Left Handed Epiphone Guitar

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Epiphone guitars are simply fantastic. They comprise all of the looks, tone and quality of their more expensive Gisbon relations but at far more affordable and accessible prices, making them ideal guitars for beginners. If you are looking for a great Les Paul, SG, Flying V or ES style beginners electric guitar then look no further than an Epiphone. Why go for an imitation that has no connection at all with the historic company that first made these awesome instruments?

It’s a fact of the world that most electric guitarists are right handed and this sometimes means that finding a suitable left handed electric guitar can be quite a task, but Epiphone cater to all and have a great selection of left handed electric guitars, here are a few in ascending price order.

 Epiphone Lefty LP Special II in Heritage Cherryburst
This is a great beginners left handed guitar featuring all of the aspects that Les Paul’s are famed for in one economical instrument.
The LP Special II has a great basswood body which is light in weight but incredibly durable, qualities that are certainly useful in a guitar that will be played often and therefore must be built to last.
In terms of electronics, the guitar has two uncovered humbucker pickups in the timeworn neck and bridge positions. In the manufacturing process the pickups are emersed in wax to stop any impurities entering them, As such they work very efficiently and effectively and will go some way to helping you recreate some of those classic Gibson Les Paul tones that can be heard on some the most well known rock records like ‘Sweet Child Of Mine’ by Guns N Roses and ‘Whole Lotta Love’ by Led Zeppelin.

Specifications
Pickups: 700T, 650R
Hardware: Chrome
Scale: 24.75 inches
Nut width: 1.68 inches
Neck: Bolt, Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Inlays: Dot
Body material: Basswood
Tailpiece: Stopbar

Finishes available: Ebony, White, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Wine Red

Epiphone Lefty LP-100 in Heritage Cherryburst
This is the next guitar up in terms of specification and therefore price from the LP Special II. The Epiphone Lefty LP-100 is an all round better guitar beginnning with body material which is Mahogany as opposed to Basswood which will mean that it is more resonant with better tone. It also has a carved top just like the genuine Gibson Les Pauls, only this guitar available a a for more affordable price.

You may notice that the Heritage Cherryburst finish is far more appealing than that of the LP Special II. In fact the whole guitar is a more convincing Les Paul specimen and this is also due to such details as the positioning of the controls and the addition of a scratchplate.
The controls are in the correct LP, diamond shape configuration and the toggle switch is in the correct position sitting neatly on the top horn of the guitar.

Specifications:
Pickups: 700T/650R
Hardware: Chrome
Scale: 24.75 inches
Nut width: 1.68 inches
Neck: Bolt, Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Inlays: Dot
Body material: Mahogany
Top: Maple
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Finishes available: Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst

Epiphone Lefty LP Standard Plus-Top in Heritage Cherryburst
Now this is where it starts to get really exciting. Each left handed epiphone guitar we have featured looks progressively more and more like the wonderful Gibson Les Pauls they are based on and this is no exception. This is the left-handed Epiphone LP Standard with its gorgeous flames maple top and bound mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard and awesome trapezoid inlays.
To add to all this it has classic sounding Alnico humbuckers which will produce some absoultely wonderful tones and the quality chrome hardware including Grover tuners will ensure that your guitar works as it should and lasts for years.
One of the most significant features of the left-handed Epiphone LP Standard is that it has a set neck. This means that the neck is glue to the guitar to try and simulate a guitar that is made of one complete piece of wood and therefore sustains better with a more appealing tone. Usually in guitars of this price range and below the necks or bolted on and therefore comprise two distinct pieces of wood that are attached together by a metal neckplate. There is nothing wrong with this as such, in fact most of Fender’s most popular guitars have bolt on necks and they certainly make for easy replacement should the neck ever ever get damaged. Set necks are commonly associated with pricier Gibsons so having one on the left-handed Epiphone LP Standard certainly makes it a most desirable left handed electric guitar indeed.

Specifications:
Pickups: Alnico Classic Humbuckers
Hardware: Chrome
Scale: 24.75 inches
Nut width: 1.68 inches
Neck: Set, Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Inlays: Trapezoid
Body material: Mahogany
Top: Flame Maple
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Finishes available: Vintage Sunburst

 

Epiphone Lefty LP Custom in Ebony
This guitar is the absolute icing on the left handed Epiphone guitar cake! It’s based on Gibson’s beautiful and much sought after Les Paul Custom but is of course available at a much more modest price.
The Epiphone Lefty LP Custom has a mahogany body and mahognay top and awe inspiring detail in its bound ebony body.
If you like your guitars with aa bit of bling then you will also notice the gold hardware which looks incredible against the black finish.
The headstock features the famous split diamond Abalone inlay that is only featured on Gibson’s Custom range of guitars meaning that you are getting a great priced guitar that bares a genuine hallmark of some of the most incredible electric guitars ever made. It’s therefore known as the ‘Tuxedo’ Les Paul because looks awesome and it is dressed to kill! The Epiphone Lefty LP Custom is very reminiscent of the feted Gibson Les Paul beauty that artists like Jimmy Page and Keith Richards are noted as using.

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