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- Guitar of the Day! Adam Jones' 1979 Les Paul Custom is the second "Inspired by Gibson Custom" signature after Kirk Hammett's "Greeny" 1959 Les Paul Standard. $1499 is expensive for Epiphone, but these are supposed to be higher-tier than the "Inspired by Gibson" line with proper Custom Shop specs.
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Forgot to mention the IGC versions also come with Switchcraft for the toggle and output jack!
$1499 definitely isn't cheap for an Epi, but it's pretty spec accurate to the underrepresented Norlin-era with that 3-piece maple neck and actual mother of pearl inlays for way less than a Gibson Custom. What do we think? 🤔
🔥🔥🔥🔥
I can't tell, but it looks like it also has a real ABR-1 bridge. Is this true, or an I not seeing it right?
@agufish
Can zakk wylde’s edition get this treatment too??😢😢
Where is it made ?
@@stopUkrainewar666 I am guessing that it is made at their factory in China
They need to do a Randy rhoads version.
This would sell like hot cakes
I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
I'd pre-order one as soon as I could get a Sweetwater sales rep on the phone.
100% that’s my dream Les Paul a white custom
They NEED to do a Peter frampton as well.
Great, the wierd headstocks were always my main argument against an epi.
Same and now it's the price 😂
Same here
why? they’re the same headstocks they’ve used since the 50s, i think they look fine.
The weird headstock angle always put me off gibsons. Fix that Epi, and I might be interested.
@@vuri3798my favorite comment of the week :)
I could not give a shit less about Kirk Hammett’s guitars. This is RAD!!!
I second this.
I don’t give a shit about kirk or adam. But i love les pauls.
Yeah I never cared for KH none too much either
So Epiphone are making guitars in what used to be Gibson USA price points? Interesting
If by interesting you mean absolutely fucking insane, I’d agree with you. Never played an epi I’d pay over a grand for, let alone 1500, that’s Ibanez MIJ territory
@@MrWill9894 Ibanez Indonesia territory too.
@trevor4533 true, and granted some of those Indonesian guitars are pretty good, but I’d be wary of spending that much on something not coming out of Japan or South Korea. Obviously good guitars are made at every price point in china, Indonesia, Vietnam etc but Japan and South Korea tend to have better QC (and higher wages and better working conditions for their workers)
@@MrWill9894 agreed. They really should have built these things in South Korea or Indonesia. Would have been a little easier to stomach.
I’m at least open to trying one out, if I like em maybe pick one up used down the line.
@jcallseven Inflation is a real thing, but this kind of price hike is 90% corporate and shareholder greed being disguised as inflation.
If you don't care about the name on the headstock, you can get a guitar that's just a good for under 500 bucks, easy.
But most guitar players are morons who live and die by corporate marketing bullshit 🤷♂️
Mine just got delivered today - 100% worth the money. Gibson should be ashamed. The QC on mine is fantastic. Seriously I am massively impressed.
I bought 2 sort of by accident.
I did a “Pre order” with guitar center and then immediately after I saw Epiphone had them in stock and were doing free 1 day shipping. So I placed another order with Epiphone directly.
I had to wait a bit to call guitar center to cancel the order and by the time I got through to calling…they had shipped it! 😂
Unfortunately the one from guitar center has a VERY off center neck pickup, so it’ll have to be a return. But the Epiphone direct one is BEAUTIFUL. Very very high quality and worth the price in my opinion.
Enjoy yours!!!
@@SlangJeezy That was very lucky to be fair. I got mine from Andertons (I'm in the UK). The artwork ones were really hard to get hold of so as soon as Andertons released them for sale I just went for it. Andertons has upped their game, full setup out the box and a nice little checksheet and signed as well. I'm putting some fat strings on it this weekend and downtuning it to C Standard lol
@@MarcusMojiyou guys are crazy man I'd never be able to buy a guitar without playing it first
@@aarongrimes6490 You just have to be willing to send it back after inspection. Most online stores are fine with this nowadays and many even pay for its collection.
@@aarongrimes6490 sometimes crazy pays off (was lucky this time :D)
"Chinese Guitars for $1500" should only be an obscure Jeopardy question
I’ll never buy this trash. Let’s be honest though, go look at Gibsons drops of the week and see the amount of flaws in the guitar itself in closeup images. Looks like nobody gives a sh*t when doing their job. I’ve seen flawless guitars and then I go look at Gibsons and am constantly shocked. I’m a Gibson owner but that garbage I saw on the mod shop made me reconsider the company. Charging $3k+ for 50% of effort, no thanks Gibson or Epiphone.
A good example is the “Hunny Butter Burst” Les Paul currently up.
If it's worth $1500, it doesn't matter what letter follows the "MI". However, I don't foresee these being worth $1500.
@@BringMayFlowers Get an ESP LTD EC-1000 Eclipse instead, especially if you’re going to splash out that kind of cash on a guitar. It might be a bit more expensive but those guitars are reliable as heck.
1500 lol, these guitar companies are ripping us off
Especailly for poly finish
Big Macs doubled in price. Why not everything else
Hopefully they drop a regular while custom with the MOP inlays and open book headstock. I love white LPCs but don't like the way nitro yellows so a poly custom for 1/4 the price of the Gibson version would be awesome.
the yellowing it the best part of those you buy it regular and it just wants to be a Rhoads custom
I play the 200 EUR Benton Les Paul silverburst clone, looks and plays great
One spec that should also not be overlooked is a long neck tenon on this model. This thing is spec loaded with a cool hard case for a (unfortunately) current market fair price. I couldn't resist as I feel this is the closest I'll get to owning a 70's Les Paul Custom (I already own an '89 LPC and current day Axcess LPC).
How do you like the Axcess?
@@ericfridley9657 I really like it. The one I have is very lightweight compared to a regular Les Paul Custom. Plays very well. I have one with a tune-o-matic bridge since I'm not a Floyd guy.
Still pissed at them for discontinuing the 175
I have the silver burst custom les paul and it does not fail one single bit. Gotta give it to Epiphone on this one
Ok..I can definitely get into the logo with the headstock binding.
I'm so glad that Gibson FINALLY ddecided to put the "open book" style headstock on the Epiphones. They should have done this years ago.
A john sykes epiphone custom with dirty fingers would be nice
Oh my god its perfect in every way
Been playing 14 years now
I bought an epiphone "norm burst" Joe bonnamasa Les Paul on accident thinking i placed the order for the 1959 Epiphone les paul reissue. I used to have a $500 sunburst standard les paul from around 2010 but i sold it cause i was getting more into strats at the time. It was a great guitar and it made me appreciate the Les Paul shape but the fretboard wood or inlays on mine had a weird plasticky friction feel that made me feel like i was playing a "cheaper" version as compared to a cheap Gibson. It may have just been my copy. So in 2020 when i saw the 1959's epi's coming out, i said, i have to get that!
I get the Joe bonamassa one realizing i ordered the wrong thing but i gave it a shot and for $800 with a hard case included i completely forgot about the 1959 reissue. It was like a day and night difference from my 2010 $500 epiphone from 10 years ago. Not only was i mind blown, but with my interest peaked, i had to check out the rest of the lineup to compare with my JB. I managed to try out the 50's and 60's Epiphone les pauls from 2020 and the whole lineup has dramatically increased in quality/playability. Whoever made my JB les paul took some serious pride in their work. I wasn't exactly into the color at first but it's grown on me. These new modern day epiphone les pauls are really giving Gibson a run for their money!
This being said, I don't know how I'd feel paying $1500 for an overseas Epiphone. Anything past $800-$1000, I'd rather opt for a budget Gibson or used Gibson or another brand entirely
Just played one of these at guitar center last week. Pretty nice axe
Got the Epi Grohl coming out, and this?!? The one time I have nothing saved up for a guitar 😩😩
Thank God for Sweetwater and Zzounds 🤣
Kick - Ass ! Want one, bad ! 🤘😎
I have the artist series. one of the best epiphones Les Paul’s I’ve ever played love it!!! Will buy this one too ❤ I’m a fan but that’s not the reason if i were to build a Les Paul by specs it would be adam jones specs
Beautiful Les Paul❤🎶🎵✌😍
It plays so awesome
I’m so glad Gibson/ epiphone released this in an epiphone model. I’m a life long tool / Adam Jones fan. The silverburst custom is my dream guitar. The price they offer all of this makes it affordable for me to have my dream guitar 😍 or at least as close to it as I ever will be
They should use the open book headstock more often, they use the original headstock on the epi explorer and flying v
They're rolling out more "inspired by custom shop" models next month with the open book headstock.
Including an Ebony LP Custom, '61 LP SG Custom w/ 3 pickups and tremelo, and awkwardly enough another '59 LP.
@@trevor4533 is that the SG with the antique ivory finish? If so I can't wait for that!!! I've been looking at used models from the last run of that. I want the inspired by firebird too
@@DrFaust-pr8vw yup!
Loving that headstock!
If they do an Epiphone Les Paul custom in alpine white with the Gibson headstock, I might buy it lol
They should be rolling out an ebony model next month. So fingers crossed they bring out an alpine one as well.
@@trevor4533 sick!!!! Honestly might grab an ebony. I can’t choose! lol.
Yep I’ll take one of those
I hope they offer an LP custom in ebony and white with this headstock.
Same. I’m willing to buy it with this headstock. Just looks so much better!
Well, I got news for you.
@@DAIEDRO are they!? Or a frampton model?
@@kcb55 Brand new line from Epiphone. They’re doing an Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop series.
Bought one, love it! Also, my back hurts
Beautiful
I'm still happy with my matt k. heaphy 1st gen signature epiphone. Although I did add locking tuners for my preference.
I'm actually way more stoked for this than any of the art ones and greeny, even with the right headstock
I wish all epiphones had that headstock.. looks way better.
Phase in the Epiphone w/gibson headstock and phase out the current headstocks. Im all for it
Going by recent Gibson and Epiphone trends I have a theory.
Gibson have been focusing hard on producing these crazy investment level collectors guitars while not overly pushing their standard lines.
Epiphone however have massively stepped up quality of production and also their marketing and price point.
I have a feeling that Gibson may want Epiphone with their build quality improving so drastically and giving a lot of players what they want to take the place of perhaps the Gibson standard line of old while Gibson will continue to focus on these special edition collaborations etc etc.
Just a theory I’ve had and to be honest I wouldn’t be mad about it because I think the new generation epiphone stuff is outstanding.
I think they want to replace the standard series with Epiphone. (which will have Gibson on the headstock)
i am so glad, that headstock looks amazing with the Epiphone logo. No more clipped ears or the awkward new headstock. I am a Gibson snob but Epiphone truly is great especially at this price point.
Awkward Newt headstock? Why?
Only took 3 recessions and a world wide pandemic for Gibson epiphone listen
There was a pandemic?
It's crazy that the Epiphone has the burst all over but the 4k custom shop does not!
I have the 1958 Korina Flying V and it's off the charts. 1959 Factory Burst LP is next.
Sick guitar
I want one so bad!
Quickly becoming 'Epic'iphone' Guitars!🎼
So did anyone snap the headstock off their Kirk hammett sig?
When do we get the proper LP body shape without the fat cutaway?
$1499 for this feels a bit more reasonable then the Greeny price
They're the same exact price.
@@trevor4533 sorry, I meant to say feels a bit more reasonable then the Greeny price
Just got mine today, was a Sweetwater demo so got 200 off. Not a thing wrong with it.
I have one of the art piece guitars and still, plays awesome and I always thought it was an L that the epiphone model was more like his actual guitar than the standard Gibson version.
That’s great, but what happened to the 499$ price tag
Honestly, for all the people talking crap about Epiphone prices (to which I agree with to some extent), I think depending on how this feels in the hand, this isn't a bad deal. They even replaced that Epi Probucker with a Gibson custombucker in the neck while retaining the bridge Seymour Duncan, its the 70's spec LPC in that aged silverburst with the Gibson headstock shape.
If you want a silverburst LPC from Gibson, be prepared to cough up 5k+ so, and even for the standard version, you're going to pay double of what this costs. Adam Jones and Tool aside, if you're a fan of LPC's and just want the proper look, I don't think this is a bad option tbh.
way i look at it is they put in the hardware most people planned on changing to that anyways so they just did a big favor to modders that are weary or new to it and dont wanna do that or pay a guitar shop to do it for them as well now they can get the great wiring and pickups straight from factory. is it expensive sure its a bit high but long neck tenons an open book headstock gibson pickups cts pots 50s wiring and mallory caps what is there to complain about at getting a gibson les paul custom that would be like 6k plus tax for like what 1300 plus tax? provided the QC is rock steady
@@deadshot4245 These guitars need to be on point and the fact that opinions now seem very divisive one way or the other, it's even harder to tell if these are good value for money. I've tried one since and while I like the guitar, it just didn't do anything for me. The #1 workhorse in my collection atm is a Greco EG800 (Japanese made lawsuit era Les Paul Custom) from the 80's and to me, that guitar feels way better in the hand to play, sounds better, and I think is the better guitar and I paid significantly less than for one of these new Epi's. That being said, I can appreciate someone just wanting the proper looks and specs, and I'll admit it's an extremely good looking guitar.
I actually have a Maybach Lester (German brand making classic American style guitars) being made from their Czech custom shop at the moment. Once it comes in, I'll try and remember to update this comment with a review as I own Gibson's as well and I'm very curious to see how the Maybach stacks up against a Les Paul Standard given that Maybach is targeting custom shop level appointments for prices slightly cheaper than Gibson USA.
@@MHChang2014 agreed tons of great jap guitars out there too my main point is they have the standard ones for like 799 then the upgraded version for 1300 and saves me the hassles of pulling the wiring and all out and putting in whats already there. my number workhorse is a black custom with emgs i put in myself and a charvel so cal for my humbucker needs then i run a classic vibe 50s strat for single coil needs of each of these i have a back up for the most part. my most rare is a korean b stock g1275
@@MHChang2014 truth QC is everything
The headstock was a great idea don’t know why they didn’t do that to begin with.
Be a cold day in hell before. I'd pay over five hundred dollars for any Epiphone
But you could pay more than 500 for chinese made mobiles, tablets and laptops all day long lol...
@@pauljohnson3686 making a lot of assumptions here
@@willowspencer9696 Not assumptions but possibilities..
I think the mirror is more to ruin pictures if someone takes a picture with a camera with a big flash during a show haha but I guess light reflection too
I don’t necessarily see the problem with the headstock because alot of people wanted a Gibson headstock on an epiphone guitar lol the price gouging I can understand, but Gibson and epiphone are a sister brand.
They feel thinner than the normal Epiphone. I held the greeny next to Gibson's greeny. Definitely a little thinner
Im pissed i got an art one which is great, but i prefer this headstock and this has got real mother of pearl and a gibson custom bucker. I want!!!
Such basic specs, so much money.
Yea for real. Needs an evertune. 9 strings. Hipshot tuners, and bareknuckle pickups for that price…
I hope both of you are joking
Still holds tune like Les Paul
If you properly setup the nut, every guitar will hold tune just fine.
If it has the epiphone neck angle it will hold tune better than a Gibson. I’ve had a Gibson sg and it would never hold tune, even after a set up and new nut. Just got an Epiphone 61 sg with the vibrola and it holds tune great with no set up. The neck angle plays a part on how well the string slips through the nut and Gibsons have a harsher angle
No matter what you get ,,, You gotta be a great player otherwise yr dust
It's in line with other company's high end imports but gd that price stings
What about the Epiphone modern with the 3 pickups?
Idk why but i just can't bring myself to want an Epi or Gibson anymore unless it's, like, and Explorer or something equally cool. But this is still freaking cool though😂😂😂...
hot take: gibson headstocks look oversized and goofy af like a hecking paddle. I really like the oldschool epiphone headstock. too bad they got rid of it.
So epiphones are now close to the price gibsons were 5 years ago!?
Wo gibts das frank frazetta molly hatchet model bei 0:20???
I bought an oval sander and modded my Epi les paul. I could NOT STAND the Epi headstock!
Mark my words…. Epiphone will be making MANY more of those open book/ Gibson styles. And they play great.
The openbook headstok still deferent
At least this one justifies the price by being a more accurate version to it's parent model as opposed to being a '59 standard with the names "Greenie" and "Kirk Hammet" attached to it
It looks so much better as well.
They probably should have introduced the line with a different guitar to be honest.
I guess I'm the one person that actually likes te clipped edge 90s headstock. I think the only real change it needed was a bigger logo.
The Alex Lifeson Epis (both models) also came with the new headstock, or not?
They do not.
please release a Murphy 68😢😢
People will be buying gibson stickers to cover that head stock with. Which is what I would do
I support
You didn’t mention the fact it has a volute!
When I saw this had been released, I instantly got irate with Gibson. I never would’ve wasted the money on the art series version if I had known this was coming. Incidentally, I wound up with two art series. The veil of bees and berserker. if anyone’s looking to buy a berserker, that’s never been used. I have one up for sale on reverb and my avail of bees will be up for sale soon as well.
You should have known it was coming. They hinted for a long time and it was pretty obvious to be fair.
I’m fully aware I put myself in the situation, but I saw nor heard any rumors of the release of this version and I had done my research and still with all of the calls and messages surrounding the possibility of one existing whatever hints you saw I did not, and if you would be so kind as to share them. Especially if they come from Gibson I would very much appreciate it. Also knowing something is coming would make me psychic which I am not. Hinting doesn’t mean they were a guarantee. After 15 years of investigations hints are only as good as what they prove at the time.
@@fattony4961 Well, just sell your art guitar/s and grab one of these!
Ok well I’ll finally look at Epi’s.
Will I actually be able to buy one this time? Or will half of them “go missing” again
You forgot to mention the headstock volute. Now you know.
Epiphone will be the new les paul studio
Too expensive. The headstock is done to make people not think about the price. My epiphone les Paul custom cost half of that and it’s as good as a few les Paul’s I’ve played. The headstock doesn’t bother me. Id rather the Gibson headstock but for that price I’d also rather have a Gibson.
A base model Epi LP custom is $799.
Add the custom bucker and duncan distortion $378
Chainsaw hardshell case $249
Switchcraft 3 way style switch $40
Without accounting for the openbook headstock or AJ's signature attached to it, you're at $1466.
If you can match one of these cheaper, then by all means go for it..
@@trevor4533 yea and that’s too much. I didn’t pay the current prices for my epiphone custom. I was lucky and got it just before the prices jumped in the uk. If I were looking now I wouldn’t buy it, for that price I’d rather have the base level Gibson, that’s my point.
I love both my epiphones but they should be sub £1k guitars. Just a shame that everything has been creeping up lately.
@@Benjohns89 there’s plenty of Epiphones for less than $1k.
But this isn’t one of them.
@@trevor4533 yes…I’m well aware lol. All epiphones should be £1k or less. I know what you’re saying, I’m not saying the price is inflated. It’s a decent spec for the price but it’s still a £1500 epiphone, which for me is too much. I might be being cynical but to me the headstock change is just to distract from the price a bit, I might be wrong. I’m not saying people shouldn’t buy it, it’s just a reflection of how the price of guitar equipment has jumped up a lot lately and it sucks. I granted it’s 10 years ago but I bought a Gibson sg for £550 brand new, gutted I sold it.
Funny, my '76 Reissue Gibson Explorer was $1200 & my '67 Reissue V was $1000. Both white w/ ebony boards. Good luck finding that color combo now.
And wouldn't you know, neither of them were made in China. And yes, they actually stay in tune.
Would be better with a Gibson style truss rod cover instead of the Epi 3 screw
Agreed.
However, with a little creativity you can easily get a Gibson truss rod on one.
Where can I buy it?
@agufish what guitar are you holding?!?!
Need 24 frets, I still prefer the Jerry Cantrell prophecy in white
buy on the used market a japanese lp epiphone made by fujigen for the japanese market. it has the open book head, nitro lacquer and rosewood fretboard and built impeccable… i prefer mine to my us gibson explorer at any time.
In percentage, how close is the epiphone (lets say les paul custom) to the gibson counterpart? I know its irrelevant to this but hey.
If they want to make hard money on epiphone, they need to do the gibson headstock on all models.
Wow...another signature guitar...so interesting...Only 13 out of the last 15 shorts have been about Signature guitars, we need more😒. Why don't manufacturers put some effort into actually designing new models
Very pretty instruments and I’m sure they play pretty well but it’s hard for me to get my head around $1500 for a Chinese made instrument
Proper headstock and 70s specs, higher output pickups, full silver burst, for 1500? I’ll take this over a Gibson custom any day
Cool! But I'll pass and get a 90s MiJ Epis
we need a jimmy page #1
Lacquer or poly ?
Not a fan of nitro finish anyway. Checking from age is one thing but Gibson nitro finishes start check months after production.
That crooked bridge ugh
I just pooped myself.😮
You can sit there and tell me "oh but the specs" to try to justify the price. At the end of the day brands like Schecter have way higher spec'd guitars and some are under $1K. Hard pass on Epiphone right now.
Exactly!
That's awesome looking, but that price range should be Gibson territory, not Epiphone