Honestly, what the difference between Gibson and Epiphone?

[Flatpicker]

lol you need your bumbuddy to stick up for you? is that jimbob?

Dude. I don't think anybody is trying to stick up for anybody else.
It's just, you're coming off like a moron. And it's FUN to annoy morons.

[Racerx2k]

lol you need your bumbuddy to stick up for you? is that jimbob?

HI I HAVE 10K posts AND IM COOL FROM CANADUH

p.s dont lie about having a custom, its not possible to save up enough food stamps to even trade for one let alone buy one, even in knoxville.

Okay, now WHY would I make up a claim that I own a Burny Custom? Must be something in the water, up there....

[Newc]

From what I've heard of QA issues from USA Gibsons lately, I'd say there's very little difference between them.

[bombtek]

Yeah, but neither Gibson nor Epiphone can hold a candle to my two Agile LP copies!!!!

[petez0r]

lol you need your bumbuddy to stick up for you? is that jimbob?

HI I HAVE 10K posts AND IM COOL FROM CANADUH

p.s dont lie about having a custom, its not possible to save up enough food stamps to even trade for one let alone buy one, even in knoxville.

[Bigfknbang]

ive had a gibson sg standard, an epiphone les paul standard, and a epiphone les paul special 2. i miss the sg. the epi's were decent though. ill eventualy get another gibson sg. buddy of mine has a gibson les paul studio. i dont like it at all. feels like crap, the neck is extreamly fat n the pickups sound like tin cans. might just be a crappy one though?

[PowerTube]

sigh [sic]... sorry [sic] , no snobbery on my part...you have your head so far up your ass that i [sic] guess you cant [sic] comprehend anything written. i [sic] did not mention age, i [sic] am not sold on brand names, i [sic] choose to buy only quality items because i [sic] can afford them, which according to your posts...well i [sic] guess you have no concept of that. your epiphone [sic] cant [sic] top my standard, period. as [sic] for price= quality i [sic] dont know about the current situation but my 10 year old guitar which i [sic] only paid 2k for was FAR superior to anything that gibsons [sic] LOWER line put out then or now. so [sic] chill out, dont jump to conclusions just because your buddy jimbob [sic] said it was better, and btw i [sic] stand by my statement that you are secretly pining for a gibson [sic] and are just diverting attention from yourself with your histrionics.

That's just [sic]. You're not from the English-speaking part of Canada, right?

[PowerTube]

Or just regular tube socks?

Now let's get one thing straight. Only the TUBE socks will give you the TONE. Those solid state socks are for beginners and people who have no clue.

And those German-made tube socks are DA BROOTALZ!

[Racerx2k]

sigh... sorry, no snobbery on my part...you have your head so far up your ass that i guess you cant comprehend anything written. i did not mention age, i am not sold on brand names, i choose to buy only quality items because i can afford them, which according to your posts...well i guess you have no concept of that. your epiphone cant top my standard, period. as for price= quality i dont know about the current situation but my 10 year old guitar which i only paid 2k for was FAR superior to anything that gibsons LOWER line put out then or now. so chill out, dont jump to conclusions just because your buddy jimbob said it was better, and btw i stand by my statement that you are secretly pining for a gibson and are just diverting attention from yourself with your histrionics.

Sounds to me that you choose to buy more EXPENSIVE guitars because you can afford them. The fact that you are a clueless dumbfuck that, through your comments, made hints at my inexperience and treated me like some kid says it all. and by the way, I have NO pining for a Gibson. I have a Burny Les Paul Custom that I absolutely adore, and will never part with, that solves my LP fix just fine. You just continue to blindly shell out extra bucks, cause it sounds like it helps you sleep at night.

[85 San Dimas]

I fart in your general direction.

Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time.

That has to be one of the 20 funniest lines in all of movie history, and one hell of a fine performance by John Cleese.

[Flatpicker]

sigh... sorry, no snobbery on my part...you have your head so far up your ass that i guess you cant comprehend anything written. i did not mention age, i am not sold on brand names, i choose to buy only quality items because i can afford them, which according to your posts...well i guess you have no concept of that. your epiphone cant top my standard, period. as for price= quality i dont know about the current situation but my 10 year old guitar which i only paid 2k for was FAR superior to anything that gibsons LOWER line put out then or now. so chill out, dont jump to conclusions just because your buddy jimbob said it was better, and btw i stand by my statement that you are secretly pining for a gibson and are just diverting attention from yourself with your histrionics.

I fart in your general direction.

Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time.

[85 San Dimas]

IMHO (most think I'm a snob anyway but here goes.

Look, saying a Suhr is an "import" to Canada is just off the map argument-wise.

The point is that A strat, a tele, a les Paul, and SG, a 335, a PRS, etc.
WE KNOW WHAT THESE ARE, WE KNOW WHO MAKES THEM, and HOW.
When you don't know how, by whom, or what it is made of then we DON"T TRULY KNOW WHAT IT IS. Like SPAM.

Copies of the originals are copies. Imported copies of the originals are copies. No matter how good they are (and some are damned fine).
Old original Schecters are Strat copies, made here, of quality parts.Same for old Charvels but hot-rodded. I say that to say this...

Epis can be great, but they can't be Gibsons. I can't stand Gibson snobs who think a Gibby is better just because it says Gibson on it. What a bunch of over-spending maroons. But, the EPI has to PROVE it is worthy of comparison-not the other way around. The copy has to prove it is as good as the original...not once or twice, but over and over and over ...if you got a good epi or bad gibson..so what....but what is the "rule" between the two? IS the Gibby worth the size of the price upcharge? I don't think so, BUT I'm not throwing away 8 bills on an Epi I can't unload (at gunpoint) for half that. There's your verdict. Same goes for So-Cals, same goes for MEX Fender, and same goes for those Dean Dimebag Dummies.

Y'know what holds value used pretty good as an import low line? PRS SE.

And BTW, Gibson already uses MIJ hardware on its US production guitars. Check out your bridge and tailpiece. If you want a Gibson, great (I have 5). They're "different" , but not necessarily "better" than other guitars I have. Besides, for build quality Gibson has been getting kicked in the teeth by PRS for over 20 years, and for the 15 before that Gibson has nothing to brag about either. it ain't about embarassing a snob, its about good instruments at a fair price. IMHO.

[SEEGERMANY]

and tone

[john.w.lawson]

Shut the fuck up already you annoying fucking Canadian.

+2

[john.w.lawson]

If we are going on the thought that less expensive guitars are imports and therefore less quality then that would make GIBSON, FENDER,JACKSON USA, WAYNE, SHUR, and many other USA guitars complete crap to anyone that doesn't live in the USA since they are all "imports" to any other country
I have embarrased more than one headstock snob in my shop by simply putting a sock over the headstocks of Gibsons, Epiphones, Fenders and others and telling them to play them without removing the sock. 99% of these so called self proclaimed experts at instantly distinguishing guitars simply by feel and tone can't tell the difference.

Maybe their senses were dulled by your stinky sock or maybe their first thought was "Why is this crazy person putting socks on a guitar?" Were the socks argyle? Or just regular tube socks? Their is a difference, you know, in quality.