Listen: Gibson or Epiphone?

Can you tell which guitar is which, just by listening? The following are an Epiphone Les Paul Custom - Stock, an Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Standard (with Vitamin Q PIO caps), a '69 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (with P90's), and a Gibson Custom Shop 58 Reissue Les Paul Standard (with Vitamin Q PIO caps). All guitars are played through a Peavey Classic 30, using the neck pickup, tone on 7, volume on max.

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[HagusYoung]

Get a real amp, a JTM would be OK, and you will hear the difference clearly. This peavy makes them sound the same (amp has a lot of own character) ... the Gibson is a bit rounder, and has a bit more beef on your e string. How was my guess ?

[dicemansr77]

@HagusYoung A "real" amp, like a JTM? The Laney GH50L full stack behind it doesn't count I suppose? There is nothing wrong w/ the Peavey Classics - they are great little amps particularly for the money. What we're all hearing here is the world's crappiest still camera recording microphone... This video really needs to be redone - although my MIJ Epis are gone and my MIK Custom has P90s in it now... I believe I have another video comparing the Deluxe and Epi w/ P90s in my account somewhere.

[check6ii]

Funny thing is, is that they all sound so good and very similar. So I would take an epi at a fraction of the cost of a gibson! thank you very much.....

[Blompcube]

@2009korte i watched that link - nicely played, but it still sounds like a cheap strat knock-off to me. it's very tinny and brittle sounding to my ears, but the style of playing and the way it's recorded makes it seem like it was meant to sound like that, so it doesn't really matter that it sounds cheap. it does what it needs to do :)

[EPI6fingers]

The Epiphone model Sg's that literally smoke the Gibson models are the 2010 model Epiphone G400. Standard 62 Sg and the 2011 Epiphone limited edition 50th Anniversary 1961 Sg reissues there's a few more. And there's many Epiphone les Paul's that literally crap all over the Gibson models and its not even Argueble not at all!

[EPI6fingers]

2009corte you take a Epiphone les paul custom or black beauty and play them side by side with the Gibson

models you wont or can't tell the difference and if say that you can my friend I'll say to you your full of pure dog shit! Gibson hasn't made a better certain Epiphone models of the Sg or LP's and other certain model Epiphone guitars since 2008. And you can bet your ass on that one pal that's for dam shure!

[2009korte]

now i show you how to record an 80$ guitar : watch?v=TVEoIsF6W-k

now compare the sound to this gibbon guitar ahahahah

[EPI6fingers]

Epiphone was in the united states for over 75 years before moving over sea's in 1976. Today Epiphone has now been a American guitar company for over 110 years. Today's Epiphone workforce in China are mostly from the USA. From Top management to master luthiers and they are from Gibson and Epiphone USA. Today Epiphone Is once again a great guitar company And puts our Top professional quality guitars And they give there parent company Gibson one hell of a run for The money!

[EPI6fingers]

Since top master luthier Mike Voltzs left Gibson and joined Epiphone in 2001 his main goal was go make Epiphone a great guitar company once again. Today Mike Voltzs has most certainly done that and more! Most of today's Epiphone guitars are of top professional quality And every bit Gibson's equal and better and it's All because of Michael Voltzs luthier genius! So Mike Voltzs thanks for making Epiphone once again a great guitar company!!!!

[iNeedPhone]

first one sounded full, second one a bit scratchy, third one idk, fourth was full again. I'm gonna say the first and fourth were Gibsons.

[EPI6fingers]

With in the past 3 years at least Epiphone les Paul's and sg's have been made with such top professional quality it's almost impossible to tell them apart. Epiphones only down fall is there way under priced for the top quality they deliver today.