Epiphone Les Paul Standard ’50s
Rating: 4.5 / 5
Real Les Paul thump and sustain at a beginner-friendly price. The obvious pick if you want a rock and blues machine rather than a Strat.
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Pros
- Authentic Les Paul tone
- Quality ProBucker pickups
- Coil-splitting adds versatility
- Premium look and feel
Cons
- Heavy
- Less suited to sparkly clean styles
- Setup can need attention out of the box
Big, warm and built for rock
The modern Epiphone Les Paul Standard is a serious instrument: a mahogany body with a maple cap, ProBucker humbuckers with coil-splitting, and that unmistakable thick, sustaining tone. It is heavier than a Strat and the shorter scale feels different under the fingers, but for rock, blues and heavier styles it is hard to beat at the price.
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