This electric guitar from Epihpone is what we can consider as a result of tremendous hard work, determination and extra-ordinary talent by these two individuals in different era and history of music. On one side is the originator to where it all started. An inventor and a class musician himself named Lester William Polsfuss or popularly known as “Les Paul”. While on the other side of the spectrum is Saul Hudson, a British-born American musician songwriter who himself has received numerous recognition for his excellent work, contribution to music and we simply know him as “Slash”.
Moving on to the guitar. This LP model comes in two special offer for players in any levels to choose from. First is the Epiphone Slash “AFD” Les Paul Special II Guitar Outfit with the Slash inspired design Les Paul Special-II in Appetite Amber finish that already includes a gig bag, cable, guitar strap, Slash signature picks and free online lessons from eMedia for a quick start. Then the other more complete package option which is best recommended for beginners out there to get is the Epiphone Slash “AFD” Les Paul Performance Pack that now comes with a 15-watt Slash “Snakepit” amp together with the Les Paul Special-II, gig bag, guitar strap, cable, Slash signature picks, and again a free online lessons from eMedia.
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- Body is made of mahogany with a Apetite Amber maple veneer top complete with a single layer ivory binding
- Comfortable bolt-on mahogany neck
- 22 fret rosewood fingerboard accented with inlay dots
- Headstock features Slash Snakepit logo in gold screen print
- Set of 14:1 ratio chrome sealed tuners
- Tune-o-Matic bridge with stop bar
- Epiphone ceramic plus zebra-coil humbucker pick-ups modeled after the classic zebra black and white of 1961 controlled by a master volume,master tone and toggle switch for pick-up selection
- Includes a 15-watt Slash “Snakepit” amp, gig bag, guitar strap, cable, Slash signature picks, and Free online lessons from eMedia
Body and Neck: The guitar body is made of mahogany with a Apetite Amber maple veneer top complete with a single layer ivory binding, while the sides and back up to the neck are all finish in beautiful dark red cherry. Its bolt-on mahogany neck is top of by 22 fret rosewood fingerboard accented with inlay dots and the headstock features Slash snakepit logo in gold screen print along with the iconic Epiphone logo in silver.
Pick-Ups: The Epiphone Slash “AFD” Les Paul Special II guitar gets its power using the Epiphone ceramic plus zebra-coil humbucker pick-ups modeled after the classic zebra black and white of 1961 with Alnico V magnets. Then the pick-ups are controlled by 1 master volume, 1 master tone which are both covered with gold top hats and has a toggle switch for pick-up selection.
Hardware: Reliable chrome sealed tuners and the Tune-o-Matic stop bar bridge adds to the guitar performance by keeping the guitar in proper tuning, intonation and preferred string action after adjustments.
Final Thoughts: On how the guitar came about is through Slash himself, who helped personalize designing the Epiphone Slash “AFD” Les Paul Special II guitar by directly inspiring it to his own custom made Les Paul model that he uses.
What’s truly great about this guitar is the build. Having a mahogany tonewood with triple AAA grade amber finish veneer top complimented by gold top hats with metal inserts that closely resembles like the ones seen on expensive models of Les Paul guitars. This in a way giving the Epiphone Slash “AFD” Les Paul Special II guitar a premium look, sound and feel of an expensive model.
To go with its aesthetics are two zebra coil pick-ups of the 60’s which are a step ahead and much better sets of pick-ups to use when comparing it with other entry level guitar pick-ups on Epiphone namely the ones use on Epiphone Les Paul Special VE guitar model, and when comparing it with other brands too on mustering the clean rich tone esteemed on every Les Paul guitar.
Another cool feature on the Epiphone Slash “AFD” Les Paul Special II guitar to use is the on-broad shadow tuner placed on the bridge pick-up that enables its player to keep the guitar on perfect pitch. Ready for practice and gigs all the time.
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