Cheap Electric Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Standard Review

The Epiphone Les Paul Standard is a guitar based on the legendary Gibson Les Paul which is arguably one of the greatest electric guitars of all time. The Gibson version has been used by famous guitarists for half a century and continues to remain a mainstay used by some of the greatest guitarists to ever walk the planet including the likes of Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton. While the Gibson Les Paul has a sticker price of upwards of $5,000, the Epiphone is much more reasonable with the baseline model starting at about $200. The first thing that you notice about the Epiphone Les Paul is the fact that it looks like the Gibson and this guitar is stunning. In my opinion, the cherry sunburst Les Paul is the most beautiful guitar in the world and I own two, both an Epiphone (this model) and a Gibson.

While the Epiphone Les Paul Standard does not sound quite as good as the Gibson, it does sound fantastic. It has a really rich, crisp sound that is wonderful. Holding it feels really good, you can feel the quality in the wood of the body, the knobs feel nice and sturdy and not cheap, the fretboard is great, everything about is is very very high quality. The differences between the Epiphone Les Paul and the Gibson Les Paul are not that extensive. To be honest, the Epiphone Les Paul Standard is my favorite cheap electric guitar and the best guitar for under $1000 bar none. If you are looking for cheap electric guitars, this is the one to go with.

1. Jason Dohring says:

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   I highly recommend the guitar to anyone learning, heck, even those who have been playing for a while!