Which Guitar to buy? Gibson or Epiphone.?!
Question: Which Guitar to buy!? Gibson or Epiphone!.!?
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!?
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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!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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)Www@Enter-QA@Com
Gibson all the way!. They're made waaay better and have great tone, unlike the Epiphone!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Get the Gibson, I have one and they sound amazing!.Www@Enter-QA@Com