Reddit mentions of Epiphone Les Paul Special II Electric Guitar (Ebony)

> There are bundles on Amazon for about $250 that include an Epiphone guitar and the PS4 edition.

Worth noting that you can save some money by buying the guitar and game separately. The game including the cable is currently $41 on Amazon, while the guitar is always about $130. And any electric guitar will work, so you can trade that out for any other guitar if you like.

http://www.amazon.com/Epiphone-Special-Electric-Guitar-Ebony/dp/B0002CZUUG/ref=sr_1_1

Not the best you'll ever hold - but damned good value for the money. Solid tail piece, this is handy for within Rocksmith as you change tunings quite often, those guitars hold their tuning quite well.

You could also take a look at this one, a bit more expensive but still under 150.

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0002CZUUG/ref=s9_dcacsd_dcoop_bw_c_x_3_w

For rocksmith something without a tremolo bar might be better so it's easier to change tunings. It's not that hard but why have the inconvenience when Rocksmith doesn't make use of it.

edit: half of the post kind of was not there..

My Rocksmith w/ cable showed up yesterday.

This shows up today.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002CZUUG

Should be a fun weekend!

I started on the equivalent of this and then about $100 line 6 amp: http://www.amazon.com/Epiphone-Special-Collection-Electric-Guitar/dp/B0002CZUUG

It's the only thing I have used in this price range so I can't speak to anything else but for a beginner I would recommend it.

I think an important thing here is to also pay for someone to set the guitar up (adjust the truss rod, action etc).

Both Epi's are similar
Les Paul Special II
Les Paul Special VE

> get the Epiphone if you think having a les paul will make you more willing to play guitar

How's this for a decent Epiphone then? It's well under $200, but hey, it's an Epiphone.

It's one of these

https://www.amazon.com/Epiphone-SPECIAL-II-Electric-Guitar-Ebony/dp/B0002CZUUG

It's in black like the link. It needs a bit of soldering work (something is loose in it so it has intermittent connection) and the knobs have been replaced to white. I can take actual pictures of it in a bit. I would want $120 shipped and insured (I wouldn't make much money off of this due to the cost to ship, but I would rather just get rid of it).

Rocksmith requires a real guitar. If you plan on buying it, i personally recommend this guitar. I bought that when I got the game last year and it has been serving me very well ever since :)

You don't mention a budget, but really for a starter guitar I have absolutely no complaints about the Les Paul Special II. It's a fantastic starter guitar and you won't realize it's "really crappy" after. It's from a reputable company with a warranty, and the quality out of the box is way above the awful, cheap no-name brand I tried at first (and immediately returned).

Honestly if you're just starting I wouldn't drop a ton of money on an expensive guitar, especially brand new. The LP Special II is cheap enough that you don't feel like you wasted a ton of money if you want to move on to something better later on, and you may even want to keep it around.

I was so happy with the LP Special II that I picked up the Epiphany DR-100 Acoustic Dreadnought, and was again impressed with the quality for the price ($99).

Ya? So not mentioning those details kinda indicates some issues they're not sharing? I'm open to not buying it. Before finding it, I was set on buying this Epiphone Les Paul and getting a quality setup.


Epiphone Les Paul SPECIAL-II Electric Guitar, Ebony https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002CZUUG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_pg3qxbZ75DSQF