Slash Epiphone Les Paul Review

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I got to play one of these over the weekend. Great neck, very easy to play, has that great slash tone. Can be a one trick pony depending what amp your plugging it into. I played lots of gunners through it, sweet child of mine, nightrain, its so easy, rocket queen and just hit the nail on the head. Played through a jcm 800 with an orange 2x12 with vintage 30's. I also played it through a 57' fender delux and was quiet surprised at the chimey almost single coil sound. So as i said, depending on what sound you want it will depend on the amp.

Its a great learners guitar, just pick up and play. I played a standard Gibson Les Paul, just for a comparison and i liked the slash better. The tone, weight, neck everything.

At the end of the day, i found another Epi Dot Super ltd in tabacco/natural finish. It beat out both the slash and les paul in tone, neck, everything. Not bad for an 900 dollar ( au ) guitar. With the dot, i could get both the tones the les paul and slash had. I let one slip through my fingers a few weeks ago, not this time!!!

i shall have pics of the Epi Dot Super soon :)

Jes
 
Re: Slash Epiphone Les Paul Review

So from three guitars, two Epis and one Gibson, you preffered both Epis to the Gibson. That seems to be becoming a common thing these days.
The Epi Slash model looks okay, but it's a fair bit more expensive than a standard Epi LP. I think I'd just get the normal Epi LP and stick Alnico IIs in there.
Besides, when I think of Slash, I don't think of him playing that colour of guitar.

I'm glad Slash is getting so much attention lately - he's a fantastic guitarist without being very technical or flashy.
 
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I agree dude. There was a 800 dollar AU epi les paul there that looked exactly the same as the slash. The slash was 1700 au. Its not that the gibson wasn't any good, its just it's not 5x as good as the price would suggest! I would say the 'sound' of the dot was on bar with most Les Pauls i played that day, but the electronics/hardware was junk.
 
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There are some awesome epi dots out there. every once in a long while I'll find a dot studio that knocks me on my behind. Jump on that bro!
 
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I have tried and tried to like 335 styles, and I have never found one that just suits me.
I am the worst about buying them though just to try out, other than LP's they are my favorite guiatr just to look at.
 
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Thanks for the welcome. It doesn't really matter where they come from--I'm really happy with the sound.
 
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Uh Oh,

I'd been playing with the Slash Epi through a couple of smaller
amps I keep in to offices I work from.

Finally got into my JCM 800 and the bridge pickup sounds like a single coil!!

Anyone heard of any wiring issues?

TK
 
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I dont like the color, but I like the long neck Tenon and would like to have a double A2P axe in my arsenal.. ( I have a neck one in use now)
 
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I checked one out today, not worth a grand IMO. Not a bad guitar at all though.

Big neck, 50's style, looked like a 1 piece back, very light. Far better fretwork than any Epi I have played out of the factory, the top looked good too. Knock it down to $700-750 and it might be a go.
 
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Yikes!!! they are $1000???:wrf: I thought they were like $700



New Tokai/Edwards/used Bacchus MIJ Les Paul for $1000?

or a Chinese Epiphone for $1000?


:wall:
 
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Slash is making good money for every one of them that gets sold I am sure.

Yeah GC had them tagged at $999, they didn't have any of the other Slash models there to check yet though.
 
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Wattage said:
Yeah GC had them tagged at $999.
Click to expand...

Thats nuts. I could never personally spend that kind of money on a Chinese guitar when I could get an old lawsuit or new lawsuit out of Japan for the same or less money.

Did it have the little teeny Epi fretwire?
 
Re: Slash Epiphone Les Paul Review

Thanks for the review. Could you tell if the Epi version was chambered or weight releived or hollow or what ever they're calling it these days?
 
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guitar center has it for a grand, but its $700 from musiciansfriend last i checked. and yes....the guitar does come with the shades and top hat...

all i hear about this gutiar is wiring problems, cruddy tops, not worth it.....

i stillll want it
 
Re: Slash Epiphone Les Paul Review

The top looked fine, really nice actually and it sounded fine as well. I didn't notice any wiring issues but I think I might have been the first person to play this one since it was definitely not tuned up and ready to go when I got my hands on it. I ran it trhough a Delta Blues and it had the proto A2P sound to me. It felt like it might be weight relieved or chambered as it was unnaturally light. The fretwire seemed to be normal Gibson wire but so does the wire on my G400, I will say it had a better than normal Epi fret level.

If MF is selling it for $700 I think it is a pretty good deal, I didn't see them on their site when I looked.
 
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