No tap dealy and no loop recording. That's the only thing missing. Great sounding guitar. Yamaha have new model with loop and tap delay but it cost 1,700 dollars.. so this guitar is a great option but not buying it befor a tap delay & loop recording option.

Wanna huge improvement in tone? Projection? Resonance with that guitar? Get rid of that 2 lb chunk of sound robbing rubber they call a pick gaurd on the top! I replaced it with a small ultra thin and hard pick guard... More like one you will find on a Martin or Taylor.. it is a sound board for Gods sake... The Gibson gaurds are thinner and MUCH harder material, gummy near rubber they use is AWFUL FOR THE TONE OVERALL!!

I think you deserve a comment by now so here goes.... I have a 1980 Takamine F-349. While it sounds great, I am not sure it sounds a s good as yours... but then it may just be you're a better guitar player than me.

5.8oz???? You serious 😮

Which you like most?

I like your list but I have to point out that Simon & Patrick is not the same as Art & Lutherie, they're just re-branded Seagulls. You see, being an authorised Seagull dealer means that there can be no other Seagull dealers within a certain proximity to your location. Simon & Patrick was made because the demand for these guitars was so high and it's the brand that non-Seagull dealer music stores would sell. For example, the Seagull S6 Original and the Simon & Patrick Wooldland Cedar are EXACTLY the same guitar. Just go compare them on Godin's website and you'll see that the specs are identical. Long & McQuade sells both guitars for EXACTLY the same price. What does that tell you?

This is a awesome cover of this song. I can't stop listening to it.

Brother , Had no clue that Washburn made anything except low end beginners instruments , thanks for making this video !

Very beautiful interesting guitar. I wish I could hear it live.

Problem is, like a new car, when ya drive it out it’s worth less than half.

Wow. you performed so well my dude. 🍻

Brian, you’ve a great voice. Once you have transportation and time, let me know. I need to get you into my makeshift studio. Great cover, brother man 👍🏻 By the way, I was at a friend’s house in Atlanta last week. He had a Fender Tele Custom that was signed by Luke.

This is amazing

One fine sounding guitar there Brian !

I've always liked this song. You did a nice job with your rendition.

I own an Indonesian made (Dec '21) Epiphone Excellente...... it's easy to Love. You could do a WorldTour with this Guitar. ♠️❤♠️

Very nice guitar great tone I have had a few high end Larrivee and love them all I noticed the neck wrench you showed is exactly like the ones that came with my Larrivee current go to for me is my Martin D 18 custom shop with Adirondack top if I had the right opportunity I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on the guitar you reviewed today the hog on back a sides look very much like the Larrivee I had what was the nut width on yours I almost bought an Eagle D19 Larrivee last week but it was 1 11/16 and I’m a13/4 guy good video

I have the full acoustic, changed the nut, bridge, pins to Graph tech. Had to adjust the height of the bridge for better intonation. SO MUCH better. LOVE it. And not for sale.

I have a Red Spruce, it sounds less balanced than a Sitka but with more dynamic range and better high-lows at volume so it doesn't sound muddy. Mine, with a maple back, also sounds very sweet and articulate

So, down to the short strokes.. who actually built the guitar? Larrivee doesn't know, you don't know for certain... is it Atkin? Might want to clarify. BTW even Bourgeois made guitars for Washburn some years back. PS.. Any strap button on a guitar is, for me, a deterrent to purchase. The same goes for any electronics on an acoustic guitar.. Never.

Brian, where did you get the replacement bridge pins from, what size did you with, and did you have to enlarge the bridge pin holes to accommodate the new pins? Thanks, looking to upgrade the pins on mine.

I had no idea about the Washburn history, so really appreciate you going through that. I love the shape of it and it looks beautiful. Appreciate all of the information and the homework you did, brother man 👍🏻

9:50 Atkin the British guitar manufacturer?

That looks a lot like a Larrivee L type to me.

When you come to the house, this is a cover I’d like you to do for the channel, along with one more. Beautiful cover, Brian 👍🏻

really good cover- your voice is amazing

Do you have an inspection mirror and could you check and let me know what the bridgeplate wood is on this? You can put and inspection mirror through the soundhole and using a flashlight, generally it will either be rosewood (darker wood) or maple (lighter wood). Haven't been able to get this information, although most higher end US made guitars use hard maple on the bridgplate.

5 oz ? Think you need to replace your scales

What do you expect for small money. Real D45 10K or more. I think the finish on this Chinese guitar looks great. A set up could make it better.

I own an Epiphone Hummingbird Pro. It was made in China in 2021. For the money it's fine; the neck is very good indeed. My duo partner bought one about the same time, second-hand so probably a bit older. It has a different pickup so may have been made in Indonesia. Nice guitar. I ought to make proper comparison. Neither of them sounds remotely like the Gibson, obviously.

Love Dire Straits, great song. Good cover :D

Beautifully done, Brian. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, brother man 👍🏻

guitar is awesome, voice too- 🎸🎶👏

Great job you’re a good player!

What model please?

Beautiful sounding guitar, Brian. I didn’t even know that they built guitars anymore in the states. Loved it, brother man 👍🏻

I played eastman AC422ce and taylor 412cer side by side. Both solid sitka top and rosewood back and sides. The difference was huge. Taylor was a bit pricey than eastman. But, a big but..... , Eastman is ages away from taylor. The playability, the chimey sound from taylor 412ce cannot be compared to eastman. Eastman are good guitars but to my ears taylor are better. Any way its your own list so just an opinion of mine. You should try collings and burgeois. They make the best sounding guitars hands down, but bit pricey.

You can buy your own martin D-45 In a box and put it together yourself for about $600. They charge you nine thousand and four hundred dollars for them to put it together.

Sounds good to me.

Congratulations, Brian! What an axe!

there basically playable on the 2nd and 3rd fret for a beginner But the real Value is if you get one of these free or under 40 bucks , a beginner will either Quit or break there fingers due to the serious high action But again The Value is there many Beginner Values with these Esteban's best Value hands down is a Beginner will think WoW look how strong my broken Fingers have become and the Now awsome finger tip Callouses again Priceless Value all beginners need , Next will be the next level Apprentice Luthier Owning these will make you and next Value is If you decide not to give this away to your most hated In Law you might some day become a professional Luthier with a few non usable fingers but were Talking becoming a Pro Guitar Luthier here , sacrifices must be made ,That My Friends is a Lotta Bang for your Free or under 40 Bucks Esteban Guitar , sorry i also learned to use my keyboard with the 2 remaining working fingers on my left hand again more Value and i also cant feel cold or fire burns on any of my finger tips Im Now impervious to Frost Bite and Fire on my left hand finger tips Yepp the value just keeps on Stacking Up with The Esteban Guitars and i am now certain those Keith Urban Guitars are The Same Esteban Guitars with the same loads of value we have come to expect , Not only can i toss Estebans name around the old Music Store and Guitar centers But i can Slide in the Keith Urban Name drop the Value just keeps on Keeping on

about those tuning machines: the three pylons on my texan 5/196 (1969) are 36.5mm apart. today's standard is 35mm. so it's virtually impossiblebto find era correct 2x3 sets. and purists... well first of all we want a good guitar. if authenticity 'demands' (never mind the insane prices) takes away playability and or sound quality, hmmm one would risk to end up with a lousy $2000 guitar (on the wall). so kudos for this dude here.

Sounds amazing! These all-solid wood Blueridge guitars built from 2003-2012 time frame were phenomenal guitars, we're talking near boutique quality and almost entirely hand built. The newer ones are still good too, but they seem to feel a bit more mass produced than they once did... Some history on the brand, in the late 1990s a man named Greg Rich who worked in the Gibson custom shop from many years was hired on by Blueridge to do the design work and revitalize the lineup, aside for the polyurethane finishes and inlays, he didn't cut any corners on construction.....

Legendary cover

I have the 2020 Indonesian Samick made version of this guitar (2020 was the first year of production) and it has Epiphone deluxe branded tulip tuners (obviously made by Kluson from the quality, I have compared them with the similar Kluson tulip tuners, I have on other guitars) that are superb tuning heads that provide rock solid tuning stability. The move to Wilkinson lower quality tuners took place in 2021. First year of production is invariably the best with most guitar brands as that is when the brand is building up the reputation of the model. Also Worth noting that production of IBGs moved to the Epiphone facility in China in the fall of 2023. It was obviously always Epiphone's intention to move IBG and Masterbilt acoustic guitar production eventually to their facility in China once the tooling and skilled labour was in place as its significantly cheap for Epiphone to do this rather than job the work out to Samick who are btw one of their major competitors. Why give Samick the work when Epiphone can do it cheaper themselves? The lighter weight of the wood is probably because Epiphone in China are sourcing their wood from completely different sources compared with Samick in Indonesia 8500km away!

I have a 2020 IBG J-45, built in Indonesia, it just keeps getting better with age, but it is a heavy guitar. Erything you're saying about "lighter guitar = better sounding guitar" has always been true in my experience. Gibson owns and operates the Epiphone factory in China, so they control everything from conditioning of the wood to final QA inspection... The Indonesian built IBG models were built by Samick for Epiphone. They do not get to control conditioning of the wood, they get a slice of time (usually a few weeks) where an assembly line is built adhoc for a certain model. They produce a certain amount, then the line is torn down and rebuilt later when they want another batch. Very nice guitars can and do come from Samick, but it's not the same as the company owning the factory... Epiphone always planned to move the IBG line to their factory in China, it just took time to get everything in place.

Really good. I been there, done that, and have a song of my own. Music can heal the heart.

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Hi Brian, it’s between the IBG and the Framus for me. I think the Hummingbird gets the cookie here, brother man 👍🏻

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