Don't Buy An Epiphone Les Paul Special I Until You Watch This Video | Review, Unboxing and the Truth
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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Thanks for all the love on the video. @StephenJonesTV pointed out I kept saying LP Special II... I should have been saying LP Special I... Sorry for any confusion. I had the II on my brain and it just came out HA!
I always enjoy your videos bud!Keep em coming 😀
Thanks man! Next one is scheduled for Sunday!
Love? 84 likes? 24 dislikes LOL
@@bsideguitar what would you suggest for a starter pack for a 8 year old?
I mean, I have a special 2 slash outfit, and it rocks, it's a very good guitar for the money, except from the electronics. That part sucks bad...
Dude, you can fix that loose tuning key with one turn of a screwdriver, it happens on really expensive guitars too. Calling it "unacceptable" is a bit of a reach
I mean he needs some spicy opinion, otherways his crappy ut channel will die
That's what I thought. It's not the end of the world if your tuning key is loose
@@wilburke189 oh i did it today, i didn't even know how to do it but i saw a screw on it and tighten it and i fix it wiouth the knowledge how to do is, so its REALLY easy
True, but depends who you buy from. That’s his point. Get it from someone who will give it a look over and tighten that screw.
Not a reach at all... in who's mind would that shit pass QC?
Being a dedicated Epiphone player and owner for many years, I have to chime in here... you're expecting perfection for $180, and to be very straightforward, you're not going to find it at that price point. You made such a huge deal out of a loose tuning key...things like that will happen, man; just get a screwdriver out, tighten it up, and move on... that's not a deal-breaker. And to be equally straightforward, yes, Epiphone is a major guitar manufacturer, but so are Gibson and Fender, and even they have QA issues, even at their most expensive price points. No matter who the manufacturer is, no matter if they're handmade, or made on an assembly line, every manufacturer puts out a few turds here and there; it's just how it is.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I have been surprised at the responses I have received on this video but just two points to think about. First, the only reason guitars come out a certain way is because we as the consumer allow it to happen. Now I understand there will always be some fault tolerance and guitars with issues, but almost every Epiphone under $200 I am trying has some issue with it. That only happens because we turn a blind eye to it and allow Epiphone to keep producing guitars without tight QC, and we buy them.
As far as the idea that every brand will have "turds", that is for sure true, but my bigger concern is the number of turds I am getting from Epi vs any other brand in that same price point. Keeping in mind I am talking about their guitars under $200, as the guitars in the $379+ range I have played are fantastic!
Good conversation and thanks again for chiming in.
to be fair, you can absolutely buy a better les paul style Harley Benton for less than $180. set neck, 2 tone and 2 volume pots, etc. I have an epiphone LP special II that i bought like 20 years ago for around $220, I used to have a g-400 that I spent like $300 on. I bought a harley benton explorer copy for around $150 shipped and sold the g-400 because the explorer copy plays ever bit as well for half the cost.
I've seen 3 of these guitars, all 3 of them had defects, and it's not always as simple as fixing a tuning knob... My buddy bought one where the headstock is basically falling off...
To be straightforward with YOU, the price point is irrelevant, if there are defects in the product; the product is a scam... I expect any product that I purchase to function as advertised regardless of the price point... I don't care how much it costs, if I purchase a pack of gum, open the pack to find out that half of the pack is ruined or missing, and my buddy unironically tells me "You should have bought their deluxe brand..." I am punching that buddy in the face...
If you can't ship a non-defective product at the price point then don't ship anything at that price point at all... From what I can tell; these guitars belong in the toy aisle at Walmart not at Guitar Center...
You can find these for $120 all day long. Most ppl can figure out how to tighten up a tuning key. I have one and it sounds and plays great
He said it in the beginning bro. Out of the box value. As I’m not having to do any handy work. As in a beginner not feeling like he wasted 200$. If it isn’t handled before leaving epiphany factory. Then ok. Big deal. They do it on several thousand dollar guitars too. But from a dealer? Seems to me I’m smart for physically checking out a guitar before I buy it. How the guitar is set up hanging on a wall says everything about the dealer.
@@daveyrock6521 Nah, if a beginner can't tighten 1 fucking screw... There is 3 screws just to get to the trust rod which will most likely need to be adjested within a week or so if you live in a different state that has different climate then the seller. They just need to learn early on guitars do require periodic maintenance.
@@brianworden7022 as someone who is about to begin playing, Im expecting to have to learn to fix shit. It’s how the world works. If your not willing to put in the work to keep it nice condition than you shouldn’t have it
@@oofproductions27 fax
incredibly biased review
That’s the cheaper special what do u expect for 150 bucks lol
There's a lot of guitar in the same price
Or a little more and a lot better
I heard the squier bullet mustang is a really good guitar for it’s price. It’s $170.
Its not about the value for the money, it’s about the value in general. How good the guitar is regardless of the price. I wouldn’t pay 180 for a guitar I didn’t enjoy. If it’s as simple as a good setup then fine but honestly, I’ve played a 100$ first act 222 that was better than an sg tribute. Gibson worth the extra 800$? I don’t think so.
Idk why grown men are even playing guitars that come in a kids guitar bundle I have two epiphones in the 400 dollar range and I love them. Tbh I would never buy one again after playing guitars built in South Korea way better quality craftsmanship playability overall
@@daveyrock6521 Really?
The tuning key can be tighten. Just use a screwdriver. You flame epiphone for a MINOR mistake and call it unacceptable. I’ve had the red one for a year now and I’ve never had a problem with mine. You act as if you know so much but you can only play simple riffs and songs. Maybe you should practice more instead of judging something so harshly.
the box protects the headstock and tuners which would suck if it gets damaged ... the allen wrench is vital if you need to adjust the neck.... u dont come off sounding smart complaining about the box that protects the guitar !
Jeez, grab a screwdriver and tighten up the tuner.
Not the point. A kid new to guitar probably knows fuck all about tightening a tuner. Should be qc’d.
@@fancykarlmarx that kid most certainly has a parent that can do this.
The tiny screw vibrated in shipping. Kids gotta grow up and tighten a screw at some point in their life. It’s kinda intuitive!!!!
@@Alex_3311DesignCo if you’re new you’re not gonna know what needs to be done to your guitar. I know beginners wouldn’t know about tightening the tuner pegs unless they’ve done a ton of research.
You guys saying a kid or a noob won't know what to do must be dense. Its a screw, you turn it, thats it. I could work a screw driver when I was 5 years old. I was fixing flats on my bike at 6 years old. How lame can kids or parents be not to tighten a screw?
As far as noobs go, I am new to guitars. I bought one and it buzzed on the top 3 frets. I googled and watched UA-cam and learned to set up. Plays awesome now. Noobs can learn fast these days.
I have this exact guitar and this guitar is amazing for its price, I definitely recommend for beginners. My guitar came perfect, his guitar was most likely roughly shipped, or assembled carelessly. Still respect your opinion ✊
Fun fact he is a guitar expert but knows nothing about valuable accessories.
That's not an Allen key. Allen is a brand name, it's actually called a hex wrench.
The whole point of this particular Epiphone Les Paul Special I is that is has P90s, which no Squier in that price range has. Your recommendation doesn't really apply to anyone who's buying that guitar so they can have something with P90s.
Also a loose tuning key is really not a big deal. As other people have said, their super fancy high-end guitars have arrived from the factory with loose tuning keys. If you don't have a screwdriver or a socket wrench set, you're doing a lot of things wrong as a human being with basic life skills. Yeah, it should have been caught by QC, but it's not some inexcusable massive screw up like bad solder joints (which are easy enough to fix anyways) or cracked wood or a warped neck or something else would be.
Also I picked one of these up for $100 on the used market and I really really like this guitar. It sounds fantastic.
While I understand your point, I would argue the whole point of this guitar is for Epiphone to sell a bunch of inexpensive guitars to beginners. Coming from that angle is my frustration with it.
When most beginners walk into a guitar store they don't know what pickups they want or what type of guitar they are going to walk out with. With what I have seen from the epi stuff under $200 I would never recommend it to a beginner. If you have some guitar skills and can tweak a guitar, sure you can make it work, and yeah there will be good ones, but as a whole, I have not been impressed.
@@bsideguitar yes, but those tuners are attached to the guitar with a few small phillips screws. You don't need to be a guitar tech or expert at anything to get a common household tool and tighten a screw.
If a nut isn't filed properly, I get it. If the bridge is all messed up, holes aren't drilled right, solder joints are bad, etc, I get it. Maybe I come from a time and place and era where literally everyone has a few different sized screwdrivers laying around the house and some people are so helpless and dependent that they can't even tighten a screw on their own...I just don't see a loose tuner as a massive dealbreaker for a newbie.
I got one of those LP special I P-90 last year. I hated it for the longest time. Then I bought some setup tools and learned to set it up (many nights Of trial and error). I also put in a TUSQ nut in. It plays pretty well, I really like it as a guitar that I can use for open tunings. Great for the price point! I paid $129.
I put another $100 in mine. Tuners, nut ,strings , intonatable wrap bridge , and pio cap. It’s a beast. With great tone differences.
Sorry, but the parent company, Gibson, had lots of QC issues, in the fairly recent past, on guitars that cost 10x what that Epiphone costs. A loose machine head really isn't a huge deal....tighten the couple screws and get over it. In my opinion, buying a guitar under $200, you should pretty much expect a little bit of fine tuning to get it in tip top, playing shape.
I mean, you could just tighten a bit the key with a screwdriver...
Sounds like your typical "it's not a Gibson!" fanboy.
If you are going to buy a guitar online get it from Sweetwater.
What does Sweetwater add that other retailers don't?
@@rrrafiel amazing customer service. And a bag of candy i believe as well.
Better yet, buy it from Melody Music. They will inspect and do a set up, and no I don’t work there
Sweetwater is great. Until there’s a problem . . .
Their 55 point inspection is only on $299+ guitars
I would hate selling this guy anything
I just bought a new Gibson SG and it has the deluxe tuners on it, but they were all barely screwed down and about to fall out. And that was $1000+ guitar built in Nashville USA factory, and it came with a polaroid of it at the factory. It needed fret ends filed and a few other things done to be legit playable, and I really like it. If you don't wanna tinker on a guitar, pick another hobby, that's my two cents. Thanks for the review bro.
my firebird is worth 5grand and still needs adjustments/ babying from time to time
dont underestimate how shitted on an item can get in the mail lol
Ya, when you buy a néw car you always have to tighten the lugs nuts, ignore the ‘small’ issues. If not find another way of transportation.
@@44scoots You say this sarcastically but new cars need maintenance all the time, and then cars need yearly maintenance after that at the very least. So yes - if you don't intend on maintaining your car, I'd advise you find a different means of transportation. I can't think of one thing in the world that doesn't need maintenance, even your own body requires constant maintenance if you want to be fit and functional.
@@jsedge2473 that’s not what I’m talking about, jeez. I’m sarcastically talking about a new car, you shouldn’t have to do any maintenance on a new car when you first get it. The OP is talking about a new guitar and is insinuating that it’s ok that it will need work when you buy it, which is absolutely crazy, especially after spending $1000. So me by saying “find another way of transportation” I’m insinuating “buy another guitar brand”.
Yawn.....terrible review...try again. Your rant over the "valuables" was laughable....
Getting in to? Using a screwdriver maybe? You are unacceptable. I watched two of your silly anti Epiphone videos I won't watch anymore.
I’m 2 years late to the party here but I can’t help but feel you had absolutely no intention of giving this guitar even half a chance
This guy is a joke. This guy goes to McD and expect a prime rib. No value in this video.
He bought one of the cheaper epiphones which is not bad at all, and dude just grab screw driver to fix it. not that big of a deal
Dude, the desiccant packet. You missed it. I mean, wtf . . . That’s valuable.
😂 dang can’t believe I missed it! Ha!
Just DO NOT EAT!
@@carlbaumeister3439 wdym they taste delicious man
I have a Epiphone SG Special VE, the tuners on that guitar are the same as on mine, and there is a screw on them that allows you to tighten the nob, it looks like in shipping at some point, that screw got loose for this guy. Its a simple thing to do, to tighten that screw, mine did not have that issue. I like mine, but I am someone that is accustomed to being broke, so it was around the top of what I could afford. Anyhow, I don't think that screw coming loose is a big enough deal to tell people not to buy that guitar. That is the same kind of issue a 2000.00 dollar guitar can have when you get it out of the box. Its like complaining about the action being too high on a electric guitar, or complaining about the buzz, it makes no since to do so on electric guitars. Such issues happen to most guitars that have to go through shipping, especially when they have to go through different climates. In this case, it was a simple loose screw, and it was likely tight at the factory.
Anyhow, If I give a company 200.00 of my dollars, I expect a functioning product. I don't expect top of the line in most cases, but I do expect the product to work. In this case, the product functioned as intended. So as long as the person buying said guitar knows what they are buying, which is a cheap guitar, then I would say people should buy it.. Ill watch his other video, to see what his issue with the cherry one was now. I hope all is well to whom ever reads this, if anyone does.
Men own screwdrivers grow up and tighten the button screw!
Just clicked on this vid to dislike and comment . Sorry bud but I love my epi LP. No need to watch this video
Guitar snob talks down a $180 guitar.
This is what you get when Jonah Hill can't get Seth Rogen to be in his video.
I got one of these used for $50 and it is an excellent guitar...not for the money, in and of itself an excellent guitar. Sounds great, lots of warmth, lots of bite. It's light, it feels great in my hands and responds well to dynamics as I'm playing. Good for jazz, good for Rock, good for Blues, good for Country, even sounds good playing Classical (Satie translates well to Electric guitar). The only thing I miss are dedicated volume and tone for each pickup but that matters less with P90s IMO. While I might agree with watching out for products from Big Box stores (as this reviewer advises) you can get a good one. And a good one will be very good indeed!
Bit smug though
Well... I think you should acknowledge that it sounds better than a Fender Bullet, kinda of. Other than that, you made some good points.
Epiphone has definitely been hit or miss for quite some time. I have a Masterbilt acoustic that’s fantastic but outside of the old Elitist models I don’t expect much.
Having been a Trainer and Instrument tech for Musicians Friend & Guitar Center with Gibson certification, among others, I have handled 100s of guitars and I would not buy an Epiphone without seeing it first. That is, unless Your willing to drop the money to get a plek leveling done an have some extra cash for hardware upgrades.
I really want to like their products, and have purchased and returned 3 of their guitars over the past two years because of the inability to intonate, misalignment of the neck, and unlevel sprouting frets. Maybe things will change as Gibson’s new management takes over. I really hope so.
Do you expect a Toyota Land Cruiser when you pay for a Toyota Yaris? When your perspective is so far off, then your conclusion is not reliable. Tighten the dang tuner and rock that thing brother!
Yea but he a Gibson fanboy so if it ain’t Gibson it’s trash
Isn’t this the Les Paul Special-I?
Sounds decent, looks good...tuning peg is definitely a turn off but squier raised the bar for cheap guitars!
As did Harley Benton!
Just tighten the peg
especially the Affinity Series...great guitar for $167 on Sam Ash. I got the Butterscotch made in Korea with Fender Pickups. It's great
How long have you been working for Gibson and Fender, I have used these guitars for live gigs for years.....................
So grateful I sub’d. I’m not a player (yet I’m 52😉) but my son is well on his way 15. These are very important to our family . We thank you my brother. I hope you may retire with your channel.
First time on this channel...and probably the last.
Real guitar channel reviewers always do a basic setup on a guitar before putting out a review, pick up a screw driver and learn to do the same.
🤦 these guitars are built for beginners. You think a 12 year old kid who buys this as there first guitar would do that? That’s the point here.
@@bsideguitar well a 12yr old wouldn't just go online and buy a guitar. They'd likely ask their parents, and one of those parents would be the one that kid goes too and says "Something's not right."
@@bsideguitar if they know how to google or have youtube, why not? You think kids can't handle a screw driver?
Not everyone can't afford a Les Paul or Fender Stratocaster.Why buy this guitar if you criticize everything about it? You can upgrade the humbuckers and turners or just tighten them ,what some UA-camrs will do for views and subscribers.
What do you expect from a $200 and below guitar? Sorry but I’m annoyed listening to you complain the whole time over tiny things. The finish is good, no cracks, no scratches, dings, finish problems, wiring issues. You were complaining over a loose tuning key, which is not a big deal at all. Even nagging when it said special hardware was in the box and it was the Allen keys and you said,” Special? These cost all of what? 5 cents?” Shouldn’t have recorded that day, unless you’re always like that
54k views shows peoples interest in affordable epiphones, 480 likes for 54k views means the review was pretty bad.
I've been playing over 30 years and i wouldn't trade my epiphone les Paul standard for no other guitar. You're obviously bashing it for some reason
This was a very bad take. They're cheap. No shit it's not going to be gibson quality. Most people know how to tighten a tuning key with a screwdriver.
Maybe just Maybe if you played better it would sound better 🤔? In my opinion
And this is why you buy a Special II got rid of many issues that the Special I had
Literally wastes my time ranting about a tuning key. I suggest that you improve the quality of what you call “content”.
I have a 97 Made in Korea Epi LP Standard in cherry burst. I'm happy with it.
It would take all of 10 seconds to tighten the tuning key. Not sure why he made it such a big deal.
Please do a give away 🤧 person like me is dying and can't effort even cheap les paul
Do the tighten up!
These are cheap guitars you cant expect a Gibson out of it man
Yeah, that loose tuner thing wouldn't bother me.
Great video. They should've said don't throw away the LITTLE box!
Ha! Maybe that was the super important and valuable part! How could I have missed that 😂
It had a loose key issue, but the sound more than makes up for it! Plus, it had important accessories.
I was impressed with mine, though the color was not close to the bright worn TV yellow in MF website. The pickups are killer... I paid for a setup and some frets were worked on. Best tone is 90's rock songs with high distortion IMO
I have an Epiphone Les Paul vintage edition and I love it
You would talk less and play more
For me the worn look just doesn't do it. So I took a chance on a Special II still in an unopened box. It is a gloss black and the finish was perfect. The machine heads were installed properly. The sticker on the package you laughed about is really for a Player Pack which contains a canvas guitar cover with an electronic clip-on tuner, strap, pics, and cable. Also included is a simple 10 watt Amp so young folks can play in their bedroom immediately. My Player Pack cost $190. with tax. There were only two concerns I had. First the light color of the Rosewood finger board pops out from the black finish. Even after treating the finger board it did not darken much. Based on the picture on the box I was expecting a darker finger board. Of course there are various grades of Rosewood as I know from buying Chess pieces. Unlike your model the Special II has the Tube-o-matic Bridge and a StopTailpiece. I am puzzled why the intonation screws on the saddle face the humbuckers pickup versus the toward the Stop Tailpiece which makes it harder to adjust intonation with a screw driver? The humbucker pickups are much better quality than the single pickups on a Budget Squire Strat. Finally, the Epiphone Les Paul's shorter neck makes it slightly easier for new players to play notes and chords - less pressure on the strings is needed since the tension of the strings is less. This reduces stress on the neck also. So the sticker you made fun of is for a Player Pack not an individual guitar which does include extra goodies - saving $50 on buying those items from a guitar store.
Hello sir. I'm from South Africa I am 73 years old and recieve a government grant equivalent of $105 USD, per month. A few months ago I bought the Epiphone Les Paul Special, Smoke Burst, I think they call it. It took me 2 FULL years to save up for this "cheap" guitar as you call it. My first EVER guitar after 73 years that has got LES PAUL on the headstock and of course an Epiphone. I never played a Gibson, any Gibson for that matter so I cannot compare, but, I am very happy with this guitar and for the FIRST time in my life I own a Les Paul. So I'm clearly on the wrong channel here. I see in the background you can afford expensive guitars. So how about you box up those two guitars, the cherry burst, I saw that video, and this yellow guitar and send them to me? I'll give one of them to an old school friend who also NEVER owned an expensive guitar who is ALSO getting a $105 USD grant from the government. Think about it sir, THIS to us is worth GOLD, THIS is our Gibson, thank you Epiphone. Thank you for uploading sir.
BTW I ordered my Epiphone online so the box was never opened either. ALL in tact.
I got the new 2020 TV yellow single cut les Paul special inspired by Gibson and everything was perfect especially the tuners but the medium jumbo frets are all filed down way too far, can't shake vibrato like with my new squier starcaster hollow body.
The epiphone is going back for the bad fret work. The tuners on mine were awesome.
Edit, you got the cheesy one,I got the inspired by Gibson one.
It had a great sound just need a little setup
I have one. I think I paid $139 for it. It was in need of a set up when I got it. After setting it up and polishing the frets it plays and sounds great. I definitely plan on keeping it. I bought it because I wanted a guitar with P90s in it. Going in to it I know it probably would need some work. I agree with buying local and buying Squiers.
The only bad reality is that many music stores are not bringing this Epi Les Paul Special with P90s... Only option for me was to buy online...
That’s true.
I got a red on backorder for $119. It seems like yellow ones get better reviews. Anything to that? That tone is pretty good. I been playing almost 30 years. Just want a nice neck and try p90s.
It's 🔥. Used it live twice already. May add Bigsby and better tuners.
I've had all price ranges of guitars but this video shows you why if you want a lower price guitar that is actually pretty good then buy a HARLEY BENTON.
Or get the really good TV yellow one that he pointed at I've got shoulders that was$399 and that I've had and its awesome !
I have had an epiphone LP special ii for 5 years and only very recently upgraded to a Gibson SG 61 reissue. My epiphone definitely had problems typical of cheaper guitars like strange tuning stability and sometimes finicky electronics but it was a work horse for the 5 years I mained it. It was a 2016 which was a pretty good year but I tried both the 2018 and 2019 versions in stores out of curiorsty and they felt and sounded MUCH cheaper and VERY low quality compared to mine. They got rid of the nice gloss finish they used to have and it’s a gross sandpaper matte finish, the newer ones always had fretting issues and the necks felt cheap and composite. I feel like they’ve committed to turning it around with the 2020-2021 series though.
would this be a good beginner guitar?
Any guitar, as long as you take care of it
Epiphone guitars can be a great value but there are soooo many QC issues. A loose tuning key is no problem imo but the fret work is often terrible. Never order an epiphone online go to a store because I find roughly 4 out of 5 epiphone guitars have problems with fret work, especially high frets
From what I'm seeing in the comments, and in the dislike ratio, this video isn't really worth watching. Welp. On to the next one.
Bought 1 for 129, swapped out bridge and tuners for another 100.
I'm pretty happy.
I bought one this morning for $106...used in BLACK. I'm THRILLED!
At that price a great deal! Congrats man!
No Mister, Epiphone is so much better already.If the problem is one tuning key what should i say? I bought some years ago a guitar that had issues with the frets,the leveling wasnt right and i was forced to fix it! Yeah that was a problem Bro,not a tuning key cause its so much easier to fix it my self.Be healthy and strong
To be fair squier doesn't have that problem because they don't use screws on their tuning pegs
The screw at issue is at the end of the thumb piece.
I have the Epiphone special worn gray I actually love the guitar I had no issues from out of the box it’s very comfortable I also have two squires and I love those guitars and I do appreciate this channel I have a question what is the better amplifier fender or a Marshall
got one for 60 bucks- all agree its a screamer- get a good one and it might be a great one. Hangs between a 6k 335 and a 4k standard amongst others- so I wouldnt have it if it wasnt really a "special 1" Agree tuners are shitty-but they hold tune once you get there- I am afraid changing them would change tone so they stay.
Just picked one up at a pawn shop for $80. Guitar guy there set it up nice and it's a fun little guitar for me to learn on.
He probably goes to a Chevy dealership and critique the new Corvettes too. What a Jack###
I mean is it even possible to get a solid Les Paul for under 200 bucks?
In my opinion, not now. 🤷♂️
@@bsideguitar what do you mean not now? Probably in the future?
This is a great guitar. Highly recommend.
There are MANY good epiphones. Go try the one you want to buy at a store. Touch it, feel it, play it. If that one does not suit you try another one. Even in the same year/ model.
I have one right now. It's the best playing guitar under $500. Sure everything is 'cheap'. I stole one for $40 bucks, and yes, I am going to change the tuners. There are so many things to like about this guitar.
Idk man, as basically a beginner at guitar only started like 5 months ago i just completely sanded and reglued the bridge of my horribly worn out harmony sovereign aswel as replacing a tuning peg, one loose screw is not a big deal, for beginners its all a learning experience.
im primarily an acoustic player. i got one for the rare occasion that i want to have a few beers and shred along with some punk. mine was great out of the box. good action. decent tuners. low action. no buzz. super hot pickups. no complaints. ive had 600 dollar electrics in the past that played worse. but i guess quality control isnt that great. i must have got lucky.
It's a $200 guitar lol you can't expect absolute perfection...tighten up the tuning key and move along
Anyone ever showed you a tool called a screwdriver
lumber jack & he's ok, puts on women clothing & hangs 'round in barres.
They should have at least looked at the guitar before sending it to you. It's not much but it's what we customer service...Quality Ass.
I just bot one, only thing wrong was my truss rod, it was not activated at all, horrible buzzing sound, but after adjusting it, it sounds great. No tuner issues at all
The new II's bodies are made from poplar. Very light guitar. The SG special is also poplar. I prefer mahagony. If you look, you can find an older Special II made from mahogany, neck and body. If you are lucky you can find one from 2011-2012 that were made at the Samick factory in Indonesia. There are two Samick factories. Both produce good guitars. You can find them with a little patience between $100 and $150. The wood on the poplar Special II models are very thin where the pickup knobs and input jack are and are prone to break easily. 🤷 Find the older model, throw some new pickups in it and you'll have a monster player.
Too bad, you got the lucky one. Mine was perfect and fantastic in every way.
An epiphone with QA issues, plus the cost of mods of your choice (even if you choose the expensive route like boutique p90s, completely new frets, new wiring, vintage tuners, and a bigsby just for laughs) would still come out cheaper than a Gibson (even w/o QA issues). However, it's understandable that if you paid money for a product, the least they could do is have it ready to use without repairing anything yourself (tho shipping comes with its own set of problems). You still gave a shout out to squire and other epiphones so we can weigh all of our options. Thanks for your perspective!
The sticker for the Allen key probably cost as much as the key..lol..what do you expect for that little..my first quitar 20 yrs ago was 350$
You pay for what you get Thats why I purchased a Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Stratocaster Cheap Guitars of any Brand Epiphone or Fender Squire or Made in Mexico or made it Asia or any foreign country is Junk like I stated before For $100 ,$200 you get what you pay for My Custom Shop Eric Clapton Stratocaster is crafted by Master Guitar Builders using the most Premium Quality Tone Woods TBX tone circuit Mid boost circuitry Vintage tuners etc
I have one but I have the 2 one I don’t have any problems with mine at all bro
Not a Gibson fan but this so overreacting it's actually silly.
Just got a vintage edition a couple weeks ago first guitar, looking into those mustangs would you recommend it , since the mustang has a tremolo bridge i believe?
Just get a screwdriver and tighten it up that kidney bean already. Have to set it up to your liking anyway. Anyone buying this guitar gets a set up done if they can't do it themselves. And if they can do a setup, having to tighten a kidney bean tuner handle is just too much to fail an entire guitar for. I could see if it were stripped out and rattles like that. I have Squier Bullet & Affinity, Strats, neither are Epiphone LP Special I P90 tone level. The Teles, they're as close to it as I can get, nut those are Monoprice TL's.
Bought a Epiphone Special II 14 years ago. Still playing and enjoying it. Havent modded a single thing. I play it as it came out of the box 14 years ago. Your attitude in this video is kind of bad. From the get go you are not even giving the guitar a chance at all like you'd have a massive point against the majority of Epiphone guitars. But you haven't lol. I think there is not a single "flawless" guitar on the market with that price tag. Its to be expected.
I'm trying to keep in mind that this guitar is marketed to beginners. Sure I can grab my tools and np, I expect it from sub 200, but some kid who's never touched a guitar gets it they may not play be cause of it
I have a special 2. Its decent but has some high frets, some sharp edges. Sounds okay. It really needs a service
And maybe that’s the point. If you buy it be ready for a service 🤷
Your opinion is ridiculous, really? A loose screw!