keaton look for a nice used epiphone les paul standard custom or a custom pro ($250-$400 us used) they play and look great switch out the pick ups when you can and you will have a great guitar for under $500 US
Ernesto Lone Wolf I never knew make guitars, I've seen a bunch of basses which looked cool. But they're not my cup of tea. I'm saving up for an Epiphone Les Paul tribute, which has Gibson classic 57' pickups, a maple cap with a veneer on top of it, which also comes with a case. And I'm also planning to save up for a Marshall Code 50. But I'm broke af, so idk what to do lol
How the heck did i get here? I play electric violin and was researching a good modeling amp for home use, and ended up on your RU-vid channel. I watched a couple videos and all of a sudden I have become this enlightened, guitar lusting fool. I love your channel and watch all the time now, through Chappers dreds up to the present. It has helped give me some cred too with my guitar-playing son-in-law. I can now ID various guitars from the cheap seats at concerts with a fair amount of accuracy, I also learned the opening riff from "Satisfaction" and am going to freak him out next visit. I also love the fact you genuinely are good mates and are so enjoyable to listen to when you jam. Cheers mates!!
That flame topped one..... has left my jaw on the ground..... and has left me speechless.... it's so beautiful. Whoever says money can't buy happiness... well they're right, but it buys the things that make you happy which is what counts
An idea for a video - around £500-£600 is where Epiphone/Gibson and Fender/Squier meet. Given such a budget constraint, what to choose - a relatively expensive Epi/Squier, or a relatively cheap Gib/Fender?
Top Squier vs cheapest Fender has been done a few times: basically, Classic Vibe vs MiM. I think they're okay with doing "top Epiphone vs cheapest Gibson" and I'd like to see it. Might tread on a few toes, though: more so than Squier/Fender.
alabastermontague They did the cheapest Gibby vs. dearest Epi a week or two ago. IMO the Epi won, but the Gibby was declared the winner basically because of the name on the headstock. Meh.
Saw it, and actually agreed with their verdict in spite of expecting the opposite: the cheapest Gibson was pretty fugly, and the Epi looked lovely, but there was something about the sound of the Gibson that won the day. Might have been luck of the draw, might have been the wood choice.
AmiBorg I actually had that $700 Epiphone 1960 Tribute with the Gibson ‘57 Classics and I also bought a $800 Gibson Les Paul 70’s Tribute, and the Gibson simply blew the Epiphone out of the water. Better woods and not muffled by a poly coating, nitro is so much better.
i really like these types of reviews especially when rob expresses his true opinions which means negative thoughts as well as postive. I often get the feel that he holds back inoder not to to seem bais. But i think the more this channel becomes like top gear the more successful it will be
Guys I don't know about you but when I saw the Tiger burst the first thing I thought was (DAANNMMM THIS ONE MUST BE ONE OF THE MOST GORGEOUS GUITARS I'VE EVER SEEN).Also the outro was magnificent :D
Hey Rob, ever heard of Lock-It straps? They come in tons of cool designs and have built-in locks so you don't have to make unnecessary modifications to your guitar's original strap knobs...
Loved the special note at the end which pretty much ruined Lee from continuing playing. Its that "nah, the next note isn't going to be any better after that." admission of a moment. Up there with the Gibson "all wood" sustained note. Excellent.
I don't mean to knock the captains incredible playing but playing devil's advocate he used basically the same notes as the "time" solo from floyd. thats where the magic comes from.
They're getting better and better at this. It's as if they have become professional TV presenters - in fact rather better than the vast majority of them. A laff a minute!
I just purchased a 2017 LP Traditional. Traded in a 2004 LP Standard. I couldn't be happier. Non-weight relieved body, ABR bridge, 50's spec wiring (supposedly), AA flamed maple top. About as close to a historic spec guitar without spending the extra few grand. The only thing, they are putting 9 gauge strings on at the factory. 9s!
Very nice edit. Looks like background is less blury, and pan has been fixed. Well done ! ps: by the way, never heard someone saying "Gibson" as you did ahah ! Greetings from France : )
I found the model Lee is playing used in a guitar store for cheaper than the Standards. I had to go home with it but not without new knobs to take the gold ones off. It has normal pickup rings under the gold plates, I took those off too. It's the best LP I've ever played and I compare every guitar I play to it.
Robs one reminds me of a Gibson Les Paul the guitarist/singer from the 80's inspired metal/hard rock band 'Santa Cruz' uses, although that was a custom of some sort with EMG's
That playing at the end I had to play 5 times because I just couldn't have enough. I think that Rob and Lee should do a 4-5 min video of them just jamming away anyone agree?
As an owner of a PRS 10-top single cut hollowbody 2, I can safely say that the guitar in Captain's hands is visually so well coordinated, it BEATS the crap out of PRS.
