For the price and the look you can't go wrong , I went and bought it right away , and I am very happy , I think I saved a lot of cash this time , like they say Gibson will always be Gibson but so is the price on them , I have a few Gibsons and some Japan 70/80s Guitars which are very cool , and now this red ES-355 from this new line , having all these guitars I can say for the price , I love it , cuz I really hated the headstock on those Epi lps , they played great but looked bad , so these once again OPENBOOK Epis are nice to see again , PS I heard Gibson is moving the USA production somewhere else , I really dont know if thats true , it wouldn't surprise me at all , Alfred NYC/PR .
Gibson will always be Gibson. I wouldn’t say Competing. But I’d say more so that Epiphone is reaching their Pinnacle thanks to the guys at the top spending more attention on the more affordable options.
“reaching their pinnacle”? Epiphone had reached their pinnacle before Gibson bought them out in 1957 and made them into their “economy line” of guitars. Epiphone was Gibson’s direct competitor before that, making guitars of the same quality. Gibson bought them to kill their competition.
More affordable options? They almost tripled the price of an Epi 335 without even letting us know how much true involvement Gibson CS had on these guitars
I think what’s lost on people is that they are looking at this as a higher end Epiphone. It’s a combination of two branches coming together to produce a product. That’s why they put a united logo on it. It’s like Lexus and Toyota coming together and building a car. How is the car competing again Lexus?
NOT new its been done before by Epi the openbook headstock in the 80s in Japan , I was waiting for this since the 80s , those 80s Japan epis are expensive nowadays , so once I saw this I had to get it , and I am very happy , I will be changing the brige pickup ring for a taller one and also the tuners for the Grover tupil slyle which I like much more , and maybe the knobs too , other than that its prefect . its about time woked up once again , hats off. Alfred NYC/ PR
Hi, I also am pretty excited about this instrument. I have a B.B. King signature Lucille that I traded my satin Gibson ES 335 and on and of course spent a fortune for the Argentine burst way more than I should have ever paid for any Guitar, but I really had been dreaming of having one since I started playing. B.B. King was some of the first licks on the guitar. I learned as a 13-year-old long haired hippie already as a kid I wanted to start with who I thought the blues master was and I did and now I am back to enjoying that music more than ever as well as much more at 50 years old and now a guitar teacher and many years of experience I only want to preserve my Guitar so purchasing this to do so in order to get the higher quality Sound and I am loving the Ebony fretboard definitely want to change the tuners like you said however I am curious what is the best bridge to use when changing it up? I do want to put an American bridge on this and wondered if you had any suggestions or what bridge you might be switching to yourself I also thought I would use a zinc bridge or had considered that thanks love to hear your opinions. Sounds like you are also a very experienced guitarist. The Japanese guitars are phenomenal note. Also one more question how good was the fret work on the neck of the guitar? Was it pretty level or did you have to do a lot of file work thanks 0:36 .
I know two people who were thinking about a Gibson ES-335 who bought one of these Epiphone "Custom" Inspired by Gibson models and they both have zero regrets. The only thing you're giving up here is the Gibson logo on the headstock and the Nitro lacquer finish.... Epiphone is competing with Gibson, but Epiphone is more so competing with other all-solid wood import brands building copies of Gibsons.
I was a bit lost by the last part of your comment. Epiphone isn’t competing with Gibson with THIS guitar. This is Gibson and Epiphone coming together to create a guitar. This isn’t an Epiphone and it isn’t a Gibson, it both. At least that’s what they’re marketing
In that case DAngelico and other mid tier semi hollows beat the crap out of these Chinese epiphone models. While I do think epiphone is solid at $400-600. Over 1K for a same Chinese QC guitar with only a new headstock and USA pickups? It’ll never be a Gibson no matter the headstock, yet people still want the look when it’s far from it. Gibson is successful with these models in convincing them their marketing
@@Tweed_Tone Seems you need to be educated on a few things that have changed with Epiphone in the past few years.... So let me do that now. "it will never be a Gibson". These days Gibson wholly owns the Epiphone factory in China in the same way Fender owns their factory in Mexico, it's not a case of the guitars being built, where 80% of your other Chinese built guitars for US vendors are outsourced to a company like Musikraft... What this means, is that Epiphone absolutely can build a guitar in China to the same qaulity standards as their Gibson USA product if they wanted to. You put the CNC machines in place, you send quality USA built components, like USA pickups, CTS electronics, Grover tuners, etc.. Then you fly over US line workers from the Gibson plant to train the foreign line workers to do the job exactly the same way to the same quality standards. That's all possible, that's common sense it's also the way many US companies outside music gear have offshored production. Something built in China only cuts the corners on quality that the vendor chooses to. These Inspired by Gibson Epiphones are exceptional instruments. When you're using real Ebony or Indian Rosewood on the fretboards, real Grover tuners, real USA made Gibson pickups, the same CTS pots that go in the Gibson USA product, the same Switchcraft jack and switch. Real mother of pearl inlays, etc... The quality components are there. The "craftsmanship" very good. There's little details, like Gibson necks are usually one-piece, Epiphone's often have a joint where headstock meets, but the biggest thing is the Nitro lacquer finish on the real Gibson's. We're at the point now where Epiphone's are so good, really it's just the Nitro Finish and the one piece neck making the difference on some of these "high-end" models. That's the objective truth, it's sad so many people still have head up asshole when it comes to foreign built vs USA built. Get yourself out of the early 2000s, things have changed, a lot. It's not worth responding to any reply you might make as anyone can go fact check everything I've written and confirm, it's not an opinion but facts about how good the latest "high-end" Epis really are. This is all part of a plan hatched when they came out of the bankruptcy, their new CEO at the time decided to lift the Epiphone brand up to build guitars near the quality of the USA Gibson product, and push the prices on the USA Gibson product higher. and focus all their USA Gibson marketing on rich old farts in their 40s-60s, this is why you see so many signature Gibson models for 80s and 90s guitar players. They know what generation has the deep pockets. The Epiphone's are the guitars they expect most working musicians to afford and they are competing with Fender's Made in Mexico product, delivering better quality than Mexico in many cases, but that's not country of origin, that's QC standards at the factory. It doesn't matter where the factory exist.
@@Tweed_ToneWhy do you have lie online to convince yourself that you bought the right guitar? Just love your D’angelico. I’ve owned them all and this new 355 is a stunning guitar and worth every penny. Just log off and play your guitar rather than spouting nonsense about a guitar you’ve never played
@@Johnjingleheimerschmidtt I actually own a 59 Murphy lab light aged ES-355. I don’t own a dangelico but the ones I played In store along with this new model sounded and played better than this. The dangelico sounded closer to the Gibson. Epiphone is great but not at 1K+ and this model doesn’t show any quality step up for its price tag
Don’t care what it says on the headstock, that thing is definitely worth checking out. I want one! Not a fan of the colours though, probably go the white cause it’s closest to natural. Although, Mark Knopfler recons red guitars sound better, nah, the white looks cool.
Thank you for a great demo question who makes the best replacement bridge for this Guitar I want to change out the hardware and I am going to polish the one. I just ordered up to a semi gloss. Finish to take the rough coarseness away from the finish that comes on the instrument I am trying to use this in place of a custom shop instrument that I traded my satin ES 335 Gibson model Guitar in on, however since I spent a fortune on the guitar now I stupidly feel that owning this would be an advantage to taking it out to local gigs and damaging the high-end Guitar, but I wanted to know what Zinc tail bridge because I want to darken and thicken the tone a little bit and I do think the zinc tailpiece makes a difference on the hard tail did not know if I could get a zinc, nickel plated bridge that would fit over the posts on this bridge. Just not familiar with the bridge interchange But I like to put the best of the best on everything so please recommend the most expensive or the best at whatever price lol I know that sounds ignorant, but truly you get what you pay for in the Guitar world even when you overpay you’re still getting more than you would if you underpaid I have found it is better to invest upfront. I am going to have mine Plex the fret work sorry I am blind and dictating so if it’s misspelling, I figured I would just have the neck redone while it was at Sweetwater lol no sense in getting home that Guitar and needing to file it. Look forward to your response on bridge and tuner upgrades. 0:36
I own eleven Gibsons ranging from tributes to custom shop R7 and while I own a real Gibson 335 that's the satin version I've been really intrigued in this epiphone 335 but I just can't brung myself to pull the trigger on it. Am I crazy or should I go ahead and get it?
Are you going to sell your Gibson 335? That's the only reason I would get this one. Or I guess if you want to throw this one in a different tuning for a different sound...but considering you have 11 other guitars, I'm sure you can already have a whole range of variously tuned guitars. My 2 cents is play what you've got, and if you want to take some money out of your collection, but not sacrifice on tone, then sell a guitar (or six) and buy this one.
Sounds great! Whether it looks great as well depends on personal taste. Personally, I prefer gloss over satin finish except for the neck. If this guitar gets polished and buffed to a high gloss, will it alter the sound? Any comment will be much appreciated. Thanks!
No I don't think there would be any difference between polished or satin. For sure nothing the human ear would pick up on. Polish it up 👍. I just bought one recently and I'll tell you that everything about it is just as described. Sweet! 😎👌
So other than the headstock and the pickups, it's basically the same as the IBG 335 that's been available for the last couple of years? (Minus case and candy too)
Not really, this guitar as one piece, long tenant neck with ebony fingerboard (neck is also thicker). The stop bar and bridge are Gibson branded and has 5 plies binding.
It turns out I don’t care so much about the name on the headstock and more about the shape. I’ve got both Gibsons and Epiphones and just don’t care for the headstock shape of the epiphone. What’s cool guitar.
I highly doubt that. Go on reverb and see. The Faulkner V retailed for $900. They’re asking around $2500 used now. I bought a Zakk Wylde buzzsaw for $600 years ago. The ones listed today start at $1300.
@@antoniomontoya5298 love how you cherry picked limited edition rare runs of epiphone to support your argument. just goes to show you're reaching there. trust me, these mass produced epiphones with faux gibson open book headstock and trinket bells and whistles will command half their price. the "ebony" isn't even the same species of ebony used on USA Gibsons. give me a break.... you're all being fooled by the marketing machine. wake up!
@@kenichi407 I think these are going to be limited runs. That’s the point silly. I don’t think epiphone is going to keep pumping out guitars with Gibson pickups. It’s called fear of missing out. It’s a marketing tactic. By the way, I also bought a epiphone custom v with a hard case brand new off eBay for like $450 a few years ago. There’s one on reverb now listed for $878.30, no case. That’s not a signature anything. I think you guys are in denial about what is happening to a brand that used to be very budget priced. If people want to buy them, why be mad at them?
@@antoniomontoya5298 limited edition "rare runs" are announced at the beginning... they're not being marketed that way. damn, you're really reaching here. hopefully, you didn't buy one as an investment!
I don’t think they’re competing. They’re just a step up from regular epiphones. Most people can afford them and they sound good. Gibson is like a super car Lamborghini, or Ferrari. Lots of people want one, but can’t afford one and they dont fit in most people’s life. Epiphones are like muscle cars. Still faster than regular cars, and great looking. But more affordable and practical for most people.
First to all the Gibson guys that want to pass the Grey Poupon ,sorry, but certain Epiphone models like the Bonamassa ,1962 ES 335 , Noel Galagher model are incredible in sound and beauty .
Is it a great value? At 1K+ perhaps not. There are other better made semi hollow guitars in that range that surpass epiphone quality. Is it the best look alike to a Gibson without spending 9K on the Murphy lab? Yes it’s close enough. Deal breaker for me is the wieght. The epiphone is about 9.5lbs+ while the murky lab I played was 7lbs. That alone I would prefer the Gibson
Gibson isnt even competing anymore in my opinion. Coachella , jazzfest, Glastonbury, no one plays gibson electrics who's under 50. They raised their prices bur not their quality. Fender is clearly the winner in 24'
Only a Gisbert is good enough😁play that Axe and be happy or go to Reverb ya find some nice Gisbert 295 es guitars above 7000 grand perhaps they are better with worms in - direct from a vitrine of a Milionäre so keep rockin Gisbert is Gisbert and he plays a steinway modell d 195000 grand with a distortion pedal K I driven
Look, everyone’s gonna have to just let go of the naming of this instrument. Yeah it’s made in China, big deal. It’s got Gibson wiring, Gibson specs, Gibson parts, Gibson pickups (which are $500 alone), Gibson headstock. It’s a Gibson in name only and it doesn’t have a nitro finish. Gibson realized they needed something to appeal to the budget conscious musician, rather than making them pay $3500 and expecting to stay solvent on tnat
that paint job and contours look somewhat wonky and "cheap". where are these being made? really need to take a step back and ask yourself "am I getting a Gibson at raised Epiphone prices?" or "am I paying what used to be Gibson prices for an Epiphone with bells and whistles?"
@@Myfingersstinklikefish I’m well aware of Epiphone’s history. Including the fact that they are owned by Gibson. So them raising their prices is Gibson wanting more money from consumers, by proxy anyways.
Sounds great! Whether it looks great as well depends on personal taste. Personally, I prefer gloss over satin finish except for the neck. If this guitar gets polished and buffed to a high gloss, will it alter the sound? Any comment will be much appreciated. Thanks!
@@mr3klaxIt will not. The magnets in the pickup is amplifying the resonance of the strings and not the body. The shine of the finish will not alter the sound.
Epiphone has been competing with Gibson since JC Curliegh Restored Epiphone back to premium brand in 2019/2020 and back before Norlin ruined epiphone in 1976 epiphone stomped Gibson into the dirt epiphone is Gibson big brother and always will be it's come full circle once again epiphone was never meant to be a budget brand in the first place epiphone once again rules over Gibson I have a few 2021 high end Epiphones and wouldn't have it any other way..
Stop saying Epiphone, Gibson's bastard child company are just as good. Every year since their inception their pickups are that much closer to the Gibson Burstbucker. B.S. both companies have severe Q.C. problems. Bought a new Epi LP 2 months ago based on how great they're supposed to be. One 1/4 turn of the truss rod, at set up & 7 frets popped off.🙄 I got my money back.
Great presentation and excellent information. Your playing for the demo was quality as well. This is practically my next guitar
For the price and the look you can't go wrong , I went and bought it right away , and I am very happy , I think I saved a lot of cash this time , like they say Gibson will always be Gibson but so is the price on them , I have a few Gibsons and some Japan 70/80s Guitars which are very cool , and now this red ES-355 from this new line , having all these guitars I can say for the price , I love it , cuz I really hated the headstock on those Epi lps , they played great but looked bad , so these once again OPENBOOK Epis are nice to see again , PS I heard Gibson is moving the USA production somewhere else , I really dont know if thats true , it wouldn't surprise me at all , Alfred NYC/PR .
Gibson will always be Gibson. I wouldn’t say Competing. But I’d say more so that Epiphone is reaching their Pinnacle thanks to the guys at the top spending more attention on the more affordable options.
“reaching their pinnacle”? Epiphone had reached their pinnacle before Gibson bought them out in 1957 and made them into their “economy line” of guitars. Epiphone was Gibson’s direct competitor before that, making guitars of the same quality. Gibson bought them to kill their competition.
More affordable options? They almost tripled the price of an Epi 335 without even letting us know how much true involvement Gibson CS had on these guitars
err.. the "pinnacle" of pricing more like. in the end of the day, you've got an epiphone with the inherent stigmas.
I think what’s lost on people is that they are looking at this as a higher end Epiphone. It’s a combination of two branches coming together to produce a product. That’s why they put a united logo on it.
It’s like Lexus and Toyota coming together and building a car. How is the car competing again Lexus?
They have to with those soaring Gibson prices. They can’t let their competition go in to that market segment.
NOT new its been done before by Epi the openbook headstock in the 80s in Japan , I was waiting for this since the 80s , those 80s Japan epis are expensive nowadays , so once I saw this I had to get it , and I am very happy , I will be changing the brige pickup ring for a taller one and also the tuners for the Grover tupil slyle which I like much more , and maybe the knobs too , other than that its prefect . its about time woked up once again , hats off. Alfred NYC/ PR
Hi, I also am pretty excited about this instrument. I have a B.B. King signature Lucille that I traded my satin Gibson ES 335 and on and of course spent a fortune for the Argentine burst way more than I should have ever paid for any Guitar, but I really had been dreaming of having one since I started playing. B.B. King was some of the first licks on the guitar. I learned as a 13-year-old long haired hippie already as a kid I wanted to start with who I thought the blues master was and I did and now I am back to enjoying that music more than ever as well as much more at 50 years old and now a guitar teacher and many years of experience I only want to preserve my Guitar so purchasing this to do so in order to get the higher quality Sound and I am loving the Ebony fretboard definitely want to change the tuners like you said however I am curious what is the best bridge to use when changing it up? I do want to put an American bridge on this and wondered if you had any suggestions or what bridge you might be switching to yourself I also thought I would use a zinc bridge or had considered that thanks love to hear your opinions. Sounds like you are also a very experienced guitarist. The Japanese guitars are phenomenal note. Also one more question how good was the fret work on the neck of the guitar? Was it pretty level or did you have to do a lot of file work thanks 0:36 .
4:04 when you start jamming, was almost beano sounding🎉 So excited for mine to show up…that bridge pickup 🔥
Nice playing Sebastian, great sound!
Looks and sounds great. Of course, since the fact that Sebastian is also a top notch guitar player does help with the great sound!
Really great playing, tone and what a beautiful looking and sounding instrument. Epiphone have knocked it out of the park. 😮
This is a future classic.
I know two people who were thinking about a Gibson ES-335 who bought one of these Epiphone "Custom" Inspired by Gibson models and they both have zero regrets. The only thing you're giving up here is the Gibson logo on the headstock and the Nitro lacquer finish.... Epiphone is competing with Gibson, but Epiphone is more so competing with other all-solid wood import brands building copies of Gibsons.
I was a bit lost by the last part of your comment. Epiphone isn’t competing with Gibson with THIS guitar. This is Gibson and Epiphone coming together to create a guitar. This isn’t an Epiphone and it isn’t a Gibson, it both. At least that’s what they’re marketing
In that case DAngelico and other mid tier semi hollows beat the crap out of these Chinese epiphone models. While I do think epiphone is solid at $400-600. Over 1K for a same Chinese QC guitar with only a new headstock and USA pickups? It’ll never be a Gibson no matter the headstock, yet people still want the look when it’s far from it. Gibson is successful with these models in convincing them their marketing
@@Tweed_Tone Seems you need to be educated on a few things that have changed with Epiphone in the past few years.... So let me do that now.
"it will never be a Gibson". These days Gibson wholly owns the Epiphone factory in China in the same way Fender owns their factory in Mexico, it's not a case of the guitars being built, where 80% of your other Chinese built guitars for US vendors are outsourced to a company like Musikraft... What this means, is that Epiphone absolutely can build a guitar in China to the same qaulity standards as their Gibson USA product if they wanted to.
You put the CNC machines in place, you send quality USA built components, like USA pickups, CTS electronics, Grover tuners, etc..
Then you fly over US line workers from the Gibson plant to train the foreign line workers to do the job exactly the same way to the same quality standards.
That's all possible, that's common sense it's also the way many US companies outside music gear have offshored production. Something built in China only cuts the corners on quality that the vendor chooses to.
These Inspired by Gibson Epiphones are exceptional instruments. When you're using real Ebony or Indian Rosewood on the fretboards, real Grover tuners, real USA made Gibson pickups, the same CTS pots that go in the Gibson USA product, the same Switchcraft jack and switch. Real mother of pearl inlays, etc... The quality components are there. The "craftsmanship" very good. There's little details, like Gibson necks are usually one-piece, Epiphone's often have a joint where headstock meets, but the biggest thing is the Nitro lacquer finish on the real Gibson's.
We're at the point now where Epiphone's are so good, really it's just the Nitro Finish and the one piece neck making the difference on some of these "high-end" models. That's the objective truth, it's sad so many people still have head up asshole when it comes to foreign built vs USA built. Get yourself out of the early 2000s, things have changed, a lot.
It's not worth responding to any reply you might make as anyone can go fact check everything I've written and confirm, it's not an opinion but facts about how good the latest "high-end" Epis really are.
This is all part of a plan hatched when they came out of the bankruptcy, their new CEO at the time decided to lift the Epiphone brand up to build guitars near the quality of the USA Gibson product, and push the prices on the USA Gibson product higher. and focus all their USA Gibson marketing on rich old farts in their 40s-60s, this is why you see so many signature Gibson models for 80s and 90s guitar players. They know what generation has the deep pockets. The Epiphone's are the guitars they expect most working musicians to afford and they are competing with Fender's Made in Mexico product, delivering better quality than Mexico in many cases, but that's not country of origin, that's QC standards at the factory. It doesn't matter where the factory exist.
@@Tweed_ToneWhy do you have lie online to convince yourself that you bought the right guitar? Just love your D’angelico. I’ve owned them all and this new 355 is a stunning guitar and worth every penny. Just log off and play your guitar rather than spouting nonsense about a guitar you’ve never played
@@Johnjingleheimerschmidtt I actually own a 59 Murphy lab light aged ES-355. I don’t own a dangelico but the ones I played In store along with this new model sounded and played better than this. The dangelico sounded closer to the Gibson. Epiphone is great but not at 1K+ and this model doesn’t show any quality step up for its price tag
Don’t care what it says on the headstock, that thing is definitely worth checking out. I want one! Not a fan of the colours though, probably go the white cause it’s closest to natural. Although, Mark Knopfler recons red guitars sound better, nah, the white looks cool.
This guys the best new guitar reviewer. It drives me crazy when someone who can’t real play starts telling me what they hate and love about a guitar.
I am surprised and incredible that in 2024 even in the reviews they do not do a clean test.
Def picked the right amp for this demo. That thing sounds great.
Thank you for a great demo question who makes the best replacement bridge for this Guitar I want to change out the hardware and I am going to polish the one. I just ordered up to a semi gloss. Finish to take the rough coarseness away from the finish that comes on the instrument I am trying to use this in place of a custom shop instrument that I traded my satin ES 335 Gibson model Guitar in on, however since I spent a fortune on the guitar now I stupidly feel that owning this would be an advantage to taking it out to local gigs and damaging the high-end Guitar, but I wanted to know what Zinc tail bridge because I want to darken and thicken the tone a little bit and I do think the zinc tailpiece makes a difference on the hard tail did not know if I could get a zinc, nickel plated bridge that would fit over the posts on this bridge. Just not familiar with the bridge interchange But I like to put the best of the best on everything so please recommend the most expensive or the best at whatever price lol I know that sounds ignorant, but truly you get what you pay for in the Guitar world even when you overpay you’re still getting more than you would if you underpaid I have found it is better to invest upfront. I am going to have mine Plex the fret work sorry I am blind and dictating so if it’s misspelling, I figured I would just have the neck redone while it was at Sweetwater lol no sense in getting home that Guitar and needing to file it. Look forward to your response on bridge and tuner upgrades. 0:36
Just bought epiphone alex Lifeson Les Paul. Like the new headstock and build quality. This one will be next axe. Great review BTW!
I own eleven Gibsons ranging from tributes to custom shop R7 and while I own a real Gibson 335 that's the satin version I've been really intrigued in this epiphone 335 but I just can't brung myself to pull the trigger on it. Am I crazy or should I go ahead and get it?
Are you going to sell your Gibson 335? That's the only reason I would get this one. Or I guess if you want to throw this one in a different tuning for a different sound...but considering you have 11 other guitars, I'm sure you can already have a whole range of variously tuned guitars. My 2 cents is play what you've got, and if you want to take some money out of your collection, but not sacrifice on tone, then sell a guitar (or six) and buy this one.
YOLO 😂
Get a cherry color one while you can
@@matiasdvoskin3985 I'd get a white one
@@chrislink73 Uh no....I'm not selling a Gibson anytime soon, I'll probably just wait and get a Murphy Lab 335 I'm a month or two.
great tone and attack! inspiring playing! have ordered one but seems one have to wait!
Sounds great! Whether it looks great as well depends on personal taste. Personally, I prefer gloss over satin finish except for the neck. If this guitar gets polished and buffed to a high gloss, will it alter the sound? Any comment will be much appreciated. Thanks!
No I don't think there would be any difference between polished or satin. For sure nothing the human ear would pick up on. Polish it up 👍. I just bought one recently and I'll tell you that everything about it is just as described. Sweet! 😎👌
Hi. thanks for your video! I'd like to put you just a question: is the neck too chunky, or just a little bit?
Thank you very much
Definitely on the chunkier side
That is awsome! Great playing too.
Hi whats the brand of the Strings? Thanks
Hi! They're factory stock strings
So other than the headstock and the pickups, it's basically the same as the IBG 335 that's been available for the last couple of years? (Minus case and candy too)
Not really, this guitar as one piece, long tenant neck with ebony fingerboard (neck is also thicker).
The stop bar and bridge are Gibson branded and has 5 plies binding.
It turns out I don’t care so much about the name on the headstock and more about the shape. I’ve got both Gibsons and Epiphones and just don’t care for the headstock shape of the epiphone. What’s cool guitar.
Walt Grace still doing Setups?
Yes we are! Call us for more info
in the end of the day, it's an epiphone and "command" epiphone prices when you want to sell it used (auto-halved).
I highly doubt that. Go on reverb and see. The Faulkner V retailed for $900. They’re asking around $2500 used now. I bought a Zakk Wylde buzzsaw for $600 years ago. The ones listed today start at $1300.
@@antoniomontoya5298 love how you cherry picked limited edition rare runs of epiphone to support your argument. just goes to show you're reaching there. trust me, these mass produced epiphones with faux gibson open book headstock and trinket bells and whistles will command half their price. the "ebony" isn't even the same species of ebony used on USA Gibsons. give me a break.... you're all being fooled by the marketing machine. wake up!
@@kenichi407
I think these are going to be limited runs. That’s the point silly. I don’t think epiphone is going to keep pumping out guitars with Gibson pickups. It’s called fear of missing out. It’s a marketing tactic.
By the way, I also bought a epiphone custom v with a hard case brand new off eBay for like $450 a few years ago. There’s one on reverb now listed for $878.30, no case. That’s not a signature anything.
I think you guys are in denial about what is happening to a brand that used to be very budget priced. If people want to buy them, why be mad at them?
@@antoniomontoya5298 limited edition "rare runs" are announced at the beginning... they're not being marketed that way. damn, you're really reaching here. hopefully, you didn't buy one as an investment!
@@kenichi407why do you care what other people buy with THEIR own money? Chill out and smoke a joint...it's going to be ok.
I don’t think they’re competing. They’re just a step up from regular epiphones. Most people can afford them and they sound good.
Gibson is like a super car Lamborghini, or Ferrari. Lots of people want one, but can’t afford one and they dont fit in most people’s life.
Epiphones are like muscle cars. Still faster than regular cars, and great looking. But more affordable and practical for most people.
Can't buy one of these anywhere... Nobody has them in stock and the waiting time is months
big tort pickguard looks great
Forget about the guitar, what boots are you rocking?
Colorado boots!
@ Is that the brand or the model? I can’t find them. Would you take this guitar over a tele thinline?
That's like asking if LTD is competing with ESP
That was awesome....
Even the cheapest squire sounds great with all dirty tones.
Got to loose that red and gold combo and I’m in😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩
First to all the Gibson guys that want to pass the Grey Poupon ,sorry, but certain Epiphone models like the Bonamassa ,1962 ES 335 , Noel Galagher model are incredible in sound and beauty .
Is it a great value? At 1K+ perhaps not. There are other better made semi hollow guitars in that range that surpass epiphone quality. Is it the best look alike to a Gibson without spending 9K on the Murphy lab? Yes it’s close enough. Deal breaker for me is the wieght. The epiphone is about 9.5lbs+ while the murky lab I played was 7lbs. That alone I would prefer the Gibson
Nice! Now you need to make a Squier competing with Fender video featuring the Classic Vibe or Contemporary series!
@@tomaslopez2940 or you could buy good guitars
I like that
Gibson isnt even competing anymore in my opinion.
Coachella , jazzfest, Glastonbury, no one plays gibson electrics who's under 50.
They raised their prices bur not their quality. Fender is clearly the winner in 24'
I WANT ONE !!!!!!!!
Only a Gisbert is good enough😁play that Axe and be happy or go to Reverb ya find some nice Gisbert 295 es guitars above 7000 grand perhaps they are better with worms in - direct from a vitrine of a Milionäre so keep rockin Gisbert is Gisbert and he plays a steinway modell d 195000 grand with a distortion pedal K I driven
Look, everyone’s gonna have to just let go of the naming of this instrument. Yeah it’s made in China, big deal. It’s got Gibson wiring, Gibson specs, Gibson parts, Gibson pickups (which are $500 alone), Gibson headstock. It’s a Gibson in name only and it doesn’t have a nitro finish. Gibson realized they needed something to appeal to the budget conscious musician, rather than making them pay $3500 and expecting to stay solvent on tnat
that paint job and contours look somewhat wonky and "cheap". where are these being made? really need to take a step back and ask yourself "am I getting a Gibson at raised Epiphone prices?" or "am I paying what used to be Gibson prices for an Epiphone with bells and whistles?"
Let them compete like Hyundai and Kia.. Hyundai is mother company of Kia.
Epiphone is Gibson! All the profit goes to.... Gibson
Nah, Epiphone just wants more money for their products. And by that I mean Gibson wants more money for their products. Imagine that.😂
Better research Epiphones history before you make another ridiculous comment
@@Myfingersstinklikefish I’m well aware of Epiphone’s history. Including the fact that they are owned by Gibson. So them raising their prices is Gibson wanting more money from consumers, by proxy anyways.
@@chrisb8193 no you're not well aware of epiphone history you're post prove that
@@Myfingersstinklikefish Educate me then, what am I missing?
@@chrisb8193 research yourself buddy just like everyone else including me has
How are they competing with gibson when they are owned by gibson. This is technically and literally one of the stupidest questions ever asked.
it's called cannibalizing your own brands
Sounds great! Whether it looks great as well depends on personal taste. Personally, I prefer gloss over satin finish except for the neck. If this guitar gets polished and buffed to a high gloss, will it alter the sound? Any comment will be much appreciated. Thanks!
@@mr3klaxIt will not. The magnets in the pickup is amplifying the resonance of the strings and not the body. The shine of the finish will not alter the sound.
@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg Always 5 likes, from your other usernames 😆
Epiphone has been competing with Gibson since JC Curliegh Restored Epiphone back to premium brand in 2019/2020 and back before Norlin ruined epiphone in 1976 epiphone stomped Gibson into the dirt epiphone is Gibson big brother and always will be it's come full circle once again epiphone was never meant to be a budget brand in the first place epiphone once again rules over Gibson I have a few 2021 high end Epiphones and wouldn't have it any other way..
Fun with fiction 😅 You post identical posts from multiple user accounts. Identical posts!!!
@@booshting3520hey it's booshturd the guy no one likes great name for you booshturd 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@Myfingersstinklikefish Your post is sanctioned by CHIBSON & THE BUDGET COPY GUITAR BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF CHYNA!!! 😆
Man... you guys have nothing better to do....🤨
@@Mason_N. I always make time for the less fortunate.
Stop saying Epiphone, Gibson's bastard child company are just as good. Every year since their inception their pickups are that much closer to the Gibson Burstbucker. B.S. both companies have severe Q.C. problems. Bought a new Epi LP 2 months ago based on how great they're supposed to be. One 1/4 turn of the truss rod, at set up & 7 frets popped off.🙄 I got my money back.
It looks toyish to me.
Depends. Are you a dentist with 3 income properties? You'll probably buy a Gibson. For normal people, though, the Epiphone is the choice.
If you can't figure out how to raise 3K while not being a dentist, you've got bigger problems than picking out a guitar 😂
@@HALWASRIGHT that one went right over your head, eh?