Comments on: Gibson Announces Three New Limited Edition Slash Signature LPs

By: Slash_Reminds_me_of Gene_Simmons

Slash_Reminds_me_of Gene_Simmons — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:37:41 +0000

paying $1,000 bucks for an epiphone Les Paul Standard is uh…

Slash has the chops. we love him. But a guitar manufactured in China where labor laws are a bit different from the united states… an insane price tag of twice what another Epi LP costs… is downright deplorable. Slash has become ESTABLISHMENT. unless they’ve really increased the wages of the factory workers in china this equals a load of crap folks. & if you’re taken in by the imagery & sales talk. go for it. it amuses me how young rockers eventually come to crossroads in the Jungle… commerce.

In fairness there is a longer neck tenon.. and “better” pickups.. but take off the truss rod cover and what do we have?

Epiphone Les Paul Standard. tobacco burst. handcrafted in China. MSRP 549. buyers can get em to knock off about 75 dollars if you bug em long enough.

By: James A

James A — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:17:16 +0000

Well I have just bought the Epiphone model and I am Very happy with it :)
The feel of the neck, tone and sustain differ from my Epiphone les paul standard with glued neck (I had upgraded the pickups to Alnico Pro II)
The neck is quite a bit thicker than my standard. I thought it would slow me down at first and make playing mo combersome. It doesnt. Instead its more comfortable to play & I dont reposition my hand as much as on the standard. The neck reminds me of that on my Fender Fat Strat Texas Special.
The sustain is excellent. Hit a chord or bar and the tone ooses out thick and just keeps on going, its very addictive and u dont wanna put it down once you start. Makes you want to continuously bend and bend and bend….
Its also gorgeous to look at. My standard is cherry bust and the Dark Tobacco looks nicer and more special.
The only way I could fault it is the trim along the top part of the neck (where you look down with the dots) Its creme and a bit dodgy looking. Its no where near enough to put me off the guitar..
So glad I managed to get one as most shops either couldnt get hold of any or are sold out on pre order alone! I spent a whole day calling up places.
My advice – BUY ONE

By: Manuel Iglesias

Manuel Iglesias — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:03:11 +0000

I beg to differ folks, and yes I am biased cause I’ve loved the man since 1991 and know how picky he is about his gear, so anything Gibson makes in which he is willing to put his name has to be nothing less than great. Why don’t we play one of these babies before we pass on judgement, just a thought.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:05:36 +0000

To me, Slash will always be the Guns ‘N Roses guitarist. :)

And these guitars… overpriced!!

By: Don

Don — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:49:52 +0000

If the Korean or Chinese factory can make one model Epiphone with a long-tenon neck joint, then they can make them all that way. Gibson USA should go back to that too, for marketing hype, and for tone (hopefully!).

By: Tom L

Tom L — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:22:46 +0000

Slash is the man. But any way you slice it, this is still just a Les Paul with a plain top, ugly yellow burst, and uncovered pickups. Give me some figured maple, nickel pickup covers and a pickguard please!