I always wanted: 1. Purple guitar; 2. Explorer bodied guitar; 3. Modern noiseless active pick ups: Fishman Fluence pick ups will do; 4. Coil splitting & modern electronics; 5. Made for metal guitar. Checks all those boxes, so I ordered one. Thanks, Jack Sparrow!
Hey bro. Just wondering,how is it? I got the latest Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn and love it and my bro is probably gonna get this soon. Looks and sounds fuckin rad.
@@peaner083 I bought my purple Extura used for $100 off new price, because it’s sold out everywhere but can be ordered new. Mine came in very good, almost mint condition: locking tuners are tight, fretboard smooth & Fishman pickups sound clean enough to make computer chips. Durable, tight, well constructed, binding tight. Neck is super easy accessible, that back cutout makes it super easy to get to that 24th fret. Cool splitting and vintage sound electronics work fine. It was already set up to play because it was used. This is my first Explorer bodied guitar, but it might be on the lighter, less heavy side of Explorer shapes, which can easily go past 20 lbs. But it is a metal shredder and can deliver the heavy, tight ass riffs, fo sho. This was the most cost effective way for me to check all the boxes. Even if you wanted just the Fishman pickups on their own for another guitar, they’d cost at least $300, then you’d need to re-wire and re-install for at least $200 because Fishman pickups aren’t plug and play and not easily installable into every guitar.
@@jamesm6083 i was born left handed but i had to learn to play guitar right handed because i didnt have a choice my uncle gave me my first guitar and said to me that i had to learn to play right handed because left handed guitars are in fact more expensive so i mean im happy lol
This is Epiphone's best offering in this years Prophecy lineup imo. Such a beautiful & very versatile guitar w/ the Fluence pickups in it. Epiphone just keeps on getting better
Same. And then I'm getting a brass dipped locking trem for it, and switching out all the silver/chrome parts for gold/brass. A white guitar naturally deserves to be golden as well.
I tried one of these through a Helix...thingy, which allowed for pitch shifting, so I had it pitch shifted to Drop B. My goodness, it sounded absolutely monstrous. Definitely gonna snag one as soon as I get the chance.
I got the caribean blue Les Paul from 2020, its fantastic. It feels like a better quality build than an American Deluxe Strat I used to have. If they had made a purple Les Paul though, then I would 100% have a purple Les Paul.
Honestly, I've never been a Gibson fan, I enjoy the SG, Explorer and V but I always just thought Gibson was overrated. These prophecies however have just blown me away, Epiphone knocked it out of the park with these and have made me consider getting at least a few of these. Plus that purple is absolutely amazing
I wish I wasn't a broke school student so I can afford this! I walked into a guitar store in my city the other day and I looked at a couple of LTDs and Jacksons.. but when I saw that guitar man. I immediately took it and plugged it into an amp and it's fucking amazing.
This guitar should have been Dagan's signature guitar. It's rare you see a player, and instrument complement one another, as well as him, with that Extura.
I like the addition of the asymmetrical thin taper neck...thats all Kramer and extremely comfortable. Overall, quite a bit of sweet guitar for the money.
After 4 years, I sprung for the LP version in Olive Tiger Gloss. It's the only one with 2 volume and 2 tone pots. That all have push/pull switching. What I'd not realized, till now apparently? Is that it's also the only one with top binding. The others all have that weird side binding, that doesn't show from the front. The main reason I'd waited this long was the price. $899 seemed a bit high, compared to many other models from Epiphone. Well, they just released the new ones in different colors. And they're $200 more. With the LP being $300 more! That was all it took for me to call my Sweetwater guy, and swing a deal on one of the originals. Before they sell out, or get pulled off the market. $1199 for the new LP versions? Wow! That's really pushing the price up there. Paid $889 with a Gator case. That's reasonable.
Bought mine today in yellow tiger. Holy fucking shit is all I'll say! I played a PRS tremonti SE just before picking this up and the PRS didn't even come close. Absolute beast and the fishman are outstanding.... Absolutely no hesitation and bought it right away.
Played that one before it's Great! So happy Gibson and Epiphone are making a few models with 24 frets! BUT! "Reach the 24th fret easier than you have before"?? Nah Ernie Ball Majesty has pretty much all guitars beat on fret access.
I just wish we could get it in silver burst, but brendon small had to put his name on one with that color and now it’s locked in as a named signature guitar forever
I have been thinking about getting an explorer guitar for a while since it has always been on of my favorite shape, how is the neck dive on the guitar?
Im still going to press X to doubt when it comes to the _*"proprietary"* pickups. That just seems like marketing BS to me but even the regular standard Fluence pickups are still very very good.
Still have my old Prophecy and it cranks... Was the look a like of the gibson M-III they refuse to bring back except bolt on neck. Got rid of the ill fated epi active pickups and put some rare washburn's in with custom wiring.
Bro- I love your videos, so high energy! BUT!!! and it's something that happens with many other store videos- the mic'd tones SUCK ASS! Could you please try one video with a modeler? or a valve head into a two notes torpedo etc.. trust me, it will sound much better.
Ooh I'm a bit biased towards the Fantomen atm but if you have an unwavering dedication to active pickups or generally higher output, go with the Extura. The Fantomen is incredibly versatile in its own right but not as high output. Of course, I run through a good tube amp with plenty of overdrive so I still get a tone I like.
Which would you recommend between this, the flying V and the les Paul prophecy.....the objective is drop B downtuned guitar for rhythms and low chugs, not solos or high leads ....but mainly on the fat strings (nu metal, modern rock, post grunge)
that's what I was looking for. how are these things balanced? I have an epiphone thunderhorse and I love everything about it, except standing and playing it...
Nothing is scratch-proof. You'll just have to be delicate, or not care. Putting a pickguard on will kill the mojo. It's also not standard, so you'd have to have a custom one made that accommodates the new shape, closer pickups, 24 frets, and sans the three-way switch. Just play it and enjoy it.
You can find a fabrication shop somewhere close most likely that can make you a clear plexiglass pick guard. May cost you $100 or more but you better make sure they measure everything properly. I personally would not put a single screw hole in that top. Let the scratches come... it just makes the guitar more “yours.” However, if pick scratches bum you out, you can buy some Maguire’s Scratch-X in the auto section of your local Walmart and buff out any light scratches easily. I’ve used that stuff on my 58 reissue Les Paul with no fear. It is a great product and works like magic
Thats the "active" circuit side of the pickup...a built in pre amp which requires 9v. It is only "on" when the guitar has a cable plugged in. Batteries last a long time.
They are active pickups & not your traditional Alnico V or Ceramic pickups. & the battery lasts in my 2016 Prophecy for quite some time. Longer than u would think actually
You just put them on the second setting. It's the classic explorer sound. Perfect for Death Metal. DM tone is just thrash tone with more money behind it.
Im a get this guitar next month i cant fucking wait like this guitar is fucking sick i tried one out before there sick so i cant wait to buy one there 899 dollars
For anyone who has one of these, how is the scale length? I own a Jackson Pro Soloist with 24 frets and from my experience I have always preferred 22 frets just because there is more space in between each fret. Seeing as this is a 24 fret guitar with a smaller scale length (24ish I’m guessing) does it feel really tight in between frets?
@@patheticpigeon7673 The jumbo frets make it easier as well! I actually prefer the older version (Not a fan of the new colors except the tiger blue) I have two guitars with Fishman already and honestly cannot hear ANY difference in the voicings and it just sounds plain to me. I did swap out the 81/85 for Het set in mine and it has a great sound to it. I have $1300 guitars that are not as good as this prophecy so that should tell you something.
The scale length is the standard 24.75 inches, which will make the frets a bit closer together than a Jackson. The number of frets doesn't matter. A 24.75 inch guitar will have the same fret spacing whether it has 22 or 24 frets, since it's the distance from the nut to the bridge saddle.
Horrible amp for this guitar. With this you needed something that could go from vintage Marshall plexi to modern high gain chug. I've had the stage 100, without an EQ in the effect loop of doesn't chug. I'm getting an Extura next week and hope it sounds better than this.