This guitar set is the PERFECT set up for the beginner. The guitar itself costs $169 on Amazon. This set comes with a small practice amp, cable to attach guitar to amp, nylon guitar strap, a few pics, a guitar tuner, and a gig bag, which by itself sells for $19. The great thing about this is it is specificlly aimed at the beginner, and comes with everything you need to start playing right away, without having to do homework and figure out the accessories you want/need when as a beginner you don't really know and aren't that interested in, you just want to start playing! Well not only is the guitar in this set a really good quality guitar, you get the periphery items that will definitely work for you as you're just starting out, that you will very much most likely upgrade after you figure out what you want. The amp is a really nice amp. It is small and louder than you'd imagine. It has bass and treble settings, a headphone out jack, and an input that you can plug a standard ipod headphone cable into so you can play your ipod out the amp speaker and "jam" along. The cable that attaches to the guitar and to the amp is about ten feet long, one end is right angled. The amp runs off regular US 120V power. The guitar is much more beautiful in person than you can tell from the picture. It is very well made. Mine had a couple of very very small cosmetic blemishes that are hardly noticible. The sound of the guitar is good as well. It does indeed sound different than my Fender Squire Stratocaster, but not in a bad way at all. It has a "warm" tone to it. It has some heft to it, but is not what I would consider "heavy." Epiphone is owned by Gibson, and the Epiphone line is much like the Squire line of Fender products; a beginner and cost friendly alternitive while having similar apperance to their much much more expensive brethern. The included tuner didn't have instructions, and took me messing with it for quite some time to figure out what it wanted, and is quite finnicky. It includes battery. It works fine. The nylon strap that connects to the guitar that you wear over your shoulder is highly adjustable, and could probably be adjusted down or up to fit a small child or a very large adult. The "gig bag" guitar case has a big pocket that you can use to store a couple song books or whatever. It too has a sling strap you can tote over your shoulder, or you can use its handle. The pics it comes with are just as good as any other pics. Mine was shipped in the box shown with a plain brown box with padding surrounding it, so you can order this as a gift and not worry about it being not wrapped.
So why order this set for $30 more than just the guitar? Well, as a beginner you don't really know what you want yet. It's better to start out with decent, cheaper items and go up from there. Here you have a base to build upon. Since purchasing this set, I've upgraded the case to a hard case for travel, bought some new pics, and bought a Snark tuner,(<$15) and bought a nicer, stylish and more comfortable guitar strap. So for $30, I figured out what works and what doesn't. The amp and cable and guitar are great, and in no way are needing upgrades for the beginner. The bag, guitar strap, and tuner work, and are fine, but I quickly grew out of them. All in all, this is very much worth $199!!!
-As a side note for any future players interested in self paced guitar instruction, the set I chose after hours of research and is VERY highly reguarded as being excellent for beginners, is called "Learn and Master Guitar." by Gibson. They have a website and the more complete set which I got is right around $200. They also have it here on Amazon, but I'm not sure if you get all the extra "bonus dics." Anyway, the instruction is terrific and I never thought I'd be able to play guitar!
-As far as the included online instruction that is included with this set, I never used it so I can't comment on that.
Have a great time learning guitar!! :-)
-Shane
****-UPDATE-**** July 29, 2014
Well, since purchasing this as my first guitar, I've since bought a few other guitars, most recently a Epiphone Les Paul Plustop PRO, $499. Well, build wise, the Plustop PRO is much fancier and stylish, heavier, and just way nicer to look at. Aesthetically terrific. HOWEVER, even tho the Plustop PRO has different pickups, different tone selectors, has a glued on neck, better workmanship, quite honestly the sound of this budget Epiphone LP guitar is really not worth the extra $330. For the looks, yes, but actual SOUND, not too much of a discernible difference. I wish it were a huge difference in sound, but in all reality, not so much. I get a few more sounds from the Plustop due to the coil tapping feature and the slightly better pickups, but, again, not a crazy noticeable difference. I notice after messing around for a bit with the Plustop, I grab this one,(its WAY lighter) and rip on it. Just as easy to play. I contend this Epiphone is still a GREAT buy! Also, if you want a little bit more fancier looking guitar, the next step up from this one is the Epiphone LP-100,($249), which has a some better color options and also has second set of tone and volume knobs, and is a bit beefier physically than this model. The pickups however are EXACTLY the same, so most likely you'll get the same sound as this one. So spending the extra $80 may be worth it to you if you want a bit better looking guitar.
***UPDATE FEB.2015*** Well, I've since progressed quite a bit in my playing, and I've acquired many more guitars. This one has now been assigned duty as my primary Slide Guitar, as I use an open tuning on it. So, if you're thinking about buying this and wondering about progressing, you can still find a use for it! Still sounds great, and I think this is one outstanding purchase for a first guitar!
*********UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2015***********
I recently took a break from playin' the blues and picked up my AC/DC guitar play along book. "Dirty Deeds" looked fairly "easy" to learn the first few measures, so I went about trying to get the sound of Angus Young on my Fender Stratocaster and Mustang III amp. I just could NOT get that thick, whole, bass'y sound I was looking for, no matter how much I messed about with the knobs. This Epiphone Les Paul Special II, my first 'baby', was sitting right in my closet, and I remembered how nice and full she sounded, so I plugged her in and found a good setting on my amp and bingo, PERFECT MATCH!! This guitar, while kinda plain looking, produces a really full, thick sound. Great guitar. Still!
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| Item Weight | 22.2 pounds |
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| Product Dimensions | 41 x 18.9 x 5.9 inches |
| ASIN | B00A6D50L0 |
| Item model number | PPEG-EGL1VSCH1 |
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4.5 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #6,694 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #22 in Solid Body Electric Guitars |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | November 16, 2012 |
| Back Material | Mahogany |
| Body Material | Wood |
| Color Name | Vintage Sunburst |
| Fretboard Material | Rosewood |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | H-H |
| Scale Length | 24.75 |
| String Material | Alloy Steel |
| Top Material | Mahogany |
| Neck Material Type | Maple |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Guitar Bridge System | Stop Tail |
| Battery type | Lithium Metal |
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Epiphone Les Paul Player Pack
Everything You Need to Start Playing Electric Guitar
The Epiphone Les Paul Player Pack includes a genuine Les Paul Special-II LE guitar featuring two classic humbucker pickups and a 10-watt Electar guitar amp with a 10ft guitar cable. Epiphone also includes a clip-on headstock chromatic tuner (battery not included), a guitar strap, medium picks, and an easy-to-carry gig bag. And best of all for new players, the Les Paul Player Pack comes with free downloadable guitar lessons from eMedia covering rock, blues, folk, country, hard rock, and metal.
Included Accessories
Electar-10 Amp & Cable
Clip-on Headstock Tuner
Guitar Strap & Medium Picks
Easy-To-Carry Gig Bag
Available in Ebony and Vintage Sunburst
Les Paul Special-II LE
Based on Epiphone's most popular model, this guitar is a great way for beginners to get started on guitar while getting the feel and tone of a Les Paul. Seasoned pros also love it because it's a great-sounding workhorse of a guitar that allows them to leave their more expensive axes at home.
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| hand orientation | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right |
| number of strings | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| fretboard material | Rosewood | Laurel Wood | Rosewood | Laurel Wood | Laurel Wood | Laurel Wood |
| back material | Mahogany | Mahogany | Maple Wood | Maple Wood | Poplar | Mahogany Wood |
| top material | Mahogany | Maple | mahogany | Maple Wood | Poplar | Maple |
| string material | Alloy Steel | — | Nickel | Nickel | Nickel | Alloy Steel |
| body material | Wood | Mahogany | Mahogany | Mahogany | Poplar | Mahogany |
| neck material | Maple | Mahogany | Mahogany | Maple | Maple | Mahogany |
| guitar bridge system | Stop Tail | Tune-O-Matic | Fixed | Tune-O-Matic | Tremolo | Tune-O-Matic |
| pickup configuration | H-H | H-H | H | H-H | S-S-S | H-H |
Great guitar, meh amp
Guitar is great for the price! Perfect for a beginner. The strings that it came with aren’t the best and the action was pretty high (meaning the strings were pretty far from the board making it a bit harder to press the strings). Ideally you may want to have the strings replaced and the strings put closer to the board as it’s so much easier to play and sounds so much better through the amp. The amp is crap. Plugging headphones into it for silent play is even crappier. I would recommend getting the guitar itself (goes for around 180 new) with a separate, better amp.
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LuiguiReviewed in Mexico on April 7, 2022
Excelente, suena de lujo,su afinador ayuda bastante. Lo recomiendo ampliamente, mejor precio aquí.
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Calidad y precio , mejor que en casas musicales en CDMXLuiguiExcelente, suena de lujo,su afinador ayuda bastante. Lo recomiendo ampliamente, mejor precio aquí.
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- JayJayReviewed in Canada on September 26, 2020
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OK in all seriousness this is a good buy. I paid just over 370 once handling and tax charges were added to my bill.JayJayA long canadian review
Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2020
The guitar came in perfect condition. Zero scratches or marks. It literally was flawless. The rosewood fretboard needed sanding and oiling and the frets were a little sharp but thats ok with a new guitar. I bought some fleur alinco 5 humbucker pickups to upgrade the epiphone pickups. I wanted to get the best possible sound out of the guitar that my budget would allow. I realized that the guitar sounded great with the factory pickups and changing them was pointless for me so I sent them back.
Unless you know exactly what sound your going for this guitar already has a nice les paul sound. As my first electric, this guitar sounds better than all the electric guitars I've tried. I've tried 7 other guitars from friends and when I played the les paul special 2 without an amp I realized that It will sound great plugged in and It has great acoustic resonance without being plugged in. I honestly sort of fell in love with it.
If I would buy again. I would buy the guitar separately from the player pack. For 200 dollars I would get the guitar and buy a nice practice amp for the same price as this kit. For instance,
*Gig bag? Useless for me.
*Clip on tuner? Cheap, just ok tuner but I can use my smartphone instead.
*Picks? Lol.
*Guitar strap? guitar is to much unbalanced to use with a strap. I never perform and always sit anyways.
* epiphone electar 10 guitar amp? Its a small amp that is ok for someone to practice with but when I practice I want the best sound thats within my reach so I would pass on the amp and get a better one. People might say it sucks but if you don't have a nice $6000 tube amp and have never played with an electric guitar before pay no mind to them. Its actually an ok beginner practice amp.
I got the guitar and bought a new instrument cable (Kirlen cable) with gold tips and the epiphone amp instantly sounds better then with the package cable.
I also bought the Blackstar combo amplifier and It sounds very good. If you can play that is. It sounds very clear, almost like a PA with a little gain. The overdrive is nice plus you get a delay built into the amp. I also got the Donner alpha, 3 effect peddle that I use with the epiphone amp.
unless you have very similar intentions as I do. Get the guitar separately, get a small, Blackstar, orange, vox, Marshall, fender, yamaha, donner, or #noname amp, whichever sound you prefer. Then get yourself a nice cheap cable, new guitar strings, *very important* i recommend Diaddrio strings. Get a guitar hanger or stand and you should be all set. You still might need picks (I use my fingers) or a pedal effect but that can come later.
List to get for neewbies
* guitar
* amp
* new guitar strings
* hanger/stand
* picks
* any oil for fretboard. I used castor oil.
* gritty to fine sanding paper for fretboard
* painters tape to protect fiberglass neck or rosewood fretboard while polishing
* effect peddle and small cable if funds allow
Cons on guitar.
*the glossy finish scratches very easily. In the future I might just sand it down and repolish it for a more vintage matte style finish
* guitar is unbalanced and cannot be used comfortably standing up, as the headstock will tilt down.
* the guitar is about 3/4 size small from regular les paul guitars. "Travel size". I didn't know this when ordering and because I'm used to a full sized acoustic I still need to get used to it. If you have a small frame and small hands (like me) its ok. If not, get a full sized guitar instead.
All that I changed on my guitar is the stings and the plastic nut for cattle bone nut. The tuning machines work great for me. Honestly don't know why people are complaining. I made a rosewood pickguard and applied it. The volume knob needed a hole but it sure looks great I think. I also sanded off the special ii writing on the truss cover and painted it gold over top.
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- DmitriReviewed in Canada on January 15, 2018
The guitar itself was pretty good, considering the low price
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