Thread: Epiphone Les Paul Custom Prophecy EX or Jackson Stars RR-BN03STB ??

i live in japan and the jackson models are different here.
http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/goods_detail.php?g_id=98568
do you think its a good guitar or should i just go with the epiphone?

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

les paul most definently

I would go with the Epiphone...

My reasons are... Jackson has a maple bolt-on neck. The Epiphones have set necks for better tuning stability and tone. I think most of the Epiphone models have mahogany necks too. A guitar with a smaller body and bolt-on maple neck like the Jackson does not usually have the best tone.

Also, The pickup options look a lot better for the Epiphones. The "Duncan Designed" pickups in the Jackson are lame. I had them in my ESP and they're in the garbage now. They were very bright sounding like real Seymour Duncans, but they didn't have the high gain required to "cream" or take the edge off of that brightness. They were just weak, thin and shrill sounding.

Good luck!!! Hope you have a lot of fun with whatever you choose!!!

Edit: Unless you only play metal... The GX model of the Les Paul with the Gibson Dirty Fingers pickups might be something to consider. They can sound almost as crisp as the EMG for metal, but they can also sound more organic for other styles. They're very versatile and clean up well if you roll the volume back a bit. The GX also has a control for coil splitting which allows you to come very close to a single-coil sound. VERY versatile guitar!!! There are some reviews for the Dirty Fingers pickups on Harmony Central... http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Guitar+Pickup/product/Gibson/Dirty+Fingers/10/1