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I'm a beginner/intermediate who just plays at home. I bought an artist les paul online and had to return it due to a faulty pickup. They sent me another and it works perfectly. The artist les Paul is amazing for me. If you were playing seriously it would be worth getting the more expensive model

Hi, great job, sound beautifull!! May i ask wheere i can find a wiring like this (serie, parallel..) for PRS? thanks, grts Mario

Jeff, if you get a chance, get the uk designed vintage brand v 100 pgm (peter green gary moor lemon drop) or the paridise slash v 100 with the best wilkinson hardware ,I got mine from the uk at the branch because the electronics wher back to front (so the treble is actualy the bass vice versa and the tone knobs are opposite ...they are called vintage because their main guitars are based on recreating actual famous vintage guitars ,Trevor wilkinson was taught about pickups from a top gibson tech,he got to spend d a full day with the gary moore greeny guitar and learned everything from it ,...they cone with jade tulip tuners and are designed to be played live through a marshall...it would be great to review this British brand (u tube "trevor wilkinson v 100 lemondrop)...as all the v 100 are built based on his original measurements he took from greeny u can get a greeny vintage for £250 to 350 (said to be better than the epiphone version (ref. "vintage v 100 greeny "vs "epiphone greeny ")...get this guitar if u can ,rock on 🇬🇧...ps. thers a gold top one with p 90 pickups from the uk factory wich u can get delivered from glasows guitar guitar (I recommend the p 90 gold top if u want something a bit different )

both made in china?

I play an Artist tc and it's a beautiful guitar. 💓🎸.the Gibson sounded a bit harsh, compared to the Artist.

I have both the Epiphone ant Artist guitars ___both are great budget guitars ….but the Artist stealth 60 is quite a heavy guitar the heaviest of all my 9 electric guitars …but also the punchiest and loudest at all the same settings

I'd love to see this comparison video done again as the Artist LP59 now has Bullbucker pickups and the ability to switch to single coil like the Epiphone Les Paul can.

But too heavy had one sold it

It’s not Coil Tap, it’s Coil Split

Nice! Cool vibes man...

Not a fan of the 57 Classic pickups. I put some in a Classic Custom some years back. Sounded anemic. So I put a 57 Classic Plus in the bridge. Still didn’t like it. Ended up selling the whole thing and got a ‘57 Custom reissue with Custombuckers. MUCH BETTER! Though it also cost a lot more…. I also prefer the 58/15 LT’s in my McCarty 594 to those 57 Classics. Just not my cup of tea I guess.

8 years on and those cheap prices are long gone but nevertheless I think they both sound great and your chops are legit!

Très jolie sonorité et touché de corde bravo !

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Basically the hack to show a les Paul is obsolete. Les Paul would have fixed these problems if he were alive. He’d be appalled at how idiots are loyal to a design with so many flaws. Yes it has history but goddamn Gibson fanboys are insufferable.

I have the Artist LP6 stealth and I absolutely love it. The bang for buck is hard to beat.

Lots of OK’s in there Jeff….. hope your OK mate👏👏

I own 4 Artist guitars, they are excellent guitars. They don’t ship them set up perfectly but if you know how to adjust the action and tinker a bit you are getting a product worth double the asking price

The classic 57s are more of a modern take on the 57 Gibson PAF then then a straight up cone especially the classic 57in the bridge. The 57s have a more pronounced lower midrange compared to a vintage PAF or straight up PAF clone making them a bit more modern sounding.

prs guitars sound like mud

I have Gibson's, epiphones and a lp £129.99 from artist. ( Bottom range) Change the pick ups to iron gear Tesla sharks, Ernie balls, and it beats them all. We all know it's about what's on the headstock, and thats the shame.

Great performance mate!!! As an ex Perthonian I'm sorry that I never got to meet you when I lived there.

Are they made in the same factory with different badges and pick-ups? They look very similar.

Thanks Jeff. Very informative review. The Epiphone pickups are very noisy compared to the Wilkinsons. I mean, a lot noisier. That alone would be a deal breaker for me. Tonewise, they are "almost" identical but the Epiphone has a smidgen more mid-range which could be due to anything (wood, hardware, pickups). Is it better to be overloaded with mids? I think not. At the end of the day, which one had more sustain and played better? I worked for a Gibson importer some 20+ years ago and never owned a Gibson or Epiphone. I was always a Fender/Ibanez guy. However, I bought an Artist Les Paul recently (based on your video) and in my view it is "better" than some genuine US Gibsons that I sold to brand fetishists 20 years ago. Obviously, 20 years ago, Asians could not manufacture a high quality instrument. But now they certainly can.

Good playing !

Artist makes some incredible guitars for the money. I've only got hands-on experience with a Black58DLX that I received last week, but for £279 to my door, I don't think there's another semi-hollow out there built to these specs for that kind of price. I've also got a Harley Benton HB-35 that I stuck a vibrato unit on, and thought its also a great guitar, I think the Artist feels a lot more than a step up in quality. Once I have my Big D Varitone switch fitted and the electronics upgraded at the same time (only because I may as well do the work while I'm having the switch fitted), this guitar will easily hold its own against an Epiphone costing three times the same. And on the strength of this video, I'd have absolutely no problem buying one of their Les Paul-style guitars either. At the very least, they're instruments that are built solidly and a good basis for modding with more expensive pickups and electronics, for those players who don't like to take more expensive or vintage instruments out to gigs.

I'm in my 60's and have tried tons of aftermarket pups and luv many of them BUT my all time fav are the Tom Holmes designed Gibson 57 Classic pups, in Teles in Les Pauls, Strats you name it it always sound amazing!

Great guitars... I am an epi lp 1960s tribute plus owner... I really liked your playing! You are an 80s hard rocker dude... Grab a Kramer with maple fretboard and show us what you've got!!!! Shred these guitars hard!!!! 🤩

I’m glad I’ve held off getting one of these Artist guitars ie Les Paul Deluxe because now they’ve got coil splitter spec, I’ll get one (to add to my excellent Cherry 58 (which I returned to have the top fret ends rounded off a tad more within the 100 day grace period with free shipping both ways). That the Epiphone has a slight edge for more than twice the price is the whole point isn’t it? Why pay over twice as much when you can buy a way beyond acceptable guitar for less than half the price? And Artist guitars basically answer that age old question by guitarists - and reviewers DON’T buy one of ours! In fact, you’ll have enough to buy ANOTHER Guitar ie two for the price of one! And I love Epiphones - got 3. Apparently, Artist Guitars have a new factory and buyers and reviews have noted a step up in quality and specs including I presume the addition of the coil splitter

The Epiphone has another big negative other than the high price; it is made in China.

Great video and comparison! Thanks heaps

the wilkinson pickups are CRAP... they are ceramic magnets.,... just garbage pups.

Don't get me wrong I think the Korean Epiphone 57 Hots and Classics are great

I'm confused, are you saying that you used Epiphone or Gibson 57s in this PRS? I have ab'd the korean Epiphone 57s up against the USA Gibson 57s and I believe there's a difference. THANKS!

Wow. very bright and clear. the Gibsons. cool vid!

FYI: The 2022 Artist LP59CSB has Bullbuckers with coil taps.

Very Interesting Comparison. Thankyou. I have a few Artist Guitars, very happy with all of them ....... And am planning The Artist LP59 as my next guitar. ...... Artist Guitars also have a new Range available later this year was look awesome too. Cheers

Big difference! The '57 Classics are more open and less compressed sounding. They also sound sonically wider...deeper bass and higher highs...compared to the PRS pickups. Your PRS's construction would make some differences from your Epiphone, but you are comparing pickups, not guitars (I think). The alder is similar to mahogany, the longer scale length should add sonic width and the maple neck should impart a brighter tone.

Have you found that the '57 Classic/Classic+ pickups changed over the years? The urban legend is that the older ones, pre-2005, sound a lot better than the newer ones. How old are the '57 Classics that you're working with here?

Great and complete review, you covered so many good points. After spending a good amount of money in Squiers and Fenders, I discovered Artist Guitars, just impressed with the quality and sound. First I got a TC59 with the Bullbuckers, it weights as much as good it sounds and now I got a LP59GT90 that is incredible for the price.

Get the Deluxe (LP59TSB) Deluxe and you do get the split coils and for only 449.00 (2022 Price) - Maybe you should have grabbed that one for an even fairer comparison.

Did these pickups require modification of the pickup or guitar? Like routing wood? Any fitting issues ? Thank you

The current model artist LP59 has the excellent bull bucker pickups with coil splitting, so it's even better now.

Well done!

Slightly bullshit here mate, you raved on in the first vid who good the Gibson was (I agree), And then you put in "Similar" ones Just in case you missed that (Similar) Gibson ones into the PRS, Not Australian are ya

I’m in my 3rd PRS SE and I’ve not liked any of the pickups. Instead of selling this one as well I’m gonna throw new pickups in it. This video helps but I’m just not sure what to get. I have a Les Paul Traditional with 57s in it also.

Hey Jeff I have a paf pro neck, Do you think a gibson 57 bridge pick up would match in my prs se

Hi Jeff, thank you for the very in-depth and informative comparison review of these lesser priced but great value guitars. I too am a teacher but in Echuca Victoria and so will send some students to this video for a real value review. Appreciated. Great job. I've been telling people for years they don't need to spend a fortune to get a decent guitar.

I have the Artist tc59 and it is an incredible guitar for £149 including shipping. Its well made. Hefty yes but beautifully finished. The tones are up there with top-end guitars. Suffice to say buy one if you get the chance.

With multi effect pedals giving hundreds of amp modling options and the many ways to seek tone i think the diffrence is not worth the price gap. The Artist guitars are great value for a beginner or a intermediate player who has a stratocaster as their go to guitar but sometimes needs that humbucker tone.