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Apr 4 2010, 05:25 AM
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In that price range and for the type of music, walk into your music store and definitely try some entry level schecters.
 Cant comment on LP studio as I've never played one. 
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Apr 4 2010, 05:43 AM
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If you are looking at a Gibson LP Studio and decide that a "Paul" style guitar is what you want, please consider this guitar it will not disappoint! (Neck is not as thick either)
http://www.rondomusic.com/al3000prest.html Look at the build quality for the money and then make your decision... Solid Mahogany body/neck, ebony fretboard, abalone inlays, triple bound head/body, bound neck, Wilkinson alinco V pickups, Grover tuners, and a set neck..(Korean Made) Good luck on your search for a second axe! 
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Apr 5 2010, 09:10 AM
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Well i am not in any way a specialist, but i would like to add my own 2 cents to this..... My first real guitar was Epiphone Les Paul Standard, if you don't count my "Beginner Set" guitar. Compared to Gibson Les Pauls, my LP was kinda So-So... Decent guitar but sometimes makes you wish for more.
About a year ago i upgrades to Epiphone Les Paul Ultra-II and was best decision i ever made. Unlike Epi LP Standard, Ultra-II is Korean Made instead of Chinese made. Craftsmanship is way better, chambered body makes it much lighter (That kinda helps people like me who have had back injury, cause real LP weighs a ton hehe)Extra Nanomag pickups allows for extra room, you can get almost Fender-like single coil tone when you configure it properly. Its a $800 guitar, and in my opinion its better than a cheapest Gibson LP that you can get, way better. And if you put new pickups in, it will be a monster guitar, I'm still waiting for extra dough so i could put new pickups in, but that's something i will definitely do. When i took it in my hands for a first time - i was ecstatic, and i have never regretted getting it. It still sits right next me now and i doubt I'll ever trade it in for anything else. I got 2 electrics now, second guitar i got is a Mexican made Ash Telecaster and it also is a very good guitar, and I'm happy i got it. I just didn't have money for American Made Telecaster, but this one has never made me regret for buying it. I know that if i had more money i would get American made guitars - i would buy American made, but since i don't i settled on these two, and i stand by my choice. Its a personal opinion of course. If you'll have time, i would recommend trying them both. This post has been edited by antonskv: Apr 5 2010, 09:11 AM -------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Apr 5 2010, 02:55 PM
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QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ Apr 5 2010, 06:46 AM)  The Epiphone Les Paul Ultra is extremely good for the price you pay BUT it is not as good as the cheapest Gibson! How do I know? Well Epiphone is the daughter company of Gibson and the salesmen at Gibson have people working at Epiphone to make sure that the quality of Epiphone stays behind Gibson! There are people at the quality control making sure that the guitars don't surpass their originals... they also whatch out that the used woods are worse than what Gibson uses. It's sad for Epiphone because I am sure their guitars COULD be a lot better but I can also understand Gibson because they would ruin their own market if there were cheaper and better versions of the same guitar available. Zakk, That's cool, i can respect your opinion. But my friend has a Gibson LP Studio, so i have played them both, and in my opinion Epi Ultra-II is better than Gib's LP Studio, especially if you upgrade pickups. There is logic in what you are saying and i do agree with you, but you're talking about general subject of Gibson vs. Epiphone guitars, and I'm talking about a very specific one. But hey we can agree to disagree on this Praetorian, That's a good recommendation, i played Hellraiser, its a good guitar. Sick playing by the way!  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Apr 5 2010, 03:24 PM
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I agree with Zakk, LP Studio is definitely worth of waiting and spending couple of hundreds more. It's a great guitar, with great sound, and with pickup upgrade it will rock even more. I suggest you wait, collect the money, and spend time in stores trying out as many guitars as you can.
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Apr 7 2010, 01:06 AM
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QUOTE (skennington @ Apr 3 2010, 11:43 PM) If you are looking at a Gibson LP Studio and decide that a "Paul" style guitar is what you want, please consider this guitar it will not disappoint! (Neck is not as thick either) http://www.rondomusic.com/al3000prest.html Look at the build quality for the money and then make your decision... Solid Mahogany body/neck, ebony fretboard, abalone inlays, triple bound head/body, bound neck, Wilkinson alinco V pickups, Grover tuners, and a set neck..(Korean Made) Good luck on your search for a second axe! That guitar looks and sounds good in the video and the price is right. Do you actually have one? -------------------- Had a guitar hanging, just about waist high, and we are going to play these things until the day we die. |
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Apr 7 2010, 01:08 PM
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All I can say about Epiphone Vs Gibson is that I have both an Epi SG & a Gibson SG, and the Gibson weights almost twice as much! So there is definitely a difference in the wood quality. Not to mention the pickups. Epi is much more headstock-heavy (and thus uncomfortable when playing) than the Gibson. There are other cosmetic differences (nitro finish, amount of pieces of wood used, bindings, etc.) but the weight is, in my opinion, the biggest.
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