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4 Comments on “Epiphone Lefty LP Special II Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Heritage Cherryburst”

1. Joele Poet
   August 29th, 2010 at 3:12 pm

   For the money, the Les Paul Special II is quite possibly the most tempting Les Paul ever made for the Left handed guitarist. However, most experienced players are probably wondering… what am I getting into, here, buying one of these budget versions of a classic? Well, for starters, you are getting phenomenal tone, worthy of the Les Paul name. Yes, I have had mine for almost four years now and have played along with other musicians using far more expensive top of the line guitars… and I never fail to get complements on the tones I get out of this instrument. From smooth clean, to heavy distortion, the two humbucking pickups give you tremendous flexibility and perhaps the best Les Paul sound you will ever find for a guitar is this price range.

   Those are the pros. Here are the cons: Inexpensive instruments = inexpensive parts. Out of the box, my guitar sounded great and the comfortable low action set up was more then adequate to keep me content. However, with time, this guitar will reveal and keep you reminded that it is an inexpensive guitar. The inside electronics will require maintenance at some point, and possibly an eventual replacement, as they become loose and produce bad static noise with time (I have found I am not the only one with this problem). The machine heads, knobs, and cheap plastic jackplate you also want to eventually replace or upgrade. However, these are relatively inexpensive fixes (plus the warranty covers a lot). If you are willing to accept that this guitar will require some fix ups down the road, with this price I’d say you are still getting quite an amazing instrument. Oh, and did I mention the guitar simply looks awesome?

   Despite its cons, this guitar will give you the Les sound without the expected Les price tag. It’s not perfect, but you won’t be braking the bank here either. For the beginner, or budget minded like myself, there is very much to like about the Les Paul Special II. And for the left-handed player, even more!!!
   
   Rating: 3 / 5

2. epiguitarman
   August 29th, 2010 at 5:31 pm

   If you’re looking for a cheap guitar that sounds good then this is a good buy. The guitar has nice tones with distortion but doesn’t sound as good clean. You will probably have to raise the action hight on the bottum two strings (A & E), as they tend to buzz on the frets alot. Other than that the playability is fine.
   
   The guitar has a beautiful finish but doesn’t really look like a les paul outside of the general body shape. Unlike a real les paul, the top of the body is completely flat and doesn’t feature the white outline. Also, the head stock says “Special model” rather than “Les Paul model”. This is a great guitar if you only care about the sound but if you want the look of a les paul it’s better to go for an Epi LP 100 or LP Standard.
   
   Rating: 4 / 5

3. rollbert50
   August 29th, 2010 at 6:11 pm

   this is the second electric guitar i
   
   have owned. now have five and an acoustic.
   
   i keep coming back to this epiphone because
   
   its always in tune and had great sustain for
   
   classic rock and blues.
   
   you cant go wrong with this model it will
   
   be around many years and the cherryburst
   
   color is perfect.
   Rating: 4 / 5

4. Anonymous
   August 29th, 2010 at 6:24 pm

   i beleive that the person before me that wrote the review giving it three stars was wrong. this has to be one of the best affordable guitars on the markets. it gives a les paul tone and has a great sound when plugged into the roland brand of micro cubes. the sound is great just like its creator
   Rating: 5 / 5