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Epiphone Les Paul Melody Maker E1 - Pacific Blue
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Epiphone presents the 2017 Les Paul Melody Maker E1, the most affordable 2-pickup Les Paul ever made with a slim lightweight Poplar body with powerful Epiphone Ceramic pickups. Available in six exclusive colours - Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Pacific Blue, Sunset Yellow, Turquoise, and Vintage Sunburst.
Specifications
• Epiphone's most affordable Les Paul ever!
• Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
• Slim, Lightweight Body Design
• Premium Covered 14:1 Machine Heads
• Available in Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Pacific Blue, Sunset Yellow, Turquoise, and Vintage Sunburst.
• Body Material: Poplar
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Shape: 1960's SlimTaper-D profile
• Neck Joint: Bolt-on
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Headstock: Epiphone "Clipped Ear"; "Les Paul Model" in gold; "Epiphone" logo in silver
• Frets: 22; medium-jumbo
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover: "Bell" shaped; 2-layer; "SL" in white
• Fingerboard Radius: 14"
• Fingerboard Inlay: pearloid "Dot" inlays
• Nut: Artificial Bone
• Nut Width: 1-11/16"
• Pickguard: HS, VS colors = 1-Layer (Black), EB, PA, SY, TQ = 1-Layer (White)
• Hardware: Chrome
• Machine Heads: Premium Covered; 14:1 ratio
• Neck Pickup: Epiphone 650SCR Ceramic Single-Coil
• Bridge Pickup: Epiphone 700SCT Ceramic Single-Coil
• Controls: 3-way pickup selector,Master Volume, Master Tone
• Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle Switch
• Knobs: Black ABS Top Hat knobs
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Adjustable, Intonated "Wrap Around" Stopbar Combo
• Colours: Ebony (EB), Heritage Cherry Sunburst (HS), Pacific Blue (PA), Sunset Yellow (SY), Turquoise (TQ), Vintage Sunburst (VS)
Other: "2017" logo on back of headstock
Specifications
• Epiphone's most affordable Les Paul ever!
• Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
• Slim, Lightweight Body Design
• Premium Covered 14:1 Machine Heads
• Available in Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Pacific Blue, Sunset Yellow, Turquoise, and Vintage Sunburst.
• Body Material: Poplar
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Shape: 1960's SlimTaper-D profile
• Neck Joint: Bolt-on
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Headstock: Epiphone "Clipped Ear"; "Les Paul Model" in gold; "Epiphone" logo in silver
• Frets: 22; medium-jumbo
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover: "Bell" shaped; 2-layer; "SL" in white
• Fingerboard Radius: 14"
• Fingerboard Inlay: pearloid "Dot" inlays
• Nut: Artificial Bone
• Nut Width: 1-11/16"
• Pickguard: HS, VS colors = 1-Layer (Black), EB, PA, SY, TQ = 1-Layer (White)
• Hardware: Chrome
• Machine Heads: Premium Covered; 14:1 ratio
• Neck Pickup: Epiphone 650SCR Ceramic Single-Coil
• Bridge Pickup: Epiphone 700SCT Ceramic Single-Coil
• Controls: 3-way pickup selector,Master Volume, Master Tone
• Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle Switch
• Knobs: Black ABS Top Hat knobs
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Adjustable, Intonated "Wrap Around" Stopbar Combo
• Colours: Ebony (EB), Heritage Cherry Sunburst (HS), Pacific Blue (PA), Sunset Yellow (SY), Turquoise (TQ), Vintage Sunburst (VS)
Other: "2017" logo on back of headstock
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Good "cheap" guitar 0 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Moncton, New Brunswick
I first bought one of these two years ago -- that one was cherry red -- and gave it to our granddaughter and her husband for Christmas. Needless to say, it was such a buy that this year I bought one for myself. I also have other guitars, one of which is an Epiphone 339. It has coil; splitting, which the newer ones (2 years) don't have, but this little puppy appeals to the minimalist in me!
Posted by John on Jan 15, 2023
nice inexpensive guitar 0 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Kingston, Ontario
My grandkids just bought me one for Christmas, and after a little playing, Im pretty happy with it..I own Fenders, Jacksons, teles and strats, and a soloist...This fills the herds void of the LesPaul sound and feel, stays in tune, really nice Pacific Blue, and it's a bit like the old Paul Jr's, small body, fat, flat neck, and a real feel for classic rock sounds, this has Rolling stones sound all day long...And who doesn't love being gifted a guitar...
Posted by Jdbabcock on Dec 14, 2020
cool 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Nanaimo, British Columbia
it is good
Posted by ben on Jun 8, 2020
LES PAUL EPIPHOMESL 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store North York (Steeles), Ontario
Like the combination. Haven't had to change the strings yet, I've had it about 10 months. Although I do have back set of strings. Easy to tune when it dose go out of tune. It usually goes out of tune ever so slightly if it does out of tune.
Long & McQuade was very helpful when I was in the store looking at electric guitars. Thank you Long & McQuade.
Posted by Michele Weiman on May 31, 2020
Great guitar 3 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Saskatoon South, Saskatchewan
This is a great guitar overall, it's just the lack of pickups that makes it a 4.5 for me. It feels great and sounds pretty decent. It would be a good guitar to buy and fool around with.
Posted by Henry on Apr 30, 2020
Les Paul? Or, is it really more of a Melody Maker style guitar? 10 of 11 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Hamilton, Ontario
For those of you old enough to remember the late 50s, early sixties Gibson made a student guitar called a Melody Maker. This is very much like that guitar. Not to wax nostalgic but a guitarist in my band played a Melody Maker, not the easiest guitar to play. By comparison this is an easy playing guitar after making a few tweaks ie adjust string height, smooth the fret edges, adjust relief and set intonation. Voila, a nice playing guitar. Makes for a sweet playing guitar. Was a really good price as well.
Posted by Scott on Jan 6, 2020
Les Paul? Or, is it really more of a Melody Maker style guitar? 12 of 12 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Hamilton, Ontario
Picked this up last week. Out of the box it was actually in tune. The neck was dead straight. The intonation was quite accurate for a wrap around bridge. The fret ends didn't have any sprout but they were a tad sharp. The neck was nice and tight in the pocket. The action was quite low but certainly playable. The finish is satin as is the back of the neck which makes for easy playing. The guitar is not as yellow as the pic shows. I have addressed all the outstanding issues (which are minor) and now it plays exceptionally well. The pickups are really ok, certainly for the style of music I play (classic rock-think Leslie West and early Clapton).
Overall, I am really enjoying this guitar. I had a Gibson LP junior and I didn't care for the glossy finish and the sticky neck. Just can,t beat the price either. I started playing guitar at the age of 15. I'm now 68. Owned too many guitars to list, some good some not but this has been a really nice surprise.
Posted by Scott on Jan 2, 2020
Got a Les Paul Special VE instead 5 of 7 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
Saw this online looking for my first guitar and was excited about the price, headed into the store to try it out.
Sales associate listens to me for a second, leaves, comes back with an Epiphone Les paul Special VE for around $50 more. Needless to say, I left this one behind.
This guitar is lead singer of your highschool band. They don't sound like you want them to, but they sure know how to rock a leather jacket. You don't want to sing and can't find anyone better, so it works.
Posted by Zack on Oct 13, 2019
Better than my last Gibson 1 of 7 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Peterborough, Ontario
I had a 2016 Gibson Les Paul classic and absolutely hated it, and the finish work on the neck binding was embarrassingly bad, and I feel that the craftmanship on this is better even though it's cheaper
Posted by Tristan on Dec 12, 2018
Punches Above It's Weight 6 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Picked one up at my local L&M a few months ago expecting to make a complete project out of it. After a string change, it was actually a completely playable guitar. Granted, the pickups are lackluster, and the controls are cheap, but it's actually not that bad though a decent amp. The neck is nice an think, but has a decent width to it...think ultimate SG. The frets were perfect. The ebony board actually looks nice after some decent oil. The bolted on neck was nice and square, the finish on the body was good. Oh, and it is unbelievably light. It holds tune, the intonation wasn't bad, and it won't break the bank.
If you go in expecting a Fender American Elite Tele, or a '59 VOS Les Paul, you'll be disappointed. If you expect a basic axe for not much dough, you might be surprised.
Posted by Bill on Nov 18, 2018
BEGINNER GUITAR!!!! 14 of 17 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Vancouver, British Columbia
This is currently my favourite design, the Les Paul. I have a $540 Les Paul studio and of course I am not on the market. But, I tried this and it sounded like a $300 dollar guitar! I absolutely love the feel, it's polished nicely, the strings are a bit thin to start off with, but overall it's an amazing, grooving guitar. If I could get another guitar, this would be it. EPIPHONE I LOVE YOU!!
Posted by Mr.Review on Nov 15, 2018
Sunset Yellow Les Paul SL 6 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Windsor, Ontario
This guitar is AMAZING for the money. Sure, the pickups aren't the best and neither are the electronics. The solid bare bones are there though - great neck, no sharp fret ends, nice level even frets that have no buzz anywhere on the fretboard with 5/64" action height, and a comfortable gloss finish. The 14:1 trapezoid tuners are surprisingly tight and turn nicely with no play, but they will wear out over time. Intonation can be almost perfect if you're patient and adjust the bridge posts properly. The gloss finish on this guitar (gloss is only on the yellow, turqoise, and pacific blue - the others have a rustic satin finish) is very good, with no obvious flaws. Is this a high end guitar? No. Is this a great platform for mods with better pickups, tuners, and electronics? Absolutely. I'm 42 years old, I started playing guitar in about 1993. Were there guitars this good back then for under $300 1993 dollars? No way. I wish there would have been.
Posted by Ryan on Jun 19, 2018
Pretty decent guitar 2 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton North, Alberta
I tried this guitar in the store and it was actually pretty good for $140. It felt pretty good to play on, and it was nice a light. Sound wasn't too bad. The sustain of the guitar isn't the greatest but not horrible.. my major complaint would be that it's really noisy. It hums way too loud and it's kinda annoying. I can tell this guitar would also break easily if dropped or anything. Will definitely scratch easily too
Overall this guitar is pretty good for what you pay for. It looks cool, and feels right. Pickups are bad
Posted by Keenan on Mar 31, 2018
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| Les Paul Melody Maker E1 - Pacific Blue | 496740 |
