Humbucker Black
Posted April 3, 2008
By admin
What is the difference between Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty and Epiphone Les Paul Standard?
I am about to get my first electric guitar and I have my eye on either the Standard or Black Beauty but I sort of prefer the Black Beauty, it looks really nice. I like blues, jazz and rock. Before I finally buy it for Xmas I would like to know something. =)
Based on my research and from the guy at the guitar shop, the additional middle humbucker will give a different tonal range when played in the mid setting. Basically it enhances the mid-setting tones compared to a standard and it uses a different pickup from the Standard model.
So to all the experienced guitarist out there :
1) What is the advantage of the additional mid humbucker? Is the statement above true?
2) What are the other difference comparing a Black Beauty and Standard besides the cosmetics? Does the extra $ justify the additional features?
3) Would the Black Beauty be a good beginner guitar + Marshall MG15DFX?
Thanks!!!!! =D
Standard is another way to say "nothing fancy" meaning that it doesn't stand out in any way. Yes that extra humbucker will give you that extra tone, but to be honest I never used middle humbuckers much. Now on the black beauty on the headstock you will see a diamond looking design, giving that Gibson elegance, whereas the standard does not have that. Also, the Black Beauty will have block inlays beginning on the 1st fret, whereas the standard will have trapezoids beginning on the third. Blocks on the 1st are normally used in Gibson / Epiphone customs. So all in all the Black Beauty is built to specs of a "custom line" I guess you could say. It also probably had more time spent in crafting it. I would honestly say to go with the black beauty. And not to sound smart or anything, but if have anything going through a Marshall that makes it sound great right off the get go. As long as it says Marshall on it you can't go wrong.
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