Brill, it is a fab guitar to buy with its rocky sound to it, its looks, built well and its price is great.
Great sound good looks and well built.

It looks so much like a real Gibson Les Paul. It's not as good sounding as the Gibson but not saying its rubbish. I think its a fairly good guitar!

Good cheap version of a Gibson, sounds great and feels great with good quality parts. Really good guitar recomend to intermediate to experts, a bit heavy for begginers and be careful, it can scratch quite easy.

The Epiphone Les Paul Standard feels really good, good tone. Not well finished feels a bit cheap. I expected it to be better

I was given an Epiphone Les Paul as a gift a good few years ago, while that one has long since broken, my main guitar has always been a Les Paul... I think it is safe to say I am hooked...

Beautiful made guitar!!!
I got a left-handed version of this guitar and my Firebird, Telecaster and Strat are collecting dust. The best guitar out there for the $400-$550 price range. I play a lot of types of music; jazz, classic rock, metal, Christian, punk, and blues (to name a few) and the LP has fit all of them. This guitar is better than some of the Gibson guitars I've played (for my taste). Watch out Fender, the Epiphone Les Paul is the new frontier.
BUT, I would highly recommend to NOT buy this guitar online. Find it in-store and test it out (it's not for everyone). Weather you are a beginner, intermediate, or an advanced guitar player, if you're looking for a guitar with excellent quality and playability that's easy on the wallet, THIS IS IT!!!

This guitar is awesome. I love the sound, the feel and the look. I just wish it was a bit lighter though.

This guitar really impresses me with everything. The two humbuckers make an incredible clean sound.
I bought this guitar with an Line6 Spider III, a good amp, and made up the effects as I wanted them. The drive on this guitar is great, especially if you use the neck-pickup.

I really recommend this guitar !

Over the years there have been some inconistances in the build coming from Epi. Different hardware, truss rod covers, internal routing making some heavier than others. Mine come heavy, 9 lbs, 'standard' truss rod cover label, Grover tunners, bad fret job. However, I play for fun, Zepp + Lizzy, and can only blame any problems on my lack of skill. I would ideally like a 'Gibson Classic Antique' with the '57 pu's, but that's a dream. Mine is 3 yrs old and as good as new, no failures in hardware or electrics. I don't thrash it but even so you get the feeling it will last forever. If, like me you can't afford a Gibson then this is the next best thing. I would never consider playing anything else other than a Les Paul.
Tip, buy from a large reputable dealer, where advice is not driven by finance.