1st, very nice playing - Beautiful demo. I’ve watched and listened very carefully to your video with good speakers and headphones. My conclusion is the Epiphone sounds amazing. I would even say “beautiful”. Very rich and professional. Thanks for the comparison vid. Loved it.
Really nice video. Both guitars sound great. I recently purchased the Slash J45 and it sounds like a "broken in" acoustic to me. To have a new guitar sound so warm makes it a keeper. The flat fingerboard and V neck at the lower end took some adjusting to but ended up being really comfortable from open chords to playing up the neck. The V is only at the lower frets and definitely makes for less hand fatigue. I know this is a long comment but this acoustic rocks!
I enjoyed this review. My takeaway is that the Epiphone is more mellow sounding due to the mahogany back and sides. It’s an attractive guitar too. I wouldn’t want to play it though with the thick neck profile. I think the Gibson is more bright toned due to the walnut back and sides. If I didn’t mind the thickness of the neck on the Epiphone I would pick it over the Gibson. I would probably go with the Gibson and eq it to get rid of the excessive brightness. Nice work 👍🏻
We are glad you liked the video! Both guitars nice for sure, but yeah, Caleb in the video thought the Epiphone's neck was pretty thick, and he has what he likes to call, "bass hands" (he is also a bass player, if that gives any perspective).
I have the Epiphone J45 and I think it is an excellent guitar, but my question is if the 2 guitars weigh the same, because the Epiphone is very heavy. I don't have a way to compare, since I don't have the Gibson, could you clarify this doubt. And if all solid body guitars are so heavy? I would also like to know why the Gibson and epiphone are dark sounding, since they have Spruce top and mahogany sides and back, but I have heard other guitars with those same woods and they sound different.
To me there is only one great acoustic pickup and I encourage you to try it. The great *DeArmond 260 sound hole pickup* , a wire wound magnetic + piezo passive pickup combo in the same housing. Sounds great through clean Fender tube amps or FET transistor amps like Ampeg 1976 G110 reverb/ tremolo combo, Gibson L5, Music Man, and Peavey varieties. They really should reissue the DeArmond 260 sound hole pickup. If you get one I recommend you reinforce where the cable enters the pickup housing. JB Weld will look the best.
G45 tone is unrefined, even brash at times... Boxy even. This is not a complement. The Epiphone in this case higher quality materials and likely more time spent on construction. It sounds like a J-45 in terms of balance and has the low E thump, but a little less volume and clarity than the USA built J-45 (yes comparing to the J-45 not the G45, since this is a J-45). Probably Overall a much better guitar than the G45 or anything Gibson is building under $2k. There's simple economics at play here, you have a lot of manual labor that goes into any guitar. Labor cost are adding 20-35% at the manufacturing level for the USA built Gibson, which ends up getting doubled at wholesale then again at retail.... We all love USA built products, but the globalized world makes it so if you want USA construction you have to pay a very high premium or the builder has to sacrifice quality to make the USA product affordable. The G45 is a product that chooses to sacrifice quality to stay around that $1k price point. The Epiphone "IBG" J-45 on the other hand, represents the best of what foreign manufacturing can do. This is not a good compromise... Disclaimer: I own a Epiphone IBG J-45 and a 2001 Gibson J-45. I play both instruments daily, but actually spend more time on my Epiphone lately.
@@lastcall9998 when recorded mine sounds exactly like what you hear in the video. Unplugged, it's a bit quiet, but so is a Gibson J-45. Unplugged, the Gibson J-45 is a bit louder, but the core tonal characters are there in both and plugged in or even recorded with a good mic, they basically sound the same. Epiphone did a fantastic job with these.
@@rmzzz76 Wow, thanks for replying. (Lots of times questions in the comments section just get lost). No need to reply this time. (Although I am trying to find if the Slash version is shallower too than its Gibson counterpart). Have a great day!
@@lastcall9998 A good friend of mine owns the Epiphone Slash J-45, I own the "standard" Epiphone J-45 with bone nut and saddle, basically Epiphone's take on the Gibson J-45 "50s Original" that's in production today. Both Inspired by Gibson J-45s (Slash edition and the Standard) have a slightly more narrow body depth. It's about 1/2" thinner in body depth than all Gibson J-45, except for the "Studio" line of Gibsons which also use the more narrow body depth.... The Slash edition Epiphone J-45 is probably the best sub $1k acoustic money can buy spec wise.. You're getting 1.) A hard case 2.) an all solid wood guitar 3.) The same Grover rotomatic tuners Gibson uses on the USA J-45 Standard. 4.) The same USA made LR Baggs Active Element VTC pickup system Gibson puts in the USA J-45 Standard... and you can find these new with warranty on Reverb $799. That's just insane....
@@rmzzz76 Thanks so much for confirming what I suspected. I am still deciding. I want to get a J200 or a Hummingbird or this one. You're awesome thanks.
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1st, very nice playing -
Beautiful demo.
I’ve watched and listened very carefully to your video with good speakers and headphones. My conclusion is the Epiphone sounds amazing. I would even say “beautiful”. Very rich and professional.
Thanks for the comparison vid.
Loved it.
Really nice video. Both guitars sound great. I recently purchased the Slash J45 and it sounds like a "broken in" acoustic to me. To have a new guitar sound so warm makes it a keeper. The flat fingerboard and V neck at the lower end took some adjusting to but ended up being really comfortable from open chords to playing up the neck. The V is only at the lower frets and definitely makes for less hand fatigue. I know this is a long comment but this acoustic rocks!
La compré y está de camino. Te parece tan buena guitarra la Epiphone Slash j45? Gracias. Cómo definirías su tono?
Salute brother
The Gibson just sings cleaner and warmer. Not taking away from that Epi. It's way better than I expected but the Gibson wins.
I enjoyed this review. My takeaway is that the Epiphone is more mellow sounding due to the mahogany back and sides. It’s an attractive guitar too. I wouldn’t want to play it though with the thick neck profile. I think the Gibson is more bright toned due to the walnut back and sides. If I didn’t mind the thickness of the neck on the Epiphone I would pick it over the Gibson. I would probably go with the Gibson and eq it to get rid of the excessive brightness. Nice work 👍🏻
We are glad you liked the video! Both guitars nice for sure, but yeah, Caleb in the video thought the Epiphone's neck was pretty thick, and he has what he likes to call, "bass hands" (he is also a bass player, if that gives any perspective).
I have the Epiphone J45 and I think it is an excellent guitar, but my question is if the 2 guitars weigh the same, because the Epiphone is very heavy. I don't have a way to compare, since I don't have the Gibson, could you clarify this doubt. And if all solid body guitars are so heavy? I would also like to know why the Gibson and epiphone are dark sounding, since they have Spruce top and mahogany sides and back, but I have heard other guitars with those same woods and they sound different.
To me there is only one great acoustic pickup and I encourage you to try it. The great *DeArmond 260 sound hole pickup* , a wire wound magnetic + piezo passive pickup combo in the same housing. Sounds great through clean Fender tube amps or FET transistor amps like Ampeg 1976 G110 reverb/ tremolo combo, Gibson L5, Music Man, and Peavey varieties. They really should reissue the DeArmond 260 sound hole pickup. If you get one I recommend you reinforce where the cable enters the pickup housing. JB Weld will look the best.
You’re titled is wrong, your playing a G45 not a J45
G45 tone is unrefined, even brash at times... Boxy even. This is not a complement. The Epiphone in this case higher quality materials and likely more time spent on construction. It sounds like a J-45 in terms of balance and has the low E thump, but a little less volume and clarity than the USA built J-45 (yes comparing to the J-45 not the G45, since this is a J-45). Probably Overall a much better guitar than the G45 or anything Gibson is building under $2k. There's simple economics at play here, you have a lot of manual labor that goes into any guitar. Labor cost are adding 20-35% at the manufacturing level for the USA built Gibson, which ends up getting doubled at wholesale then again at retail.... We all love USA built products, but the globalized world makes it so if you want USA construction you have to pay a very high premium or the builder has to sacrifice quality to make the USA product affordable. The G45 is a product that chooses to sacrifice quality to stay around that $1k price point. The Epiphone "IBG" J-45 on the other hand, represents the best of what foreign manufacturing can do. This is not a good compromise... Disclaimer: I own a Epiphone IBG J-45 and a 2001 Gibson J-45. I play both instruments daily, but actually spend more time on my Epiphone lately.
Does your Epi have good volume? Maybe not loud loud, but enough that it won't leave you desiring for more? In the video, miked, it sounds so good.
@@lastcall9998 when recorded mine sounds exactly like what you hear in the video. Unplugged, it's a bit quiet, but so is a Gibson J-45. Unplugged, the Gibson J-45 is a bit louder, but the core tonal characters are there in both and plugged in or even recorded with a good mic, they basically sound the same. Epiphone did a fantastic job with these.
@@rmzzz76 Wow, thanks for replying. (Lots of times questions in the comments section just get lost). No need to reply this time. (Although I am trying to find if the Slash version is shallower too than its Gibson counterpart). Have a great day!
@@lastcall9998 A good friend of mine owns the Epiphone Slash J-45, I own the "standard" Epiphone J-45 with bone nut and saddle, basically Epiphone's take on the Gibson J-45 "50s Original" that's in production today. Both Inspired by Gibson J-45s (Slash edition and the Standard) have a slightly more narrow body depth. It's about 1/2" thinner in body depth than all Gibson J-45, except for the "Studio" line of Gibsons which also use the more narrow body depth.... The Slash edition Epiphone J-45 is probably the best sub $1k acoustic money can buy spec wise.. You're getting 1.) A hard case 2.) an all solid wood guitar 3.) The same Grover rotomatic tuners Gibson uses on the USA J-45 Standard. 4.) The same USA made LR Baggs Active Element VTC pickup system Gibson puts in the USA J-45 Standard... and you can find these new with warranty on Reverb $799. That's just insane....
@@rmzzz76 Thanks so much for confirming what I suspected. I am still deciding. I want to get a J200 or a Hummingbird or this one. You're awesome thanks.
Ephiphone 😂🎉❤
The Gibson sounds muffled, it's really pretty bad. The epiphone sounds much better to me. However sound is subjective.
Hello. We are an art studio "Moon cat". We are from Ukraine. Our studio needs a guitar. If you or your friends have an old guitar that you do not need, we will be grateful if you give us such a guitar. Sincerely, Santa Claus. Christmas is coming! Hurry to do good!