Product Description

If you are looking for classic Les Paul looks and a humbucker sound, it is hard to go wrong with the incredibly affordable Special II. There really hasn't been a Les Paul deal like this in a long time. Features include a Mahogany neck, a Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, volume and tone control, and chrome hardware.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5093 in Musical Instruments
• Brand: Epiphone
• Model: ENJREBCH1
• Dimensions: 28.00 pounds

Features

• Basswood body
• Bolt-on neck mahogany neck
• 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
• 700T/650R open-coil humbuckers
• 24-3/4" scale

Customer Reviews

Nice 1st Guitar
This is a great guitar to learn the basics on. I have owned a LP2 for a year and I have nothing bad to say about it. The guitar stays in tune and has a solid construction. This guitar is well worth the money!

Sweet little guitar for any player
I picked up one of these babies about 6 months ago to use as my "travel" guitar, and it has yet to let me down. Granted, the day I got it, I changed out the pickups with a DiMarzio Double Whammy in the bridge and a Virtual PAF in the neck, so I can't tell you much about the sound from the factory electronics. However, the guitar plays wonderfully. The only irritant was that, in order to get perfect intonation in Eb tuning (one half-step below standard tuning on all six strings), I had to reverse one of the saddles.

Otherwise, no complaints whatsoever -- it came from the factory with the truss perfectly set, and it only took minor tweaks to the action and a slight shim for the neck (I'm obsessive when it comes to fast action on my guitars), and I was shredding away in no time. This is an excellent guitar for a beginner, or, if you're a more advanced player in search of some vintage looks on a budget, this is right up your alley. Get a new set of pickups -- EMGs, Seymour Duncans, or DiMarzios will work great -- and you've got looks AND tone. Just don't expect that solid mahogany-body sustain you'd get from a real LP -- this one's plywood. Agathis. Tonewood. Whatever Epiphone's buzzword of the week happens to be.

Bottom line: for $150, you can't go wrong with this guitar. Out of all the guitars I own, I keep coming back to this one. Of course, unlike your average Jackson or B.C. Rich, the Les Paul body design doesn't have any pointy things to dig into one's crotch... That might have a bit to do with it as well. Are you still reading this? Just buy it already!

Sweet little G
Listen,If you want an inexpensive guitar with great sound and easy playability, buy this one. Period.

I bought a black one to leave in the trunk while I was at work, in case the guys called for a practice session, so I wouldn't have to go all the way home to pick up my gear.

I have other, way more expensive guitars, like a Gibson ES-335, Dean 12 string, and a Fender Strat, but I gotta tell you, I like this one soooo much I play it more than the others! No kidding.

And if it gets banged up, so what??? It costs a buck thirty! Buy another. In facte I bought 2 others with different finishes, just for a cheap change up guitar.

Dig it.