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So what makes it a “Noel Gallagher guitar”? Just buy a 355 with a Bigsby on it for a regular price. That’s what Noel did. “Signature” models are such a bloody scam. Famous guitarists didn’t play signature guitars.
Apparently Noel HAD to have a 355 after Johnny Marr got one (Marr made the Smiths signing to Seymour Stein's record label Sire contingent on Stein buying Marr a guitar - which was a 1959 ES-355). Johnny also helped out Noel in the very early days of Oasis. Noel was too broke to have a back up guitar, so Johnny gave him his red 1960 Les Paul (once owned by Pete Townshend!). Noel later broke that guitar during a stage fight (naturally) and called up Johnny asking for another guitar. Johnny then sent him his black 70s Les Paul (that he had played on the album “The Queen Is Dead"). I'm hoping since Noel became super rich he's since paid Johnny back!
Nice guitar and a great review. But getting a little tired of 10k-60k guitars. The original collection is really old and stale at this point and needs updating. The 70s deluxe missed the mark with wrong appointments and the mustaine v that everyone wants was limited to 100. Love Gibson but it's time for something new and affordable.
Agreed. It's kinda crazy that they're pricing new guitars in the same ball park as the real deal vintage guitars. The new ones look like fantastic instruments, but also kind of like a cash grab
Original collection has always been stale and it’s just the Les Paul Traditional. Those had better and more finishes to choose from as well as bigsby offerings etc. I think we need more studios and specials. Since owning a custom shop historic, I truly don’t see why people for for the standards since they lack all the things that truly make a Les Paul a Les Paul. I’m hoping we get a Gibson USA Theodore
@@yestoES355 How big is the gap between the standards and the historics would you say? I was interested in the newly revamped 50s Les Paul standards and went out to play a couple at guitar stores. There were honestly kind of hit or miss. One of them was pretty solid, but the other was just decent. I actually ended up meeting a guy there that was selling his upgraded 2020 SG special in pelham blue. It feels pretty sweet, but then again, I've never owned a custom shop or historic to compare it to.
Your mention of an Epiphone guitar version jogged my memory of other passed Noel Gallagher models so I got out my old Epiphone catalogs and I found two offerings in the 2003 catalog. They are the "noel gallagher supernova" in blue finish and the "union Jack supernova" in the British flag finish with as advertised Alinco Classic pickup in the neck position Alinco Hot at the bridge. There were all kind of interesting Epiphone guitars offered back then along with their own amps.
I remember seeing him with that guitar during the 2000s and DROOLING over it. Seeing this replica being inspected inside out is as close as I can get to owning it. I am thankful, Trogly! PS: I never saw him play Nº2. That guitar has a longer pickguard, and I never saw him play a 355 with a long pickguard back in the day, not even in pictures. I guess Liam did not realize he got the wrong guitar, thank god.😂
I'm never amazed by the hate Noel gets, lol. The man wrote numerous hits that EVERYONE knows... he's made many asinine statements in his time, but if one can get past it, he's a master of songwriting and playing simple riffs that ring nice in the eardrums. Hate him or love him..you know him! These are beautiful guitars!!!!
I'm more interested in the new Epiphone Riviera of his. Comes in left handed too. Either way, I hope to see more semi hollows since they're my second favorite Gibson shape.
Epiphone Noel Gallagher Riviera is $1220CAD in Canada, comes with Laurel fretboard. While the Epiphone BB King Lucille comes with Ebony fretboard for $1290CAD also with Varitone and the same Alnico Classic Pro pickups but has a back panel for convenient modding and TP-6 tailpiece. Why not pay the $70 for those useful extras.
I really didn’t know about the break on the original one. The j150 signature was a big hit! Es355 is my second dream guitar (after a black les paul custom) and this one is just beautiful, but a “regular one” would be just great for me. Let’s see if the market will make these 355s go crazy on prices.
I like all the ES models. I think I might consider a used Tokai ES, that would actually be within my affordability range! The Gibson's are beautiful though, no doubt about it.
Totally agreed with your assessment on this one. Compared it to my 1959 ES-345 and was impressed with how close they got to the original feel and sound!
I've been a die hard Oasis fan since I was a 12 year old listening to Definitely Maybe on my Sony Walkman. Noel and Oasis receive a ton of hate, which I can't understand, but to each their own. However, it's great to read all the love in this comments section.
Great review Trogster. I like Oasis and enjoy playing their music (on my Epi Casino!) but I just can't justify $10K on this. I would much rather have the Chuck Berry model or Noel's Riviera.
Just get a normal es Gibson ES-355 that doesn’t have the signature price tag. Stop bar version, mono version is the better option. Sadly Gibson still is not offering this color on their historic line
Dude I KNEW you would get one. Im so jealous! For 10K US though, Id hope they would have Liam smash them before they were sent back to Gibson to be repaired and sold.
Beaut of a guitar although I think they aged the back of the neck too much lol! Loved how it sounded in the middle position with the Varitone set at 6 and 4..... Beautiful!
I can’t believe how much yours looks like mine. I know they are supposed to look the same but my relic job is almost the exact same as yours. Other than the wood grain being different (and my COA not being crushed 😉) it would be hard to tell them apart. Really is a pretty amazing guitar. Wish I could keep it but, as I am pretty sure I got the last retail one available in the US, straight to Reverb it goes.
you say it a lot, but there's no right or wrong way to face the bridge. the common way is typically face the flat part of the saddle to the neck. flipping it angled to neck saves strings with palm mutes and also makes it more comfy to rest on. they come both ways from factory.
@@Trog I've found that angling the saddle toward the neck stops the G and B strings from slipping out of the saddle when bending a lovely long Gary Moore note.. anyone else ..?
Just saw Gallagher on That Pedal Show. He told (1:10:50) that his own guitar had a peculiar neck, that he loved (and that number 2 was awful). Gibson was reluctant to clone this neck as it was, for no one would be able to play it. Gallagher said he saw their problem, but did not disclose what was decided. So do those 10 grand buy you the original 'unplayable' feel or the normalized playable feel?
This guitar neck is pretty small for people with larger hands. I own it so I know. If you compare this neck with the standard 355 neck (which I also own) it’s night and day.
I've actually met Noel. There was a little 'club' (basically not much more than a house that some guy who loved live music had turned into a venue in the 60's), about 5 doors down from where I lived when I was at Uni in the early 90's & that I used to hang out at during the week. Loads of British bands played there during their early careers & I'm pretty sure it was Oasis' first UK tour. He seemed a really cool guy tbh.
Joe Perry Boneyard model is tremendous. Rarely have it played anything that played so well and sounded so sweet and felt so alive in my hands right off the sales floor.
I will never like "Murphy Lab" , F'ing up a nice new guitar. Everybody knows it is not old and worn. I like beautiful new guitars, they are works of art.
You know trogly, I maybe watch 4-5 shows religiously and your show is the only one I can sent my watch too. every day no matter what. thanks for all the knowledge
Well, you know me. If I'm going to spend that kind of money on a new guitar (not that I could) I would want it to be perfect, not with wear and tear. I guess I'll never get why people like that.
Dang. I wish I had one of these bad boys! I had sell my 64 ES-345 w stereo outputs and original PAF’s. Due to medical bills for far to less than I should have.
At least you had it to sell, You got one once, you can do it again. These days getting out from under medical bills is unfortunately a common necessary evil.
I'm lucky enough to own a real '60 355 (Factory Mono too). Remember the neck pickup only LP? Sold that one added a couple of thousands and was still 2k short of the price of this Noel 355. :)
I recently inherited a ‘60 es355 but mine is stereo and came with a Gibson stereo amp that was originally purchased at the same time. Just wish I could play good enough to justify having it!
That Taylor guitars video on ebony is a very sobering watch. I saw it a couple of years ago and decided not to buy any more ebony for guitars I build in the future. I now use something called Royal Blackwood instead. It's torrified purpleheart, that's dyed solid black all the way through. Density is between rosewood and ebony. Really cool stuff!
Fantastic video. Quick question: I have this exact guitar, one of the 200. Is it normal that position 6 of the varitone is way softer and not as loud as the other positions?
Question… I see that the binding is white on the neck where the nitro lacquer has been worn away… I also see how the binding appears yellowed everywhere else on the guitar. How does Gibson achieve this? It seems like they use white bindings with a amber tinted nitrocellulose lacquer???
You spend ten grand and get a messed up certificate of authentication book. Nice attention to detail Gibson. More evidence that they just don't give a shite.
I mean, when we think about this logically, Gibson should have renamed it after Johnny Marr. Noel has always looked up to Johnny as an artist and if it hadn't been for Seymour Stein buying Johnny this guitar in New York on January 2nd, 1984, Noel would most likely never gotten one. As stated online: "After seeing Johnny Marr’s ES-355, Noel Gallagher was inspired to buy one for himself." Fun fact of the day!
@@Johnny_Doe Mate, it's a one inch difference in size of pickguard. You are really going to say it shouldn't be named after Johnny because of a one inch difference in pickguard? Actual stupidity if that's your "logic".
10k I’m sad and the Ephi is sold out now I’m sad… I’m a lefty too and been wanting to get a vintage sun burst or tabaco burst. A standard is my dream G 50’s or 60’s but being a lefty is such a hassle to get one. Been thinking to get your help to find my dream guitar. I will also be happy with an ebony standard or custom for a lefty. I live in Costa Rica and we don’t get Gibsons here! C’mon you know…
the vritone changes capacitance or or inductance, it looked like those were metal inductors when you pulled the pickup. ive seen varitones using capacitors also on different guitars, great video. been watching since you first started
🙏💜PLEAAAAASE TROGLY DO THE EPIPHONE RIVIERA. That guitar was the one at most of the big Oasis shows during the 90s, and the one he recorded their What's The Story Morning Glory album with. It'd be great to see it on the show. PS: they did attempt at a "Noel Gallagher signature" back in the day - the Epiphone Supernova. It looked nothing like his guitars at the time. He never played it. It was literally a guitar with his autograph printed. 😂
Trogly - re: neck pickup ring … I play a ‘64 ES335 … the pickup ring is the same - angled the other way to keep the neck pickup level. I’ve had a lot of 3xx models pass through my hands over the years - never noticed this before
Hello from Holland! Austin you often report the resistance of various pick-ups in your reviews. Is there any inference implied by these measurements? Does the ohmic value have any bearing on performance in terms of volume etc.?
Yes. DC resistance is one of the factors that influence a pickup’s output. The reasoning is as follows: - this resistance measurement is the resistance of the coil of wire that makes up the winds in the pickup; - the things that affect this resistance are i) the gauge of the wire (the thinner this wire is the higher its resistance will be for a given length; ii) the composition of the wire material, and iii) the length of that wire (the longer it is the higher its resistance will be, and this is linear, i.e. a wire twice the length of another of the same kind will have twice the resistance); and - as such the DC resistance measurement is indicative of the number of winds of wire around the bobbins in the pickup. The more winds in a pickup (assuming other design factors are the same) the hotter, the higher output, it will be. It is important to bear in mind that this characteristic is only one of the factors that affect the output though. The design of the pickup (single coil vs humbucker, size and shape - depth as well as width, etc.), the type of magnet used, the gauge of wire used, etc. all have an impact too, which could override the effect of the DC resistance and made a pickup with a lower DC resistance hotter than another with a higher resistance. However, DC resistance is often quoted as it’s one of the few parameters indicative of the output of a pickup that can easily be expressed as a simple numerical value.
@@hkguitar1984 It gets confusing when you start thinking about Les Paul DCs meaning double cut. Natural ones get marked TDN so the last bit indicating finish makes sense
Nice guitar! Trogly, can you please review the Marc Bolan signature Les Paul? It is a rare and overlooked signature with some features I think you would enjoy.. Thanks!
I really don't see 10,000 for that guitar and to be honest with you with things being the way they are right now I'm putting my dollars into more important things, the 3B's come to mind and of course my Savor Jesus Crist. Great video Austen. Randy, Great North Woods Michigan
