went into a guitar store to buy a gibson but the first one i played was naf.thought i would try a epiphone, that was also naf,so i tried about 15 guitars both gibson and epi.I walked out of the shop after about an hour or so later with a epi les paul standard and £1300 quid in my back pocket.Try before you buy! and grad a bargain

I notice a lot of bloggers compare Epiphone guitars to Gibsons.
Well, I have been around the block when it comes to guitars, there is NO differance between a Epiphone and a Gibson, apart from the ego attatched to those who insist Gibsons are better guitars, bull !
I have played many Gibson guitars, Fenders, Squires, Ibanez, Epiphones, and so the list goes on.
I have found amungst ALL of the affore mentioned guitars and many more that you get a wide variation of both sound and quality, NO two particular Guitars are alike.
I would recommend you play any guitar before purchasing one, hold it in your arms like you would a woman you love, see if it plays/feels and above all sounds right, sets you on fire, passion is a musicians best freind.
DON'T purshase a guitar over the net or from a catalogue.
Go to your local musical instrument shops, don't just go to one, go to as many as is possible, play the guitars they have on offer, play as many as possible.
For those of us who are experienced guitarists, we know one cannot tell from playing just ONE of many guitars, wich one will suit you !
No matter what brand you chose, there will be many which will not come up to scratch, INCLUDING many of the top name brand guitars.
I have played guitar since childhood, I am now 48 years of age.
I play mostly British invasion stuff blues, Rock and roll,heavy rock and some thrashy trash, I mostly write my own compositions.
I also play bass, and keyboards, I perform regularly.
My main Guitars are a Epiphone Gibson 56 Les Paul Gold Top, a Fender Broadcaster (Telecaster), Squire Telecaster and a ES 335 Epiphone blond.
In addition to these Guitars I own a vintage Ibanez ES 175, a beautiful Guitar, ALL of my Guitars are over 15 years old.
I use mostly Vox AC15 amplification and a Marshall plexi.
I don't use any effects other than a tube pre amp, and on ocassion an old Boss OD1 pedal.
Roll over Beethoven !

The Epiphone Les Paul Standard has a great sound feels great, easy to play, great guitar

One of the best guitars around (considering: price tag) you get a good old LP tone and good feel. This the "players guitar". Not recommended for people who people who buy and not use the guitar for long. Wonderful guitar! You want a great guitar for a dead cheap price, this is it! Only bad point is the tuners, change them and you'll be good

This is some guitar, that i think most people would love. As i said before it is sexy looking, sounds class and i would say the fact Noel from Oasis plays one says how good it is!

Awesome guitar best for guitar solo's and nice to play. Everyone should have one.

Great guitar for the price and I played a Gibson LP studio right before and after this and well the Epi's better

Sounds great and looks great, definitely feels like a Les Paul and sounds like one. Easy to play and have really good with low action, also looks amazing and is painted very well, the binding on the wood is fantastic, and its very fun to play. Needs to be set up as soon as you get it to play it at its best, doesn't stay in tune very well and the quality isn't quite as good as the Gibson, but that's the same with all copy guitars, also if they don't come as standard you should change the tuners to grovers or anything of a higher quality than the standard epiphone tuners. A great guitar, looks great in goldtop or cherry sunburst fantastic to play, and its a guitar you wake up in the morning to and smile at.

Nice look. Feels nice, smooth neck. Awsome quality and sound. Les Pauls are awesome.

This is a fantastic guitar. Recommended for live performances and studio recordings. It's not as good as the Gibson Les Paul, but, for 500 bucks (Gibson costs $2500 or more) you get the Les Paul tone!

The Epiphone Les Paul Standard, it's the best guitar I have ever played at a concert Best sounding guitar ever. There's nothing wrong with it its perfect in every way