Gibson vs Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50's - Side By Side Comparison - Which One Should you Buy?

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!

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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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