ED: for the perceptive among you, I say 'righty tighty' in this video but was speaking from the perspective of the player. It should of course be as you look down the neck from the headstock. However you can see and hear that I went the correct way to right the issue. Adjusting towards the camera on this two way truss rod. Cheers folks and sorry for the lack of response to comments recently I'll explain my absence soon.
You can't just turn the truss rod so much and expect immediate relief (or tension) to come through on the neck. You should have done it and waited 10 minutes.
You may notice I made very minor adjustments until it had a small effect. I have gone back as you rightly say not 10 minutes but 48 hours later to check. The additional effect is minimal and has put the setup right where I wanted it.
I know some people will probably scream sacrilege but with most of my guitars that includes my epiphone's and my Harley Benton's I've put roller bridges on them from Philadelphia luthier. I hardly ever break a string and to me it seems to hold tuning better and I get better intonation. But it's what works for me.
I'm an Epiphone man. I have a 97 Les Paul Studio, 2004 SG and 2000 Les Paul Special II And A Ovation Acoustic that I bought in 1986. I can't afford Gibson's guitars but I do love my Epiphone's and enjoyed setting them up. I used them to learn cleaning up frets and neck adjustment. The wraparound strings on the tailpiece really helped. Upgrading the pickups and electronics was also fun. I was tempted to purchase a Chinese fake Gibson but didn't trust my chances of getting a good one and some how it didn't seem right. I have a friend who buy's Chinese guitars and thinks I'm crazy for buying so called expensive Epiphone's. I buy used Epiphone's for cheep and enjoy upgrading them, so what's the problem. I enjoyed this video and thank you for making it. I look forward to watching the comparison between the fakes and the Epiphone's.
What is it that makes you an "Epiphone Man." I just bought one, & it seems okay, but it's not any better than my Fender, Jackson, Ibanez, Kiesel, Yamaha, or Gibson guitars.
The best $20 you'll spend on any TuneOMatic Bridge based guitar is to replace that string cutter with a Wilkinson roller bridge. All of my Epiphone, Gibson, and Yamaha axes have been converted and it not only helps the string life, it also makes palm muting more comfortable. You can also simply raise the stop tail a bit via the screws (that's what they are for, after all) to reduce the break angle.
why not just raise the tail piece instead of top wrapping? raising the tail piece will NOT reduce the sustaine (its a myth). its literary made to be raised accordingly to your likings - see the two big ass screws? they are there for a reason..
good call on relieving the stress before cutting the strings, I see some just cut them while they're tight, very bad for a guitar. nice work on this mate!
the oil on the fingerboard is not for cleaning. i is supposed to give the wood some moisture back. do some people really clean their fretboard with oil? thumbs up for the spit cleaning :D
I find it remarkable that guitar owners of today need a tech to adjust a neck and intonation. In the 60s we all set-up and maintained our own instruments, including fret dressing. Only the rich farmed it out. half a century later, a new generation of incapable kids need experts to do everything for them... Uber instead of drive, restaurant instead of cook, and luthiers to do the most elementary things.
Today’s guitars are mostly shit . I remember my first guitar form Sears and Roebuck . It was a Sg copy and it came in tune and the intonation was perfect . Now you have to pay for them to be in tune . So the kids are told only a professional can do the work . But you would be surprised how many people know how to work on their own guitars . That comment you made tells me your not a guitar player or if you are your no good . Because I’m at the music store once a week and I never see anyone having work done . Your just making an assumption from this video .
linseed oil is best for a rosewood neck.. keeps the wood from getting dry and cracking, also keeps dna on the surface so it can be easily removed when you change strings, not used for cleaning.. for that you use lighter fluid
Great Job, it's really quite amazing what a good setup can do! 20 yrs in and I'm still learnin all the home setup tricks and finally applying them! That Kid will love it...he better!
**Epiphones** are actually nice guitars, even newer ones made after the early 1980s, once dialed in like you did, they come to life just like its big brother Gibson.... "Good Job" young man!
Not sure why you checked the fret level with the neck in a bow. I would rather flatten the neck with the truss rod adjustment and then check the fret level.
You might have needed to adjust the pickup height as well. All that fiddling brought the strings closer to them, and I've learned way too late in life that this, while adding gain, kills tone and causes mud.
Nice video - thank you 👍 The headstock on the Epiphone is just unforgivable in my opinion...they really should change it...sales would increase dramatically!
I think Epiphones are great guitars too. I have a Les Paul '56 Gold Top with P90 pickups which sounds really great. The neck pickup is really sweet and the bridge pickup has plenty of growl. I bought it new for 350€ as the shop owner had had it hanging on the wall for around 5 years and no-one had shown much interest in it. The list price was around 500€ so it was a real bargain. I cleaned it up and put a set of D'Addario 10-46 strings on it and it was ready to go. I don't have a problem with intonation (it has Grover tuners) or string breakage and it has a perfect action so I haven't changed anything on it. All in all a great bargain!
Running sandpaper though the saddle slot is always the first port of call. Pretty much all of the cheaper guitars I've owned (epi's included) that have tuneomatic bridges, never have their saddles cut well. If I'm having issues with string breakage, first thing is I re-cut the bridge slots with a nut file. Then give them a little sand around the edges just to take off any burrs. Sometimes, the saddles are already too low, so I'll just replace them all with blank saddles and cut new ones. It all depends on whether the bridge itself has a rattle or not. If it does, then I just replace the bridge with a decent one. I'm a little heavy handed when playing - I'll break D strings just by looking at them. So on most of my guitars, I've changed that one saddle to a roller saddle. For me, it makes that string last a little longer. BTW Yeah, that's one of the thing's that lets the chibsons down - they can't make pick guards or truss covers worth a shit. Along with pickups, generally it's a throw away and replace item.
Hearing your wedding ring clang off that guitar was painful dude. Other than that, great vid. More people need help like this to take care of their own gear. Cheers.
People use oil on the fretboard to keep it moisturized and stop it from cracking, due to change in temperature. The wood will shrink and expand and will eventually get micro cracks due to this
if you hold the 1st fret and the 12th and look in between the 7th fret and hold it to a light thats easyer for me but ive never seen this metheod thats rad man and you should see a little gap of light man didnt know of this way man thanks
I love my Epiphone Les Pauls. They are really, really, great and a lot of fun to play! I also have a Monoprice Les Paul (model: 'Route 66') which is a nice guitar that someone put Gibson pickups in (and the shop owner didn't know!). The Monoprice is VERY heavy like a true Les Paul (12lbs/5.44kg). Also, I have a Harley Benton on the way which US Customs in New York is currently enjoying while I sit here waiting. I'll have to see what that sounds like to tell if it will supplant my Epiphone usage!
I just picked up an Epi Standard Plustop Pro today. In Trans Blue Burst. Lovely looking guitar. Not really any fret buzz, but the action is a little high I think. Needs dropping a couple of mm. Really happy with it though on the whole.
Some how I knew you would say "blue Les Paul" not Les Paul standard or here's a cool Les Paul plus top or something like that, I just knew you would say BLUE LES PAUL to the point I even said it WITH you😉
Thanks! that is actually a point i'm at with my HB SC500. I need to do pretty much most of the things you did. Probably gonna see someone who actually knows what he is doing before i destroy it.
Thats one great looking and sounding guitar, luv that color, iv just bought a Epiphone Sg g 400 going do a set up on it, thanks for a great video, Cheers
Great video bro! I use .09-.46 Hybrids on almost all my guitars and love them. I use either NYXL or the XL's like you are using. Love that beautiful blue on your Godson's Les Paul. Excellent alternative to a Chinese copy if you can get past the headstock. Sounds great too. Looking forward to your Chibby vs Epi review. Have a great weekend and God Bless!
@David Kastin Sometimes - mind just sometimes the strings can hit the back edge of the bridge when they go to the tailpiece. If you don’t like raising the stoptail a top wrap will sort out things (I know that the height of the tailpiece can be adjusted - I just don’t fancy the leverage action that raising the tailpiece causes)
@@gerthalberg9735 Well guess mine is a good one. Not necessary to do that. I've had a couple of minor issues over the years. Guitar tech couldn't get it right but I did ✌
@@gerthalberg9735 I have it 17 years. The issues came up after a few years of moving to a very different climate in the states. East Coast to the south west 🌵 Got it playing like buttah, better than ever ✌
@David Kastin Mine has it (57 reissue) I think it’s caused at the birth if the stoptail and the bridge are ever so sligthly to close the strings are not able to clear the back edge🤓
Gert Halberg does contact with the back do anything? The string is already “stopped” by the notch in the bridge.. right ? Doesn’t need to vibrate freely between the bridge and the stop tail
I did some quick set up on my Epi Traditional Pro II - then had it professionally tweaked. I love it, sounds as good as it plays. I’d be curious to hear how well Epiphones stack up against Harley Bentons. Also why not just raise the stop bar tail piece instead of over-wrap, just curious.
raising the stop bar they say lessens the resonance....I have two2017 Harley Bentons (SC450 plus LD and a SC Custom in lemon flame) both play as well, but different feel because of different neck shapes than the 2005 Epiphone heritage classic I also own. the epi had pups way too dark so in went Iron Gear's rolling mill and hot slag pups.($35 ea.) The Harley Bentons had great bridge pups (Wilkinsons) but the necks were too muddy. the Sc450 got a pair of Stewart Macdonalds Parson Street pafs.($49 on sale ea or $69 normally) the SC Custom kept the bridge but got a mid 90's epiphone. I use the HB SC450 the most great tone...the Epi has the most sustain but the pups are brighter than either HB...All in all i love the Epi for what it does and I love the 450 for what it does...the epi seems a bit better on quality but it is a $5-600 dollar guitar versus the 450 at $160.
To do it without gauges, like it do, fret the first and last and adjust in tiny increments until you can make the string sound between the frets. It's the quickest and best way I have found over the years. If you take it to a luthier they will generally use a capo at the 1st fret, fret out the 14th or 15th fret and then use a feeler gauge at the 7th or 8th fret to set to various manufacturer recommended specs.
You really do need to put some Orange Oil or Lemon Oil on the fretboard. Wood dries out naturally and the oil fills the pores and re-nourishes the wood, it helps a lot. Also, when sanding the frets, 1,000 grit is not sufficient, you need to go down to at least 2,000 to get them polished, then finish off with a liquid polish afterwards, something like chrome cleaner. Best to tape up the fretboard also before you polish the frets. Also, best to measure the neck relief rather than just winging it. It's easy to measure with some feeler gauges.
What "incredible discoveries" did you make? The whole exercise seemed utterly pedestrion and unremarkable. I own a variety of guitars with a variety of nuts, bridges, etc. & I haven't broken a string in 30 years. I hope that little sand-paper action did the trick. I was told by Fender to also put a smidge of 3-in-1 oil on the saddle.
I thought Epiphone would be the poster child for a Chibson. It is owned by Gibson, but manufactured in China. The greatest cost in building a guitar is labor. Asia has talent, labor, infrastructure, and material to build the lowest priced musical instruments in the world. Quality is expected regardless of price. The criticism of China - has pushed quality up without rising costs, if you are emulating older, original designs from the West.
That is a pretty guitar. Hey some of the kits from china are guitars coming of off tge epiphone. Tokai, esp ect lines unfinished but to get a great kit is kind of a crap shoot. Just like buying chibsons. Some are good many are poor to mediocre and some just man cave wall art.
They used to be made in Korea (the Southern part, of course) & there are also some Czech made, I believe... I used to have a Korean-made SG Custom. Pretty decent guitar it was. :-)
You really need to stop with the Chibson stuff like its bad...these guitars vary greatly from seller to seller, my Chinese replicas are far superior to any epiphone they were shown to me step by step during the build process...I have posted this on other sites as well...in the pictures I got there were many Epiphones right next to the so called "Chibsons' in that shop...my guitars arent compareable to Epiphones more like the higher end LesPaul Gibsons of which I have put mine up against countless times and come out an obvious winner every time...lets get one thing clear, my sunburst "Chibson" came with a shielded copper foil cavity, 5/8 inch tiger maple cap..one soild piece mahogany body, the electronis werent the best but came with 2 Orange caps...it need minor adjustment...it weighs 9.5 lbs I did replavce the electronics not because it was need but because of my preferance the tuners yes I replaced you arent going to get great tuners and frets for that kind of money face it...some work IS required BUT ALL of my name brand guitars required the same work...I bought 5 other guitars from this same sellers and all high quality so also keep this in mind Maple is maple no matter what part of the world my guitars are very high quality and this may be the exception not the rule..remeber not all of these are equal but they far exceed an Epiphonee...these guitars sound far better than my Real Gibsons and also play better..so..I think this needs to be looked into further because 2 of my guitars had epiphone electronics in them also, ALL of my guitars went through US customs, IF these were fakes which we know they are, why would they be allowed into the country by the LAW!!! I will gladly put my Chibson up against any 6 thousand dollar LesPaul any time.
What ya mean "This is not a Chibson?". They have a "Gibson" logo and "Made In USA" writing. They must be killer gettars!! But this is one have a "Made In China" writing. So this gettar must be a piece of sh*t :'((((
Dear Millennial Video Posters. It sure wouldn't hurt to spell check and just go over your title before you post something as ignorant as typing Chibson instead of Gibson. I mean, you were supposed to get an education while in school. This reflects on your intelligence and how the world perceives you.
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ED: for the perceptive among you, I say 'righty tighty' in this video but was speaking from the perspective of the player. It should of course be as you look down the neck from the headstock. However you can see and hear that I went the correct way to right the issue. Adjusting towards the camera on this two way truss rod. Cheers folks and sorry for the lack of response to comments recently I'll explain my absence soon.
You can't just turn the truss rod so much and expect immediate relief (or tension) to come through on the neck. You should have done it and waited 10 minutes.
@@fivefingerfullprice3403 I have one axe that takes 24 hrs to settle in after an adjustment .
You may notice I made very minor adjustments until it had a small effect. I have gone back as you rightly say not 10 minutes but 48 hours later to check. The additional effect is minimal and has put the setup right where I wanted it.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic I knew it ! :-)
I know some people will probably scream sacrilege but with most of my guitars that includes my epiphone's and my Harley Benton's I've put roller bridges on them from Philadelphia luthier. I hardly ever break a string and to me it seems to hold tuning better and I get better intonation. But it's what works for me.
I have a few, roller bridges are far better!
Same, I just put a roller bridge on my 1998 Epiphone Les Paul Standard and its made a huge improvement.
It's not just you, it's physics.
Correct! Better intonation and brass rollers give a nice sound.
I put a roller on gm2 and it's the best thing I have ever done for a guitar. 👍👍👍🎸
I'm an Epiphone man. I have a 97 Les Paul Studio, 2004 SG and 2000 Les Paul Special II And A Ovation Acoustic that I bought in 1986. I can't afford Gibson's guitars but I do love my Epiphone's and enjoyed setting them up. I used them to learn cleaning up frets and neck adjustment. The wraparound strings on the tailpiece really helped. Upgrading the pickups and electronics was also fun. I was tempted to purchase a Chinese fake Gibson but didn't trust my chances of getting a good one and some how it didn't seem right. I have a friend who buy's Chinese guitars and thinks I'm crazy for buying so called expensive Epiphone's. I buy used Epiphone's for cheep and enjoy upgrading them, so what's the problem. I enjoyed this video and thank you for making it. I look forward to watching the comparison between the fakes and the Epiphone's.
What is it that makes you an "Epiphone Man." I just bought one, & it seems okay, but it's not any better than my Fender, Jackson, Ibanez, Kiesel, Yamaha, or Gibson guitars.
That guitar colour is one of the best I've seen. I've fallen in love with it. Incredible sustain. Nice video Mike!
@Arthur King - I concur. Sumptuous!
The best $20 you'll spend on any TuneOMatic Bridge based guitar is to replace that string cutter with a Wilkinson roller bridge. All of my Epiphone, Gibson, and Yamaha axes have been converted and it not only helps the string life, it also makes palm muting more comfortable. You can also simply raise the stop tail a bit via the screws (that's what they are for, after all) to reduce the break angle.
Just got one of these couple weeks back...had drop the bridge..couple turns of trust rod...she screams...love it 😎
Enjoy mate!
why not just raise the tail piece instead of top wrapping? raising the tail piece will NOT reduce the sustaine (its a myth).
its literary made to be raised accordingly to your likings - see the two big ass screws? they are there for a reason..
Love the way you got a nice setup without feeler and string height gauges, just sight and feel alone. A skill I would like to develop.
It's easy after a while and I've been doing it 25 years + Simply tiny minor adjustments until the string rings - always works a treat for me.
It doesn't take much. Just do a setup by the numbers a few times and you get used to proper string height etc. pretty quickly.
'Man On The Silver Mountain' - great song! Thank you for a great video.
Certainly sounds good - better than the Chibsons and even the Harley Bentons too....
good call on relieving the stress before cutting the strings, I see some just cut them while they're tight, very bad for a guitar. nice work on this mate!
the oil on the fingerboard is not for cleaning. i is supposed to give the wood some moisture back. do some people really clean their fretboard with oil?
thumbs up for the spit cleaning :D
I find it remarkable that guitar owners of today need a tech to adjust a neck and intonation. In the 60s we all set-up and maintained our own instruments, including fret dressing. Only the rich farmed it out. half a century later, a new generation of incapable kids need experts to do everything for them... Uber instead of drive, restaurant instead of cook, and luthiers to do the most elementary things.
and they need a safe space if life is too hard,lol how can life be hard when they take short cuts for EVERYTHING
A quarter at the twelveth fret for action , and push down the first fret and the 15th or so and check for a minor gap. Good to go.
True. The funny thing is, we know more about setting up guitars than most “experts”.
I refered to a quarter. Some brits would need to know i,m talking about a 25c u.s. coin.
Today’s guitars are mostly shit . I remember my first guitar form Sears and Roebuck . It was a Sg copy and it came in tune and the intonation was perfect . Now you have to pay for them to be in tune . So the kids are told only a professional can do the work . But you would be surprised how many people know how to work on their own guitars . That comment you made tells me your not a guitar player or if you are your no good . Because I’m at the music store once a week and I never see anyone having work done . Your just making an assumption from this video .
linseed oil is best for a rosewood neck.. keeps the wood from getting dry and cracking, also keeps dna on the surface so it can be easily removed when you change strings, not used for cleaning.. for that you use lighter fluid
I love epiphones. Great value for the price point. Sometimes they require some extra setup. But it's well worth the savings.
Great Job, it's really quite amazing what a good setup can do! 20 yrs in and I'm still learnin all the home setup tricks and finally applying them! That Kid will love it...he better!
**Epiphones** are actually nice guitars, even newer ones made after the early 1980s, once dialed in like you did, they come to life just like its big brother Gibson.... "Good Job" young man!
No Doubt About It, Very Nice Guitars!
Not sure why you checked the fret level with the neck in a bow. I would rather flatten the neck with the truss rod adjustment and then check the fret level.
Frets need to be level, relative to each other, in playing configuration.
You might have needed to adjust the pickup height as well. All that fiddling brought the strings closer to them, and I've learned way too late in life that this, while adding gain, kills tone and causes mud.
Very true. I didn't lower the action much if at all though so it wasn't needed.
Verry good guitar epiphone
Been a fan of the Epi Les Paul's for a while. Like them better than the big G models :D
That's the one I have and yes it needed quite a bit of set up work , but it's a great player now .
Nice. I'm sure it plays much nicer for him now.
Great sounding guitar!
a great video once again, good for you to show how to set up a guitar, not many know how to do it properly.
Agree mate 9 - 46 gauge is the prefect blend for a LP ;0)
I just discovered your channel a month or so ago, love your vids 🤘🏻
Nice 1! You saved him a lot of money! \m/ That Epi sounds really good!
i have one and it is brilliant!! my action is so low i can just about get a cigarette paper under it!! a great guitar made in korea!!!
great job ive always loved epiphone guitars ive had 2 of them in the past and they have been good . nice guitar too
Nice video - thank you 👍 The headstock on the Epiphone is just unforgivable in my opinion...they really should change it...sales would increase dramatically!
Agreed! So would I 👍
I think Epiphones are great guitars too. I have a Les Paul '56 Gold Top with P90 pickups which sounds really great. The neck pickup is really sweet and the bridge pickup has plenty of growl. I bought it new for 350€ as the shop owner had had it hanging on the wall for around 5 years and no-one had shown much interest in it. The list price was around 500€ so it was a real bargain. I cleaned it up and put a set of D'Addario 10-46 strings on it and it was ready to go. I don't have a problem with intonation (it has Grover tuners) or string breakage and it has a perfect action so I haven't changed anything on it. All in all a great bargain!
Running sandpaper though the saddle slot is always the first port of call. Pretty much all of the cheaper guitars I've owned (epi's included) that have tuneomatic bridges, never have their saddles cut well. If I'm having issues with string breakage, first thing is I re-cut the bridge slots with a nut file. Then give them a little sand around the edges just to take off any burrs.
Sometimes, the saddles are already too low, so I'll just replace them all with blank saddles and cut new ones. It all depends on whether the bridge itself has a rattle or not. If it does, then I just replace the bridge with a decent one.
I'm a little heavy handed when playing - I'll break D strings just by looking at them. So on most of my guitars, I've changed that one saddle to a roller saddle. For me, it makes that string last a little longer.
BTW Yeah, that's one of the thing's that lets the chibsons down - they can't make pick guards or truss covers worth a shit. Along with pickups, generally it's a throw away and replace item.
Hearing your wedding ring clang off that guitar was painful dude. Other than that, great vid. More people need help like this to take care of their own gear. Cheers.
Great video. Thanks Mike!
Great vid mate but if the neck has a back bow shouldn't loosen the truss rod? Maybe I misheard you speak. Cheers brother!!
Ben Coombs That's what I thought , I watched and he seems to be turning left on the truss rod . Toward the camera, not away.
@@roberteasleysr9108 thanks!! I thought so!!
People use oil on the fretboard to keep it moisturized and stop it from cracking, due to change in temperature. The wood will shrink and expand and will eventually get micro cracks due to this
You can't beat an epiphone LP, I'm assuming this model has the pro buckers which are pretty good, I have one in desert burst and I love it.
Yes it does and they are very nice :-)
if you hold the 1st fret and the 12th and look in between the 7th fret and hold it to a light thats easyer for me but ive never seen this metheod thats rad man and you should see a little gap of light man didnt know of this way man thanks
Looks like you actually turned the trus rod to the left to loosen it not the the right. The left gives more relief.
Correct
I love my Epiphone Les Pauls. They are really, really, great and a lot of fun to play! I also have a Monoprice Les Paul (model: 'Route 66') which is a nice guitar that someone put Gibson pickups in (and the shop owner didn't know!). The Monoprice is VERY heavy like a true Les Paul (12lbs/5.44kg). Also, I have a Harley Benton on the way which US Customs in New York is currently enjoying while I sit here waiting. I'll have to see what that sounds like to tell if it will supplant my Epiphone usage!
Great demo! Thanks.
Thanks, Glad you enjoyed it
I just picked up an Epi Standard Plustop Pro today. In Trans Blue Burst. Lovely looking guitar. Not really any fret buzz, but the action is a little high I think. Needs dropping a couple of mm. Really happy with it though on the whole.
Lucky Godson. Beautiful guitar. Blues On....
great vid as always CGS
Some how I knew you would say "blue Les Paul" not Les Paul standard or here's a cool Les Paul plus top or something like that, I just knew you would say BLUE LES PAUL to the point I even said it WITH you😉
Thanks! that is actually a point i'm at with my HB SC500. I need to do pretty much most of the things you did. Probably gonna see someone who actually knows what he is doing before i destroy it.
Thats one great looking and sounding guitar, luv that color, iv just bought a Epiphone Sg g 400 going do a set up on it, thanks for a great video, Cheers
Great video bro! I use .09-.46 Hybrids on almost all my guitars and love them. I use either NYXL or the XL's like you are using. Love that beautiful blue on your Godson's Les Paul. Excellent alternative to a Chinese copy if you can get past the headstock. Sounds great too. Looking forward to your Chibby vs Epi review. Have a great weekend and God Bless!
My 2 cents; if a guitar doesn't come with the strings underwrapped there is no need to do that when properly adjusted.
@David Kastin Sometimes - mind just sometimes the strings can hit the back edge of the bridge when they go to the tailpiece. If you don’t like raising the stoptail a top wrap will sort out things (I know that the height of the tailpiece can be adjusted - I just don’t fancy the leverage action that raising the tailpiece causes)
@@gerthalberg9735 Well guess mine is a good one. Not necessary to do that. I've had a couple of minor issues over the years. Guitar tech couldn't get it right but I did ✌
@@gerthalberg9735 I have it 17 years. The issues came up after a few years of moving to a very different climate in the states. East Coast to the south west 🌵 Got it playing like buttah, better than ever ✌
@David Kastin Mine has it (57 reissue) I think it’s caused at the birth if the stoptail and the bridge are ever so sligthly to close the strings are not able to clear the back edge🤓
Gert Halberg does contact with the back do anything? The string is already “stopped” by the notch in the bridge.. right ? Doesn’t need to vibrate freely between the bridge and the stop tail
and gary roller bridges are grate manly on tremolos and works grate for tuneing what do you think Chinaguitarsceptic
Yes my friend I'm a huge fan of roller Bridge for stability.
Nice guitar. I had one similar. Very easy to work on.
such a likable man
Bless you brother :-)
It's no Chibson, but it is still made in China. Probably the same factory that makes some of those Chibson's.
I agree and stay tuned for my comparison. You might be surprised!
I agree its a Legitson. Only difference is Gibson controls the contracts. Very well could be the same factory.
I did some quick set up on my Epi Traditional Pro II - then had it professionally tweaked. I love it, sounds as good as it plays. I’d be curious to hear how well Epiphones stack up against Harley Bentons. Also why not just raise the stop bar tail piece instead of over-wrap, just curious.
raising the stop bar they say lessens the resonance....I have two2017 Harley Bentons (SC450 plus LD and a SC Custom in lemon flame) both play as well, but different feel because of different neck shapes than the 2005 Epiphone heritage classic I also own. the epi had pups way too dark so in went Iron Gear's rolling mill and hot slag pups.($35 ea.) The Harley Bentons had great bridge pups (Wilkinsons) but the necks were too muddy. the Sc450 got a pair of Stewart Macdonalds Parson Street pafs.($49 on sale ea or $69 normally) the SC Custom kept the bridge but got a mid 90's epiphone. I use the HB SC450 the most great tone...the Epi has the most sustain but the pups are brighter than either HB...All in all i love the Epi for what it does and I love the 450 for what it does...the epi seems a bit better on quality but it is a $5-600 dollar guitar versus the 450 at $160.
johncartelli Thanks for the info!
Nice one brother now can you come and sort my guitars out LOL another another great video
Should you be able to hear the note you are fretting when checking neck relief?
To do it without gauges, like it do, fret the first and last and adjust in tiny increments until you can make the string sound between the frets. It's the quickest and best way I have found over the years. If you take it to a luthier they will generally use a capo at the 1st fret, fret out the 14th or 15th fret and then use a feeler gauge at the 7th or 8th fret to set to various manufacturer recommended specs.
my 05 epi heritage lassic resonates forever
What is the thin Marshall “head” under the amp head in that stack?
That's a 1970s original solid state.
Nice video !! :)
She has niccce sustain China Mike!!! I see Ben, corrected ya on which way 2 turn the truss rod lol. Like 339
Forget all the others this is a rockin epiphone
It's lovely!
right facing the bottom of the trust rod cover or facing the top?
Left from looking down the guitar from the headstock, right from where I'm sitting looking at the hex key.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic too late my neck has now snapped into oblivion... lol jk thanks
You really do need to put some Orange Oil or Lemon Oil on the fretboard. Wood dries out naturally and the oil fills the pores and re-nourishes the wood, it helps a lot. Also, when sanding the frets, 1,000 grit is not sufficient, you need to go down to at least 2,000 to get them polished, then finish off with a liquid polish afterwards, something like chrome cleaner. Best to tape up the fretboard also before you polish the frets. Also, best to measure the neck relief rather than just winging it. It's easy to measure with some feeler gauges.
i have never used this on my over 20 guitars ,you think its necessary? ive had many of them for over 20 years,....
I'm with you brother :-)
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You are wrong about water on the fretboard and once a year you need to oil the fretboard as well. Clean with naptha first then oil
Optional brother, but respect your preference :-)
What "incredible discoveries" did you make? The whole exercise seemed utterly pedestrion and unremarkable. I own a variety of guitars with a variety of nuts, bridges, etc. & I haven't broken a string in 30 years. I hope that little sand-paper action did the trick. I was told by Fender to also put a smidge of 3-in-1 oil on the saddle.
Sorry if you didn't enjoy it. Thanks for the tips brother. Cheers.
looks like ur nephew used it as a javlin judging by the bend of the neck
I thought Epiphone would be the poster child for a Chibson. It is owned by Gibson, but manufactured in China. The greatest cost in building a guitar is labor. Asia has talent, labor, infrastructure, and material to build the lowest priced musical instruments in the world. Quality is expected regardless of price. The criticism of China - has pushed quality up without rising costs, if you are emulating older, original designs from the West.
There is no doubt that quality has jumped up. This epiphone is just incredible and more than equal to many Gibson guitars.
That is a pretty guitar. Hey some of the kits from china are guitars coming of off tge epiphone. Tokai, esp ect lines unfinished but to get a great kit is kind of a crap shoot. Just like buying chibsons. Some are good many are poor to mediocre and some just man cave wall art.
Looks and sounds the pups plums.
Nice playin' godfather ! Ha ! I still think you are Benny Hills grandson ! ;-) Cheers !
lol
That kinda is a Genuine Chibson. It comes from where? Made by who? Its a copy of what? Its a legal Chibson...
Forgive my naivete but what is a cocktail stick? Is that what we call a toothpick in America?
Yes.
Legitchibson?
Wow
No chibson but epi still made in China factories!
They used to be made in Korea (the Southern part, of course) & there are also some Czech made, I believe... I used to have a Korean-made SG Custom. Pretty decent guitar it was. :-)
@@schmoemi3386 Epiphone has it's own factory in China. Look for "Epiphone factory tour" here at youtube.
19:35...Man on a Silver Mountain?
top drawer ..
Epiphones are 1000 times better than chibsons
You keep showing stuff to a ghost on your right.
He had a camera in that direction, but unfortunately it didn't work this time, as he noted not once, not twice, but thrice.
EpiChibson......
You really need to stop with the Chibson stuff like its bad...these guitars vary greatly from seller to seller, my Chinese replicas are far superior to any epiphone they were shown to me step by step during the build process...I have posted this on other sites as well...in the pictures I got there were many Epiphones right next to the so called "Chibsons' in that shop...my guitars arent compareable to Epiphones more like the higher end LesPaul Gibsons of which I have put mine up against countless times and come out an obvious winner every time...lets get one thing clear, my sunburst "Chibson" came with a shielded copper foil cavity, 5/8 inch tiger maple cap..one soild piece mahogany body, the electronis werent the best but came with 2 Orange caps...it need minor adjustment...it weighs 9.5 lbs I did replavce the electronics not because it was need but because of my preferance the tuners yes I replaced you arent going to get great tuners and frets for that kind of money face it...some work IS required BUT ALL of my name brand guitars required the same work...I bought 5 other guitars from this same sellers and all high quality so also keep this in mind Maple is maple no matter what part of the world my guitars are very high quality and this may be the exception not the rule..remeber not all of these are equal but they far exceed an Epiphonee...these guitars sound far better than my Real Gibsons and also play better..so..I think this needs to be looked into further because 2 of my guitars had epiphone electronics in them also, ALL of my guitars went through US customs, IF these were fakes which we know they are, why would they be allowed into the country by the LAW!!! I will gladly put my Chibson up against any 6 thousand dollar LesPaul any time.
Spit? Really? There are other ways, you know? And oiling your fretboard really helps.
Yup, a trick I was taught many moons ago and I was shocked too, but it has always worked. Oiling is optional but not for me brother.
What ya mean "This is not a Chibson?". They have a "Gibson" logo and "Made In USA" writing. They must be killer gettars!! But this is one have a "Made In China" writing. So this gettar must be a piece of sh*t :'((((
My Chibson is way better than any epiphone.....
And my Gibson is better than both lol....
Nothing against epi's
The over wrap looks sh$tty. Never liked it. Jmo. Steve
Lush Les Paul bud
There's absolutely nothing wrong with Epiphone headstocks.
Dear Millennial Video Posters. It sure wouldn't hurt to spell check and just go over your title before you post something as ignorant as typing Chibson instead of Gibson. I mean, you were supposed to get an education while in school. This reflects on your intelligence and how the world perceives you.
no, never water on a fretboard, ever, oil or fretboard conditoner only, you should know this.
Let's agree to disagree although, like here, I never use water (or spit usually) unless a dry cloth will not remove the gunk