Which Guitar to buy? Gibson or Epiphone?
Posted by on 7th October 2009 in Other - Entertainment
Ackerdacker asked:
I’m looking at a Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany $899.00 or a Epiphone Les Paul Prophecy Custom EX $849.00. I like to play some Black Sabbath, Metallica as well as some mellow tunes. I think the Gibson would be the better investment but will it give the crunch and distortion of the EX?
Thanks
Ackerdacker
Thanks but the Gibson is the bottom of the line model. Are the pickups the same quality? They aren’t EMG’s they have Alnico V burstbucker pro humbuckers. Will I still get some metal sound out of them? Why is this Les Paul $899 ans the standard is $2399.00?
Oh and by the way, some people said they would sell their Gibson to buy a Prophecy EX.
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I’m looking at a Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany $899.00 or a Epiphone Les Paul Prophecy Custom EX $849.00. I like to play some Black Sabbath, Metallica as well as some mellow tunes. I think the Gibson would be the better investment but will it give the crunch and distortion of the EX?
Thanks
Ackerdacker
Thanks but the Gibson is the bottom of the line model. Are the pickups the same quality? They aren’t EMG’s they have Alnico V burstbucker pro humbuckers. Will I still get some metal sound out of them? Why is this Les Paul $899 ans the standard is $2399.00?
Oh and by the way, some people said they would sell their Gibson to buy a Prophecy EX.
Dazed and Confused!!!!
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October 9th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Gibson all the way. They’re made waaay better and have great tone, unlike the Epiphone.
October 10th, 2009 at 4:42 am
Get the Gibson, I have one and they sound amazing.
October 13th, 2009 at 7:15 am
One is a Lexus and the other is a Toyota. Seriously, they’re technically part of the same company, but Gibsons are just a completely superior animal. Get the Gibson and you will have a higher quality product, and you will be able to sell it at a higher price if you ever choose too. The market for used Gibsons is WAY stronger than for used Epi’s (for a good reason)
October 15th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
You can see that lots of people still swear by Gibsons, but I’ll never see why. For the price, you can do much better, and the upper-end Epiphone models are a good example of this. The Epiphone you listed has better tuners, the pickups are just as good, it’s solid mahogany, with a mahogany set neck, and it comes with better finish, full-body binding, a graphite nut and straplocks. If anything, it’s a better guitar, but it will cost less because it isn’t a true Gibson. Personally, though, I’d recommend the Epiphone Les Paul Standard, or even better, the PRS SE single cutaway model. Then you can either choose to pocket the $300+ you saved, or spend it toward some higher output pickups that will get you closer to the metal tones you wanted in the first place.