The 2nd voice is subtle at first. There's definitely a difference. The difference becomes more apparent if you play metal and start chugging away. As this is a "modern" take on a Les Paul, I think it's more suited to metal players which makes sense. I think of the standard voicing as being somewhat "compressed" with the mids becoming more pronounced and a tight bottom end. When you palm mute, you'll hear more percussive-ness. With the 2nd voicing, you get a fatter, more flubby bottom end and less mids(?). Basically, doesn't work as well for palm muting because the extra bottom end doesn't sound as tight and you lose the upper mid attack. It's good for general rock/blues. Source: I've had one for over a year 😄

@joeturner7959

Жыл бұрын

Yes, kind of like a light buttery mid tone. Would show up a lot better with echo, but that may color the sound in other ways.

Great review. Thank you.

I bought this guitar. I had the same problems you did. Very little change on the tones. That being said, I really like playing it. Fit and finish, ditto .

Finally a truly unbiased review! Thank you for clearing up what I suspected, not much difference in the pickup/ coil splitting options, just some difference in brightness from what I can tell here. I can see myself getting distracted during a gig playing with the push pull knobs lol. Other reviews always spend too much time using overdriven sounds, too much distortion etc and you can't tell the real sound of the guitar. Modern amps and effects mask so much of the guitar's organic tone. I applaud you for doing such an extensive review and for having the intelligence to give us the unadulterated sound of this guitar. You are also correct about the finish, they should use a full gloss. To me that was an easy way of cost cutting the production. Sweat will penetrate over time and dings/ scratches galore. I was very close to buying but after your review, you saved me some time and money.👍

@Mikes-tuts-rev

Жыл бұрын

many thanks

@dudley509

Жыл бұрын

But the les paul is so nice feeling in the hands . I actually like all of them , but I dont use the voicings at all. That way I don't get disappointed. LOL

Your channel your choice and opinion….understood. I own this guitar and it is super bad ass my opinion and so worth every penny spent. I’ll never trade it EVER it’s that amazing

how is the fret spacing compared to a 22 fret LP??? thanks! subbed

I hear big changes - and if you play something else than the lower chords (soloing and such) I bet you'll also hear the difference between moderns and the 2nd choice (wich should be more of an original LP sound) - Tnx for the review Mike! Subbed!

there is a big difference in the voices regarding low end from what I can hear.

I received my Prophecy yesterday and I'm sold. I also own the Epiphone '59 Les Paul, and they are two entirely different instruments, I've loved my 59 for over a year now, but the Prophecy is inching it's way to my #1

@FrAnKaNtHoNy1997

Жыл бұрын

I got the prophecy but I really wanted the 59, is it really better?

@Zoso981

Жыл бұрын

@@FrAnKaNtHoNy1997 I guess it depends on your playing style, metal, blues rock etc.... They're both killer guitars. I like the Gibson Burstbuckers in my '59 a little better. But I like the looks of my Prophecy a little better. The Prophecy is mostly my metal guitar. But since then, I've managed to get the new Epiphone Adam Jones Custom. It's all I've been playing for a week now.

Hmm the ringing in my ears is bad today but i hear a tiny difference that a touch of the volume would do. Those are on sale right now. I have had 2 gibsons both had bad action so did my prs and 1 other the prs and newer gibson had good frets so i had to round off one gibson. Ive had to do a lot of fret polishing in my life. Idk.

I have a gib Les Paul been playing Gibson for 10 years this guitar changed the game for Epiphone.

o ya i can hear it

Picking up one of these in black second hand Mint condition. £350……I think that is good value given they sell new for c.£800

I can hear the difference in the splits. One is thinner the other is a bit thicker tone. 😊

Great review Mike, I was wondering if the action is too high on all of them or was it just on your order. Planning to buy a new axe, this one caught my eye. But I’m not sure now.

@Mikes-tuts-rev

2 жыл бұрын

Yes factory action on budget guitars is usually not the best

@AVB19944

2 жыл бұрын

Woahhh I feel this is pretty expensive and not a budget one haha, feels like for the price range they should do a better job setting the action !

@ragnakak

2 жыл бұрын

@@AVB19944 Learn how to setup a guitar. Not buying a guitar because it’s default setup isn’t to your liking is kind of dumb

@juicybiscuit527

2 жыл бұрын

@@ragnakak This. The idea that a factory guitar would come specifically setup how you'd like is totally bizarre. There are absolutely baseline measurements to follow that most guitarists can play with, but knowing how to set up your own guitar is essential if you plan to be a guitarist. Especially if you want your axe to be personal, only fitted to you and your comfort. It can be daunting at first, but personalizing your own guitar setup is what makes music so fun.

@Jeymez

2 жыл бұрын

@@AVB19944 i happen to agree with you there, but you see this sometimes even on more expensive guitars like Gibson. this is why i prefer to buy in person, because when you buy online you have to hope that the guitar arrives in tack. with so many retailers you can buy from these days, you have to wonder how the guitar was when it arrived to them, or if they did anything with it themselves. I've seen guitars stay in stores for months with very little attention to it, then by the time they ship it out, did they check everything before they ship it out. some retailers don't, with so many guitars that come to them it's hard to keep track of them all. that's why it's important to hire enough people to do a job one person can't do on there own, but people are not perfect, even luthiers can make mistakes, that's why it takes a team. Guitar Center and places like Reverb have gotten mixed opinions from normal people over the years. as far as Epiphone, ya i hear you, a guitar from Epiphone costing 900 is no excuse for poor QC, ( Quality Control ). that's not a budget guitar anymore once you get up to that price point, below 399 is a fair comparison, because you can't expect the greatest quality under 250 these days. still whether your paying 300 or 900, that's still alot of money being thrown around.

There are 3 versions of this guitar: Fishmans, EMGs (EX), and conventional humbuckers (GX). The GX have the most distinctive sounds.

I need to know what the tuning stability is on this

@Mikes-tuts-rev

Жыл бұрын

Seemed good when I had it.

It only happened for 7 seconds but I know a Rammstein riff when I hear it \m/

I have an original one from 2008. It play and sounds awesome 😎 !!

Can someone please identify for me the song he riffs at 23:50. I just cannot remember this tune but I know it and it’s killing me. Much appreciated !

@Mikes-tuts-rev

Жыл бұрын

Lightning crashes

@jobe7660

Жыл бұрын

@@Mikes-tuts-rev thank u so much. It was driving me nuts !

@Mikes-tuts-rev

Жыл бұрын

@@jobe7660 Pleasure bro

Excellent review. None of the ‘look how well I can play’ with a bucket load of distortion. After almost an hour of such time wasters I finally landed on your video which told me that the hype was just hype and that the temptation to buy one saved me a shedload of disappointment.

@tumadsvids

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks... take care

Wait! Metal horns? \m/? Dude! \m/ \m/ /m\ /m\! Like+Subcribe! 16 combinations, but... after you pull the tone pots out, move them around. It makes them different. btw, your hands on description, is one of the best ever. I do want to know exactly how the guitar feels, and it was a great description. What is your direct to computer interface?

Miss. Quality control skopped these in 2023. Sent back 2 for sprouted frets. Rough gritty non polished frets. Soooo disapointed. Literally two in a row returned.

I have the v and these guitars are built for gains. Voicing is modern and when you split its more a vintage. Not the best demonstration for a review, get to know the guitar first then demo the tones.

I own over 40 electrics and one thing I have found is that there is never a reason to buy an Epiphone. Too many better options for the same or less money. Don’t buy an Epi

@moisesdiazmunoz4822

Жыл бұрын

What good LP can I get for 600$ ?

@TheUndSO

Жыл бұрын

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