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Originally Posted by Adwex
Just because he was never a fan of Les Pauls, doesn't mean they suck. The 2 basic problems with Les Pauls is that..
1- You need to do a little searching to find a good one. Once you do,
NOTHING CAN BEAT IT.....NOTHING !!!!! Sorry JCM800, the best Epiphone might come close to a crappy Les Paul, but a good LP is in another leaque that Epiphone cannot even come close to.
2- They aren't cheap. The Historic (Custom Shop) Les Pauls can be magical, but you can buy 4-8 Epiphones for the same $. I've found that most people who bitch about Les Pauls, can't afford them.
The custom shop Historics are NOT weight relieved, only the standard USA production ones are. As someone who is somewhat obsessed with them, I read/write quite a bit about them on other forums, and happen to know that the people who actually know what they are talking about, have been saying that 2007 is turning out to be an exceptional year for Historics.
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1) i didnt mean all les pauls suck. just the 2007 ones. i no that epis wont come close to a good les paul, but ive played these new chambered les pauls and they are crap, even if i was a les paul fan i wouldnt like them. the sound realy weak compared to the older ones.
2)if you pay a bit more and go for the custom models then yea, you cant beat them, but as far as production models go, your better off buying an SG. and also, when im getting a guitar, price isnt a barrier for me, ill pay anything to get what i want.
so yea, custom is good, but the new usa production models is a step back for them.