Guitarst Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Hi folks, I'm insterested in buying a budget "Les Paul", the best Epiphone as far as I could find out is the 60 Tribute, that comes with a made in USA electronics and Gibson 57 Classic PU set. Following you can see a great demo: The specs are not anymore in Epi website, but I found this interesting article: Epiphone 1960 Les Paul Tribute Plus Review, and seems a pretty fair review. Do you think that this would be a better choise than a Gibson LPJ or Gibson LP Junior o Melody Mayer? I think that none of these Gibson are real Les Paul -and the Epi is closer to the real one-, but at the same time, I think that the worst Gibson would be better than the best Epiphone. I don't know what to do! HELP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Wow! What a difficult question. IMO it really comes down to the actual Guitars you play of each... If you can go to a Big City Store there may of each to compare.. Who knows which one will sound best to you... Gibson LP JR’s are awesome Guitars... Tough choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) 60's Les Paul Tribute Plus specs build starting in 2012, on the Unofficial Epiphone Wiki http://www.epiphonewiki.org/index/Les_Paul_Tribute.php#1960_Les_Paul_Tribute_Plus Edited April 26, 2021 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarst Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 On 4/24/2021 at 11:07 PM, Larsongs said: Wow! What a difficult question. IMO it really comes down to the actual Guitars you play of each... If you can go to a Big City Store there may of each to compare.. Who knows which one will sound best to you... Gibson LP JR’s are awesome Guitars... Tough choices! Yes, the JR is great, a friend o'mine has a white with a single P90, it's a rock'n roll beast! I have tried the Epi once... great tones... specially with drive, sounded pretty close to a real LP. I know that the JR (at least the one of my friend) is a better guitar than the Epi... but it's not a "classic" LP. Regarding trying guitars in a big store, it takes me time (weeks or months) to say if it sounds great or not. I haven't tried the Faded Studio made all of mahogany (without maple top), that are pretty cheap in the used guitar market, I guess they sound pretty close to a real LP, don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarst Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 16 hours ago, mihcmac said: 60's Les Paul Tribute Plus specs build starting in 2012, on the Unofficial Epiphone Wiki http://www.epiphonewiki.org/index/Les_Paul_Tribute.php#1960_Les_Paul_Tribute_Plus Thanks Mihmac! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) I tend to agree with the the worst Gibson being better theory... Unless the Epiphone happens to have Gibson USA Pickups.. And some do... Gibson Pickups are usually better sounding than their Asian counterparts. I have high end LP’s with HB’s that I love & an LP Special with P90’s that I love just as much... I also have 2 Epiphone Casino’s with Gibson USA P90’s that are great sounding Guitars.... Edited April 26, 2021 by Larsongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) I think with Gibson pickups, like this one has, you'll find that the worst Gibson is not better than the best Epiphone. If you're not getting a Gibson LP, I would get the Epiphone rather than the LPJ or MM. Actually, ProBuckers are good too - particularly for lead guitar. Edited April 26, 2021 by Pinch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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