Epiphone Les Paul Modern Figured Electric Guitar Caribbean Blue Fade

Beautiful guitar, beautiful sound, awesome feel. Only con, it came without the pickguard installed, but it is such a beautiful guitar I am not going to install the PG.

I brought the Caribbean Fade, and it's amazing looking. Great sound, really has that Gibson sound. Finish is really really nice, very well put together, perfect weight, great guitar all around for the money. I am a huge fan of both Gibson's, and Fender's, I may lean alittle more towards the Fender side though. I will say for the money I bought after playing them both back to back that the new Fender Player series Mexican Stratocasters sound almost as good as the Fender American's nowadays, and for the money if you are split between a Epiphone (trying to get the Gibson sound on a budget), and the Fender Player Mexican (looking for the Fender American sound) these guitars are both about the same price, I would get the Fender, maybe not as pretty as the Gibson, but the Fender is the most versatile guitar there has ever been and the Player series is alot of guitar for only $700+ dollars, and is very close sounding to the American. But if you want a Gibson and can't afford their outrageous and I know they are amazing, but I just don't see or hear $2,800 worth of guitar there. But I do hear an amazing Epiphone Les Paul for under $800, I guess my point is, you could buy an Epiphone Les Paul Modern, and a Fender Player Mexican Stratocaster, and still have a $1,000 to spend on an Amp for the price of the Gibson alone, and I feel the same way about the Fender American model, although I think the Fender American at only $1,700 is a superior guitar to the $2,800 Gibson, you just get alot more guitar for $1,100 less then the Gibson. Save your money, this Epiphone Modern is a great guitar that sounds amazing and looks amazing. One thing I didn't realize, and this is another reason to go with the Fender Player series, is your going to have to pay a professional to put your pick guard on your Epiphone, as it does not come attached. I'm sure that will be another $100, as I'm not scewing anything into my guitar without the insurance a store would have to replace it if something went wrong haha. Personally I don't beat on my guitars enough, and with how pretty the Caribbean Fade looks, and with the Epiphone having more clearance from strings to tje body, then the Fender, I'm leaving it off. Hope this helps, if you are dead set on wanting the Gibson sound at a budget the Epiphone Les Paul Modern is a great guitar. One other thing you will most likely also have to buy a specific case as it doesn't fit in the basic hardcase I bought when I bought my Fender. Gibsons body Shape is more unique then alot of guitars, and I wouldn't risk using anything other then specifically designed Gibson/Epiphone cases, wear as a PRS, Ibanez, and a great majority of guitars fit in the standard hard case. I spent the extra $130 for a Epiphone case. As it was resting on the tip of the guitar in my standard hard case and that's a big no no. Enjoy!!!

got mine in the mail and it didn't have any issues. whew. no fret buzz, tried most of the frets. the action was nice even when I tuned it to standard it is at a very comfortable height, so that's great. the pickups sound very good. may change them in the future but no rush. the pull knobs to switch to single coil is why I got it. I love extra options for sound. clean sound is great and sounds good with distortion. I use ableton and plugins so I have tried it with a few different amps and sounds and it sounds really nice. that neck is so small I can rest my thumb over the top of it, and my hands aren't that big. that may be a turnoff to some but I think it's awesome. feels like a daisy rock guitar I had years ago but better. I had the black les paul body with the pink star. great value guitar. this epiphone is well worth the money.

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horrible finish, set up, and fretwork. Great looks and sound. Needs some work. Nut was also not set correctly. Will be fine once work is completed.

action is a lil bit too high, but it's still coolio