Frank Frazetta is a fantastic artist and his paintings were the cover art for a few bands from the 70's and 80's. The Berzerker was the cover art for Molly Hatchet's Beatin' the odds LP.
"The Berserker" by Frazetta would have been really cool on a Duane Roland signature Les Paul if Gibson made one. Considering that it was the actual cover art for Molly Hatchets "Beatin' The Odds" album. And Duane was an absolutely amazing lead guitarist for that band and one of my favorite guitarist's of all time. R.I.P. Duane.
I’ve been flying a 2017 Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro for a while, and it’s hands down my favorite out of every instrument I’ve ever played. I chose it over a Gibson LP Studio, and I’d do it again without hesitation. Then again, I’ve yet to have the opportunity to get to know a Gibson Custom…
While this art series is great for the collector, I really hope they do a permanent run of these Epiphones - just regular, aged Silverburst. So long as they keep the SD humbucker in the bridge and the maple neck with long neck tenon. Pretty much everything I'd want in that spec.
@@ghalsor That rumor is bullshit. There's only 6400 of these being built, and even if they decided to make more, why would they lower the price? How much do you "think" they should cost?
@@andrewbecker3700 like I said, pure rumor which came from somebody's Sweetwater rep (supposedly). There will be a plain back released, whether it is limited edition remains to be seen. My money is it will still be limited to 800 like the rest. It could be cheaper due to no artist licensing fees, maybe around $1100.
@@ghalsor The plainbacks are the last 800 in the series. The art has very little, if any impact on the price. Even a regular silverburst custom is $799. Factor in the Burstbuckers and chainsaw hardcase, and $1299 is right on the money. They have zero reason to lower the price. That's what they're charging for ALL the top if the line models now.
Those Epiphones are some incredible pieces of art. It’s shame there’s no way to display the art while you’re playing the guitar, unless you can pick with your teeth.
After looking at these on Reverb, I'm not sure I could bring myself to pay that much for an Epiphone. They look cool and all but for almost $2k, I'd settle for a used Gibson LP Classic instead.
Trogly, actually most epiphone headstock inlays are actual mother of pearl. Not as easy to spot as it would be on block fretboard inlays but there regardless!
Epiphone limited editions traditionally have been fantastic players and very good values. I have several Epiphone/Gibson pairs and the Epi's really are remarkably good. They also have done well from an investment standpoint. As an example, the John Lee Hooker 100th anniversary Zephyr has nearly doubled in value in 5 years. These are a bit different than replicating an otherwise unobtainable guitar but I suspect that they will do well. Cheers!
Your wrong about the neck profile, as it's clearly not a D and actually closer to a C or even U. It's nothing like Epiphones normal slim taper used on Customs. I'd wrongly assumed this myself and was very happy when I realized it's rounder and the volute completely changes the feel of that flat area other Epi customs have. Best neck on a custom I've ever felt.
It's pretty cool that Epiphone actually put a Seymour Duncan pickup in the bridge on those guitars. I got a epi "wino" Jerry Cantrell signature model a few months ago. It's got a Epiphone brand pickup. Would've been nice to get a Seymour Duncan in those too.
Thank you for making this video, my wife loves the Veil of Bees, she wants one to hang in her office. I passed on one a few days ago. I love florentine Les Pauls, especially the ones from the '90s. But I can see wanting new content for videos, and moving previous guitars along. The pin strips on that one are not my thing though.
I own the Veil of Bees and it's a FANTASTIC guitar. The best Epiphone I've ever owned, and one of the best overall guitars I've ever owned. It was well worth the $1299 price.
Really nice to see some Epiphone Les Pauls get some props. I have three and I love them all. My ‘59 limited edition standard has Gibson burstbuckers and it sounds and looks amazing (circa 2003), my ebony (2022) custom looks awesome and the epi probuckers work just fine same for my classic worn gold top (2021) with the added tone flexibility of split coils. They are all quality guitars that are fun to play. Thanks for vid Trogly I was also a big Hatchet fan back in the day, and still love their gritty brand of southern rock. Noticed Frazetta’s amazing artwork as soon as it flashed on the screen.
Funny, I did the opposite, lol. I traded 3 Epiphones (Gothic V, Gothic Explorer, and a Gothic Les Paul) for a Gibson SG. While I loved the all black hardware and matte black finishes on the Gothic series, I was always getting lost on the fretboard because of no fret markers. And the tiny dot markers on the side were hard to see on a dark stage. I really miss the sound of the Explorer. I did modify them all with coil splits.
I would love to see you review the newest Epiphone Adam Jones silverburst Les Paul with the Gibson headstock and compare it with the other Adam Jones LP's.
I have been playing for over 45 years had many a Epiphone and many. A Gibson. My first being a 92 ltd colours edition fuschia... Gibson Les Paul . And Epiphone now. Is not the Epiphone of old . They have stepped up there game. I just purchased the worn GOLDTOP. It honestly feels like a vintage Paul. Or an early 90,$ Paul . Great years for a Paul. The oldest one I have owned and played is a 70 deluxe. The year I was born .. 1970. And. Epiphone has stepped up.. I can't believe how much so . The traditional pro IV GOLDTOP is a diamond in the rough. A gem
Also beat out Joe bonamassa. For greeny. Gary Moore's guitar in messiah will come again and peter greens famous Les Paul... And he was t about to let Joe have it.. it was hilarious. He's basically was like. I will put a cigarette burn on it if I want to. I have that much money. Joe
I've been telling my friends for a couple of years now that Epiphone are making some really good quality guitars with great finishing. The only let down that I can see is with the pickup selector switch and the input jack. Other than those two issues I can't really fault them.
It's a bold burst because it doesn't really transition like most do, it's kinda pear-like. but the "veil" image, the girl really does look like she's standing there in the burst, like a painting I guess. really nice. in a lot of cases you can argue that Epi has their fit & finish down better than some Gibsons we see out there.
I had a real Siverburst Custom from 1979. It had a regular case with red lining no chainsaw BS. My friend Paul went to Gibson in 1980 and filled up his van for his shop with some choice stuff. I nearly bought a unfinished 25/50 also that was spectacular.
I have one of the Julia Heffernans…it’s absolutely gorgeous…I have no regrets on the price tag…I went through my local guitar shop and it took a few months to get one directly from epiphone but also worth the wait…
That barbarian is 100% the cover of Conan the conqueror 9 and as a Conan super fan, I will never two on each and every single copy of that guitar no matter how long it takes all of them will be in my collection
Pretty Adam Jones Custom Art LP by Mark Ryden! Limited run of 800 and new costs $1900CAD so why not have the neck position Gibson Custombucker to really offer that collectable value? Seems like Epi fans would be ok with this but I'm a Gibson fan, probably not the demographic they're selling to.
They look and sound fantastic, but one was sold by a dealer here in aus for 3 grand. I'm sure theyre good but 3 grand is getting mighty close to used gibson territory.
The artwork was first customized for Conan the Conqueror book by Frank Frazetta. He did many that were applied to the Conan novels. Amazing artist, and a great looking back of a guitar! 🤩
The water colorist Daniel Merriam would’ve been a artist to feature, his amazing work have fit right in stylistically with Frank Frazzeta in this Adam Jones run of Epiphone’s, the general idea of art prints on the back of the guitars is awesome, the Gibson Adam Jones signature Les Paul sounded more deep and tightly compressed, but those pick up values are high. I’m usually more of a fender guy but I’m really itching for Troggly’s black Les Paul custom stealth with purple binding & upgraded EMG X pickups. Yet by the looks of it, I’d have to hit a scratch off lottery ticket or sell off my old project car on the back burner. Up in those numbers I’d rather have a modern Access neck heel Les Paul and just load it with the active EMG X’s? I’m no collector and more require player grade guitars to comfortably take out of the house to jams around drunken buddies…LoL. I have a 71 Gibson SG custom 3 pickup stop bar and a magic natural ash 1999 hardtail American standard strat that I don’t even like to take out of the house anymore unless it’s a rare jam. The back up guitar I mainly bring out lately is a rowdy used Charvel DK24 hard tail HSH 24 fret super strat with the roasted maple compound radius neck the body has a carved heel and neck pocket, for a relatively cheap guitar it’s a beast, and in some was it’s better then my treasured old strat, I’d bought the used walnut Charvel modified with 2 lace sensor Red Blue dual bridge and a Purple Emerald dual neck with a RWRP silver single coil middle, and the string pull of the lace sensors is certainly unique, while not being active battery powered pickups, they almost could get into the ball park of the Custom EMG X Stealth tonally but no not quite, but it will have to suffice. Austin might have even compared these Adam Jones Epiphone and Gibson models to his original late 70’s silver burst?…Theres a rare baritone sub sonic custom shop red sparkle Stratocaster on reverb that Troggly should document and snatch up for his collection…8)
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Has anyone else noticed tone differences from one art series model to another? I bought two of them from different series. One is the veil of bees, and the other is the berserker. The tone difference is significant enough for me to ask. I understand pick ups are going to sound exactly the same every single time. I’ve purchased custom shop versions which have a quality that far surpasses anything I’ve purchased off the shelf.
The silverburst Epi LP's are really sweet, especially since they have a volute, but the artwork on the back of them is not.. The berserker is definitely a lot cooler than the bee veil thing though. Whatever floats your boat. 🤷🏻♂️ Some plain ones, that would be wonderful! They'd probably sell a lot more of them.
@@R3TR0R4V3 Yeah, I was responding to "They'd probably sell a lot more" plain ones. They're already selling as many as they make. Can't sell any more than that. I have heard that the final version will be an "art-less" burst.
For anybody watching this now for some reason. Epiphone, especially with these Adam Jones models, has done an amazing AMAZING job. I sold my Gibson Les Paul Dark night for financial reasons, and figured I would get another rare guitar to fill the void of the beauty. Well, here I am with my Ernst Fuchs Adam Jones and WOW. This thing has less glaring quality issues than that 3000$ Gibson and sounds INSANE out of the box. Hole shit stacks this thing sounds like an absolute monster. The finish is perfect, the neck shape is the baseball bat that I wished the Dark Knight had. I know this is long winded, but fuck this guitar is awesome and I honestly wish I never dropped 3K on that Gibson. For an Epiphone the price tag absurd though I will say that
Awesome looking guitars, but basically wall art rather than a piece you would play. Good for a collection / museum sort of deal, but not something a player would deal with. Cool but mostly there to suck up collector money.
Iv said this the whole time..... always go for 3 epiphones over 1 gibson. and if you want to change pickups either mess around with an eq pedal, or get wilkinson, vanson, tonerider, artek, or alnicov pickups as a worthy but cheap change. Even better buy 6 harley bentons and a whole variety of pickups and cts pots for the same cost
That Frezetta piece is absolutley off the hook. If you read any Fanticy/SciFi in the 50's, 60's, 70's and beyond you might have encountered Frazetta's artwork. If so he's a part of you and this guitar will call out to you in the night . Edited: Hey Trog's that bee one is cool too!
The new non-art ones with the Gibson open book headstock seem to have addressed almost every single issue you mentioned. Has real MoP fretboard inlays. I have both, and the non-art is better in almost every respect, and even comes with the mirror. I replaced the tuners with a set of Gotoh 510s just because I like locking tuners on all my guitars, for string change ease.
I'm glad it was traded for a Mark Ryden piece since He's one of my favorite artists and I always did dig that pinstripe black satin LP but wouldn't be able to afford it myself anyways.
My biggest gripe with epiphone is they all seem to have a D shaped neck 😂 pisses me off cause their customs are all mahogany while The regular Gibson ones aren’t
I once tried to do this. A fellow said he would have to sell three Epiphones to get one Gibson so I offered to trade him a Gibson for all three. He declined.
It’s crazy how you get a period correct style case, a better and more correct burst to the 70’s/80’s, the correct bridge pickup, and burst on the back but at $3,000 you don’t
The guitars themselves look great. Love the Epiphone Custom design - very close to Gibson. I really do not see the point of the artwork on the back though - just seems to shout "collectors pieces only" and not to be played. Buy a painting, or buy a guitar - this seems to be an unsatisfactory halfway house.
Yes they are. I just got a goldtop worn traditional pro IV. Unreal. .. feels like a 92 or even a vintage Paul .... I honestly can't believe how much so
Very nice.. it sounds phenomenal... i love the artwork on veil of bees but not too keen on the Berserker one, it's fantastic artwork just not for me. Great Video Trogly and Best wishes from The Emerald Isle..
Is this the first time epiphone has done a legitimate burst? I always hated how epiphone customs bursts don't have the tear drop shape. They go all the way around the pickup switch which I hate.
I preferred the Berserker to Veil Of Bees…but that moon one is def the best. Wish they would confirm some of these…I got the Berserker but would have held out for that one.
Vail of bees looks like the art style of Margaret Keane, I’d pay extra for creepy paintings on the backs of my guitars, even if there never seen it’s a cool touch
Traded a custom Gibson for 3 limited edition Made in China Epis? Even if I was a Jones/Tool fan... Sheesh. No way I'd take that trade, even if monetarily they're close in value.
Is just waiting for “Sound” since June!!! But the art from his wife is different, maybe they change the art for the last models, because no one can tell about the most recent art!!
Wow - great sleuthing on the potential art woks! I love the Veil of Bees. Brave man trading your LP Custom for 3 of these - not sure I will ever part with my 1968 LPC BUT I have a lot of time for the recent Epiphones - the Gibson hybrid 59 & Cantrell Wino are both terrific, very happy with both of them!
Frank Frazetta is a fantastic artist and his paintings were the cover art for a few bands from the 70's and 80's. The Berzerker was the cover art for Molly Hatchet's Beatin' the odds LP.
Molly Hatchet had the best album art hands down.
Plus Frank illustrated covers and some stories in comics such as Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella 60s-70s.
The artwork wasn't for Molly Hatchet, it was actually for Conan The Conquerer. I guess they paid to use it - but it wasn't made for them.
Which makes it pretty weird to see on an Adam Jones signature
@@zoeherriot Molly Hatchet used Frank’s work on SEVERAL of their albums, beginning with their self titled album.
The berserker is the artwork from Molly Hatcher’s album Beatin the odds! “Conan The Conqueror” by Frank Frazetta
No kidding, it's an embarrassment to put that on a chineese guitar
Molly Hatchet. Frazetta. Sheesh, y'all ... Nobody knows anything anymore.
"The Berserker" by Frazetta would have been really cool on a Duane Roland signature Les Paul if Gibson made one. Considering that it was the actual cover art for Molly Hatchets "Beatin' The Odds" album. And Duane was an absolutely amazing lead guitarist for that band and one of my favorite guitarist's of all time. R.I.P. Duane.
I’ve been flying a 2017 Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro for a while, and it’s hands down my favorite out of every instrument I’ve ever played. I chose it over a Gibson LP Studio, and I’d do it again without hesitation.
Then again, I’ve yet to have the opportunity to get to know a Gibson Custom…
While this art series is great for the collector, I really hope they do a permanent run of these Epiphones - just regular, aged Silverburst.
So long as they keep the SD humbucker in the bridge and the maple neck with long neck tenon.
Pretty much everything I'd want in that spec.
Agreed
They will after all of the art releases. There is a rumor they will cost less as well since they do not have the art.
@@ghalsor That rumor is bullshit. There's only 6400 of these being built, and even if they decided to make more, why would they lower the price? How much do you "think" they should cost?
@@andrewbecker3700 like I said, pure rumor which came from somebody's Sweetwater rep (supposedly). There will be a plain back released, whether it is limited edition remains to be seen. My money is it will still be limited to 800 like the rest. It could be cheaper due to no artist licensing fees, maybe around $1100.
@@ghalsor The plainbacks are the last 800 in the series. The art has very little, if any impact on the price. Even a regular silverburst custom is $799. Factor in the Burstbuckers and chainsaw hardcase, and $1299 is right on the money. They have zero reason to lower the price. That's what they're charging for ALL the top if the line models now.
Those Epiphones are some incredible pieces of art. It’s shame there’s no way to display the art while you’re playing the guitar, unless you can pick with your teeth.
Time to learn a new technique
@@dikinebaks Make sure you’re up to date on your tetanus shots
@@TylerJohnstonGuitar Or play reversed
Yeah they’re definitely pieces of something but art ain’t it.
After looking at these on Reverb, I'm not sure I could bring myself to pay that much for an Epiphone. They look cool and all but for almost $2k, I'd settle for a used Gibson LP Classic instead.
The Frazetta piece was originally painted in 1967 for the cover of the “Conan the Conquerer” paperback book published by Lancer in 1968.
Trogly, actually most epiphone headstock inlays are actual mother of pearl. Not as easy to spot as it would be on block fretboard inlays but there regardless!
The one in the video is clearly pearloid.
Epiphone limited editions traditionally have been fantastic players and very good values.
I have several Epiphone/Gibson pairs and the Epi's really are remarkably good.
They also have done well from an investment standpoint. As an example, the John Lee Hooker 100th anniversary Zephyr has nearly doubled in value in 5 years.
These are a bit different than replicating an otherwise unobtainable guitar but I suspect that they will do well.
Cheers!
Your wrong about the neck profile, as it's clearly not a D and actually closer to a C or even U. It's nothing like Epiphones normal slim taper used on Customs. I'd wrongly assumed this myself and was very happy when I realized it's rounder and the volute completely changes the feel of that flat area other Epi customs have. Best neck on a custom I've ever felt.
The EPI is really mellow. It sounds great.
These made me look at epiphone again. They did a epic job on this limited run
3:00 that is awesome, I love Mark Ryden.
I just got the Julia Hefernman and it is awesome.,normally i am a made in USA snob but Epiphone did a good job on these guitars
Wish they would put that maple neck and volute on more models
It's pretty cool that Epiphone actually put a Seymour Duncan pickup in the bridge on those guitars. I got a epi "wino" Jerry Cantrell signature model a few months ago. It's got a Epiphone brand pickup. Would've been nice to get a Seymour Duncan in those too.
Hi! What can you say about Wino? Is it good for hard music? Right now I choose between Wino and AJ epiphone.
Thank you for making this video, my wife loves the Veil of Bees, she wants one to hang in her office. I passed on one a few days ago. I love florentine Les Pauls, especially the ones from the '90s. But I can see wanting new content for videos, and moving previous guitars along. The pin strips on that one are not my thing though.
The back on that first Epiphone is the cover of a Molly Hatchet album... spectacular.
The new non-art one with the Gibson style headstock will finally be released Tuesday, and has a proper Custombucker in neck.
Your right but they also cost more. $1499 for non art and you can get a new art one for $1099 now. So $400 difference.
I would rather have the non-art guitar and the Gibson pickup instead. open book headstock also
I own the Veil of Bees and it's a FANTASTIC guitar. The best Epiphone I've ever owned, and one of the best overall guitars I've ever owned. It was well worth the $1299 price.
I owned a 74 Ford Courier custom mini truck with Frazetta Art on the sides.
Pretty tricky marketing scheme you got there. Bag on Epiphone yesterday. Brag on Epiphone today. I see what you did there. Brilliant!
For sure. this “series” is just a money grab and he got his, lol.
Really nice to see some Epiphone Les Pauls get some props. I have three and I love them all. My ‘59 limited edition standard has Gibson burstbuckers and it sounds and looks amazing (circa 2003), my ebony (2022) custom looks awesome and the epi probuckers work just fine same for my classic worn gold top (2021) with the added tone flexibility of split coils. They are all quality guitars that are fun to play. Thanks for vid Trogly
I was also a big Hatchet fan back in the day, and still love their gritty brand of southern rock. Noticed Frazetta’s amazing artwork as soon as it flashed on the screen.
They sound pretty damn close in my humble opinion.
Funny, I did the opposite, lol. I traded 3 Epiphones (Gothic V, Gothic Explorer, and a Gothic Les Paul) for a Gibson SG. While I loved the all black hardware and matte black finishes on the Gothic series, I was always getting lost on the fretboard because of no fret markers. And the tiny dot markers on the side were hard to see on a dark stage. I really miss the sound of the Explorer. I did modify them all with coil splits.
Great review! Thanks. I just bought two Mark Ryden versions. One at retail and one with a $300 premium. They’ll be arriving soon! 😀
I would love to see you review the newest Epiphone Adam Jones silverburst Les Paul with the Gibson headstock and compare it with the other Adam Jones LP's.
Considering Ernst Fuchs was Austrian, it's actually pronounced "Foox", and it's German for 'fox' 🙂
I have been playing for over 45 years had many a Epiphone and many. A Gibson. My first being a 92 ltd colours edition fuschia... Gibson Les Paul . And Epiphone now. Is not the Epiphone of old . They have stepped up there game. I just purchased the worn GOLDTOP. It honestly feels like a vintage Paul. Or an early 90,$ Paul . Great years for a Paul. The oldest one I have owned and played is a 70 deluxe. The year I was born .. 1970. And. Epiphone has stepped up.. I can't believe how much so . The traditional pro IV GOLDTOP is a diamond in the rough. A gem
Kirk Hammett owns the original painting of "The Berserker"
Also beat out Joe bonamassa. For greeny. Gary Moore's guitar in messiah will come again and peter greens famous Les Paul... And he was t about to let Joe have it.. it was hilarious. He's basically was like. I will put a cigarette burn on it if I want to. I have that much money. Joe
I've been telling my friends for a couple of years now that Epiphone are making some really good quality guitars with great finishing. The only let down that I can see is with the pickup selector switch and the input jack. Other than those two issues I can't really fault them.
It's a bold burst because it doesn't really transition like most do, it's kinda pear-like. but the "veil" image, the girl really does look like she's standing there in the burst, like a painting I guess. really nice. in a lot of cases you can argue that Epi has their fit & finish down better than some Gibsons we see out there.
I had a real Siverburst Custom from 1979. It had a regular case with red lining no chainsaw BS. My friend Paul went to Gibson in 1980 and filled up his van for his shop with some choice stuff. I nearly bought a unfinished 25/50 also that was spectacular.
Right… and I know Jesus Christ
As far as I know, the Probucker Custom neck pickup is exclusive to this model. Can't find ANY info on it anywhere?
The Berserker was indeed a Molly Hatchet album cover but comes from “Conan The Barbarian” book series. He was a Cimmerian warrior.
I have one of the Julia Heffernans…it’s absolutely gorgeous…I have no regrets on the price tag…I went through my local guitar shop and it took a few months to get one directly from epiphone but also worth the wait…
That barbarian is 100% the cover of Conan the conqueror 9 and as a Conan super fan, I will never two on each and every single copy of that guitar no matter how long it takes all of them will be in my collection
Pretty Adam Jones Custom Art LP by Mark Ryden! Limited run of 800 and new costs $1900CAD so why not have the neck position Gibson Custombucker to really offer that collectable value? Seems like Epi fans would be ok with this but I'm a Gibson fan, probably not the demographic they're selling to.
I can't believe that there are no alex grey pieces involved.......
Or Chet Zar
Custom shop for 3 epiphones, my worst nightmare lol
Same, I hear you and I feel you
Do not underestimate re sell value on Tool fans..
They look and sound fantastic, but one was sold by a dealer here in aus for 3 grand. I'm sure theyre good but 3 grand is getting mighty close to used gibson territory.
You could get a Gibson Traditional Pro V for a grand less. And that’s a great Les Paul. A lot better than what I just heard. Lol
The artwork was first customized for Conan the Conqueror book by Frank Frazetta. He did many that were applied to the Conan novels. Amazing artist, and a great looking back of a guitar! 🤩
The water colorist Daniel Merriam would’ve been a artist to feature, his amazing work have fit right in stylistically with Frank Frazzeta in this Adam Jones run of Epiphone’s, the general idea of art prints on the back of the guitars is awesome, the Gibson Adam Jones signature Les Paul sounded more deep and tightly compressed, but those pick up values are high. I’m usually more of a fender guy but I’m really itching for Troggly’s black Les Paul custom stealth with purple binding & upgraded EMG X pickups. Yet by the looks of it, I’d have to hit a scratch off lottery ticket or sell off my old project car on the back burner. Up in those numbers I’d rather have a modern Access neck heel Les Paul and just load it with the active EMG X’s? I’m no collector and more require player grade guitars to comfortably take out of the house to jams around drunken buddies…LoL. I have a 71 Gibson SG custom 3 pickup stop bar and a magic natural ash 1999 hardtail American standard strat that I don’t even like to take out of the house anymore unless it’s a rare jam. The back up guitar I mainly bring out lately is a rowdy used Charvel DK24 hard tail HSH 24 fret super strat with the roasted maple compound radius neck the body has a carved heel and neck pocket, for a relatively cheap guitar it’s a beast, and in some was it’s better then my treasured old strat, I’d bought the used walnut Charvel modified with 2 lace sensor Red Blue dual bridge and a Purple Emerald dual neck with a RWRP silver single coil middle, and the string pull of the lace sensors is certainly unique, while not being active battery powered pickups, they almost could get into the ball park of the Custom EMG X Stealth tonally but no not quite, but it will have to suffice. Austin might have even compared these Adam Jones Epiphone and Gibson models to his original late 70’s silver burst?…Theres a rare baritone sub sonic custom shop red sparkle Stratocaster on reverb that Troggly should document and snatch up for his collection…8)
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I've been a Frazetta fan since the 70s. I have several of his books. That is sweet. FRAZETTA NO N
The ES Pinstripe was one of my least favorite guitars. I dont really like any of the LP Pinstripe models anyway. They look too cheesy in my opinion.
the back of the first guitar is a Molly hatchet album cover called Beatin' the Odds
Glad you finally featured these guitars! I'm loving my Veil of Bees! I'm surprised there's not an Alex Grey version.🔧🤘🎸
Has anyone else noticed tone differences from one art series model to another? I bought two of them from different series. One is the veil of bees, and the other is the berserker. The tone difference is significant enough for me to ask. I understand pick ups are going to sound exactly the same every single time. I’ve purchased custom shop versions which have a quality that far surpasses anything I’ve purchased off the shelf.
That ES Pinstripe is very nice.
i was lusting over that one for a wile who ever got it is lucky
That’s a Molly hatchet album cover. I think it’s from Beatin the odds
The silverburst Epi LP's are really sweet, especially since they have a volute, but the artwork on the back of them is not.. The berserker is definitely a lot cooler than the bee veil thing though. Whatever floats your boat. 🤷🏻♂️
Some plain ones, that would be wonderful! They'd probably sell a lot more of them.
They’re not exactly having a hard time selling these. Both runs have sold out the first day.
never said they had trouble selling them, but plain ones would be more appealing to a broader audience, not just Tool/AJ fans & collectors.
@@R3TR0R4V3 Yeah, I was responding to "They'd probably sell a lot more" plain ones. They're already selling as many as they make. Can't sell any more than that. I have heard that the final version will be an "art-less" burst.
Artless/plain, I'd be all in on that. 👍
I just enjoy playing one, it really has the 78-79 neck profile, wish I never sold my Gibsons in the early 90, but this is a great guitar.
Great review again Trogley as always. Can you do a review of the new 1958 korina V and explorer?
I like my Adam jones Epiphone better than the Gibson standard version.
Nice that they actually use mother of pearl for the new Adam Jones Gibson LP Standard.
I still prefer the sound of the Gibson to the Epiphone though.
I love both of them, I can't wait for the next one
For anybody watching this now for some reason. Epiphone, especially with these Adam Jones models, has done an amazing AMAZING job. I sold my Gibson Les Paul Dark night for financial reasons, and figured I would get another rare guitar to fill the void of the beauty. Well, here I am with my Ernst Fuchs Adam Jones and WOW. This thing has less glaring quality issues than that 3000$ Gibson and sounds INSANE out of the box. Hole shit stacks this thing sounds like an absolute monster. The finish is perfect, the neck shape is the baseball bat that I wished the Dark Knight had. I know this is long winded, but fuck this guitar is awesome and I honestly wish I never dropped 3K on that Gibson. For an Epiphone the price tag absurd though I will say that
Awesome looking guitars, but basically wall art rather than a piece you would play. Good for a collection / museum sort of deal, but not something a player would deal with. Cool but mostly there to suck up collector money.
Iv said this the whole time..... always go for 3 epiphones over 1 gibson. and if you want to change pickups either mess around with an eq pedal, or get wilkinson, vanson, tonerider, artek, or alnicov pickups as a worthy but cheap change.
Even better buy 6 harley bentons and a whole variety of pickups and cts pots for the same cost
Epiphone version for Noel Gallagher Gibson acoustic would be interesting. yes Epiphone Adam Jones is a work of art.
2:53 got bees on my head, but don’t call me a bee head
That Frezetta piece is absolutley off the hook. If you read any Fanticy/SciFi in the 50's, 60's, 70's and beyond you might have encountered Frazetta's artwork. If so he's a part of you and this guitar will call out to you in the night . Edited: Hey Trog's that bee one is cool too!
Its obvious that epiphone goes into collector guitars...you do not want buckel rash on that painting and you want them all for your collection.
I looked at a couple of these and the frets were extremely sharp. I think yours were definitely setup.
I saw the berserker back and immediately thought of Molly Hatchet.
I was able to pick up the Vail of Bees on launch and I absolutely love it! I’ve been waiting for you to do a video since these launched
I have the veil of. Bees and Gibson aj standard. Truly love the epiphone better.
How come you like the Epi more? I have a VoB and was looking into getting the SB LP standard too
@@alexm.4621 epi has not finish issue, no tooling marks on the fret board, binding front and back and it came set up better.
The neck carve on the Epi AJ customs are a lot more comfy than the slim taper D on the regular Epis these days. More C than D imo.
for me the new headstock also made the epis so more attractive
The new non-art ones with the Gibson open book headstock seem to have addressed almost every single issue you mentioned. Has real MoP fretboard inlays. I have both, and the non-art is better in almost every respect, and even comes with the mirror. I replaced the tuners with a set of Gotoh 510s just because I like locking tuners on all my guitars, for string change ease.
9:36 it's a multipiece body 🤷🏻♂️
It sounds awesome! I have a regular epiphone silver burst that I love but with your SD pick up sounds way better.
I like the Epiphone guitars, that finish looks great!
You should check the new released 1979 version!
I’m interested in putting some locking tuners on mine , does anyone know what would be an exact fit for this guitar, Thanks in advance cheers
Just use the original screws with your strap lock buttons
I'm glad it was traded for a Mark Ryden piece since He's one of my favorite artists and I always did dig that pinstripe black satin LP but wouldn't be able to afford it myself anyways.
If i had as many Pauls as you do then yeah id trade. But i don't have any Pauls so what do i know?
Hey, you should check out the les paul style Solar Guitar. I think that would be a fun video!!!
My biggest gripe with epiphone is they all seem to have a D shaped neck 😂 pisses me off cause their customs are all mahogany while The regular Gibson ones aren’t
I totally agree with you, but I think (at least with my Berserker) the Epi AJ LPC has a much more comfortable neck. More C than D.
I once tried to do this. A fellow said he would have to sell three Epiphones to get one Gibson so I offered to trade him a Gibson for all three. He declined.
I just bought an epiphone sg Bohemia, very interesting guitar I recommend checking that out.
Truly an interesting time in epiphone's history
how are the frest on epi's? still suck?
I bought an Epiphone SG standard recently and based on my experience of that alone I would consider it.
It’s crazy how you get a period correct style case, a better and more correct burst to the 70’s/80’s, the correct bridge pickup, and burst on the back but at $3,000 you don’t
Cool Guitars ! The berserker One reminds me of Molly Hatchet Cover artworks
The guitars themselves look great. Love the Epiphone Custom design - very close to Gibson. I really do not see the point of the artwork on the back though - just seems to shout "collectors pieces only" and not to be played. Buy a painting, or buy a guitar - this seems to be an unsatisfactory halfway house.
*Sees the Berserker* Ah yes I have that Molly Hatchet album
The inlays don't look centered between the frets
It depends on the Epi years...however recently they are incredible!!
Yes they are. I just got a goldtop worn traditional pro IV. Unreal. .. feels like a 92 or even a vintage Paul .... I honestly can't believe how much so
@@scottykingdavid I have the trad pro IV in a bluish color - satin finish - killer !!!
@@JiminTennessee yes .. how long have you been playing . It's incredible... I have had many Paul's in my lifetime
@@JiminTennessee nevermind went to your channel.... Your about my age as well.. friend
@@JiminTennessee faithless blind is awesome. I am imagining me improving over it right now . Very nice and tasty friend
Very nice.. it sounds phenomenal... i love the artwork on veil of bees but not too keen on the Berserker one, it's fantastic artwork just not for me. Great Video Trogly and Best wishes from The Emerald Isle..
MARK RYDEN IS THE MAN. SO IS FRAZZETTA. I REMEMBER PLAYIN LOITS OF PINBALL IN THE 70'S AND SOME OF THE PINBALL PANELS WERE PAINTED BY HIM.
Is this the first time epiphone has done a legitimate burst? I always hated how epiphone customs bursts don't have the tear drop shape. They go all the way around the pickup switch which I hate.
I think so yes, and they bursted the back and sides too which was nice.
the lil green dragon with the guitar is the cutest thing ever.
I preferred the Berserker to Veil Of Bees…but that moon one is def the best. Wish they would confirm some of these…I got the Berserker but would have held out for that one.
Vail of bees looks like the art style of Margaret Keane, I’d pay extra for creepy paintings on the backs of my guitars, even if there never seen it’s a cool touch
Traded a custom Gibson for 3 limited edition Made in China Epis? Even if I was a Jones/Tool fan... Sheesh. No way I'd take that trade, even if monetarily they're close in value.
Is just waiting for “Sound” since June!!! But the art from his wife is different, maybe they change the art for the last models, because no one can tell about the most recent art!!
Wow - great sleuthing on the potential art woks! I love the Veil of Bees. Brave man trading your LP Custom for 3 of these - not sure I will ever part with my 1968 LPC BUT I have a lot of time for the recent Epiphones - the Gibson hybrid 59 & Cantrell Wino are both terrific, very happy with both of them!
Shame he couldn't even get the right pronunciation for Frazetta's name.