Lets look at our guitars thread
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Mr.Jimbo said:
To be honest if there wasn’t such a gulf in pricing between a Gibson and the Epi I’d have probably gone for an LP standard HP, but at 6x the cost I really couldn’t justify it, but I’ve only just got back into playing. This apparently is a long tenon neck which is the closest you can get to a Gibson and the pickups sound good (but I doubt I’d know the difference between the Epiphone buckers and the 57 Gibson’s mine has)
Interested about Andertons, love their videos and if I hadn’t got such a good deal on this I was going to stop by when I came back to England and get one from them specifically (and knowing my luck play a Gibson as well and get roped into that) - maybe dodged a bullet.
As Chappers would say though mine is the correct “without pick guard” spec, funny story in the cheap Gibson/expensive epiphone video
Dont forget the tone pots and switches are much better than the Epi stuff too. I've got an Epi 335 Pro which sounds great, but the tone controls arent that progressive. Interested about Andertons, love their videos and if I hadn’t got such a good deal on this I was going to stop by when I came back to England and get one from them specifically (and knowing my luck play a Gibson as well and get roped into that) - maybe dodged a bullet.
As Chappers would say though mine is the correct “without pick guard” spec, funny story in the cheap Gibson/expensive epiphone video
I played a Gibson LP studio and the Epiphone LP Tribute plus alongside each other as there was little in the price when I bought mine. I preferred the feel of the Epiphone so went for that. The Gibson felt unfinished in places.
Chicken Chaser said:
Dont forget the tone pots and switches are much better than the Epi stuff too. I've got an Epi 335 Pro which sounds great, but the tone controls arent that progressive.
I played a Gibson LP studio and the Epiphone LP Tribute plus alongside each other as there was little in the price when I bought mine. I preferred the feel of the Epiphone so went for that. The Gibson felt unfinished in places.
There's no doubt that a set of CTS pots and a couple of decent pickups will improve any Epiphone. Apart from the name on the headstock I really can't see any reason why anyone would prefer a Gibson version.I played a Gibson LP studio and the Epiphone LP Tribute plus alongside each other as there was little in the price when I bought mine. I preferred the feel of the Epiphone so went for that. The Gibson felt unfinished in places.
Don1 said:
For me personally it's the name. I will always take a Fender over a Squire, a Gibson over an Epiphone. Am I a snob, with delusions of grandeur? Definitely. 
All though I loathe Andertons (a long story about very poor customer service), Chappers and The Captain do some brilliant videos, (especially the blindfold challenges). Gibson Vs Epiphone was one such, cheapest Gibson Vs most expensive Epiphone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsL6X8uG9-U
Anyway, I hope you get to sell it for a price that works for you.
Some of their videos are amusing but many are dross. I don't think it's really helped by the fact that 'The Captain' isn't a massively charismatic guy, some of the interviews he does are not so good. I saw one with Guthrie Govan the other day, Guthrie's clearly a funny guy if a little socially awkward, he usually comes across quite well in interviews but in this one you could really sense that Lee (Captain) wasn't really vibing with him and the whole thing came out really awkward. All though I loathe Andertons (a long story about very poor customer service), Chappers and The Captain do some brilliant videos, (especially the blindfold challenges). Gibson Vs Epiphone was one such, cheapest Gibson Vs most expensive Epiphone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsL6X8uG9-U
Anyway, I hope you get to sell it for a price that works for you.
In fairness, he obviously knows guitars from years in the business, being able to feel the difference between nitrocellulose and other laquer on a neck blindfold definitely shows he has experience, but he's not a very interesting player which makes a lot of the videos where he's testing or comparing guitars quite dull. I don't know if you've noticed but every time he picks up a guitar, he plays exactly the same lick... which is OK but then he only seem to have that and two others in the repertoire.
Chapman on the other hand is clearly a far more competent player and will explore much more of the tonal range of the instrument as well as play a few different styles and techniques which actually mean I can enjoy listening to the instruments being tested and not get bored of 'that' lick over and over again.
Andertons are obviously doing the right thing with the way they're using the channel to leverage their store at the same time as providing watchable content but at the same time I think to fully succeed they need to get someone else in who is a better foil for Chapman to bounce off and is just a little more interesting to watch play guitar.
Chappers gets on my nerves TBH. He insists on playing every guitar at maximum speed with maximum distortion, with the result that they all sound exactly the same.
When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
dojo said:
wombleh said:
...I'd heard that the best Epiphones are the older korean ones...
Don't know about that but the early 80s Jap Squires are the real deal!! Take one of them over a US Fender from the same era any day of the weekI've played many other Strats and Les Pauls over the years and I'd take my JV Strat over any of them (though I particularly like a 7.25" radius, which most other Strats don't have).
I would have sold the Epiphone and bought a Gibson one, but it's not worth a great deal and I have since bought a Gibson Les Paul 60s Tribute Gold Top, which has P90s so at least I have the two options for LPs, but I prefer the P90s over the (upgraded Bareknuckle) humbuckers in the Epiphone. I even preferred my friend's 2015 Gibson LP over the Epiphone and the 2015 models aren't particularly well thought of by 'the experts' (nothing wrong with his in my view though, but it didn't have robot tuners which was the main criticism if I recall correctly).
Edited by OldSkoolRS on Wednesday 12th December 17:11
Evangelion said:
Chappers gets on my nerves TBH. He insists on playing every guitar at maximum speed with maximum distortion, with the result that they all sound exactly the same.
When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
Yeah but it's not *all* he does. Plus his more animated personality makes him generally more entertaining to watch. He's a more lively conversationalist and it shows in the interviews. I'm sure Lee's a good lad and nice to chat to over a pint but imho doesn't have the 'vim' needed to be a compelling presenter. When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
vsonix said:
Evangelion said:
Chappers gets on my nerves TBH. He insists on playing every guitar at maximum speed with maximum distortion, with the result that they all sound exactly the same.
When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
Yeah but it's not *all* he does ... When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
ETA - I've just watched the latest Anderton's video, which consists purely of Lee, on his own, demonstrating a guitar. I was impressed, no fretboard w
kery and very little extreme fuzz.Edited by Evangelion on Wednesday 12th December 23:25
Evangelion said:
When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
That's personal preference surely? The vast majority of 1990s alternative rock and a lot of metal was written in drop-D tuning, especially the main Seattle grunge bands. In the 00s, Nu-Metal came along, first people were using heavier strings and dropping down to C and B tunings, now we have cheap 'extended range' seven and eight strings that do it better. Of course you could also go for a 6-string baritone guitar. I quite like some of the stuff Mark Letteri does with his...video here
Then again I also play bass so really don't mind blurring the lines at all.
Even better, get a baritone guitar with dual output so the low strings and high strings to go separate amps!
Edited by vsonix on Thursday 13th December 17:52
Edited by vsonix on Thursday 13th December 17:54
ilovequo said:
My Takamine Tan76 - bought on ebay over 10 years ago! Love it...
Has a cpt 1 (valve driven) preamp which sounds great through a system even with my crap playing...
That's a lovely guitar.Has a cpt 1 (valve driven) preamp which sounds great through a system even with my crap playing...
Edited by ilovequo on Monday 10th December 22:39
Had a Takamine myself years ago, very nice build quality, I just didn't gel with it for some reason.
I think it was maybe because it was very bright sounding, and I prefer a warmer tone.
Evangelion said:
Chappers gets on my nerves TBH. He insists on playing every guitar at maximum speed with maximum distortion, with the result that they all sound exactly the same.
When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
I agreed that Chappers is awful, he's very sloppy and his vibrato is painful to listen to. If you want to go fast, you've got to be clean and have great technique. When he starts tuning the bottom string down, I switch off. I hate it when people do that, if you want to play a bass, flog the guitar and buy one.
What have alternate tunings on guitar got to do with playing bass guitar though? You'll have to enlighten me on this one. You know they tend to have different musical roles right?
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