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Review of Epiphone Slash LP


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The UK magazine Guitar Buyer reviewed the Slash Signature Les Paul by Epiphone (MIC). Overall, they are quite enamored of it, giving it their highest rating in every category except "Body and Neck" and "GB Verdict" (4 stars for those two categories rather than a perfect 5). They do mention that it has a chunky or meaty neck (which is not my cup of tea).

 

I have to admit that it is a very attractive guitar to look at. But not my type.

 

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I've mentioned it here before, but I'm a big fan of the 50's style chunky necks.

I've always liked the feeling of the way they fill my hand. I've never really like guitars with too thin of a neck.

Guess its all personal choice. I would like to try one of the Slash guitars for myself.

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I've mentioned it here before' date=' but I'm a big fan of the 50's style chunky necks.

I've always liked the feeling of the way they fill my hand. I've never really like guitars with too thin of a neck.

Guess its all personal choice. I would like to try one of the Slash guitars for myself.[/quote']

One of the other UK guitar mags also raved about the great feel of the chunky neck.

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Overall' date=' they are quite enamored of it, giving it their highest rating in every category except "Body and Neck" and "GB Verdict" (4 stars for those two categories rather than a perfect 5).[/quote']

 

Interesting. What was wrong with the 'body and neck' and what is 'GB verdict'?

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I have the issue in front of me.

 

Body and neck 4/5

Hardware and parts 5/5

Playability 5/5

Sounds 5/5

Value for money 5/5

 

GB verdict 4/5.

 

 

As for the body and neck rating, the reviewer seemed clued-in on its body being mahogony/maple/maple cap and also remarked that the "bookmatched figuring....is very pretty indeed, if not quite as jaw-dropping as the AA-grade maple top on the gibson USA slash model". Also they saw some stain on the binding, the poly was a bit too thick around the neck joint and the sides of the headstock, inlays used a lot of filler and there was "a couple of stray tool marks on the rosewood next to the 21st and 22nd frets"

 

So there you go, thats why the body and neck got 4/5

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I was really gassing for a Slash model when they were first announced but the chunky neck is a deal killer for me................

 

+1 for that.

 

I tried the slash model and I just couldn't play it at all. Ended up getting a Les Paul Ultra as it has a nice thin neck similar to a telecaster.

 

Ultra is the ultimate for me.

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I wonder if his endorsement deal' date=' stated that he has to sit on the Epiphone Web Site, FOREVER?!! LOL!

No offense intended, to "Slash" fans, truly. I just get tired of looking at ANY photo, for over a month (except

John playing his Casino...LOL!) ;>)

 

CB[/quote']

The picture of Slash doesn't bother me as much as getting a facefull of loud noise every time I go to that site.

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The picture of Slash doesn't bother me as much as getting a facefull of loud noise every time I go to that site.

 

Well, assuming you have a decent connection, you probably get it all at once? With my DSL (and I use that

term very loosely), the damn thing stops and starts/stutters, which is REALLY annoying! I just turn the sound

off, for the duration of my visit, there. ;>b

 

CB

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I've mentioned it here before' date=' but I'm a big fan of the 50's style chunky necks.

I've always liked the feeling of the way they fill my hand. I've never really like guitars with too thin of a neck.

Guess its all personal choice. I would like to try one of the Slash guitars for myself.[/quote']

 

The other day I played my Tele for about an hour and then picked up the Gibson Studio. Wow, fat neck feeling for a few minutes, then I got used to it. Playing a thin neck guitar kind of resets your brain/finger circuits and you get used to it. It's kind of like using a regular baseball bat and then picking up the warmup bat with the lead in the end...

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I'm with you guys. When I read about 'chunky' or 'fat' necks I stop right there. No thanks. I've always thought Gibson was losing a boatload of sales with their refusal to make an LP Studio with a slim/taper neck.

 

I'll never own a PRS guitar for the same reason. I'm sure there's a lot of people that drool over those 'fat, wide necks' but I'll never be one of them.

 

It makes it easy for me to ignore virtually anything coming out of the Gibson Custom Shop, too, as it's extremely rare that they make anything that doesn't have a 'rounded '50s neck'.

 

I'm sure Ibanez is grateful to them for that, too, as it makes it so easy for them to sell their extremely fast-necked guitars without fear of competition from either Gibson or PRS (or Fender, for that matter).

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I've always thought Gibson was losing a boatload of sales with their refusal to make an LP Studio with a slim/taper neck.

 

 

I have always felt the same way about the Studios and the SG Special for that matter. However, Gibson did make a Studio with a slim taper neck and I own one. It was the L.P. Studio Lite model that built back in the mid 90's. I love mine. Its chambered body is light, 60's slim taper neck, and mine is the vintage sunburst finish.

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