The ProBucker’s probably capture like 85% of that Gibson PAF sound that we all want, which is more than acceptable for me at this price. Packed within those ProBucker 2 and 3 pickups is coil splits and in phase/out of phase options. I am not only pleasantly surprised by how rich these pickups sound but also how versatile this guitar is. All these features at a price far below the Gibson Les Paul modern? Craziness, and a real steal as long as the build quality holds up to my high standards. That is a lot of tones in one little Les Paul. One of the two tone pots is also push-pull which lets you run the pickups in or out of phase.
Both of these are also coil-split enabled via the push-pull volume pots. First off, you’ve got ProBucker 2 and 3 pickups in the neck and bridge. The electronics certainly make things even more interesting if you ask me. A LockTone ABR bridge holds the strings on one end while Grover Locking Rotomatic tuners handle the other side of things. 22 medium jumbo frets sit atop this 24.75″ scale length Les Paul Modern with Trapezoid inlays and a NuBone nut from Graph Tech. The neck is a slim taper with a modern, contoured heel where the Mahogany neck and Ebony fretboard are glued in. A Mahogany body holds a plain Maple top with built-in weight relief underneath that Gloss finish. Based on the Gibson Les Paul Modern, the Epiphone variant still packs some crazy impressive features. That Vintage Sparkling Burgundy gives this guitar a far more premium look than the Gibson Les Paul Studio. Honestly, this is the most beautiful Epiphone Les Paul I have ever seen or played. Other hardware includes two strap buttons, truss rod, and nickel machine heads.Will the budget version of the Les Paul Modern surprise me and outcompete a Gibson? Credit: EpiphoneĬost: $649.00, find out more on or find one on !įor our European friend, find your own from Thomann!Ĭheck out my “60 Second Guitar Review” of this awesome Epiphone for ! The bridge makes it easy to adjust the string action height and the intonation of the instrument. This bridge keeps the tuning stable and makes it easy for you to change your guitar strings. The instrument features a Lock tone Tune-O-Matic bridge. Many other guitars in this price range don’t have this feature so I’m glad it’s present on this instrument. The coil spilt feature opens you up to new tones and sounds so you have more creativity when you play. You can produce traditional Les Paul style sounds on your guitar and Strat sounds as well. You pull the knob up to activate the coil split and down again to turn it off.
this gives you the ability to not only have regular humbucking sounds but single coil sounds as well. The pickups have the coil splitting features. The bridge is as Open “Zebra Coil” ProBucker™-3 humbucker w/coil-splitting pickup. The neck is an open “Zebra Coil” Alnico Classic Pro™ humbucker w/coil-splitting pickup. You get more sound option and versatility.
It’s nice to see that these controls present on the instrument. These controls help you tailor the sound of your pickups so how you like them.
These controls are standard on the regular Gibson Les Paul. It comes with two volume, two tone controls, and a pickup selector switch. Epiphone got the hardware right with this.
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In my Epiphones Paul Traditional Pro review, I examined the hardware.