Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1958 Korina Explorer Reissue

Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1958 Korina Explorer Reissue - Is $1299 Too Much For An Epiphone?

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2 ай бұрын

In this video I showcase my recently acquired Epiphone Inspired Byy Gibson Explorer 1958 Korina Reissue. I found this guitar used at a good price and decided I would trade a couple of guitars I no longer needed or wanted for it, after falling in love with the looks and tone of this monstrous guitar. This particular model only weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces and sings like a bird. I was totally blown away with the tone as well as appearance. In the video I provide a full review and professionally recorded audio recording so you can see and hear what it sounds like. What do you think? Have Epihpone lost their mind for selling these guitars for $1299 retail? It certainly is a lot less expensive than the Gibson version that is $9999.99. For the money, I don't think you can find a much better looking and sounding guitar. I hope you enjoy the video. Please subscribe!
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@eddiejr540 2 ай бұрын

That is a sweet guitar…I’ve been in love with explorers ever since I saw Mathias Jabs play his yrs ago👍

@drippinglass 2 ай бұрын

My first new guitar that I got in April 1986 is a Mathias Jabs sig Explorer. One of the first Gibson guitars to say “Custom Shop” on it. It has a Kahler though and that kills the value. But it was the 80’s, and that’s why I bought it. 😁

@eddiejr540 2 ай бұрын

@@drippinglass ….hell yea👍

@gelderlandproduction 2 ай бұрын

Just what I needed to watch and listen to this morning while sipping my morning coffee. Thank you for this!

@mvptarheel299 2 ай бұрын

I love the look of the wood grain. Sounds great, as well!

@What11235 6 күн бұрын

Nice tones and playing, Marty!

@BloodySoup74 2 ай бұрын

Awesome demo Marty!!

@stevelankford7087 2 ай бұрын

Very cool guitars, and the sound samples demo was great as well.

@vaisatchatrucci 2 ай бұрын

Sounds just as incredible as Todd described today! Wow - very nice! And very nice chatting with you today as well brother! Enjoy your channel - keep up the great work my friend!

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Great to meet ya man. 😎

@vaisatchatrucci 2 ай бұрын

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Same!

@OkayyyIGetIt 2 ай бұрын

If it makes you happy and what you want, the price doesn’t matter! It’s an awesome guitar and I’m happy for you!

@geoffreylowery9730 2 ай бұрын

Looks and sounds great! I like it !

@samright4661 2 ай бұрын

That’s a rock machine! Awesome guitar dude!!

@NegdoshaManido 2 ай бұрын

Just got mine yesterday. Totally worth it. Love it.

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

They're super nice! 😎🤟🏻

@brownsfan7753 2 ай бұрын

Sounds great!!

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man! 🎵🎸

@DeputyVanHalen5150 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful guitar, you're right! Looks brand new on camera! Killer headstock. Amazing tone too! 🤔 I have to get one of these! I'm sure my wife won't mind. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Good video!

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

It was definitely unplayed and new condition. It's really a beauty. Thanks!

@ThisOldGuy3 2 ай бұрын

Sounds great Marty, Korina just has a specific tone over all other woods. I have a limited edition 2008 PRS McCarty Korina with Brazilian board awesome guitar, it is on par with my 59 Les Paul Reissue I just picked up. Keep Rock'N my friend 🤘😎🎸

@GuitarsZnuff 2 ай бұрын

Just grabbed one of these for $765 plus tax. Super pumped! Thanks for doing video!

@tysondog843 2 ай бұрын

Good deal, looks cool as, and sounds Great!

@mikestroud9969 2 ай бұрын

Sounds Great Love iit man ❤️❤️👋👋🎸🎸✌️✌️

@victoresarey4036 2 ай бұрын

Sad they can't seem to use rosewood for such a price hike...

@johnsmith-ug5tp 2 ай бұрын

They have to dump all the indian laurel somewhere that they foolishly bought during the corrupt lying govt rosewood shortage BS lie scam.

@j.d.leslie8458 2 ай бұрын

That is correct. No rosewood is always a deal killer.

@ryanfulldark2775 2 ай бұрын

It’s has a rosewood fretboard.

@victoresarey4036 2 ай бұрын

@@ryanfulldark2775 these have laurel

@j.d.leslie8458 2 ай бұрын

@@ryanfulldark2775 No sir. Indian Laurel.

@klaasottens4995 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations 👌

@MrLespaul2000 2 ай бұрын

Sounds great. I also have one. Great guitar, excellent quality and plays well. I also put in a set of Custombuckers which I was going to put in another guitar but they went in this instead so its a bit closer to the Custom shop without the price. I have no regrets about paying the price for this guitar.

@srwaite7 2 ай бұрын

I have one of these and love it. I added a strap button on the heel to deal with neck dive issue I was having - very minor mod. If you compare it to the Gibson CS version, the price seems like a great deal. 👍🏻🎸🖖🏻 ps: enjoying your channel. 😎

@franklinbelisario1877 21 күн бұрын

BRUTAL SOUND

@carrielittlecplaster1620 2 ай бұрын

man!! i sold a 2016 korina 58 epi recently to fund a prs guitar. This makes me miss it!!! They hv a really great sound.

@sirtogii5216 2 ай бұрын

Not my favourite colours but even so it looks and sounds a treat. Any guitar is worth what somebody wants to pay for it. I reckon these will hold their value on the second hand market really well too.

@rvk5150 2 ай бұрын

I am dying for one of these....I own many Epiphone guitars and they are all pretty good. Never owned a Gibson because I cannot afford them with my habit of collecting, lol. If Epiphone is raising the bar the price will be justified by the demand.

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

Dude, no joke. This guitar is the real deal. I've seen em on eBay for 800-900. I got mine for 900 but I traded a couple guitars I wasn't using for it so that worked well for me. I really love it! It's super fun to play and the sound is just inspiring. Hard to explain! 😂😂

@papablue3015 2 ай бұрын

Cool, I just built an explorer! After changing everything! $300ish? Thanks 🤘 Marty 😊 looks the same, but mine is all mahogany!

@CG-gf7ce 2 ай бұрын

As usual, you seem to make same guitar I also have sound much better. 😂 Nice review and playing as usual. I had to have one after it dropped as I’m not dropping $10K on the Gibson equivalent. For my purposes it is great. I’d say Epiphone has been upping their game…laurel or not. Korinas Explorer & V, DG335 and the new 59s (LP & 355 with custom buckers) are solid and more affordable than ones with Gibson written on the headstock.

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

lol well thanks man. And I agree, Epiphone has really stepped up their game. I love the Gibsons, but for what you get, it's hard to beat these inspired by Gibson Custom Epiphones! 😎🎸

@Disruptor23 25 күн бұрын

Great tone. Do you use a foot stand for you right foot? Do your right arm get tired because there is no resting area on the guitar?

@johnsmith-ug5tp 2 ай бұрын

Sweet guitar.

@ccaamm1 2 ай бұрын

Stole mine for $400 used. Plays great.

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

Very cool. Great deal.

@georgecaplan11 2 ай бұрын

There’s surprisingly good demand for Epiphones in the second hand market. I sold a few to fund the purchase of a second hand Gibson LP standard.

@MarkEdward-bl6cr 2 ай бұрын

Its a knod to Ed's Ibanez Explorer copy right Marty that's probably the best of the new custom shop Epiphones 👏🎸🤘👽

@bmac5085 2 ай бұрын

That's a beautiful guitar man. Sounds awesome as well. Have you put it down yet? I can just picture your eye's lighting up when you saw this for sale online 😂. Does this come with some Gibson hardware, like the pickups, pots tunners electrics etc hene the price?

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

Thanks dude. It has all Hinson hardware except Epiphone tuners on this one. It's got CTS pots and switchcraft 3 way. Gibson BBII and BBIII pups. 😎🎸

@bmac5085 2 ай бұрын

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker those pickups sound amazing for sure .👍

@zackamodeo-thomson8010 2 ай бұрын

I have the same guitar was gonna get black guard but liked the white more. Gives me of lynrd skynrd free bird live.

@pedraw 2 ай бұрын

Sweet guitar Marty. Is it worth it?.......It's worth what someone is willing to pay. Maybe I should look into these also. I too had a Gibson Explorer but the frets were really funky, tall as hell and narrow. I think it was an 08'

@jimyounger9490 25 күн бұрын

Beautiful guitar. Definitely worth it too , wtf !!

@agusg.t.8950 2 ай бұрын

I had a korina explorer epi I got for 350€ and sold it some years later for 280€. Sounded good. Now I own a Gibson Explorer. Sounds good too, better indeed

@victoresarey4036 2 ай бұрын

Oh awesome you did before and after recordings? Most people can't actually prove the sound difference just rather try to justify a purchase lol

@mr.mckinnon5680 2 ай бұрын

I have the exact same guitar. But the knobs are black. Bought it from some kid, outside Mike's music in cincinnati. Paid him $300. I'm more of a strat guy.... So I put it on ebay. And then, the eBay bidding went through the roof, quickly. Got me to thinking.. maybe I should play it.. I couldn't put it down. It was so comfortable and, nice to play. Not like any of the other Gibsons I've ever owned. Took me a little while to figure out how to get the headstock from diving to the ground. But once I got a leather strap. I couldn't take it off... It's now my number two guitar, in my arsenal. I love my Explorer. Unfortunately, I didn't get the case with it. I carried it around from gig to gig, for about 10 years. Without a case. I got one now though. Not quite as cool as that one. But, it totes the goat.

@hod8931 2 ай бұрын

Sounds good, brighter than my gibson usa in antique and white. But mine is mahogany so there is that.

@69spiros 2 ай бұрын

sound and look awesome.... sound where it comes from??TONEX??

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man! For this video I had my Fractal AX8 setup. Friedman BE model and Friedman IR's. Reverb and Delay added in pro tools/mixdown.

@kengreer3302 2 ай бұрын

llove it

@johnsmith-ug5tp 2 ай бұрын

I guess I'm a snob, I would look for a used Gibson explorer. This being said, the epi explorer is a nice instrument.

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

Used explorers are pretty affordable. But I really wanted this korina one. It's so resonant and breathy. I sold an 08 Gobsona couple years ago. It was nice but just kinda muddy.

@johnsmith-ug5tp 2 ай бұрын

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker I agree with you about the Korina tone wood. This guitar is definitely worth the money and it's super light.

@jimmyhartman573 2 ай бұрын

I tried one out . . . Then i bought one . ENUFF said . . The haters and snobs will never get it , doesnt matter who makes the guitar , it just has to sound good . . AND IT DOES . .church is OUT !!!

@ryanfulldark2775 2 ай бұрын

Facts

@1111guitardude1111 2 ай бұрын

Score!

@donhoughjr4388 2 ай бұрын

I only paid $500 for my Epiphone Futura EX back in early 2000's and since they don't make em anymore i should be able to get 1200 to 1500 for it by today's standards

@benforsey Ай бұрын

Players would happily pay over £1000 for a high spec import Gibson that sounds as cool as this guitar, but a lot of people will feel that over £1000 for an Epiphone even if it’s a great guitar a hard pill to swallow.

@muleblues71 2 ай бұрын

You can get a 1200 epi with a killer case but you pay 2000 for a evh frankie and it comes in a cardboard box. I have a 58 Korina V from years ago picked up for 300. Nice guitars, though. $1299 is the new $799

@seekandcrush 2 ай бұрын

*too

@tomferris520 2 ай бұрын

Armeggedon it!

@jasonl1942 2 ай бұрын

Anything with the 'inspired by' line is an opportunity to give less and charge more.

@carloslozada470 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like def Leppard

@stratmagic6893 2 ай бұрын

I wanted one and was really excited to try one. I played one and was really disappointed. Super dry crappy Indian laurel fretboard with horrible frets and anemic sounding pickups.

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

Dang dude! Polar opposite of mine. 🤷

@markwilliamsmusic2987 2 ай бұрын

So you don't like burstbucker ?

@Tony-rc2dq 2 ай бұрын

Yes way to much

@HK-ib9fu 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe Americans are paying this much for Chinese built guitar

@ryanfulldark2775 2 ай бұрын

Why does it matter where it was built? There are Chinese parts in American made Gibsons, Fenders, PRS, etc.

@seekandcrush 2 ай бұрын

*an Epiphone

@Ranch5150SkinWalker 2 ай бұрын

@joec.9976 Ай бұрын

…too* much.

@jackvai2681 2 ай бұрын

"Epiphone Inspired By Gibson "...LOL.

@ryanfulldark2775 2 ай бұрын

What’s funny?

@jackvai2681 2 ай бұрын

@@ryanfulldark2775 if you don't know...no one can explain it to you.

@ryanfulldark2775 2 ай бұрын

@@jackvai2681 I’m sure that’s it.

@jeffsquires6620 2 ай бұрын

I have a 2010 black explorer. Put on a bigsby and a set of bonamassa pickups. It looks awesome and it rocks. However, I seem to hit everything in the room.