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  • jean lezarjean lezar

    Ukulele Les Paul Epiphone : oh qu'il est beau ... et puis faux !

    Epiphone Les Paul Concert UkulelePublié le 07/09/16 à 10:46
    Tout est dit dans le titre!
    Ça a été mon premier ukulélé. C'est vrai qu'il est très beau -avec lui, on peut se prendre pour Marc Bolan!- Ses qualités ont été décrites ailleurs. Son grave problème est qu'il est faux ! inaccordable en l'état. J'exagère ? Tout dépend de son degré d'"exigence" : si l'on s'en fout d'être faux d'un 1/4 de ton, yakafoncer ! Pour s'accompagner quand on chante bourré, ça le fait aussi (et puis il est tellement mignon !) Mais quand on joue avec d'autres musiciens, ça le fait pas du tout : lorsque l'on s'accorde cordes à vide il tient bien l'accord,certes, mais dès la première case il est faux d'1/4 de ton et comme le frettage est approximatif, cela ne va pas en s’a…
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    Tout est dit dans le titre!
    Ça a été mon premier ukulélé. C'est vrai qu'il est très beau -avec lui, on peut se prendre pour Marc Bolan!- Ses qualités ont été décrites ailleurs. Son grave problème est qu'il est faux ! inaccordable en l'état. J'exagère ? Tout dépend de son degré d'"exigence" : si l'on s'en fout d'être faux d'un 1/4 de ton, yakafoncer ! Pour s'accompagner quand on chante bourré, ça le fait aussi (et puis il est tellement mignon !) Mais quand on joue avec d'autres musiciens, ça le fait pas du tout : lorsque l'on s'accorde cordes à vide il tient bien l'accord,certes, mais dès la première case il est faux d'1/4 de ton et comme le frettage est approximatif, cela ne va pas en s’arrangeant ...
    La solution : l'emmener chez un luthier afin de déplacer le chevalet (c'est risqué de le faire seul car le micro piezzo est fixé dessous) Soit de 30 à 100 € de modif' suivant vos connaissances.
    N.B. Séduit par son look, 2 ans plus tard, un ami a acheté le même pour sa femme, il a le même problème !
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  • heads on fireheads on fire

    Mon chien a des puces!

    Epiphone Les Paul Concert UkulelePublié le 28/02/12 à 19:31
    contenu en anglais (contenu en anglais)
    Body
    Body Type Ukulele
    Top AAA Grade Flame Maple
    Back and Sides Mahogany
    Binding White
    Bracing Hand-Scalloped
    Neck
    Species 1-piece Mahogany
    Profile SlimTaper™ "D" Profile 4-bolt recessed
    Thickness 168" at Nut
    Binding 1 Ply PVC Binding
    Adhesive Premium Titebond
    Neck Fit
    Joint 4-Bolt Recessed
    Adhesive Premium TiteBond
    Fingerboard
    Species Rosewood
    Frets 19
    Scale Length 15" Concert Scale
    Radius 16" Fingerboard Radius
    Inlays Mother of Pearl Dots
    Adhesive Premium Titebond
    Headstock
    Type Classic Epiphone
    Angle 14 deg
    Logo Gold Epiphone Logo with Les Paul Signature model silkscreen

    Nut
    Material Synthetic Bone
    Width 1.312"
    Tuning Keys
    Type Four Geared Open Machine Heads
    Material Nickel
    Ratio 14:1

    Bridge
    Type Rosewood with Synthetic Bone Saddle
    Hardware
    Pickguard Cassic LP
    Strings Premium Black Nylon Strings
    Output Jack Rim-Mounted 1/4" Output Jack
    Pickups
    Model High-Quality Piezo Film Pickup
    Location Under Saddle
    Finish
    Sealer Premium Urethane
    Clear-coat
    Heritage Cherry SunburstVintage Sunburst
    Case
    Type Gig Bag with Accessory Pocket
    Accessories
    Additional Materials Each Les Paul Ukulele includes an owner's manual with warranty information, poster, truss rod adjument wrench and economy 10' cord


    UTILIZATION

    This is such a cool ukulele! The very idea of taking a Les Paul guitar ethos, Gibson's most venerated design ever, and applying it to a ukulele...well, to be frank it's ludicrous, but in a very fun way! I'm glad to see a ukulele with a cutaway, a uke with a AAA flame maple top, and a uke with a good sunburst finish. One doesn't typically find these kinds of appointments on a ukulele, but this one has all of them. It plays very smoothly, with no extra effort to fret each string.

    SOUNDS

    This is a decent-sounding ukulele, but I've heard better, to be honest. Lanakai and Cordoba are a couple of modern brands that I've tried around this price point, and I liked their sound better. The cutaway is a cool feature for playability, but I think the smaller body shape as a result tones down the volume one can achieve with this. Also, the built in piezo pickup is very quacky sounding - it reminds me of the piezo system sound from early 90s guitars - that is to say, unrealistic and plinky sounding.

    OVERALL OPINION

    Overall, this isn't bad. This is a like a main practice uke, or a ukulele gift for a person who has a Les Paul as their primary instrument. I wouldn't use it for a real "serious" singer-songwriter or folk gig. It is a touch gimmicky, but it will put a smile on anyone's face. But it's certainly worth a look, for sure.
  • King LoudnessKing Loudness

    So cool ...

    Epiphone Les Paul Concert UkulelePublié le 31/08/11 à 19:21
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    The Epiphone Les Paul Ukulele is something that showed up locally at Long and McQuade and when they took it out of the box, I was laughing. It looks just like a cherry sunburst Les Paul (complete with faux pickguard) but it's a little ukulele! It even has a faux flame top and the Epiphone headstock that's featured on the real Epi LP Standard. That would be cool enough on its own... but I should also mention that it has an onboard pickup. That's right... you can plug this thing in and wail on it into a distorted Marshall! They're made in China and come with a gigbag as well. It's a full bodied ukulele with a sound hole, so it's basically like an acoustic-electric instrument.

    UTILIZATION

    The design isn't exactly what I'd call ergonomic. It's fairly small and light, and certainly has better upper fret access than most ukuleles, but it's still not stellar. That being said, for what it is it's got more than enough. I had more trouble getting my fingers to fit on the frets than I did with upper fret access anyway so c'est la vie. It's a light instrument too which is nice, but it has enough density to not feel like a cheap plastic toy.

    Getting a good sound out of this ukulele is what it is... you plug in and that's your sound. There are no controls to adjust the EQ or even the volume of the pickup, so you're at the mercy of the amp to dial in the tones you're using.

    SOUNDS

    There's really not much to describe soundwise. It's not an instrument that was meant to ever be plugged into an electric amp (especially with distortion applied) so what sounds I did hear were basically a novelty. However, I had loads of fun turning to a high gain setting on the amplifier and just trying to do my best Yngwie or Slash impression on the thing. Fortunately it doesn't tend to feed back much, so that's a good sign. The pickup is decent on it too, it has a nice clear sound that belies its cheap price tag.

    OVERALL OPINION

    When they first showed me this little thing, I assumed it was a toy and that it probably wouldn't play or sound all that great. However I was mistaken. This, though it is a novelty in essence, is still a fully functional uke with an onboard pickup... plus it just happens to look like a Les Paul! For the $140 new they cost, it's worth having around just to use as a party favour... who knows.