Epiphone Les Paul-100 E1, Vintage Sunburst

Beautiful guitar! Top quality for the money.

I got into guitar playing a while ago, my father makes guitars for a living and they were always coming and going in our house during my childhood. I never really knew names or brands, to me it was just... guitar. So a couple of months ago I started researching the Gibson family company. I wanted a Les Paul ssoooooo baaaaaddd!!!!! but every one I saw was like $2,000. Then I learned of Epiphone and though that it could be a good chance for me to get a Les Paul. So I went on amazon, and the first result I got was about $150. I thought it was kinda crappy, but good enough. then I found the next level up for the LP special. the LP 100. I made a deal with my parents, paid for half of it, and bought it for Christmas. As I am only 13, This was a huge thing for me even thought I also have a Squire Stratocaster and an Ibanez RX series. but still, LES PAUL!!!So that's only the affordability of it. Now we get onto the actual Guitar itself. This guitar has all the features of a Vintage Sunburst Gibson Les Paul. (4 knobs, 22 frets, raised pick guard, two 700T duel Humbucker pickups, a 3 position selecter switch for the pickups on the top left corner, etc.) the only feature it doesn't have is the Gibson Les Paul has diamond type designs in the shape of trapezoids on the fretboard, and the LP 100 only has dots. If you want the trapezoids you can buy the Les Paul custom, or the Les Paul standard for a little more money. but it makes no difference if you're into it for the sound because the sound on this instrument is incredible. you can play literally anything. Any style. This baby can shred like a MONSTER!! yet weep like an angel. Play anything on it. no matter what style you're into, you can use this instrument. You can play Jazz, Blues, Pop, Hard rock, Soft rock, Classic rock, Metal, Death-metal, Punk, Grunge, Alternative, Goth, Scream-o, Van Halen, Satriani, Santana, etc. If you are a good player, yet inexperienced and ignorant of brands and sounds and styles, this guitar is for you. you can play with the knobs and get different sound.I believe that my life was just destined to have this guitar be a huge part of it so I absolutely love it. I played it at a wedding last week, and everyone was in shock. Epiphone is the official guitar of the game Rocksmith which is the fastest free way to learn guitar (minus the cost of the game and console) so if you want this guitar but don't know how to play, I would suggest buying the Rocksmith pack. which consists of the game, cable, guitar, and learners manual. I REALLY REALLY REALLY recommend this guitar for anyone with a budget and a passion. I love it.

It’s a nice guitar. It was actually set up pretty well. I only had to straighten the neck slightly to bring the strings closer to the frets in the middle. I bought a set up kit to check the specs.and make adjustments and I was pleasantly surprised. I have one complaint and that is that the tuning pegs aren’t the best. They are difficult to tune. I may need to replace them? Also, this is my second guitar, my first one needed to be replaced because the neck near the headstock was cracked. Returned it and got a good one within a couple of weeks.

Buying guitars online is always risky. However, this has to be hands down the best budget friendly electric guitar out of over 30 that I have purchased. When I say budget, I'm talking $400 or less. If you are looking for a great guitar, beginner or intermediate player, I can honestly say straight out of the box, all I did was tune it. Plays beautifully. You will not be disappointed as a beginner, but as an intermediate player you will notice the tuners are average, but they do stay in tune. The fret board is dry, so the frets have very slight sharpness to them on the edges. Nothing some 600-grit sandpaper can't take care of. Surprised that the finish was perfect. And I do mean flawless. Now for the advanced player, down to the nitty gritty picky stuff. Guitar could use locking tuners, a bone nut, and I would definitely change the bridge pickup. The neck pickup was sweet. Although, the bridge pickup was okay, a little upgrade is needed. My opinion. I like something a little hotter. The setup was little high. Easy to adjust. Still no fret buzz. No high or low frets for a bolt-on neck. The neck does feel a little chunky; but it is Les Paul style. And I didn't like the gloss finish on the back of the neck. The volume pots were very easy to move, while the tone pots were a little tighter. Could find no spurring on the bridge piece, and it didn't rattle at all. Like I said, this guitar is a steal for the money.