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Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Purple 2020 - Review and Tones
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Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Purple 2020 - Review and Tones
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At the start of 2020 Epiphone unveiled the Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Purple. This was available in a few colours but the one in this video is the Les Paul Classic Worn Purple model.
In this review I talk about the guitar build quality, how it was set up from the factory, what I had to do to make it playable and I run through some tones.
The Epiphone Les Paul is a guitar that I've had a long love affair with. I got my first Epiphone Les Paul in 2003 and I've always had a soft spot for them. The Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Purple is a stunning looking guitar and it sounds great too!
Intro Jam - 00:00
Introduction to Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Purple- 01:04
Guitar Specs - 01:31
My First Epiphone Les Paul - 02:22
My First Impressions - 02:41
What I Had to Do to Make It Playable - 03:09
Some Positive Points - 03:53
The Binding - 04:22
Clean-ish Tone - No Coil Split - 04:49
Clean-ish Tone - With Coil Split - 05:22
Light Overdrive - No Coil Split - 05:51
Light Overdrive - With Coil Split - 06:38
More Overdrive - 07:07
It's So Versatile - 08:39
Outro and Closing Thoughts - 09:18
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I wanted this just on it being a purple burst, but decided on the SG Classic P90 in worn green. I had the same stock setup experience myself, and it was initially somewhat of a bummer, as I really had high hopes for Epiphone after the 2020 re-branding. I mean, my Rondo Agile Les Paul was actually set up just as well, if not better. I mean seriously, even my two $199 Squier Affinity Jazzmasters faired better off the QC factory line my miles.
The vintage style "deluxe" tuning machines on my SG are absolutely going in the bin in favor of some Kluson Revolution 19:1 tuners ASAP. Overall? If you know how to do basic setups on a guitar it's a pretty good deal, but unleveled frets out of the box is honestly unacceptable IMO. Even at this price point.
I'm still getting one. LMAO!
I hope Epiphone is listening, but given their parent brand? I highly doubt it.
Excellent demo/review mate. You have just one over a newbie subscriber.
Cheers!
I bought a 2020 Epiphone Les Paul worn purple, and it is just a beautiful playing guitar right outta the box.
I didn't have any problems with the guitar.
Hey David,
That's awesome to hear. I am hearing mixed reviews about the QC on this run. A few people have reached out and told me the same thing as you, that their new guitars were spot on out of the box. A few others have told me they had the same issues as me (Too much tension in the truss rod, intonation out, questionable fretwork etc...).
It seems there's something of a QC lapse in a lot of companies at the moment, which is a shame. I love Epiphone and I was gutted that this didn't meet my expectations out of the box. Every other Epi I've ever owned has been perfect.
how has it held up over these 2 years?
It plays beautifully, better than my 81 Gibson Les Paul custom. It has a perfect beefy tone .
i came for the guitar review ...left speechless by this perfect playing..sir your string feeling is incredible
Thank you so much Vlad! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for checking it out and leaving a comment!
Great demo mate!
Love the versatility,I reckon I'll be getting one soon.
Thanks.
Thanks for checking out the video! I hope you get one without the fret issues I mentioned in this video!
I love it, it's such a pretty colour! 😍
It’s a wonderful looking guitar! I think every guitar player should own a purple guitar 🎸🔥
Nice review! Thanks for posting!
Thanks for checking it out! Glad you enjoyed!
I bought my Violet Purple Burst last week and I've been lovin' on it ever since! I love Epiphone and Schecter guitars! They are my two favorite guitar companies! Aw hell, I love most guitar brands, even Harley Benton!
Awesome man, congrats on the new guitar purchase! It's always such a good feeling getting a new guitar. I don't even think I'd get bored of that feeling and that excitement. I'm quite curious about the Nick Johnson signature Schecter, it's a Strat type. Shecters play great. For the most part they're a little too metal for my needs but they're awesome guitars. Real work horses.
Harley Benton are the hidden gem I think. I tried one of their PRS style guitars a few months back and it blew me away. I couldn't believe it was priced as low as it was!
Just got one today, I have seen other reviews with similar experience to yours out of the box, but I have to say mine is mint, frets fine, fret ends fine, lovely low action - and man is the thing stunning! And much lighter than I expected.
Hey!
Welcome to my channel, thanks for checking the video out.
That's awesome, I'm really pleased to hear you got a good one. I've spoken to a few people about this and I've heard mixed results across the board. A few people got ones similar to me, with a few QC issues.. and others got versions that were perfect out the box.
My guess is that perhaps a bad run of "Friday afternoon" guitars left the factory. The issues are nothing major, but they are annoying issues that shouldn't exist on a guitar at this price.
Poor setup, one fret is way too high, binding has some sharp edges...
I agree with you on it being light! I don't know if I like that or not... my other LP's are heavy so it's a bit strange playing one so light. It's a great sounding guitar though.
Could you tell me the weight of your guitar? I´m interested in this model. Thanks.
great review and playing mate!
ive been fancying a black "worn" edition for a few weeks at the local guitar store...after work last saturday i had it set aside(i layed it away)and will be taking it home next saturday after work...
hardshell case is 100bux here in the usa but im gonna try to talk him down to 80 lol! this way i get a bit better deal plus he gets the sale...we both win!
I will watch the review tomorrow. I fell in love of the color but I'm not fully comfy with this particular model. Also, I have to be honest, I prefer the covered capsules style 😅
Guitar set up is part of the fun for me. Tech at heart. Wish I could play like you! Lol
I enjoy doing set ups too, i need to sort out the frets on this… 3 years and I still haven’t done it haha!!
I am a strat guy. I have been at war with the last paw for over fifty years. Just got my epy purple burst two months ago. Mine was manufactured in twenty twenty two. It was perfect right out of the box. Epiphone's quality control has come a long way in three years. I put a duesenberg les trim on. A strat guys have to have our wammys. Anyway, Absolutely love the Color and different tone variations with the split coral technology.
I haven't owned a guitar for 16 years, I treated myself to one of these it comes in a few days. After watching you review I am glad I did.
That's awesome! Thanks for the comment. What colour did you get? Did you go for the purple one too?
@@LeighFugeGuitar Yes I did it is great, cant put it down
Leigh great demo.. I am going to get this Baby !
Hey Bonnie,
Thanks for checking out the video, hope you enjoy the guitar! 😀 the colour looks even better in person!
The stuff you mention around minute 3 makes me happy I paid Sweetwater to set it up with a custom job by an in-shop luthier before shipping. Also that purple looks rad
Hey man,
Yeah I had to mention it because it was a big blocker in me enjoying the guitar. In fact, I actually hardly pick this guitar up because my first impressions were so soured by this I didn't really bond with the guitar. It's a shame because the colour is absolutely amazing. One day I'll get around to giving it a proper fix up and then maybe I'll love it haha.
Thank you for posting your demo! I'm very interested in purchasing this guitar, because yes, that top colour is stunning! Although, I'm a bit fussy myself, so I think I would be using a tiny glob of rubbing compound and a buffer pad in order to shine it up just a little bit. I'm not completely enamoured with that satiny, matted finish.
From an overall playing and tone standpoint, I'm also not a big fan of push/pull pots; I've tried two other new Epiphone guitars that had the Pro pickups with coil split/tap, and the pots were already a bit scratchy and noisy. Epi states that they use CTS pots in this guitar, but in researching it, they only installed CTS tone pots; the volume pots are standard Chinese factory pots. I just wonder if I'll end up having to replace them all with better CTS vintage or audio taper pots.
I have a 2020 SG Standard with those same Alnico 5 Pro pickups, thankfully without the push/pulls, and they sound awesome, but the factory setup on mine like with yours was atrocious...very high action, and the bridge pickup especially was just barely 3mm off the strings, and even with moderate overdrive or gain, the sustain was fantastic, but it also howled with feedback! LOL
The little imperfections you describe don't exist in my Epiphone Goldtop (2009) or my Godin Summit CT Guitar - both were setup in Guitar Center in Northern Florida. Every guitar needs quality control b4 playing... The Purple Epi with the Coil splits sounds good.
Hey man,
I agree 100%. I have some older Epiphones that are just amazing instruments. One of my personal favourites that appears in a few videos is a 2003 Epiphone that I've had since 2003! It's been all over the country with me on so many tours and it's my most sentimental guitar. It plays and sounds fantastic.
The modern Epi stuff doesn't seem to live up to the QC standards. Though, that said, I have heard from a few people that this particular line (The faded line for 2020) were all a bit questionable. Apparently all the other 2020 Epi models are great.
Got it in honeyburst finish..love it.actually got it at 350.the online store mistake put the price at 350.saw it and grab it.glad the store honour my purchase and ship it.
I saw one of these in a local music store before the pandemic and the finish had started cracking in places where the grain had not been sealed and filled, it was brand new, I spoke to someone in the store about it hoping I could get a major discount on the guitar and he started bullshiting me saying it was intentional to start off the relieving process, but none of the other models had this floor in the finish
Hey Andrew,
That's really interesting. I don't imagine that's true as you said. What I did notice about the finish, which isn't that apparent in the video, is that the finish is almost "open pore" and there are actually dips in the wood which do almost look like cracks. I think this open pore sort of wood top can vary from guitar to guitar so perhaps they had one in store that was particularly noticeable. This one I have is more noticeable around one or two of the edges. It's somewhat strange admittedly. I do think it will relic easier than other guitars but I don't think Epiphone designed it that way.
I haven't actually been able to get to a store to see any in person other than the one I have here so I will definitely do that once lockdown is over. It would be interesting to see if this is more of a "design" thing or if a few just slipped through the net that weren't great.
I found the setup from the factory on this model was particularly bad. The neck was overly straight, the action was all over the place, the intonation was WAY out and the tuning pegs were really loose. I had to spend a bit of time with it to get it playing good. One of the frets (the 21st) is too high on the E B and G strings so if you fret the 20th fret on those strings, it just totally dies. I set my action quite high as standard because I like the feel of it a little higher, and it's still dead. That's a very poor thing to miss I think!
It's a shame really because I actually really like Epiphones. I own a bunch of Epiphone guitars that are older (Mostly late 90s/early 2000s) and they're such good guitars. But this 2020 one certainly isn't made to the same standards. I hope it's just a blip in the batch and not a reflection on the company as a whole in 2020!
I bought mine used at guitar center for a deep discount. Had to put a new input jack on it, but she’s wonderful!
I love a bargain. GC seem to do amazing discounts. I visited the GC in Hollywood when I was in the US last year and wanted to buy everything because it was so much cheaper than the UK!
Well well well, yet another guitar i wanted, simply for the colour and your reviewing one again, ha. Nice playing. it sounds like a hollow body though, it has a very full sound
Haha! The colour sold me too! It’s such an amazing colour. Epiphone did well with this colour. It’s one of the nicest colours I’ve seen then do. It’s so nice looking in person. The camera makes the outer edge look a little darker than it is. It’s a rich purple burst!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great review and video, I bought the same guitar and mine came really badly setup, so had to pay a local shop £60 to get it professionally setup as soon as I got it to make it play well, now it's done it's fantastic, just a shame they dont set them up properly from new, my cheaper vintage guitars les paul slash copy played awesome straight from the box and still does several years later, I've also ordered a tommy thayer les paul so hoping it wint be as bad setup when it arrives
Hey!
Thanks for the comment! Great to see you here. Thanks for checking the video out!
Since I posted this, a few people have reached out to me on different platforms and reported similar things. I spoke to one or two people that said their Classic Faded models were perfect, but I've also spoke to a few others who have said they had similar issues.
From what I can see, all the other 2020 Epiphone models were great. The Classic Faded line seemed to end up with a lower overall quality output, no idea why though.
Mine is great now that it's had a setup - minus a few small problems like rough binding and one high fret. I think the Tommy Thayer LP will be great. That's a slightly higher end model again so you should have no problems with that! Let me know how it plays out of the box! They look so cool.
@@LeighFugeGuitar yeah will do my man, ordered it a couple of months back but no idea of when it will turn up, I paid £569 from PMT and they are around £700 now to buy so if it turns up OK I feel I will have got a result 👍
I just got mine yesterday. No issues. Lowered the action to 1.25mm and tuned it up. Perfect! Sorry a drunk made yours.
Hhahah!! Maybe the guy that did the frets had a few beers while working?!
I noticed the Tesla 2016 Tour shirt. We saw them in Dallas on that tour. How cool.....
Haha well spotted! Unfortunately I didn't see them on that tour... the shirt was a gift from a friend of mine who has done some work with them, but I have seen them in the past. I caught them in 2009. They don't play the UK that often unfortunately.
I gotta say the sound of this one is very clean.
It's a really great sounding guitar! Did you end up pulling the trigger on that Epiphone Casino?!
@@LeighFugeGuitar I'm gonna wait till im paid next then I'm gonna buy it. I'm in dire need of an upgrade haha
Great video. I got a gold top 2020 Traditional Pro IV. Practically identical to this except it has CTS pots. I got it at Guitar Center off the rack. My frets were all perfect but it did have some issues. Action and pickups were really high, Intonation was terrible, and the nut wasn't cut correctly so the G and B string bound horribly. All that said I figured I'd try to do it all myself and it has worked out beautifully. Action is set very low with minimal buzz, sounds great, and I've been trying my hand at cutting the nut. I've gotten the G and B strings to only slightly bind every once and a while. I plan on keep coming back to it until it's fixed.
Overall, I really enjoy the guitar. It's my first les paul and definitely has that sound. The only thing I might change in the future is to get covered pickups. Not as much a fan of the zebra stripes. Still, that's purely cosmetic and it works great as is.
Oh yeah, and wanted to mention I really enjoy the coil splits. They actually sound really nice and significantly different from the full humbucker. Similar to my tele, but less output.
Hey Caleb,
Thanks for checking out the video and thanks for the comment! That's awesome, I love the Goldtop models! I've always loved a Goldtop. The pickups on this were super high when I got them too. I think Epiphone may not spend too much time on the QC stage these days, which is fine if you want a great guitar that just needs a little work.
I don't think mine had any issues at the nut... but now that you've said it I'm going to have a look and check!
I think the same with this Purple one, it's a great guitar and I've had it for about a year now and it's still going strong, but I'm yet to sort out the high fret. The coilsplits sound great. The pickups in general sound pretty good. I have heard better pickups on some of my older Epiphones, but that's not at all to say these ones sound bad, they just sound slightly different. All in all, it's a great guitar and with a few little tweaks (when I finally get around to doing them) it'll be killer!
I hope your Goldtop turns out perfect too!
I had a 2020 Epiphone Classic Worn Cherry Burst for about three years until I had to sell it for untying the knot. I’ve had about 3 acoustic guitars before and this was my first electric guitar and I was blown away with it. It does go out of tune periodically but other than that, it’s an all around decent guitar. Love the play modes you can toy with with the toggle switch which super fun. Epiphone is super versatile as you can hear here, you can virtually do anything with the styles of music. Cheers
one question, how did the worn finish age? like i feel since the guitar doesnt have the thick poliurethane lacker layer it probably scratches easily and polishes on contact areas like where your right arm rests or if you take of the pickguard and your pinky rests below the strings
i just ordered one of these purple worn les paul classic btw, i just couldnt ressist how beautiful they look
I have a 2005 Classic in red that is still a beauty. but imagine that purple in full gloss..
It would be cool with a gloss. The flat finish is nice too, but I think it would rub off very easy if you started gigging it... which could end up looking cool!
Love your demos you should teach.. I am a Songwriter and play a little want to play like you !!
Hey Bonnie,
Thanks for your comment! I do teach, I've been teaching guitar for about 8 years now. I also have my own online guitar course which is launching on Tuesday! 😀
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Hey Leigh great vid. What amp are you using, sounds great.
Hey Matt, thank you so much for checking out the video, glad you enjoyed it. I believe I would have been playing through the Blackstar Studio 10 6L6 for this video! If my memory serves me right...
I just bought this guitar online today. I've been playing acoustic for 24 years and this will be my first electric. I can't wait to start melting faces.
That's awesome! Epiphone are great guitars and it should last you many years! My first serious electric guitar was an Epiphone Les Paul iI got back in 2003 and I still use it all the time now! It's been all over the country on tour with me many times and it's never let me down.
Hey Leigh! A very informative review. Does the Epiphone Les Paul Classic with CTS pots sound better than this? Also, if you have played the Epiphones with Probuckers, what are your thoughts on it vs the Alnico Classic Pros on your guitar?
Hey!
Thanks for checking out the video!
I haven't played the Classic with the CTS pots and Probuckers. CTS pots are always a great upgrade for a guitar, so based on the spec I would say it would certainly add something. I haven't played the Probuckers, but pickups just come down to taste. I believe the Probuckers are a little more modern sounding than the Alnico Classics.
I have a LP Classic with the CTS pots and a LP Classic Worn without the CTS pots. No difference. None. Maybe 10 years from now when they wear out but for now you can't tell a shit bit of difference.
Maybe I was lucky with my classic worn, because it was perfect right out of the box. The bridge pickup wasn’t really my thing, but nothing that a BKP nailbomb couldn’t solve! Now it’s not right on par with my Gibsons, but very very close!
I have heard a few people who ended up with killer guitars out of the box from this run, but I also heard of a lot of bad ones too. I think I just got one that wasn't perfect. It's not a bad guitar... but it needed some attention.
This gonna be my first guitar.
Great choice! When are you going to get it?! This one needed a little work, but I've heard from other people who own them that they've had them out the box perfect!
@@LeighFugeGuitar I am also thinking of buying this as my first guitar but I’m afraid if I get it and it has all those problems u talked about I won’t be able to fix it myself. If I take it to a store will they know how to adjust it? I’m kind of a noob at guitars for now honestly
Nice playing
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed!!
I know this is old but the binding should be covered under the warranty. Looks great in purple, wish it was a sick purple quilted top. I bought the honey burst, cheers!
It probably would have been, I bought it second hand so the warranty wouldn't have covered it in that case as I wasn't the original owner.
I got one tooof the same model but in black but mine is made in USA .
I just bought it and it’s awesome! The only issue for me are the pickups: they are very powerful and I had to set them very low! Was the same for you? They are very rude!
Hey,
Thanks for your comment. Glad you love it! That's awesome to hear.
Interesting comment on the pickups. I actually found them to be the opposite. I found them to be very low output, very vintage voiced. Which is cool, because I prefer that.
I wonder if they maybe used slightly different spec pickups in different lines of this guitar? Or, I ended up with one with pickups that aren't hot, maybe they should be hotter?! haha
Hey, I’m looking to buy my first guitar I’m into metal, do you recommend this guitar for a beginner? torn between esp ltd ec-256fm and epiphone les paul classic worn any advice?🙏🏼
Hey Samar,
Thanks for the comment. This particular guitar would be good for classic metal (80s stuff like Iron Maiden). The pickups are more classic sounding rather than modern metal.
If you want heavier, then the LTD might be a better option, but if you prefer the styling of the Epiphone you could always look to invest an additional bit of money and get a set of pickups that would suit metal playing better.
I think you could probably go pretty heavy on these pickups, they can handle a lot, but it depends how metal you want to take it!
Thank you man!! Really helpful!
im gonna buy this and just pray i get one without dead frets
I know other people who bought this guitar from the same year and they didn't have issues. I think I just got a bad one unfortunately.
Mine was really good out of the box
A few people I know that bought them got great ones too... I was just unlucky I think!
@@LeighFugeGuitar your reason I got this guitar I was looking for solid in my price range lo and it’s Ben great I’m a telecaster person and this thing made me think differently amazing video keep up great work
When you say you lowered the pickups…do you remember the where you lowered them to?
I don't remember the exact measurements, but when I got the guitar they were very high.
How does that finish handle finger prints?
It's a totally matte finish so fingerprints don't really show up too much on it. It stays pretty clean for the most part. The finish is so thin I think it would wear off pretty easy with regular use.
I keep looking at this and can’t get myself to pull the trigger. I want it because it’s purple but Epiphone’s QC is all over the place.
Hey Allison,
Thanks for the comment, welcome to the channel! The colour is amazing. It’s one of the most nicest colours I’ve seen in while. The burst looks amazing in person
The QC is a little questionable, as I said with a few of the issues in this video. Now that it’s setup, it plays and sounds great, but out the box it’s not the best.
However, I’ve heard that a lot of them are great out of the box. I’d recommend trying one in a store if you have the opportunity
How does this one compare to a Electromatic Duo Jet?
Hey Misty,
Great question. I own a Duo Jet and for me, the Duo Jet wins. It costs a little more, but it's a more versatile guitar. I also prefer the pickups on the Duo Jet, they're super low output humbuckers but they have more of a Telecaster vibe than a full humbucker style sound.
I love Les Pauls too, but I do find myself drawn more to low output sounds these days.
Also, on the subject of "out of the box quality" the Gretsch wins hands down. This particular Les Paul had a few issues that needed to be fixed but my Gretsch was perfect when I got it.
@@LeighFugeGuitar thanks so much for the reply and helpful feed back! 😃😚
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One of my first proper guitars was an Epiphone Les Paul and I still love it 20 years on!
Looks sick but I’m more of a gold guy so I just bought this in the metallic gold
Nice, I love goldtops too!
I got it yesterday it’s so nice
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for the price they want for todays epiphones more QC is warranted- but made in china so what can we really expect
The price has definitely gone up and the QC down. I have a few Epis from the late 90s and early 2000s and they are light years ahead in terms of playability, quality and sound but they were also significantly lower cost at the time. Chinese made guitars are pretty good these days, there isn't so much of an issue with that, I just it's just some QC oversights. I have played plenty of Chinese guitar's that are fantastic quality.
I believe the funky setup and a few minor cosmetic issues are strategic. I know Epiphone is producing a guitar that FOR THE PRICE is a WAY better value in guitars than Gibson. Yes I know Ephiphone is owned by Gibby but the Epiphone division is rather autonomous in the whole corporate scheme of things. I have heard from an "inside source" that because Epiphone is one of Gibson's few brands that is actually making money for the company they leave well enough alone and Algon Go and Richard Akers are far more in tune with us guitar players than the Gibson top brass. Were Epiphone to produce a perfect guitar out of the box, Gibson couldn't actually compete with it's own "Budget" brand... The Gibson brand quality control issues are far and wide and we're not just talking cosmetic flaws with Gibson guitars. The Epiphone's especially since the 2020 overhaul are superb.
I own 3. I have sold my 2 Gibson's(one with a crack at the set neck) and have no reason to go looking to replace them. I already have. With a Epiphone 2020 SG Classic Worn and Epiphone Les Paul Classic.
Yeah, I have no doubt about that, I agree fully. I know loads of people who have other 2020 models and they've gotten great guitars. Not to say this guitar isn't great, but, there were some issues with it.
The older Korean Epiphones are also unreal for the money. My favourite, and most sentimental guitar is a 2003 Epiphone LP which is Blue. It was my first good guitar and I've owned it nearly 20 years. It's been gigged hundreds of time, done loads of tours and studio sessions, albums, EPs, videos and it's still such a fantastic guitar. It louder and brighter than any other Epi LP I've played and I've personally never played a Les Paul (Especially a Gibson!) that I've liked as much as it. The only thing I've ever changed is the frets too because I wore them out from playing it so much.
This is actually the first Epiphone I've gotten that I was disappointed with. I own a bunch of Epiphones which I love so this guitar was disappointing, but I know others who had great guitars from the 2020 run.
Epiphone can make some incredible stuff. It would be great to see them just produce top quality stuff all the time, and I think with the way the market is shifting, we may just see that happen. Now that everyone knows more about how guitars are made and what can be done on a budget, I think we all have much higher expectations. These days you should get a great guitar for £500, because we know it can be done, and companies are doing it.
From what I've heard, the QC on Epiphone's new line is horrendous, the main thing being bad fret jobs across the board (no pun intended). I get that you might need to do a set up on a new guitar, but a guitar needing a fret level out of the box is just unforgiveable, Epiphone should be ashamed of themselves for allowing that kind of shoddy workmanship out the door. Hopefully this was because of the rush to hit the streets and will have been fixed for later runs. You might expect that kind of nonsense from a no name supermarket guitar, not from an established brand. Shame, because this particular finish is gorgeous (although I could probably do without the open pore look).
Hey!
Yeah I've heard the exact thing. I know people who have bought other 2020 Epiphones from other lines and they've all said they are great. However, for the faded line, I've heard a few QC issues. This one in particular has a fret thats slightly too high and frets out on the E string. It's also got sharp binding in places, the factory setup was one of the worst I've seen, the tuning pegs were loose, the pickups were way too high... not a good first impression.
Once it had a setup and a fresh set of strings, it was good... not excellent, but good. Luckily I bought this off someone on Facebook for a lot cheaper than retail price purely because I loved the colour.
The finish seems well applied, I agree with the open pore statement, though as you said, it's not a dealbreaker, it's just a minor thing.
Epiphone should be ashamed of this one, I agree. I own other Epis that are fantastic. My most sentimental guitar is an Epi LP I've owned for 20 years and I've toured it all around the place. It's done hundreds of gigs and it plays like a dream. How can they get the LP so wrong in 2020?
@@LeighFugeGuitar hey Leigh , would you please recommend better option of epis, rather than this one? Or maybe another les paul copy that are better than epis, thank you
My experience has been good. I have now bought 3 Epiphone 2020's - and online no less... All three were and still are perfect out of the box. Of the 3 the SG Classic needed 10's on it to solve a slight string buzz issue caused by my stringing it up with 9's.
The LP Classic and LP Classic Worn are about as good as a guitar gets in every way. I couldn't be happier. People love to bash Epiphone based on OLD and sometimes justified QC issues. Read the reviews since 2020. Overwhelmingly Positive.
That color totally needs gloss
I personally prefer it without a gloss finish, but it would be cool if they offered it both ways.
Unpopular opinion! I will never play a guitar that doesn't look appealing to me
I don't think that's too much of an unpopular opinion. As guitarists we do buy with our eyes first.