Epiphone LP Studio LT - Curved Top Les Paul Under 300?

I'm looking at the Les Paul Studio LT from Epiphone.
Maple body, curved top, dual humbucker, rosewood fingerboard. And all for under 300$/300€
Is it worth the money?
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[@UFMastodon]

I think the jump from the VE is a big one but I can’t help with this guitar thinking the extra hundred to the Studio or Worn Classic gets you a much better built guitar and a better mod platform. Good video. Hopefully it’ll convince people going for the VE to at least stop and aim for this if they want LP. I’m with you though affinity is so much more versatile at that price.

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Great input, Thanks for commenting Jack.

[@MrMarkeyroni]

Got this guitar like 2 or 3 years ago til this day It's holding up having no probs with tuning and stuff. I actually changed my bridge pick up a month ago and let me say it is much more OP.

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Sounds good.

[@slodziak222222]

too thin neck to my long fingers

[@elvyfoster7455]

With the tones you got out of this guitar I wouldn't see any need for replacing the pickups. It sounds excellent.

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Thank you. Really appreciate that.

[@williamvelez6522]

Nice job on your demo with the epiphone studio Lt...

[@peteosco]

I have that exact guitar in black and straight out of the box I was quite surprised at the build. The neck was slightly bowed, which some prefer, but 1/4 turn of the neck adjuster straightened it out perfectly. I found no high or low frets and the fret ends were acceptably smooth, some may want touch them up a bit. The strings were a bit too heavy for my liking and I changed them to the D'addario NYXL 10-46. My only curiosity is that the G string seems to be more sensitive than the others. I adjusted the pickups to 1/8 on the low strings to 1/16" on the high end. I may play with the G string individual pole to see if that will help. The fret board seems a tad rough when doing any vibrato or stretches as you're sliding against the grain, so next string change I'll polish the fret board using 3000 to 12000 grit sandpaper and lemon oil and may as well polish the frets with a dremel (I like mine like chrome) making sure to use fret guards as to not to touch the wood. All in all it's a very decent guitar (made by Gibson) for the money. I don't know yet if I'm going to pour any more money into this guitar as, for the time being, is sufficient for my needs. Fell free to ask any question or comments.

[@stevegunn9971]

Thanks for the review. Raw beginner here! I bought one yesterday in black as well. Do you know the reason why some want the neck slightly bowed?

[@kaydenday]

with a good amp I'm sure it would sound killer, good review

[@bigbasil1908]

I've got one the same except they changed the name from LT to E1 apparently. My only issue with it is the glass black finish shows every single fingerprint and light scratch up lol. I'm most likely going to go over it with some sort of abrasive to turn it into a matt finish. I've put a brass truss rod cover on it, and gold control knobs and put brass 'finger shredder' control knob markers on it. I plan on making brass back plates from sheet brass. Mine cost £220, or a bit more with a fazely hard case. I love the thing, it's great.

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Crazy good for the price :) Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@TJmusic24]

I have one, not as my main but those cleans sounds great !

[@dherdy9205]

Swap the pegs , I liked the sound of the pups and nice review matey ,

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Thanks :)

[@jasonism123]

Nice. Is it a heavy guitar? Around 8lbs. Or maybe less?

[@stiansyltaguitar]

It was the lightest Les Paul I have tried. I think less than 8.

[@fazzi4924]

What do you think of one of these as a project guitar to swap out hardware on and make it something your own? Someone local to me is selling a barely used one for $100. I'm researching them which is how i found your video. I'm considering picking it up and using as a project to swap out hardware but I'm curious if the overall build quality is worth the effort

[@stiansyltaguitar]

For 100$ I would give it a go. Perhaps upgrade the tuners along with some cool new pickups. I didn’t have any tuning issues, but I’ve seen many others complain about it. For 100$ you can’t go wrong :)

[@effinecko]

I've ordered this exact model. is it playable outside the box?

[@stiansyltaguitar]

That depends. I´ve tried 3 guitars at the retailer I work, including the one I bought. Two of them were ready to go, (after tuning up) one needed some adjustments with the bridge. So in my limited experience there is 66% chance that the guitar doesn´t need a set-up :)

[@effinecko]

@@stiansyltaguitar thanks bro. Wish me luck with what I'll get. lol what gauge of string was into it?

[@bigbasil1908]

@@effinecko I think the ideal les paul string gauge is 10's. I've always used 9's on my jap squier strat.

[@jadmabrouk9339]

Would you say it could be used for pop punk

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Hey. Absolutely. The bridge Humbucker kan get you that nice overdreven Palm muted chug sound that is so popular with bands like Green Day and Blink182. Pair it up with a good amp and you are ready to go.

[@yarikpopow4952]

Can I have the name of the song? 0:34

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Hey. It’s my own song I’m messing around with, so I sometimes use it for audio examples in videos. I’ll post the link when I upload it to Spotify and iTunes.

[@BAXTERPEING]

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[@matthewJ142]

Is it just me or does the pickups look wrong? Not traditional zebra. Shouldn't the bridge be reversed to look more uniform.

[@stiansyltaguitar]

I know what you mean. But they were installed that way from the factory.

[@I3ariss]

Whats the amphie that you are using?

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Hey. Using the Boss IR-200 for everthing in this video.

[@coreyoffman8739]

Are you American Do you still have that guitar And your real name is Stian?

[@stiansyltaguitar]

I’m Norwegian. Traded the guitar for another One. Always trying new gear. Yes that is my name. Common in Norway.

[@isaac-me9yq]

Do you recommend it for beginners?

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Hey. Depends on the size of the beginner. For a teen or adult, If It’s about budget, then I recomend it as a great option for a Les Paul type guitar. Quality wise it is similar to a Bullet Squier, maybe even affinity series. Great value for money but not the same quality as a standard Epiphone or a Classic Vibe Squier. But for a young beginner (child/preteen) I would look at a 3/4 Squier or perhaps the new Power Player Epiphones. Hard to go wrong with anything from Epiphone and Squier today. I play everything from Bullet to CS guitars at work every day and todays cheap is way better than yesteryears cheap guitars :)

[@isaac-me9yq]

@@stiansyltaguitar Tank u so much. Thanks to u, I decided what to buy.

[@FPS-hw5tt]

which is better, LP 100 or this one?

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Hey. I´ve only tried the LP100 for a few quick minutes at a store, so I couldn't say honestly.

[@knomwe747]

Problem with g-string (giggling)

[@stiansyltaguitar]

G string is always a problem ;)

[@davidsharp3110]

You never showed the back of the guitar. ?

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Totally forgot to shoot that 😬.

[@creamy925]

Does it stay in tune?

[@stiansyltaguitar]

Hey. The tuners are a known issue with low priced Epi`s. But I didn`t have any trouble playing the songs in the vid without retuning.

[@bigbasil1908]

If it doesn't stay in tune, just put the strings in wrapped around the tailpiece (backwards), and it will sort the tuning issues