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Wow! That is the first time that I have ever heard of that method. I certainly hope you don't use that method when buying guitars. Someone who knows nothing about guitars won't be able to tell you which one feels better. They will generally go with one of 2 things: What looks the coolest or which one is cheaper. Sound can only get you so far... Feel is WAY more important. I have been playing for 30 years as well and you generally learn that it's pretty easy to change how a guitar sounds, but not so easy to fix how a guitar feels. Setups aside. I have always had the same confusion over the argument that "The Crowd/Audience will never know the difference" when it comes to guitars. But audience isn't playing the guitar. You are. The best thing to do is play the guitars for yourself. Play them unplugged and plugged in. Play as many guitars as you can. See which one feels the best, which one you bond with. If you can afford it: Buy it! If not... then keep looking until you find one in your price range. Then you at least know which guitar you want to eventually buy. The name on the headstock shouldn't give you "Street Cred", that's for sure. If you like the epiphone more... awesome. If you like the Gibson more... awesome! If you like something else... awesome! Just get the one that feels the best to you and you can afford. But FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY!!!!! DO NOT LET SOMEONE WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT GUITAR TELL YOU WHICH ONE TO BUY!!!! Cheers -Ryan

@@Crypticmaskguitar well, I know it's kind of hard to convey what you're saying over a CZcams comment but like I said man, been at this for 30 years. Recorded on albums back in the '90s. My whole point was that it really just doesn't matter. I don't buy guitars anymore. I have more than most people will ever own in their life. I live not too far outside of Nashville, I was invited to play down there in my younger days but I chose my steady day time career instead. Me and my wife don't have any children and we have a lot of financial freedom so we pretty much buy what we want. Why do I tell you all this? Because I really don't think it matters. If you're a good player, that's what people care about. Never during a show have I had somebody come up to me and care about my equipment. They just care how you play. A lot of my point in my previous comment was that they're so similar it really doesn't matter. And truth be told, people don't really care that much about it. People that can afford anything will get the more expensive product. People who cannot afford a Gibson will buy an Epiphone. There's nobody with a high level of income debating on which one to buy. Let's be honest about it.

I'd say it was a really bad point of view to try and get your point across. It really doesn't matter which one you own as long as you like it. Which was the whole point of the video and why I said that at the 1:49 mark. I know people who actually prefer epiphone over gibson (Generally due to their feeling towards Poly over Nitro). To me they have a weird feeling in the neck, but I've always thought I was crazy. I have been playing for 30 years as well, over half of that as a studio guitarist. I have recorded with $200 guitars I have recorded with $10,000 guitars. They all have their place. But price point should never be something to strive for. It's not a badge of honour. It should just be how the guitar feels to you. If the audiences opinion on what gear you are playing is something that comes across your mind... then I'm not sure who your target audience is. About 95% are just there to listen to live music. So absolutely you are right: It doesn't matter. Buy the one that feels best to you. Cheers -Ryan

The Pre-2019 Standards were more akin to the current Classic, but lighter. They did use heavier stock mahogany, though. Cheers -Ryan

Honestly… a Non-Korina model would be $250-350. Korina would really depend. Some people read Korina and will try insane prices. They would probably go for what a Korina Epiphone explorer would go for on the used market: $400-500. But they might get listed at $1,000 or more and just never sell. Cheers -Ryan

​@@Crypticmaskguitar Yeah, that's why I asked, as I've seen some pretty inflated prices on Reverb and similar sites. 400-500 up to 600 is a price I'd be willing to pay for a standard xt korina explorer (the red one sells for about 240). Hopefully I'll find one with a reasonable price at some point, although I'm not too optimistic, as they are very rare nowadays. Thank you very much for the info, you've really helped me!

Message Nicki at time box instruments on facebook - Kevin

Not yet. I sold roughly 30 guitars in around 6 weeks. I had to stop for a while because my work schedule gets pretty crazy. Sometime in late October/early November I will probably get rid of another 10 guitars and add another 2-3 custom shops. Cheers -Ryan

It’s a great guitar!! I believe they are 3 piece body, but I know what you mean. Cheers -Ryan

You should be able to check via fenders serial number look up tool. Most of the 90s stuff is still listed with the specs for that serial number. Cheers -Ryan

Thanks for listening -Kevin

This one seems pretty decent. Could be that there was something with the one you have. Could also be the volume levels. Who knows. That sucks, though! Cheers -Ryan

Exactly the same for more, I went with the sunburst. It was an impulse buy - I got mine just in time.

Yes sometimes i change it depending if im using the humidifier or the dehumidifer

The tuners were very flimsy, it’s a plastic nut, and the bridge wasn’t the best. Those are 3 out of the main 5 issues for tuning stability. To offset this I would recommend tuning UP to pitch only (tuning down to pitch with leave slack around the post and in the nut and will cause the guitar to go flat quickly), after tuning UP to pitch then you should tug on your strings and tune UP again. Tugging on your strings will ensure that any slack around the posts and in the nut should be taken out. You can also lubricate your nut or you can rub the lead from a pencil inside your nut slots… this can help your strings to not get caught in the plastic nut. Cheers -Ryan

@@Crypticmaskguitar Thanks, Saw the stretching thing when i was writing and my second thought was about Graphite that you answered now. Going to look out for a Hipshot bridge (175) and some ToneNinjas 19:1 thats seems to coming into market in recent year and seems to fit this Model. I own a LTD H-1007 thats been my main Guitar for a couple of years and was a bit Confused when i found the Jackson neck much easier to Play.🤔 You never getting to old to learn new things about yourself and what you think are the best suitable brand/Neckstyle to play on even if i´ve been playing since 75.. Love the C-shaped thin neck..From Sweden..🙏🤘☮

The point isn’t the sound, though. It’s the feature set. I agree with you whole heartedly. I own zero Epiphone, 9 Gibson USA Les Paul’s, and 6 Gibson Custom Les Paul’s. you won’t get an argument from me on that point. But the whole point of the video is to show that the Epiphone’s are indeed Les Paul’s. Cheers -Ryan