The sound of the Epiphone les paul special II

[scarrabri]

Hi i was looking for another guitar,and some one came up with Epiphone les paul special II,which i was told was cheap but would amaze me,so i bought one and boy was i pleased ,heres a youtube link for the sound of my Epiphone les paul special II,its a cover of the beautiful Blue star using my Epiphone les paul special II,

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4T0H7QK0zk ps im not the best guitar player in the world,but i thought the

 

guitar was brill best wishes scarrabri

[pohatu771]

For the record, it's not a Special 11, it's a Special II.

[scarrabri]

For the record' date=' it's not a Special 11, it's a Special II.[/quote']

 

Quite right and thanks

[SkEpTiKaL]

Nice sound!

 

You remind me of a younger version of Mr. Feeney (90s throwback anyone?)

FEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEENAY

[scarrabri]

Nice sound!

 

You remind me of a younger version of Mr. Feeney (90s throwback anyone?)

FEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEENAY

 

Thanks for the comment,lol not sure who Mr. Feeney was best wishes scarrabri

[duane v]

Very dreamy tone..... Makes you want to crawl into a hammock and watch the stars.... nice work=d>

[scarrabri]

Very dreamy tone..... Makes you want to crawl into a hammock and watch the stars.... nice work=d>

 

Hi duane thanks for the comments ,and yes the epiphone les paul special II gave this beautiful song a real dreamy sound,totaly amazed when you think it only cost £109 best wishes scarrabri

[Emetry]

Amen! I have a vintage '98 Special II, and it's OUTSTANDING! Better than most guitars i've borrowed, including some higher end Ibanez, and a few Gretsch models.

[Guest icantbuyafender]

if you know what sound you want and how to get it, the special II is not a problem at all.

 

i put my pups of choice in and i got successful tones. Good build for customizing and such

 

nice playin.

 

i have a black with all chrome

... even knobs and upgraded keystone tuners from GFS and a black pickguard (just screwed to the flat top, no bracket)

[scarrabri]

Amen! I have a vintage '98 Special II' date=' and it's OUTSTANDING! Better than most guitars i've borrowed, including some higher end Ibanez, and a few Gretsch models.[/quote']

 

 

Thanks Emetry,i love mine ,it rings like a bell,best wishes scarrabri

[scarrabri]

if you know what sound you want and how to get it' date=' the special II is not a problem at all.

 

i put my pups of choice in and i got successful tones. Good build for customizing and such

 

nice playin.

 

i have a black with all chrome

... even knobs and upgraded keystone tuners from GFS and a black pickguard (just screwed to the flat top, no bracket)[/quote']

 

Hi icantbuyafender i just never thought i would be able to get a good sound at that price,but i used guitar rig 3 and the effect called sparkle pad ,and i was well pleased,thankyou for your comments best wishes scarrabri

[pohatu771]

Nice sound!

 

You remind me of a younger version of Mr. Feeney (90s throwback anyone?)

FEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEENAY

George got me through some tough times...

[scarrabri]

George got me through some tough times...

 

Thanks for looking in pohatu771 ,best wishes scarrabri

[SmarterDen]

Can you tell me how you got that sound on your special II? That dreamy sound is nice. Care to post the amp settings or so?

[Lord Summerisle]

Thanks for sharing that scarrabri - nice work, by the way!

 

Without the video I'd never have guessed that was an Epiphone LP you were using. Your tone has a distinctly Hank Marvin-esque quality to it (appropriately enough, I guess - given that the Shadows recorded a version of this song). If you'd asked me to bet on which guitar was being used, I'd have gone for a Burns Marquee or similar...

[RotcanX]

Truth be told, at times I prefer the sound of the ceramic pickups in the Specials over the sound of the AlNiCo pickups in the 'high end' Epiphones.