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[thom]

I'm toying with the idea of picking up an Epiphone Les Paul Custom because I love the

sound of my friends Gibson LPC.


In all honesty (begging for honesty here) is there really a huge difference between these

two guitars? besides the considerable price difference and the obvious badging is there

anything really lost in quality of the Epiphone version of this guitar?


Thanks.

 

[Drensch]

Wood quality, manufacture, place of manufacture. I'd play both and see if it's worth it to you.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Wood quality and pickups. If you buy the most expensive Epiphone LP and fit it with a pair of Alnicos (pickups), you've essentially got yourself a low-end Gibson. Epiphone's are still great guitars to play on. You'll just find them to be slightly heavier than a real Gibson and not as toney.

 

[Takuan]

By most accounts, the only Epiphones worth a shit are from the Japan-made Elitist series. They run about a grand, I think. As always, the best thing to do is to go into a shop and try guitars from both manufacturers and judge for yourself.

 

[sefskillz]

besides what everyone else has mentioned, the sustain w/ tone on a gibson rapes anything you'll ever get out of an epiphone. i guess that's result of the quality of wood.