![]() ![]() ![]() So charging another two hundred bucks to put the “Slash” name on it is just an easy way to make cash. Because it’s beautiful, and that’s worth something, and the pickups are great, and that’s worth something. If Epiphone put an honest price on it, it would be $699. I’m telling you right now that this guitar, used and in mint condition, would be a great instrument for $500. LOL.Īnyway, as readers know, I mostly judge based on price. If they’re a little sharp, it’s a Gibson. Actually you can tell a Gibson from an Epiphone by the fret ends. I have studied this – why do Gibson Les Paul necks feel better to me than their Epiphone copies? I am not sure. ![]() But the overall experience of having the neck in your left hand is somewhat lacking. There’s nothing wrong with the neck on this guitar – it was straight, the frets were leveled, the fretwork was great. It will play about as well as this one, assuming it’s set up correctly. You can walk into almost any Guitar Center and find a used Epiphone Les Paul for $300. The Slash model felt pretty much like mine. I say that because I own an Epiphone Les Paul, and for its day it was a good one – the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. This guitar plays like an Epiphone Les Paul. I will say this – those pickups sound great if you want a classic rock snarl. I don’t much care, because they’re both overpriced. the Gibson version, with the exact same pickups, and the differences in the sound between them. Here’s where someone could have a holy war about this guitar vs. This guitar sounds great, due to the Seymour Duncan Slash pickups in it. It looks like an expensive Gibson Les Paul. Here’s a mini-review, based on me sitting down and playing it. I recently played the Slash model Epiphone Les Paul Rosso Corsa, because I wanted to see if it’s worth the $900 that it’s selling for. ![]()
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