The $170 Chibson Les Paul - 2 YEARS LATER - Did it LAST? 

lol

Nice

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🤣🤣🤣 I have one of these things and I love it. My main guitar since 2015.

Purt funnie! I do have 1 Gibson, a LPJ2013. I forgive the company for the BAD paintjob cuz it's surely the cheapest production model they've ever made. I love it but don't use it cuz it's heavier than a year old corn fed sow!

Haaaa!!!! You're killing me!!!

😂 nice

Chinese guitars are garbage. Newbees and beginners think they are great ...... while supporting chinas human rights abuses. ALL for a REALLY CRAPPY playing "guitar"

@@markconnell7723 Its because China have no "Quality Control" over their products and just import them anywhere. The only problem in China's guitar is the Quality of Hardware and Craftmanship. But with a price of 100-300$, Its a great deal for everyone. Would you spend 2500$ just for a guitar to play at home? Lets be honest here.

It’s true !!!

lol

MR is being snarky but he os close to correct. Gibson is NOT like guitars they had in the 1970s and older. Gibson is failing and having a 'money man executive' rather than a real guitar guy as the chief is a large part of their problems

I want to like your comment cause its funny but I don't want to ruin the '69'

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perfect ha ha

Worst is if music shops are doing this supposed to sell second hand instruments but this is something very obscure.

Pretty sure they will....

I feel the same i own one basically so that if I go out I leave my real lps at home and take out the one if someone steals or snaps the headstock onit I won't freak out but now after having it leveling the frets new nut new tunes and loading it with real gibson guts wish I would've just got a another real gibson also all I see a few people on fb selling fakes as real ive called out two so far they act like they bought it from someone else that same day......and I don't act aggressive I just tell them why its fake and they should take it back to who they bought it from. Then it disappears from fb.

I did watch the whole video, I don’t believe you said this so I hope I don’t get my grades knocked down. What website did you buy it on? And how long did it take to receive it?

Don’t hope

You can actually ask for that. They do that :D

@@silviolopar6587 I bought a Chibson 4 years ago and love it. I payed $400 for a solid 1 piece neck, 1 piece body with solid maple cap and love it. I requested no logo so they sprayed over the logo,

@@sifree6623 400$ will get you Epiphone or ESP .... why bother w. Chibson?

@@22KaTsh Im a 35year qualified woodworker and so I choose based on spec rather than brand. A one piece neck, one piece body with solid maple cap exceeds that of many genuine Gibsons. All the electronics and pups are Epiphone. In Australia an Epi starts at $800

@@sifree6623 rub the logo hard with some cleaner the spray will rub off

Absolutely. I own like 6. They are tribute guitars. Replicas, etc.

@@signalahead8865 can you send me a link in private so i can buy one?

@@HyralProductions Aliexpress. Go on there and type in LP guitar; 20 will come up from different vendors. They are replicas not knock offs, there are so many differences to tell if real: bridge, headstock angle and break, poly, non-lacquer finish, knob placement. If you go and try and sell it off as real then you have some big issues, but the average person can spot them from a mile away.

lolll you killed me !!

Agreed

then gibsons wouldnt be as sought after

YEP

@@TheVINMAN531 And that is exactly what is coming, lads. Chibsons are not going anywhere, and young people are less impressed with "legacy" brands and "Boomer bends." With the exception of signature and historic models, I think you'll see prices on Gibsons (and Fenders) creep down, and the introduction of cheap models.

@@kafesociety1759 Hopefully

@@TheVINMAN531 I own both, and honestly I enjoy fixing up Asian knockoffs much more than buying a new expensive axe off the rack.

Hahaha 😂

At the risk of going full autismonaut over a joke, what you're referring to is typically called a "ghost shift" and is a very common phenomenon particularly in Asian/overseas manufacturing, but I'd find it very unlikely that the vast majority of Chibsons are in any way a byproduct of a ghost shift at the Epiphone factory. An in-depth explanation would probably be slightly long winded so suffice to say, there are plenty of equally qualified instrument factories in China that aren't directly owned/operated by Gibson, and that have a lot less to lose by producing Chibsons than the Qingdao Epiphone plant would.

No those are kibson and jibson japan

Absolutely! There are a multitude of factories with a multitude of QC issues.

people always say things like that and the reality is .... every fucking chinesse guitar build company can do a really good copy of a gibson, or an ibanez, etc ... i think that is mith

It's essentially looks like an Epiphone with a Gibson head stock. If you change the electronics, it should sound good.

@@qua7771 My brother bought 2 LP from China each with one pickup. A friend of his who is a Luthier (and work for L&M in Canada) did the first essential setup. He told him, it's basically an Epi with poorer electronics.

@@denisvanwassenhoven3822 It may, or may not have been. Some even had Epi pickups. There are varying levels of quality with these.

My guess is more and more musicians will do this, so they don't screw up their guitars they record with.

I mean it's just wood and metal. The price tag doesn't dictate the sound.

its a good shitbox,they play fine as long as you rip out the electronics,level the frets,put a better bridge and tuners,definitely new pickups AND you arent a mega douche and pretend its actually a gibson.ive called out every single jackass on the used market trying to pass one of these off as legitimate and gone as far as making counter ads to fuck them over.

Ooh you weasel

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 you keyboard warrior you.

@@rkh7169 lmao

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 show me where gibson hurt you

Where to buy online?

You realize these guitars are in fact ILLEGAL under US customs laws right? If you like the poor quality and awful playability, go for it. But if you EVER sell this guitar, you have in fact committed a felony under the current US title codes. So I hope you're cool with dying with it or giving it to someone, because reselling it can and should land you in jail

Michael L Rakes hey man... I own 8 other American made guitars all pricing over $1000. I don’t see anything wrong (personally) with owning something that I’m fully aware is a replica. Compared to a real Gibson/Fender.. the quality isn’t much different other than electronics and maybe some wood grain imperfections. I also would never sell it as an actual Gibson.

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@@michaellrakes5521 People that buy these guitars or ANY knockoff of ANYTHING are the same people you vote for that you believe will look out for your welfare.......wake up slick you been sleeping wayyyy too long. Breaking the law my a$$.

From who did you order? Looking to order a own designed telecaster style guitar and trying to find a Company that will make a one off custom design guitar. Want my own logo as well...

@@msgn8i11s2 It was a store that started with "Vicers" but I don't think they are on aliexpress anymore. I couldn't find them 3 months later. I've read that most sellers will customize, some for an additional fee, some not. You just have to communicate with them. These don't seem to be stock guitars but made when you order. They sent pics of the progress including the headstock.

Hail yea its not a fake its another copy of the others

Why not buy an Epiphone instead?

@@blastofobecause they are just overpriced chibsons

@@6411892 Epiphones have way better quality than Chibsons.

His dad is John Travolta, so he's loaded, he does this youtube channel just for fun.

Have you ever heard of Mitch Hedberg?

I would MUCH rather hear his voice over an AI voice over....

why don't you complain about inflation? the main reason guitars are getting more expensive?

@@realtruenorth Lol whatever choom. Gibby'z have always been thousands of dollars silly af expensive. Bro, I'm looking at a early 2000s catalog. Les paul standards were still over 2 grand back then and the les paul customs were still close to 4000 dollars. So sthu inflation has barely hit these things in a way that's all the much different from decades ago. It's still hella pricey. Hey Bob. Nvm this guy amiright? Love your comment bro. Turns out I'm not the only one lololol. I own like 40 guitars yo. Not a single one is a Gibby. I do however have a penguin which is a les paul body shape and I do have a 96 heritage les paul gold top which is a les paul style guitar made str8 out of the orig gibby factory from back in the day. Kalamazoo : ) I can tell ya that both of these guitars are great. Still though... The visual cosmetic sucker that I am... I still want a gibby custom model. But 3 things that really suck lol... 1... They are like 5 grand. I'm not rich enough for that lol. 2... They are made with richlite fret boards a lot of em. Wtf is that stupid crap? Better be giving me like brazilian rosewood or something if I'm paying that much haha. 3... Gibsons are the most well known for the most phuck ups in terms of quality. What's the most common broken neck guitar? Gibby lol. And they are over all the most expensive brand to buy from too. Oh yay lol isn't that sooo swell? Phuck gibson lol. But some of their guitars do look kool so I want in. If I can find a chibby and make it work at least decently enough? I'm game. I've become less picky about my guitar sound and feel these days anyways. I'll play a squire lol I don't really give that much of a phuck.

@@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342 how old were you when your mama dropped you on your head?

@@realtruenorth you mean biden.

@@happyvalley6990 LOL, yeah might as well be Biden

Instead of supporting companies that are committing fraud why not support ones that are not committing fraud? check out all in one Guitar shop and look over their Wolf guitar line. Max has done a review on at least one of their Les Paul styles and they seem to be really great guitars! You can buy a nice guitar for about $350 and be 100% legal. Or you can just go to a place like Zzounds and buy yourself an actual Gibson or Epiphone on monthly payments for about $75 a month with zero interest and basically nothing down and in 1 to 2 days have your brand new legal guitar with full warranty sitting on your lap!

@@alabamahebrew Because for some like me who are older, lost their business, can barely afford to support his family, they can't afford to pay $75 a month for a substantially overpriced instrument. I'm lucky enough to have bought two actual Gibsons when I had the money (1975 and 1980 models) and they are extraordinary guitars, but I paid $400 for my 75 in 1982, and $1200 for my 80 about ten years ago. Who's going to get a LP standard for that? I will say that around 8 years ago I bought a Chibson SG and while I replaced the electronics, tuners, had a fret dressing and setup done and it was a great guitar, I could have had a dot Gibson SG for the same money I spent overall, and after years of neck adjustments, I can't turn the truss anymore so the guitar is a goner now. A real Gibson would still be with me. Now the Chibsons are supposedly way better now, but I would be hard pressed to buy another. I care nothing about the illegitimacy of the logo because I would never sell a Chibson, not even representing that it wasn't. I would never want to be part of some poor kid getting ripped thinking he bought the real deal. THAT is the only problem I have. Misrepresentation. I have no problem with the fake name because anyone wants a real Gibson is going to get a real Gibson no matter how good the quality of a Chibson is.

@@genevieverusso3970 - Oh I hear you, I broke my back in 2017 and have not been able to work since and in fact can't work any longer and I have been waiting to get my social security disability going, so I know all about not being able to afford the real deal or ANY guitar right now. The main issue I have with the knock off is the ones who slap the Gibson name on it and try to fool people, as you said you to take issue with. Right now a 2019 Gibson Les Paul Standard will run you about $2500, I don't think that is a ridiculous price IF the Quality is there and as we know, Gibson has had issues in that department lately but do seem to be getting it under control. I will not buy a new one until they take care of the QC issues unless I can put it in my hands and really check it out, lol if I had the money that is. I think also something really just bothers me is since some of these companies seem to be able to put out great quality instruments, why copy someone else's property? I plan on making various items hand made out of wood here in a little while to off set money I loose once the disability gets started. But I don't want to just make the same things that everyone else is making. I feel these companies, since they can turn out great products, should come up with their own design, Maybe something similar to a Les Paul or a Strat but not 100% identical!

buy an epiphone,they are far better and dont need fret levelling and the electronics gutted

I’m willing to assume almost every single one is different mate

No problem adjusting the trust rod on mine

yeah we need those old old classics in HD now. either that or new LTD reviews! (like his old ltd collection)

they venier around the outside of the body to make it look like one piece,it isnt

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 that's your story and your sticking to it.

Same here. I'd even go with an Epiphone LP Standard (which I plan to get in the Fall). I have several Epi LP Specials and a LP 100. I also have a Harley Benton SC-450plus which sounds incredible! The risk just isn't worth it with these guitars. I've heard plenty of horror stories and seen the paperwork where people had to let them be destroyed. Then, they would have to haggle with the seller to get their money back.

I love my Harley Bentons I have 2 and plan on buying more. I own Gibsons, Fenders, Ibanez PRS along with Squires and misc other and the HBs are a big bang for the buck. Getting them without shipping damage can be tricky but Thomman has great customer service.

Exactly . and you can have them ship 3 guitars for the price of one . Also no waiting 8 or 10 weeks for them to arrive !!

I can vouch for Harley Benton as well, excellent quality imo for a very low price! Love my SC450Plus

So Logan you are really satisfied with Harley Benton,,when you order how long does it take,,,getting ready to buy from them🎸🎸

MobileDecay so you’d rather buy a fake and help support a company that feeds off of gibsons design? Not smart buy a used gibson it’ll cost the same you spent and your not supporting Japan then

@@nateklug5933 Lol! Dude i'm playing in my bedroom. Why would I buy a real Gibson? Btw when has Gibson ever fought for or cared for you... Never!

MobileDecay actually they have it’s funny how you say they haven’t done anything for me like you would know but you know nothing of me I had a guitar I was having trouble with and it was a Gibson nothing was really wrong with it I just couldn’t get it to set up exactly the way I wanted and I took it to them and they rebuffed the finish they set it up like a dream and gave me some goodies too free of charge and they’re an American company every time you buy foreign goods it hurts the American economy. And when you said you were a bedroom player well guess what so am I I’m a 17 year old and I own 3 gibsons and a Taylor acoustic if you use your money wisely you can afford anything so if I were you I’d think before I speak cause gibson has helped me plus they’re customer service is amazing and on top of that your whole just a bedroom player was a stupid statement clearly you like gibson cause you have them on your headstock only difference Is yours is a toy not the real thing.

@@nateklug5933 Lol they gave you a crappy instrument for over $1,000. and then actually offered support for it lile they should? See this is why I wouldn't buy a real Gibson. 😂😂😂

@@nateklug5933 Wow they turned a screw driver for you! Omg! You bought a Gibson and you know nothing about guitars? No comment. 🤦‍♂️

Thank you!!

@Joe Paul I replaced the bridge and tailpiece with a gold Gotoh ABR-1 and tailpiece set, replaced the pick guard with a proper Gibson 5 ply. The tuners are an old set of Gotohs that work fine. It's got a flamey 3 piece maple neck like the 70s Customs.

My “59” Chibson plays nicer than my Gibsons. It doesn’t sound as good, but it plays nicer.

@@6411892 that comment was 3 years ago, and actually, I still enjoy my custom chibson a lot, it's in fact at the front of the rack looking at me here. Absolutely no problem whatsoever, wood's perfect, neck's perfect, fret's still all good and I play it quite a bit. Hardware is Gibson so I woudln't expect it to fail really. Now, I don't KNOW if they make the chibsons as good as they used to, normally with china, products they make improve gradually then they start to cut corners -- so hard to tell what's coming out of there nowadays...

I did the same with a Vintage brand Greeny and like it as much as my Gibson

Hey Roger, how did you find a seller for the chibson?

@@MrTomparvin yes about a year ago... Lol

epiphone "custom shop" is just an extra brand/sticker/laser print logo they put on to try and gain some extra credibility.they arent custom shop by any measure

Who’s Leo

I was guessing Leo Fender? But then again, who am I?

Yeah, and all the other “options” are coming from China too 😂

Yeah i bought the PRS style from Harley Benton and i love it. Its not even made in china but vietnam. But best about them is, they doesnt pretend to be the "other company" . They are "very inspired by" but they are not "fake copys (that potentially could be resold way overpriced)" So i would go with Harley Benton all the time over a Chibson. +You know the actual company and if you should have problems you can contact them easyly, thats another +

haha ha! los chinos han demostrados ya contundentemente que se pueden fabricar les pauls a un costo muy por debajo , obvio, hay que cambiar electronica y listo!

hecho de menos al mark agnesi de norman´s!

randy clemente lopez carrasco Bien dicho señor. Es la vedad.

You can own it, just not sell it.

@@cbrock420 just sold my Chibson ES355 on ebay with no problem.

Probably. Recent Gibson builds have been sloppy lately.

thewalrus1968 can confirm that. After hearing so much. I took the plunge and purchased one of these fakes for less than $300 shipped to my door. It is GORGEOUS. The build quality and finish is fantastic. Not just for a $300 guitar, but in general. There’s a couple blemishes here and there but NOTHING noticeable first glance, and certainly nothing worse than what I’ve found on my real Gibsons. It’s an absolutely beautiful guitar. Electronics and hardware are complete junk but that’s to be expected. The body, build and finish work is great. Swap in some new hardware and pick ups and you’re set.

Not even fucking close to the real thing on Gibson's worst day

@@michaellrakes5521 I don't know if agree so much. I've had my hands on both. The pick ups are noticeably different. But other than that these Chinese counterfeit guitars are pretty damn good quality. Some are anyway.

@@michaellrakes5521 The Chibson are pretty close. After pickup/tuner upgrades, you're not going to be able to tell the difference.

missing a zero OR MORE ......

Exactly!! I don’t care if you copy the les Paul exactly, but call it something else. It’s unethical to do otherwise. For example this guy reviews another guitar from a company called firefly. Basically a Gibson, but named something else. I like the advice to just leave the Gibson branding off to help potential future buyers!

You must not play many guitars

Then buy a cheap guitar, not a fake one.

@@yeyonge You're uptight dude just accept it.

Harley Benton LP's are awesome, in my opinion! That's my HB SC-450plus Les Paul in my user picture. The guitar is VERY nice and the Roswell pickups are excellent!

Agree totally.

if you purchased an official Gibson be happy. Only butthurt owners complain about chibsons from an investment point of view, it has nothing to do with ethics.

@@lobsterwhisperer7932 I dont play gibson and have no issue with chinese copies but change the name. If it has to say gibson on it then buy a gibson.

The chinese are doing both. They make the copycats and they make their own brands. One of them is Byron.

Yeah, I love Burny and Edwards copy guitars (high quality, but slap their own name on the product), but counterfeiting is morally reprehensible. No one gave a crap about Kramer, Jackson, and Charvel making Super Strats in the 80s, and basically every mainline manufacturer has at least one Stratocaster/Telecaster knockoff. Just don't put someone else's name on your work.

commercial licensed music,tell me more? musnt pay well if you use a chibson

Thats a fernades burney 85s. And there are badass

@@cyb3r3vil30 I just bought a ESP LTD EC 401fr deluxe on reverb. I looked for a Burney 85s didn't see any found some of the Burney 50's I think. Same guitar without the floyd or sustainer system. I did see some other Fernandez with sustainer system.

are the tuners on yours " grover " copies ? I've got a ace chibson and it has ' grover " tuners but holds tune great

@@And1slash Actually mine has these Kluson knock offs, and they work well too, pleasantly surprised....

What is an MiM Fender?

​@@caseysmith544 Made in Mexico

What's the difference? Change a litte is still technically using a design. It's like saying fudge instead of fuck. Still means the same to me.

@@galus14436 Well one is a horrible guitar that could be seen as a real Gibson and be sold off at a gibson price. The other is a real quality gibson being sold of at a gibson price. Now tell me what is not wrong with this picture.

Please don't ever say gibo again. That's just dumb.

They're on Aliexpress

Thanks! It's coming along! Playing guitar is okay now but it's still much weaker than the other arm.

Just don't end up looking like Quagmire on Family Guy with the oversized arm, Max. People will begin to ask questions!

I've never seen a good Guitar come from China there all junk regardless what name is on the headstock Korean and Japanese do best

Cyb3r 3vil I’ve got a 58 epi explorer made in China its a beast.

@@funnyfarmband4410 the explorer in my avatar is a 58 Korean epi totally Rock's

I have had a chinese made LTD not a knock off for years and havent had any problems and it sounds great

I think one of the bigger problems is that people see “made in ...” and automatically form an opinion on the guitar based on that alone.

MUCH less than a real one.

Jim Mintz I’m sure but I just wanted to know the total price of the guitar “ready” 😊

I would get a Harley Benton instead

Four quality 500K Pots $30, high quality toggle switch $20, two quality pups $100 (you can spend way less or way more but this is fair medium range). Some of these guitars made overseas are not made with the same specifications so replacing a bridge or even tuning pegs can be way more of a hassle then simply buying the item, meaning re-drilling holes. If you own a solder iron and can do the work yourself (I suggest learn if you don't already know) then you are looking at around $200 to $250 to upgrade. Fret work is not cheap so that is the biggest risk in my mind about buying an overseas no name. If is super fun re modding a guitar so buying cheap and building out is a good way to go.

@@MrYatesj1 it really isnt fun modding a "chibson" guitar,its more necessary as everything about chibsons other than how they look kind of suck

Yep. Just adding my .02 - if you're smart about which instrument you purchase, it will always be less expensive to buy the cheaper guitar and upgrade than to pay full price for the higher end model. The biggest difference is in the pickups, which if you're like me, the higher end models don't have the pickups I want either. So in the end it makes more sense to buy the less expensive guitar and upgrade. Granted- I would just go Epiphone and never buy from an unknown builder, since you don't necessarily know what kind of irreparable build issues could happen with an unknown.

really what's the point behind all this Chinese crap anyways??? build your own or save your milk money. can find lp,s pretty cheap if you look and aren't compulsive to buy fast,i got a Harley Benton lp copy on trade n I paid basically $35 for it, did all my own tweaking n now it's damn rock solid xlt playing guitar... controversy controversy..these are just for noodlers, real players not gonna risk a fortune cookie guitar to gig w...

Overpriced is a word only people with no money use.

@@UmVtCg Honestly, every higher-end guitar that has Duncans, EMG's, or DimZ's is probably overpriced because I'll want to change the pups out for something that I like more. Gibsons have known design flaws that are still built that way due to "historical" demand. The Custom route is great if you can afford it, but I can't fault anyone for buying an Epiphone and souping it up. As long as you hand-pick and screen it before you buy, replace some parts, you can set it up to play as great as any of the best guitars out there. And given that that option is far less expensive than forking over +1200 for non-third-world-made instruments, no wonder people are doing it more and more.

Preach on brother Beavis.

so is the price Gibson charges for its garbage

Agree

Nah. the logo makes you feel like a rich bizness man or a professional lawyer who could afford a REAL one.

Totally agree.

What worries me is the kid who just really wants a guitar that looks like slash's, or whoever is their favourite and then gets something with the bridge in the wrong place, or the fretwork not done properly. Then has to pay extra just to get it to play right, and a fair few techs won't even touch these things anyway. I don't know, I get it why people buy them but I'd rather not take the risk and just go with an epiphone or squier.

@@yallevereatenbeans2723 i have 5 chibsons and their great , with 2 guitars the frets needed a little bit of leveling out and of course the electronics and pick ups but even for a beginner they could learn so much from this so its a worthwhile investment and experience. only downside is no matter how you upgrade a chibson youll'e never upgrade the value , it will still be just a chibson a.k.a. copy gibson les paul

@@muziekvoorfeest Yeah that's a fair point, but god knows how many beginners would even know where to start, it was years before I even understood the bare minimum about guitar repair lmao. Different stokes for different folks I suppose.