Epiphone Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop Review

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Overall Rating 4.68

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Features 4.5

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Quality 4.77

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Reliability / Value 4.51

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Epiphone Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop Specs

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  • Body Shape: LP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: '50s  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood (Bound)  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Parallelogram  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • String Nut: Bone  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • 50SR USA humbucker at the neck 60ST USA humbucker at the bridge

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Would you like a piece of advice? Trust from your fellow musicians who recommend this guitar by giving it the highest grades. Epiphone's Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop is a great sounding instrument that handles well any kind of situation: live, studio or plain practicing. Great features and great sound will keep you satisfied, and you will feel that this axe is worth every cent you've invested. Epiphone is a well known guitar manufacturer, so it's no surprise that Epiphone managed to produce another great instrument such as Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Epiphone's Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop's features!

You can plug this baby into a toaster and, God knows, maybe it would sound as great as it does with any other amp. Seriously, Epiphone made a Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop, a terrific sounding instrument that deserves all the praise it can get. There is simply no need to change any stock-provided parts built into this axe, as it sounds professional all the way. Epiphone's Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop is a flawlessly sounding instrument.

Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop is a guitar that will cause envy with your friends-guitarists. The finish is beautiful; it tells the story of how much time and care Epiphone took to create such a great instrument. Action is great right out of the box, but it's easy to set it up to fit your playing style and needs. Hardware is no exception, and is carefully chosen to make Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop a fine instrument that it is.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Epiphone's Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Epiphone has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into Elitist Les Paul 1957 Goldtop.