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Yes je les ai remis aussi, après avoir essayé les mojotone le feeling était meilleur avec les probuckers, j'ai juste un peu joué avec les vis histoire d'améliorer un poil la définition mais ils sont top

C'est ça effectivement, et là elle faisait pâle figure contre la moins cher, c'est surtout ça qui était frustrant! Superbe la ES-355 également elle me tentait, la SG aussi est très jolie... Je devrai recevoir des pièces pour upgrade la moins cher mais vraiment la moins cher est vraiment un très bon rapport qualité/prix même avec tout d'origine. J'ai prévu d'aller au Japon l'an prochain et j'essayerai de ramener une Shinichi Ubukata pour avoir une semi-hollow. J'avais trouvé la standard 50s très convaincante également mais je pouvais pas blairer la touche...

Absolutely.. I agree with you.. I think that some viewers are out to tear epiphone apart before they own or really play one of the new models.. They really are on another level to the previous models and are as near to the Gibson version as you will get minus the nitro finish and the slight difference on the bridge. That aside they share much the same specs as the 6k custom shop versions.

Glad you guys had good ones, that was not my case, I'll be upgrading the shit out of the 800€ one though 😁

I'm gonna upgrade the shit out of this guitar, I left a comment under this video with what I ordered today ;). I agree with you I preferred the Kalamazoo overall sound, I just think it lacks a bit of dynamics, this is why I'm going with low output pickups.

I'll ask my friend what he ended up paying for the upgrades, I'll come back to you. I already know the guitar is around 650/700€ without any upgrades. And the heatcrusher is about 150€.

- Tuners: 80€ - Nut: 12€ - Bridge and tailpiece: 130€ - Electronics (still in progress): 90€ - Bridge pickup: 150€ - Guitar: 650€ All that for a total of 1112€. So, less than the price of the expensive Epiphone version and he handpicked those parts. The bridge pickup will be replaced by a Seymour Duncan Distortion Sh6: 150€

Glad someone recognised Daughter! This is a chinese Tokai, that might explain why it's not killing the epiphones here. For me the Japanese ones feel like a lottery ticket, you're never really sure if it's a real one, what year it is, what model it is, you might end up with an outstanding guitar but there might be a problem with it. Sometimes I struggle to buy second hand because of this thought: "why is he selling this guitar, what's wrong with it?" I also didn't find affordable ones with the look I was going for (with ebony fretboard). Maybe if I go to Japan and try the guitars directly there that could change my mind.

Youth is one of my favourites, but Daughter one of my daughter's favourite bands. Saw them in Brighton a few years ago. My daughter has played loads of their stuff at gigs over the years on acoustic, although she makes my Les Paul's & 335s sound great when noodling around at home she has never taken them out, but has recorded with them occasionally. Certainly the guy in the guitar shop in Dartford loves his Tokai, but must admit he always emphasises the Japanese made older ones are the ones to favour.

I like the bridge pickup on that Tokai but it's super hot, it was hard to have dynamics and it's also an upgrade from the stock pickup, the clean was neck/both and yeah it's too thin for my taste When it comes to the Epiphones I much prefer the cheaper version, I have another video where I resume the problems I had on the expensive one you can watch it if you want (it's in french though...) Regarding the sound signature of the two guitars, again I prefer the cheaper version but it's a matter of taste, the Gibson pickups are way more mid forward.

@@valendis Je parle français aussi alors aucun probleme pour le regarder en français :) je vais le regarder toute suite :)

@@manelalentorn c'est un peu long désolé 😅

I love the 490/498 pickups. Honestly, if you don’t care about the aesthetics then get the Kalamazoo version and throw that set in it. Under a thousand bucks and you’re pretty much there, unless you want the chunky neck. Great video! I was actually surprised that the Tokai did very little for me, I’m usually a fan.

​@@tedjohnson5210this is a Chinese Tokai, that might be why

Et alors en plus, j'ai l'impression que mon exemplaire était avec un finish qui se rayait plus facilement que celle de la gamme en dessous... Non vraiment moi je conseille celle à 800€, que je trouve vraiment cool au niveau des specs, honnêtement même les probuckers sonnent vraiment sympa et qui est irréprochable au niveau finitions. En plus moi qui vais changer pas mal de parties dessus honnêtement ça ne vaut pas le coup pour ce que je veux en faire. En gardant à l'esprit que j'ai peut-être eu beaucoup de chance sur celle à 800€ et beaucoup de malchance sur celle à 1300€ mais bon...

You must have played a 800 dollar one... The new ones are way way way better than the regular earphones.. Light years ahead... They range in weights between 7.9 pound up to around 9.3...the perfect weight zone for a les paul... The neck is super smooth and the correct profile... The case is premium and just the same as regular gibsons... I have a gibson les paul cherry burst standard and the case is no better than the on the new custom... Everyone will have an opinion on any guitar.. You have to take what you can afford and that's not always a good thing.. This one is very low priced for the quality and specs... No offence to your opinions but its just a brilliant guitar that feels, looks and sounds up there with most gibson les paul but minus the nitro and the price tag... New nitro on the neck of a Gibson les paul custom is sticky in comparison to polyurethane but does smooth out a bit faster with wear. People will appreciate the price difference between epiphone regular and the premium. 1200 might have been alot of money 15 years ago, but it is not alot to ask for in 2024.

I, actually, way prefer the cheaper one, QC is flawless on mine whereas it's terrible on the expensive one. Honestly I'm pretty sure it's about having a "good one" more than anything, the important thing is to be aware that not all the guitars are the same. And you can get an expensive Gibson with terrible QC... Nothing new here

Je ferai quelques extraits mais honnêtement je préfère la moins chère aussi au niveau du son 😅 Évidemment c'est une review parmi d'autres, c'est pas forcément parce que j'ai pas eu de chance que c'est le cas pour tout le monde, le fait est que la version a 800€ a de bien meilleures finitions... Sur ces exemplaires précis !

I mean to each it's own, I personally prefer the cheaper one, but maybe I just got unlucky with the expensive one and you got yourself unlucky with the cheaper version... I'm not willing to give it another shot TBH, preferring the cheaper version makes my bank account happy 😁

@@valendis I just took delivery an new ebony one today... It really is an amazing guitar... The playability and the overall build quality of the one I got is simply flawless and outstanding... I got mine for only £1089.00.. in uk.. It looks as good as it sounds and sounds as good as it looks.. I am very happy with the guitar and the super groovy hard case that comes with it.

Yes I actually prefer without one 😅, I agree no matter the version it looks great!

@@valendis How are you finding the guitar in terms of feel, sound and overall quality?

@@pauljohnson3686 tbh I prefer the cheaper version 😅

@@valendis That's a shame... You should have tried it before you bought it man. That would have saved you a few hundred...You must be gutted..

@@pauljohnson3686 honestly it's ok I ordered from Thomann their return policy covers that...

I have to say I'm struggling to pick between the V5 and the V8, that white slightly transparent one with the white binding and the pearl inlays sure looks awesome!

@@valendis the V8 would be definitely an improvement from V5.