I've listened to this on several systems now (speakers and headphones) and the Epiphone is coming out on top. the Gibson isn't bad but just sounds so much weaker and smaller!
Thanks. The difference between the sounds is more obvious on this video than I've heard on others. It's not that one is better, but the Epiphone sounds fuller, more solid, whereas the Gibson has a pleasing airy tone. I've plumped for the Epiphone.
For me, the Gibson does sound slightly better, but like maybe 5% better and for the money the Epiphone is pretty much fantastic. The Gibson, being made in the USA is really cool. One day I hope to be able to afford one. Until then, this Epiphone Inspired By Gibson series will do just fine.
The inspired by Gibson are solid wood guitars like the Gibson is. Dont confuse them with the the other epiphone j45 guitars. Big difference. Both of these guitars are all solid wood and will continue to age and get better and better.
I was able to buy the epiphone j45 and I like its sound, but I would like to know if the Gibson j45 weighs the same as the Epiphone because comparing other guitars with solid woods the epiphone weighs a lot and with the case it weighs more jajaja.
I find that the Epiphone sounds better, more midrange and warmth in the sound, which shows that the choice of an instrument is not really a question of price...
i have a 66 gibson j45 and a 69 epiphone texan, they sound totally different to each other, but it's a hard job to say which sounds "better". clearly gibson is a "more desirable" brand, but if you want a guitar that will be worth more than you paid for it - in 50 years time that is - then the epi is a bargain, and is every bit as good. actually i used to have an epiphone AJ220, that's almost identical to a J45, the bass wasn't as good (laminate is never good) but a lovely guitar and a joy to have owned. i do lots of comparisons and some vids on my current guitar line up on my channel. i think the satin finish is much better, satin necks are much nicer to play on. both my j45 and the texan have worn to the point of being satin rather than gloss, who cares? they look great.
I have a 64’ Texan and I’ve never played a better guitar. I don’t have a 60s Gibson acoustic but I played them and the Texan is the best acoustic I’ve ever played by far.
I have a 2014 Gibson J-45 & a 2008 Gibson Super Dove, I also have a Sigma J200 and for me If you want a great quality copy of any Gibson Acoustic's, Sigma are amazing.
Good question. You mean 2023 of course. It has to be about costs. As for quality, we don't know yet whether that will be maintained. Glad I bought my IBG J-45 before this came up, because although I bought it new very recently it was made 2 years ago at the Samick factory in Indonesia. The serial number says so. Buying an IBG guitar now I'd want to check where it was made. Let's hope the Chinese ones get reviewed soon and turn out to be just as good.
@@joaocarvalho1424 the inspired by Gibson Epiphone J45 is solid Mahogany, solid Sitka Spruce top. Previous Epiphone models are most likely laminate and cheaper. Specs on the Epiphone website show they use light gauge Gibson phosphor bronze strings.
to be frank they'd have to be very different to make any noticeable difference to the sound of the guitar, rhet shule and rick beato, and paul davids have done string comparisons, and although they is a wide variety of sounds, it's not that wide that you could tell from a recording if the strings were the same or different, only if it was steel up against phosphor bronze say.
I played a Epi J45 and I was not impressed. The sound was very dead/flat and a heavy guitar These vids are great but you have to actually play them to really get the full sound. If I didn’t have money for a Gibson I would look at Eastman guitars as they do a J45 style
@@HarryNicNicholasno it was more different than that- the j45 is an X braced guitar whereas the j160e is ladder braced. The j45 has a solid Sitka spruce top whereas the j160e has a laminated spruce top. Both of which make a world of difference between the two guitars, it wasn’t just a pickup placement.
Here the Gibson sounded way better than the epiphone did. Now, is it worth the extra $2250? Certainly not, I’d say the Gibson sounds like a $1500 guitar and it would be worth that much, that’s how much I’d be willing to pay for it. Also John Lennon didn’t play the Gibson J45, he played a Gibson J-160e.
Be careful with subjectivity, I absolutely do not find that the Gibson sounds much better than the Epi, on the contrary I find that the Epiphone has more midrange and a warmer sound. If we compare the sound of the guitars, the huge price difference is absolutely not justified.
