Epiphone Les Paul Special II

chris85

hey learning on my acoustic but was thinking of getting a nice sounded electric especially for learning new chords on as easier on the elec guitar to do so and then step up the chords to the acoustic. I also am looking for a nice new sound of an electric and i wanna learn more guitar techniques and i think it would be fun.

Anyway any advice on the Epiphone Les Paul Special II as hear its a good starting electric with not a bad sound.

I am looking for some info about these as dont know much about electric guitars.

z0oT

The Epiphone Les Pauls aren't bad at all. I had one myself but I could never take to the neck on it. The only real cavet with them is that it can be tricky to obtain a nice clean tone with them.

However rather than stepping up to a Les Paul, why not consider one of the starter packs? They're where you get the guitar itself, and a small practice amp for a farily reasonable price.

chris85

z0oT wrote: »

The Epiphone Les Pauls aren't bad at all. I had one myself but I could never take to the neck on it. The only real cavet with them is that it can be tricky to obtain a nice clean tone with them.

However rather than stepping up to a Les Paul, why not consider one of the starter packs? They're where you get the guitar itself, and a small practice amp for a farily reasonable price.

i was looking at some of the packs on thomann. link below shows one of them. Some good prices there. the epiphone les paul special II is €125 which aint too bad but still would need amp and the rest.

http://www.thomann.de/ie/harley_benton_hbstset_2_sunburst.htm

What exactly do you not like with the neck on the les paul, is it just too wide for an electric? I havent played one (going in this weekend for a few test drives of a few guitars i hope).

z0oT

chris85 wrote: »

i was looking at some of the packs on thomann. link below shows one of them. Some good prices there. the epiphone les paul special II is €125 which aint too bad but still would need amp and the rest.

http://www.thomann.de/ie/harley_benton_hbstset_2_sunburst.htm

They'd be the kind of ones to look at if you're nust starting out with an electric IMO.

What exactly do you not like with the neck on the les paul, is it just too wide for an electric? I havent played one (going in this weekend for a few test drives of a few guitars i hope).

I found the neck far too thick for my playing style. But bear in mind that's just a personal thing for me though.

chris85

i think will head in over the next few weeks and see if can try a few out and see which suits the best, I like the idea of a wider neck as coming from playin the acoustic but depends how thick it is. Its best to just try them out.

Myrddin

I had an Epi LP Special II, sold it on adverts about a year ago. I was able to get pretty decent sounds from it with the right amp & effects. Regret selling it now really, might pick another one up just to have there for quick use.

rcaz

Are you really having trouble playing your acoustic guitar? Getting an electric to make it 'easier' is a bit silly. Don't look for easy ways out, you'll have to learn it properly some day, which might mean unlearning bad habits before learning what you thought you already knew. More frustrating than just putting the work in the first time around.

chris85

El Pr0n wrote: »

Are you really having trouble playing your acoustic guitar? Getting an electric to make it 'easier' is a bit silly. Don't look for easy ways out, you'll have to learn it properly some day, which might mean unlearning bad habits before learning what you thought you already knew. More frustrating than just putting the work in the first time around.

Thats not it. Getting the electric for learning chords mainly first time for fingering positions as helps. I am going good with the acoustic but also want a different sound to experiment with which is always good for a beginner.

i am learning properly but many people find the electric is good for learning finger position for chords and my hands arent exactly natural guitarists hands with long fingers so could do with a learning aid to help. thats all.

fret_wimp2

chris85 wrote: »

Thats not it. Getting the electric for learning chords mainly first time for fingering positions as helps. I am going good with the acoustic but also want a different sound to experiment with which is always good for a beginner.

i am learning properly but many people find the electric is good for learning finger position for chords and my hands arent exactly natural guitarists hands with long fingers so could do with a learning aid to help. thats all.

Im curious, out of all the gazillions of people around the world who play guitar, how many of them do you actually think have perfectly sized hands that make playing the guitar easy?

I am not putting you off getting an electric, i think its a good idea if you want to experiment with other styles and what not, but i dont think your getting it for the right reasons. It wont really make learning chords easier. chords are the same on all guitars. The electric may have lighter strings, or lower action, but an E chord is still an E chord.

If your having a tough time forming the chords try:

1. Getting lighter strings.
2. bringing the guitar to a tech to get properly set up, and to lower the action.(Do it yourself only if your sure you wont mess up your instrument).
3. Do regular daily practice of the chords. just 15 mins a day will have your hand muscles built up in a few weeks and you will have no trouble with those chords on an acoustic.

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