Another affordable guitar gets our attention this week as we take a close-up look at Epiphone's Les Paul Standard 50's Goldtop. This model is 'Inspired by Gibson' and we can think of a few hundred reasons it could offer it's namesake some proper stiff competition. Let's take a look!

If you don't like the talking or the playing on this video we've made it easy for you to skip along to the next chapter in case something more interesting is happening...

0:00 intro and coming up
1:15 unbagging excitement
1:58 introducing the guitar
3:30 first impressions
6:30 badly researched history
8:20 fit and finish
10:23 what does it sound like?
13:16 playing the jam jammy
14:17 neck and pickup etc measurements
15:25 jam jammy cont...
15:55 what do we think?
17:45 the final word and play-out

Signal Chain Info:
Amp: Blackstar Studio 10 EL34 live into Protools via AKG414 & SM57
Drive Pedals: Klon KTR / Crowther Hot Cake
Looper: Boss RC3

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