Perfect starter electric guitar made by Epiphone subsiduary of Gibson Also lighter than a Les Paul Standard model. Chunkier feeling and sound when compared to a Stratocaster type guitar.

If you are looking for classic Les Paul looks and a humbucker sound, it is hard to go wrong with the incredibly affordable Special II. There really hasnt been a Les Paul deal like this in a long time. Features include a Mahogany neck, a Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, volume and tone control, and chrome hardware.

Specs

• Pickups: 2 Open Coil Humbuckers
• Hardware: Chrome
• Scale: 24.75 in.
• Nut Width: 1.68 in.
• Neck Joint: Bolt
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Rosewood/Dot
• Binding: None
• Body Material: Laminated Alder/Maple

• Apple Weekend @ The Metro Centre + Prizes to be won!

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• GIBSON hot P-94 pickups now available from Dolphin Music!

  Dolphin Music is now selling the amazing P-94 pickups. They are basically hot, humbucking-sized P-90s, that can add a different touch (both musically and visually!) to your humbucker-equipped guitar.

• NAMM 2007: Epiphone Debuts The Les Paul Studio "Chameleon" and other great new models, including the Nick Valensi Riviera!

  It's that time of year again... NAMM Time! ... and that means new and exciting models from Epiphone! The following new models for 2007 were introduced at the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California this week. Check them out!

• NAMM 2007: BOSS Releases fantastic new pedals

  BOSS, possibly the most respected maker of FX pedals for guitar, has introduced some exciting new models for 2007, at this year's NAMM: the FZ-5 Fuzz pedal, the DN-2 Dyna Drive, the ML-2 Metal Core, the FBM-1 Fender '59 Bassman and finally, the FDR-1 Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb pedal. They seem destined to be hugely popular amongst guitarists - as you'd expect from Boss!

• Music Biographies Now Available From Dolphin Music!

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