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I have the IGC LP Custom in Alpine White. And I like it. A lot. For me, everything about it is great. I am taking it to my luthier next week for a pro setup and fret dress. In the meantime, I took off the covers and checked out the parts. Mine has Gibson USA 490R and 498T pickups, CTS pots, Mallory caps and Switchcraft switch and output jack. I was pleased to find that the cavities were super clean and painted white. The wirings were neatly soldered and nicely tucked. I am very happy with this guitar. So impressed that I purchased the IGC 1959 ES-355 in Ebony within a couple of weeks later.

How about getting a singer with balls?

Elco makes great stuff , and he has authored white papers for AES … a genius…. A passionate genius.

That Laney Iommi head is the best one they made.

Love you joey stay positive

Cool man I’m an engineer but I’ve never heard of a clock or jitter in music. I know latency from great to and from computers. 🖥️ LOA rules and you have the tone. You’re the best man.

Ha I followed your advice and just picked up a second hand one Epi LP custom; thanks for the push brother!

This is a great guitar, even when I play it when it's not connected to an amp, I can feel and hear its body resonating great.

I’ve got a white and black one by the inspired line plus 2 of the regular ones and it’s right inline with Gibson. Love these guitars!

Hell yeah, picked up a brand new Alpine White Epi LP custom at Guitar Center $649 out the door tax exempt Popped some gold LP knobs on right away, gold keystone Grover locking machine heads, StewMac premium wire kit with push/pull 500k pots, orange drop capacitors, gold Switchcraft 3way toggle and output jack, gold / gold post DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge humbucker, white / gold posts Steve Morse neck humbucker , I swapped the two volume positions so the bridge knob is close to the bridge p/u Fukn amazing Epi for sure. Got it for a standard E flat tune guitar, I typically play PRS standard 22, IBZ and LTD guitars. Always wanted a LP custom so I got it for the E flat stuff. Sik guitar 🤘

Thank you for your honest opinion. It’s April 2024 as I write this comment and the internet is buzzing as Epiphone releases a new batch of Inspired by Gibson premium guitars in collaboration with the Gibson Custom Shop. For $500 more you get the proper Gibson open book headstock along with proper and period correct Gibson specs like pickups, electronics, wiring etc etc. Plus a premium hard shell case with an Epiphone-Gibson Custom commemorative logo, that is also on the guitar. I’m waiting for my Custom in Alpine White to arrive tomorrow. And, I am pre-ordering from Sweetwater the Ebony version in time for Father’s Day. It’s an interesting time but Life is good. Cheers.

Are you going to get the new inspired by Epiphone Customs with the open book headstock?

Sounds better than a Gibson 😂 love my epiphone that’s a nice guitar nice choice sweet

Very nice and similar to both of mine on my channel.

I have one like you are showing here [ L P Custom Pro with push pull pots ] Everything you say is true .. Just lost the action at the lower end of the fretboard where the low E has a 1/2 inch space .. Do not understand what does this .. Otherwise , with my tiny hands / fingers , I can still get some playtime on this amazing guitar ..

I’ve owned a white one for over a year. Threw a Duncan custom 5 in the bridge for a little more output and locking tuners on… it’s one of my favorites in my collection. And it’s a 1/4 price of some of them.. I actually just ordered a black one this week to go with it. Gonna do the exact setup in a different tuning. They’re so good for the money.

I have the white one. Its a fantastic guitar.

A great guitar. I bought the Epi custom first and then the Gibosn LP Custom, both in ebony. Love both of them

Supposedly the new "inspired by" Epi Les Paul custom is coming out next month with the open book headstock. Very interested to see how those guitars turn out. Fingers crossed they're on par with the Japanese Epiphones from back in the day.

I don’t have this one, but I do have an Adam Jones Epiphone Les Paul Custom…it has become my favorite guitar…it has everything: sound, look, and feel…Epiphone has really done the Les Paul name proud I think…

could you please do a 'rig rundown' video on what gear you use? I love your guitar tone and really want to know how you get it. I especially love the tone you get on the album Ugly. Im also curious where you learned to play guitar

They don't come with Grover tuners. They come with Wilkinson tuners. This guy is wrong.

Epiphone has always been very good quality and Gibson saw that way back thats why they bought out Epiphone. Thanks for sharing.

I have a house full of Gibsons.....11 Les Pauls....and I have 4 of these NEW Epiphones....and if you close your eyes or turn around...you CANNOT tell which one I am playing.....paying 5K for a piece of wood to impress your friends....is just crazy...and stupid.....these Customs are 98.99999....percent there with the Gibsons....buy them...change the bridge to one with rollers....and the sustain is endless....

Yep, I really like Epiphone. I have the Epiphone 1959 LP Standard Limited Edition Lemon Burst, Epiphone Slash November Burst, and just picked up the Epiphone Ebony Custom five days ago. Plan on purchasing the white one as well…….. Oh, and the Jerry Cantrell Wino. Epiphone is knocking it out of the park right now as far as I’m concerned. Great guitars and quality builds.

I agree… I have the 2015 black back Epi LP custom. I was amazed how it felt when I picked it up for the first time. I play it as much maybe more than my Gibson LPC. I did swap out the pick up’s for SD Pearly Gates…

Hell yeah i got some in the mail today. Cant wait to get home to try em. Got the Logan Mader 7 string set and Jeff Loomis 7 string set. Ill get those 11/56 for my 6 string in c# standard.

Just threw 4 sets in my cart man! You prob dont remeber but my old band recorded ar MOG way back! I cant wait to try them out on my FrankenStrat loaded with the Fishman KSE's! Yea MFers!!! Godbless Joey bring the noise to DC!!!

I have a 2002 Epi Les Paul, and it's an absolute beast... still. It's gotten better, in fact.

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Hey man. I think it is awesome you touring with that Epiphone. Awesome it comes with an ebony board now as it should be. Have some good LOA memories. Cheers

Just bought one of these. It’s got a good bit of fret buzz when tuned out of the box at a few different strings/frets. I have done nothing but tune it. No professional set up. But my other guitars don’t have this problem and I haven’t really done set ups on them. Is that normal to have feet buzz out of the box (a few high/low frets when testing with a straight edge). Trying to decide on keeping or returning the guitar. Thanks!

I Totally agree I’m Stoked With Mine as well Totally Worth It

That Gibson is not a Black Beauty. Black Beauty’s have P90’s.

I have the Ace Frehley "Budokan" Epiphone custom model. It's sensational! Epiphone has been putting in work! I'm thinking about getting one of the koa wood Epiphone Les Paul customs as well! Hey Joey, one small suggestion, ditch the "kidney" tuners and slap some key style tuners on those! On LP customs it just looks "right"!

You can see a mile away how happy you are with these guitars! I had an Ep LP Custom in Heritage Cherry Sunburst all gold hardware made in China from about 2009 and I loved it. It looked, played and sounded amazing sadly I had to sell it a lot of music gear back then due to financial restraints .Damn I wish I could buy it back. Will check out your band!

I like that they changed the headstock to look more like a Gibson, never cared for the Epiphone headstock from the last couple/few decades.

So, I've gotten A LOT of messages here (and elsewhere) asking for an actual sound clip or "demo" of these two Epiphone LP Customs, and I thought, best is to let you hear them in action, live, straight out of my current rig. I'm out here in Europe right now doing a few festivals and giving these babies a test spin... Here's a fan shot clip from Romania: czcams.com/video/PTSPyNDbOhk/video.html These are the only guitars I took with me this time... That's how much confidence I have in them and their tone.

I've got both the Epiphone Les Paul Custom Black Beauty and the Limited Edition Koa Top. Both are killer guitars and I've been a Gibson player since 1977. Go figure.

I'm definitely gonna have to grab a few of each set! 🤘

Owning a 76 Custom... Epiphones rule for guilt free rocking. Definitely not a 4 figure difference in sound or playability. At all.

Just picked up a used one in mint condition… Killer guitar! Love the ebony fretboard!

I bought 1 from Sweetwater actually had the weights of each guitar so obviously i ordered the heaviest 1, never even held 1 before I took it out of the box & I love it, closest I could come to my cousins 78' LP Pro that I learned on, under $1,000,

New epiphone head stock like dick😊😊

Removing comments isn't going to change any of the facts and the facts are Epiphones are better than Gibson and if not for Les Paul and Epiphone in 1941 there would be No Gibson Les Paul guitar today..

I just bought one from Sweetwater 2 months ago. I always wanted a Gibson custom but I can’t justify $5000 minimum. Sweetwater rep gave me 15% off so it was only $620. So I had it plek’d with the savings and custom setup and it was still less than $1000. It is awesome. Ive played for 50 years on and off with a 70 Cortez LP knockoff and decided to get back to playing seriously and get a good guitar. It’s night and day and I played both the Epis and the Gibsons at the Gibson Garage in Nashville and the Epi is every bit as good for 85% less.

This is random. I saw you guys in Leesburg, front row, wearing my 30 year old loa jersey. I wanted to try and stay and get it signed and maybe a picture but my social anxiety and spending the last 30 years trying to figure out what I would say if I ever did get the chance to meet everyone.. I'm rambling. I'll just say it was an amazing show and made me remember all the times river runs red got me through the rough times. I actually just ordered a whole guitar rig.. Haven't played anything in 20+years but seeing you play relit the spark. Hoping I'll be able to catch you all again live soon!

Price?

Nice, do you find that the Les Paul digs into your ribs when playing? Thanks

My dad bought me a White 88 custom les paul in 88. My friend opened a music store, and I got it at his cost. My biggest regret, as far as instruments, is selling that guitar.