Get to Know the New Epiphone EJ200CE: The Guitar You Want and Need

The new Epiphone EJ200CE is another model that has Gibson’s influence all over it. In fact, it is the brand’s version of a Gibson classic, the J-200. Appearance-wise, the EJ-2-00CE sports a Jumbo body with a solid spruce top and select maple back and sides, a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, and Grover turners and royal crown inlays. It is truly a wonder to look at. This guitar is not only visually appealing, it also performs great.
The sound is the most important thing when it comes to guitars, and since the EJ200CE is able to deliver a broad range of sounds, it is able to adapt to any musical style. It can, for instance, capture a wider and more balanced frequency range with superb harmonics. In addition, it has Epiphone’s eSonic2 preamp system, which provides greater vibration transfer and accurate tonal fidelity, both of which give the guitar an unparalleled tone.

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The Les Paul Standard: A Brief History

Gibson’s Les Paul came to market in 1952, but it took a while before the model took off. In fact, Gibson stopped producing Les Pauls altogether in 1961 because sales of the guitar were so low. It wasn’t until Eric Clapton crafted the ‘Woman Tone’ with a Les Paul Black Beauty that the Les Paul experienced a renaissance. Soon, every guitarist was lining up to get his hands on one of these newly reborn instruments. With such an overwhelming demand, Gibson decided to reintroduce the Les Paul in the late 1960s, and the company has been producing the guitar ever since.

The Gibson Les Paul: Then and Now

Few guitars can match the clout and influence that the Gibson Les Paul has achieved in modern music. Proof of its enduring legacy is the thousands upon thousands of Les Paul imitations out there, from cheap copies to faithful renditions. If you really want to feel that genuine Les Paul vibe, it can’t get better than the original.

Then

The original Les Paul Model released by Gibson in 1952

The Les Paul is a solid body single cutaway electric guitar conceived by design genius Ted McCarty in collaboration with the instrument’s namesake, jazz and country guitarist Les Paul. The guitar was first sold in 1952. It may surprise you to learn that the guitar didn’t resonate well with musicians in its earliest days. It wasn’t until Eric Clapton plugged his Paul into a Marshall Bluesbreaker amp and recorded the ground-breaking album, ‘Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton’ that the guitar’s popularity was set in stone.