That was my first guitar ever and it's probably one of the best sounding/playing guitars I've owned... The tuners are bad but that's a cheap and easy fix, that guitar is a workhorse and it doesn't sound as bad as strat/tele type begginers guitars (specially if you play rock and it's subgenres)
As a beginner, i bought a LP Special II for 50 bucks second handed. Had it set up and evaluated by a good friend who builds guitars and owns some decent Gibsons ... He said it sounded and played pretty damn good even with the stock hardware :)
Have a Special II for way over 10 years now which I got new from the store back then. Its build in '09 can't really tell when I bought it exactly. I still like to play it today. No mods at all. Maybe i will change the pickups and mechanics some day but it's actually more than enough as it comes out of the factory.
To be fair, the les Paul is closer to the telecaster than the strat in terms of the “LP vs strat”. Debate. The actual competitor to the strat is the SG as both guitars were designed to replace and fix the issues of the previous generations.
only this for everyone . I have two of these and both are awesome guitars and play great . I've been in bands all my life and I play both of these on stage and dam proud of it !
I have the P90 version of this guitar. Had it a couple of years After setting it up it’s a good playing and good sounding guitar. A great introduction to P90s.
I just bought one off Reverb. I've been playing Squire Teles for 10 years now, and I really like the single coil sound, but the fretboard and neck are just not that comfortable. I'd played a Gibson LP Special, and liked the way it played, so I decided to try the Epiphone. Same red finish as the one he's playing, but the single coils.
I think it's probably safe to say that the entry-level Squier is going to be a better value than the entry-level Epiphone. But having played a wide variety of Epiphones, I'd also say that, on average, the upper-tier Epiphones are a better value than a Gibson. That is unless you can find a very good deal on a used Gibson.
I just cant get over the feel of the Epi LP compared to my Gibson LPs. I don’t know how else to explain it except that they have all felt “hollow”. I want to like them. They just don’t feel right
i tried an old Epi Special ii the other day, and damn! i found the 14 in radius sexy as f--k (coming from my strat's 9.5) My complain with Les Paul's is that they feel too heavy for their size (compared to fenders), and in my case, those lightweight plywood bodies + straight neck + 14 inch radius seem great for modding yet, have to agree that a proper strat would be the $400 Classic Vibe, yet a proper LP would be the $600 Standard series,
Anyone who talks shit about inexpensive gear makes me laugh becuz theres no better guitar to try mods for the first time or 3rd then a $200 guitar also when u play a variety of expensive and cheap.. vintage and new guitars it gives you experience which is the skill we all are attempting to achieve and maintain... and for a homie wit a camera and a bedroom his channel has one of the best spec fit and feel firsthands of entry level guitars which is something u wanna see cuz If u compare most expensive to cheapest and compare u get a better idea of what's actually being sold by a manufacturer
I'd love to see a comparison between the most expensive Epiphone Les Paul and the cheapest Gibson with the same pickup configuration. Would be very interesting to see how the construction, fit and finish, and electronics compare.
Nice choice on the color. Protip for opening the back: Back all screws out but keep 2 screws just slightly threaded so you can grab onto them, slightly push laterally, and then pull out the plastic cover using the screws as grips.
I think I got the one that was just above that one, the special II. The frets were amazingly good. I sold it because the edges of the body of the guitar were kind of annoying when you played it. That's why the Les pauls are curved, and the strats have the arm cut as well. the telecasters also have this problem it's not as bad because the telecasters are also rolled at the edges. And they are a bit larger so you can sort of rest your arm on the surface.
@@landonbailey I can't get some crap that you can buy in both Americas. That makes us even. Nick in the States had Vintage single cut. Maybe you should ask him if he still has it? Or try getting it from someone that doesn't needs it? Or just borrow it.
@@landonbailey As a side note. Is there any particular reason you don't try Ibanez, Jackson or Schecter guitars? Would be quite entertaining to see you with Jem Jr.
The p90 in Tv yellow is a great guitar.. There's a few things about these that are better than most... The volume pot placement is perfect. Neck pickup can just be rewired in Parallel and it cleans up great... Switching between neck and bridge then works WAYYYY better. If pickups are really that bad.. Fleor HH Alnico V and Series-Parallel switching. Gotta switch the volume pot to an A500k with a push pull. Tuners are better if you take the covers off. Don't replace them replace the nut. Troglys is a bit of a corksniffer.. Forget him The body is usually poplar with a layer over front and back. The rest.. Idk That headstock isn't a Gibson. It's gonna hold. Theres a scarf joint and the wood is oriented right.. Get a brass nut for like $6 It's like a Melody Maker. Locksmith gets a Junior
Sure it’s low end but it’s budget priced and good for the money. I love how it’s so light. I sold my squier Tele (affinity) because it weighted 11pounds and was way too heavy for me (I loved playing it). I’m buying one of these, it’s small enough for me , weights a few pounds and won’t make my shoulders ache after an hour of playing.
@@benallmark9671 I decided the hardware wasn’t the quality I wanted so I bought a more expensive guitar, an Ibanez artcore a63. It’s a sweet axe. Plays beautifully and light as a feather.
Enjoy your videos, Landon. I have one minor nitpick. There's no such thing as a beginner guitar. There are beginner players. This is a budget guitar. It has adjustable tuners, working pickups, a working 3-way switch, neck with frets, an adjustable bridge, and a body. There is nothing about this guitar that makes it any easier for a beginner to play. Just a pet peeve of mine - still watch and like your videos!
I recently acquired a used “Vintage” model of this line and it appears to be very similar to the “Special”. The fret ends were EXTREMELY sharp, but after dressing them up, I must say that I’m very happy to have it in my collection🎵🎶👍
the best deal ever is the gibson 2013 LPJ....they were 500 and had total les paul specs.....including 490 &498 pickups...get one used if you see one...people dont sell them ....
It's good that they put that sticker on the back of the headstock, the one that shows a line through a trash bin. Otherwise people might just open this then throw it away. I don't like the non-adjustable intonation or individual string height. It's a pretty basic guitar compared with a Squier Bullet series in that respect.
I heard your comment but if you are interested in getting into the Epiphone/Gibson world, Trogly is an excellent place to start. He's reviewed much of the new 2020 Epiphone collection. He's very informative and you could learn a lot. The $400+ 2020 Epiphones are vastly superior to the one featured here. Good video as usual, Landon.
Haha, dude I gave you a like just because you said "I want to get this up to, at least, ten... billion likes." Funny. Also, these are super cheap and I wondered if it's worth grabbing one. Useful vid. Thanks.
RoHS is a certificate of compliance with global laws regarding things made with "hazardous" substances...it basically means that any materials used in the construction of those pickups is accepted for import by any of the countries who use that as their standard as to whether or not it's made of safe materials...
At the end of the day, Epiphone is a copy of the real deal Gibson Les paul try and play a standard or traditional or a junior, I'm not saying Epiphone is no good they are great guitars at an affordable price I have a few Epiphone including an Epiphone Casino Gary Clark Jr model it has USA P90 Dog ears pickups enjoying all your Videos, and thank you.
I bought Special II. The pick-up selector broke almost immediately (in 6:26 the soft metal U-shape bridge to the round part got loose and could not stay on position). The jack connector in 6:50 was loose for the plug. Overall quality is pretty low. Pups are still quite good and maybe the only thing for pros. Bought Yamaha.
I bought the P90 version of this on a whim a few years ago. I love the light weight. The tuning stability is not great, but it hasn’t been great on any of the Gibson’s I’ve owned either. That said, the tuners are junk, but it’s a guitar I paid about $100 for new. The P90s sound decent. They’re noisy, but the best P90s are.
In my opinion epiphones sound better than gibsons. But I've never owned one personally so I'm not sure if they feel differently. I'm not against gibson but I've never been interested in getting one
I would buy an epi , not this one though, I'm not a Les Paul fan at all, an SG though yeah, I would and more so a Sheraton pro ll . Great swan dive though Landon 😁
I have the P90 version of this guitar that I purchased in 2017. Pretty good and fun to play but I started to get shinny blotches on the body due to it being a mat finish so I gave it a distressed look with some sandpaper. It's the only guitar I own that I have done that to. 😃
For Epiphone's almost cheapest guitar, these get quite a bit of good reviews. Some people put upgrade pickups and an intonating bridge and nut on them. For $200 what more can you expect? It sounds okay. Beginners don't necessarily need a thousand-plus dollar instrument, since some people just give up 6 months later.
Own the cheapest Les paul available. I think it was an SL. As a toy more than an instrument, and ended up liking it after spending some time on it. Things to note when buying one is buy a pack of strings to go with it for $5. I couldn't even get the guitar in tune with the original strings. I like the neck feel very comfy(even more than their more expensive models $400-600).Neck is actually round instead of having that strange flat spot. It came setup horribly so I spent some time setting it up. I went even further and did a full fret level/crown and it plays spectacularly!
I have an Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro II that I bought on a closeout - great guitar for the money. I've played a few of these specials - cheap and cheerful, I like them.
The LP Special I has the wrap-around bridge. The Special II has the Tune-o-matic Bridge and Stop Tail. I have Special I P90, after scrubbing the frets steel wool, a little lemon oil on the Pau Ferro fingerboard, a GraphTech TUSQ XL nut and a set of tuners and I love the 'Plain Jane" slab body LP. The P90s are good, it stays in tune and bends pretty good. I keep mine in Open G and often play slide with it. It's really quite the little rocker and it doesn't matter if it gets damaged. I got a Special II (with the same Humbuckers) for my, at the time, Tween daughter. She was into Punk/metal. We didn't care too much for the stock pups, they were okay for the high gain rock that she wanted to do, but it ended up with a set of Dragon Fire HBs, that put it over the top for her. She ended up trading it for an low/mid level Ibanez GIO, which she didn't like as much.
I dont know why they dont just call it a les Paul junior that's what it is.. and full disclosure my les Paul standard is a epiphone and I bought it and sold my modern Gibson les Paul becuz the epiphone just felt like a better guitar with cheap pickups... but like 90% of people I already had the pickups I prefer to put in it....
I bought it for shitz and giggles. Having done sessions from NYC to Philly to Nashville, I have a wide assortment of guitars including LP's, Fenders and Gretches. It actually is a great basic clean rhythm guitar. It matches up well with my Gretch duo Jet for clean rhythm with a bit more bass to it.
okay so i have the vintage edition of this guitar its basically the same guitar and i dont get it on the sites the neck looks WAY darker than it actually is. when you get it the neck is actually like orange and it like literally secretes a thing from the wood i dont know what it is but my advice. stay awafrom 100-200 dollar/euro epiphones they are not good
My first cheapee Les needed a half day of fret work , It tore my hands out of the box! I think the fret board is pao foo foo wood, something like that. I switched to Epi because I like a chunky fat necks. the top end Epi's might make you switch to Epi . thnx Landon
Even though people consider it cheap, for some countries like India it's are 16,000inr - 17,000inr. A gibson would be way over 60,000. Expensive ≠ good.
I don't get gibson eather and .ive Ben playing 30 years now . I'm a fender guy. Or Jackson . Ibanez. sharvil. Thay all have dynamics. Gibson, there just a one trick poney. Think people by them for the name
Right, a laminated fretboard that is painted on. Not sure if this is correct. Usually they will use a cheap wood..but I've never seen plywood on a neck.
I bought one a couple of weeks ago and I was incredibly surprised. It has almost no issues. Tuning was great and intonation was very good. Pickups are super hot so not very good for more clean playing. I bought mine for 140. I guess I got really lucky
Same $139.99 yesterday for my son who's 14 and just starting. Definitely light and comfortable. I don't know a lot about guitars but it does seem finicky when tuning but at my no skill-skill level this thing was a great buy for me... I mean for my son.
Interesting. The Epiphone Les Paul Special with the P90 pickups is a *far* higher quality instrument than this guitar. And the price reflects that -- $499. Wish they'd call this one something other than the Les Paul Special I, because that could get people confused as to what they're buying. For the price, you get what you get, but if I'm expecting a clone of a 1955 Les Paul Special, and I buy this guitar based upon its name, I'm going to be extremely disappointed. Because this is not that. Not even close.
The Special II is the Humbucker version, the Special I is the P90. I have the P90 version, it's a workhorse of a guitar and a basic look. I's a slab LP, not going to wow anyone for looks, but it is going to do the typical LP job for sound/tone. I've had a 2017 that I bought in 2019. Sub $ 200 that summer, it was the best guitar of a 1/2 dozen I played that day. I still have it, no reason to sell it really, it just works, stays in tune with anything else that I have. I put a set of pure nickel Gibson LP 10-46's on it with the silk ball ends. I'm pleased with both the guitar & strings. The only gripe I have with it, not a Tune-A-Matic 2 piece bridge/stop bar. Would be nice to be able to add a Bigsby B5/50/500 Vibrato & roller saddles for this guitar. Outside of that play it until it's unplayable, buy another. Definitely a bang for the buck guitar. At one point, GC was selling these for $ 99.99. By the time I was into guitars, the sale price was $ 129.99. 2019, the P90 version was $ 149.,99. You can see that as long as it plays & sounds good, it's definitely getting into an Epiphone LP affordably. Oh, mine being the 2017, pre-Rosewood ban, so I win for the fretboard. I think anything in the budget price segment is going to suffer for fretboard wood material. And that sucks because inflation as it's been, you should get Rosewood for the prices that we're paying. Only the tree huggers could find a way to charge more for inferior materials and sell it as saving the planet, while screwing consumers doing that.
Okay, If you buy one of these, get it with the P90s. That makes it worth it, otherwise I'd go Squire. Even the Pawn 51 strat is a pretty nice for yhe price alternative to this even though it looks like a Frankenstein parts guitar. As for Landon, pay 200 bucks more and get the high level EPIPHONE TV Yellow P90 LP Special for 2020 that is pretty close to the real Gison version. It even comes with CTS. pots. You will fall in love with it, Landon!
Well that’s not the best guitar that’s going to convince you that Epiphone Guitars are any good. Just like the Squier Bullet’s, there are some bad ones and some okay ones.
Not bad at all for a beginner's guitar. I would have been chuffed to get a guitar this good as a Xmas gift as a kid ,for sure. The wiring does look messy as does the soldering , but hey , don't peek and you won't have nightmares. In my mind , a good beginner instrument should be delivered ready to play , set up , intonated, have tuners that work and generally be a useful tool for someone to take their first steps on . "Fret sprout" incidentally wasn't an issue in my experience in the olden days of the 80's ,even on barely playable crap boxes. I believe this is down to the actual availability of properly dried wood that's available now to build guitars at a cheaper price more than anything else.
My bullet tele for the same price (us dollars) kicks butt all over this epiphone. I had an epiphone les paul standard that wasn't so hot either. Muddy pickups, poor fit and finish .... Personally I don't think you'll find anything from epi or gibson that will convert you from being a Fender guy 😀😀
I was looking at this for maybe my first guitar! I know this is an older video but would you recommend this still or something else? Looking to keep it $250 or under
Hey dude! Funny video. Good honest review. Let me tell you- that I used to own a epiphone led paul : special 2. It was on 2011. It was a way better guitar than that one. It was a heavier wood, same pick ups. But it played and sounded like butter. It had a real redwood neck. Not like the new ones- they are crappy! So- basically- the older ones were better; the new ones are crap. The old one was So good- it was my favorite guitar for years. The new one feels like a toy?
Got Seymour Ducan Perley Gates pick ups, cost of the guitar lol. Planing on Machine head upgrade. Found even by stretching/intonating, tuner does not stay in tune long, Humidity stable. - Strat Player.
That wiring looked good to me I wire all my guitars and that looked great lol. Maybe not the best soldering job it. The fretboard in my special (P90 version) is really dark but feels and plays nice. Fretwork is amazing. Pretty sure those ceramic pickups are very hot 🔥. The tuners definitely have to go.
@Guitarist 2711 That's unfortunate. You would think if these guitars are geared towards beginners they'd at least wire it up right? That 3 way toggle wiring changes so much depending on the amount of volumes and tone knobs.
Bad choice to start entering the Epiphone or Gibson world. Even though I still play my Epiphone Special II from time to time. Check out the Muse Series from Epiphone or the Modern ones. I think a 180 dollars Squire has not much more to offer. They feel very cheap too
It's a good sounding guitar, it needs tuner upgrade, that's its major weak point. No big deal,easy fix. I have a lefty one for ten years, it wasgigged for 2 years with no issue apart from tuning stability. Sounds great but tone control is pretty much on off, it's clear or muddy, that's the choice!
I got mine out of the box already and I've seen pictures everywhere including this video and that plate on the body for the neck doesn't have the ingraving on it. Is my shit fake or something 🤔 😕
Excellent review - very helpful advice, especially for potential buyers on a budget. And it was nice that you apologized to Jane! "No offense to Jane, if you're watching…" LOL
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The appropriate response to "You play like a beginner" is "That's not what your mother said". end of discussion
definitely crossed my mind lol
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That was my first guitar ever and it's probably one of the best sounding/playing guitars I've owned... The tuners are bad but that's a cheap and easy fix, that guitar is a workhorse and it doesn't sound as bad as strat/tele type begginers guitars (specially if you play rock and it's subgenres)
what is the cheap easy fix?
@@johnriolo5459 Buy new tuners. Duh..
really ? i kinda regret getting the squier now
i got one for 129 and it came with locking tuners
@@knzdkss5020 Don't squier are superb 👌!
As a beginner, i bought a LP Special II for 50 bucks second handed. Had it set up and evaluated by a good friend who builds guitars and owns some decent Gibsons ... He said it sounded and played pretty damn good even with the stock hardware :)
He’s most likely be right
Have a Special II for way over 10 years now which I got new from the store back then. Its build in '09 can't really tell when I bought it exactly. I still like to play it today. No mods at all. Maybe i will change the pickups and mechanics some day but it's actually more than enough as it comes out of the factory.
Telecaster Addiction makes Landon call a Les Paul Special a "kinda of a Tele". :D
To be fair, the les Paul is closer to the telecaster than the strat in terms of the “LP vs strat”. Debate.
The actual competitor to the strat is the SG as both guitars were designed to replace and fix the issues of the previous generations.
It's nice that you have a drummer up there on the wall for then you need to really play.
he’s an animal player!
only this for everyone . I have two of these and both are awesome guitars and play great . I've been in bands all my life and I play both of these on stage and dam proud of it !
I have the P90 version of this guitar. Had it a couple of years After setting it up it’s a good playing and good sounding guitar. A great introduction to P90s.
I just bought one off Reverb. I've been playing Squire Teles for 10 years now, and I really like the single coil sound, but the fretboard and neck are just not that comfortable. I'd played a Gibson LP Special, and liked the way it played, so I decided to try the Epiphone. Same red finish as the one he's playing, but the single coils.
I picked up a TV Yellow P90 Special I for $100 last year. I gig with it a lot (or at least I did before March 😞). It's great!
I have the red p90 version and it's great fun to play!
Now that was the best unboxing I’ve ever seen 👍 You might want to copyright that move !! Stone on my man 😎🎸
This is my first guitar, and I couldnt be happier with it. Super easy to play, great value for the money and sounds great.
You got a great first guitar. I own several guitars that cost 4x more and yet I always find myself reaching for this one. Congrats on the axe!
if its your first guitar your clue less, an entry level Ibanex RG is 100 times better than this toy guitar.
I have this guitar and it is amazing! 🎸 Don’t listen to the haters, it is great value for money :)
i have the same guitar lol we should make a club the only requirement is to own this guitar XD
I think it's probably safe to say that the entry-level Squier is going to be a better value than the entry-level Epiphone. But having played a wide variety of Epiphones, I'd also say that, on average, the upper-tier Epiphones are a better value than a Gibson. That is unless you can find a very good deal on a used Gibson.
I just cant get over the feel of the Epi LP compared to my Gibson LPs. I don’t know how else to explain it except that they have all felt “hollow”. I want to like them. They just don’t feel right
i tried an old Epi Special ii the other day, and damn! i found the 14 in radius sexy as f--k (coming from my strat's 9.5)
My complain with Les Paul's is that they feel too heavy for their size (compared to fenders), and in my case, those lightweight plywood bodies + straight neck + 14 inch radius seem great for modding
yet, have to agree that a proper strat would be the $400 Classic Vibe, yet a proper LP would be the $600 Standard series,
sounds amazing for money. amplifier is key
you remind me of Percy Wetmore from the green mile
Sorry Lndo, but that was funny as hell @sss
I like Epiphone guitars... and playing in the dark
Because it doesn’t remind me... of anything.
I always love your song choices. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Great tune , RIP Chris
Anyone who talks shit about inexpensive gear makes me laugh becuz theres no better guitar to try mods for the first time or 3rd then a $200 guitar also when u play a variety of expensive and cheap.. vintage and new guitars it gives you experience which is the skill we all are attempting to achieve and maintain... and for a homie wit a camera and a bedroom his channel has one of the best spec fit and feel firsthands of entry level guitars which is something u wanna see cuz If u compare most expensive to cheapest and compare u get a better idea of what's actually being sold by a manufacturer
I'd love to see a comparison between the most expensive Epiphone Les Paul and the cheapest Gibson with the same pickup configuration. Would be very interesting to see how the construction, fit and finish, and electronics compare.
The epiphone prophecy les paul is nicer than some expensive Gibson no competition.
Well, thats the guitar i wanted to buy for now , not gonna lie looks good 👌
I have one, 1 month old. Sounds better than a Squire
Bullet is a better low budget guitar.
I’ve been having fret noises with my action
I have an Epiphone Les Paul Special I P-90, and I couldn't be happier with it.
nice! p90s are cool
Nice choice on the color.
Protip for opening the back: Back all screws out but keep 2 screws just slightly threaded so you can grab onto them, slightly push laterally, and then pull out the plastic cover using the screws as grips.
awesome tip! thanks
I think I got the one that was just above that one, the special II. The frets were amazingly good. I sold it because the edges of the body of the guitar were kind of annoying when you played it. That's why the Les pauls are curved, and the strats have the arm cut as well.
the telecasters also have this problem it's not as bad because the telecasters are also rolled at the edges. And they are a bit larger so you can sort of rest your arm on the surface.
Should've at least gone with an SG
I've got two of the G400s. A black one and a cherry one. Love them both!
Epiphone or Gibson?
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Hello
0:08 - Funboxing
0:43 - What is this video?
2:12 - Quick walkthrough
4:20 - The Weight is over
4:39 - the Borg were wrong
5:15 - Not able to pick up the pickup
5:53 - Checking for cavities
6:42 - Monster mouth
7:01 - I'd tap that!
7:20 - Offical detailed specs
8:30 - Plastic wrap removal ASMR
9:10 - Clean tones
10:00 - Dirt tones
11:07 - Summary Pros & Cons
16:03 - sooo much talking….
18:00 - Goodbye
18:08 - Husband Mode Enabled
Epi? Pffffffffff. Vintage V100AFD.
can’t get Vintage in Canada. I’ve tried
@@landonbailey I can't get some crap that you can buy in both Americas. That makes us even. Nick in the States had Vintage single cut. Maybe you should ask him if he still has it? Or try getting it from someone that doesn't needs it? Or just borrow it.
@@landonbailey As a side note. Is there any particular reason you don't try Ibanez, Jackson or Schecter guitars? Would be quite entertaining to see you with Jem Jr.
I came to this video because you asked.
The p90 in Tv yellow is a great guitar.. There's a few things about these that are better than most... The volume pot placement is perfect. Neck pickup can just be rewired in Parallel and it cleans up great... Switching between neck and bridge then works WAYYYY better.
If pickups are really that bad.. Fleor HH Alnico V and Series-Parallel switching.
Gotta switch the volume pot to an A500k with a push pull.
Tuners are better if you take the covers off. Don't replace them replace the nut.
Troglys is a bit of a corksniffer.. Forget him
The body is usually poplar with a layer over front and back. The rest.. Idk
That headstock isn't a Gibson. It's gonna hold. Theres a scarf joint and the wood is oriented right.. Get a brass nut for like $6
It's like a Melody Maker. Locksmith gets a Junior
Sure it’s low end but it’s budget priced and good for the money. I love how it’s so light. I sold my squier Tele (affinity) because it weighted 11pounds and was way too heavy for me (I loved playing it). I’m buying one of these, it’s small enough for me , weights a few pounds and won’t make my shoulders ache after an hour of playing.
How do ya like it ?
@@benallmark9671 I decided the hardware wasn’t the quality I wanted so I bought a more expensive guitar, an Ibanez artcore a63. It’s a sweet axe. Plays beautifully and light as a feather.
Enjoy your videos, Landon. I have one minor nitpick. There's no such thing as a beginner guitar. There are beginner players. This is a budget guitar. It has adjustable tuners, working pickups, a working 3-way switch, neck with frets, an adjustable bridge, and a body. There is nothing about this guitar that makes it any easier for a beginner to play. Just a pet peeve of mine - still watch and like your videos!
cheers! I definitely agree with what you say too. it's just a word :)
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That’s a beautiful guitar right there, also I love your OK Computer poster
I just got this gutiar last friday i'm really impressed with this brand i will keep buying less pauls in the future
🎸👍
Is it steel or nylon? I don’t know anything about guitar but I am considering getting a metal guitar lol.
How do I change it from clean to dirt? And is dirt heavy metal?
I recently acquired a used “Vintage” model of this line and it appears to be very similar to the “Special”.
The fret ends were EXTREMELY sharp, but after dressing them up, I must say that I’m very happy to have it in my collection🎵🎶👍
Hey. I also have the brown colour vintage edition. Can you tell me which genre is suitable for this guitar?
This was my first guitar. I still have it too, never had any problems out of it. Still plays good and sounds great through my Fender Champ!!
Rock on!
Rocksmith is how I’m learning guitar!
How did it go with rock smith and how long till you got the hang of it
@Landon Bailey always pandering to the weirdos... 😻
No, not really. Just dry humor, which appeals to many including me and kim. There are, however, some who don't understand.
To my opinion it would make a great platform guitar. Put on some better tuners and better pickups and you got yourself a better guitar
the best deal ever is the gibson 2013 LPJ....they were 500 and had total les paul specs.....including 490 &498 pickups...get one used if you see one...people dont sell them ....
They do make magnetic ones on certain guitars yes
cool!
I've had mine for around 12 years. I play mine still all the time.. luv it.. Some one special gave it to me as well.
It's good that they put that sticker on the back of the headstock, the one that shows a line through a trash bin. Otherwise people might just open this then throw it away.
I don't like the non-adjustable intonation or individual string height. It's a pretty basic guitar compared with a Squier Bullet series in that respect.
I heard your comment but if you are interested in getting into the Epiphone/Gibson world, Trogly is an excellent place to start. He's reviewed much of the new 2020 Epiphone collection. He's very informative and you could learn a lot. The $400+ 2020 Epiphones are vastly superior to the one featured here. Good video as usual, Landon.
These are gems in there own right , fun to play
Haha, dude I gave you a like just because you said "I want to get this up to, at least, ten... billion likes." Funny.
Also, these are super cheap and I wondered if it's worth grabbing one. Useful vid. Thanks.
am I even close to 100 likes yet? :P
@@landonbailey Well, here take this subscribe haha
I had the same guitar, but it's a 2019 model with a blue flame top
I like blue
@@landonbailey Me too😂, would you consider yourself a collector or low end guitars now?
RoHS is a certificate of compliance with global laws regarding things made with "hazardous" substances...it basically means that any materials used in the construction of those pickups is accepted for import by any of the countries who use that as their standard as to whether or not it's made of safe materials...
At the end of the day, Epiphone is a copy of the real deal Gibson Les paul try and play a standard or traditional or a junior, I'm not saying Epiphone is no good they are great guitars at an affordable price I have a few Epiphone including an Epiphone Casino Gary Clark Jr model it has USA P90
Dog ears pickups enjoying all your Videos, and thank you.
The best is the kids who buys these will post 100 pics of it from the nut down. Never shows the headstock “check out my new Gibson everybodyl
Solid guitar for the price! I’d definitely recommend for a first or just practice guitar.
I bought Special II. The pick-up selector broke almost immediately (in 6:26 the soft metal U-shape bridge to the round part got loose and could not stay on position). The jack connector in 6:50 was loose for the plug. Overall quality is pretty low. Pups are still quite good and maybe the only thing for pros. Bought Yamaha.
sequels are rarely as good! we're talking about movies right?
I bought the P90 version of this on a whim a few years ago. I love the light weight. The tuning stability is not great, but it hasn’t been great on any of the Gibson’s I’ve owned either. That said, the tuners are junk, but it’s a guitar I paid about $100 for new. The P90s sound decent. They’re noisy, but the best P90s are.
In my opinion epiphones sound better than gibsons. But I've never owned one personally so I'm not sure if they feel differently. I'm not against gibson but I've never been interested in getting one
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I mean its dirt cheap. I have this guitar and I can only say this.... it sucks. Its so bad. But for the price and as a practise guitar It works.
ya it's what it is 😄
I would buy an epi , not this one though, I'm not a Les Paul fan at all, an SG though yeah, I would and more so a Sheraton pro ll . Great swan dive though Landon 😁
Next he’ll go on portal adventures with his grandpa Rick
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I have the P90 version of this guitar that I purchased in 2017.
Pretty good and fun to play but I started to get shinny blotches on the body due to it being a mat finish so I gave it a distressed look with some sandpaper.
It's the only guitar I own that I have done that to. 😃
I added a pick guard.
For Epiphone's almost cheapest guitar, these get quite a bit of good reviews. Some people put upgrade pickups and an intonating bridge and nut on them. For $200 what more can you expect? It sounds okay. Beginners don't necessarily need a thousand-plus dollar instrument, since some people just give up 6 months later.
Own the cheapest Les paul available. I think it was an SL. As a toy more than an instrument, and ended up liking it after spending some time on it.
Things to note when buying one is buy a pack of strings to go with it for $5. I couldn't even get the guitar in tune with the original strings.
I like the neck feel very comfy(even more than their more expensive models $400-600).Neck is actually round instead of having that strange flat spot.
It came setup horribly so I spent some time setting it up. I went even further and did a full fret level/crown and it plays spectacularly!
You should go to town polishing the top and the top of the headstock
I have that with p90s.
nice!
I have an Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro II that I bought on a closeout - great guitar for the money. I've played a few of these specials - cheap and cheerful, I like them.
Ya , fun to play
"A Beginner’s DREAM Guitar?"
A wet one.
The LP Special I has the wrap-around bridge. The Special II has the Tune-o-matic Bridge and Stop Tail.
I have Special I P90, after scrubbing the frets steel wool, a little lemon oil on the Pau Ferro fingerboard, a GraphTech TUSQ XL nut and a set of tuners and I love the 'Plain Jane" slab body LP. The P90s are good, it stays in tune and bends pretty good. I keep mine in Open G and often play slide with it. It's really quite the little rocker and it doesn't matter if it gets damaged.
I got a Special II (with the same Humbuckers) for my, at the time, Tween daughter. She was into Punk/metal. We didn't care too much for the stock pups, they were okay for the high gain rock that she wanted to do, but it ended up with a set of Dragon Fire HBs, that put it over the top for her. She ended up trading it for an low/mid level Ibanez GIO, which she didn't like as much.
I dont know why they dont just call it a les Paul junior that's what it is.. and full disclosure my les Paul standard is a epiphone and I bought it and sold my modern Gibson les Paul becuz the epiphone just felt like a better guitar with cheap pickups... but like 90% of people I already had the pickups I prefer to put in it....
just bought one cause im a noob and I gotta say it sounds HEVAENLY to me
I bought it for shitz and giggles. Having done sessions from NYC to Philly to Nashville, I have a wide assortment of guitars including LP's, Fenders and Gretches. It actually is a great basic clean rhythm guitar. It matches up well with my Gretch duo Jet for clean rhythm with a bit more bass to it.
okay so i have the vintage edition of this guitar its basically the same guitar and i dont get it on the sites the neck looks WAY darker than it actually is. when you get it the neck is actually like orange and it like literally secretes a thing from the wood i dont know what it is but my advice. stay awafrom 100-200 dollar/euro epiphones they are not good
ya the fretboard on this had a weird color
My first cheapee Les needed a half day of fret work ,
It tore my hands out of the box! I think the fret board is pao foo foo wood, something like that. I switched to Epi because I like a chunky fat necks. the top end Epi's might make you switch to Epi . thnx Landon
Even though people consider it cheap, for some countries like India it's are 16,000inr - 17,000inr. A gibson would be way over 60,000. Expensive ≠ good.
I don't get gibson eather and .ive Ben playing 30 years now . I'm a fender guy. Or Jackson . Ibanez. sharvil. Thay all have dynamics. Gibson, there just a one trick poney. Think people by them for the name
I bought a Special 1 a few years ago and it had a pair of P90's in it. Awesome!!
I have a special two and it's not different than one
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Landon's IQ is so high...we seem stupid
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Right, a laminated fretboard that is painted on. Not sure if this is correct. Usually they will use a cheap wood..but I've never seen plywood on a neck.
I bought one a couple of weeks ago and I was incredibly surprised. It has almost no issues. Tuning was great and intonation was very good. Pickups are super hot so not very good for more clean playing. I bought mine for 140. I guess I got really lucky
Thanks for sharing! pretty much sounds like this one.
@@landonbailey if you want more cheap Les Paul type guitars I would check out harley benton.
Same $139.99 yesterday for my son who's 14 and just starting. Definitely light and comfortable. I don't know a lot about guitars but it does seem finicky when tuning but at my no skill-skill level this thing was a great buy for me... I mean for my son.
Interesting. The Epiphone Les Paul Special with the P90 pickups is a *far* higher quality instrument than this guitar. And the price reflects that -- $499. Wish they'd call this one something other than the Les Paul Special I, because that could get people confused as to what they're buying. For the price, you get what you get, but if I'm expecting a clone of a 1955 Les Paul Special, and I buy this guitar based upon its name, I'm going to be extremely disappointed. Because this is not that. Not even close.
The Special II is the Humbucker version, the Special I is the P90. I have the P90 version, it's a workhorse of a guitar and a basic look. I's a slab LP, not going to wow anyone for looks, but it is going to do the typical LP job for sound/tone. I've had a 2017 that I bought in 2019. Sub $ 200 that summer, it was the best guitar of a 1/2 dozen I played that day. I still have it, no reason to sell it really, it just works, stays in tune with anything else that I have. I put a set of pure nickel Gibson LP 10-46's on it with the silk ball ends. I'm pleased with both the guitar & strings. The only gripe I have with it, not a Tune-A-Matic 2 piece bridge/stop bar. Would be nice to be able to add a Bigsby B5/50/500 Vibrato & roller saddles for this guitar. Outside of that play it until it's unplayable, buy another. Definitely a bang for the buck guitar. At one point, GC was selling these for $ 99.99. By the time I was into guitars, the sale price was $ 129.99. 2019, the P90 version was $ 149.,99. You can see that as long as it plays & sounds good, it's definitely getting into an Epiphone LP affordably.
Oh, mine being the 2017, pre-Rosewood ban, so I win for the fretboard. I think anything in the budget price segment is going to suffer for fretboard wood material. And that sucks because inflation as it's been, you should get Rosewood for the prices that we're paying. Only the tree huggers could find a way to charge more for inferior materials and sell it as saving the planet, while screwing consumers doing that.
Okay, If you buy one of these, get it with the P90s. That makes it worth it, otherwise I'd go Squire. Even the Pawn 51 strat is a pretty nice for yhe price alternative to this even though it looks like a Frankenstein parts guitar. As for Landon, pay 200 bucks more and get the high level EPIPHONE TV Yellow P90 LP Special for 2020 that is pretty close to the real Gison version. It even comes with CTS. pots. You will fall in love with it, Landon!
Bro said " no offence jane, if you're watching" hahahah. funny guy , LIKES!
Bridge + Dirt = Good! The guitar sounds fine. Hot, hot pickups. Tuners = Not Good. Fretboard = ???
Well that’s not the best guitar that’s going to convince you that Epiphone Guitars are any good. Just like the Squier Bullet’s, there are some bad ones and some okay ones.
Not bad at all for a beginner's guitar. I would have been chuffed to get a guitar this good as a Xmas gift as a kid ,for sure. The wiring does look messy as does the soldering , but hey , don't peek and you won't have nightmares. In my mind , a good beginner instrument should be delivered ready to play , set up , intonated, have tuners that work and generally be a useful tool for someone to take their first steps on . "Fret sprout" incidentally wasn't an issue in my experience in the olden days of the 80's ,even on barely playable crap boxes. I believe this is down to the actual availability of properly dried wood that's available now to build guitars at a cheaper price more than anything else.
they feel like toys which is not a bad thing, its a good little ripper you can just chuck in your car with a honeycomb amp.
My bullet tele for the same price (us dollars) kicks butt all over this epiphone. I had an epiphone les paul standard that wasn't so hot either. Muddy pickups, poor fit and finish .... Personally I don't think you'll find anything from epi or gibson that will convert you from being a Fender guy 😀😀
I've got an epiphone lp special ii in black it's ugly but it feels so nice to play
No frills just great functionality
sometimes the sequel is better :)
I was looking at this for maybe my first guitar! I know this is an older video but would you recommend this still or something else? Looking to keep it $250 or under
Hey dude! Funny video. Good honest review. Let me tell you- that I used to own a epiphone led paul : special 2. It was on 2011. It was a way better guitar than that one. It was a heavier wood, same pick ups. But it played and sounded like butter. It had a real redwood neck. Not like the new ones- they are crappy! So- basically- the older ones were better; the new ones are crap. The old one was So good- it was my favorite guitar for years. The new one feels like a toy?
I have this guitarra and this are false
all of them?
Save money and buy a Epiphone Les Paul Standard. You will thank me your entire life. \m/
Got Seymour Ducan Perley Gates pick ups, cost of the guitar lol. Planing on Machine head upgrade. Found even by stretching/intonating, tuner does not stay in tune long, Humidity stable. - Strat Player.
That wiring looked good to me I wire all my guitars and that looked great lol. Maybe not the best soldering job it. The fretboard in my special (P90 version) is really dark but feels and plays nice. Fretwork is amazing. Pretty sure those ceramic pickups are very hot 🔥. The tuners definitely have to go.
@Guitarist 2711 That's unfortunate. You would think if these guitars are geared towards beginners they'd at least wire it up right? That 3 way toggle wiring changes so much depending on the amount of volumes and tone knobs.
Trogly's is good, but I like your reviews more, very sort of funny and relaxing type of review!
Great down to earth review.! That’s not a guitar for me but good enough for beginners. thx.
I’m a fender guy myself and I bought one of those Epiphone mine is worn grey
Just got mine from Guitar Center today. Pretty damn stoked.
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Chinese epiphone production is well known for sloppy work.. Try to get yourself a Korean made epiphone special from 1987 or 1997. they are great
Bad choice to start entering the Epiphone or Gibson world. Even though I still play my Epiphone Special II from time to time. Check out the Muse Series from Epiphone or the Modern ones. I think a 180 dollars Squire has not much more to offer. They feel very cheap too
To be honest I don't think somebody who loves offenders should be reviewing cheap Epiphone Guitars it's kind of a biased in my opinion.
Just ordered mine, going to use it on my roadtrip going cross country, you think its good for that
It's a good sounding guitar, it needs tuner upgrade, that's its major weak point. No big deal,easy fix. I have a lefty one for ten years, it wasgigged for 2 years with no issue apart from tuning stability. Sounds great but tone control is pretty much on off, it's clear or muddy, that's the choice!
I have one its a fine budget guitar that sounds like a budget guitar.
I got mine out of the box already and I've seen pictures everywhere including this video and that plate on the body for the neck doesn't have the ingraving on it. Is my shit fake or something 🤔 😕
These are so crazy cheap now (blue and yellow) I don't think I can resist.
Excellent review - very helpful advice, especially for potential buyers on a budget. And it was nice that you apologized to Jane! "No offense to Jane, if you're watching…" LOL