Members burton4snow Posted January 19, 2007 Members Share Posted January 19, 2007 Are these any good? My friend wants to buy a guitar and only has access to Guitar Center and 150-170 max to spend on it. Is the Les Paul Special II the Answer. I think he is going to want humbuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zen Posted January 19, 2007 Members Share Posted January 19, 2007 I'd recommend a Squier with humbuckers over the Epiphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Some of those guitars are solid wood instead of plywood. I'd seek out one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Some of those guitars are solid wood instead of plywood. I'd seek out one of those. the 'cherry' finish is solid wood. but i have a plywood one and it sounds great. it could use better pickups, and the switch is garbage, but it has one of my favorite necks ever isn't there a dean thats around the same $$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whit townsend Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 He should play the Special IIs, some Affinity Strats and Teles, maybe a Dean or Yamaha, some used trad-ins if w/in his budget, and pick the one that speaks to him.Nothing inherantly wrong with the Special IIs. Most have nice necks. He'll prob wanna upgrade the electronics at some point tho. But that is prob the case w/any $150 guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 For a budget guitar with buckers the Special II's are great. I know a lot of guys with high end guitars that own and play Special II's. Billie Joe Armstrong from Greenday played one with Pinhead Gunpowder (this was after he was stinkin rich from the Dookie record). For the money I think they're badass, plywood or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I replaced the pickups in mine with some German-made Schaller PAF type pickups that came out of a Heritage guitar. I also replaced the crappy tuners.Other than that I'm loving mine. All solid mahogany and the body is two-piece...Great sound and build quality for 150 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grungehack Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I just got a white special II last week. For the price it's not a bad guitar but could use some upgrades, mainly pickups and tuners. I.m.o. it has a pretty nice sound played through a valve junior. Also, I would suggest trying it before you buy because I ordered through m.f. and got lucky but this is a $150 guitar so your mileage may vary. Be sure to check the fretboard, mine was fairly dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RedOne Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Its the worst guitar i've ever played. Utterly horrible in every single way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LP50 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I love my Special. It has a really nice neck for the price - very thin, very easy to play. Has a pretty full, warm sound through my Classic 30 as well. I'd buy another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I have one but its been heavely modded just because I could:D .Fretts 99 has one and has made some nice clips with his.theyre not a bad guitar for the money:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members studdhuss Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Watch those razor sharp fret ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'm sure the Epiphone will be a fine choice. I like Epiphones! I have several and they're all great guitars.... after a pickup upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jem7vwh Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Worst guitars ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blssdmf Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I used to have one. I sold it, and after having several other guitars since, I wish I had kept it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joe Bones Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Just my opinion, but I agree with those who say that this is one of the worst electric guitars on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'll bet everyone who posted "worst guitar I ever played" is under the age of 20. You guys never had to suffer through the 70's and true {censored} budget guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'll bet everyone who posted "worst guitar I ever played" is under the age of 20. You guys never had to suffer through the 70's and true {censored} budget guitars. Hey, action 1/4" off the fretboard just made our fingers stornger! And intonation, we didn't need that fancy {censored}. And Humbuckers that were really single coils with big cover to look like buckers had great tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Most people on these forums think Epiphones suck. Maybe they have legitimate reasons for having that opinion.... though I kinda doubt that. But I have 6 Epiphone guitars and the quality is consistantly great in all of them. And I bought them all at different times from different sellers. They all play great, feel solid, and look GREAT! And since I upgraded the pickups on 'em they SOUND GREAT! The stock pickups were good but not as good as the Gibson pickups I ended up putting in 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Clonebucket Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 For a budget guitar with buckers the Special II's are great. I know a lot of guys with high end guitars that own and play Special II's. Billie Joe Armstrong from Greenday played one with Pinhead Gunpowder (this was after he was stinkin rich from the Dookie record). For the money I think they're badass, plywood or not. Wait, wait, woah dude, someone has heard of Pinhead Gunpowder! And I know the gig you are talking about, the backyard gig IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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