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The first time I ever heard of Epiphone, I was a kid of about 16. I wanted to play a really great guitar and I was at a music store that had an Epiphone left hand Les Paul on display. Like a stupid kid, I thought that all left hand guitars were Epiphone left hand guitars. I could not have been further from wrong, as I later found out. Then I spied with my little eye an Epiphone Les Paul Custom electric guitar, left hand model that was as black as night and as pretty as anything I had ever seen.

I wondered at the way it was flipped over and actually MADE for a left handed player. Then I looked deeper and did some research that I hope you will benefit from here. The Epiphone left body and top are a conglomeration of Mahogany and Alder woods offset by gold hardware all around. Now I thought that because Mahogany is a very hard wood (and it is), it wouldn’t do well in a guitar.

Mahogany may be hard but it transfers sound fantastically. The tone just pulses through the wood and flows like warm milk from the strings. The Epiphone left neck is also made of Mahogany and is a set type neck joint. That means that the neck inserts into the body a bit and bolts onto the rear of the body. This allows the sweet music to emanate through the neck material and into the body. This gives the instrument a great degree of sustain.

The fret board is overlaid with Rosewood and has a block inlays that resemble Mother of Pearl which is a nice contrast to the solid black color of the Mahogany. Besides the beautiful black finish and the gold contrasting hardware, the Epiphone left hand LP Custom comes equipped with 2 Classic Alnico humbucking pickups, two (2) volume controls, two (2) tone controls and the signature 3-way pickup switch opposite the cutaway. The controls are Gibson styled and make this one the electric guitar left handers should seek out.

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This Les Paul electric guitar left me speechless, my fellow musicians, and it wasn’t even a Gibson! Naturally, I went to a friend who DID have a Gibson Standard Les Paul and played alongside with him. To my amazement, I could not tell the difference between the tone of my Epiphone and his $1500 Gibson Standard Les Paul left. What an eye opening experience and it made me an Epiphone player for many years afterward.

The Epiphone Left hand Les Paul Custom is usually in stock. As a matter of fact, the folks there want you to visit look around some and see that they are serious about electric guitar left handers. They take the southpaws seriously and make every effort to see that you get the best left hand guitar for the money you spend.

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Takamine Acoustic Electric Guitar: Left Handed Guitar Players' Dream Features

If you're a guitar lefty, you'll love the way that Takamine makes use of their NEX small jumbo body shape to give this smaller guitar the perfect blend of easy playability and depth enough to deliver that powerful acoustic tone that acoustic-electric guitarists crave. Plug it in and you've got access to an active on board pickup system that features a CTP-2 Cool Tube preamp, so that your "electrified" sound still sounds all-natural like any great acoustic sound should.

What's the total package with the Takamine? Take a look:

*Vintage sunburst color
*Solid spruce top
*Solid mahogany back
*Mahogany neck
*Ebony fingerboard
*Rosewood bridge
*Deluxe shell neck inlays
*Ivory cab neck binding
*Abalone rosette
*MOP pickguard inlays
*CTP-2 Cool Tube electronics

What Guitar Players Are Saying

One guitar lefty from Flint, MI says, "I bought this guitar and have only had it a week, and I cannot believe the response I have been receiving from people. They love it! I love it. It plays unbelievably. The action is perfect. It's a great all around guitar for the price. I would not second guess buying this guitar."

Another guitarist who calls himself Indian, who lives and plays guitar in Nashville, Tennessee, says, "I've owned this guitar for about a year now, and I still can't recommend its purchase enough. [The structure of this guitar takes out] some of the extreme lower frequencies that the others may have. But, that's not a bad thing. When plugged in and on stage this feature makes it much easier to mix into the P.A. without a lot of howling. And it still sounds great unplugged, too. But the first thing that impressed me was the feel of the neck. Pure fret heaven! This is the acoustic to own."

And an Eric Clapton fan in the U.S. exclaims, "This guitar is amazing–bottom line! I was in the market for a new acoustic and I tried around a total of 30 Martins, Epiphones, Ibanezes, Ovations, Fenders, and other Takamines. Finally I narrowed my search down to the Tak and a Martin for the same price. Sure, everyone would say get the Martin. I said "no"! This guitar blew the Martin away. I don't think the Martin is a bad guitar. It just didn't have that extra bright sound that only a jumbo size could offer. I strongly suggest this guitar."

The Bottom Line

If you're a guitar lefty, look to a Takamine acoustic electric guitar. Left hand guitar players just can't go wrong with this model.