Upgrading a Cheapson (Gibson Copy) with new frets and EMG James Hetfield Set of pickups

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Disclaimer: This guitar belongs to a friend of mine and was given to me fo unbiased review. I DO NOT approve of buying copies of any guitar brand or shape but wanted to give you guys a look of what is it like to buy and upgrade a cheap Chinese copy.
But even though I do not approve of buying copies I try to give you a subjective point of view and even I can't deny that this one turned out good. But not everyone is going to be that lucky.
P.S. This video has been recorded a while ago and I struggled to finish it because I really needed a break... it is summer after all. I will be coming back with more videos from a new studio setup ;)
0:00 Intro
1:04 Stock Chibson
2:21 Upgraded Chibson
3:52 The Guitar Tech
6:35 Chibson vs ESP
8:39 The Specs
11:02 The Pickups
16:41 Bridge & Tailiece
17:27 Body
19:11 Gibson vs Chibson
21:32 The Neck
22:19 Back & Electronics
23:56 The Weight
24:11 Tone Demo Stock vs Upgraded
27:49 Don't buy a Copy
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Gear used to record this video:
Amp: Diezel VH-4 120W Head
Cab: Diezel 2x12 Vintage 30 Rear Loaded
Mic: Shure SM57, Audio-Technica AT2035
Interface: M-Audio 192/4
Camera: Sony A6400 with Sigma 30mm F1.4 and Iphone 13 Pro Max
Stands: Athletic stand for cab microphone
#gibsonfake #fakeguitar #chinacopy

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23 июл 2024

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Комментарии : 74

@ericlopez9640 Год назад

Awesome job as always. Glad to have you back brother.

@GeorgeVGuitars Год назад

🤘🏻 Thank you! Yeah having a bit of a summer break, riding my Harley, gathering inspiration for the videos in my new studio. Some interesting guitars are waiting for a review 👀

@totallynotjohn8083 Год назад

I feel like chibsons are okay if there is a certain guitar you want but it's unattainable bc it's really expensive or it's not in production anymore and its super expensive used but the thing is they take a lot of work and money to get them working and sometimes they have mistakes in the finish or they messed some other part of the guitar so at the end of the day it's really up to someone if they wanna spend their hard earned money on it.

@GeorgeVGuitars Год назад

Or get a good quality copy made by a luthier

@Gunsnr13 11 месяцев назад

The ace freely chibson that another you tuber came ok decent out of the box

@totallynotjohn8083 11 месяцев назад

@@Gunsnr13 are you talking about kdh?

@PC85X 6 месяцев назад

Can't believe I only just found your channel. Subbed and going to have fun digging through your reviews 👍🏻

@GeorgeVGuitars 6 месяцев назад

I hope you enjoy 🤘🏻

@aaronballantyne 7 месяцев назад

I randomly saw this thumnail on my feed and though you posted a new video. A few months ago I got really into your videos. I rarely leave comments but just wanted to leave a word of encouragement that your videos were really good. I know life/ work gets in the way but hope all is well!

@GeorgeVGuitars 7 месяцев назад

Thank you, your words mean a lot to me. I will get back to the videos soon in a new studio 🤘🏻🎸

@stefandesouza5610 6 месяцев назад

Great job. Any plans on a video for LTD's Black Metal or EX series?

@GeorgeVGuitars 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. Yeah I would love to get my hands on them someday.

@p4blovy595 Год назад

New sub here. Keep rocking bro🤘

@GeorgeVGuitars Год назад

Thanks, you too 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@mrvt2747 Год назад

Hey, George what can you say about new solar s guitar?

@GeorgeVGuitars Год назад

I haven't tried one yet. To be honest i was not impressed with solar guitars that i tried in the past but I am going to give them another go.

@mrvt2747 Год назад

@@GeorgeVGuitars have you ever thought of making a video about ultimate James Hetfield guitar, in which all the designs of his guitars would be in one guitar?

@weejay2860 5 месяцев назад

I'm from Malaysia and I love your channel bro. What an honest review, very detailed. Also not to forget, love the fact that you put an EMG on it and not that much a Chibson hahaha. I've been playing guitar for 15 years now and can't barely afford an Explorer even the cheapest one. I really want an Explorer but I don't have that kind of money 😢

@GeorgeVGuitars 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, I am glad you like the chanel. Get one of these. If you cant afford it then its absolutely ok to get one of these. Just upgrade it a little bit over the years.

@alvaroquijano579 4 месяца назад

same here. chibsons are an excellent alternative to unobtainable guitars as well. I bought a chESP eet fuk for $250usd including shipping and taxes and I love it. Just changed the nut and the pickups for emg81/60 and it's one of my fav guitars. And yes it probably doesn't sound 100% like hetfield's original ESP but it does look and play amazing, and most important of all eet fuks are impossible to get and if you do manage to find one they'll have you pay like 500 thousand times more than any chibson out there. can you honestly say that a real esp eet fuk sounds 500 thousand times better? no.. never in a million years. It's ridiculous, there's a limit to how much money should be spent on a guitar if you're not a professional and incredibly famous musician, simple as that.

@dobry514 Год назад

Hello very nice video .what about shecter e1 custom

@GeorgeVGuitars Год назад

I would love to review one eventually

@Zombie_13x33 Год назад

i think the pickups are hitting the sides of the pickup cavities. the holes need to be widened towards the bridge on both pickups. my cheap les paul copy and explorer kit did the same thing. the screws you can just cut if there bottoming out. i used a special drill bit that goes sideways. im sure its meant for a different purpose but it worked for my guitars. just a suggestion anyways. good day and thanks for the video.

@GeorgeVGuitars Год назад

Yep its exactly that

@steffkeirn5017 5 месяцев назад

Hey man, where this guitar store located in Sofia and what's it called?

@GeorgeVGuitars 5 месяцев назад

Music Division Mini

@andytrendy4841 6 месяцев назад

Very interesting to see a guitar with EMG 57/66 on the review

@GeorgeVGuitars 2 месяца назад

👀

@KarlssonnsKlister 20 дней назад

Very nice 👍

@GeorgeVGuitars 16 дней назад

Thank you 👍

@jamesseverin Год назад

Whats up George my brother! I friggen hate chibsons.. Good video brother

@GeorgeVGuitars Год назад

Sup, man 👀 Yeah me too, bit people still buy them :/

@lilhyena7534 11 месяцев назад

hey man u got a link for your store maybe?

@GeorgeVGuitars 11 месяцев назад

It is not my store, I just work there. This guitat is not sold in the store ;)

@lilhyena7534 11 месяцев назад

@@GeorgeVGuitars oh i just wanna check it out, if thats ok

@GeorgeVGuitars 11 месяцев назад

@@lilhyena7534 Of course, the shop is amazing and has great stuff, it also ships internationally: musicdivision.bg/

@parthibmahmud26 9 месяцев назад

Make a video about PRS SE Tremonti

@GeorgeVGuitars 8 месяцев назад

Someday maybe

@Arkadius87 11 месяцев назад

ESP's and Caparison's are killer guitars. Japanese guys know how to build the beast with their precision and steady hands. But they come with the price.

@GeorgeVGuitars 8 месяцев назад

Yeah theay are

@eastendimages 2 месяца назад

Not all made in Japan anyway

@ryant3600 6 месяцев назад

i have never seen a Chibson need new frets that was new to me. I've been buying them off and on since 04'. They've gotten way better over the years, are they amazing.. no not at all, at least not out of the box. By now I think everyone that buys these knows these will need work and upgrades. But for 200-300 dollars you can get a great looking guitar that can be upgraded into a really good playing and looking guitar. I think most people that buy these are getting guitars they've always wanted but are no longer available or just way over priced and it's not in their budget to pay 2-3-6 grand or more for the real deal. I have some now that are some of my best guitars

@ElmaRaniyo 3 месяца назад

On the slanted pickups you just put a foam block under and fixed.

@GeorgeVGuitars 3 месяца назад

doesnt work like that sometimes, because the wood is not properly cut under it

@ericfreitas2934 11 месяцев назад

Aliexpress?

@GeorgeVGuitars 11 месяцев назад

Probably, I think so yes.

@leviathan_is_me 7 месяцев назад

Huh. Never seen a chibson that used the actual 2 screw truss cover. That could easily fool many.

@GeorgeVGuitars 6 месяцев назад

Naaah, too many other tells

@dp9550 10 месяцев назад

Looks like Mahogany in front pickup cavity.

@GeorgeVGuitars 8 месяцев назад

Yeah some sort of mahogany

@illiakutsenko595 10 месяцев назад

Actually don't hear any difference between ESP and upgraded Gibson copy. Maybe need to hear it live or play :)

@BIC-Smokes 7 месяцев назад

Yeah there’s not really a difference in the sound but I bet they feel completely different, that’s the real difference between an inexpensive and expensive instrument

@raytorvalds3699 11 месяцев назад

Good video. But a Chibson will always be a polished turd at best. I say stay clear of them for multiple reasons.

@GeorgeVGuitars 11 месяцев назад

Same here 🤘🏻

@raytorvalds3699 11 месяцев назад

@@GeorgeVGuitars Yeah, you said that in the video. It was good to hear \m/

@Riotss 5 месяцев назад

Well people can’t afford the “real” deal. And some guitars are not made anymore. Like the EET FUK esp custom guitar that Hetfield used in the late 80s. A real one cost $25k. That’s almost a down payment for a house. So I say buy a cheap copy. Do the right things to make it sound good and good to go.

@GeorgeVGuitars 2 месяца назад

True

@beeman47 10 месяцев назад

A lot of the 'Chibsons' aren't that great out of the box.....but,then,....what do you expect? You should know that even after replacing ALL of the hardware,and electrononics...do the frets....you STILL will being spending THOUSANDS less than a Gibson.AND... have just as good of a guitar. If you expect a 'perfect' guitar,you won't get a 'perfect' guitar...not even from Gibson. I used to be an Authorized Gibson/Epiphone/Guild/Fender warranty,and a 50 year veteran Luthier,and THAT is what I have observed over the years. Gibson quality is down,and their prices are up. ............................Just sayin'.

@GeorgeVGuitars 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, unfortunately I also have to confirm that Gibson's quality is down...

@richardt3041 3 месяца назад

Mew ? Meow 😂

@GeorgeVGuitars 3 месяца назад

Exactly 🐱

@xsanos2586 Год назад

haha Cheapson

@GeorgeVGuitars Год назад

Why didn't I think of that. I am stealing it for the title! 👀 Thank you

@xsanos2586 Год назад

@@GeorgeVGuitars 🤣🤘

@agcacustoms2852 5 месяцев назад

It is unethical to buy counterfeit guitars and punishable by law but Gibson has proved itself out of the market for most players and has had bad quality for its product in many cases. Although I don’t think it’s right to support these manufacturers and factories actively selling fake and counterfeit copies of Gibson, Fender, ESP, Kramer, etc.. I do think that copies are very much welcomed but not often sold unless a brand name is added. Many Chinese guitars like the Starshine brand guitars are made in the same Chibson factories but given a different headstock shape and logo.

@jaredpritchard4991 6 месяцев назад

Just another Gibson suck up

@GeorgeVGuitars 6 месяцев назад

Okay :>

@elspanoo 11 месяцев назад

you have such hard feelings about a company not copying another company, yet you use an esp single-cut, which is literally a les paul? could have gotten a gibson with those emg pickups maybe? you also say its the best sounding one you got, so you are saying a copy can be as good(or the best/better than) as a gibson. ofcourse I know esp/ltd is a company on its own an definitely trying there own thing, but arent they just ripping off the les paul anyway? do agree on you that ripping off and plainly copying gibson guitars, even with the logo and all, is very sickening. the chinese company can clearly make a guitar that is almost good, just charge a bit more and make it decent from the start... shame this is how the world is turning good video though, really enjoy your channel! its interesting that "cheap" wood basically sounds the same with these pickups and a sick amp, says a lot about how much wood matters for the tone. ofcourse the cheap one is a lot more lickely to crack or have other faults, but the sound difference is so minimal. cheers mate, if you'd be more local i'd let you have a go on my guitars if you'd ever want haha!

@GeorgeVGuitars 11 месяцев назад

I own 4 LP Custom Gibsons ;)

@beeman47 10 месяцев назад

Just an observation/opinion,ect....but,if you you think you are qualified to review an instrument,maybe you should learn how to play one first?

@GeorgeVGuitars 10 месяцев назад

Nah, thats too convinient 😳