Epiphone '58 Korina Flying V & Explorer - Inspired By The Gibson Custom Shop!
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- Dagan checks out the stunning new Epiphone Korina Flying V & Explorer models! Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, the 1958 Korina Flying V & Explorer are Epiphone’s impressive recreations of two of the most famous and valuable vintage guitars ever made! They bring authentic 1958 Flying V & 1958 Explorer details to guitarists everywhere at a breakthrough price!
Get your own Epiphone '58 Korina Model at PMT Online below!
Flying V - bit.ly/3YWCbKM
Explorer - bit.ly/3LrJMy5
Left Handed Flying V - bit.ly/3lhyAcP
Left Handed Explorer - bit.ly/3yM349P
Like the ultra-rare original Gibson models from 1958, they feature a solid Korina body and a Korina neck with a long neck tenon and a 1958 Flying V & 1958 Explorer neck profile. They are also equipped with Indian laurel fretboards and gold hardware. The electronics are also top-notch, with Gibson Burstbucker 2 and Burstbucker 3 pickups wired to individual volume controls and a master tone control with CTS pots and a Mallory capacitors, along with a Switchcraft 3-way pickup selector switches and 1/4” output jacks. An Epiphone x Gibson Custom logo on the back of the headstock is also proudly displayed, and a hardshell case is also included!
00:00 Intro
01:37 History of Gibson's Korina Models & What Makes Them Special
03:00 Specs & Unique Features
06:13 Explorer Dirty Tone Demo
09:03 Explorer Clean Tone Demo
11:17 Flying V Dirty Tone Demo
14:18 Flying V Clean Tone Demo
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I have my Korina Flying V, I really love it, it is so light and resonant, almost like a massive tuning fork. I need to save up for the Explorer now, the confessions of a guitar addict!
Good choice! 🤘
I have the Explorer, it was well worth every penny!
I finally got my Korina Explorer this last week, man I have not put it down since I got it!@@Zoso981
I have one of these Korina Explorers. They smoke!
Great rundown Dagan! You make those guitars sing! They are some of my favorite releases to date! Cheers!
Mate, they're unbelievable! Cheers to YOU and the whole Epiphone crew! 🤘
I love the way you play Dagan.
I have the V and the the sound is incredible! You can even play it unplugged and it plays like an acoustic. The thing I like is the woodgrain is in a v and every woodgrain matches up perfectly. Also they are built the same way as the Gibsons including the neck body joint. I have 5 Gibsons and like this guitar just as much.
Great looking with more than enough tone ti satisfy any Rock player.
Excellent playing Dagan.
Amazing looking guitars!.... Imagine how many they could sell if they drop the price.....you can get so much more with other options at this price range.
They should offer it without the case.
no way the drop the price, they are out of stock in europe already.. they wont do too much of them I believe.
Awesome review Dagan🎸🎸
Dagan you rock bro!!!!!!Greeting’s from across the pond
Hey! 👋🤘
Got the Explorer and it’s perfect.
No sharp fret edges?
@@spazzcorpse no, I honestly could believe how well it played and sounded.
Same here. I got my 58 Korina Explorer a few weeks ago. Came out of the box perfect. All I did was change strings and lower the action a bit.
Just ordered my Korina 58 V today🙂
Very nice, congrats! 🤘
Man this flying v looks awesome !
It sounds and plays awesome too! 🤘
I just purchased an Epiphone inspired by Gibson Custom Shop Flying V "husk" and am installing a great gold set Of a a Burstbucker 1 in the neck and a Burstbucker 2 in the bridge, conversion bushings and a Grover ABR-1 bridge. This is the 3rd epiphone Korina flying V I've owned over the last twenty years and definitely the lightest! Wow! Im currently shopping for an explorer, which will be my second. I am amazed so far at the quality!
I like how they did that logo. Really considering that explorer. Nice video
"Affordable for what they are" Wow. Inspiring...
There were actually between 35 and 40 1958 explorers made. 19 explorers were shipped in 1958. 1 was shipped in 59 then another 15 to 20 were shipped in 1963. They 15 to 20 from 1963 all had 1958 serial numbers. The bodies and necks were finished in 1958 but the hardwares pickups were added in 1963 .some have nickel hardware and some have chrome as gibson were making the transition from
Nickel to chrome at that time and the explorers finished in 63 had early patent number pickups rather then PAFs . Again these are considered 58s and have 1958 serial numbers.
Its a joy to watch your reviews. You're like a modern Phil X.
I wish I was as awesome as Phil X, but thank you! haha
Got mine on a bit of a lay away but soon will be in my place!!_Very soon mate!! NYC
Looking good man! Hope all is well with you! Best Regards and Best Wishes brother!
Canny vid that like Dagan. Absolutely worth the money. Just managed to get an Explorer, very well made and no issues whatsoever. They don't seem to be coming into the UK very quickly though. If anyone is thinking of purchasing one of these, one I hope you don't have to wait long and 2, you won't be disappointed I wasn't despite the price tag :)
I've been waiting for them to bring the Korina back again! They had Korina guitars around 2018 as a limited edition and I missed out.
Really pulled out some ZZ Top on that V, love it!
I bought the Explorer. It makes me want a V, too. Great demo. 🤩🤩🤩🤩
My V arrives Weds and now I want the Explorer as well! Lol
@@albertcalderon6378 🤩🤩
Hey Dagan excellent demo! have both guitars 2016 models well worth the price! and just never get sick of looking at them 👀some great playing Dude loved the part of E.V.H solo @ 14:55 made me smile thx, you can play🎼 🤘🔊⛓🎩🦇
Cheers! 🤘
@@PMTVUK 🎩🤘
Have one of those epiphone pro 1 explorers...I like that it has a flying v style headstock and not the hockey stick style...it is a really crazy axe..it rocks..I can dig it cause its groovey
I love Epiphone guitars very much. I have 3 of their Les Pauls. But I’m sad that their increasing their prices so much. But I guess that’s happening with most goods and services.
My favourite musician played the Explorer and flying V back in the early to mid 70s Paul Stanley of KISS
I’m getting mince next Tuesday I’m excited
Love these guitars. I have one of each in black!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
They don't make them in black.
Should have put 57 classics
I have a 1974 gibson flying v and I tore it up onstage last night at the shamrock glam rock...flying v totally wails I used a cry baby and a univibe...gibson flying v for the win ...I had soo much fun!!!
I don’t doubt for a moment that I’ll be a great player but I bought a mint secondhand Gibson Flying V just 2 months ago for £1250. This Epiphone costs £1150! Wow! Epi’s have come a long way quality wise, especially compared to 90’s build quality, yet brand snobbery still exists for some.
Bought the explorer last week, great sounding guitar. Everyone moaning about the price. It is a top end epiphone. I have two Gibsons and this will go toe to toe with them. Just because it doesnt say Gibson on the head stock theres a few guitar snobs about. Even if they didnt have an hardcase with them it would still be around £900ish and people would still say too expensive. It is epiphone but your also getting Gibson pick ups in these. Buy the £500+ V or explorer if its too much which all epiphone stock.
Also it's a hell of a lot cheaper than an original! Haha
Great for the price
Finial a video of the beautiful korina V and explorer I kept seeing on the pmt website
I have an Explorer Bass from about six years ago. Very chunky neck.
I have 11 gibsons in my corral. 2 Explorers from the 90s and mostly led Paul's 1
I'll take one of each, in Vintage white.
The pawn shop Epiphone days are over. With a hardcase, Burstbuckers and all the other proper specs, there's little to no difference between a Gibson. Scoff at the price if you will. But, these guitars are very well built. They'll sell boatloads of 'em guaranteed.
I want them both! Explorer first though.
I recently got the Epiphone inspired by Gibson V, in black, but I am not sure that if I had waited, I would have paid the price for these. I wanted to see if I would like a V and I do. I will likely get a Gibson at some point. If you really like the Korina look, it's worth it. The regular V is $649, upgraded pickups ($300), better wood and nice case ($150) so yeah it is priced higher. I would still just buy a Gibson, maybe used.
Explorer for looks, V for that woman tone
In Australia these are $3000 dollar's each 😮, I'd rather buy a Gibson, enough said.
This seems to be a good guitar. I have an epiphone 1958 explorer korina from 2009 and it was a good guitar for the money. I think it was
around 430 euros back then. This must be an upgrade. I think that Gibson - Epiphone is trying to create some higer end Epiphones and be competitive
in the 800e-1300e market.The same thing that Esp does with Ltds. Until now the most Epiphones were around 400-700 euros.
CHEERS MAN!! I DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE OVER 84YRS OLD....JEEZ YOU SHURE LOOK YOUNG .......!!$$$
I have a Ephi- 58 reissue, that's been upgraded, with sprezel locking tuners,Seymore Duncan Pearly gate, a new bridge with brass saddles, heavy duty chrome pick up rings, and even the V shaped through body plate has been replaced with a heavier chrome one- I bought this Guitar used, someone sunk alot of extra money into it..but my Gibson 2009 explorer, eats it alive- it just soundsmore solid, it is built more solid- in the hands it's just a better quality instrument. and it is stock.
I bought one of each. Got the Explorer first. Was a little disappointed. Running my hand along the contours of the body reveal tooling bumps. Also had fret sprout. V was much better in both regards. They are nice guitars and play very nicely once set up. Fret sprout can be fixed and I can overlook the tooling marks on the body. I feel the price would be fair if they had rosewood fingerboards.
FINALLY. AN EXPLORER. PLS DO THE 2020 EBONY EXPLORER PLSSSSSS
We’ve already got a video on it! 🤘 Search for PMTVUK Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Flying V 👌
Did you just bust out Victoria by John Mayer? I love it when you throw some of his stuff into your demos!
Great catch!
Dagan and Phil X need to be in a band together.
On a V and Explorer of course.
Not a “snob” by any means, I have a few artist edition Epi’s that are INCREDIBLE in the $800 range when they were new. These would be too. But at $1300+ tax here in the States? I just can’t. If they ever went on sale for a grand tho I might think about it
Let me try this again. Lol I have 11 gibsons 2 Explorers 1 vee bought them in the 90s mostly les Paul's. This passed week I bought the vee and the Explorer because I'm a lefty. The Explorer plays similar to the gibsons but much lighter while sounding amazing. The vee plays so good and sounds better than most of my gibsons this really shocked me. A fellow luthier that I've worked with for close to 30 years was the one who told me about them. Before them I hadn't picked up a epiphone for at least 20 years. I really should have checked them out every once and a while. Great guitars. Definitely not like the old epiphone. And knowing gibson the lefty's probably wont be available for long. 😊
I've often wondered how they sit on a guitar stand.
Most of the solo to "Freebird" was done by Allen Collins and his Gibson Explorer. Iconic and I want one lol. Although, and I understand it doesn't say Gibson on the headstock? That's not bad for the money they are asking for. You are still getting all the gibson specs, Pups, real Korina wood, and a case. It's not a cheap Epiphone, but Epiphone has been making much better guitars of late. I own an inspired by Gibson Epiphone 61'
Les Paul SG myself. It's a great guitar and I changed the PUPs, I hated them to be honest. With the PUps I put in, handwired real PAF replicas? the guitar is freaking fantastic. So much so that it's better then the Gibson one stock. I want that Explorer!
He switched to an Explorer in 1976. Free Bird was 1973, off their first album. He was a Firebird man then, though you can see him playing Free Bird live with his Explorer.
You should try Tonerider Alnico 2 or 4 I have AC2 in my Korina V and it sounds way better than burstbuckers.
I have a 02 58 reissue V, I want a Explorer...drool
As a lefty to get a flying v would be $10,000+ but this is a great alternative to rock out!
That's why Albert King got a V, it was easy to flip over. He left the strings right handed so he plays upside down.
Epiphone should give Dagan a cut for that demo
Question are those humbuckers slanted?
Hey Dagan, what did you plug those beauties in for this review? Thx!
Blackstar St James 6L6! 🤘
How's the balance on the Flying V? I've heard these have a common neck dive problem.
What amp were you using?
What is that one Epiphone with the lightning bolt on the back? I think I fell in love, but I don’t know the model.
Someone tell me where they found so much Korina to go into production with?
What’s the weight of the V?
The reason these guitars are so good is the electronics and pickups are Gibsons tone wood and where their made is pointless. If they were acoustics it would matter about all that but electric guitars is just about the pickups and these pickups are Gibson custom shop pickups. I’m sold
Should get a Chibson Explorer, change the electronics and you'd have less than $600.00 in it.
I got an Epiphone korina Flying V in 2003 for my 17th birthday. Still have it but needs a lot of tlc. Not sure it’s worth it as Korean made.
Korean made is gooood !
Hello
Nice spear shaped headstock. It can be used to ward off all the millions of adoring fans charging towards me on stage!! 😆
😂🤘
Who's gonna do the comparo between this Explorer and the (my) 2022 Epi LE '58 Korina/Gold Explorer with to me a better Pau Ferro board and correct logo placement albeit no case and no Gibson pups (add $300 and still) for HALF the cost or $650 and it's a fast beautiful hot rod with no visible break on the top three piece solid Korina/Limba body - this was only available from AMS/Zzounds now sold out or "done" although they have some Korina Explorer basses left for $6 bills. Both mine and this version are made in same Chinese factory so to me Epiphone is being a little sly here. I freakin' love my amber Korina Explorer especially at $650 - but at $1300 or $1450 after tax? LOL Nope - next one will be the $2k real Gibson (with logo in correct spot albeit mahogany not korina - but what people don't know is Korina aka Limba is not protected and not particularly rare so it's marketing baloney) Nice demo, MAN!!!!! 🎸 👀
+1
£1,200 for a Pau Ferro fingerboard?
It’s Indian Laurel
@@buckbumble same crap
@@chaipup7045 it isn’t rosewood I’ll grant you that, but the tonal qualities of Indian Laurel are close to rosewood. They may not be as porous as rosewood and so maybe a tad arid but when played in or treated with some lemon oil, it’d be hard to complain.
With Pau Ferro, I feel a bit like it’s slightly inconsistent in its grain and a bit synthetic feeling which I don’t like. Indian Laurel really feels similar to rosewood in my opinion.
@@buckbumbleit's not about the tone. To me Laurel feels like shit. Every bend feels like scratching a black board with nails. Pau Ferro over Laurel everyday
@@faker6968 it’s hit a miss. I’ve played on Laurel boards that feel totally fine. Others that feel dry and scratchy. There’s often a few treatments that can help this.
I remember the days when rosewood came pretty much standard on cheap and expensive guitars.
These seem over priced for epiphones. Why are they $400 more than the Les Paul and SG reissues with Gibson pickups? I see why they’re more money than those given that it’s different wood and stuff but $400 more seems a bit much. I love epiphones and these seem like sick guitars no doubt, but they seem overpriced.
Why so flipping expensive?
Right? They're almost the exact same as the 2016 versions that were half the price
The korina ones are ridiculously expensive. About $10,000 a piece. It costs a certain amount to make these guitars. If they were cheap, they wouldn't be as good
@@TheMarioExpertMan korina isn’t expensive. That’s a myth. See Reverend Guitars.
@@burnoutzzzI was wondering the same…..did some research and $ difference makes sense. The older ones were not solid Kiribati (korina vener), better pickups, and case makes it a much better deal imho ✌️
*Korina
1200 pound is bit too much
I just wish they didn’t do that stupid satin finish. I would have already bought one if it wasn’t for that finish
I have the V from this series and used an orbital car polisher and Maguire's compound cream to gloss it up. Worked nicely.
The have kind of a dull and boxy sound I this video.
Not very good sustain on either model. They are both top heavy and need to be held in playing position.
lol "inspired"...it's not "inspired", they are the budget brand, just like LTD is to ESP, Squier is to Fender etc. ...and that's fine, I got no problems with that, but people who say this stuff, are the same people who will sell an Epi listed as Gibson, or an LTD listed as an ESP, it's disingenuous, it's like saying a man is a woman and vice versa lol
There really is nothing budget about a 1200 guitar.
I'll pay $700 more and get a real Gibson Flying V. It won't be Korina, but so what. I'd rather have Gibson on the headstock. And made in the USA, not China.
They use to be $1,700. 😠
I would agree. I am by no means a guitar snob. I'm a warehouse worker, weekend rocker. And I have had sooo many Epiphones and Gibsons over the years. And even the most high end Epiphone never beat the tone and feel of my cheapest Gibsons. The Epiphones were never "bad", in fact they were solid great guitars! But there was always a "better" feel and tone from my Gibsons, even with the same pickups. These guitars being in the $1,200 range, was a mistake. If I am going to spend that kind of money, it's going to the Gibson version.
I played this at the Gibson garage . I would usually always pick a Gibson, but the Gibson's explorer and v that are 2000$ just aren't as good as they should be. You'd be up in the 4k$ area to get a decent one
@@pippydog28 Agree, definitely try before you buy any Gibson and save yourself the disappointment and hassle and attitude of having to pack it back up and send it back to an online seller.
@pippydog28 That's the downside of Gibsons. Their inconsistency is maddening! But when you find the right one, no Epiphone at any price range will ever even come close. Not saying it's right...... just how it is.
Gibsons are trash compared to new age instruments like these