Phil O'Keefe 12,610 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Our very own Travis Browning is turning into quite the gear reviewer. Check out his latest review, this time for the Epiphone Les Paul Special VE, right here. Feel free to post any comments, and if you have any questions, hopefully Travis will be along shortly to answer them for you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members travisbrowning 90 Posted May 22, 2017 Members Share Posted May 22, 2017 Thanks, Phil! This Epiphone was so fun to review, and such a great guitar in general. I'm definitely here to answer any questions about the guitar, the process, or anything at all. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members dweebking 33 Posted May 23, 2017 Members Share Posted May 23, 2017 yes, great review. the quality of these entry level guitars is nuts isn't it. resource optimization as art. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members travisbrowning 90 Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 yes' date=' great review. the quality of these entry level guitars is nuts isn't it. resource optimization as art.[/quote'] Thank you! And yes, its amazing! Other than the pickups which I will eventually change, its such a pleasure to play. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil O'Keefe 12,610 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Travis, take a look at the bottom of the review - although I've tried to steer the discussion over here (where it's easier to interact), some people have still commented about it there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members jorhay1 4,879 Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 Sounds like great bang for the buck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members travisbrowning 90 Posted May 25, 2017 Members Share Posted May 25, 2017 Sounds like great bang for the buck! It is! And beyond that, its just a great guitar! I think the "60s SlimTaper-D" is my favorite neck ever! I do a lot of picking around open chords and it provides enough chunk to feel just right for me, and when I go to the middle of the neck for some melody lines it tapers down and fits my hand perfectly. I don't have massive hands, but I do have fairly long fingers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members FoxV 0 Posted June 16, 2018 Members Share Posted June 16, 2018 Finally I find an objective review from a real expert. What a great and informative review this truly is. I'm into rock and metal and want to play along to my favourite bands. I Googled the best guitar for beginners and the Epiphone Les Paul Special player packs came up with Bryan Epsey doing demos of the Epiphone Les Paul Player Pack, Performance Pack and Goth SG Performance Pack. After some deliberation I chose the Epiphone Les Paul Performance Pack but discovered that it had been discontinued with the Electar 15w. This has put me in the position of buying the guitar and amp separately. The amp which suits my budget is the Line 6 Spider Classic 15 1x8 Combo. I am still undecided on the guitar. I watched demos and reviews on YouTube and watched Lee from Dawsons demo the Epiphone Les Paul VE and the Special II. He was extremely impressed with the Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Special II Plustop (Heritage Cherry Sunburst). I get the impression that the VE is a downgrade of the Special II, especially sine the VE costs less. Now I have a dilemma of not knowing which to choose. I would be immensely grateful for your thoughts? [h=1][/h] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members EddyBiesemans 0 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Hi Travis & all, great review ! I read it after I bought this guitar for adding to my collection and it is indeed spot on. I'm a die hard Tele player, got also one with "Keef-openG-tuning" for our Stones covers, but I wanted to play around with Les Paul style guitar and how it feels/sounds and this without spending a lot of money on a GIBSON Les Paul. I did try some GIBSON's Les Paul's from my fellow guitarist in our band. For me, owning a Les Paul is just for fun & home practice because in our band live performance, I can't really play a Les Paul : I am using my Tele Plus (with Lace Red & Blue) which blends perfectly with my mate playing his LP, also we switch lead regularly in our playing : really great sound ! Now about the Epiphone LP sound : I first thought about changing the pickups, but I am not going to do it right now. My first mod will be to install DPDT on-on-on switches on both pickups so I can do Series/parallel/coil-split on the humbuckers, as a next step I might change the pickups, but not for now. So my question : can anyone share his/her experience on this mod ? I mean "soundwise", not with the hardware/wiring install (I am an electronics engineer 🙂 ) Best regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members Maekong Mike 0 Posted January 19 Members Share Posted January 19 Here it is in 2021 and your review is still helping others; it sure helped me a lot. I have been all over the place regarding buying this guitar. I was near-convinced a couple of times, but backed away, due to comments from assorted self-professed aficionados. Well, you dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's. I'm in. Will order mine tomorrow. I'm going for the ebony finish, and thanks to you I'm doing so with confidence. Like you, after 40 years, Fender and I have begun to drift apart. Be well, my friend. Good morning (it's evening here) from Thailand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members badpenguin 786 Posted January 19 Members Share Posted January 19 (edited) On 1/13/2021 at 3:24 AM, EddyBiesemans said: So my question : can anyone share his/her experience on this mod ? I mean "soundwise", not with the hardware/wiring install (I am an electronics engineer 🙂 ) Best regards I have done it many many many times in the past. It's a useful mod for giving a hum, single, and p90ish tone. The issue YOU may have, is that the pickups aren't 4 conductor. You will have to rewire the pickups. Not hard, just a PITA. Edited January 19 by badpenguin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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