sbrenn01 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I see from the major online websites that the "Epiphone Les Paul Ultra PRO" is dropping in price. Is Epiphone discontinuing this model? Any opinions or reviews from owners or comments from anyone familiar with this guitar are appreciated. Is it well made? how's she sound? Does anyone have a pic of one they would be kind enough to show? I am guessing they're made in China, but I believe they're set up in Nashville. Any comments appreciated!!! (Keep practicing, what else is gonna make you better?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I enjoy the names Epiphone/Gibson use for naming the guitars they produce. Les Paul...well, he kind of invented the style, ultra...nice quilted top, Pro...split coil push/pull "pots", Plus or Plus top +....flamed top. Les Paul ultra flame top plus with matching case, split coil humbuckers and nano-elixer "nano web, or poly web" strings. Say that 3 times fast. What else can you add to the "title" of subject Epiphone guitars...lol Comment ??? well, they are still selling them and have not been discontinued. They look OK, probably sound OK too. Buy one, and review it for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 All my MIC Epiphone's have (so far) been good, for me. The thing about Epiphone's is, for a reasonable price, you can usually find a decent guitar, most of the time. Same as with any other guitar brand. And, if you don't like it, you can get after market parts to spiffy it up a little. and if you do, it may be better than most "off the shelf" guitars. With all the recent improvements, Epiphone is presently producing some fine instruments...imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrenn01 Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Well I did some checking and this is an "out of production" model. So is my 'inspired by Lennon" Casino, glad I got that one!! I wonder if the Ultra Pro is an archtop model. If I can find that out, and it has one, then I am going to own one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrenn01 Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Well, I ordered one from MF, and expect it here by week's end. The price was right, and I pulled the trigger. Crossing my fingers that I get a good one.. there's always a bit of concern that I might get a lemon, or hit the jackpot. And I am glad I saved the $40 sales tax. I will keep up mt posts here so that I can share the experience. There's something about a new guitar that gets my psyche built up for praacitcing and also exploring new sounds. Truth be told, I had a genuine Made in USA Les Paul Studio Faded, and I ending up selling it. First: the neck was like a cheese-grater. sliding mt hands along the neck led to flesh being grabbed and the sharp nut edges became too much. Second: the solid body got heavy after playing while standing. I loved the burstbuckers, but the switch had to be replaced; my guitar repair shop said the switch was not a proper Gibson quality switch, he speculated that it ws used as a cost saving measure. After all I was getting a venerable "Made in USA" guitar with burstbucker pro pups and costs had to be cut somewhere. I had assumed that the fact that my guitar was basically an unpolished, no-frills-on-the-finish product meant I was getting Gibson quality. It was not to be, and I sold it, not losing too much in he bargain Then last year I bought an "Inspired by Lennon" Epiphone Casino and wow, what a machine! What a nice instrument. Fit, finish the neck, the sound....like I'm playing off of the roof at Apple studios! Switchcraft switch and jack. USA P-90s. A sleek, sweet and sexy machine paid just under $850; it was cheaper than that USA Les Paul! So now I'm going with Epiphone again. Hoping the finish is nice, the guitar is lighter. Wanting that back "belly scarf" to dovetail nicely with my surgically altered mid-section. Thinking I'll get some sweet sounds out of the Probuckers, drooling over the coil-tap possibilities... :wub: . . Next, look for the review when I get this baby! Cross yer fingers and hope I get the *perfect* gitty! Pics and a review coming up!! Be well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrenn01 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 OK, I did it; pulled the trigger and got a nice new Les Paul Ultra PRO. Cherry burst. I'm also putting a link here to show off my new purchase. Once again, I have reinforced this fact: Purchasing a second tier (Epiphone instead of Gibson, Squier instead of Fender) guitar is a better choice than paying all that extra money for a 'top shelf' name. It's a shame that this is the case. I sold my Gibson Les Paul; it was too heavy, the neck was like a cheese grater and the switch was wonky. Had to spend $175 to have all that fixed after having it for about a year. My Squier SSH Tele had "Duncan designed" pups and it plays very nice compared to my USA Deluxe Strat. Yes, the Strat plays nicer and sounds better, but not "Four Times the "Price" better!! OK, rant time is over, check out how pretty she looks! http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/sbrenn01/slideshow/LPUP Now I got to think up a name.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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