the strings or the fact that whoever tried to set it up musta been retarded or something. it sounded terrible and did not stay in tune, even for the 15 some odd minutes i was playing. maybe it was just this one, but its made me shy away from gibsons...maybe ill give another one a chance in the future, but being left handed, i wont see very many anyways. im fine sticking with my ibanez sz520.
POSTED: 01/30/2007 07:20pm]]> Comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:20:39 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_27
for the price, its a great guitar, throw another $150 into it on a great pickup, and it will blow any other axe away.
POSTED: 02/19/2007 12:46pm]]> Comments Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:46:03 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_28 POSTED: 03/20/2007 05:42pm]]> Comments Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:42:02 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_29 joe516: One of the tone knobs came off as well, but thats a 5 second super glue job.
UMMM... how will you ever take it off EVER?
POSTED: 04/19/2007 01:20am]]> Comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:20:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_30 KaiNgeld wrote:

I think epiphone guitars have a great relation between price and performance and if you want a real good guitar...just change the pickups . I never said that it's better than a Gibson then, but it's quite good and it doesn't even cost the half

Exactly. I put a '57 classic and a dirty fingers in mine and it sounds freakin' awesome. Still cost less than $700 altogether as well.
POSTED: 05/04/2007 11:50pm]]> Comments Fri, 04 May 2007 23:50:14 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_31 POSTED: 05/21/2007 12:01am]]> Comments Mon, 21 May 2007 00:01:31 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_32 POSTED: 05/30/2007 04:29pm]]> Comments Wed, 30 May 2007 16:29:04 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_33 POSTED: 07/01/2007 03:50pm]]> Comments Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:50:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_34 POSTED: 07/12/2007 09:58am]]> Comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:58:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_35 jthm_guitarist wrote:

joe516:One of the tone knobs came off as well, but thats a 5 second super glue job.

UMMM... how will you ever take it off EVER?

I have Super Glued my Knobs before from playing it many days and sweating on em it will come loose or just take a blow dryer and wala (the paint is stronger then the glue so the glue will melt before the paint)
POSTED: 07/12/2007 10:21am]]> Comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:21:01 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_36 The_Man_IV wrote:

jthm_guitarist wrote:

joe516:One of the tone knobs came off as well, but thats a 5 second super glue job.

UMMM... how will you ever take it off EVER?


I have Super Glued my Knobs before from playing it many days and sweating on em it will come loose or just take a blow dryer and wala (the paint is stronger then the glue so the glue will melt before the paint)

Ooorrr.....you could just use a flathead screwdriver and widen the seperation on the pot and put your knob back on...I don't belive knobs are EVER glued on, that's crazy talk.
POSTED: 07/12/2007 10:40am]]> Comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:40:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_37 POSTED: 07/12/2007 11:24am]]> Comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:24:22 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_38 POSTED: 07/12/2007 01:36pm]]> Comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:36:55 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_39 POSTED: 07/12/2007 04:04pm]]> Comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:04:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_40 POSTED: 07/12/2007 04:43pm]]> Comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:43:12 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_41 POSTED: 07/13/2007 12:09am]]> Comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:09:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_42 POSTED: 07/13/2007 06:21am]]> Comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:21:39 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_43 )
POSTED: 07/18/2007 11:26am]]> Comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:26:45 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_44 POSTED: 07/18/2007 11:39am]]> Comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:39:10 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_45 rockonmetallica wrote:

and the reason the G string goes out is coz of the size of the scale: me and my friend each own an SG and a Les Paul and, for some reason, the scale of the guitar causes the G string to go out of tune quicker than the rest of the strings

agreed, both my epi LP custom and Gibson SG 'g' strings go out of tune.. especially after afew string bends...
but i love the epi LP moe than my gibson sg... especially since i upgraded the pickups to dimarzio air norton and d-sonic, sounds awesome i mustve got a good one, becuase i played the gibson equivalent through the same amp and loved the tone but for the price the epi was quite close (before my PU upgrade), and my epi plays just as good, hence why i didnt go for the gibson, purely bang for buck reasons. plus the fact the epi is quite abit lighter than the gibson variant.

overall a great 'cheaper' guitar! the only thing i would recommend changing is the pickups and electronics (kind of let it down a bit)
POSTED: 07/26/2007 05:49am]]> Comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:49:48 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_46 POSTED: 08/06/2007 11:33am]]> Comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:33:39 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_47 Atreyu154 wrote:

Who comes into a les paul review to bitch about it being epiphone and that it isnt a ESP, Les Paul invented the electric guitar so while you praise the rest remember who layed the foundations and whether its epiphone or gibson is just a inset headstock and labour costs, As for my Custom best and only guitar i'll ever own or play. Thank you Les Paul.

ur an idiot, les paul didnt make gibson, and gibson didnt even make the electric guitar, leo fender did, get your sh!t straight
POSTED: 08/06/2007 02:39pm]]> Comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:39:33 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_48 POSTED: 08/06/2007 02:56pm]]> Comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:56:46 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_49 POSTED: 08/06/2007 08:09pm]]> Comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:09:03 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_50 Atreyu154 wrote:

Who comes into a les paul review to bitch about it being epiphone and that it isnt a ESP, Les Paul invented the electric guitar so while you praise the rest remember who layed the foundations and whether its epiphone or gibson is just a inset headstock and labour costs, As for my Custom best and only guitar i'll ever own or play. Thank you Les Paul.
i agree with you i love Gibsons as well, but the les paul isn't the first electric guitar, it's the first solidbody guitar
POSTED: 08/06/2007 11:02pm]]> Comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:02:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_51
LP Custom
or
LP Ultra..
?
POSTED: 09/25/2007 12:49am]]> Comments Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:49:41 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_52 POSTED: 10/08/2007 10:58am]]> Comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:58:00 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_53 POSTED: 11/08/2007 06:52pm]]> Comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:52:57 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_54 POSTED: 11/22/2007 04:11pm]]> Comments Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:11:38 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_55 POSTED: 11/28/2007 12:12am]]> Comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:12:45 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_56 POSTED: 12/11/2007 07:12pm]]> Comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:12:02 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_57 POSTED: 01/21/2008 05:41pm]]> Comments Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:41:37 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_58
The classic has grovers, seymour duncans, tonepros hardware and is finished very well. More sustain from the Schecter since it's string thru

the custom has grovers as well. However, it also has cheap, chinese/korean hardware and pickups. I don't know what jakethesnakeLP is talking about.
POSTED: 01/24/2008 05:04am]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:04:42 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_59
The C1 classic blows away the Epi LP Custom. Easily.
POSTED: 01/24/2008 08:06am]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:06:56 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_60 realic wrote:

u got them there...and what does better mean...sound id subjective to the listener...

good point my friend thinks Fender Twin Amp is a really bad amp but to me i like them plus they're good for jazz/blues
POSTED: 01/24/2008 10:26pm]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:26:57 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_61 SystemFailure wrote:

rather than all this arguin and stuff, out of either a Gibson LP Custom and an Epiphone LP Custom, What are the differences? Where is one better? Where is one weaker?

well Gibsons are better in the sound (as most of you can tell) but epiphones you can get different colors (like the one i have its a red outer and i fades into a orange) but definetly get a gibson if you haver the money
POSTED: 01/24/2008 10:29pm]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:29:31 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_62 Atreyu154 wrote:

Who comes into a les paul review to bitch about it being epiphone and that it isnt a ESP, Les Paul invented the electric guitar so while you praise the rest remember who layed the foundations and whether its epiphone or gibson is just a inset headstock and labour costs, As for my Custom best and only guitar i'll ever own or play. Thank you Les Paul.

its not just a headstock are you F***ing crazy... you must have bad ears or something cause its not all in the look you have to listen the gibson pickups also make a big differnce
POSTED: 01/24/2008 10:32pm]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:32:23 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_63 Abnormal_Omish wrote:

From the review that scored the guitar 10

When you play on any channel with the bridge pickup, it sounds really rich and deep, yet not muddy at all, not even when I crank the bass on my amp! an the neck pickup gives you an extreamly bright, crisp & clear sound.

May be a typo.... or knows nothing about what hes on about

I'm using it with a wonderfull Marshall AVT150HX halfstack and all I can say is wow. These two work together to make one heck of a sound, I could not ask for better. Guitar is not noisey at all, so don't even worry about it. And a little more on the pickups. When you play on any channel with the bridge pickup, it sounds really rich and deep, yet not muddy at all, not even when I crank the bass on my amp!

Hmm ive got a few les pauls and gig with that amp. It is pretty shit and if he thinks that it sounds beautiful maybe hes wrong about this les paul too. Im not saying this guitar is a load of crap but it makes you wonder if these people are really giving honest reviews or bragging about their shiny new toys

hahaha nice
POSTED: 01/24/2008 10:34pm]]> Comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:34:09 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_64 POSTED: 02/13/2008 01:32pm]]> Comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:32:15 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_65 POSTED: 02/21/2008 02:06am]]> Comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:06:56 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_66 POSTED: 03/07/2008 04:10pm]]> Comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:10:41 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_67 POSTED: 03/16/2008 03:17pm]]> Comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:17:45 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_68 POSTED: 03/16/2008 03:18pm]]> Comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:18:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_69 dr460n_n1nj4 wrote:

i purchased a roughed up ebony les paul custom from a friend. when i purchased it, it had tarnished and rusted gold hardware and pickups. when playing in alternative tunings such as drop d, the pick-ups wouldnt give the full tone and would cut in and out. nearly a year after getting the les paul is amassed all chrome hardware and a dimarizio d sonic pickup. i'vve been playing my les paul with the new setup for about 4 months not and i am amazed at the difference. while the chrome hardware only changes the aesthetics of the beast, the d sonic produces an amazing tone when combined withe sustain of the les paul. i've played gibson les paul standards, and they dont hold anything up to my remastered epi.

for the price, its a great guitar, throw another $150 into it on a great pickup, and it will blow any other axe away.
I don't know about anybody else here, but this worries me because one of the greatest things about gold is that it neither rusts or tarnishes. If the gold on this guitar is doing either than it means it is not real gold. Just thought I would point that out.
POSTED: 03/18/2008 12:15pm]]> Comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:15:32 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_70 POSTED: 04/01/2008 02:08pm]]> Comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:08:20 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_71 ?? caus i have a choice between this guitar , ibanez RG350dx and a fender standard strat HSS
POSTED: 04/05/2008 11:52pm]]> Comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:52:01 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_72 KCW1229 wrote:

is this guitar good when you play a versatile range of music> ?? caus i have a choice between this guitar , ibanez RG350dx and a fender standard strat HSSThe HSS Strat will be slightly more versatile. I always argue though that an LP with a little bit of modding (namely, a coil-tap option/swtich on the neck pickup) becomes more versatile than an HSS.
POSTED: 04/17/2008 03:21am]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:21:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_73 POSTED: 04/17/2008 04:10am]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:10:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_74 GuitarHero0715 wrote:

Atreyu154 wrote:

Who comes into a les paul review to bitch about it being epiphone and that it isnt a ESP, Les Paul invented the electric guitar so while you praise the rest remember who layed the foundations and whether its epiphone or gibson is just a inset headstock and labour costs, As for my Custom best and only guitar i'll ever own or play. Thank you Les Paul.


ur an idiot, les paul didnt make gibson, and gibson didnt even make the electric guitar, leo fender did, get your sh!t straight

Review your history. Gibson (& Epiphone) were making Electric Guitars well before Fender even existed but they were archtop, hollow (semi-hollow) bodies. Les Paul had the idea for a solid body before anyone (remember the Log guitar??)which Gibson finally took up but I do believe it was after Fender's Broadcaster release.
POSTED: 04/17/2008 09:52am]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:52:18 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_75 jthm_guitarist wrote:

joe516:One of the tone knobs came off as well, but thats a 5 second super glue job.

UMMM... how will you ever take it off EVER?

yeah you are aware that the tone knobs are ment to spin and not being stuck right?
POSTED: 04/17/2008 10:24am]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:24:09 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_76 POSTED: 04/17/2008 03:19pm]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:19:35 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_77 POSTED: 04/17/2008 03:54pm]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:54:51 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_78 kevlarmusicmojo :
i'm more of a fender guy, but epiphones are nothing compared to gibson. get that straight people. (that is, except for those hollow body casino guitars or whatever they're called)

the point in their existence is for people who cannot afford a Gibson, the only difference is the name and pick-ups.

i have js aquired a triple-pick up ephiphone les paul custom, its awesome
POSTED: 04/17/2008 04:55pm]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:55:32 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_79 kevlarmusicmojo wrote:

i'm more of a fender guy, but epiphones are nothing compared to gibson. get that straight people. (that is, except for those hollow body casino guitars or whatever they're called)

You should try an Elitist if you get the chance. They are very close to Gibson in all aspects except price (I have two and wouldn't trade them for only one Gibby LP!)
POSTED: 04/17/2008 05:46pm]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:46:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_80 POSTED: 04/17/2008 07:52pm]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:52:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_81 POSTED: 04/17/2008 08:55pm]]> Comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:55:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_82 zoomzoom wrote:

dude people say epiphone is close to gibson but its really not at all. not to offend anyone, but epiphones are sh!t, especially compared to gibson. The epi pickups suck ass and the feel of the neck is so cheap it doesnt even feel like wood (most models). Just save up a bit more and buy a freekin gibson...
You are obviously basing your opinion on Chinese Epiphones. If you ever get a chance to try an Elitist (Japanese version) Les Paul Iseriously suggest you give it a try. It is nothing like the standard EPi and has Gibson US made pickups not Epiphone Korean/Chinese ones. I've played "real" Gibsons and for less than 1/2 the price an Elitist would fool anyone with a blindfold on.
POSTED: 04/18/2008 07:14pm]]> Comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:14:09 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_83 ???

does the sound really sound different?
POSTED: 04/22/2008 08:44pm]]> Comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:44:54 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_84 POSTED: 04/27/2008 01:13pm]]> Comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:13:51 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_85 hahaha
POSTED: 05/01/2008 07:09am]]> Comments Thu, 01 May 2008 07:09:51 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_86
POSTED: 05/01/2008 11:24am]]> Comments Thu, 01 May 2008 11:24:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_87
POSTED: 05/02/2008 07:39am]]> Comments Fri, 02 May 2008 07:39:10 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_88 KCW1229 wrote:

huh?
When I look at Musician's Friend Website the EPI Standard LPs run from 400 -600 USD. Apparently an Australian Dollar is very close to a USD (0.97 or so). That means the EPI should only cost slightly more there not double the price. 1299 AUD should buy you an Elitist series.
POSTED: 05/02/2008 10:10am]]> Comments Fri, 02 May 2008 10:10:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_89 POSTED: 05/04/2008 01:05am]]> Comments Sun, 04 May 2008 01:05:04 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_90 Kikuta wrote:

I love my Silverburst Epi LP Custom

they are sexy guitars
im gettig mine soon

and should i swap the pup's for some Seymour Duncan SH-6?

good idea or bad idea people?


POSTED: 05/22/2008 07:17am]]> Comments Thu, 22 May 2008 07:17:44 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_91 punkerkid!79! wrote:

no!!! dont think that way, Les Pauls are the greatest guitars on this earth!!! dont let this cheap heathen epiphone model let you down, play a Gibson..... trust me
Hahaha! NO! It's funny how some people think. If you didn't like the epiphone man, you won't like the gibson because you have to be talking about playability over sound and they both play exactly the same, they just have god awful pickups in the epiphone! If you didn't like it try something lighter and completely different like a high quality squire where they don't have a finish on the neck, have completely different pickups and look completely different. I've always been a lp man and probably always will be! If you're a starter guitarist don't get one. If you're quite experienced you can make it sing and you won't let bad machine heads stop you either, cause any numbskull can get them replaced with this new magical thing called locking machine heads for about 20 quid! Take my advice dude try something else!
POSTED: 05/27/2008 05:39pm]]> Comments Tue, 27 May 2008 17:39:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_92 im gettig mine soon

and should i swap the pup's for some Seymour Duncan SH-6?




i like the deeper sound that you get out of the guitar, but if you like brghter, thinner tone, then swap em.

good idea or bad idea people?



POSTED: 05/28/2008 03:44pm]]> Comments Wed, 28 May 2008 15:44:01 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_93 KenG wrote:

KCW1229 wrote:

huh?
When I look at Musician's Friend Website the EPI Standard LPs run from 400 -600 USD. Apparently an Australian Dollar is very close to a USD (0.97 or so). That means the EPI should only cost slightly more there not double the price. 1299 AUD should buy you an Elitist series.

yeah but import costs are a *****. epi's have to go to he USA for QC before they come here. hence epi's have crap QC. if they would ship them via japan for QC they would kick ass.
POSTED: 05/28/2008 07:32pm]]> Comments Wed, 28 May 2008 19:32:56 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_94 POSTED: 05/29/2008 08:19am]]> Comments Thu, 29 May 2008 08:19:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_95 dutch5367 wrote:

I've had my Les Paul standard for two years now and it's never let me down yet. I owned a Gibson Les Paul Studio before and I like the Epi standard much better.

but if I could afford a Gibson Les Paul classic or standard of course I would get one.
POSTED: 05/29/2008 08:20am]]> Comments Thu, 29 May 2008 08:20:50 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_96 Atreyu154 wrote:

Who comes into a les paul review to bitch about it being epiphone and that it isnt a ESP, Les Paul invented the electric guitar so while you praise the rest remember who layed the foundations and whether its epiphone or gibson is just a inset headstock and labour costs, As for my Custom best and only guitar i'll ever own or play. Thank you Les Paul.

Um, Dude, ill think you'll find that Leo Fender invented the First Solid Bodied Electric Guitar. The Fender Esquire, a single pickup version of the Telecaster.
THEN Gibson came out with the Les Paul
POSTED: 05/29/2008 10:50am]]> Comments Thu, 29 May 2008 10:50:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_97 sabbath1313 wrote:

After hearing all the great things about Les Pauls I finally decided to try one and I was very disappointed. In my opinion this guitar is one of the worst I have played. I will most likely never own any Les Pauls.


no dont get discouraged epi les paul customs are a hit or a miss. Some a better then gibsons and some are worse then squires. You just have to try as many as possible finding the best one.
POSTED: 05/29/2008 11:24am]]> Comments Thu, 29 May 2008 11:24:03 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_98
I was thinking about getting this guitar or the epiphone les paul standard as a second guitar...My mum says she's not going to buy me the real deal just yet...so would anyone recommend it to a year old guitarist? thanks in advance
POSTED: 05/29/2008 01:22pm]]> Comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:22:04 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_99 thisismyacc wrote:

sabbath1313 wrote:

After hearing all the great things about Les Pauls I finally decided to try one and I was very disappointed. In my opinion this guitar is one of the worst I have played. I will most likely never own any Les Pauls.


no dont get discouraged epi les paul customs are a hit or a miss. Some a better then gibsons and some are worse then squires. You just have to try as many as possible finding the best one. Its like that with all guitars, and dont buy display guitars, break that shit in yourself
POSTED: 05/29/2008 02:08pm]]> Comments Thu, 29 May 2008 14:08:10 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_100
Anyway cheap or not you could still always throw in a set of burstbuckers or 60 reissue pickups and make these things sound like champs.... mind you its not gibson but for a lefty like myself we have to pay new price becuase its extremely hard to ind old and used in our style. But damn still it makes for a nice guitar if you put a bit of work in it. Specially on tubes.

mmmmm tubes.....
POSTED: 05/29/2008 05:36pm]]> Comments Thu, 29 May 2008 17:36:18 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_101

























POSTED: 05/29/2008 06:33pm]]> Comments Thu, 29 May 2008 18:33:26 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_102 POSTED: 06/05/2008 11:28pm]]> Comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:28:56 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_103 1010 wrote:

dr460n_n1nj4 wrote:

i purchased a roughed up ebony les paul custom from a friend. when i purchased it, it had tarnished and rusted gold hardware and pickups. when playing in alternative tunings such as drop d, the pick-ups wouldnt give the full tone and would cut in and out. nearly a year after getting the les paul is amassed all chrome hardware and a dimarizio d sonic pickup. i'vve been playing my les paul with the new setup for about 4 months not and i am amazed at the difference. while the chrome hardware only changes the aesthetics of the beast, the d sonic produces an amazing tone when combined withe sustain of the les paul. i've played gibson les paul standards, and they dont hold anything up to my remastered epi.

for the price, its a great guitar, throw another $150 into it on a great pickup, and it will blow any other axe away.

I don't know about anybody else here, but this worries me because one of the greatest things about gold is that it neither rusts or tarnishes. If the gold on this guitar is doing either than it means it is not real gold. Just thought I would point that out.
POSTED: 06/08/2008 04:23am]]> Comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:23:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_104 POSTED: 06/14/2008 05:36am]]> Comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:36:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_105 POSTED: 06/14/2008 05:38am]]> Comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:38:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_106 pretanga wrote:

hey guys just wondering can the pick ups on the les paul custom be replaced with a 'normal' pick up like a seymour duncan distortion or jb at the bridge? do they need specific dimensions etc is what im wondering. and also if you replace the pick up does it need the chrome cover to always be covering the pick up?
The pickups are standard humbucking size so you can drop in any HB pickup. The chrome covers are just different construction form exposed bobbin styles. Either will be fine. Your choice.
POSTED: 06/19/2008 12:42pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:42:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_107
POSTED: 06/23/2008 10:08pm]]> Comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:08:16 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_108 also on mine pinch harmonics are hard to do and so are natural harmonics, this is a lot of better on the hot solo pickup but still it isnt great. Mine came with a shocking buzz and a slippy tuning peg that wont allow itself to be fixed. hope this review was helpful. If you can't afford a les paul better than this, find one in store, make sure there are no hardware problems and then replace the pickups with duncans
POSTED: 10/16/2008 05:09pm]]> Comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:09:52 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_109 POSTED: 10/31/2008 12:19am]]> Comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:19:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_110 POSTED: 11/24/2008 11:35am]]> Comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:35:01 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_111 POSTED: 12/11/2008 05:05pm]]> Comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:05:20 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_112 POSTED: 12/22/2008 09:40am]]> Comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:40:06 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_113 POSTED: 01/25/2009 12:19pm]]> Comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:19:39 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_114 http://www.aage.dk/shoppingsystem/vare.a...
I bought this one recently, about 6 months ago. I LOVE it. Every thing is awesome about it, it is a waste of money to buy a Gibson, when you can get this.
POSTED: 04/09/2009 10:07am]]> Comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:07:26 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_115 POSTED: 04/22/2009 09:03pm]]> Comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:03:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_116 cerveza wrote:

Atreyu154 wrote:

Who comes into a les paul review to bitch about it being epiphone and that it isnt a ESP, Les Paul invented the electric guitar so while you praise the rest remember who layed the foundations and whether its epiphone or gibson is just a inset headstock and labour costs, As for my Custom best and only guitar i'll ever own or play. Thank you Les Paul.

i agree with you i love Gibsons as well, but the les paul isn't the first electric guitar, it's the first solidbody guitar

no it wasnt. the broad/no/tele-caster was.

also what are the nuts on these things made of?
POSTED: 04/24/2009 11:51am]]> Comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:51:18 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_117
POSTED: 06/07/2009 11:44am]]> Comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:44:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_118 ElectriPUNK wrote:

only difference between epi and gibson is the headstock

electronics aswell...
POSTED: 06/09/2009 05:09am]]> Comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:09:31 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_119
the nuts on the epiphone are plastic.
but on the gibson they use bone nuts.


POSTED: 06/10/2009 03:41am]]> Comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:41:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_120 i reckon its great except one of my strap buttons came out only after a couple of months
and the gold harware seems to wear off pretty quick
great guitar though and good sound.
POSTED: 06/10/2009 05:41am]]> Comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:41:34 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_121 sabbath1313 wrote:

After hearing all the great things about Les Pauls I finally decided to try one and I was very disappointed. In my opinion this guitar is one of the worst I have played. I will most likely never own any Les Pauls. WTF??? :O
POSTED: 06/12/2009 02:18pm]]> Comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:18:33 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_122 sabbath1313 wrote:

After hearing all the great things about Les Pauls I finally decided to try one and I was very disappointed. In my opinion this guitar is one of the worst I have played. I will most likely never own any Les Pauls.

Same story, bro. The pickups sound pretty thin and the fretboard was so dry. Now if they made this axe with Duncans/EMGs and an ebony fretboard...
POSTED: 07/25/2009 03:54am]]> Comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:54:42 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_123 POSTED: 08/23/2009 01:46pm]]> Comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:46:17 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_124 Triv_fan_123 wrote:

i think epiphone is better than gibson. gibson is more of an icon now. just a status symbol.

well said
POSTED: 01/03/2010 08:38pm]]> Comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:38:45 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_125
POSTED: 02/12/2010 09:27pm]]> Comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:27:40 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_126 Triv_fan_123 wrote:

i think epiphone is better than gibson. gibson is more of an icon now. just a status symbol.

Epiphones are definitely the best guitar you can get for the money. I own both an Epiphone SG and Les Paul, but they are not better than a Gibson. There is just something about a Gibson that feels right.
POSTED: 05/24/2010 01:15pm]]> Comments Mon, 24 May 2010 13:15:40 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_127 Epiphones are definitely the best guitar you can get for the money. I own both an Epiphone SG and Les Paul, but they are not better than a Gibson. There is just something about a Gibson that feels right.

Yeah, thats about right. I own a Epiphone Les Paul, and I love it. It's not nearly as good sounding as a Gibson, and he has a point. Gibsons do just feel right, at least in my opinion.
POSTED: 06/25/2010 09:04am]]> Comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:04:18 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_128 Triv_fan_123 wrote:

i think epiphone is better than gibson.
You're entitled to your own opinion, even if it is completely wrong.
POSTED: 10/07/2010 06:55am]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:55:46 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_129 seemeel wrote:

Triv_fan_123 wrote:

i think epiphone is better than gibson.

You're entitled to your own opinion, even if it is completely wrong.

well said. ha. i own three gibsons and have gone through the painful learning process of buying epiphones and then selling them 2 years later slowly working my way up to gibson craftsmanship. yes it is better, and yes it is WAY more expensive.

i must say, out of all the epiphone les pauls i have played i believed the custom to be the best of them. i prefer mine in alpine white but it is annoying because i know from the factory it will sound horrible. i will immediately have to swap pick ups to get a decent tone and then that raises the price by $200 + $599 = $900. Now just as an example for $300 more i got a used Gibson Les Paul Classic with burstbuckers I & II and for $1200 I got a brand new Gibson SG 61' RI.

Here is my gripe, long term investment is way better for a Gibson. They RETAIN THEIR VALUE. Epiphones do not. Buy a USED Gibby and you will most likely never lose money on it. That is my rant. Oh and finally the only reason I would ever buy an Epi Custom LP is because the Gibson is $3,000. Way overpriced IMO.
POSTED: 10/07/2010 09:42am]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:42:14 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_130 POSTED: 10/07/2010 11:16am]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:16:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_131
Then later their ears get better and learn what a terrible tone they were really getting.
POSTED: 10/07/2010 02:09pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:09:34 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_132 seemeel wrote:

Triv_fan_123 wrote:

i think epiphone is better than gibson.
You're entitled to your own opinion, even if it is completely wrong.

It depends. If you've only got $1000, you're better off getting an Epiphone or another brand altogether. If price isn't an issue, then of course a $5000 Gibson would blow any Epi out of the water.
POSTED: 10/07/2010 02:35pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:35:31 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_133 TheAbsentOne wrote:

You also need to realize, though, inexperienced guitarists usually idolize someone who plays a Les Paul, and then they see they use Marshall amps, thus they purchase POS amps like the MG series because it has the Marshall name on it. They know no better, but just knowing they have their LP running through a Marshall satisfies them.

Then later their ears get better and learn what a terrible tone they were really getting.

So true, i did it haha. I've got lots of decent marshall valve amps to use at colleGe though so its all good!
POSTED: 10/07/2010 03:03pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:03:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_134
TheAbsentOne wrote:

You also need to realize, though, inexperienced guitarists usually idolize someone who plays a Les Paul, and then they see they use Marshall amps, thus they purchase POS amps like the MG series because it has the Marshall name on it. They know no better, but just knowing they have their LP running through a Marshall satisfies them.

Then later their ears get better and learn what a terrible tone they were really getting.


Unfourtunately what these beginners and also the more experienced player fails to realise most of the time is that the guitars their favorite artists actually use are NOT what they appear to be. Most musicians will use custom built instruments to get their unique sound and companies like Gibson, Fender, Jackson etc pay big money to the artist to stick their logo on the headstock. A good example is Slash's AFD LP... Sorry folks but that's not a Gibson! Check out Ed Roman Guitars - Fabulous Fakes.. You'll get the idea.

Also for the record, not all Epi's are crap. Do you really think Gibson would just scrap hours of work on a guitar because the body is off by a mere 1/32 of an inch? They'll stick an Epi logo on it and sell it off anyway. It's business!! I also think that if you have $5000 to spend on a guitar then you should invest in a quality custom made guitar where you get $5K's worth of guitar, not $1000 for guitar + $4000 for name = Gibson!
POSTED: 10/07/2010 04:36pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:36:58 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_135 POSTED: 10/07/2010 06:37pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:37:52 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_136  jetfuel495  wrote:
It depends. If you've only got $1000, you're better off getting an Epiphone or another brand altogether. If price isn't an issue, then of course a $5000 Gibson would blow any Epi out of the water.
Well there's not really much point in comparing a Gibson to an Epi, if your budget is only $1000... that's like saying a Hyundai is as good as a Bugatti Veyron, if you only have $15000, and it simply isn't true.
POSTED: 10/07/2010 10:26pm]]> Comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:26:59 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_137 POSTED: 10/08/2010 01:28am]]> Comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:28:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_138 Here, Here.
POSTED: 03/27/2011 04:24pm]]> Comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:24:53 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_139 POSTED: 07/09/2011 05:50pm]]> Comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:50:39 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_140 "I have owned a Gibson LP standard" I now own a Epiphone LP Custom. The Gibson is a Great guitar. Still for the price you cannot go wrong with the Epiphone LP Custom. I love this guitar, and the tone suits me more then the Gibson. The best thing about the Epiphone is that when I gig I'm not freak'n out over something happening to my axe. With the Gibson I was always worried. I can buy 3 0r 4 Epiphone LP Customs for the price of one Gibson LP standard.
Overall my main reason like I said was the tone of the Custom suited my taste more. Nuff Said.
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POSTED: 07/26/2011 10:17pm]]> Comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:17:15 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_142 graysquirrel38 wrote:

Epi-LP $600-$700, Gib LP $3,500+, if you can honestly, and I mean Honestly justify paying that much more, when you can tweak the Epi, to sound just as good if not better than the Gib, then you probably drive a hummer, and wear a wife-beater.
OR, you're a professional working musician. I was a heavy equipment mechanic for 15 years.. All Snap on, blue point, and a little bit of craftsman thrown in. 30 grand in tools at one point. Now I work on my car.. Stanley, Proto, and a few craftsman thrown in. I'm a profesional musician now... Part time. I Haven't made enough money playing music to pay for a true Gibson LP in a whole year.. so My Epiphone Les Paul does the job, and nobody at the Southside Saloon notices a thing. I'll spend soem extra money on gibson Pups, and electronics. the wood is all machined by robots now anyway, either in Memphis, or Nashville, or China, and the finishes today aren't what they were in 59 or 67... Grab an Epi, and ROCK ON!!! Quit trying to be the jones's... My $0.02
POSTED: 10/19/2011 10:53pm]]> Comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:53:39 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_143 POSTED: 10/27/2011 11:00pm]]> Comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:00:36 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_144 The tuners are great stock and never gave problems holding tuning before changing them.
Then why did you change them?
POSTED: 12/05/2011 04:05pm]]> Comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:05:18 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_145 (Review by Corle)

Pros: Amazing actions, Best pickups ever
If it has the same Epiphone pickups than my (sold) Epi LP Std (that I think it has), they were pretty weak pickups. Though your review says it has Gibson pickups but I doubt it. They may be Gibson designed but I don't think they equip these guitars with real Gibson pickups as stock pickups. But I didn't find the Epi pickups great. They were good for start but after buying my Charvel with Dimarzio pickups there was no comparison. Charvel sounded much better.
POSTED: 04/11/2012 06:02am]]> Comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:02:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_146 POSTED: 06/01/2012 02:18pm]]> Comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:18:59 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_147 POSTED: 06/23/2012 08:58pm]]> Comments Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:58:02 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_148 POSTED: 06/25/2012 10:01am]]> Comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:01:11 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_149 POSTED: 07/19/2012 12:42pm]]> Comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:42:28 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/epiphone/les_paul_custom/index.html#u_150
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