Epiphone Les Paul

Epiphone produce a wide range of Les Paul models to suit all budgets and purposes. The most popular model is the Epiphone Les Paul Standard, which was recently upgraded with the launch of the Plus Top Pros. This model has upgraded pickups and a genuine Flame Maple top so it looks and sounds close to the Gibson original. Another very popular model is the Les Paul Custom Pro. It features the same upgraded pickups as the Standard Plus Top Pro. It also has features such as headstock and fingerboard inlays, multiple-ply binding and gold hardware. This helps it achieve the same great looks as the famous Gibson Les Paul Custom. Players who do not need the extra decoration can opt for another popular model, the Epiphone Les Paul Studio. This model offers a slimmer, stripped down Les Paul with a bolt-on neck and powerful ceramic pickups. There are lots of variations on these models but these are the most popular varieties. Have a browse online or visit one of our guitarguitar stores where we have a large range of Epiphone Les Pauls.

Certain models over the years have been weight relieved but current models like the Standard and the Custom are not chambered.

Not at all. Since Gibson have owned Epiphone (or rather, they were both bought by the same conglomerate) since 1957, an Epiphone Les Paul is very much a 'real' Les Paul. It is made in China to a specific budget rather than crafted in the USA but the outline and design is the same. This is why Epiphone are allowed to display Les Paul's name on the headstock.

All Epiphone Les Paul models have a scale length of 24.75". This is slightly smaller then 'standard', which is 25.5". The 24.75" scale length is extremely popular and is used on all Gibson guitars too.

A set neck, sometimes referred to as a 'glued in' neck is a method for joining a guitar's neck to its body. It is a more time consuming and expensive method than simply bolting a neck onto a neck pocket. Set neck guitars are known to have more inherent sustain. This is because the glued join effectively makes the body and neck one big vibrating piece of wood. Lots of Epiphone guitars, including the Les Paul Standard and the Sheraton, are made in this way.