Ultra III

I'm not a Les Paul fan... but if there's one that I fancy & would not hesitate to reommend to others, it will definitely be the Epiphone Ultra III. This year's offering sees the inclusion of an on-board tuner at the bridge pickup mounting ring in addition to the regular Ultra goodies. The Nano-Mag pickup, to me, is a wonderful inclusion because it's located at the neck end instead of being embedded into the bridge saddles like the common piezo unit. The former installation type means you get to hear a warmer clean tone, just like hearing a great clean coming from a neck position pickup.