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Epiphone Les Paul Custom - Alpine White - Inspired By Gibson
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2020
- Hey guys another Epiphone Les Paul Review. I really like the looks and feel of this one guys. Probably one of the better guitars I have ever played in this line. The gold top came in first, this one came in second between 4 guitars I played. Let me know what you think in the comments?
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I have one as well. The black beauty version. I own three Gibson Les Pauls and this stands right up there with them. It's a stunningly beautiful, well made instrument and sounds as good as my Gibsons. Am baffled how they can be sold at the price point given their quality and sophistication. Can't go wrong. One thing that's so great is the headstock harkens back to the "Kalamazoo" style. Nice touch!
Don't be baffled. It's at that price point because of Chinese labor costs. I'm not being a smart-ass, but the same people who think we should get $15 minimum wage, are the first people to complain about the price of an American made guitar.
@@aaronperrotta7055 I agree 100 percent it's absolutely true . The Gibson version is basically 4,700 dollars more then the epiphone version .
Gibson only pays 17-21 dollars per hour in 2024
not much different than a burger flipper at Mickey Ds
look it it up they are hiring!
Hi Rich, great upload as usual. I got a 2020 Epi 60’s LP Standard last week, in part due to your demo’s. Went to the local shop and checked them out. Amazing LP, nothing to upgrade, Bourbon Burst looks fabulous. Mine stays In tune too. Keep up the good work and stay well mate.
Nice guitar indeed and sounds great! Nice job showing it off. Thanks and be well!
You always sound great Rich...I learn something from you every time buddy boy!
Epiphone makes beautiful guitars. I've had some over the years. Currently I have an epiphone Les paul bonamassa norm burst. A great guitar. Thanks for a great video. Great guitar and great player 🙂🙂👍🎸🎸Greetings from Germany and the Cute Urchins
Rich ……………
You always have excellent tone brother…!!
It’s a pleasure listening to your videos…..
No matter what you’re demoing…… 👍
Great demo mate 👍🏼 I got one of these a month or so ago and totally agree it’s a beast of a guitar for the money. Always wanted the Gibson but this more than fills that gap on my current budget 👌🏼
A beautiful guitar! The inlays really pop! Personally I prefer black but thats just my preference. I think this one is worth the price and then some. Gr8 playing as usual by Rich!
I just got myself one as a steal on sale in reverb. Used but in excellent condition. I am SO excited!
Maaaaan your making that sing!!!!! Massive epiphone fan and that sounds fat! Great work rich🎸
I've had an Ebony one for about 3 months now. Very good guitar. That Ebony fingerboard is great. These guitars are well worth the money. She became my #2, after my Gibson ES 330.
I got the ebony one, about 3 months ago. It’s beautiful and it sounds great. I read a lot of great comments. Yes Epiphones are great guitars, especially that new inspired by Gibson collection, 2020 and after, new headstock, ebony fret board. Yes, the experiments were made in the Epiphone factory in Queens originally by Les Paul himself, so they are part of the history of the model. I understand that some people will still want to put the 3000$ + to have the Gibson name, a few adders (pickups and wiring mostly). But to me you have to be a professional player to put that extra money. Those Pro Bucker pickups are really good, I was surprised. When I was a teenager, my first guitar had that same look. It was a Japanese copy of a Les Paul Custom Ebony. I always wanted to get an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, so when I saw that recent improvement, I realised that now is the right time. Maybe one day I’ll get a Gibson, but I don’t see a huge difference. There is a difference, but I think you pay a lot. If I was a professional player, earning a living, then I would probably do it. For me getting an Epiphone, with what you get today under 1000$ CAN is just amazing. I hope more people are going to be proud of that Epiphone name on the headstock. Today this production in Asia is becoming extremely good and for a large part of guitar players out there, I truly think it’s becoming more and more popular. Great guitar, highly recommend it.
The Epiphones are really good for the price but i prefer the Gibson Standard Les Paul 60s over any Epiphones.. When you tried everything from 600€/$ Epiphones to 6k Custom shop Gibsons the Standard 50s / 60s Models are just golden. The tone, intonation and quality are better on the Gibsons than Epis. But whats not worth getting would be the Gibson Custom Shop, the price tag of 2x or more of a standard Gibson LP is not justified. You either buy Gibson Standard LPs or if you dont have the money, dont plan to gig or dont do any Studio recordings then go for custom Epis. But like i said standard 50s or 60s Gibson LP are golden Middle for anything, they are true Workhorses.. from recording Serious music in studios, live concerts, giging, jamming to practicing at home, while the Gibson Customs are more of a decoration and a showoff or for someone who is a hardcore gibson enjoyer.
Sounds amazing man
Have a good day
I keep seeing these all over my news feed now and I want one. 😍 I have a ibanez grgr120ex that's white and black and this would look great next to it As my 3rd guitar and most expensive purchase.
Love that guitar, it really catches the eye. Sounds great also!
Also, regarding Gibson tuning issues. Have you ever tried those string tuning trees that are supposed to fix that? I will have to link one, just wondered if they actually work.
Epiphone finally delivers with the ebony fretboards! Before we could only get them on signature models or limited edition models. What i’m really waiting for is the re-release of the 1959 Les Paul Standard which will come with an aged finish and Gibson Burstbuckers....def going to consider getting one even though I just got a guitar :)
I’m gonna get this and then a custom shop tele! Beautiful guitar! 🤩 🤩🤩
Awesome playing as ever
I just got myself one, I am really happy with it so far.
Just got mine a couple weeks ago! Loving that thing to death. I've always wanted an Epi LP Custom but never got around to it. After seeing they updated all their models for 2020 including the headstock, I finally pulled the trigger! It gives me that fat Les Paul tone I'm looking for. I swapped out the tuners for Gold Grover keystone locking heads just to further get it to look the business and I'm swapping out the pickups for a Seymour Duncan Slash set!
Wow. Great demo. Shows technical skill without going metal.
Nice review.
You play AWESOME 🙌
I bought one for 579 euros in black and its a fantastic guitar🎸🎸🤟
Really nice, the caoba fretboard is sweet, the tuners are excellent,( I forget to tune the guitar) and it plays and sound fantastic.
Mine is 4.2 Kg (9.2 pounds)
I have some beginner cover with the Custom 🇪🇸🍻🎩😎
I own one and I love it to death . Great purchase . I highly recommend it
I JUST ordered one on AMS tonight... cant wait.
just got one too, ordered from Ken Stanton as they are the only ones that have any in stock now!
@@Invasors $611 during November discount, free shipping no tax
@@Invasors it's a bit pricy but frankly these are keepers. Better than paying 4000-6000
@@Invasors up to you! Play it first of you can! At the end of the day you gotta be the judge. But yeah the 2020 Epiphones are great
I got a epiphone black & gold custom Pro, coil taps make it even more fun,,got a nearly new 1 3 weeks ago, I haven't picked up electric guitar in over 30 yrs,but playing acoustic intermediate level,3wks in and I absolutely can't put it down, playing 1am with headphones 😂, the action is actually decent,I see lots say they're high, bought a Zoom G21u effects pedal and blown away with that too, record to laptop.i haven't even tried open G tuning yet lol
I received mine today. It looks amazing, but I would personally recommend Epiphone Les Paul 1959
Lotta'bang for the buck !! 👍
Even the older head stocks that have the binding don't bother me that much
But this is a great improvement maybe pull the pickups do whatever to trick it out or just leave it play it definitely worth the dough ..... 👍
I dig your seat of the pants way of just throwing yourself into whatever the hell you feel like playing at the moment. That's 100% Legit and i play in a similar fashion so i can relate to it.
Thanks. Improvising makes me happy.
Run just had it the 2020 just went back and real heavy great playing
I realize I'm not an Epiphone guy don't like their pickups and if I'm going to spend the money to buy and install them the get the cheapest Gibson still sound better than epiphone. You play one the other day sounded killer crisp
@@edwinmartinez9787
no, the most expensive epiphone is better than the cheapest gibson and the epiphone is 700$ and cheapest gibson is 1000$
I don't understand why people hate epiphones and love overpriced gibsons. Epiphone is an older brand it has almost 150 years old history. Epi was the biggest rival of gibson. Founder of the epiphone died and gibson has bought the company. They've been making stringed instruments since the Ottoman times.(founder of the company was a greek man from the city İzmir, located in turkey currently) I have 3 epi's. One Lp custom, sg custom and zakk wylde zv custom. they are all incredibly good sounding guitars. I can buy a gibson les paul too but why would i ? i prefer 3 different great guitars instead of one gibson
Which is why I was so stoked to get my second Sheraton II, because it almost carries a greater heritage than the ES-335, despite being an outsource guitar. The research and development guys at Gibson probably lifted so much of what they learned about hollow body instruments from Epiphone. Additionally, the original Epiphone factory in Queens was where Les Paul himself designed the prototype solid body electric guitar, the one which was shafted for 10 years by Gibson.
I feel you, id rather buy an american performer strat/tele and a epi lp custom or modern than to buy a gibson lp classic or traditional. Or a mim strat and tele and a epi sg standard. Dont get me wrong itd be nice to have a lp studio, classic, traditional, or even standard 50's/60's. But simply put, companies like prs and esp put out american made single cuts for sub 2k that feel far superior. A guitar is only the tool, it doesn't do the work for you, and working all those extra hours instead of playing to save up for that gibson is more of a hindrance than buying the prs/esp/fender/epi and using all that extra time you saved to play. Especially for the home musician
Couldn’t agree more.
As the owner of 2021- Epi Korina V, LP Custom (same as this but ebony), Bonomassa LP Lazarus, and an SG, as well as a player of 40+ years, I will attest to their quality, excellent fit and finish, and very solid tone. The Lazurus is far and away the best of the bunch. It's got USA guts, and a long-tenon one-piece neck mahog neck, so on paper it should, and it does. But...it's still not on par with my Classic or Standard.
I also own a 2019 LP Standard, 2018 LP Tribute DC Special, and a 2022 LP Classic.
There is just something the Gibsons do that the Epi guitars don't do. It's hard to put my finger on it (aside from the obvious superior tone; as should be expected), but there is a big difference between the two brands. Gibson USA built that into the grand scheme! Is the difference worth $1-2k more? That's for the individual to decide. But the difference is there. The Lazurus proved that.
Regardless, all my Epiphones (except Lazarus) are getting new bridges and pickups. The SG and the V got locking tuners.
And the Korina V? Man! Mine is absolutely flawless, minus the bridge. The fit and finish is just fantastic. Love that guitar. It's getting some nice pickups.
Using these as most hobbyists do - at bedroom levels, and through budget amps - they are more than good. They're great. In fact, from a fit and finish standpoint, the fun project guitar I bought, a $189 Firefly (LP) Custom, has even better
Great review! If you were going so swap out the pickups, what kind would you put in?
Another great review which makes me want to own this guitar!
Superb playing mate... It's looks like a toy in your hands
A smexy toy
A sex toy
@@robertreynolds9961 no
After too much time I bought my Epiphone Les Paul Custom black. Since that I known one , with a ex- bandmate, I dreamed to adquire someone. Incredible guitar, amazing sound and don't loss to some Gibsons in performance. Sometime I think the logo make too expensive for the sound that leave. I don't want to down the Gibson, please. I just think that Epi LPC is so good guitar like some Gibsons. Thanx.
You said the pickups where alnico ones, for give me for being thick but I saw they where Pro Buckers, are these just a variant of alnico humbuckers?
If this is #2 epiphone, what is your #1 choice for epiphone?
thank you for the chambered mention. now I'm on the fence. the guitar was perfect until you said that haha. oh and brother. locking tuners for the win. Nice playing btw. the new headstock is sick imho. Rolling stone lips
Lol. It became perfect when he said it was chambered. But I remember Dr. Epiphone saying in 2020 Namm videos that the custom is not weight relieved. Hmm..
I don't believe standards or customs are chambered. And with many of them coming in over 9lbs - not a typical chambered weight.
i have just been battling on whether to buy black or white.
I got the black custom model, it's a very well made guitar.... it's just those pickups,..a bit muddy and sorta under the blanket sound?
Great Video!:) I'm planning to buy a guitar but i'm hesitating between this model Vs epiphone les paul modern x) is there any difference in the playability... or something that makes the one better than the other? they look similar and i'm having trouble deciding which one should I get (btw I play Neo Soul/Jazz/R&B)
The modern that I played, played a little better. But it might have just been set up better.
Nice guitar! Tasty playing too. Are you gonna check out the 2020 P90-equipped SGs Epiphone has now? ( unless I already missed the video) I'd love to get one & tear out some early Sabbath-style riffage!
I need to.
compared to the epiphone modern, which one has the better neck?
Nice 😄
Nice Vid Rich! You said that was #2 of your favorites, what was #1??
The goldtop.
I’m gonna buy my first epiphone les Paul, which one would you recommend the most; custom, modern or standard?
some lp custom owners on internet mentioned that this guitar has a "sticky" neck, probably because of the gloss finish, is it true?
5:34 when there's no juice left
Good enough
Thinking about getting a new epi.
If you had to choose between this one and the new Pro Koa model which one would you choose?
Personal preference. I like the look of the custom more. But that's just me. I haven't played the Koa.
The pro koa is a custom
I would like to know something. Is this guitar 700 plus dollars because of the fancy hardware and ebony fretboard but still has the same tone as my 450 dollar Epiphone?
I'm trying to decide between this and the black one
Black one will show more fingerprints and stuff, just saying.
@@RichBischoff 👍true I've had both. My first one was a black one i bought new. My last one was white i bought it used it was a 2014 it looked awesome aswell!!
Nice! With maybe a hint of La Grange....
This model definitely beckons when I arrive at Guitar Center. I would be lying if I said it hasn’t tempted me. In a gallop poll, does this finish take second to the black beauty finish?
If I based my temptation to get guitars on the way you and Robert Baker rock them out, Rich, I would probably have 50 times as many instruments as I’ve already got.
I have one on order; it should be in my hands by the end of this week. Do you think there is any chance that Epiphone may re-introduce the Les Paul Recording? I'm not referring to the Irridium, but the Recording model, with the Decade control. I had one (00111525) from 1979-93, and loved it, but had to sell.
Decade control?
What came out as number 1?
So what did they change from the 2014 to 2019 custom pro? Just the fretboard material (ebony) and the headstock shape?
Cts pots , and no coil taps.
Hey Rich I want to get this epi but I would like to test it with p90s because I've never played one with p90s. Is it wrong to do that on this guitar or should I wait and put p90s on another guitar?
Also, Whats the difference between this one and the custom pro?
This would probably sound pretty sweet with p90s. Might want to try out p90s on another guitar first though.
@@RichBischoff Yeah, I think I will test it on another first. I really appreciate the reply.
Brilliant guitars. Build quality is fabulous but almost every one needs a fret level due to high frets. Once that's sorted they are fabulous and to me as good as the Gibson version
If they just took a bit more time on levelling as the fret ends etc are perfect and it's Dunlop fretwire they are using but I ain't complaining 40 quid to my local luthier and it plays better than any Les Paul I've owned and I've had Edwards, fujigens, burnys, tokais and Gibson's with me finding Gibson to have the worst playability and faults. My three grand Les Paul had file marks on the binding and the nitro cracked on headstock really bad. Yes I know it's meant to age but flakes of it fell off despite the guitar being stored correctly.
I also own a Vintage Lemon Drop one of the early versions with the Peter green mod
I'd highly recommend these too they have no laquer finish and play the very best. Try to find the earlier models from 2008 to 2010 they have the traditional square heel joint rather than the new vintage scoop cutaway. They are long neck tenon made too which is unbelievable and the Wilkinson hardware and pickups are top notch. Seth lover after all showed in person Trev Wilkinson how to make an early PAF.
I wish i could afford all the gear i want. I got three guitars and o e procesdor...one frfr spkr...ive worked my was off to buy that.
Dont we all!
Can i have some of yours?? Lol
I believe only the LP Muse is chambered.
Correction. It is not chambered. It is a solid mahogany
Just get the new nutbuster for all guitars. your lp's won't go out of tune anymore👍...
Could you please describe it?
Lol *nutbuster*
Nice guitar, however, why, oh why, do so many guitar reviewers insist on only demonstrating guitars like this in over driven modes!!! Don't get me wrong, I like to play some pieces with varying levels of distortion, however, I also want to hear the natural clean sound of the guitar as only then do you get to hear the true sound of the woods and pick-ups. Distortion can hide imperfections in the natural sound of such instruments and so, in my opinion, reviews that only feature overdriven sounds do the instruments a diservice.
Have the push pull fuction?
nope
Is it just it me or it looks smaller than its Gibson counterpart? I refuse to believe it! I mean, I personally wouldn't mind a 3/4 scale but that would make a difference in terms of aesthetics too!
I WANT IT, I NEED A JOB, I WANT THAT GUITAR SO BAD
Try your local Walmart
Reverb site has 25 used Epi LP customs with payment plans........ i got a 2017 ebony(like new) and a 2015 Alpine excellent condition. i will swap out the Probuckers for some 490r/498t p/u's (Like A real LP custom) and seymor duncan P-Rails in the ebony and ..these guitars are special.
What is number 1?
Goldtop
@@RichBischoff where would you say the 60s rates?
I wanted to hear it clean. Not with all the effects. Looks nice
I think this guy plays it clean in his review. ua-cam.com/video/Vy3ewbYJDxk/v-deo.html
GREAT INTERVIEW EITH THE BEAST WILL FERRELL LOKIN NIGGA!!!!!!
nice but really muddy sounding...heck some people like that!!
They look smaller even tho they're not
where is clean?
Lost it.
I bought one last week and it is NOT chambererd
je lets chamber relic wood
You look like will Ferrell in his garage. Lol.
No, they are not chambered. Solid mahogany.
😦
why are the introductions are not without amp. just the natural the neck vibration. no amp!!!!!!! please
What?
Frank iero’s pansy
Do these Epiphone's still have the super thick polyurethane finish? I could care less about any of the parts ill likely upgrade anyway but without a thin nitro or some sort of real lacquer finish I'll still never buy it. Always thought the ESP Edwards E- lp LTC guitars in lacquer from japan were a much much better value, or even some of the higher-end Chibsons on eBay and aliexpress. At least compared to Epiphone.... Seems that Gibson intentionally limits the quality which is otherwise available from asian manufacturers at this price point to not eat into sales of their over priced USA made stuff......
No Rich, it ISN'T CHAMBERED.
Noted
The custom has no weight relief
All the manufacturers need to ditch the gold hardware. None of it ages very well. It never looks relic'd, it looks broken down.
Nice guitar. Too much noodling.
Gibson pays American workers 17-21 dollars per hour
not much different than a burger flipper at Mickey Ds in 2024
Glad epiphone improved upon their ugly headstock.
Epiphones stay in tune, Gibsons don't.