Comments on: Epiphone Releases Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:46:58 +0000

I got mine about 2 weeks ago. Its a brilliant guitar. The best two qualities is its playability and its sustain.

I compared this in the shop to the similarly priced Fender Strat Highway One.. and this craps all over the Fender. Easier to play, better feel to it, light and breasy fretboard/neck.

I just love it. Great guitar and a great price. If mine was stolen i would definatly have to buy another one exactly the same. The tone and sustain is understandably better than the Epi LP standard and the standard seems to have a sticky fretboard comparitively (unless someone spilt something on it in the shop :-P)

By: James A

James A — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:26:26 +0000

I am totally addicted to mine, play it every day since I bought it a good month ago. My guitar shop that set it up said there has been special attention to this model, frets are pretty much perfect and he was amazed at the sustain and wood quality. Its got some weight to it compared with the epiphone standard. Big difference in the tone between the two. (my ep standard also has original alnico pro 2′s & glued neck) I think i am gonna have to sell my standard now as its just no where near as good as this beauty!

By: Ambrose van Persie

Ambrose van Persie — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:30:20 +0000

Ive just picked one of these up, its totally insane man! i love it

By: JMH

JMH — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:51:31 +0000

I got it.. the sustain is great, it really lets the notes sing. Sounds as good as a Gibson, and the neck feels great.

The pickups are great for a hard/classic rock tone on distortion, as well as beautiful cleans and bluesy sounds. It’s not great for metal, but it’s not horrible.

Overall, great guitar with some killer tones. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase.

By: avangelist

avangelist — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:55:39 +0000

I was looking forward to perhaps Part X with my Zakk Wylde Ltd Epiphone for this more subtle looking counterpart.

I am in the UK and have just seen the proposed prices, bloody outrageous, it is nearly 1000 pounds, I paid under half that for my existing custom epiphone.

Out of Order!

By: dbell

dbell — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:36:58 +0000

“Being a lower price guitar, how well could it sound?”

Well I’d say it’s gonna sound pretty damn good. You’ve got good pickups and a longer neck tendon for added sustain and It’s the traditional maple top and mahogany back and neck.
I’m not saying all wood is equal here but come on, there isn’t some magical mahogany forest where only the USA guitars get their wood. Obviously Gibson saves the AAA flame stuff for their expensive guitars but that’s not giving you a tonal difference.
The big test for me is how is it gonna feel in my hands, unplugged. I’m looking forward to this trying this one out.

By: Guitar tabs

Guitar tabs — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:38:11 +0000

I ask myself if you don’t just put more money into ti just because this branding thing. Being a lower price guitar, how well could it sound?

By: Kay Kastum

Kay Kastum — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:20:48 +0000

I sure would love to add another collection of electric guitar. I think my one and only Mexican Fender Strat is overworked!

By: Don H

Don H — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:42:15 +0000

Not Duncan-Designed, but real Seymour Duncans. Is that model what Slash uses in his Gibsons? I’m partial to zebra coils myself, but the open coil double black looks cool. The Locktone bridge/tailpiece is Epiphone’s own, different take on Tonepros, and I believe it’s available almost across the board on Epis now. Long neck tenon, yes! Don’t most Epi Les Pauls have a 12″ radius?

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:36:41 +0000

Is it me, or are those pickups from the cheap SD line? Anyway, just the name “Seymour Duncan” will allow Epi to increase the price… The Tonepros won’t be free either. But the long tenon is a good thing.

It looks like Epiphone is realizing they’re facing an Asian concurrency more and more (having an Epi for $450 is fine, but an Edwards/Tokai/whatever imported from Japan for ‘only’ $50-100 more is a way better deal)… I hope they’ll propose better stuff, like Squier did recently, still.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:18:42 +0000

Slash is a personal favorite of mine. Just got done reading his self titled book. For anyone who is looking for a glimpse into what life was like before, during, and after G N’ R, check this out.

By: dbell

dbell — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:58:33 +0000

I would almost get this without playing it first but im curious about the feel of the 12″ fretboard radius.

Wish they would have thrown in the Fishman Powerbridge like the Gibson model but I’m guessing that broke their price point.

Anyone else think the open coil humbuckers make this look cheap? And why no Seymour Duncan labels on them?