UPDATE!: I HAVE LINKED MY REVERB SHOP IN THE BIO OF THIS VIDEO, KEEP TABS THERE FOR IF/WHEN I LIST THIS GUITAR! I WILL ALSO UPDATE THIS COMMENT WHEN I DO LIST IT! THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!

@MulletJump

Ай бұрын

Good on ya mate for being honest and calling Epiphone out on that guitars 🎸 that same guitar in Australia price $2600 .

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I'm sick of things being more expensive and lesser quality, i'm sick of price-gouging, i'm sick of corporate greed. I'm not accusing epiphone of any of that, but if no one pushes back on these insane price hikes they're just going to keep going up. If stuffs going to get more expensive, then at the VERY least the quality needs to show for that.

@auntjenifer7774

Ай бұрын

​@@DenDenBMX😂 I'm with you man ! But for real, you can get a Dean select series Thoroughbred for under $500 on reverb. I seen a black one at guitar center for $399, I wanted it so bad.

@Dudesbrewsguitarreviews

Ай бұрын

@@DenDenBMXI bought AJ and a black and white LP and all 3 needed a level job. The pickups in the white one had to be replaced. The build quality is good and felt great to play but at that price range I should not have had to do a level job or replace a set of pickups. Gibson offered to replace them but shouldn’t have to do that on a brand new guitar. The pickups are NOT THE SAME as they put into a USA made.

I used to buy and spend months comparing guitars which is quite a lot of fun but eventually I've come to realization that I don't need those guitars if I can buy me a premium custom shop from Gibson. I ended up selling all my guitars to afford a regular Gibson Les Paul custom which I acquired in 2023. Since then I've been tremendously happy and satisfied with it. Absolutely no regrets selling my Gibson LP standard and classic.It's surely a quality instrument and a keeper. I have a feeling you will end up with a Gibson Les Paul custom real soon 😅

@stephengray5808

Ай бұрын

i doubt thathes still buying 1200 giutars

@alexstrums

Ай бұрын

Yep. I couldn't agree more! I don't have a custom shop, but I did sell all of my Epiphones for a really nice Gibson LP Standard.

@tomb4757

Ай бұрын

Yup Scored a 1977 Custom a month ago , Don't need nuthing else ever ,,, was gonna sell a few off , but right now guitars are worth mo than money 🤘

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

maybe one day i'll get a Gibson custom, but right now i'm not feeling too hot about gambling thousands of dollars on whether or not i'll get a good one. And right now with Gibson's focus on being a luxury brand making $20,000+ guitars for rich people instead of working on improving Gibson USA's subpar quality control among a myriad of other things that I will be talking about in a future video, they're not really a brand I want to support these days. If I was gonna get one i'd probably go for one that was made in the 90s

@tomb4757

Ай бұрын

In 5-10 yrs any guitar you get now (if u do your home work) will be worth more , regardless ,, not gambling anything ,, its a gamble buying chibson's that no one will ever want in the future​@@DenDenBMX

I have one in Alpine White. And I like it. A lot. For me, everything about it is great. I am taking it to my luthier next week for a pro setup and fret dress. In the meantime, I took off the covers and checked out the parts. Mine has Gibson USA 490R and 498T pickups, CTS pots, Mallory caps and Switchcraft switch and output jack. I was pleased to find that the cavities were super clean and painted white. The wirings were neatly soldered and nicely tucked. I am very happy with this guitar. So impressed that I purchased the IGC 1959 ES-355 in Ebony within a couple of weeks later.

In my opinion Epiphone should just sell these guitars for a better price and move more of them by discontinuing their models with lesser specs. It feels like they are making improvements and asking more when they should just make improvements that replace their former standards instead of giving us so many price and options headaches

@pauljohnson3686

Ай бұрын

I would agree.. They are well stacked and going cheap for what you get...

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I think a lot of the backlash wouldn't have happened if these guitars were only $900 or even right at $1000, I guarantee that would've been the price if they'd released these in 2020. Either that or if they released for the price they are but the quality control was SUBSTANTIALLY better. Instead they picked the higher margin pricing and did the absolute bare minimum when it came to improving quality control.

@pauljohnson3686

Ай бұрын

Guitars are not any different to anything else in 2024... Material costs have costs have risen just like food, energy costs, labour costs and everything else in the world. Thank Mr Putin for that.. But be thankful that a Chinese worker is being paid to make your guitar and not an American....

@williamtm1965

Ай бұрын

@@DenDenBMX ESP with EC1000, PRS with SE and Schecter w Solo Custom offer better quality for lower price. These pricy Epiphones do not compare favorably.

Gibson uses veneer and lots of it... · Jan 5, 2024 Gibson's semi-hollowbodies like the ES-335 and ES-339 have tops and backs constructed of layers (either 3 or 4) of maple veneer. My understanding is that the veneers are assembled in successive cross-grain layers with the top layer having its grain longitudinal to the length of the guitar. The tops and backs are approximately 1/4" in thickness after layup.

@williamtm1965

Ай бұрын

ES are hollow body guitars, it's totally different construction. Den meant solid body LPs when he said Gibson does not use veneer.

@BlueberryStinkFinger62

Ай бұрын

​@@williamtm1965Gibson also uses veneer on the headstocks and backs of their Gibson Les Paul standards..no way would I ever give up my 2021 Epiphone epiphone Les Paul for any Gibson den den needs to get with it with epiphone number one epiphone was returned back to premium by JC Curliegh in 2019 - 2020 I suggest you all start reading specs and research..

@user-qn1tw4nk1e

Ай бұрын

And the multiple accounts BS is very old old and tiresome These are separate accounts separate people and guess what all real musicians not bedroom players like most of you are..what we have noticed that many of you when you're caught in your own BS you say off your meds..Troll.. multiple accounts and whatever else and the reason you do this is because you got caught in your own BS and then you try to talk your way out we have this wonderful invention called the computer we can take what you're claiming and research it and 98% of the time you and content creators are lying through your teeth all self opinionated BS no truth or facts whatsoever how do you stop this? It's simple research before you open your mouth and stop lying

@williamtm1965

Ай бұрын

​@@BlueberryStinkFinger62 I am happy you found you dream guitar, play it in good health!

@BlueberryStinkFinger62

Ай бұрын

@@williamtm1965 actually my dream guitar is sitting in a humidified storage it's my first guitar I got at 11 years old 1973 it's a All original 1968 Fender Stratocaster my Epiphones are my favorites also Gibson sucks

42 year old man here reporting in. Love this full series you did on this guitar. Really appreciate the detailed comparison to the others in your collection. I just happen to have an EC-1000 and the 2020 Epi LP custom so these vids were great. Looking forward to the vids on the LP Standard! Keep grinding’ dude!

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for checking out the whole series dude! Glad you enjoyed them!!

Good reviews. Thanks

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

thank you for watching!

The sweet spot for me was the MKH origins 6 string Epiphone (in black). At that time, it came out cheaper (999 EUR) than buying a standard custom as yours painted one, and adding all the parts to upgrade. I love it since.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

the mkh origins is sick I just wished they put binding on the back like a proper les paul custom

The bot and troll thing is over its called catching you content creators in your own lies and its happening more and more know what you're actually talking about before you open your mouth and stick your foot in it 😬

@user-qn1tw4nk1e

Ай бұрын

Absolutely correct sir

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

either you're a bot, or youre a weirdo that spends their whole day chronically online using AT LEAST 5 different accounts to troll everyone's videos who don't automatically praise epiphone for this new sub-par quality line of guitars. One is definitely sadder than the other. I hope epiphone is at least paying you to be this much of a shill.

I got mine a week ago and so far I love it. I’ve owned about a dozen EC-1000 series and love them, have also had three Gibson Les Paul Customs. I think the price point on the new model is fine. I wouldn’t pay more for it but I’m happy with what I have for what I paid. It looks fantastic and sounds great through my amps - ENGL Savage 120, Peavey 6505, Rockerverb 100, JMP 2203.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I am glad to hear that you are enjoying yours! Everyone who pays that much for a guitar deserves to have a great guitar, that's my real problem with this new line. If they actually improved the quality control substantially instead of just doing the bare minimum I'm sure these would've been MUCH better received as a whole

Love your candid evaluation of this Epi. I completely agree for the same money there are much better choices.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

Great video man 🤘🏼😎 Subscribed

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

thanks for the support!

Awesome video as always man, really enjoyed your video series on this guitar. I'm in the market for a new guitar at the moment and was considering these new Les Paul customs but honestly for what I use it for and the price difference I think ill just pick up the cheaper custom with the kalamazoo headstock. Its got the full size inlay and that's enough for me! Look forward to watching the next one dude!

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

I have several Epi,s. 2013 LP Standard. 2021 LP 50's. 2022 Silverburst Custom. 2022 "Wino" Jerry Cantrell. They're all very nice but not as good as my, 2003 South Korean made LP Standard Flametop. It weighs at least 10 pounds, probably more, and the tone and sustain is terrific. Would love to replace the pots and wiring and refret it. When Epiphone says these newer models are "better constructed" its kind of a slap in the face to anyone thats bought the older models. Still I would love to check out the newer Custom and 59 LP's, preferably in a store where I can thoroughly inspect it. And likely ask the store if they can prove they still have the stock pickups, just to be safe.

@jimjim7008

Ай бұрын

With all these epiohones why you haven't acquired a Gibson if you looking for quality instruments?

@J_Braz_

Ай бұрын

@@jimjim7008 I actually do have two Gibson's. Both 2013 LPJ's. Both sound as good or better than my 03 South Korean made LP. Also had a 2002 Gibson Explorer that I sold, much to my regret.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

@jimjim7008 Gibson only makes quality instruments half the time, so unless you're willing to gamble your money, there's far better, more affordable, and much more consistent options. Gibson doesn't want to be the best anymore, they just want to be an overpriced luxury brand

I'll be 69 on June 29th and I'm watching! I'm proud to be a Boomer !!! Also I don't own any Epiphones, but I was thinking about getting this guitar. There's something about a white LP or SG that draws me in.

Really appreciate the one month follow-up on this one.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

The one to go for without a doubt is the 355... That one is worth the money

I recently bought one and I totally agree with you on the pickups, the tuners and the neck shape. I’ve played on 498t pick ups and these sound way too muddy. The neck is way too chunky, It felt like I was working extra hard to play this guitar. I ended up returning the guitar cause It didn’t meet my expectations. In my opinion it’s over priced. Yes the open book headstock is beautiful! But trust me, the standard Epiphone with pro buckers sounds the same and feels better. Save your money.

from what I've seen the pickups are exactly as advertised from my own buddy's gibson les paul custom to the epiphone les paul custom igc and you're absolutely right they don't sound at all as advertised they're extremely dark

I got the same one… I love it! 😎👍

0:41 - If you'd rather not have that high pitched sliding noise in your playing I'd suggest to relax your hand after each chord and move on to the next by hovering above the string. If you press down whilst changing you get these sliding noises.

@Dr.Jekyll

Ай бұрын

Ironically, I had a GF that really enjoyed hearing the string slide noise.

Bought an Epiphone viper blue SG from Sweetwater, and it’s now my favorite guitar. The quality on this guitar is better than many Gibsons.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

aw hell yeah!

Bro have you tried the new ESP LTD EC-256 Vintage Gold Satin, not part of the 1000 series but I think the 256 is a great workhorse. A good alternative for you might also be the new ESP LTD EC-01 FT !

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I have played some ec-256's but not the new ones, however I agree that those guitars are also incredible, I like how the new 256's are like les paul studios just not $2000 and have better quality control, and the new ec-01's are awesome too, like a modern les paul junior, just again with actual modern specs and better quality control

I don't think they are worth 1200, but it's pretty clear you just don't like epiphones at all. By the way, you do know if you tighten the screw on the tuners, it will tighten them up right. I bought an epiphone classic worn not long ago it was really good. Then again, I only paid 450 for it. I think most guitars are hit and miss, with maybe the exception of PRS. Unfortunately, I don't like PRS

@Dr.Jekyll

Ай бұрын

I made a comment in a different video to him about the screws. I think he said it didn’t make a difference. I also mentioned the nut being a more likely cause of the tuning instability but he didn’t think the nut was the issue.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

Actually I had been a massive lifelong fan of gibson and epiphone until these last few years when they got all weird, you know what they say about assuming. What I actually don't like is billion dollar corporations like Gibson/Epiphone putting out lesser quality products for an increasingly gouged price. like I said in the video all mass produced guitars are going to have some bad eggs, but while the ratio of good to bad guitars from most brands is 80/20, Gibson and Epiphone are around 60/40

I have the Inspired by Gibson "Worn" series. that i then upgraded with pickups, bone nut, redrilled for cts pots, capacitors. its a 2020. it outplays and sounds better then my 2018 Custom shop lespaul. this guitar would be pretty cool. and is on my watch list.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for these videos about This guitar. I am still dying to have one of them but more about the neck and fingerboard I think I have to go back to the Fender Stratocaster American II, it should be faster and smoother and it is always my favourite guitar. Good job mate. 🤘🤘🤘

I own a 2016 Gibson LP Stnd and an Epiphone Ltd Ed 1959 Les Paul Standard Outfit, but the best LP I have played to date is not an LP at all. It's a Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT with Duncan pickup's 🤣

What's the name of the first song you're playing at the start? Reminded me of Deftones.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

haha I don't know, what should I name it? I just threw some shoegaze chords and a lil melody together. Deftones and Loathe have some serious shoegaze inspiration in a lot of their music, and that's what I was going for!

I think the headstock probably adds about $200 to the overall vibe. Pickups *should* add a few hundred bucks more as well, so the price makes sense if you are a Gibby fanboy. I picked up the ES-355 version and it’s no Gibson. It feels a little cheap, but it plays and sounds amazing.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

nah don't let them use the headstock as an excuse to gouge the price even more, they were already bumping their prices past $1k without adding the open book headstock

I’m that guy-- DG 335 is Great flawless electronics and flawless visually yet I’m on my way to take it for fret work and setup as well as a Bone nut . 👍🏼

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

gotta combat my OCD

EPI’s are not a bad value, I find the quality to be, why not 100% very acceptable for the cost with very minor issues. Realizing that a Gibson custom new is 5 times more expensive you can’t go wrong with the new epi custom if you want one. As for the sound that’s certainly subjective, I for one like the pickups tones. Last, once you receive it, if you have an issue send it back and get another it’s not hard!, reviewers are a dime a dozen ignore them and go with your own gut and in the end if it doesn’t work out no loss, move past it and get something else 😊.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

Gibson's price gouging doesn't justify Epiphone's price gouging. If the spec and lax quality control on these are good enough for you, then great. But after experiencing this new epiphone I can confidently say your money could be spend much better

Well now! I am 71 and have been playing guitar since 1964. I am also a guitar tech for the last 47 yrs. I have owned a few Epiphones and Gibsons. Also a lot of other brands including Fender. Epiphone is way out of line selling these Open Book Inspired by Gibson guitars for over $1000. The shape of the headstock does not warrant the price at all. I agree with you that Epiphone is price gouging but then aren't all of them doing that these days. I was furniture shopping a while back and it occured to me that some wood and metal no matter how much craftsmenship it has, is not 3 times what a couch or kitchen table and chairs cost. Just my old man 2 cents.

@DenDenBMX

25 күн бұрын

Most brands do have inflated pricing these days, bur gibson and epiphone seem to be the most egregious about it by a long shot

I could be wrong but from what I see, Epiphone decided a couple years ago to change the headstock a bit, and made the 59 at a slight premium. Once that guitar was out and people raved about it was when they did the complete headstock change and jacked the price. I honestly think Epiphone is trying to figure out how much price gouging the market will support. At the end of the day, if people keep paying inflated prices the prices aren't going to go down. These days I buy my guitars used. So much more product for the money.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I agree, but thanks for watching!

Brilliant review! Now review the Gibson SG Custom 63 please! 🙃

Nice review. The only Epi I will buy going forward will be the USA Coronet. When I can get it on Reverb for the $1200 it should be listed at now. I don't really get the Gibson headstock with Epi logo. The Kalamazoo headstock is fine with me, but to each their own.

I bought the first iteration (Kalamazoo headstock) of the 59 LP new. My guitar is a well made guitar and sounds good and stays in tune (I've upgraded the bridge, tailpiece and tuners though) I regret buying new however, I should have waited until the guitar came on the 2nd hand market (they started to appear on the 2nd hand market about 6 months later) because I could have got it for 30% less!

@Underoath0509

Ай бұрын

I've gotten one of those 59 LP's new as well when they first came out. I don't recall it having much issue though I've also upgraded the bridge and tail piece (For locking ones), locking tuners, and new pickups. The Gibson buckers aren't for me I think. I swapped it for a JB and a Distortion and I love it. I need to get the action fixed on it as when I had it setup they lowered the crap out of it.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I had bought a new 59 when those came out and I bought the lazarus when it came out, I really don't see much of a quality control difference or improvement on this new custom compared to those, in fact the 59 and the lazarus both stayed in tune much better and sounded better imo.

I like that little bend.

Gibson/Epiphone could learn a thing or two from ESP regarding QC. My Edwards by ESP LPC is immaculate.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I think at this point if they took advice from literally any brand it would be an improvement lmao

Looking at this, I wish Guild made a white Bluesbird, and I wish the Bluesbirds were closer the the thickness of a Les Paul. Hmm...so then why not just get a Les Paul? Well, I like the idea of Les Paul meets ES335. Which is basically a Guild Bluesbird is. I have the black Bluesbird, which has a pickguard ( the nat finish doesn't). I hated it's looks and even made a Les Paul pickguard for it (it had to be slightly larger)... Then one day I realized that the OEM Bluesbird pickguard looks like an ES335 pickguard, and that's when I realized Guild borrowed from the 335: the Semi Hollow Body, the body width right in between the 335 and the LP. The horn is 335, the body thickness is 335. At a glance the guitar looks like a chubby Les Paul. My black Guild Bluesbird is a June-2016, made in South Korea and it's a flawless build. It had only an inferior 3-way toggle ( you know the type with the thin 'half moon" shaped flat spring metal. Well it will snap at the seam. SO ALWAYS buy Switchcraft 3-way toggles! So it ended up at a Music Go Round brand ( all clear vinyl protection on chrome and tags etc) new for 450 usd back in November 2019.

@DenDenBMX

25 күн бұрын

I'll have to look into those, thanks for watching!

I have more Epiphones than I remembered when I went through my stash. The Johnny A and Amos V are solid, but I winced at their cost. My old Casino, SG LP Custom, 335 and Coranet are great players after a little work. I balk at $1200+ for an Epi

came for the guitar, stayed for the Blair tattoo

@DenDenBMX

29 күн бұрын

aw hell yeah!

Looks like matt heafy custom epiphone. His has a super thin neck and upgraded pickups.

@finishin.my.coffee8780

2 ай бұрын

the Heafy sig looks like a great guitar. Nick Bowcott just used one to demonstrate the new Boss Katana line. It sounded good. I'd love to try one.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I really like the new matt heafy's but MAN I really wish they bound the back of them like a proper les paul custom, still might get the 7 string version one day

The IBGC custom is a nice guitar but I'm waiting for a deal on one of the older versions. By the way, Probuckers are lovely pickups. Switched the BB 1&2 in my Gibson LP Standard 50s for PB 1&2's. Not as bright and push the amp to breakup just as I like.

I got both the new IBGC 59 and the custom, I like the customs playability but I agree the pickups are to muddy.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

how do you like the 59?

@MikePaduano

Ай бұрын

It’s not as good as the 59 they made in 2020. But the pickups are nice. For $1299 though people are better off with an esp-ltd ec 1000

Please try to bypass the quick connect. It may be that those connections means you loose high end. I think that would make the guitar brighter. Those pickups have a very low voltage. Quick connects aren't ... suited for a passive circuit.

@reddsshaker3477

Ай бұрын

Agreed. I rewired both of my Epi Les Paul Customs to ‘50s spec…a ‘22 humbucker equipped Black Beauty, and a ‘23 P90 epuipped Black Beauty…and they’re sonically improved over stock.

@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur

Ай бұрын

@@reddsshaker3477 he can allso install a brass nut. That brightens up that guitar too. Another pickup like the Phil X humbuckers by Arcane are like a Marshall bright tone in a box. But those pickups should be quite good. Selling that pair of pickups is a good deal. Enough to keep the guitar if you like it. 250 dollar should be the amount to get for the pair.

@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur

Ай бұрын

Get a japanese Edwards. And compare the two. That Edwards has crasy fat fretwire. Japanese installed. Meaning samurai quality.

100% agree about the crappy flame maple veneers. They totally look blurry. Why bother having a flame top if it looks like crap?

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

SERIOUSLY

I wanted the new LP Custom, but ended up with the new '59 Standard instead. Now that I have it though, it's pretty freaking great. The Custombuckers live up to the hype.

@pauljohnson3686

Ай бұрын

The custom buckers are Chinese made under gibson usa licence... Probably the same for the 498T/498R..in this one... This one does have the Ebony fretboard thought whilst the 59 has the laurel and hardy fretboard

@Zoso981

Ай бұрын

@@pauljohnson3686 The Custombuckers are made in Nashville, the Epiphone Probuckers are made in China

@davidgeddes1

Ай бұрын

​@pauljohnson3686 interesting about the pickups. Curious how you came to that conclusion?

@Zoso981

Ай бұрын

@pauljohnson3686 No, they're not made in China. These Custombuckers are made in Nashville. I don't know where people got the idea that they are Chinese, but they are absolutely not.

get the prs s2 satin same price locking tuners check the specs you don't have to fight with the thing just to do some tweedle tweedle's your hand and ears will thank you did i say get the S2 same price or even cheaper in price i think i did can't remember but did i say get the prs S2? the s2 has that nifty bridge where you don't have to worry about the break angle i bet the strings on that premium epi are touching the back of the bridge? did I mention that YOU should get the PRS S2?

Harley Benton and Sqoe guitars made a similar les paul custom, but at an affordable price.

I may be dating myself but I remember when you could get a used but not abused Gibson Les Paul Standard for around $850.00-$900.00 USD. These new Epis...I sure hope they're worth the scratch.

@williamdesmarais4931

Ай бұрын

Good thing is, if you're patient good deals can be found. I bought my Gibson Lp Classic used, but like new for $1,100 shipped to my door.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I remember that too, shout out to corporate greed and price gouging

Oh no, oh noooo! I'm 33 and I'm here watching, am I a grandpa?

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

*great grandpa

The 355 is worth it. The custom buckers are great. It sounds better than my Gibson USA lespauls. It hangs with my R8. I wasn't impressed with the custom . It was dark like you said. I've done a half dozen gigs so far with new 355. It works great in a band mix. Rock, country blues ect...

Great guitar

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

It's good, but I would be A LOT more impressed if it was only around $1000

i dunno the impacts of the electronic stuff ngl… but for the specs n what sounds matt heafy’s can make, matt heafy’s custom is more worthy to get Maybe some ppl’d say they hv gibson pickups in these $1299 igc, but lemme tell y’all fishman fluence is the shit🔥🔥

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

the matt heafy's are spec'd better imo, because it actually has some modern day features, and fishman is one of my favorite pickup brands because ALL of their pickups sound great, they actually know how to be consistent unlike epiphone/gibson... but MAN I wish they were bound on the back like a proper les paul custom. Maybe one day i'll get the 7 string version

I can't find the reverb shop

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

link is in the bio!

Хотелось бы обзор и ваше мнение о Epiphone Les Paul 1959 Standart 2024.

I got a les Paul and a chihuahua too. I totally agreed on the ugly tuners . They’re not that bad but it not like they don’t have a better option. They make Grover’s the have the old style look. Why they’re not on all the Gibson’s for that price is beyond me. I would try the 59 reissue epiphone with custom buckers if you don’t like those pickups.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

But the Epi LP Custom in Viper Blue on Sweetwater does say maple top. Go figure.

I just saw a Epiphone greeny hanging on the wall. Of my local pawnshop for $400.00 dollars?

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

PFFFF that's hilarious

I liked the video for the doggy

@DenDenBMX

29 күн бұрын

he said thank you!

LTD!!! E-II full thickness also

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

ESP BRANDS ARE THE BEST

The fact you took extra long to explain how liking and subbing to your channel helps you , which every damn person watching already knows , but decided the brand new specs that have changed the guitar aren’t worth mentioning in your video on that very subject tells me right off the bat your prejudices. And I have to laugh also , you just said Gibson pickup’s suck which half the world loves. So………

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

If you actually payed attention you'd know I didn't list the specs in this video because i've already listed them in great detail in the 4 other videos I made with this guitar. And I never said Gibson pickups suck, I said their quality control sucks, which is why the pickups in this guitar don't sound the best.

@BlueberryStinkFinger62

Ай бұрын

​@@DenDenBMXnow you know why you're generation is literally called the dumbest in human history..

I didn't know Wayne Knight played guitar.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

learn something new everyday

@matthewkaufman2041 0 seconds ago Those pups are, um, how would you say, ....inferior. The 1959 ES355 comes with superb Custom Buckers, (which also cost a lot more than the 498/490 pups) and sound a whole lot better.

@matthewkaufman2041

Ай бұрын

Also, the '59 LP has Custombuckers & should sound better

LTD 1000EC T for me

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

same

I think the pickups are susposed to sound dark, since its perfect for boomer rock. Which is what gibson/epiphone is for.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

according to Gibson's website they're supposed to be their snappier higher output pickup, and that is not the case. If that's not what they're going for then they should advertise them properly. But putting Gibson and Epiphone into a box like that is silly, they shouldn't be for only one type of music

Well on these grover tuners you can alway tighten the screw on the kidney buttons. dont overtighten it though, might impossible to turn afterwards😂

$1299 for basically a $6000 Gibson LP Custom is not a bad deal.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I mean yeah, I'd rather someone spend $1299 on a $900 quality guitar than someone spend $6000 on a $2000 quality guitar🤷‍♀️

@screamingintothewind

Ай бұрын

@@DenDenBMX I have had many Gibson USA guitars. Now I only have Gibson Custom Shop guitars. The Gibson LP Custom is worth the money if you have the change to drop. That being said, the reason I bought the Gibson LP Custom is because I was blown away by the Epiphone. That was before the 2024 revamp.

BARITONE! Get a baritone prs SE or a baritone kiesel or ANY baritone 6. You will have the lower range you're looking for and have a ton of features that are conducive to extended range. I had to bite the bullet and get an LTD multiscale bass for the same reason. PS I came for balisongs but subscribed for guitar!

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

haha just got a baritone, video coming soon, thanks for all the support dude!

I personally think the customs and the greeny are the worst value for the money, only because you can buy the pickups in them cheap and swap them into a 799 custom or a 50’s std and you have the essentials. The AJ is a sweet guitar, but I’d argue 1299 is perfectly reasonable. The 59’s are closest to the price value only because you’re getting custombuckers ($500), real MOP inlays and a more vintage correct neck. That’s just my opinion. Honestly, the only thing I think makes the new customs cool is the one thing you don’t like, and that’s the neck. If I could get a 50’s profile neck on the 799 guitar I’d buy one tomorrow.

@rockhaze

Ай бұрын

The 490/498 is > the probuckers. That's why you're paying $799

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

@rockhaze if you watch my comparison between the old and new epiphone les paul custom, the 490r/498t's made the probuckers sound bright and crispy in comparison

@rockhaze

Ай бұрын

@@DenDenBMX Mine sound bright and bitey. May just be inconsistency in the manufacturing. I first had the $799 version with the probuckers, then they dropped this one, so I had Sweetwater exchange. The probuckers sounded good but muddier/foggier. The 490/498s just sound a lot crisper. Again, could just be inconsistency/QA issue.

i'm 34 and a weeb and love boochi the rock the main character had a 59 gibson LP Custom YAWN she then got a yamaha 611 and i was like FUCK YES and built a clone 611 out of a POS EG112 the china model with a 112VM neck and put $350 Lollars in it, its a monster axe now never liked LP's or gibson anyway i'm a fender and now yamaha convert i also have a real TRB 1004J yamaha bass and the kikuri hand tattoo i tried both epis and gibs and holy fuck the neck size is huge and put me off of them for ever i don't even care if 60s are smaller

Please get a Edwards (ESP) Les Paul from Japan. Compare that one to your Custom epi.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I do play on getting an edwards one day!

@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur

Ай бұрын

@@DenDenBMX Other reviews say it has (The Edwards) amazing fretwork. And then if you take several pickups and compare them in the Epi and Edwards (ESP) and then take them to a luthier to review the neck... I think you would have amazing YT content not done before.

Ive got a hybrid if youd want to buy it off me Its a Keith Urban branded one

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I appreciate the offer but I think ill pass

It seems to me that Gibson is trying to make their mainline guitar collectibles and turn Epiphone into their player series of guitars. That being said I haven't been happy with the overall QC of a Gibson anything in years.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

yeah i'm pretty over Gibson at this point

I didn't think you were gonna keep it after the last video because the neck just didn't seem to be a good fit for your hand. As far as those pickups and my previous comments about my Gibson's 490/498 and my other 2 Epi LP Customs' Probuckers, I have an update. A few weeks ago, I got rid of a bunch of gear that I had trouble GIVING away and instead traded it for a Marshall DSL40 at Guitar Center with a little cash left over! My first tube amp. I don't know if it's due to using an actual amplifier over a computer modeling setup, but the difference in sound between my Gibson and Epiphones is significantly more substantial now, whereas it was fairly marginal at best in a solid state with distortion pedals. Yes, the 490/498 are pretty damn dark, but simply boosting the upper amp EQ and using an EQ pedal in the loop took care of most of that. I wouldn't say the Probuckers absolutely suck, but they were never meant to be in my guitars for long anyway. I suspect there will be a lot of buyers' remorse in the not-so-distant future for these premium Epiphones and I might look at this model at somepoint in the future for what should be a fairly substantial discount. If I do get one, it will have EMG's 85/81 put in it and have a bullseye graphic painted on it. However, my current white LPC might be a good candidate for that as well and put the money for something else. 5 Les Pauls is enough. If the Adam Jones LP Custom was an actual Silverburst and not the piss looking Antique hue, I'd be $1500 in debt. Calling people over 40 "Boomers" is very hurtful. 44-60 is GenX. We've been fighting Boomers our entire lives.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I would love to see someone turn one of these new customs into a bullseye! I think tube amps do sound better in person, they have a certain analog feel and thump that modelers haven't quite nailed down yet, but for videos/recording modelers and plug-ins are basically indiscernible from a tube amp. And I know a lot of you aren't boomers haha. I just thought it was funny how so many old farts came to my channel running their mouth and then got REALLY upset when I accidentally said "boomer" instead of "olds", you seem cool tho, thanks for watching!

@jeremymiller6933

Ай бұрын

@@DenDenBMX Most of the Boomers' comments just come from insecurity. "I spent $9500 on my Custom Shop Les Paul and some kid with a $950 Epiphone sounds better than I do! I saved up my whole life for this guitar and now I have this underlying sick feeling that it's not the best thing ever... " Then again my 490/498's were made almost 30 years ago as my LP is a '97 model. Maybe that has a difference. I dunno, but there is a difference now. I had an '81 Custom made from spare parts like a Frankenstein into a Bullseye made for me back in 2001 because I didn't have $5000 back then either. The body is starting to come apart, but the electronics are still in great condition. The monster just needs a new body. It will eIther be my current white LP Custom, Slash (completely blacked out Vermillion finish, dyed board to look like ebony, black hardware, even the nut) or possibly this new "premium model" LPC or the Matt Heafy white LP Custom with that speed taper neck that I want to try.

And let's not forget that you can buy a used Gibson in that range.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

very true, however I always recommend playing a gibson before buying it, they do make quite a few bad eggs

I’m 30🤘🏽

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

im almost there

First!!

@MHChang2014

2 ай бұрын

What a helpful comment, lmfao.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

It was very helpful, now I know who was first

the cts pots are also chinese crap not the brass post ones that are on gibson they need to stop using that as a selling point

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

okay

I'm not buying them, but there might be people who like this kind of expensive Epiphone. I would rather get a nice japanese one with the correct headstock.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

same

I have the Epiphone Les Paul Prophecy the only poor part of that is the nut, absolutely shocking, like nearly all Chines epi’s, the nuts are just pre bought and stuck in place, no work is ever done so action at the first fret is shocking, also no work is done to the slots to help tuning,So bear that in mind when buying a Chinese epi.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I really liked my prophecy besides the stupid asymmetrical neck

There is a generation after the Boomer generation who are older than 40 and not as old as Boomers. That’s probably why they make it a point to educate you when you call a non-Boomer a Boomer. Just food for thought.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

you'll get the joke eventually

@Dr.Jekyll

Ай бұрын

@@DenDenBMX if I didn’t get it by now, I’ll never get it (that’s what she said) so might as well explain it to me. :)

that things a pale bucket of shit but the 1959 les paul standard with custombuckers and hard case is a $1299 epiphone that is kickass

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

it would be if they didn't have the gall to put a laurel fretboard on a $1299 guitar

Waiting for you to learn that insulting 75% of your audience is a bad idea.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

im not insulting 75% of my audience lmao, just all the old farts who showed up in my comments trying to insult me first.

@carlhungus2521

Ай бұрын

Don't be insulted by the boomer jokes it's better to be from a generation known as boomers than the current gender benders

D Dude, you are hard to please - its a bargain b

@DenDenBMX

17 күн бұрын

Not really. On the surface it looks like a good deal but most other guitars in this price range are spec'd and built FAR better

Link that REVERB

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

IT HATH BEEN LINKED

Jeez... I'm 42 and I own a 2019 Epiphone LP Pro. You're videos really do get served up to a specific demographic. Fuck it... views are views.

@musicmnw1982

Ай бұрын

FYI- The "probucker" pickups sounded like shit. I swapped them for 490/498s and put the probuckers in a squire tele. Both guitars sound better. The neck shape is shit too. The flat, wide U shape was not what I was expecting. Kills my hands. I paid $509 excluding the replacement pickups but I'd have never paid over $1000 for it.

I'll buy it please

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

reverb link is in the bio, when I do sell it that is where i'll list it

If.you.can.play.like.hell.there.all.good.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

they're*

Probuckers muddy ?? 😅🤣

@sonix180d9

2 ай бұрын

The Inspired by Gibson Custom Led Paul Custom has the Gibson 498T and 490R in them. The 498T is one of my favorite pickups but my experience with it is in a Gibson. I do think it's a little heavy on the low end but it's not a issue for me because I use a brighter more treble heavy tone. And if need my overdrive comes on to tighten the low end.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

Probuckers are notoriously very muddy

@BlueberryStinkFinger62

Ай бұрын

​@@DenDenBMXpro buckers are made the same exact same way as the Gibson burst buckers with the same exact materials so this is another self opinionated bullsh and the mass produced think again fella they are 70% hand made just like there little brother and the pro buckers are highly acclaimed

sell it and start over with a tiny neck ibanez

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

I don't need a tiny neck ibanez, the 60s slim taper is perfect

I don’t know how I can trust an opinion of someone who gets a pink armpit tat only under one arm

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

...huh?

Sounds muddy, cheap pick ups and ,components. If you want a les Paul, by a Gibson. I bought an American pro ll Strat.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

well the pickups and components are Gibson lmao, i'm gonna sell this and my Gibson les paul standard and actually get something of quality

That Same guitar in Australian dollars price $2600

But I’m a 41 year old millennial and think epiphone makes some garbage but occasionally make decent stuff..

@DenDenBMX

29 күн бұрын

$300-$800 their quality control is okay, but $1299 for essentially the same quality control is wack

@Podcastforthewin

29 күн бұрын

@@DenDenBMX totally agree man

490r/498t pickups are junk, and I’m a Gibson fan

@DenDenBMX

17 күн бұрын

There's great examples of all their pickups, the only problem is the great examples are few and far between

@Ed-ht9np

13 күн бұрын

@@DenDenBMX I don’t know if I can agree that pickups of the same model can vary that much. I have a few 57 classics, a couple guitars with burstbuckers, etc and they all sound awesome. I just don’t like the 490/498’s. To me they are the bottom of the barrel Gibson pickups and everything else they have is better.

@DenDenBMX

13 күн бұрын

@Ed-ht9np they definitely can my friend, I've tried more than my fair share of very weak and unimpressive burstbuckers, and I can specifically remember one set of custom buckers that were in a Murphy lab 58 V that might have been the worst sounding pickups I've ever tried

Yes we're sick of the content creators bs you your really starting to piss many off with you crap about epiphone you have zero clue about epiphone but you're going to tells us? This is why your on KZread anywhere else wouldn't put up with it

@trevor4533

Ай бұрын

And we're all sick of you and your 15 alt accounts clogging up every single Epiphone video....

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

bot.

@FrankBuyers...guitarista-iu3zg

Ай бұрын

@@DenDenBMX caught in your own BS better get used to it😬

Stop whining and just don't buy it, dude...!

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

criticism is not whining. I bought it to review it to make sure people know what they're paying for. Would you prefer it if reviewers just stayed silent and just let mega corporations keeping giving us lesser quality products for increasingly gouged prices?

pure garbage

Your Mission.... buy a decent amp or modeler. Whatever you're using for the dirty sound is awful.

@DenDenBMX

Ай бұрын

Sounds like a you problem bud