Epi Les Paul Ultra II

cband7 · May 18th, 2008, 02:48 AM

Anyone try one of these yet? Chambered, acoustic pickup on the fretboard and multiple outputs. Zzounds has it in four payments. My impulse buying gland is starting to twitch.....

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tar?sku=515624

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/docum...?doc_id=103157

cband7 · May 18th, 2008, 03:00 AM

Addon to the Les Paul Ultra II - The Epiphone site has a picture of the chambered body. I thought I read somewhere that the guitar weighs something like 6 pounds.

http://www.epiphone.com/ultraII/default.html

Stubbs · May 18th, 2008, 08:45 AM

One of my students just bought one. Plays nice, looks great. I didn't realize it was chambered, that explains why it was a lot louder than a standard solidbody acoustically.
One thing I really liked was that the finish on the neck was more of a satin-y finish, unlike the high gloss on the top. I didn't plug in the acoustic pick-up, but electrically it sounds like a (no surprise here) les paul. Made in Korea.

AnthemBassMan · May 18th, 2008, 07:28 PM

-I haven't seen one in person, but the video clip from Guitar World sounds pretty sweet. I like it near the end when he mixes both p'ups together. It almost sounds like that hollow, SRV tone coming through the Lester.

http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1138

L8R,
Matt D.

Tdot · May 20th, 2008, 02:38 AM

The EPi LP Ultra (I) is the only LP I've really liked so far. The II seems too gadgety for me, but I'd like to try one anyway.

Gareth John · May 20th, 2008, 07:21 AM

I've wanted a les paul for a while, but didn't wanna buy the new standard because it's chambered, I didn't think spending that much money on Less paul was worth it, however I am drawn to the Ultra II. Sounds like a really cool guitar, tummy contour and all. The nano mag is a bonus in my opinion. If my bc rich bich on ebay doesn't sell, I might be tempted to part ex for one of these.

May 18th, 2008, 03:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
cband7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands Age: 54 Posts: 180	Addon to the Les Paul Ultra II - The Epiphone site has a picture of the chambered body. I thought I read somewhere that the guitar weighs something like 6 pounds. http://www.epiphone.com/ultraII/default.html __________________ "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith." --Albert Einstein

May 20th, 2008, 02:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tdot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 3,283 58 Photos	The EPi LP Ultra (I) is the only LP I've really liked so far. The II seems too gadgety for me, but I'd like to try one anyway. __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

May 18th, 2008, 08:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Stubbs Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 204	One of my students just bought one. Plays nice, looks great. I didn't realize it was chambered, that explains why it was a lot louder than a standard solidbody acoustically. One thing I really liked was that the finish on the neck was more of a satin-y finish, unlike the high gloss on the top. I didn't plug in the acoustic pick-up, but electrically it sounds like a (no surprise here) les paul. Made in Korea.

May 18th, 2008, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
AnthemBassMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio. Tuscarawas County Farm Country! Age: 41 Posts: 254	-I haven't seen one in person, but the video clip from Guitar World sounds pretty sweet. I like it near the end when he mixes both p'ups together. It almost sounds like that hollow, SRV tone coming through the Lester. http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1138 L8R, Matt D.

May 20th, 2008, 07:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gareth John Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: England Age: 23 Posts: 473 8 Photos	I've wanted a les paul for a while, but didn't wanna buy the new standard because it's chambered, I didn't think spending that much money on Less paul was worth it, however I am drawn to the Ultra II. Sounds like a really cool guitar, tummy contour and all. The nano mag is a bonus in my opinion. If my bc rich bich on ebay doesn't sell, I might be tempted to part ex for one of these.