Members guitarbilly74 Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 I also have guitars that cost more than my car. But placebo is placebo. different finish, string spacing, electronics and wood quality is placebo? Good to know. I will give Prozac to the next person that needs a sugar pill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Except for Heritage guitars which are made in the old Kalamazoo factory by former Gibson employees. Yes, Absolutely. Heritage make really great guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted July 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yes, Absolutely. Heritage make really great guitars. I have one of those, a 137 , love that thing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 cheap Epi + some nice boutique pickups = better guitar than Gibson for half the price. Name brands are for people like Paris Hilton. I bet you use Wang amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 My Gibson LP is easily the greatest sounding guitar I've ever played. When I bought it I didn't even plug it in at first. I had been playing Lesters for an hour including a custom shop R8 and none of them had the resonance and feel of mine, even though the back is 2 pieces of mahogany. I used to believe that, electronics aside, Gibsons weren't significantly better, but now every Epi I pick up feels like a dipped-in-plastic toy in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 i wish i could afford a gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~Abstract~ Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Epiphones are obviously superior. Epiphone still uses rosewood for the fretboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Epiphones are obviously superior. Epiphone still uses rosewood for the fretboards. thats just because the FBI doesnt want to be seen with epiphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 thats just because the FBI doesnt want to be seen with epiphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Gibson, no comparison. Real cheese vs. Velveeta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members this is paul Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 I used to believe that, electronics aside, Gibsons weren't significantly better, but now every Epi I pick up feels like a dipped-in-plastic toy in comparison. I feel the same way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 The Epiphone Elitist Series Les Pauls were no joke. I wish I could find one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 I used to believe that, electronics aside, Gibsons weren't significantly better, but now every Epi I pick up feels like a dipped-in-plastic toy in comparison. yup. well, I always knew Gibsons were a cut above. Hell, I have owned a ton of Epi LP's and still own an Epi LPC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse G Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 coke > pepsi fact. If you disagree, your tastebuds are wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Charlie_Sheen Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Pepsi > coke fact. If you disagree, your tastebuds are wrong clearly written by a dude who can't afford coke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse G Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 {censored} i meant to say coke > pepsi derp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Charlie_Sheen Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 {censored} i meant to say coke > pepsiderp in that case, i retract my previous barb and instead say that jesse g is a socially responsible, smart person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 {censored} i meant to say coke > pepsiderp I was starting to worry about you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Gibson vs. Epi is not Coke vs. Pepsi, it's more like Coke vs. store brand soda lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Different guitars can sound different. I tried three les paul '60s tributes, they each sounded different. Same with two seemingly identical explorers, and 4 gretsch electromatics, and any number of StratsIn the case of the '60s tribute, one was so nice I had to buy it, one was a bit less good, and one sounded muddy and flat.So surely some Gibsons will play better than some Epiphones and vice versa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esizer Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 I also have guitars that cost more than my car. But placebo is placebo. you drive a $600 car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IbanezJon Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 lol no one watched.. attention span zero.. too busy big noting yourselves.. You guys aren't American by any chance? Yeah I went there.. but.. it's not like the Epi vs Gibson thing was any more riveting. The point of the story is.. the sustain on that Epi was crazy. More than 3 times that of the Gibsons, possibly because of sweet spot.. but still.. there needs to be more vids testing that {censored}.. everyone talks about sustain like it's this mystical element.. but bend a note, get a stop watch and compare guitars.. at least that way, there is some kind of rough reference point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tech21man Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 yup. well, I always knew Gibsons were a cut above. Hell, I have owned a ton of Epi LP's and still own an Epi LPC. I remember you having trying japan epis that were pretty good? Would you consider them "epiphones"? Or just japan gibbys? (well they used to be orvilles). Were they nitro finished or polyester? What is really characteristic is the sense of ...furniture finish gibsons have. Makes you feel good (if you like it, or the smell) even before plugging in. What exactly does epiphone mean anyway? They were made everywhere from many different factories subcontracted? For me it is a way for gibson to have cheap copies of the originals in shape without being immediately related to the "quality" of the US made line... Also some nice models that were never available from gibson like the del ray, or even weird colours shapes etc that wouldn't exactly make sense for the more serious parent company. Until I saw the zoot that is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobrahead1030 Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Too much talking about nothing in that vid. LP standard sounded pretty decent. Studio sounded a little darker, as expected. Epi sounded ok, but lacking the depth of the other two, as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 lol no one watched.. attention span zero.. too busy big noting yourselves..You guys aren't American by any chance?Yeah I went there.. but.. it's not like the Epi vs Gibson thing was any more riveting.The point of the story is.. the sustain on that Epi was crazy. More than 3 times that of the Gibsons, possibly because of sweet spot.. but still.. there needs to be more vids testing that {censored}.. everyone talks about sustain like it's this mystical element.. but bend a note, get a stop watch and compare guitars.. at least that way, there is some kind of rough reference point. I watched most of it. I just don't have time to watch 33 minutes of guitar comparisons. I saw the sustain thing but they admit themselves they probably hit a sweet spot on that particular guitar. Then later Chappers said the Epi pickups lacked the oomph of the Gibson pickups. so yeah... what's the point again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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