Epiphone SG Standard Maestro Vibrola FULL DEMO

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  • @PlayandTradeGuitars
    @PlayandTradeGuitars  11 місяців тому +2

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    • @michael-dy8tz
      @michael-dy8tz 7 місяців тому

      Thank you Play and Trade Guitars, I just now saw this and ordered it from ZZounds, the company I love to buy from. I saw the Gibson but I couldn't afford 2500. dollars but I can afford this. Didn't know they made one with the Maestro Vibrola. Thanks again!

  • @keeganbeegan1616
    @keeganbeegan1616 10 місяців тому +12

    You can always tell how nice a guitar is just by how much fun someone has soloing with it, if they don’t solo that much, it must not be fun

  • @shawnbenz
    @shawnbenz 11 місяців тому +3

    Solid playing bro! really like how there is no delay, just raw sound. keep up the great smart work bro!

  • @spinnywise
    @spinnywise Рік тому +6

    I love that OD green! I grabbed an OD green Flying V and I'm just in love! I think they share the same pickups, which means they sound great. It's a great price point also. Not scared to ding the wings!! Thanks for another great video.

  • @ChristopherClause
    @ChristopherClause Рік тому +13

    I also have the exact Olive Drab SG and once the guitar was set up, the vibrola wasn't an issue. I DID actually gig with it and it sounded/played wonderfully. The secret is to get the nut cut properly and to not be heavy handed with the Vibrola. I have seen many players tuck it back and not use the vibrola at all. For a budget guitar it has truly surprised me, and I would much rather take this to gigs than my new Gibson 61 SG. I would have graded it higher but again, my rating would be based on a proper set up. I am also in agreement with you re: pickups. I actually bought some used 61 Burstbucker Gibson pickups to install in it and now I am questioning whether I need to swap them out now. Growls very nicely :)

    • @Tonedefy
      @Tonedefy Рік тому +2

      I agree, the vibrola on mine works well and is very stable after lubing both nut and saddles. Amazing tones, stays in tune well (moderate vibrola use) and looks killer with Olive Drab finish.

    • @ChristopherClause
      @ChristopherClause Рік тому +2

      @@Tonedefy Glad you are enjoying yours too! The Olive Drab is a very fetching colour - not what I would normally pick but it is a fabulous finish! Prefer the "shiny" to the "faded" finish as well.

    • @kennyblackbird5674
      @kennyblackbird5674 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Tonedefy I dive bomb on them suckers!! Maestro Vibrola my favorite trem!

    • @AlanOtto
      @AlanOtto 7 місяців тому +1

      @ChristopherClause Sorry maybe a stupid question, but I like the looks of it a lot, that super classic vibrola look, If I don’t actually use the vibrola, is the tunning a problem?

    • @ChristopherClause
      @ChristopherClause 7 місяців тому

      @@AlanOtto Not a stupid question at all! If you just place the vibrola in the "resting position" (hope that makes sense) out of the way, you will have no issues (assuming tuners and nut are all good). It really is a great guitar - and I really like the pickups in them (bought some 61 Burstbuckers thinking I would install them but the Epi probuckers sound great with the guitar). Hope this helps!

  • @Captain_Yata
    @Captain_Yata 10 днів тому

    Those clean tones are actually gorgeous, possibly the silkiest guitar sounds I've ever heard :)

  • @Tonedefy
    @Tonedefy Рік тому +5

    I have the exact same Olive Drab SG, love mine though I went through 3 of them. First 2 had issues, luckily Zzounds customer service is excellent and they replaced mine no questions asked! The 3rd one I got is flawless! Easily one of my favorite in my stable!

    • @YOSTINATOR
      @YOSTINATOR Рік тому

      What were the issues you had? Thanks.

    • @Tonedefy
      @Tonedefy Рік тому

      @YOSTINATOR First one had a poor fretwork, not leveled and lots dead spots. 2nd one had poor wiring, lots of noise, would cut out. 3rd one I fell in love with, it's not perfect, has a huge tooling mark on the 22nd fret but otherwise plays like butter and tone is amazing! Very impressed with Zzounds customer service though!

    • @YOSTINATOR
      @YOSTINATOR Рік тому +1

      @Tonedefy
      Thank you for your reply. I'm sorry you had to go through that, but glad to hear you got taken care of! I've been tempted by this model a few times.

    • @Tonedefy
      @Tonedefy Рік тому

      @YOSTINATOR For what it's worth, earlier this year I bought an Epi Korina Flying V as well. That one was flawless from the get-go. I think when you get a nice Epi, they are magnificent guitars. And their newer pickups really do sound amazing! Not inclined to replace pickups at all on my 2 Epis.

  • @JamesSmith-fb3ch
    @JamesSmith-fb3ch Рік тому +11

    I've never been an SG fan, but they sound good

    • @johndaugherty4127
      @johndaugherty4127 Місяць тому

      I was'nt either until I got one. It quickly moved to my most played guitar.

    • @Captain_Yata
      @Captain_Yata 10 днів тому

      They're just a bit thin for me, I'm personally not a fan of how the neck joins either (not to say that they're bad at all, just personal preference)

  • @johndaugherty4127
    @johndaugherty4127 Місяць тому

    Finally entered the SG world with an Epiphone SGModern. I play it all the time and am saving up for a '61.

  • @toddflowers8052
    @toddflowers8052 Рік тому +2

    I have one I "Branded" with an Army star...its my favorite SG .... Great demo and review guys !!

  • @Antonius1102
    @Antonius1102 Місяць тому

    This new era of epiphone, it is very important to know the vintage history of epiphone.
    Do as you wish with that research wise.

  • @bradleydrawsweirdstuff
    @bradleydrawsweirdstuff Рік тому +1

    Finally! All the other demos of this and the Epiphone custom sg barely show the vibrato arm at all.

  • @ZalMoxis
    @ZalMoxis Рік тому +1

    I love the look of them... I don't understand all the hate they attract..... you can take steps to keep them in tune

  • @nickhartman6372
    @nickhartman6372 11 місяців тому +3

    Forgive me for an incredibly stupid question: but can that bar be removed? Or is it permanently attached?

  • @DarrellQualls
    @DarrellQualls 17 днів тому

    I’ve played tons of shows with mine. Set up correctly there are no tuning issues.

  • @joshuataft5541
    @joshuataft5541 Рік тому +3

    I want it love the color and the sg is My favorite shape

  • @petevadelnieks
    @petevadelnieks Рік тому +6

    A great alternative to a Bigsby and a Maestro Vibrola is the Dusenberg Les Trem 2. I have 3 of them on guitars, they stay in tune and dont get in the way.

    • @reverb508
      @reverb508 Рік тому

      I agree! Awesome trem system that can fit to any TOM bridge with no modification. My only gripe is that they don't look great on all guitars. I put one on my ES-335 and thought it looked goofy, but looks right at home on my Novo Serus P2.

  • @darrell5228
    @darrell5228 Рік тому +2

    Man that is a really nice guitar a SG plus with a vibrola

  • @sixstringer3783
    @sixstringer3783 Рік тому +4

    Really like those maybe with a roller bridge and a brass nut it would be more stable the colored one's look so much better than the red laminate ones the sides are a different color and they look terrible nice playing John 👍

    • @davidburke2132
      @davidburke2132 Рік тому +1

      I think the guitar just needs a good set up. I have a Gibson SG with Maestro. No special nut or roller bridge installed, it’s just been set up by a pro. Tuning stability isn’t perfect, but it is very very good, and it’s better than any of the Bigsby equipped guitars I have. I actually really like the Maestro as a more vintage style trem system.
      Of course one of the issues with changing things like the bridge saddles and especially the nut for a brass one is these things affect sustain and tone of the guitar. In fact I’d argue a brass nut isn’t the way to go if your aim is for reduced friction. If that’s the goal you’d be much better going for something like a Graphtech nut. Brass nuts are usually installed where one is aiming for the tonal and sustain changes that the material brings to the guitar.

  • @rogercantwell3622
    @rogercantwell3622 4 місяці тому

    I found the pickups muddy and swapped them for Psyclones. It's a very comfortable guitar to play - just watch out for accidental vibrato from neck flex!

  • @DrJeebles
    @DrJeebles Рік тому +3

    Olive with black is a great color combination.

    • @pirateshack9315
      @pirateshack9315 8 місяців тому +1

      love it aside from the 'white' trem bar piece, i wonder why that wasn't black ? bit of an eyesore. maybe there's an aftermarket in black ??? anyone know ?

    • @pirateshack9315
      @pirateshack9315 8 місяців тому

      i agree, the white over sized jumbo sock looks like shite ! don't know what the heck they were thinking on that one, ruins the whole look, i'm searching for a black replacement as well

    • @globalnova
      @globalnova 8 місяців тому

      @@pirateshack9315 paint it black. Simple

  • @ravenholme7884
    @ravenholme7884 8 місяців тому

    Is it possible to make this guitar coil split without replacing the pickups? In this guitar two-conductor four-contact pickups?

  • @monmixer
    @monmixer 2 місяці тому

    I found one of these for 400 with hard shell case for 400 asking price. It's been for sale for awhile so I'm going to offer him 350. It is in great shape, barely played and has one small nick in it.

    • @Captain_Yata
      @Captain_Yata 10 днів тому

      That's a STEAL, I hope you got it :)

  • @aperezdeal
    @aperezdeal 6 місяців тому +1

    I wish it weren’t true but I have 3 of these in green for different levels of the house. I know…I know.

  • @jeremykeiser9621
    @jeremykeiser9621 10 місяців тому

    Got one of these around a year ago. Any tips on keeping fingerprints and smudges off the chrome parts? I try my hardest not to touch them if at all possible but it's proved itself a fingerprint magnet

  • @pirateshack9315
    @pirateshack9315 8 місяців тому

    Hello Kiddies ! Just got this in OD, sweet looking aside from the hideous looking 'over sized white sock' on the trem bar. Does anyone know where to find a replacement one in black ?

  • @Kris-ex6yk
    @Kris-ex6yk Рік тому

    Can this system take larger strings for lower tunings? Just curious because I’ve never seen bridge in person.

  • @michael-dy8tz
    @michael-dy8tz 7 місяців тому

    Nice, does it stay in tune after using Vibrola?

  • @TalonShreds
    @TalonShreds Рік тому

    Can you please do a review on the Gibson SG 61 with the sideways vibrola, I am thinking about getting one but I have heard about the tuning issues but I would love to hear what you think about it! Thank you!

  • @ericmassicotte378
    @ericmassicotte378 Рік тому +1

    I'd buy this one if we could remove the Vibrola. What a great color!

  • @Twirlyhead
    @Twirlyhead 11 місяців тому +8

    Neck dive is not "exaggerated" in SGs, it is very much a feature. For me though, the neck dive of SGs, a genuine and much loved classic design, makes me chuckle at all the reviewers going on about neck dive or the lack of it as it really doesn't matter.

  • @benlogan430
    @benlogan430 Рік тому

    It’s a slight wiggle stick not a wammy bar. Vocal style vibrato. Looks pretty sweet!

  • @Thematchma69
    @Thematchma69 Рік тому +1

    Gotta love the olive drab!

  • @2ndprotectsthe1st27
    @2ndprotectsthe1st27 Рік тому +1

    You can bend the vibrola down carefully with a vice and a propane torch with a light touch.

  • @poolboy33
    @poolboy33 Рік тому +1

    I’ve never seen a string break quite like that ha

    • @Kdschaak
      @Kdschaak Рік тому +2

      I've never seen anyone pick up a guitar and randomly pound the trem arm down onto top several times quite like that either.

    • @OgamiItto70
      @OgamiItto70 Рік тому

      I have. In a Kahler tremelo. Always the high E string, too. String not wound around the bobbin tightly enough. I had to switch from DR Tite Fits to Stay-In-Tunes because of that. I still use DR Tite Fits on guitars without the Kahler, though.)

  • @tonyontheclouds
    @tonyontheclouds 4 місяці тому

    This guitar slaps, stock pickups are fine but throw a 100$ upgrade in there no difference from Gibson 3 times the price

  • @francozanotti6045
    @francozanotti6045 Рік тому

    how is the sustainer? Thanks

  • @AntonioCavicchioni
    @AntonioCavicchioni Рік тому

    ... And the action is Everest high class...

  • @ChroniclesOfASadPunk
    @ChroniclesOfASadPunk Рік тому

    I would pay $600 for a quality SG '61 without a trem system. Especially in Olive Drab.

  • @philibowey4809
    @philibowey4809 Рік тому

    I owned one of these bad boys and they are epic like 🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @johnrose2510
    @johnrose2510 Рік тому

    Is that wine red Les Paul Deluxe available?

  • @plummetplum
    @plummetplum 11 місяців тому

    Pro buckers are in the 61. Alnico are in the standard

  • @MrStickman666
    @MrStickman666 Рік тому

    Please do a review on a squire HH FR Contemporary shell pink thanks.

  • @SunnyBeeRandomTuber
    @SunnyBeeRandomTuber Рік тому

    Dude, I wish they black guard was that of the 2020' inspired by Gibson one.....that look took the cake and is unfortunately no longer available 😢

  • @D-CIPLE
    @D-CIPLE Рік тому

    Im currently teetering on buying this guitar or just a basic strat, cause the guitars i have now cant have wammy bars put on them.

    • @johndaugherty4127
      @johndaugherty4127 Місяць тому

      I think the SG is better. Had a few strats and when I got my first SG it was love at first strum.

  • @markdalton6662
    @markdalton6662 Рік тому

    How do we found out who won the 50k les Paul

  • @RA-yc9fb
    @RA-yc9fb Рік тому

    Hey man, would you be able to do a Fender AVii Strat 61?

  • @voyager7
    @voyager7 Рік тому +2

    Takes off 'playability' marks for the impact of having a maestro vibrola when picking a guitar with a maestro vibrola to review??? Wait, what???

    • @PlayandTradeGuitars
      @PlayandTradeGuitars  Рік тому

      Yep, catch 22

    • @camilo1455
      @camilo1455 Рік тому

      The design can't be called a great vibrato. A Bigsby would fix that. So would a Duesenberg.

    • @jordanpratt3821
      @jordanpratt3821 Рік тому

      Having picked it doesn't negate the fact that it has a maestro,and if it has a negative impact he's gotta dock it.

  • @vladimirpoutine7522
    @vladimirpoutine7522 Рік тому +2

    To me black walnut feels and looks way closer to rosewood. Indian laurel is why I can't buy a new Epiphone. Too porous and scratchy like on my Standard 60's LP.

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 Рік тому +2

      Get a LP Custom with ebony fretboard? That's what I did, the 1961 Les Paul Custom, which of course is an SG shape since the single cut Standard ended in 1960. All the gold hardware was replaced by upgraded chrome hardware, and the pickups changed to Gibson '61 burst buckers, which is appropriate for this model. It even came with the deluxe Gator wood case ($160). The guy put so much money into upgrading it, then sold it for cheaper than the stock version goes for. The ebony fretboard feels great, and my 1955 reissue (year of my birth) has an ebony fretboard too, and came with Gibson P-90 pickups, I have a staple pickup for the neck to make it more like the original, but the P-90 sounds so good I hate to take it out, but can use it elsewhere on an Epiphone Casino Coupe. The Les Paul Custom with Koa top had an ebony fretboard too. That said, if you go over the fretboard with steel wool to smooth the wood and polish frets, then the laurel isn't as gritty. I like to go over the poly finish with either fine wet and dry sandpaper or 0000 steel wool, especially the back of the neck, it feels much better. Even better is taking it all the way down to the wood and using tru-oil they say (haven't tried it yet myself).

  • @peterb.559
    @peterb.559 7 місяців тому

    D'Addario = dah-DARE-ee-oh (according to D'Addario).

  • @geraldhills41
    @geraldhills41 Рік тому

    My sg std does not have neck dive !

  • @jasonbarton2159
    @jasonbarton2159 Рік тому

    Who ever won the first giveaway ?

    • @PlayandTradeGuitars
      @PlayandTradeGuitars  Рік тому

      Winner was randomly selected and posted on Gleam. The guitar was claimed, thanks!

  • @sixstringer3783
    @sixstringer3783 Рік тому

    First

  • @timoconnell6973
    @timoconnell6973 Рік тому

    Hey off topic here but I'm starting to thing your custom Gibson give away was a lie no winner announcement no video I asked several times no response common Johnny don't be that channel .Thanks I'm not being a di#& just on edge did I win I am in need of a guitar my guitar is in horrible shape and so not inspiring to play so come on let me know please Tim from 🇨🇦

    • @PlayandTradeGuitars
      @PlayandTradeGuitars  Рік тому

      The winner was selected and posted on Gleam. The winner has the guitar, a really nice guy from Ohio named Greg

  • @daverobinson22
    @daverobinson22 8 місяців тому +1

    The Vibrola has to be the worst tremolo system EVER ! Little wonder Gibson guitars generally do not have whammy bars. Thank God for Duesenberg with the Les Trem.

  • @Neightlive
    @Neightlive Рік тому

    It does slide.....

  • @googo151
    @googo151 Рік тому +1

    Chinese ugh!!!

  • @elderchildren
    @elderchildren Рік тому

    anyone know if there are other finishes on this, and maybe when these will be available in australia?

    • @PlayandTradeGuitars
      @PlayandTradeGuitars  Рік тому

      It's also available in Cherry. Can I ask what the preferred online shops are in Australia? In the States we have zZounds, Sweetwater, Musicians Friend etc and I would like to know the equivalents. Thanks for watching!

    • @elderchildren
      @elderchildren Рік тому

      @@PlayandTradeGuitars thanks mate - it depends where you are regionally, stores with online presences include Manny's and World of Music, but usually smaller retailers depending on your given state.

    • @geraldhills41
      @geraldhills41 Рік тому

      My dream guitar would be a metallic orange sg !