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THE TG TEST Words Daryl Robertson Photography Phil Barker EPIPHONE POWER PLAYERS SG AND LES PAUL Epiphone are here to help kids fulfil their rockstar potential with two pint-sized guitar legends I 87 f there’s one thing we can be sure of it’s that your first guitar has a monumental impact on you as a player.
T H E GA S STATION 88 EPIPHONE POWER PLAYERS SG £249 For young ones about to rock O kay, before we take a deep dive into this guitar, we need to get the obvious stuff out of the way first. This guitar is built with a very specific player in mind, and frankly, we aren’t it. This guitar was designed for the youngest of players, putting us a comfortable two feet taller than the intended audience.
THE TG TEST EPIPHONE POWER PLAYERS LES PAUL 89 £249 The tiny LP that’s perfect for your sweet child N ow we turn our attention to the SG’s vainglorious big brother, the Les Paul. The Power Players Les Paul shares the same specs and aesthetic and is even available in the same choice of colours – our review example just so happened to be in the sizzling Lava Red finish. Keeping the scale the same at 22.73”, the Les Paul is just as comfortable as its pointier counterpart and just as easy to play.
T H E GA S STATION FINAL VERDICT Are Epiphone’s Power Players the best mini guitars on the market right now? T his question really has two answers. The short answer is ‘yes’, with an ‘if’, the long answer is ‘no’, with a ‘but’. In truth, we really enjoyed Epiphone’s new venture into shortscale, kid-friendly guitars. These are a mammoth step up when compared to Epiphone’s previous mini offering and they will most definitely inspire legions of wannabe rockstars, for sure.
