Epiphone Les Paul 1956 Review

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Overall Rating 4.9

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Features 4.5

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Quality 4.85

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Reliability / Value 4.9

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Epiphone Les Paul 1956 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: Alder  
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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  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoid  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium 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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  • 2 Alnico V P-90 humbucking pickups

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Les Paul 1956 is definitely a must have guitar! Epiphone made another great fine-tuned and thought-out instrument. If you have doubts, find a way to try Les Paul 1956 and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how gorgeous this instrument really is. Epiphone did a remarkably well job here.

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 Les Paul 1956 an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Les Paul 1956's features!

A great sounding guitar such as Epiphone's Les Paul 1956 deserves respect, and Epiphone deserves the best marks for producing a beautiful sounding instrument such as this one. You can play Les Paul 1956 with most amps, clean or distorted and it will sound superbly. Hardware is easily adjustable to help you to get your tone. Les Paul 1956 guitar is fun to play. Inspirational instrument, that's for sure.

Les Paul 1956 looks great, and the reason for that is the extraordinary finish and top quality production process that Epiphone has set up. This guitar is fit for professional guitar players. The action is great out of the box, and can be easily adjusted to whatever you prefer. This guitar is comfortable to play and it can be inspiring to play it.

Les Paul 1956 is a guitar that will not let you down. In the studio, on the stage it will stand up to all the tasks. Epiphone made a great instrument that will endure years and years of your musician career. Another great thing about Epiphone's guitar is that the finish is great and the guitar will keep its pretty look for a long, long time.