Les Paul Classics Compared! Gibson vs. Epiphone, what's the difference?

Tyler mentioned a few days ago that he was keen to try the Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul Classics side by side and we thought, 'heck, probably a lot of people want to do that, lets make it a video!'

Feel free to skip around with the timestamps below:
00:47 Clean Tones Compared: Bridge Pickup
02:17 Clean Tones Compared: Neck Pickup
03:32 Push Pull Coil Tapped/Coil Split Sounds Compared
04:57 Drive Tones Compared: Riffs
05:28 Drive Tones Compared: Hot Leads
06:35 Guitar Volume Control Dynamics Test
07:23 Drive Tones Compared: Leads with Tone Control at 50% (Neck Pickup)
08:45 Price Difference Discussion: Manufacture Location
09:02 Price Difference Discussion: Materials
09:48 Price Difference Discussion: Construction
10:15 Price Difference Discussion: Hardware
10:56 Price Difference Discussion: Finish & Hardcase
11:17 Summary & Outro

We recorded the sound demos using a Strymon Iridium for our amp, settings weren't changed between guitars, and pickup/tone pot settings were identical.

Les Paul Classics differ from the Les Paul Standards most notably with the addition of push/pull coil tapping/splitting electronics, making them a versatile choice of guitar.

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As usual, huge thanks to @tylerdejong for hosting, be sure to check out his channels!

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