Gibson vs Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50's - Side By Side Comparison
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We are back with another Gibson vs Epiphone comparison.... why spend £2200 when you can get a perfectly good Les Paul for just £500? - In this epic (long) video we compare side by side and try to answer that question. Warning: this film may include some clumsy handling!
We bought this Gibson from Guitar Galleries UK... we are not supported by them or affiliated with them in any way but they deserve a shout-out for the great customer experience they provided, so check them out at: https://www.guitar-galleries.co.uk
If you don't like any of the talking or the playing bits in this video we've made it easy for you to skip along to the next chapter in case something more interesting is happening...
0:00 intro & coming up
1:12 what's happening today
1:40 epiphone fan boy
3:30 gassing for the last gibson
5:54 my feeling about this purchase
7:50 nitro vs guitar stand
9:38 let's get stuck in
10:18 bridges & tailpieces
12:00 nitro vs sweat
13:55 nobs, plastics, and binding
15:34 body and neck construction
17:40 what do they weigh?
18:35 nuts, headstocks, fingerboards
21:38 neck profiles & measurements
22:12 tuners
23:45 inside the neck pickup cavity
27:22 under truss rod covers
30:16 inside the control cavities
31:30 how many pieces of wood?
33:07 frets & fretwork
35:00 pickup measurements
36:25 top wrapping
37:40 how do they feel and sound unplugged?
40:56 what they sound like part 1
42:55 more thoughts on how they feel
44:33 what they sound like part 2
45:35 our final thoughts / pros and cons of gibson ownership
51:16 which should you buy?
52:37 what they sound like part 3
Signal Chain Info:
Amp: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III with Celestion Creamback via AKG C414 & SM57
Drives (when on): Klon KTR / RAT
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