Unboxing Chibson Les Paul Custom - Chinese Copy first play
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- You specifically asked for it so here is my first Chibson to try out for you due to popular demand. This came with very few issues for a Chinese knock off. However be warned this is the exception rather than the rule and even this came with poor pickups and electronics and cost a fair bit to correct.
Enjoy!!!!!
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PS: Just for Gibson and their LAWYERS - I REMAIN COMPLETELY ANTI-FAKE GUITAR TRADE!!!
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It is NOT illegal to buy a Chibson, though it DEFINITELY IS unethical. I bought two of them five years ago as a journalistic experiment so I could glean enough knowledge to speak with any degree of authority on them. Since then I have bought no more Chibsons {ZERO} and have spent a lot of time, money and effort to warn others of the pitfalls.
Feel free to challenge the counterfeit trade, feel free to be as anti-Chibson as I am, but also be respectful of others. I do not attack those who believe these guitars are fair game, they are as entitled to their opinion and beliefs as the rest of us. Those attempting to be rude to me or others on my channel are not welcome and should simply stop watching.
Anyone posting polite, respectful views no matter how diverse are most welcome and I will respond to your posts when ever I can. Thank you!
Who do think trains these Chinese apprentices... eventually guitar builders... Gibson, Fender, PRS and ect... they're no slouches...and in fact take enormous pride in their work...and work their butts off to learn tools of the trade...we pigheaded, Americans assume we just do it better because, well, we invevted it, it started here, or because...USA, USA, USA... BUT watch out whom refines it and for less...
Where is best place to order one of these from
@@grappleduck57 That's right Danial... The Japanese did it many years ago and still do... Gibson is as arrogant as that other u. s. recycler of old ideas and parts, hardley davidson.
China is like the Japan of yesterday.
Awesome video mate I really enjoyed it nice work
@@mrgage1680 The TaoBao website.
I have a Chinese copy of a Stradavarius violin. It cost me $2K 15 years ago. A lot less than the $5M an original would cost. I could have bought American, German, French, or Italian copies from $7K to 25K. I am very happy with the Chinese copies. They play as good as I do.
Life is like buying a chibson you never know what you're gonna get.
Trey Andrew 😄so true
Trey yes you alright, because china is good cloner every products in the world. Everyone has been know that huh.
"Life is like unboxing a Chibson..."
forrest gump XD
How or where does one buy a chibson
purple hart is a very dense wood, so here it is why your guitar is so heavy my friend . The guitar looks brilliant to me. I have a zakk wylde camo made in china and I changed the hardware and pickups with a Z W American set. I am so happy with the outcome. The color is not that camo as suppose to be, but my guitar it's more than a beast at the lowest price possible.
You have a cheapson lmao
Forget the guitar...where can I get that couch
U can get it in the 90's lol
Drive by the dumpsters around appartment buildings. I see them there all the time
Initially I thought you meant the guitars...lol
Side of the road up the street in front of the old house by the dollar general
How can I get this Gibson guitar n how much does it cost
Congrats, you've been given the immense privilege of acquiring the award for the strangest intro on UA-cam 2013!!
FYI- I own a genuine Les Paul goldtop and don’t own a Chibson. My LP is a good guitar but I own Korean guitars that are just as good and cost a fraction of the Gibson
Couple of double coils from Ironstone pick ups on that and it would sound beastly. I had a Vintage Les Paul with them on and the sound difference was amazing.
Congrats, well you knew it wouldn't be perfect, but over all you're pretty pleased with what you paid and it does look beautiful!
They also put the cheap strings from the factory. It will sound better with a new set and probably help with being in tune as well.
Love how the Case even says "Gibson USA" on it lol
A very well-thought-out unboxing and you didn't pull any punches and I would agree it's a very nice looking guitar. From my own experience I went to Guitar Center and played an American Standard Strat and then picked up a Infinity Squier and if you ask my son who was there I sound equally crappy on both of them. So this kind of a guitar would fit right in with my Firefly ES-335 copy which I love, and my BG guitar assassin Strat. I do have a fender tube amp however that I run these all through and I have found that if you crank up the volume loud enough the flat spots and all the buzzing go right away. Good job keep up the good work!
Many years ago bought an prs copy of al di meola and was surprised at the excellent wood and sound it has. keeper
You were lucky and I'm pleased for you. So long as you don't sell it and let it get out in the wild. 👍
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Oh no. Will hold on to it for sure. best regards
I agree in principal but there are many other reasons not to buy these. The amount of work needed to make them OK and the fact that they are counterfeit are both equally good reasons. However respect to your point buddy :o)
not everybody has 2-4 thousand dollars to spend on an american guitar.
don't forget fender makes guitars in china as well as a lot of other US companies
Like america cares whether a country they'll trade with has a democratically elected government or not, wasn't it the cia who put pinochet into power in chili ? Just one of many examples of american global interference to benefit a US corporation, in the case Ive stated AT&T and their access to copper reserves.
righturnonly the fact you can sit down at a mcdonalds in china means your full of shit, ive seen plenty of USA goods when i was there 3 or 4 years ago.
you sir, havent a clue and my guess is you havent been there and your
spewing shit you heard form someone else with less sense then you.
There is nothing wrong with buying a foreign made guitar, or any other product. As long as you know the labor is paid a decent wage and the materials are not only safe (i.e. lead, cadmium, etc) and the wood is sourced legally and ethically. The problem is the copy right and trade mark issues. At least the great Yamahas and Akaiis from the late seventies which were blatant fender Stratocaster copies bore the name of the maker.
lol you can tell it's a chibson immediately by the sound alone
Yeah....but I kinda like the way it sounds 😂 I really am addicted to cheap guitars.
Very good lookin' guitar. Thanks for the video mate.
Nice guitar, love the colour too
Stretch the strings first is always a good idea.
My legit USA Les Paul came with the intonation set up much worse than the one in this video. It sounded very bad until I actually set it up properly.
Rarely do I post comments, however the need to make one is burning bright.
It only takes a tiny amount of research on UA-cam to see that there are great chibsons out there. Straight out of the box. Some require additional work, but even at another 100-200 dollars (which would be quite extreme considering the complaints common from many other youtubers) you're still getting a great deal. I fail to see your argument against buying these. Most people are not going into this trying to scam other people out of money. They're buying it for personal use.
Your average person does not have 5000 dollars to spend on a guitar. Yes, saving is a very real and quite achievable goal. Regardless, you should probably be using the money for something else. A child's college fund, a very decent used car, a nice vacation with your family,paying off debt, etc.
At some point you're just paying for brand name. And that, my friend, is a business model doomed for failure.
My major gripe with your channel and it's purpose is that you could be taking what in most cases, is a great instrument out of the hands of the next jimi Hendrix, SRV, BB king, Jeff beck. Merely because you don't like that the Chinese can now make Gibson guitar copies at a 75% success rate ( see other UA-camr's videos)? I think it's unethical to do that! You could potentially be denying the world of great music. Most of the greats came from humble backrounds.
I would be more forgiving if it weren't crystal clear that you're approaching this from a biased viewpoint and then trying to present it as an accurate representation of Chinese made guitars.
I think that it's petty, and low to try and deny someone something because perhaps you or other commenters spent 3-5k on a real gibson ( I haven't bothered to find out if you own a real one). And now because of globalization a person can get basically what others have payed 5000 to own, you can now have for 200-300?
My last and most important point is this: it's all about the music! You're pointing out minor details on an instrument that essentially make very little difference to it musically. We want more music in the world and not less! I honestly could care less whether or not some giant company gets money it may or may not be due. Put great guitars in the hands of as many kids as you can.
Additionally, what you fail to note is aliexpress is a customer based service. If you can document with photos, and video you can essentially get a full refund and keep the guitar ( that has been documented by other UA-camrs).
In conclusion, what I see is a grown man whining on the internet, that does not understand what "ethics" is. It's ethically wrong for Gibson to charge musicians 5000 dollars/quid for something that can clearly be duplicated at 250-300 ( and I imagine at a profit).
You're so pretentious that you caused someone (me), to make their first UA-cam comment. I couldn't stop myself. Grow up. The world is as it is. Over 300 hundred thousand people have watched this video. It really gets under my skin that you probably discouraged at least a few people from learning to play a musical instrument. I hope you can live with that kind of karma. I know I couldn't.
Benjamin Anderson You obviously have't watched many of my videos Benjamin. The ONLY thing I do is present honestly about these things and I often get criticized for being too positive toward them. When I find something good I say so - this particular guitar like so many Chinese fakes was awful out of the box and needed so much work to make it playable - if you can't hear that then perhaps you are not a player. I am neither biased nor a Gibson owner. I am a guitarist who has worked on many guitars over the last 30 years and even built a few myself.
It makes me very proud that I have indeed hopefully saved a lot of people from buying Chinese fakes and getting ripped off or at very least a whole lot of trouble. I have many people who have thanked me for that.
Conversely I have many more who have either not seen my advice or who have bought one anyway, who regretted it very quickly.
The people promoting these on You Tube are too often inexperienced or at least misguided - somewhat like yourself Benjamin.
I'm pleased one of my videos finally woke you up and you bothered to comment on something after 3 years on You Tube, but I hope your future posts are more considered and mature than your first. Unlike your clear vitriol toward me, I only wish you well buddy - that's the way Karma works. :-)
It'd be great to see a new video of this beauty
Love how people are getting upset that a huge company like Gibson....who over price their guitars is getting shafted lol
I do kind of agree but the people who are really getting shafted are the ones that buy these second hand thinking they have a real one...sometimes parting with a huge chunk of money for a £200 guitar...not good.
Boon Doggle I think the harm is not to Gibson so much as the unsuspecting future owners.
I have a couple of Epiphones that play and sound as well as any Gibson I ever played. I’m not ashamed to pay $500 instead of $1,200 for pretty much the same guitar.
Boon Doggle Gibson no longer make guitars they make Money but not much longer.
Yeah. The real one is surely better, but is it $4.600 better? no way. I'll take the $400 axe any day.
Folks I am always open to fair and polite criticism but I will not accept profane or rude posts, so if you are not bright enough to articulate a balanced, polite comment expect to have your post removed. If it is rude then expect to be banned from my channel. Better yet if you can't be constructive don't post at all. Thanks :o)
You must have bad ears it sounds rubbish
I bought one a couple months ago. I expected to replace the pickups, tuners and nut, but so far I have been satisfied. I will probably replace the pickups with Seymour Duncan Slash Alnico's at some point, and maybe the nut with bone. The finish is excellent, except the fingerboard, which has numerous scratches that should have been buffed out and also a couple gouges about 3 mm deep, 1.5 mm wide and 6 or 7 mm long. I can fix the scratches, but not the gouges. So, except for the fly, the ointment is good.
The best thing about these "Chibsons" is that you can design your own headstock. I have a Firebird with my name on it and after changing PUs and tuners, I have to say it's on par with the Epiphone Firebird if not even better.
Why are there so many dislikes? It seemed to me like I just watched a very informative and well edited video. Perhaps I missed something?
AdamFX.... take a look at my comment. I like this guy. He does a real good job on his videos but it is his comment in the comment section that has put people off.
why is there always a whiner worried about dis likes...shut up and enjoy the video
to be honest the guitar looks really great man
I purchased a epiphone slash edition and it was really bad on tuning so after checking things I found the bridge had a wire holding up the tunning screws so after ordering a new bridge with holes drilled for each tuning screw I was able to get a perfect tune and sound after adjusting of course, best sounding guitar I have. So its likely those illegal ones are well made far as the wood ,trim,paint etc., but lacks good bridge hardware.
Hi! Can you send me a link to where you got this beautiful Gibson replica. Thanks mate!👍🏼🙏
LOL Gibson USA case..
AHAHA the "hellooo, welcome to microphonic pickups" is worth the whole vid :D
+Alberto Perez LOL - glad I gave you a smile my friend. :-)
Alberto Perez I died laughing
So funny 😂🤣
Now u dont need a microphone for your lead vocal
Right! I couldn't stop laughing for ten minutes.
Awesome sound dude
Beautiful Guitar! Sounds great!
I collect old fishing gear example fly rods and just to say some of the old fly rods are made of bamboo are the best made in the world but when they were first made only costed a few bucks but now worth lots! Another fine product from CHINA!! Cant beat em join em!
There are a lot of negative comments which is totally understandable. For one, not everyone can or wishes to spend upwards of 3-4k for a Gibson LP. Second, many people don't play enough or are "hardcore" if you will, to justify the expense. There is nothing wrong with someone who decides this is a better route for them to replicate the feel if they wish. I am not saying you should or shouldn't, but for you who say never buy made in china; inspect every item in your house and see what a hypocrite you are.
ryanh0190 If you want a less expensive Les Paul you don't need a counterfeit one with Gibson on the headstock. There are perfectly fine Chinese les-paul type guitars that aren't trying to pretend to be authentic Gibsons. It's fraudulent, no doubt about it. It's not saving him any money to buy one of those over buying one with some other name on it like Agile or Douglas. It's only rewarding fraudsters and now he's got a guitar that he can't sell to anyone without the fear they might choose to resell it as authentic. The only honorable course this guy has with this guitar is to destroy it at this point.
ryanh0190 you are right. I don't make my living playing, but I like to write and record at home. when you can buy a Tele, a Les Paul, and a J-200 for less than $1000 total, I have to say its a proper way to spend my hard earned 💰
Buy a cheap real guitar
My problem with this is the outright theft of a legitimate company logo and intellectual property. Fake serial numbers, fake boiler plate and logo.. Shameful to the nines. It has a very lovely finish, but I would spit on the clown that gets these and then attempts to resale them as originals.. The importer and any creep that resales them as authentic need to go to jail. Period.
I rather buy a 250 dollar chibson than a 2,000 Gibson made in China by the same people that made my Chibson.
New Strings Still Tight and Tense is why they haven’t Been Stretched into place yet.
It's an absolutely beautiful guitar.
I think if you put some decent pick ups in there it would be a fine instrument
That guitar is beautiful
Rulerofallyousurvey2 weeks ago
Do you live in england? Have you had any import tax issues? Thanks for your time.
- YES and £40 - £50 usually. 20% VAT but that's it including Parcelforce charge of about £16.
My right ear loved this video
+hayizmehs I don't get this - second time I had this comment. ???
Chinaguitarsceptic The sound only omes out of the right speaker/headphone
hayizmehs Weird - just noticed that at the beginning. It comes in once we get going. :-)
Chinaguitarsceptic Oh ok cool. nice video anyway!
hayizmehs Cheers mate. :-)
These are great to look at. Maybe an artwork purchase? I haven't had the cahonies to buy one. I am most afraid of fret buzz that would be eternal. I can fix anything else that may need to happen.
Great color. It reminds me of the Angry Larry finish featured on several PRS models. Can you confirm that acoustically, the strings seems to "talk down" to the pickups? It does not seemlike there is much resonance from the body in both the unamplified and amplified sounds.
plot twist: its actually a real gibson
paradoxiCk LOL - I played a real Eppiphone on Monday and I can honestly say I preferred this guitar by a long way. Very similar though and with my set up the Eppi could have been nice too. :-)
paradoxiCk oh the irony and shame that would bring 😂
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Yeah, I played a real Happyphone last week. It was actually better than the original Eppiphone.
paradoxiCk 😂😂😂
@@Chinaguitarsceptic . .who sells those guitars? I don´t see any comments that you provide a link to order . .can you share ? Greetings
Try stretching the strings mate. Factory never do. And its a chibby
Love the acoustic sound:)
Just received my one from China. White with gold hardwear. Very pleased with it. Well made. Bought it through DH Gate.
Enjoy it buddy you got a rare good one it seems.
I had 5 of these Chipson's in my shop in the past two months and all of them needed fret work,gluing down lose frets and a new nut. The tune O Matic are cheap on these guitars and caused string buzz all over and needed to be replaced as well. Save your money and buy something better.
what did you expect? If list price on these are $200 then you're paying less than a hundred bucks as a dealer. It's a win-win situation for you if you're honest with your customers and tell them they're going to have to spend another hundred dollars to have the thing made playable. The store will make just as much on the setup as it will on the guitar if you sell it for full price. The customer has a really nice guitar for 300 bucks your shop made two hundred bucks and some poor Chinese kid will be able to eat.
Imagine a situation:
Kid: "A guitar for me?! Thanks dad! Is it a Gibson?"
Dad: "No, it's cheap son." :T
lol
And I have some money left to go to the pub.
Course it's a Gibson. And of course I'm your real dad son!
+LukeInside kid "Thank goodness dad, I thought for a moment you'd blown 4 grand on a logo!"
@Herr Punch
And chasing Swedish women lol
Lovin the couch!!
Man! Love that color! I’ve got one on the way. Don’t care if it’s fake. Phenomenal value!
This was far from great value out of the box and cannot begin to compete with what's available legally these days. This market should be dying and I will not lament.
Beautiful guitar, however doesn't have that stellar signature "bell" tonation flowing like water through the pickups...
Jeremiah Israel I agree - this is what I am trying to show. These chinese guitars are not worth the money even if they are cheap. So much to do and spend on them to get them right. :-)
Dude, the late 80's called, they want their sofa back.
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Minister Kyle 🤣
They have some beautiful Les Paul's, even wood grain ones and I plan on buying one, maybe 2 eventually. But I will not have them put the Gibson name on there, I'll request Chibson instead. And also, it's pretty much a given that you'll have to swap out pickups, no surprise there. So to me, not a bad deal. Thanks for the review.
I'd buy it!!
nice video and playing :) from Czech Republic
+ELITE CZ Cheers buddy :-)
People buying these with the Gibson name on them ultimately leads to people being scammed whether it's intentional or not. Sooner or later every guitar changes owners and at that point the seller may misrepresent the guitar or it's origin is forgotten such as when someone is settling an estate for a relative that has passed. At that point, some poor trusting person will get ripped off. The more that are out there, the more likely this will happen. Spend an hour or two looking through ebay and craigslist listings and you will spot one or two of these being sold as a real Gibsons if the seller provided decent pictures where you can tell. Probably a whole bunch of others that aren't so easy to spot when the pictures are poor. If someone feels they have to buy one of these things at least have the decency to not get one with the Gibson logo to try and pretend you have something you don't.
+Somenite this is something i have been thinking about and i can't yet bring myself to deface the guitars but I'm working out how to indelibly mark them without ruining them. It will be done to mine and I encourage everyone to do similar.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic one way of spotting a fake is the serial number on the back of the head stock. Gibson hand stamps the serial number and then applies the finish over it. The Chinese ones are heavy stamped over the finish and then leaving it raw. There are other subtle differences such as tuning keys, bridge, fit and finish. If you know what to look for, it's easy to spot the fake.
I recently picked up a Chinese "Les Paul" mainly for the maple fingerboard. I installed a set of Seymour Duncan SH-1 and SH-4 Pups. After some adjustments, it is a great little guitar.. certainly not a Gibson, and certainly not $2500+. There it is.
I got this guitar for me, I have no intention to misrepresent it as authentic or sell it as such.. It would be like putting a Porsche plate on a Yugo..not fooling anybody. I have to admit though, I have noticed sellers on Ebay trying to pass off some pretty bizarre descriptions on "Gibsons" that were almost certainly fake.
thanks for the review , which site did you buy from? I'm checking out Aliexpress and seriously considering them, Im in the USA. But ofcourse I have the usual apprehensions so Im asking all the reviewers on UA-cam who they used and how long did it take to arrive thanks for taking the time to help.
jim
These copys seems to be very good even if they need some adjustments, the price also is very good.
For many years the Chinese made knockoffs/copies of the "Segway".
When the "Segway" company came up for sale.....the Chinese bought the original.
Getting back to instruments......Ibanez use to do knockoffs/copies but the "Ibanez brand" is now known world wide for quality made guitars.
The Gibson guitar company may go bankrupt? Is there anybody out there who wants to buy them?
Fender has its classic statocaster made in the USA and the cheaper version made in Mexico...
Very good points!
I love the colour.
Beautiful guitar! I love chibson...... I have 3 and you cannot beat them for the price!!! They are worth every penny penny! You can't you can resale them but you have to make it clear that it's not a Gibson . Also you have the ability to customize your order from hardware to the logo ...
where do you get the fake gibsons ?
i wanna know it too!!!!
Konrad Billmeier aliexpress and Craigslist
dont do it
The funny thing here is that you can get an Epiphone, or many other "copy-cat" or clone LP, SG, Strats, etc and get a good guitar. These Chibssons aren't just knock-offs, but are actual counterfeit because they CLAIM to be real Gibsons. I get the fun of the videos, but if you want a "Les Paul", you can get it from a legit company for a non-Gibson price. If you want the real thing, then of course ... buy the real thing. If you want the style and specs, get a copy-cat.
Appreciate your total honesty... good review! I don't agree with counterfeit but, I feel, it only becomes dishonest if you say its not a copy. Worse still, if you try to sell it as not a copy. Nice job, very informative
Much better when you build one yourself. I've built one, and it's great,. beautiful, and there is no other like it in the world. Plus, since I've upgraded all the hardware, pickups, and active preamp, it kicks ass. It has the additional plus of NOT having fake Gibson shit on the headstock. My truss rod cover has my own signature rune non it, along with the neck plate.
Chibson? I prefer Chatocasters.
chenderbender
sidesplitters
i prefer chiechter damien elite and ChiRS custom 22
Chickenbackers
Chibanez
Faux Paul lol
These guitars seem decent, it's a shame they're putting the GIBSON name on it. Why don't they just make their own guitar company and put that on the guitar? Then there would be no issue. It would just be a pretty decent guitar instead of a crappy rip off. People are strange. :(
MechatohMxCentraL Exactly - why rip of the brands when you can have a decent project guitar without infringing trademarks. What my channel is all about buddy :-)
they could call their guitar company Chun KIng, or Hung dow
I love it..... Wow special product..
I recon that guitar with a proper set up, good tuning heads installed should sound ok and should stay in tune. The only problem with a new guitar is the neck might bow slightly as it's new but you can alter that with the "allan" key supplied. I noticed this was done 2013 so was I correct? possibly.
i prefer an epiphone les paul custom. so much better
Very heavy - possibly there is still a lot of water in that wood, covered with paint :) They will never control the wood like Gibson does. The tuning issue when playing near the nut has to be the nut itself (incorrect depth of cuts).
cubixthe Yes I think I replaced the nut with Tusq from memory. :o)
Wet wood is hard to work with. It doesn't glue or take finishes very well. It has to be dried to a degree to work with. Vintage Gibson LP's were light because they were made of Honduran mahogany. During the Norlin years, Gibson switched to African mahogany which is much heavier. People complained about the weight so Gibson eventually switched back. These days, Honduran mahogany is protected and hard to get. Gibson went back to African mahogany but they chamber the bodies now.
INFINITY CURVE What the hell are you babbling about? So many assumptions! I'm just talking about wood, man. Why are you jumping to conclusions? My favorite guitar in my modest collection ISN'T my Gibson Les Paul, it's my $600 Korean-made Dean Cadillac Select...made of nato & maple.
PoltergeistWorks That's possible, if the nut is too high. It's probably also due to the intonation at the bridge.
buen video, compre una chipson, buena vista, buen sonido para tocar en casa sin mucha exigencia y lo mejor es barata, cuando la compre no sabia que era una falsa, me entusiasmo el modelo, no deberian piratear la marca
Depending on the guitar being purchased, guitars made in China can be quite acceptable. I purchased a new made in China EVH Wolfgang Special w/case for about $1000.00 and it is one of my better playing/sounding guitars, in fact it sheds pretty good and has the Floyd Rose D-Tuna bridge/locking nut setup which is actually great except, I have no need for the D-Tuna at all, just a waste of money in my opinion. I also bought a new Fender EVH Wolfgang Stealth USA w/case and that was about $3000.00. which plays just slightly better than the EVH Wolfgang Special I purchased which was made in China. I actually was able to try both of these guitars out before making a purchase to be sure I was going to like them. After playing both of them, I ordered both of them new, and am happy with my purchase. I think there are some fairly good inexpensive guitars made in China that can be fairly well built, but I would recommend going to dealerships and checking them out before actually making a purchase. I also bought 3 Fender Stratocasters which were made in China and I have no problem with those guitars either, just needed to change out the stock pickups, but not bad for the money $400.00 - $600.00 and each came with a gig bag. Buyer beware of purchasing any used guitar from Ebay, there are some real ripoffs happening there!
A lot of people have mentally that USA made Guitar is the Best, I have a Strat that is Made in Japan and it plays and sounded better than my USA strat. Anyways , that's a very nice Chinese Made a Guitar my friend.
Japanese guitars are infact better than american guitars, the japanese are perfectionists. a japanese epiphone is better than or on par with an american gibson.
I would totally agree I have several Fender J azz basses but I also have 2 vintage japanesse tripodshits basses there is something different about them they just seem to be put together so much better and they are like they are bomb proof. 1 is from the late 60s and the other is from the late 70s both still look and play like the are brand new .and the hardware and wood they used is amazing. I would tell anyone to buy one.
Meh I don't know about that. I played a Japanese Strat plus at Sam ash recently and it kind of sucked. Also noticed big gaps in the neck joints.
relicsun I want a tokai love rock bad or a Burney . both made in japan
The difference is your Strat's parts are made by Fender and assembled in Japan. Some are completely tooled in Japan but under the guidance of Fender technicians and within rigid specifications set by Fender. Basically there is no difference in the USA and Japan Strat. No comparison to what this guy has.
Heavy because it's sawdust & epoxy
Yeah we get it man. It's not going to be the same quality. I don't understand why you people get so worked up because the 250 dollar guitar looks better than the one you paid 2,000 for lol. The guitar doesn't make the player. Owning a real gibson doesn't make you any better.
Its actually three piece mahogany body. I have the same one
Just before tuning always stretch the strings wit a slight tug and make sure the tuners are snug with tension then tune it.
Dam that looks beautiful
My eyes are amazed with the look and my ears are bleeding with the sound
I hear ya!!!
Today just arrive the same exact model to me.
Pros:
very well constructed
lightweight (4 kilos about)
no any visual flaws
setup is perfect at any aspect
color is awesome (imho)
fretboard is really good
tuners keep up
Cons:
missing the tip of the selector on arrival
knobs are misplaced (turn to 8 to full volume)
pickups are shit
Already bought a new tip, knobs placed correct, and will order dimarzio PAF 36 with push pull pot.
Currently: I will sell my original GIBSON flying V and buy 2 chibsons. Or even better buy 1 and make a compare video (will be around Xmass. )
I don't care that funboys from Gibson will say, but I found this guitars better than the original. And with a better price.
arislaf Congrats, you have a fake guitar that will only fool those who know nothing about guitars and those who actually know anything will laugh at you for being a wannabe and supporting counterfeiters.
I would hate to support communist China, anymore than I have to. I try to buy only American made products, but they are unfortunately few and far between. As for the crappy sound, I wonder if the Gibson pickups would fit in the slots of the Chinese crap pickups? Also could you change out the cheap tuners with real Grover tuners? Also replace any plastic parts. Chinese plastic, and rubber do not last, much more than a year or so. They split, crack, etc. Just look at the cheap Chinese plastic bodies of some of HF portable table saws. The have plastic bodies, and will crack and split with a year or two. That being said, if the fit and finish is good, and you can replace the cheap tuners,, and pickups, with real Gibson equipment, you are still ahead of the game as far as price goes. I am not a big fan of Gibson any more. Their quality control has slipped back to the same as in the mid to late 60's. I was in High School, in the mid 60's, and was in a music store, and was looking at a Gibson hollow body guitar in a cherry red finish, and there was red stain, and finish strips, and splashes inside, and could be viewed through the "F" holes. No I did not buy it. That is also when Gibson started losing out in the Banjo market, as their entire quality control went to hell in a hand basket, and was just trying to get by on their name alone. Didn't work well. I keep seeing reviews of Gibson guitars, and the over all majority had complaints about the quality control. I still check out Gibson guitars now and then, and the acoustics just don't have the old Gibson sound. I don't know if after a year or so of playing, or leaving it propped up against a stereo, at medium volume while you are working, or away, will improve the tone, or not. But it worked for my late 70's Martin HD28. It sounded good before, but in about six months or so, the sound was amazing! It still has amazing sound and volume. The Gibson's that I have played, sounded rather low end type of guitars, but their prices sure were not low end! Personally I would take an Epiphone over a Gibson. The Epiphone DR500 is so far superior to any Gibson acoustic electric. A Friend of mine has one, and I just might buy one/ I love my Martin, but the Epiphone sounds just as good, and no near what it would cost me to replace my Martin. It would be around $3,000.00 I cannot blame someone wanting something like these Chinese guitars, but they are going to have to do a lot of work on them to get any kind of decent sound out of them. I would hope they would mark them inside as being made in China, so as to not have someone down the road think they are buying a real Gibson Les Paul, or other style. That being said, it might be worth getting one, and removing all the electronics, and tuners, and replace them with high quality electronics, and chrome plated knobs. And print, or peel a made in China label off some Chinese prouct, and put it on the inside. As for hard to find anything made in America, I have a Gretch G5122 that is made in Korea. I would not have bought it if I had known that. A Friend of mine went to two Fender factories, one in Texas, and one in Mexico. He said he was ashamed that the Texas facility was a mess, and the Mexico one was spotless. It is hard to find anyone who has the slightest inkling of what pride in workmanship is any more. Sad, but it is how our times are. It just seems to be the goal of almost every company to just whip something out, and get out the door, and get another one on the way. It is all about the buck, no pride included.
How much did you pay.?
I’d love to buy one of these, but I would definitely change the tuners, bridge, pups, pots and wiring !
You can get much better value from legit Chinese brands these days. Only posers who need the label buy these but they have to live with the lie.
IT LOOKS NICE
as an amateur guitarist... collecting cloned models is fine for me... =/ smh...
The only real issue is that they have little to no resale value. If you're going to keep them forever than it's money well spent. I bought an 85 Black Beauty in 2012 for $3k. It's in mint condition. Now worth $5500. Advantage real Gibson...
Crazy Genius same
But are you ever gonna sell it and take your $2.5K? I wouldn't ;-)
anyone who is serious about playing guitar will buy a better brand than gibson. So as an amateur guitarist, just buy a real gibson lol.
If that makes you happy. Go for it
Looks like you need to toss the hardware and pickups, and just start with the wood and frets, throw some hot DiMarzio or ESP pickups in it, Gibson hardware, and decent tuners, probably at that point superior to a USA built for still less $$. They're obviously coming from epiphone CNCs or someone stole the files to run on other CNCs.
I have swapped out the pups and electronics - did a video on it. Check it out if you get chance: ua-cam.com/video/eJ_NX0ddCDA/v-deo.html and then the demo: ua-cam.com/video/rwjHFtZeshg/v-deo.html
Hello there CGS, I bought one just like yours several years ago (Obviously not the same seller) and it stays in the case quite often and I noticed the head stock is beginning to show signs of yellowing. Mainly the logo and binding. Just wondering how yours is holding up over the years. Thanks from the U.S.A.
I think it's beautiful guitar change out the pick ups, top wrap a set of 11 ernie balls, do a full set up on it maybe upgrade the machine heads and mate you have one sweet rig. Thank you for this post.
Did all that Joe
You get what you pay for
I am a custom Luthier here in the US and have my own line. I find these clones and those who promote them despicable. Copying anyone's hard work and calling it your own is the most unethical thing anyone can do in any business. IT IS THEFT. Let the manufacturers of these clones compete with their own labels if they have any worth.
I couldn't agree more mate. I've spent 5 years and quite a bit of cash making this exact point.
The US stole the jet engine and called it their own. Go figure.
the original concepts of a jet engine go back before the first century AD. I think if you look back over time youd be hard pressed to find "the original creator" of the jet engine. many countries made important strides in advancing what we know as the modern jet engine. I don't recall ever hearing the U.S. pronounce themselves the creator of the jet engine.
@@jimwilson946 something similar with rockets and nukes.But the natives gave them the continent in exchange for Christianity and that is why they celebrate Thanksgiving.
It's a guitar AND a microphone! What a deal!
It looks really good on camera but the sound it made set my teeth on edge !
HEAVY is NOT GOOD ! Weight=Density=Reduced resonance.. the more air particles in the body wood the better for resonance. how loud would a solid body acoustic guitar be ? super high end Les Pauls are sold as listed by weight.. less weight... more $$$$. this globally know by all pro dealers
great looking , fab color in the thumbnail , reminds me of the 1st china tele I bought on ebay for $275 years ago , looked fantastic played & sounded like crap .
the next one I got for cheap at ebay auction from Silverspring Music for $46 NEW looked OK and was a player/ keeper , I love that little thing and it's better in a lotta ways than some american teles I've owned
what was your cost ?
Love the color
For 250.00 cant be to bad
Michael Jenkins Spent another 100 on it to get it even close to playing right and sounding good. These things are a roll fo the dice buddy :-)
The fact that it says "Gibson" on the headstock and case makes this an unethical mess.
The Purple one on the Thumb Tab looks Really COOL. I’d buy it just to have it. How much did it cost?
Welcome to the microphone pickups, I liked..... 😂😂😂 The Chinese it's incredible, if they made if originals pick ups, it will be a good guitar because the appearance is so beautiful. Thanl you very much friend for your video.
Dead notes in a chinese guitar, as usual as it gets :)
The neck angle looks wrong! It looks flush. A les Paul has a 5 degree angle!
nice vid mate, do you have a link to where you bought it please? Cheers
during my life played out maby 20 of them.... but still have my first one- musima made in 1975(in a good shape)....... and still have yamaha no idea how old- but it has string splitter made in steel 95? or somethin?