Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

[ApeDosMil]

Ok the only companys i know that make really good les paul imports are orville, burny, and tokai.

anyother guitar companys that make good neck thru les pauls?

[charvelguy]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

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Yamaha Studio Lord, Edwards (ESP), older Aria Pro 2's. Greco.

[toejam]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

Originally posted by MichaelMadeja:
any other guitar companies that make good neck thru les pauls?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A Les Paul is not neck thru. It's a set neck. If you want a neck-thru copy whose body is a little smaller and want the choice of any neck or body wood, get a Carvin SC90. Though, it's made in the USA, it is a great price compared to other USA and import guitars.

[ApeDosMil]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

woops neck set i mean.

[Black Mariah]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

Originally posted by toejam:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MichaelMadeja:
any other guitar companies that make good neck thru les pauls?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A Les Paul is not neck thru. It's a set neck. If you want a neck-thru copy whose body is a little smaller and want the choice of any neck or body wood, get a Carvin SC90. Though, it's made in the USA, it is a great price compared to other USA and import guitars. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">SC90's are actually Tele-alikes, but the rounded body sides do give it a distinct LP look. I've been drooling over one since a friend of mine bought a Carvin bass and I found out how good they are. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

Originally posted by Black Mariah:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by toejam:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MichaelMadeja:
any other guitar companies that make good neck thru les pauls?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A Les Paul is not neck thru. It's a set neck. If you want a neck-thru copy whose body is a little smaller and want the choice of any neck or body wood, get a Carvin SC90. Though, it's made in the USA, it is a great price compared to other USA and import guitars. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">SC90's are actually Tele-alikes, but the rounded body sides do give it a distinct LP look. I've been drooling over one since a friend of mine bought a Carvin bass and I found out how good they are. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Eh, some people see it that way, but it's more like their version of the Les Paul and comes with standard sides, but the rounded sides are an option. I've got the rounded sides on my SC90. http://carvin.electricshockmusic.com/toejamsc90_2.jpg
http://carvin.electricshockmusic.com/toejamsc90_1.jpg

The TL60 is Carvin's version of the Tele.
http://www.carvin.com/cgi-bin/Isearc...P2=TL60&P1=GTR

[Robotechnology]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

Why not get a Guild Bluesbird. You can score a slightly used one for under a grand, made in the US with SD pickups--lighter better balanced weight--and IMO nicer tone too.

[k65h]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

Big Carvin fan here as well.

But, as far as the LP replicas or styles.

Check out

Japan made:

Tokai
Diodati
Burny/Fernandes
Orville
Epiphone Japan
Epiphone Elite
Greco
Yamaha
Aria
Ibanez
Edwards/ESP
Navigator/ESP
Hohner

Some of the Korean made:
Dillion
Agile
Samick
Tokai - korea made models
Epiphone - korea/china made models
Everest
ravenwest
dean evo
Hamer imports
Ibanez artist 250
Nelsonic


Also, keep an eye out for::
Hamer usa studio
Heritage H150
Dean EVO Deluxe or Premium (czech made)

Kent

[ApeDosMil]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

thanks for the input guys.

got about 230 bucks saved so far [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[data187]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

try a brian moore.
i have one and it sounds every bit as good as the real thing. i use to own a gibson and it was heavy as hell.

[Inazone]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

Any set-neck Dean EVO, whether Czech or Korean, would be a great LP killer. I used to have an EVO Phantom, mahogany neck and body, and it sounded great, with just the stock Dean pickups. The Dean neck joint is better than any other LP copy OR Gibson I've ever played.

[Genebaby]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

My old Fernandes LP is the BEST. Wide, low frets, binding over the frets. It is JUST like a LP standard, except the price I paid for it over 10 years ago. My actual first guitar.

I contacted them about it a few years back to enquire about the pickups cause they weren't too bad. They said they were just made for them and the model was not sold in the States. They were in UK Guitar mags around 92/93.

[JACKSONFREAK]

Re: Who makes Great Les Paul Imports?

The Ibanez Ar250 is a sweet guitar for the money. Solid mohagony body and neck with rosewood board and a set neck. Also an older Ibanez artist, an old (80's0 Japanese) Epi Genesis (looks like a dble cut LP and are solid mohagony),
also Yamaha SBG1200 are great and neck thru as are the 80s washburn Falcon series. (again it looks like an Artist or dble cut Paul. A friend of mine has a black Falcon and it is killer. Neck thru, ebony board, bound neck and headstock, mophagony neck and body and maple cap. Sounds like a Paul too.
Gil