Samick LS450
The Samick LS450: The Holy Grail Of Les Paul Copies?
Pros: Very decent guitar for the price
Cons: Needs better pickups to reach potential
The Bottom Line: This is one of the better Les Paul clones, and very much worth upgrading.
Samick Traditional Lp-Style Solid Body Electric Guitars ...
One of my favorite subjects is Les Paul copies. Really. I've pored over literally dozens of texts and spec sheets, checked out hundreds of reviews of Agiles, Tursers, Memphis, Epiphone, Silvertone, "Lawsuit" Japanese copies, and the numerous no-names that all their buyers hope will do one thing.
Give them a Les Paul that sounds as good as the real thing for thousands of dollars less!
It's not for lack of trying or choices. Agiles have the reputation of being the closest copies in terms of wood used. But change the pickups and six months later, the owner is trying to sell it on Craigslist for 250.00, saying of course, it's just as good as a real Le… Samick LS450
Pros: Very decent guitar for the price
Cons: Needs better pickups to reach potential
The Bottom Line: This is one of the better Les Paul clones, and very much worth upgrading.
Samick Traditional Lp-Style Solid Body Electric Guitars ...
One of my favorite subjects is Les Paul copies. Really. I've pored over literally dozens of texts and spec sheets, checked out hundreds of reviews of Agiles, Tursers, Memphis, Epiphone, Silvertone, "Lawsuit" Japanese copies, and the numerous no-names that all their buyers hope will do one thing.
Give them a Les Paul that sounds as good as the real thing for thousands of dollars less!
It's not for lack of trying or choices. Agiles have the reputation of being the closest copies in terms of wood used. But change the pickups and six months later, the owner is trying to sell it on Craigslist for 250.00, saying of course, it's just as good as a real Le… Samick LS450