Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60´s BB

1) The guitar came to me in a condition that does not allow playing it.
- The distance from the fretboard to the strings at the 12th fret is about 4mm.
- the frets stick out and scratch the palm. I had to immediately carry it to the master - I understand that after purchase it is better to take any guitar to the master, but a guitar for such a price should at least not scratch your hands out of the box.

2) When the master finished the guitar, it turned out that the nut was not glued at all. In addition, according to the master, the fretboard in the region of the first 4 frets is not straight enough.

3) Potentiometers behave strangely - when the volume is reduced, additional noise appears, frequencies change.


4) There are also some cosmetic blemishes.
- plastic pickup frame on the neck - curved
- there are some spots on the fretboard binding

5) I asked Thomann in an e-mail - "what should be in the kit, because I had nothing but a guitar".
I was told that the guitar comes with a hex wrench. The fact that I was not sent such a key did not interest Thomann. I was not offered any delivery options. I found such a key, it's not a problem, but ignoring an incomplete set from a shop is not good.


Of the pluses - the guitar has a good sound (not a Gibson, of course), a comfortable neck profile, not heavy - it weighs 3.8 kg

As predominantly a Fender guy, playing strats and tele's, I wanted to add some new tones and variety to my playing and decided to check out Epiphones new standard series as the reviews have mainly been promising, bar the odd QC issues.
Pros -
I absolutely love the look and finish of the Bourbon burst!
It feels like a much more expensive instrument just to have it in your hands, definitely on a par with the MIM Fender stuff quality wise. Fretwork is nice and the factory setup was not bad at all.
Grover tuners feel great and I've had no issues with tuning stability.
Cons -
Pickups are decent and I'm not planning on replacing them although, the bridge does sound a bit muddy to my ears.
I'm used to playing fast satin necks and this sticky high gloss finish is definitely gonna take some getting used to.
It's a lot heavier than my other guitars so i've decided its gonna be more of a sit-down rather stand-up player.

I don't regret my purchase whatsoever and it feels good to finally own a Les Paul without the huge dent in my savings that a Gibson would have taken!