#EPIPHONE LES PAUL SPECIAL PRO#
Spec Epiphone Les Paul Junior Epiphone Les Paul Special Years of production Since 2020 Since 2020 Made in China China Body type Solid Solid Body shape Les Paul Junior Les Paul Special Body material Mahogany Mahogany Top material Finish Gloss Polyurethane Gloss Polyurethane Neck material Mahogany Mahogany Neck shape Vintage 50s “C” Vintage 50s “C” Headstock shape Epiphone Epiphone Neck joint Set Set Fingerboard material Indian Laurel Indian Laurel Fingerboard radius 12″ 12″ Number of frets 22 22 Fret material Nickel Silver Nickel Silver Fret size Medium Jumbo Medium Jumbo Scale length 24.75″ 24.75″ Bridge Lightning Bar Lightning Bar Tailpiece Wrap Around Wrap Around Nut GraphTech NuBone GraphTech Tuners Epiphone Deluxe Vintage Vintage Style Deluxe tuners with Ivory buttons Pickup configuration P PP Neck pickup P-90 PRO Soap Bar Middle pickup Bridge pickup P-90 PRO Dogear P-90 PRO Soap Bar Electronics Standard Standard Controls 1 x Master Volume, 1 x Master Tone 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone Switching 3-Way Toggle Weight 7 – 8 lbs 7 – 8 lbs Players Billie Joe Armstrong, Keith Urban, Mick Ralphs, Bob Marley, Paul Westerberg, Chris Carrabba, Peter Frampton, Mick Jones, John Lennon, Leslie West Billie Joe Armstrong, Johnny Marr, Carlos Santana, Billy Corgan, Luke Hemmings, Nick Valensi, Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Ace Frehley, Ronnie Wood Case No No Price $379 $399 What do they sound like? Epiphone Les Paul Junior play demoīrief descriptions A brief description of the Epiphone Les Paul Junior I will then talk about their main specs one by one, and link you to some other interesting articles I have written about these specific features.įinally, I will give you some comments about each of these instruments. The Epiphone Les Paul Special has Vintage Style Deluxe tuners with Ivory buttons tuners, P-90 PRO Soap Bar pickups, and Standard electronics.įor those who want a deeper dive into all the specs that make these 2 guitars different, in this article I will put them side by side so you can see their main differences.Īfter that, I will show you some sound tests I found, and give you a brief history of each one of them. The Epiphone Les Paul Junior has Epiphone Deluxe Vintage tuners, pickups, and Standard electronics. The Epiphone Les Paul Special is made in China has a solid mahogany body, a set Vintage 50s “C” mahogany neck, indian laurel fingerboard, and PP pickups. The Epiphone Les Paul Junior is made in China, has a solid mahogany body, a set Vintage 50s “C” mahogany neck, indian laurel fingerboard, and P pickups. Here is a brief description of these 2 guitars: If you are here, it seems like I have already done that job for you. In many cases, the manufacturers don’t inform the same features about the instruments that you want to compare and you have to start digging all over the web to find them. Overall it's a much classier looking instrument.Finding the particular specs of 2 guitars online is quite some work. Newer versions have a pickguard, and the body is contoured whereas the Les Paul is more like a flat piece of routed wood. To be honest, though, I would suggest the SG simply for the body. I think the SG has a maple neck (mahogany for the LP), and depending on what year it was made the body material can vary a little, but they sound very similar because they share the same pickups. There's not much difference beyond that - the pickups are the same, the controls are the same, the hardware and scale length are all the same. When it comes to choosing the Les Paul or the SG, it really comes down to which body shape you like better. It will make a great first guitar and a great beater or backup if/when you decide you want to upgrade. The guitar itself is also a freaking tank - it'll take just about all you can throw at it. The pickups are a little dark, but for such a cheap instrument they play really well (especially with distortion). But my god did it sound good for what it was. At the same time though, I don't know if that was because of its history, or it was defective, or just a shitty guitar all around. There were bung frets above 15 or so, most of the hardware was rusted and the tuners slipped out a hell of a lot. They were pretty much identical save for body shape, however mine was secondhand and not in great conditon (I paid like 80 bucks NZ or something). I had an Epiphone SG Special as my first guitar, and my friend had the Les Paul.