Three Les Pauls
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In this video I demonstrate three Les Pauls at three different price points- the premium 2013 Gibson Les Paul Studio, the mid price Epiphone Les Paul 1960 Tribute Plus, and the low-cost Monoprice Route 66.
0:08 Introduction
1:01 Monoprice 2014 Route 66
5:00 Guitar Recording Setup
5:32 Monoprice 2014 Route 66 Play Test
8:07 Epiphone 2012 Les Paul 1960 Tribute Plus
12:06 Epiphone 2012 Les Paul 1960 Tribute Plus Play Test
14:53 Gibson 2013 Les Paul Studio
18:27 Gibson 2013 Les Paul Studio Play Test - Hudba
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Nice! I just picked up an Epiphone 1960 Tribute Plus in Black Cherry yesterday for $300 with HSC (made by Road Runner), an extra set of Ernie Ball nickel wound strings, a strap, locking strap gadgets, and original paper work. Amazing deal! It looks,
sounds, and feels absolutely amazing!!!
Thanks for a nice comp and review!
I own the Epi 1960 Les Paul Tribute Plus and had it since 2015 and love it. Except for a tiny flaw on the binding it is a beautiful guitar, problem free, sounds big/warm and plays like a dream. Some friends with Gibsons love it! Unlike many people with this model my Epiphone logo on the headstock looks like Mother of Pearl!
Epi 60 Tribute plus owners unite! I really like mine, which I play every day, just about. The inlays are absolutely perfect. But this review is the best I've seen on CZcams--just a patient break down of the components, playability, and sound.
I've had my Sapphire blue tribute since 2014. It's an amazing guitar.
Were they ever $600? They are 850 now.
this is one of the most detailed reviews I have seen!! Great Work sir!!!
I appreciate the extent to which you explained all the details.
Thanks for the time and effort you put into this. I own and love my Epiphone LP Special II and my Gibson LP Studio! Your comparisons are clear and fair and really helpful. I even like your playing style. Great reviews!
Great video and it's good to see you again with a new video :)
John, I really appreciate your guitar videos. You are very thorough and obviously spend a lot of time making them. Keep up the great work!
Great Demo, your the first person who really broke down the Mono Price Route 66.
Thanks for playing the same for each guitar...very helpful.
I just ordered the Route 66 and now I know what I'm in for...
Very nice presentation, no unwanted drama; very enjoyable and I feel I've learned / can't wait to view all your' work.
Outstanding, in-depth comparison. Great work! :)
Great video. I agree with Kevin, you set a new standard for guitar review videos. Great job and very in depth. Thanks. (I love my Epi 1960 Tribute Plus)
Thanks for this video!
It can be hard to find unbiased, comprehensive comparisons between similar guitars.
Good job!
I absolutely love the way you play, keep going back and forth trying to copy it! Thank you for the review and..excellent guitar playing!
Best review I have ever seen, keep em coming
Thanks, I enjoyed your review, extremely informative and well put together...
Every demo should be this thorough, great job.
Thank you for detailed review with all inside and outside details!
Thank you for the great review. glad to see you back to the videos you have tought me a lot about guitars.
Thanks...
Well done made, very informative!
Thanks a lot!
Best regards
Marc
Outstanding review/comparison!
Thank you, a very informative review. I really enjoyed a demonstration
i love the way you clearly explain !!!!!!! great video !!!!!!!
Excellent review, thanks for taking the time to do it right.
Great informative video!
Excellent vid John, you have really stepped it up in quality over these last few years -- again, excellent sir. Having owned a standard I have really come to appreciate the studios I have had privy of playing, although, the Epiphone's are looking more and more appealing these days. Thx, rk
Extremely concise and detailed - doesn't miss a detail. As well as Mr. Cooper speaks, it is sad that these are your only reviews. There is nothing I do not believe that he could do a review on that wouldn't come out very professional. Very helpful and masterfully filmed. Professional, like your playing.
Thanks Shannon for the kind words. I wish I had time to do more videos like this. So much to do, and so little free time!
Hi John, thanks a lot for the very exhaustive and well done comparative test.
Now I'm very interested to play a Gibson Les Paul Studio.
Ciao
Gildo
Congratulations On your newest Gibson! It is the best -so much cooler than the other two - I love your vids - More please
muchas garcias from Oakland ca👉🏼🦉👈🏻
Great review. Thanks for taking the time to do that. I didn't even know monoprice did guitars.
Eye contact at 💯 dude! 😊 awesome breakdown and playing!
thank man. great job, lots of info
very good review. easy to watch and listen to, and to the point.
Great Review! Thanks!
awesome review of epiphone lp tribute plus, thx a lot, it really helped me decide :)
Great review! Thanks man. Very thorough. Sorry I just now saw it. Looks like you put it out over a year ago. I subscribed.
the gibson les paul you held is LUXURY!
Nice job. Thank you!
Very good.Thank you.
I find all my Monoprice guitars to be fantastic. Considering the price, it's crazy to eventually do a fret job. Might as well get a new guitar. So that is what I did. I now have a number of Monoprice guitars and am satisfied with all of them. I continually rotate the use of them so as to put as little fret wear on each one.
Get a Gibson Les Paul for over $1,000.00 or get about 9 Monoprice guitars for about the same price. The choice is yours. I choose having multiple Monoprice guitars. They all look and sound great!
If you're serious, you're an idiot.
Fam0usspeakerr It would cost more to do a fret job on a Monoprice guitar than to buy a brand new guitar.
digidgetnation Check out Agile guitars. I think they're better for just a little more money.
You could of had a Gibson son with all the money you spent
The Les Paul Studio sounds rich and creamy. Great demo, thanks.
These are the kind of reviews I always want, forever. Fantastic. Thanks.
Good job, very informative
A very helpful and enjoyable video, thank you :-)
Nice review!! visited your website before and sent you couple emails regarding the pickup position!!
thank you for your response !! Keep it up !!
Great video, I own 3 Les Paul guitars everyone has it's own feel, Sound and attitude.. God Bless and keep the videos rolling
This is absolutely the best review video I have ever seen. Thank you!
Sweet I'm not the only guitarist with OCD lol!! Great job . I dig how you used regular Joe rhetoric while still elaborating on the specifics.
good review
Nice job 👍
Nice and informative
Nice review, especially the similar settings and playing styles between guitars. I've had a couple of Epi LPs over the years and though I'm a Strat guy, your review makes me want to go shopping for a Gibbie Studio. :)
What riffs were you playing? sounded great!
When will your next video come out? I always enjoy your vids and they have helped me alot. Thanks keep up the great work ☺
+GUITARxSLAYER - thanks for the kind words! Other stuff has been occupying my time, but I will hopefully get back to making new videos some day :)
Didn't know Johnny Sins could play guitar.
Haha
Demaglia dammit I'm one year late, otherwise I wanted to comment the same thing ahahah
He's also an astronaut, a doctor, a plumber, a layer, a politician..guitar shouldnt be a surprise
Well this is a little malnutritioned one
LMAO very hard hahahahahaha
Cool video thanks
Good job!
Nice review.
thank you finally somebody explain perfectly the difference the guitar is
Inside the case smells strangely delicious, lol. Love it, I have always felt the same way. Nice explanation of each, very helpful. Nice video, thanks.
Studio all the way! I plan on getting the Epiphone version soon.
I think the argument for the Monoprice is that even with an additional $200-$300 for upgrades to transform it into a completely better instrument, you're still under the price point of an Epiphone Les Paul Plus. I know a lot of people hate on Gibson these days because of what they've done really since 2010 and beyond with the Les Paul, not to mention price hikes across the board for everything (and even Fender is included in that!) due to the economy. But it is what it is.
Love your review! Plus the haptic and sense notes are great! Lp Studios are Awesome instruments! ( the otherd to) cheers from Germany
great comparison
The Gibson case really does smell delicious, I didn't believe him yesterday. It smells like cookies and cream!
It really does!
They infuse vanilla scent in the case materials
I just bought that LP studio from the beginning a couple days ago! Except mines a 2016
wow, what a great vid...
A great video ,, thanks for doing this ,,, I love the Les Paul sound ,, I bought epiphone ,, not to expensive,, not too cheep ,, But Just right :)
Awesome review. I didn't realise that the Epi tribute model came with Gibson 57's. Nice touch! On a completely unrelated note, has anyone noticed how much this Dude looks like Johnny Sins?
that monoprice is damn good for a 100 dollar copy as well.. certainly a lit better than my s101 American copy I started with XD
hi john! love your videos! i just want to ask your opinion about audio taper and linear pots. which one is your preference for volume and tone pot? which one is better for volume swelling in your opinion? cheers john
I generally use audio taper. See my videos: Guitar Potentiometers part 2, Comparing Linear/Audio Taper and Selecting Pots and Guitar Potentiometers part 5, Comparing Tone Pot Tapers
this is one of the most detailed reviews i ve seen!! Great Work man!!!
would like to ask you about the Epi Tribute plus...I ve seen that yours is the classic Cherry burst colour...but so far from my seach i ve noticed that its only available in Faded Cherry burst which has more orange than Red...is that so??
The one in this video is the Faded Cherryburst. I have seen a number of online pictures which make the orange look unpleasantly bright. In person, it is a nicer, richer color.
Iordanis P. I have an Epi Florentine in Faded Cherryburst, and I'll echo John's comments. It's a good bit warmer and slightly darker in person. Absolutely gorgeous finish. God, I love Epiphone.
Nicely done well thought out comparo. Once had a 70s Ibanez LP_violin finish great guitar, seemed heavy tho. Had a 80s LP studio cherry finish. I also liked it because it wasn't bound, just all tone. To me the Studio was the winner in the overall and (especially) tone category. However I am a value shopper and the Gibs are hard for me to justify money wise. Would have liked to hear your overall evaluation here also. Thank you for your good work.
great demo, your videos are amazing!
player 80% of the sound, amp 15% guitar 5%
if you want to waste money on gibsons for sound alone its up to you.
but they are investments you can always sell on.
if i had to choose one on sound it would be the epi, then gibson but they are all good. I wonder if it would be the same in a blind test, it would make things harder : )
This is how a review is made! at last!
thinking about picking up a monoprice for around the house. there's a lot of good reviews
great video funny thing is of course if i had a choice id pick the Gibson but the binding just makes guitars look so much better IMO
What should I pick as my beginner guitar between this guitar and the fender squier bullet telecaster ?
can you do a sound comparison of the Gibson les paul studio 2014 and the one that you have.. Thanks
The best review of Les Paul's I've ever seen; both thumbs up! But the staring into the camera during 'fades and swells'' was a bit strange to say the least; maybe the reason behind the 'negative' thumbs down.
I have the same exact year of Gibson Les Paul like yours, only difference is, it's a 50's Tribute, with P90 pickups...I want to upgrade the bridge pick up to a mini humbucker, maybe a Seymour Duncan Seymourized or Antiquity mini humbucker...:) It sounds good already but I want that warm and growling tone of humbuckers like that Epiphone Les Paul of yours...Very good review and very informative video, by the way...Thanks...:)
nice vid, now I want to buy the gibson studio
Its outta stock .
good job
10:10 That's unfortunate, referring to the inlays, I just received my 1960 Tribute Plus about a week ago, and the inlays are literally perfect, not a single gap. They are Gibson quality, to be honest. Maybe it's because of it's age, being a bit newer. I opted for the Vintage Burst, and for anyone looking at the Epi, just pull the trigger. It is an absolutely fantastic guitar. Plays just as well as a Standard after you replace the nut and polish the frets a bit.
That's great to hear about the inlays. Hopefully they've tightened up their tolerances there. Enjoy that guitar!
svfutbol20 Same here... My Tribute Plus has perfect inlays - nothing like the ones shown in this video. BTW: I chose my Epi over 3 Gibson studios I was looking at and trying at the time. The Epi felt easier to play, had equal tone, and looked so much nicer than the Gibsons. Good video though. Thanks.
Here as well...
Not one single issue with inlays, although a little bit of bleeding into the binding in a few spots on the cherry sunburst.
All in all, a kick-butt guitar that sounds great! Especially through the Blackstar HT5r mini stack I purchased along with it.
Congrats on your tribute plus!
Awesome guitars!!!
Regards
Michaelfromfremont
Had mine get a setup and custom bone nut, and it plays amazing through a Blackstar HT-40 SE with the Celestion Vintage 30 in it
svfutbol20 I bet my man!!!
Blackstar has made a believer outta' me!!!
Lots of tone in them there amps!!! :-)
Great demo John,
Now looking back on this report do you think the (PCB) boards is the right ways to go ? and do you think these boards will be a problem and a more expensive to replace in the future ?
+Doug J - I haven't really worried about it. I imagine these are less likely to fail than loose wires, but you are right that it would be more expensive to replace in kind. On the other hand, if you had to replace it, you could just discard the PCB, and rewire in the traditional way. Incidentally, I picked up a 2013 Gibson SG Tribute, and it also has a PCB inside, and it is just amazingly clean inside. Again, I'm not worried about it at all.
+John Cooper Many thanks I was wondering with they started using the boards as I have a 2013 Gibson standard and was wondering( as I have not opened the cavities ) if it has boards in it
I will eventually open them and have a look thanks so much for your quick reply and look forward to you next Video
the epiphone sound is the best
OK, great video , one of the best comparison vids I have seen, but the big question, is, was the Gibson worth the extra money over the Epiphone? Once you had/have the Epiphone properly set up, is the Gibson that more staisfying to play?
I wrote about this here:
www.planetz.com/birthdays-with-les-paul
In terms of playability and sound, they are similar (aside from differences between the 57 classics vs 490-series pickups). The cosmetics, fretwork and general workmanship are better on the Gibson, and it's made in the USA. Whether that's worth the extra money is up to you :)
Nice article, very interesting read. I must go and play a Gibson. I have done a lot of work to my Epiphone Les Paul, changed the wiring, switches and caps, and installed a set of Bareknuckle PG Blues pick ups, so it's about as good as I can make it. Would be interesting to see how it compares to a stock Gibson! ;-)
Hello John, I really enjoyed your review. Well done!!!! You mentinn swapping out the 'tune-o-matic' bridge on the Epiphone Les Paul Is this the Gotoh bridge that you used as a replacement? (Gotoh GE104B - ABR-1 Style Tune-o-matic Bridge - 10.4mm String Spacing - CHROME) Thanks Howard
I used the Gotoh 1511-N and 5740-N from Stewart Macdonald. I'm not sure what the corresponding Gotoh part numbers are, but visit stewmac.com and you'll see all the measurements/specs.
After listening to all 3 guitars, the Gibson Les Paul Studio sounds the best to me overall and looks AWESOME!! I have the same exact 2013 Gibson Les Paul Studio, which I bought as an upgrade to my Epiphone Les Paul Standard and it was the best $1150 I ever spent for a guitar !..!
This video shows how capable each are in the right hands. All I feel have their merits at their respective price points but you can hear the differences when you listen closely. While you might not do recording work with a $100 guitar it can hold its own weight. Then again EVH turned an industry on its ear with a couple hundred bucks in parts. Focus on the craft hone it and it will become second nature.
Nice comparison
I could only wish for guitar as nice as the Route 66 when I first started out. For the price, that is a kick ass guitar to start with.
the 60s tribute is truly a great guitar I've owned a 09 studio raw power and a Gibson standard and since I've owned this guitar and have done a little parts swaps on it but it's mainly all original still it out does every guitar I've owned
Very well done review, John. I've been playing acoustic guitar for a bit less than a year and part of that time has been on a 12-string. So when a friend lent me his Epiphone Les Paul, I found the slim taper neck to rather small, even for my just-medium sized hands. The Tribute Plus has always been the Epi LP I planned to buy, but I wish they'd offer the '59 neck, as they do on the John Bonamassa Tribute and the new Lee Malia Tribute.
Thoughts?
Hello John, I loved the way how incredibly detailed you we're with your reviews. This is how guitars should be evaluated IMO!
I just have a question for you. You said that the Epiphone tribute plus has a carved maple top and a veneer maple on top of that. The Epiphone website says its a solid carved maple cap.
Are you sure it's veneer on yours? Is the Epiphone website wrong? Or have the specs been changed for the newer models or something?
+Cursus Citatus - honestly, I don't remember my source on that- it's been so long. I thought it was a carved hard maple top, with a figured veneer over it. It's possible that it's different now. And in any case, it doesn't really affect the performance or sound of the guitar, as far as I can tell...
@@johnplanetz You're actually right. The epiphone website says that it has a carved hard maple cap with a AAA flame maple veneer.
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Great review...
I absolutely love Gibsons wider fingerboard around the 2013-2015 era. Just bought a 2020 Standard and wished it had the wider board.
I have an Epiphone Limited edition Firebrid with the great 57s Classic pups. It is my best sounding guitar, they really shine on limited editions. They made only 500 of these, I paid $200.00 for this beauty. Les Pauls my Standard is great and my nicest guitar, a gift. The price was 2,800.00 new. My work horse that I gig with and use for almost everything is my Gibson Studio. Not the bottom and but well below the Standard, the price was 1,100.00. Epiphone really does a great job.
Great review. Where did you purchase the chrome switch cover for the Epi Tribute Plus? Thanks
Pasquale Bernardo I bought it at guitarpartsresource, part # AP-0633-001 from Gotoh: www.guitarpartsresource.com/jackplates_aftgibson.htm
There are also metal jack plates at stewmac: www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_Parts/Jack_Plates/Metal_Jack_Plate_for_Gibson_Les_Paulandreg.html
Thanks
Just an FYI to all the comments on the smell of the Gibson case. They infuse vanilla into the materials. That's why it smells so good.
Have you tried the Oscar Schmidt OE20 yet? If so, what did you think?
Sounds so good with overdrive