Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top - Guitar Review

The only thing I personally didn't like was the white plastic pickguard located just under the pickups, but hopefully it could be easily removed.

I plugged it into an amp in the store and the first thing I noticed was the impressively long sustain and pleasant, profound tone this guitar was producing. I didn't hesitate and picked the one with the 'Honey Burst' color that I liked, asked to remove the plastic pickguard and bought it.

At home I had enough time to scrutinize it. So first things first:

The guitar body and neck are thick and heavy, and when holding it, the 'Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top' feels like the real thing.

The build quality of this instrument is amazingly good, nothing is shaky; the tuners, knobs and the toggle switch were secure when I bought this guitar and remain secure now after a few years of playing.

The tone

The tone is where the 'Epiphone Standard' shines the most, and despite its looks, it fits for playing music in almost any genre — from Jazz to Alt-Rock, Nu Metal, and anything in between.

The neck pickup produces a mellow, well-favoured tone that sounds very well with the delay effect.

The bridge pickup sounds very bright and more biting; which excels for playing heavier stuff.

Of course, you can combine signals from both pickups together to get some extra sounds, like with any other similar guitar, but with the Epiphone Std., it goes a bit further:

Because the neck and bridge pickups have their own independent volume and tone controls, you can choose how much each pickup will contribute to the overall sound.