Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Epiphone Les Paul Special II Left-Handed Electric Guitar, Heritage Cherry Sunburst


Product Description

What's so special about this LP? The super-low price for starters, and that's not all. It's a left-hander. Made with a mahogany and rosewood neck, alder/maple body, smooth 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, and chrome hardware, this baby is every bit as handsome as its uptown cousins. Features 2 humbucking pickups that deliver long, singing sustain and true LP tones.

Product Review

For the money, the Les Paul Special II is quite possibly the most tempting Les Paul ever made for the Left handed guitarist. However, most experienced players are probably wondering... what am I getting into, here, buying one of these budget versions of a classic? Well, for starters, you are getting phenomenal tone, worthy of the Les Paul name. Yes, I have had mine for almost four years now and have played along with other musicians using far more expensive top of the line guitars... and I never fail to get complements on the tones I get out of this instrument. From smooth clean, to heavy distortion, the two humbucking pickups give you tremendous flexibility and perhaps the best Les Paul sound you will ever find for a guitar is this price range.

Those are the pros. Here are the cons: Inexpensive instruments = inexpensive parts. Out of the box, my guitar sounded great and the comfortable low action set up was more then adequate to keep me content. However, with time, this guitar will reveal and keep you reminded that it is an inexpensive guitar. The inside electronics will require maintenance at some point, and possibly an eventual replacement, as they become loose and produce bad static noise with time (I have found I am not the only one with this problem). The machine heads, knobs, and cheap plastic jackplate you also want to eventually replace or upgrade. However, these are relatively inexpensive fixes (plus the warranty covers a lot). If you are willing to accept that this guitar will require some fix ups down the road, with this price I'd say you are still getting quite an amazing instrument. Oh, and did I mention the guitar simply looks awesome?

Despite its cons, this guitar will give you the Les sound without the expected Les price tag. It's not perfect, but you won't be braking the bank here either. For the beginner, or budget minded like myself, there is very much to like about the Les Paul Special II. And for the left-handed player, even more!!!
By.Joele Poet "joele_"

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Epiphone Dot Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst


Product Description

Everyone wants to own the coveted Gibson ES335 Dot. Now everyone can with this Epiphone, authorized by Gibson USA model. The Dot has all the styling of the original 1958, traditional F holes, slim body design, vintage knobs, and of course two humbucking pickups to give it the tone.

Product Review

I actually have a special edition with a flamed maple sunburst top and gold hardware, which I think looks better and is also the same price. This thing is a really nice instrument. It's gorgeous looking and, despite being a budget guitar, can get gorgeous tone.

I've got a 15 watt Line 6 digital amp, and it even sounds great through that. The pickups are '57 Classic Alnicos (I don't know what alnico means, but it's good), and can get nice warm jazzy clean tones, wailing electric blues, fuzzy rock, punk, and thick metal. It sounds awesome on the bridge pickup with full midrange and about 3/4 treble, just enough distortion to get fuzzy power chords, and a bit of reverb. I highly recommend this guitar.

By.Susan M. Gibbs "guero"
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Epiphone Sheraton II Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst


Product Description
The Sheraton II Archtop Guitar features 2 humbuckers, gold hardware, and a Natural finish. The scale is 24.75 in. and the nut width is 1.68 in. The neck joint is set and the neck material is 3-piece Maple. The fingerboard is made of Rosewood with Block and Triangle markers. The body material is laminated Maple, as is the top.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Epiphone EJ-200CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Black


Product Description

It's Epiphone's version of the Gibson classic, the guitar you've seen in the hands of everyone from Elvis to Emmylou. Big jumbo maple body with a select spruce top, Moustache bridge, gold hardware, and crown inlays on the fingerboard. Beautiful to behold, it has huge sound that you can easily amplify via the under-bridge pickup.

Product Review

Always wanted to own this Guitar and my dream has become true. It sings so beautifully and I enjoy every moment I spend with it. I love the ringing that remains inside as I play and it is so close to my heart.
By. Joseph Gaspar

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Epiphone Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar, Ebony

Product Description

The classic "tuxedo" look and world famous features that have made the Les Paul Custom a hit since 1954 are now available in a great price range with the Epiphone Les Paul Custom.

Product Review

I love it, can't get enough of it. I have it hooked up to a line6 and the FVB Express board, I don't think there is a sound that it can't make. It plays easy, I'm used to acoustics Ovation mostly and I love the way they play. When I tried this the first time it was like I had to keep looking to be sure it was my hands that were playing it. Very happy I got it.

One complaint when it came it was lose in the box it fell out of the Epiphone box into the shipping box and strings were broken. They sent me a new set but come on tape the box shut. either they were setting it up and forgot to pack it back right or someone was using it.

Luckily their was no other damage I could see and not other finger prints. It took me a while to calm down but once I did I sunk deep into this guitar. You may lose your wife or girlfriend, fair warning I keep getting up in the middle of the night to try something I dreamed up.
By.R Stewart

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Friday, April 18, 2008

Epiphone EAKCS Allen Woody Bass Case


The Epiphone EAKCS Allen Woody Bass Case is a black Tolex case made to order to transport and protect your Allen Woody bass. This bass case features chrome hardware, padded/plush interior, and accessories compartment. Dimensions: Exterior: 45-1/4" x 16-1/2" x 4-5/8". Interior: 44-1/4" x 15" x 4-5/8". Accessories box: 9" x 5".

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Epiphone EB-0 Gig Rig Bass Player Pack, Cherry


The Epiphone EB-0 Gig Rig Bass Player Pack includes an Epiphone EB-0 electric bass guitar with vintage headstock and massive humbucker, a Studio Bass 10 amp with 3-band EQ and presence control, beginner DVD, quartz tuner, gig bag, strap, cable, and picks.

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Monday, April 14, 2008

Valve Junior Guitar Combo Amp


The Epiphone Valve Junior Class A Guitar Amplifier features slick vintage looks, 5 watts of all-tube power, special design 8" speaker, and more!

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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Epiphone WildKat Ltd Electric Guitar, Translucent Black Chrome


This wild guitar has a lot to catch the fancy of all kinds of players: chrome Vibratone tailpiece for vintage detail, flamed maple top for gorgeous looks, and 2 Alnico V P-90s for hot-rodded tone. Maple neck, rosewood fretboard, mahogany sides and back, and body and neck binding. Limited lifetime warranty.

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Monday, April 7, 2008

Epiphone Les Paul Ultra-II Electric Guitar, Midnight Ebony


The Les Paul Ultra-II is a truly different hybrid guitar combining a real Les Paul Guitar with a fingerboard-mounted NanoMAG Samarium/Cobalt pickup and electronics to produce shimmering acoustic tones with ultra-wide dynamic range. It is crafted with the same acoustic chambers as those in the regular Les Paul Ultra. Comprehensive NanoMAG controls are discretely incorporated into the back cover.

True Stereo outputs capable of both mono and stereo with a regular cable.The NanoMAG is a magnetic pickup with an air coil and a composition of different samarium cobalt magnets incorporating active electronics in a minimum of space. The pickup is protected by an epoxy layer, and the silver-platinum shielding, together with the active electronics, provides a low impedance, hum free output signal.

The NanoMAG pickup provides an acoustic sound, but can also produce sweet blues and jazz tones. It is very resistant to the feedback and offers incredible dynamics in all positions.Based upon Epiphone s top-selling Les Paul Ultra, the Ultra-II adds a proprietary NanoMAG low-impedance pickup embedded into the fingerboard and custom electronics to create a Les Paul that is not only capable of blistering, electric guitar riffs but also shimmering acoustic-like tones and when combined, greatly expanded frequency range and tonal capabilities.

The goal of the Ultra-II was to create a more versatile guitar that was capable of not only real Les Paul tone, but also acoustic-lik...

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