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Ordered this guitar from zZounds and it was delivered quickly. Being a huge Kiss fan I had to have this guitar. I was blown away by the finish. The neck and fret board were perfect. No sharp edges and no fret buzz. The only negative was that the pickup switch was broken and the coa was missing. I contacted Gibson support and they had the issues corrected within a week. No regrets on this purchase. The Seymour Duncan's sound really good clean, but blew me away with distortion. Love playing this guitar. Thank you zZounds for having an awesome selection of gear, great customer service, and payment plans.

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Beautiful guitar, fantastic pickups, smooth fingerboard & amazing color. This is my 3rd Epiphone Les Paul & I'm not disappointed. I had some issues though as I had to return 3 of them before finally getting a perfect one on the 4th try. The staff at zZounds was great though & we finally got it all sorted out. I love how this guitar looks & sounds. The Indian Laurel fretboard pleasantly surprised me with how smooth it is & it's a darker shade of wood that I like for a fretboard. Pictures do not do this guitar justice, the electric blue color with the sparkles throughout really has to be seen in person to be appreciated. A great Les Paul!!!

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There isn’t enough praise I can shower upon this brilliant guitar. The aesthetics are crazy! You could hide in a dark room and it seems like this thing would still find a way to sparkle. Close your eyes and play, you’ll find how perfectly the Seymour Duncan JB pickups mate with the Les Paul body. Roll back the volume and you have that perfect crunch with a satisfying mid and treble bite for all styles of rock and blues. Crank up the gain and spin the volume up to 11 and the guitar breathes fire! Especially in the bridge position. I have over 30 guitars in my collection and owned many more. This is the most satisfied I’ve been with any guitar right out of the box. I will leave this thing fully as it came and treasure it until the day I can pass this gift on to my children. Way to go Epiphone!!

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So, first, I’m not a Kiss fan, and had no idea who Thayer is until I researched this guitar. I always wanted a Les Paul, I love the tone of them, but… I’ve never liked playing them. I tried Epiphones and Gibsons. I was really considering a Gibson Les Paul Tribute, but the finish was terrible (stain bleeding, cheaper fret finishing etc), and I hated the bland pickups. I saw this one, much cheaper, and comes with hard case and Dunkin JBs (I love JB pickups, I’ve put them in a number of guitars). For the price, I’d say this is Amazing! Imagine a $600 Epiphone with great pickups, a great case, and mine came with an almost perfect setup. Doing the math, you definitely get your money’s worth (if you like the pickups). The guitar paint job is crazy, but really cool. I typically go with the natural wood look. But something about this guitar color. You really can’t get it from pics. You have to actually see one in different light. Don’t be put off by the two JBs, a slight twist of the tone knob and volume knob, and you get a great warm tone. For reference, I’ve owned American, American artist series, Mexican and squire classic vibe guitars. American PRs and SEs. And at the end of the day, I’d put this right up against a $2,000 guitar. I’ve never been concerned about the name on the headstock… for me it’s about, comfort, playability, and tone, and most importantly, a guitar that gets you excited to play. I honestly see no flaws in the guitar I received. Sure I’ll tweak a couple things to my liking, but that’s every guitar. I’ve seen some reviews that make me think theirs some quality control issues (true of every guitar company). But mine came flawless. Great job to zZounds. Fast shipping, double boxed. Brand new. Tuned it to E flat and rocked some Zakk Wylde and Slash licks, which it impressively delivered through my Fender twin reverb amp with a punched up Rat pedal.

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Prior to the purchase I did a lot of research and reviews on this guitar. And let me tell you, this thing is better than anyone says it is. It's very hard to get the right words out to properly convey the quality and fit and finish. Photos and even videos don't do this guitar justice. You have to see it in person. This is definitely a keeper and one to pass down to the kids. Plays amazing! It's like silk in the hands. And ZZounds is amazing, and what a great shipping team they have. Purchased this Friday 3/10/23 Received it Tuesday 3/14/23. I appreciate all that we're involved and I will be doing business again.

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I'm a 50 old yers dude who owned over 200 guitars probably in my life, among them several Gibson, all kinds, Custom, Standart, De Luxe, and so on, this one, BY FAR, is the most beautiful guitar that I've seen in my life and for sure the most beautiful that I owned.The quality is fantastic, the sound just great, the finish is outstanding, easy to play, stay in tune easily, the one that I got was even with a comfortable action, anyway, everything in this guitar is awesome.At last, THE PRICE, you can't beat this, just impossible, now it's up to you, you can spend thousands of dollars on a Gibson ( totally understandable, I love Gibson ) or spend less the one thousand dollars and have this gorgeous workhorse doing the job as good as any other brandy guitar.

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This LP plays great, looks great, is great. Except the fact that fed ex cracked the neck! I can't believe they broke it while it was in its hard case and packed for shipping. What morons. I'm waiting for my new one now. The five seconds I played it was awesome, then I noticed a small crack towards the headstock. It grew over night when my house got cold. I hate fed ex!

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Looks wise- I’ve never seen a cooler finish. The case is well made and looks great as well. Needed a set up but that’s to be expected. My only gripe was identical humbuckers... a weird choice but easily remedied with a zebra Duncan jazz in the neck and now it sings.

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Beautiful finish aside, this guitar just shines in every way. The Seymour Duncan’s sound absolutely stellar on this, and the neck profile is so comfortable. If you’re looking for a new Les Paul, I would highly recommend this. 5/5!

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This is a amazing epiphone. Beautiful finish aside, the neck profile is so comfortable, and the Seymour Duncan’s are outstanding. I would highly recommend this for anyone looking for anew Les Paul.

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Not a Thayer fan but the guitar really stood out from all the others in the shop thanks to its spectacular finnish . Epiphone guitars have come a long way and whilst not quite a Les Paul finish (as people seem to repeatedly state as a negative without acknowledging the mammoth price difference ) , compared to its peers of a similar price bracket , it's quality , Finnish and feel is that of a quality guitar . The stunning matching blue case is a lovely touch and so is the certificate of authenticity which whilst it doesn't make you play better , it adds to the experience of ownership . Guitar colour preferences are subjective and personal , however I have never seen such a quality Finnish on a instrument that cost less than $1000.Some people like to whinge about products . Others like to try and appear clever by picking or making up faults . Simple fact is this guitar sounds great , and unless you are a world class lead guitarist , it will do everything you want and need it to do whilst looking resplendent on the wall or stand .

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Definitely overpriced, but then again, you’re paying for the name and the free guitars Tommy Thayer’s getting out of the deal.It claims to have two Seymour Duncan Jazz Bridge pickups. Those are my favorite pickup, I already have them in two other guitars, and to me, the sound out of this doesn’t feel like them.It does feel a bit cheaply made, even compared to the Epiphone Wilshire I own, which is another artist model and was three hundred bucks cheaper than this.I don’t know if it was damaged in shipping or was already broken, but my neck pickup does not function. Switching to the middle is noisy and thin and the neck position is a killswitch.The bridge pickup has some wiring issues as well, the volume pot actually has to be backed off slightly from 100% before it will work. I don’t want to go through the process of returning it for repairs or replacement. I’m not good at wiring my own stuff but it’d be easier to bring it to a local guy. Especially if shipping was the issue to begin with. The control knobs don’t feel like the were placed in properly, either, they’re uneven and wobbly, not flush with the body at all.The only reason to buy it is the finish, and it does look great. The chrome hardware is also quite snazzy, far more mirrored than usual.I don’t know if it’s $800+ worth of great, probably not.I don’t regret buying this but I also wouldn’t buy it again, if that makes any sense to you.

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This is a novelty guitar. Epiphones are good for what they are but this is a real stinker. Yes it does look incredible and the paint is top notch, but guitar itself is cheap with plastic finish and about $350 over what it should be. And also note no certification is coming with this batch. I was very disappointed. Any entry level Gibson or prs would destroy this in quality , maybe not looks .

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