gibson les paul custom for sale
Epiphone Les Paul electric guitars?
I need a new guitar as my band has started gigging a lot more recently, I’ve been playing so far with a (to be honest quite poor) squire strat that I picked up second hand.
Unfortunately being a student I’m on a low budget, apparently some of the lower range les pauls made by Gibsons sister company Epiphone are still of extremely high quality. The common ones around on ebay in the £200-£300 range are:
Les Paul Standard Plus Top (£290)
Les Paul Custom (£300)
I would appreciate some more info on good quality budget electrics, suitable for gigging, or verification that I’m on the right track with the epiphone- but I don’t want to limit myself and I’m sure there are lots of others out there.
I always give a best answer and will especially appreciate your help if you provide some suitable links etc to guitar sales (on ebay or otherwise).
Thanks!
I forgot to add I play mainly indie music, nothing particularly heavy.
If you play indie, then I would assume you’re looking for a unique tone to compliment your unique sound correct? If that’s the case, then by all means do not let brand names hold you down when purchasing a guitar. Yes, Epiphone is a decent brand, I own a Gibson myself, but I also own a Carlo Ribeli, a Phantom, a Vantage, a Samick, a Schecter, and a Crafter. The only other name out of that list that stands out as far as guitars go is Schecter.
My Crafter is an Acoustic/Electric guitar that I purchased over in South Korea while in the Army… The intentions on that particular day however, were to purchase a Taylor. This guitar though sounded worlds better than any Taylor I’ve ever played and it cost me less than $200 w/ hardcase.
Same thing with that Carlo Ribelli I mentioned earlier, I was looking for a screaming guitar and found it in that one. I ended up using it for many years to follow while gigging.
All in all, my point is that yes, you get what you pay for… most of the time… If you look hard enough though and are patient, you can find some of the most beautiful sounding instruments in the least likely places for the best prices.
A note back on your initial question… out of all the secondary brand names (Squier, Epiphone, Charvel, etc…) I would recommend Epiphone.
Marshall VS100 & Gibson Les Paul custom
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