Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top Electric Guitar, Transparent Amber

Product Features

• Solid mahogany body
• Flamed maple veneer over carved top
• Set mahogany neck
• Slim taper neck
• Rosewood fingerboard

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Delightfully Surprised by Sound and Weight..

I bought this Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus recently and was really surprised by its sound and weight. Comparing it to my Les Paul Supreme and my Les Paul Florentine, I found it to weigh about the same as the Supreme, which is cored. The finish is very good, the figuring doesn't quite look like the picture (I bought a "honey burst" that showed about the same figuring. I'd give the figuring an "A" but not an "AA," but the figuring matched. The back is a finished mahogany and very nice, not a solid dark stain like an Les Paul Classic I once had, which weighed probably 8 lbs more.

The sound was very good, not as "lively" as the Supreme or Florentine, but for $2,600.00 less, it shouldn't be. However, when cranked up, it was hardly distinguishable. The action was indistinguishable to me, but I'm a novice of sorts.

If you are looking for a good LP sound at a very affordable price, I wouldn't hesitate getting this. Parents could even afford to give this to see if it brings out the "talent" in their teenager.

I bought mine through Musician's Friend because I know they have a no questions asked return policy. I would suggest you get the hardcase ($59.95) and some better strings (10mm Gibson's is standard for Gibson's LP).

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