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Epiphone Les Paul Special - TV Yellow
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Your Price: $709.00 CDN
or from $75 CDN/mo
Free Setup Included
In addition to the benefits of the Performance Warranty, we offer one complimentary setup with the purchase of a new or used guitar, to be redeemed at any Long & McQuade location within the initial free-warranty period (1-year on new, 90-days on used).
This Includes:
- Restring (Strings not included).
- Tighten and lubricate all hardware.
- Clean and test electronics.
- Replace battery if needed (Battery not included).
- Adjust or rehang loose wiring.
- Clean and condition the fingerboard.
- Fret polish to remove minor scratches, pits and corrosion.
- Cleaning of the entire instrument.
- Adjust truss-rod to correct neck relief.
- Adjust saddle radius to match fingerboard.
- Adjust action at bridge.
- File nut slots for proper string movement.
- Adjust intonation.
- Adjust tremolo bridge setting to player's preference.
- Add/remove trem-springs as needed (Parts not included).
- Adjust pickup balance.
- Full inspection and play test.
Long & McQuade Performance Assurance
Buying a new instrument is an exciting event and we want to ensure that every instrument we sell comes exactly how the manufacturer intended it to be. That is why Long & McQuade performs a quality control check for every stringed, brass, and woodwind instrument over $99 ordered online at Long-McQuade.com.
Our team of experienced staff will unbox your instrument and perform a detailed inspection to ensure it leaves our warehouse looking and playing great with our QC card signed and dated for your peace of mind.
We work hard to source the best instruments from around the world from the finest brands. It is important to us that you are completely satisfied with your new instrument purchase from day one onwards.
Stringed Instrument Performance Assurance Checklist
Unlike our free set-up, which is included within the first year of purchase, this process is done to have the instrument set to the factory specs rather than to each player's feel or preferences.
We look after the following:
- Inspect finish and hardware.
- Check electronics to make sure everything is in working order. Check batteries on active pickups.
- Inspect strings.
- Inspect frets and fretboard.
- Check truss rod. Adjust for bow and relief.
- Tune instrument to manufacturer's specified tuning.
- Check/set action height.
- Stretch strings and re-tune instrument and ensure machine heads are working well.
- Check for fret buzz by playing every note.
- Check/set intonation.
- Check/set pickup height.
- Cleaning and professional repacking.
2 models to choose from:
The Epiphone Les Paul Special is part of Epiphone's new Inspired by Gibson Collection and is designed to recreate the sound of the rare single cutaway 1950s era Gibson Les Paul Special. Featuring a Mahogany body with a beautiful reproduction of the iconic TV Yellow finish and powered by critically acclaimed P-90 PRO™ soapbar single-coil pickups and CTS electronics.
Specifications
Body: Mahogany, Single Cutaway
Neck: Mahogany
Neck Profile: Vintage 50s
Nut width: 1.693" / 43mm
Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
Scale length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Number of frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech®
Inlay: Pearloid Dot
Bridge: Lightning Bar Wrap Around
Knobs: Black Top Hats
Tuners: Vintage style Deluxe Tuners with Ivory Buttons
Plating: Nickel
Neck pickup: P-90 PRO™ Soap Bar
Bridge pickup: P-90 PRO™ Soap Bar
Controls: 1 - Neck Volume, 1 - Bridge Volume, 1 - Neck Tone, 1 - Bridge Tone, 1 - Three Way Pickup Selector
Specifications
Body: Mahogany, Single Cutaway
Neck: Mahogany
Neck Profile: Vintage 50s
Nut width: 1.693" / 43mm
Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
Scale length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Number of frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech®
Inlay: Pearloid Dot
Bridge: Lightning Bar Wrap Around
Knobs: Black Top Hats
Tuners: Vintage style Deluxe Tuners with Ivory Buttons
Plating: Nickel
Neck pickup: P-90 PRO™ Soap Bar
Bridge pickup: P-90 PRO™ Soap Bar
Controls: 1 - Neck Volume, 1 - Bridge Volume, 1 - Neck Tone, 1 - Bridge Tone, 1 - Three Way Pickup Selector
Specifications
| Active EQ: | No |
| Body Colour: | TV Yellow |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Polyurethane |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Shape: | Les Paul |
| Body Type: | Solid |
| Bridge Design: | Lightening Bar Wrap Around |
| Bridge Type: | Fixed |
| Case/Gigbag: | Purchased Separately |
| Controls: | 2 Volumes + 2 Tones |
| Country of Origin: | China |
| Electronics: | CTS Electronics |
| Features: | Single Cutaway, Black Top Hat Knobs, 2 Strap Buttons |
| Fingerboard: | Laurel |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Pearloid Dots |
| Fret Profile: | Medium Jumbo |
| Fretboard Radius: | 12" / 304.8 mm |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel |
| Instrument Size: | Full |
| Neck Body Join: | Glued-In Set Neck |
| Neck Body Join-Fret: | 16th |
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Shape: | 50's Vintage |
| Number of Frets: | 22 |
| Number of Pickups: | 2 |
| Number of Strings: | 6 |
| Nut Material: | Graph Tech |
| Nut Width: | 1.692" / 43.00 mm |
| Orientation: | Right |
| Pickup Brand: | Epiphone PRO P-90 |
| Pickup Configuration: | P90/P90 |
| Pickup Type: | P-90 Soap Bar |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" / 628.65 mm |
| String Gauge: | .010 - .046 |
| String Type: | Steel |
| Switching: | 3-Position Toggle |
| Tailpiece: | Wrap-around |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage Style Deluxe Ivory Buttons |
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Great Guitar 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Markham, Ontario
I love the look and the way this Epiphone Les Paul Special plays. The P90 pick up sound amazing.
Posted by Gregg on Sep 26, 2024
Wow! Just wow! 5 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Peterborough, Ontario
I just picked up this guitar today. I was expecting it to be my backup guitar for the $3000 Ultra Telecaster that has been my main guitar for some time. But after a bit of playing with my gear setup today, I think this going to become my main guitar. I have owned many Les Paul’s over my lifetime but I always felt that the tone was too dark, and the guitar itself was too heavy weight wise for gigging, especially as I got older. This guitar with the P90s and slightly less weight is just what I have been looking for all my career.
Posted by Walter on Jun 18, 2024
Blues/Rock Tone Heaven 5 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Brampton, Ontario
If you need a variety of tones from one guitar or just want to get into the world of P90s, the Epiphone Les Paul Special can fulfill your desire without the need to pay a fortune. I love my Telecaster and Les Paul Standard, but ever since I got this guitar, I find myself playing it a lot more, even after owning it for about 10 months at the time of review.
I spent years eyeing P90 Les Pauls, but when I finally got the chance to try one it managed to significantly exceed my expectations which were already astronomically high; I walked out of the store that day with that same Les Paul Special in my hands.
From my experience, this guitar excels at emulating Telecasters and Les Pauls, but it can also do a great Stratocaster neck pickup impression. When I recorded a funky clean part for a song, some other musicians thought I was using a Stratocaster; it was actually recorded using the Les Paul Special's neck pickup.
This guitar is great at a variety of genres, but I find it shines when performing Blues and Rock. The neck pickup is warm and articulate, the bridge pickup is bright and punchy. It can do a sparkly clean sound, but I find it comes to life with a little bit of dirt.
I've played many guitars during my legacy, but while the others I own took many tests before I bought them, this is the first I immediately bought during the initial impression. I absolutely love this guitar, if you see one I'd highly advise you to give it a go.
Posted by Nate Rails on Jan 20, 2024
Amazing guitar at this price 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Attractive and beautifully assembled. Love the laurel fingerboard. Great pickups that I see no need to replace. Not quite as good as the P90s in my Gibson SG Special, but close enough. A surprisingly great Jazz sound with the tone rolled back.
Neck had a backbow, but that was an easy fix. My only complaint is that the nut slots were way too high, which is a shame given the Tusq nut. To address this, you need nut files and a good knowledge of how to do a setup. If you don’t have those things you really should pass it back to the dealer to get it done by a qualified technician.
Posted by Doug on Nov 16, 2023
wow 2 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Windsor, Ontario
Great single coil punch I was hoping it was for more than just fashion and it's for function too.
Posted by seannyboy on Nov 23, 2021
Great guitar, questions set-up 14 of 18 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
This guitar had great bones. Factory setup was poor (back-bowed neck, high action) and there was some paint blemishes at the neck joint and the bridge posts screw heads were damaged by the wrong screwdriver (also, the pickguard had no protective plastic, no box, no paperwork - so maybe this was damaged by a first owner, returned and sold as new?).
But after a setup, it's a great guitar and I can forgive the cosmetics. I rented 5 electric guitars (LP, tele, strat, sg, firebird) for a month each before deciding that I would buy this one.
Posted by Ryan on Jun 6, 2021
INCREDIBLE FOR THE PRICE 3 of 14 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Sudbury, Ontario
I got the bolt-on version in July at the L&M in Sudbury. A little cheaper but somewhat nicer in my opinion. You can see the wood grain and it has a beautiful bridge. I may swap out the black pickup covers for chrome ones. Most beautiful guitar I will ever own.
Posted by Derek Grubber on Jan 14, 2021
Great Guitar and even greater service! 5 of 12 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Halifax, Nova Scotia
I bought the bolt-on version of this guitar, so it was priced a little cheaper, which is crazy because to me that is a plus over the set neck, but anyway. It was not available to be purchased on line but the kind folks at L&M had the guitar shipped from a store in Sydney, Nova Scotia. They did not have to do that since it was an instore sale but the guys and gals at Long and McQuade are the best..and oh yeah the guitar is freaking awesome..I needed a P90 guitar in my collection and this is the one..wow..it sounds amazing.Thank you L&M!
Posted by Todd Roy on Sep 15, 2020
Good guitar and great price 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton Highlands, Alberta
My first guitar with P90 pickups, I like it a lot. All positive reviews online. At this price it’s a no brainer. I like the new headstock design and love the color. No stock in Alberta and new orders were estimated into August. I was prepared to wait but it showed up in less than a week. I gave the quality a 4.5 because it required a truss rod and action adjustment. No big deal, she plays nice now. I like the fat 50’s neck. Very solid guitar. I now own 3 Epiphone guitars and this doesn’t disappoint.I highly recommend this Special
Posted by Craig on Jun 11, 2020
Outstanding Value 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Brampton, Ontario
I haven't been able to put this thing down! I am enamoured with the chunky neck, great overall feel, and much improved electronics. Despite having other higher end guitars, I'm most anxious to play this live once COVID dies down.
I highly recommend this guitar. I've played a few other new Epiphones in store and I've also been impressed with them.
Posted by David on Jun 10, 2020
Great step up from a beginner guitar I started off with 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Brampton, Ontario
This guitar is awesome for the money I started playing 6 years ago learned on a very inexpensive acoustic then upgraded to the old les paul junior with the single humbucker. The sound of the humbuckers was always really dark I always wanted something with more clarity and bite. For years I was looking to get a tele, then all of sudden Epiphone came out with this new range it was exactly what I was looking for. The quality of this guitar is impeccable the only issue with mine is that I went to adjust the truss rod and noticed that there is zero movement in it so I will be taking it to the guitar doctor when this quarantine is over. Other than that highly recommend this.
Posted by Harjot on Apr 24, 2020
Amazing value for the money 5 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Markham, Ontario
Epiphone seems to be really hitting it out of the park with these new "Inspired by Gibson" models. After watching several of the NAMM 2020 videos and reviews on this model (especially the review by Danish Pete for a certain UK reseller) I decided to take the plunge and I am definitely happy I did. I ordered it from the Markham location (big thank you to Jenn and Spencer!) and received it a few days later. Love the sound and tone of the P90's on this guitar - I almost bit on the Gibson version a few months earlier but so glad I went with the Epiphone as it is $1500 cheaper and sounds just as good!
Posted by RS on Apr 18, 2020
Butterscotch Beauty 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Sudbury, Ontario
I know the description says "TV Yellow" but looks to me more like Butterscotch which is my favourite ice cream. This guitar is simply delicious with a great feel and natural acoustic tone that makes the plugged in sound fantastic in combination with a tube amplifier. I would recommend this guitar to any player looking for an "Old School" rock sound that these P90s deliver, great job Epiphone with this one! Thanks to the staff at Sudbury's Long and McQuade for great service given the challenges with Covid-19.
Posted by Ed on Apr 9, 2020
P-90s all the way! 3 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Toronto (Danforth), Ontario
Well, being a player who has used only humbuckers I must say WOW! Who'd have guessed single coils could rock like this. I plugged her into my fuzz pedals and holy fuzz, sustain for days. I also used it with a Catalin bread Sabra cadabra and man it's Sabbath, in my bedroom. The neighbors are going to hate me even more now. Can't believe the tone from thie gem. Never have I had sweet tones and big crunch cone from one guitar. Definately a keeper. 10/10.
Posted by Andre Duchesne on Mar 31, 2020
Amazing 5 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bought this a month ago. Quickly becoming one of my favorites. Great neck, great sound. Put a set of NYXL's on it and it chimes. Don't see how the Gibson version can be any better for the price difference.
Posted by Greg Rose on Mar 17, 2020
Wonderful 13 of 14 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
I bought this guitar at the Toronto store, where I was very well attended by the employee. The guitar is sensational. A wonderful and brilliant sound, very good neck, the P-90 pickups are excellent and inexpensive. I recommend this guitar and the store.
Posted by Marco on Feb 9, 2020
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Because of this, Long & McQuade provides our customers with a FREE one-year Performance Warranty on most of our products. The Long & McQuade Performance Warranty supplements the manufacturer’s warranty to ensure that our customers receive complete “no hassle” warranty coverage within their first year.
How does the Long & McQuade Performance Warranty differ from most manufacturers' warranties?
- Performance Guarantee: Normal wear and tear is covered, so your product will be performing as well as the day you purchased it for the entire duration of the coverage. Band and Orchestral Performance Warranty does not include replacing pads or cleaning for woodwind instruments, unless deemed necessary by our repair staff. Ultrasonic cleaning for brass instruments will be provided if deemed necessary by our repair staff, but is not routinely offered under the Performance Warranty.
- Product Replacement: If your product cannot be fixed or costs too much to fix, we will replace it with the equivalent model for no additional charge. If this is not possible, a full refund will be provided.
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Some manufacturers provide warranties for longer than 1 year; however, these are usually limited warranties that do not provide the same coverage as the Long & McQuade Performance Warranty. Customers interested in more complete and convenient (but not necessarily longer) coverage are still able to purchase additional years of the Performance Warranty.
If you are interested in receiving this coverage for longer than one year, you have the option of purchasing additional years of the Performance Warranty. The pricing is as follows:
- NEW products: Starting at 4% of the current new selling price to double the warranty from 1 year to 2 years. Starting at 4% for each additional year.
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| Les Paul Special - TV Yellow | 725687 |
