Good video! Also, while the Epiphone does have a flame veneer on the top of the body, it is placed over a full thickness maple cap. In addition, something the Epiphone also has that the Gibson may not is a long neck tenon underneath the neck pickup. Many modern Gibsons are built using the short neck tenon

​@@sawaomanabeIf I remember correctly anything out of the custom shop has long neck. I could be wrong but I believe I'm remembering correctly

@@sawaomanabe Why do people have such a problem with veneer? If it looks good, and is on top of a solid cap then what's the problem? I can't imagine it has any effect on the tone at all. I also put more stock in the amp and pickups affecting tone in an electric guitar. I don't subscribe to overly obsessing over tone wood for electrics, but that's just me 🤷‍♀

Thank you !!! 👊👊👊

Geez, why don't you get on one knee?

Intoxicating 😂really.

Not exactly. He was incorrect on several key points about the Epiphone, including Maple top & binding

Not really. He was incorrect on several key points about the Epiphone. Long neck tendon, binding and maple top

No doubt he took his time & was pretty thorough. Granted, It was a good video, as long as you take what was said with a grain of salt... Meaning several of the things he said of Epiphone were incorrect & those statements could possibly affect someone's thinking &/or buying... Just saying you can't take his or really any ones ideas/thinking for gospel

Lol of they were short we would all be disappointed big time !!! Your passion makes your videos even more special Gibson Rules keep finding away please to do more with The Gibson Les Paul Standard 1959 Custom shop 60th Anniversary model break downs etc….

Also if you even get your hands on a Fender Tweed 57 Champ reissue and play that Les Paul showing what a great player can do those two instruments would be Historic !

I install SD 59's on my Epi Les Paul 60 and it become a tone machine . I also want a Gibson but as a lefty player i had the chance to try only few of em and the overall feeling was very far from my Epiphone .

@@jea783 i will most likely get SD 59'S just because its the epi59 i have, and i also want the Epi custom as that honestly was quite nice as well when i tried it, so maybe ill give that some other pups. in regards to feeling, i live like 5mins away from the largest music store in my country, and i often go there to try out more high end guitars such as gibsons. and i have to be honest not all of them feel that much better, and i think its because the 59 has a satin finish which feels really good on the neck. where as epis mostly have a poly finish which gives that more plasticly feel, maybe the gibson will feel even better if i have the nitro on the neck sanded down to get rid of the sticky feeling i felt. i still want a gibson eventually, but i think the problem i will have is that it not only needs to feel better to the touch but also be around the 4kg and down weight mark i have.. i personally will never own a LP that is over 4kgs. i can imagine its tough trying out guitars as a Lefty. i hope you find one you like enough when you got the money. just remember to try different ones before you buy, even if they are both standard 60s or 50s or classic the same model can feel totally different from eachother on gibsons. also sorry this got somewhat long haha.

@@SubutaiTuul Long but interesting . I have also sand the back of the neck make it satin . Amazing difference ! Like the new Yamaha Revstar with satin neck .

@@jea783 Funny, the Revstar is also something i am looking at in interest that i will most likely get in the future

​@@jea783you're comparing a Paul to the revstar? They're not a bad guitar, in fact pretty good for the price but I wouldn't compare the two myself

That's sure a fine looking rig

got mine for$599 new

And its my favorite Guitar 🙂

Oh, and mine was perfect right out of the box.

Yes i have noticed the same on my Epi . Maple piece of wood almost 3/8 inche

You are correct

Glad you like your guitar. But I have to ask, you said it needed A set up. What exactly did you mean? Meaning what all did the guitar require?

​@@bricebowlin8834 Hi, yes the nut wasn't slotted correctly, so I had a new bone nut fitted an slotted .. &..the G and D buzzed on the 2nd fret so had to have the frets levelled, but this can happen with any new guitar and/or you may want adjustments for your own playing comfort/style arguably with a 2k upwards "expensive" instrument you would expect it to be top notch, or at least to a good standard..I feel this guitar was worth the bit extra new bone nut an set up €190 euro .. paid €800 new for Ep ultimately its a good workhorse Good luck

That's what's up

The stock Burstbuckers are fantastic pickups no need to upgrade them.

Would that really be what it would take? Meaning you would have trade in three guitars to get the one? Are you sure you're not confusing that with a Murphy lab rig? I really don't know the value of your two Gibsons so excuse me if I'm off..

It's not a matter of the wood being weak on Gibsons. It's the tilt-back of the headstock that makes them more prone to breaking it they fall.

I think the best way I've heard it described is you can tell the epi is based on a true story but its not quite there

The long-tenon has nothing to do with tone in the minds of many. It sure didn't make my three Lazarus' sound any better than the two Epi Customs.

As of this year anything out of the custom shop is going to have a AAA top

Nearly every point that was made during the used guitar rant Is a non-issue... He said you get a maple top, you get that with Epiphone, despite what was said in the video. He said you get a real binding, you get that with Epiphone, despite what was said in the video. He said you get better frets, you get that with Epiphone if you know what you're doing and you have 20 minutes of time. He said you get a maple cap, you get that with Epiphone despite what he was telling you in the video. He said you get better pickups, you get that with the Epiphone now. The only true statement that can be made at this point is that you get fret ends covered by a binding which again is a non-issue if you refret at any point. So the way I see it the only true advantage you get with buying Gibson is you get a USA assembled guitar, And it can absolutely be argued that that's not an advantage at all. Other than The fact that, you would then be supporting American workers. Which imo is indeed important... Also, as thorough as he was in his video that as long as he took to make his points which i honor him for, he still is impartial. Again his point is made that Gibson is the superior brand & guitar. So much that someone that is impartial would possibly be swayed in his direction. Which in the end is not impartial at all! And I'll be 100% honest here, I have many guitars & only one of them is an Epiphone and I have no Gibsons. And for real It likely will remain that way at least for quite some time, given Gibson's price point, Even on a used level. To sum up what I'm trying to say & what I've gathered from these videos: It would seem in today's competitive market that Epiphone as well as many other less than premium brands are forced to put in more skilled work, better parts and more attention than ever before and are truly closing the gap between themselves and the so-called premium brands. It would truly seem that if one possessed enough skill (basic & highly attainable), That a premium guitar could be had at less than premium cost... Sometimes that means replacing a pickup, other times it means finishing some fret work. But mark my words that will change also. As much pressure as the smaller guys are putting on the premium brands, the gap to continue to close. At least for the smaller brands not governed by one of the premium brands such as Gibson / Epiphone. And even at that it seems that Epiphone isn't far behind it's parent company

It stands for Vintage Original Spec

Lol

No you won't.

Come on man . I guess obviously you realize he is by far partial to Gibson in that these videos were in no way impartial..?

Ha.. lol. Exactly

That statement is only true if that's your thinking.. after fully examining both sides which included doing my own research & proving several of the things that were said of epiphone's here incorrect.

Coming up with the rules now and will post next Monday in my epiphone fb group :-)

@@THEVATICANTS thanks Marko