Which of these guitars should i buy, and why?
Ok, here are the options:
1) Epiphone Les Paul Standard
2) Epiphone Les Paul Custom, alpine white
3) Epiphone Les Paul Standard plaintop
4) Epiphone G-400
5) Epiphone Vintage G-400
I love all of these guitars I just need to choose one. Please give good, clear answers telling me which one to get and why it's better than the others.
I agree with the first part of Buster's answer. With epiphones it's kind of hit-or-miss. Some will give any gibson a run for its money, while others will need some work and a setup to play nicely (and once and a great while, they'll be bad enough that you have to exchange it where you bought it).
However, if you're a beginning player (which i'd guess from your question?) i strongly advise you DON'T spend a lot of money on a gibson. Not yet.
I've been playing (and collecting) guitars for 20 years, and my epiphone LP Classic is one of my favorites. I like it better than most of my expensive ones. So you can get some truly awesome epiphones.
Also note that the Epiphone LP customs are no better than the standard (or Classic, if you can still find them) models, and are definitely not worth the extra money. You're simply paying for a prettier guitar.
If you can find a Custom for about the same price, go for it if you like it. But if it's much more expensive, just go with the Standard.
With the G400, I'd strongly recommend getting the Vintage one. I believe the neck profile is a little thicker (i only played the vintage once), so you may want to try them both out first. But otherwise the vintage is basically identical, and $100 cheaper! (mainly, I'm guessing, because of its finish) They'll feel slightly different, but sound identical. But try them out if you're in doubt, or if you're picky.
Now deciding between the LP and the SG isn't something you can decide based on practical differences like the ones i listed above for different models of the same guitar. This decision is all about your own personal taste.
The SG looks and sounds a little more hardcore rock, but isn't quite as versatile. A LP can give you a much wider range of sounds, but won't ever *quite* give you that SG growl (but it comes darn close). Then on top of this, they both each have very different physical feelings to them (mainly weight). You really just have to try them both.
I know this isn't the answer you're looking for - but I can't tell you "pick <x> guitar". My recommendation is either the Vintage G400, or the LP Standard, for purely practical reasons. You need to decide for yourself whether to get an LP or SG though.
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the one u like the most coz its ur fav or the cheapest one
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Epiphone Les Paul Custom, alpine white. Its the guitar I've got and I wouldn't swap it for any of the others.
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I hear that tuners on all of Epiphones guitars aren't the best. I would recommend a Samick Avion 6. It was made by Greg Bennett, who was a designer for Gibson for 30 years. It looks and feels like a les paul and I'm sure it would give a Gibson a good run for its money.
But if you want to stick to Epi, then get the Custom.
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well with any brand name spinoff Asian built guitar it's a crap shoot Gibson being Epi there's a 50/50 chance you'll get a good one, the more you spend the better your chances are. if you want to narrow it down to a good one no matter what, I'd suggest a real American built Gibson, kind of takes the guess work out of it, it is what it is. but that's just the way it is.American guitar VS Chinese guitar
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I agree with the first part of Buster's answer. With epiphones it's kind of hit-or-miss. Some will give any gibson a run for its money, while others will need some work and a setup to play nicely (and once and a great while, they'll be bad enough that you have to exchange it where you bought it).
However, if you're a beginning player (which i'd guess from your question?) i strongly advise you DON'T spend a lot of money on a gibson. Not yet.
I've been playing (and collecting) guitars for 20 years, and my epiphone LP Classic is one of my favorites. I like it better than most of my expensive ones. So you can get some truly awesome epiphones.
Also note that the Epiphone LP customs are no better than the standard (or Classic, if you can still find them) models, and are definitely not worth the extra money. You're simply paying for a prettier guitar.
If you can find a Custom for about the same price, go for it if you like it. But if it's much more expensive, just go with the Standard.
With the G400, I'd strongly recommend getting the Vintage one. I believe the neck profile is a little thicker (i only played the vintage once), so you may want to try them both out first. But otherwise the vintage is basically identical, and $100 cheaper! (mainly, I'm guessing, because of its finish) They'll feel slightly different, but sound identical. But try them out if you're in doubt, or if you're picky.
Now deciding between the LP and the SG isn't something you can decide based on practical differences like the ones i listed above for different models of the same guitar. This decision is all about your own personal taste.
The SG looks and sounds a little more hardcore rock, but isn't quite as versatile. A LP can give you a much wider range of sounds, but won't ever *quite* give you that SG growl (but it comes darn close). Then on top of this, they both each have very different physical feelings to them (mainly weight). You really just have to try them both.
I know this isn't the answer you're looking for – but I can't tell you "pick <x> guitar". My recommendation is either the Vintage G400, or the LP Standard, for purely practical reasons. You need to decide for yourself whether to get an LP or SG though.
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20 years playing
all epiphones are built in china so they are all pretty good…but do try a peavey before making a decision they are also built in china and are a lot better in playability and sound…esp.the Ex range…
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