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I bought a Strandberg. Problem solved ( no headstock whatsoever ) 😅

So true. I’ve had a Les Paul custom & SG. The SG broke in the case with no trauma. Will never buy Gibson again.

They have to make it different to avoid litigation. It doesn’t bother me at all. The nib they take off will make the corner of the headstock more resistant to severe chips or breaks there. In fact it doesn’t bother me so much that I just ordered an Eastman

Yup cheap mass produced guitars got cheaper and we got used to it. I'll still support my countries production over China.

I’d argue that a low end Gibson les paul is overall higher quality than an epiphone or something off brand

Well apparently alot of people want guitars with a relic look . It's everywhere now . Coolest cars are barn finds with patina . Firearms with the well worn finish are also desired . Don't forget about clothing also . Personally I'd never buy jeans with holes and thread bare either but alot of people do . In the Norlin era of Gibson they started using plasticier in the finish . They really don't check like guitars of the earlier periods . New isn't always better . Car finishes today are really thin . It doesn't take much to get down to the metal . All in the name of weight savings for more mpg . Guess it's all in what you like .

Years ago the only people buying these things were pro and semi pro musicians, Today Everybody is a rock star. Hendrix played off the wall strats. Now all this overpriced crap is for guys that know 3 or 4 chords and has some money to blow. Remember, today everyone is a rockstar in the dope show.TH-cam is full of guys that get free gear to 'review' but cant play for shit. They get out the microscope and criticize how many atoms are vibrating around the strap lock. They require the utmost perfection while not knowing what to do with it. It;s become a joke.

Great

Good job Danny!

Great performance, for sure!! Great song.

Just got a SB58tv with lollar p90 in neck and imperial humbucker. I love Gibsons but this Eastman is the best single cut LP you can buy for the money, also i just compared my head stock to my Gibson head stock and to my eoiphone inspired by gibson 1955 les paul custom and the Eastmans head stock is way more gibson thdn Epiphone, its really close and im surprised they havent tried sueing.

Millions of people have no idea where their next meal is coming from, and your major struggle in life is the perfectly decent shape of an Eastman headstock? 🙄

To be onest Eastman has a fine headstock and logo in my opinion🤷🏻‍♂️

Or maybe some of those guitars don’t have trapezoids because they’re year specific reissues and that year had dots. Glad you’re so smart.

I've started buying chibsons off aliexpress, the higher the price went the dream of owning a real Gibson went with it, I have no regret buying these Chinese knock offs, after trying several different budget brands of LPs, I finally broke down and bought a fake,now I own two more,an Angus Young SG with lightning bolt inlays, which I would never be able to afford a real one, my first purchase was a standard cherry burst LP, and I just recently got a teal blue quilt top custom LP, it was the most expensive $252 delivered my two LPs $226 can't beat the price or the quality,sound & looks, china has really stepped up their game,these guitars are getting better and better,no longer need to spend thousands on a painted piece of wood, that you can't see any way, with a few upgrades these Chibsons come the closest in feel to the guitars they are trying to copy, your hands will thank you for buying one.

"Fan Boys" won't touch it if it doesn't say Gibson or Fender on the headstock.

Yo! How you doing Danny?

It is wild isn’t it.

Lipstick on a pig = Gibson

Please keep on entertaining us.

You go girl!!! Criticize Gibson as you laugh all the way to the bank. And then buy whatever Gibson or other brand guitar you want.😂🎉😢😊

Can't compare an American made guitar to an import. Manufacturing in the US is much more expensive because of labor costs and regulations such as environmental and workplace safety laws. A fair comparison is a Gibson to another American made instrument. Compare the lowest American made strat which is the Performer which retails at $1250. It is a thin alder body with dot inlays, a poly finish, no binding at all and a bolt on neck. The LP modern lite mentioned in this video retails for $1500 and has a nitro finish and set neck construction. Both of those feature add quite a bit to manufacturing as dry time/buffing is required during assembly which isn't for poly. You also have environmental laws in play for nitrocellulose paint. The modern lite is also made of Mahogany which is pricier than alder. Looking at the LP studio at $1600, you are also getting the neck binding, block inlays and ticket Mahogany with a maple cap. Take a look at the gig bags the guitars come with and you'll see the ones with the Gibsons are much nicer than the Fender Performers bag. Is the jump up to a LP standard from a studio worth it. probably not. However, the same argument could be made for any guitar manufacturer. They always have models where you pay too much for a little extra bling or an artists name on the model.

No

I paid half that with a hard case🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I paid 650€ for my Studio in 2011. Now its like what 300% more expensive ? Can't be inflation tho since I never heard inflation has reached such levels. Smells like corporate greed. I just used a inflation calculator which suggests the same guitar should cost 900€ now not double that.

Haven't seen you in awhile, good to see you back!

I bought a brand new Gibson SG with original PAF humbuckers in 1973 for $375.00. Adjusted to today, that would be $2,658.75. In 1973 they made them right. Everything was done to perfection. The lowest action of any guitar with zero fret buzz I've ever owned out of the box. A shredders dream. I'll never buy a new or used Gibson today. Both Ibanez and Schecter among many others make much better instruments also with better quality. Also, it's a crapshoot on any new Les Paul that your headstock may break off. Yet they refuse to improve it which would be so easy.

Good to see you back! Awesome vid - and ya, I'm pretty pi$$ed with Epiphone lately as well. Got four of them, but I'm definitely done if these newer prices continue. Way too much other cool stuff!

Maybe Fender wiil sponsor you

There are savvy buyers. There are cautious buyers. There are gullible buyers. There are foolish buyers. There are complete morons. Then below all that, there are Gibson buyers.

Hi Danny. I bought a used Grass Roots LP60 from Japan. It is amazing and has made my want for a Gibson go away.

Honestly you could just get the top bit sawn off

Could be worse. Takamine and PRS are hideous

I agree with you, I tried out the Gibson version of this guitar, it had finish faults, tooling marks on the fretboard, the scratch plate had chunks missing from the corners and the tuners were not completely straight.

I enjoy watching people fan out over getting their gibsons, and I think they are great guitars. I don't have an affinity towards the old greats who used them (i'm a millennial), so maybe I view the brand more objectively. I can't justify buying a brand new one, the pricing doesn't make sense in comparison to would you could get for that money.

Dude you’re hilarious, but honest. Keep them coming!

That dealer is shady man

Have you considered getting sponsored by a vacuum company 🙂

I like your presentation. You're dedication with the toilet made me smile. I've bought a SC500 WH and 2 x HB35+. Have you done any vids on the HB35+?

A pair of jeans is a pair of jeans if equally made. Levi etc. are a brand. Gibson is a brand who play (no pun intended) on their name.

Sorry bro but this is “guitar brand racism” ; ) No, but seriously, the shape of a headstock should bother just as little as the shape of someone’s nose or eyes. If it plays, sounds and records good, it is good. ✊

For me the Eastman headstock looks like grandma's vanity mirror frame. So not maxipad!

That was awful....taking a drill to your guitar to route for wiring ?..WTF ??...cut the ends off and learn how to solder if your going to work on guitars dude !

Worst headstocks are PRS. Those things are a danger!

Great to see someone who can see the overblown value placed on big name guitars. Agree 100%. Subscribed 👍🇮🇪

Hello. Please make more guitar videos!!! You’re a good singer.

I saw a guy playing an Eastman that blew my mind. headstock schmedstock. You made me laugh though. 🔥🔥🔥

I own both. I've never played an Epiphone that matches the feel and playability of a gibson.

"Oh horrors, the headstock is too ugly!" The Eastman guitars probably don't have the issue of the headstock snapping off like Gibsons do because of the angle. People whining about the headstock aren't guitarists, they are collectors that want case queens.

No offense, Danny, but I was absolutely sure you were going to say that you couldn't buy it because it was an Asian made guitar, which would have also been really funny and ridiculous... in a twisted sort of way. But, the 'maxipad thing' was much funnier and I agree with you wholeheartedly. That headstock is almost uglier than an Epiphone. What were they thinking? I have come so close to buying one of the the higher end Eastman 335 models but just as I am ready to close the deal I try to imagine life with that butt-ugly headstock among my beautiful Fender, Gibson, PRS and Ibanez guitars. It really is important! As Billy Crystal once said (when portraying Fernando Lamas) "It's better to looook good than to feeeel good". Yup, I too am that shallow. Glad we're on the same page. Play on!