EPIPHONE MODERNE- Is it any GOOD or just WEIRD?

Today we're checking out my opinion on the Epiphone Moderne.
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[@mikebrown5644]

This is really a nice guitar. I got mine this week. Initially it buzzed all over the place, but I took it to Guitar Center and got the truss rod adjusted and frets polished. Now it plays like it should. The neck is really comfortable. The body/pickup combination sounds heavenly. And the combination of the gold hardware and black and natural wood tone is gorgeous -- really a work of art. The body is super light and resonates more than any of my dozen solid body guitars. It's also fun to have something so unique from the guitar ecosystem.

[@rv6205]

bro , its soooooo easy to work on your guitar ...learn to do it yourself

[@theshotgunscientists]

I bought one of these a couple years ago and fell in love with it. I expected to have to replace the pickups and possibly the tuners, but there was no need. The frets are flawless, nut was cut perfectly, the tuners work great, and it sounds really good. All I had to do out of the box was adjust the truss rod and action a bit and dial in the intonation. I replaced the knobs with gold speed knobs and added gold pointers under them. Also gave it a black switch tip. It weighs like 6 pounds, the neck is very thin, and it plays like butter.

[@Zoso981]

My Moderne arrived yesterday. Based partly on this review. AMS had a blemished model for $499 and I couldn't pass it up. Great freaking guitar, really surprised me.

[@Spoon26]

By far the best review of this guitar!

[@johnmaag9230]

I ordered the Epiphone exclusive 1958 Korina Moderne today from Zzounds. It's funny the case was in stock and will arrive on Friday but the guitar is on backorder so the wait has begun. LOL. I hope it's worth the wait.

[@johnmaag9230]

Well the wait was worth it. Great tone, construction and playability. I'm VERY pleased with this guitar.

[@smc8144]

Holy crap that thing sounds amazing! I wanted one, now I have to have one.

[@hearpalhere]

Thanks a lot for the shoutout Lucas, I really appreciate it! If anyone is interested in buying their own coconut shell pick, please do get in touch! Regarding the guitar, man, you have really got some amazing tones out of it! The visual, vibe and tone of it screams early ZZ Top for me. Especially with the crunchy sounds you had dialed in... Billy Gibbons would be proud I think :-D

[@LucasFowler]

Any time Pal! Billy actually used a Legend Rock N Roll 50 to record the entire Eliminator record :)

[@hearpalhere]

@@LucasFowler That is cool, I didn't even know that! When I just did a quick search on the model, one of the first things that came up was a Reverb listing for one and in the headline, they said it was the ZZ Top Eliminator amp! Haha.

[@mooseymoose]

Bandsaw mishap on the Flying V production line!

[@LucasFowler]

It feels like someone couldn't make up their mind between the Explorer and Flying V!

[@tacdoc8736]

5 minutes is a long time! Ha! The post Cora guest appearance cram jam was pretty inspired. \m/

[@JohnMaag-f3t]

I've got a 2021 Epiphone 1958 Korina Moderne and I love it. Fantastic fit and finish, playability and tone. It keeps up with all my Gibson's. Even my 2014 Custom Shop R8.

[@gregorygetable]

I watched you. Great playing and video. I bought Moderne took half year to arrive.. awesome guitar. Love mine. Took to gigs. I have pro friends who also enjoy my Moderne. Yup easy to play. Great sound

[@eddiejr540]

The Moderne...people either love’em or they hate them...I love it...I think it’s awesome Epiphone brought this one back...rock on my brother!!!!

[@cfrssll58]

Great demo. You can play, man. And the guitar’s vibe and subtleties really shine, partly on account of your playing skill, but also the fine choice of amps and settings. Chirps in the middle, schwangs on the neck, no mud anywhere. Thanks!

[@cfrssll58]

The day after listening to your vid, found one for sale locally for a fair price and jumped. Excellent resonance and clarity, just as described, with a woody-flutey tone distinct from other two-humbucker guitars I’ve played or owned.

[@jimreiske5313]

Great demo. Wow, that second amp and the guitar sounded so great until the "Tubescreamer" . I prefer the sound of the amp and guitar. I actually ordered one of these guitars for Z Zounds based upon your video. Very nice!

[@daviddehass6877]

That looks really comfortable to play sitting down. Nice.

[@zippytbo]

Thought it was interesting that you mentioned Mark Farner, cuz it seems like no one ever does, but the cleans you are getting out of the Moderne remind me of Farner as well! I have one of these Modernes too, and I love it! Well balanced, comfortable to play sitting, sounds great! Nice video!

[@LucasFowler]

Mark is a tremendous influence on me as a player, singer and songwriter. He's a legend in my mind!

[@gregputman]

It's one of the most uncomfortable guitars I've ever played setting down. You may as well try to play a Flying V

[@SixString_J5]

Gibson is really missing the boat by not having a Dave Mustaine signature Moderne. That headstock on a Dave Mustaine guitar would be the ultimate nail in the Gibson vs Dean beef.

[@randym7961]

I'm a fan, have the last reissue that Gibson did and then picked up not one but two of the Epi's when they were clearing them out a while back . Great guitars !!

[@michaeld2716]

I watched this video, for the 4 time, and pressed Purchase, at Reverb. Thanks! I will have to start practicing Drop D. One Note lower on the Low E string makes all that difference? Nice closing lead, when your daughter said ... Stop...

[@TheJeffcurran]

Sounds great. I just bought one on an impulse. I hope it sounds as good. It has Schenker tones.

[@nellayema2455]

I have a 2012 Ebony Gibson Moderne that's a case queen, so I just bought one of these Epiphone Modernes. It is really nice. I'm going to play the heck out of it.

[@vickysquires972]

That sounded EPIC! I love the headstock on that 🎸

[@LucasFowler]

I love it too, though I think it might need something like a string butler to deal with that string angle through the nut :P

[@vickysquires972]

@@LucasFowler String butlers are great, so easy to install and they really do help with tuning stability. I fitted one to my old SG and it made that guitar way more reliable 😎

[@davidmarkham4391]

Your descriptions of tone are spot on man lol wolfey tone lol spot on!!!

[@patrickhale424]

Killer chops and great demo and review of a cool guitar. Your daughter coming in was a cute bonus. You are blessed !!👍👍

[@eljefeguapobarbon]

He's back! Very cool guitar, nice to see your videos again.

[@jonislow]

I came for your thoughts on the Moderne, and I agree completely. Love your playing too, new sub here!

[@jbencinitas]

Awesome playing Lucas! Great review.

[@jcoulter43]

That thing sounds amazing! I don't usually see people playing this guitar. I usually see it hanging, unloved in a collection. I picked up an '18 Explorer that the previous owner had installed Seymour Duncan Antiquities in. Your guitar sounds every bit as good as that. That my friend is a keeper right there (the Moderne and Cora!) Thanks for sharing the love. God bless and rock on 😎🎸👍

[@yadakc]

That was great Lucas, your daughter is cute as a button!!! Got a hold of an almost final mix of a live Demo CD my last band did, I'll send it too you sometime soon, it almost got us signed to Epic In '97, but I screwed up, and broke the band up. Hope you Heather and that darling child are doing well! Keith in RVA

[@jimo1294]

"...but 5 minutes is a lonnng time!..." (That was a nice addition to the video)

[@DirtyDiezel]

Those pickups DO NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED OUT!

[@-k-b-]

They need to make more of these, such a cool looking guitar! I can't find it anywhere (out of stock until November), not even on Reverb.

[@LucasFowler]

I could be persuaded to let this one go if you are interested and live in the Continental USA :)

[@gregorygetable]

Great demo, wonderful sounds, terrific playing,cool guitar

[@alfrescodimieary6580]

Great review And great tone. I bought one of these several years ago and I completely agree it really is a good guitar

[@kernelxsanders]

Just to be clear, this is the reissue model, not an actual '58 model. Also, this guitar sounds very different from the run that Epiphone did in 2000. This particular one sounds very thin, especially the bridge pup on cleans. Very nice mids and high end but no bottom end, while the original line had a very thick, fat sound to it. Great playing though, and it sure is a looker! I wanted one of these so bad 20 years ago.

[@1allspub]

That guitar sounds way better than an Epi has a right too! :) Super cool looking too!

[@booshting3520]

For me the Moderne is part of the collection with the Korina V and Explorer. On its own I don't think I could get beyond its aesthetics. Sounds nice though

[@ljmiller96]

I was trying to find the Moderne's corresponding shape on the polearms list at Wikipedia. I think this guitar is the ultimate musical "axe", or at least the missing link between the poleaxe and the halberd. Voulge or Berdiche maybe? It's definitely some sort of polearm though.

[@han36solo]

Ok ya it's kinda cool BUT.... (huge but) it needs to be a bright color to fit that shape. Idc how nice the fancy wood is, paint it! Bright yellow would work, red too. Then, it'll be space age like the Jetsons!

[@LucasFowler]

I could see it being bright powder blue with white plastic, but I don't want to do that much work :P

[@dennisperusse3837]

I’d love to see a bass version of that guitar. Sadly, none have ever been made.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

I love your style of playing, very tasty and able to cover different styles and make it your own, awesome! This guitar sounds amazing too! Thanks for the AAA Plus demo! Just subscribed to your channel too 👍

[@LucasFowler]

Thank you very much for the compliment and the subscribe!

[@jonathanhudak2059]

No problem! 😊

[@WalkenDead]

The guitar sounds great, and your playing is always on point! I could just never jive with the body design. The headstock doesn't bother me, I still think Gibson should have left those on the V's. Of course I like Dean ML's, so I don't judge what other people like design wise. If we all liked the same thing things would get boring real quick

[@AndyDion]

Sounds wicked. Are you using Pal’s coconut picks on this? He’s a good friend of mine Looking at Korina V, out of stock now.

[@LucasFowler]

Yes! He made me a few in the Jazz XL size and that is perfect for me. I love the sound and the feel, I've been using them a lot lately.

[@hearpalhere]

@@LucasFowler Awesome that you're enjoying them! Andy, get in touch if you want some picks too!

[@HerrSchnabelewopski]

With these (weird) body shapes I always feel like the designers are looking for something that isn't there. Sounds great though haha!

[@cliftongardner4367]

The Moderne was originally supposed to be released with the flying V and the Explorer but was cancelled prior to production based on internal feedback (re: universal hatred) of the shape, so this is effectively a reissue of a guitar that doesn’t exist (or does it?) Funny, the ugliness is a huge part of the appeal now, not to mention the whole reason why a real prototype from the 50’s would inevitably become the rarest and most sought-after guitar on earth.

[@cchavez248]

I always think," Wow, they stepped outside the box and decided to make something different and cool!!!". I love strats, teles, and LP's as much as the next guy but Explorers, vees, and moderns really flick my Bic!!!!

[@LucasFowler]

@@cchavez248 I don't usually like "pointy" guitars like Jacksons and BC Rich, but I love these "softer" wacky shapes like Gibson did. They make me think of the Jetsons and Fallout.

[@mooseymoose]

@@cliftongardner4367 Gibson did a limited ‘reissue’ of them in the 80s, but it was around a hundred or so guitars iirc. My buddy had one that he traded for a 66 Buick convertible, lol! I hated the thing, so unbalanced, so ugly.

[@VOLVOVENOM]

That shit is sick i need this!

[@LucasFowler]

I totally thought of you when I bought it!

[@phillipholt6005]

I thought I had seen every guitar Epiphone has made. Learn something new everyday!

[@GuitarsZnuff]

Nice playing. You need to make some videos showing us how to play some of that nasty stuff.

[@LucasFowler]

I've thought about maybe doing really short lessons, like two minutes or less. Just a lick played at speed and then slow.

[@kaipolidori9979]

My mans was FLYIN at the end

[@markythunder]

I've had one for a year now, haven't taken it out of the case to play yet.

[@DirtyDiezel]

This guitar has bite and fuzz to it, I am in love :)

[@michaelogden5093]

Cool country guitar. Can you give us some George Strait?

[@stephanematis]

This video inspired me to find one of these beasties. Thanks Lucas for the GAS.

[@jaikwillis]

Is it actually solid Korina, or is it a Korina veneer like the standard Epiphone V is? (as opposed to the Epiphone Amos which is solid Korina) Korina being a marketing term rather than a wood species left them some leeway.

[@mikebrown5644]

It looks solid. It's the lightest solid body guitar I own, by far. I don't know why it's not a commonly used wood.

[@jacobseal]

Nice. I bought one of the epiphone "inspired by" ES-339 in pelham blue. It has the same pickups(i think) and it sounds VERY good. They totally fixed the pickups. I feel no need to change them. However the nut and fretwork are horrible. I have nut files, and already fixed the nut. Past the 7th fret it is barely playable and at fret 12 ANY bend totally frets out. And that's with action set at 2mm at fret 12. It has very sharp fret ends, too. I am pretty disappointed in it. I think I am just gonna have it re-fretted with jumbo frets to get it playing well. I tried to level them with a single triangular file, but it's needing a full levelling. I think it was a monday model.

[@LucasFowler]

The 50's Standard Les Paul I had was that way. Unacceptable fret work. This one was pretty good. I did a little spot leveling but I was being very nitpicky.

[@damiennewyorker8105]

I had a 78 Ibanez moderne copy and I've seen those go for 6k+ now so in my book get one if you can at retail when they're new because this style, the V and the Destroyer will always a future collectible. By comparison there are a million Epiphone Les Pauls but not many of these. BTW, that is not real Korina Wood, not on an Epiphone It's just a veneer but the color looks good. That's all that matters 🙂

[@LOLCoolJ]

Great showcase. Adorable kid.

[@kiivje]

Great guitar, and a great player! Awesome dude!

[@gregputman]

I had one, and I hated it. No wonder that shape did not go into production originally. Nothing good about the body shape.....other than it looks odd.

[@johnmeeks9308]

Thanks

[@colasko8006]

Dude, that thing sounds killer!

[@electricgypsyblues4761]

Well now that that's done, Im glad you'll have nothing negative to say about epiphone again

[@LucasFowler]

I just callz em like I seez em :P

[@cliftongardner4367]

I did not know this was a thing but my wallet is gonna be sorry I do now.

[@LucasFowler]

Fortunately Zzounds has payment plans. Or maybe unfortunately, depending on how you look at it :P

[@funkfan1751]

Ameriacn Musical Supply is showing that this guitar will be back in stock in the middle of August. They also show a '58 Korina Explorer that is an exclusive. I didn't get to check out the specs on the Moderne vs the Explorer, but I will.

[@hugh4225]

Sounds killer, nice buy

[@johnmeeks9308]

A link on where you could get one would have been cool

[@LucasFowler]

Good idea! I will put it in the description as well, but here is where I got mine: www.zzounds.com/item--EPIEDMD

[@darrellminx5459]

Sounds great

[@CapitaineHaddock]

I m just hère to steal your skills lol nice review man

[@yosemitesam4549]

Every guitar you play sounds good to me...

[@rocknrollresignation93]

How was the fretwork? I tried another new Epiphone recently and once again the fretwork was complete garbage...I couldn’t believe it passed QC but Epiphone gets everything else right if they could only improve the fretwork

[@LucasFowler]

Much, much better than the 50's Les Paul Standard I had. I still did a little spot leveling but that's me being nitpicky and wanting a mega low action. You could have absolutely played it as it was.

[@MathewsGuitarWorks]

That screams ZZ Top.

[@LucasFowler]

The Legends help a lot with that :)

[@robertclarkguitar]

I'm probably one of few, but I find these V and odd shaped guitars to be hilarious looking. Hahah

[@LucasFowler]

I used to really hate them but they have grown on me by just being unique :)

[@karlgossman]

Hey, are you a fellow Krispy Kremer?

[@alexh3153]

Does it have the giant d neck like the epi LP standards do?

[@LucasFowler]

It's pretty thin and kind of wide-ish. It feels more like the neck on the 61' SG's.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

What year is your legend? I played my first show with one (my dad’s) in 1986 ... I think the amp was an ‘85 ... it was loud! I haven’t seen one in 30-years until now. The wicker on your’s looks darker, but other than that, it looks exactly like the one I played through ... a long-long time ago.

[@LucasFowler]

I believe my A60 on the left is a 1983 and the Rock N Roll 50 on the right is a 1981. The cane definitely darkens with age, but some more than others depending on their environments!

[@yagoravell7944]

Dad feels, my boy just learn how to turn off my amp! Hahaha

[@LucasFowler]

She hasn't discovered the volume pedal...yet.

[@Sean_Plays_Guitar]

Man...that’ll get it done, alright.

[@ResilienteVil]

Always hot licks in this channel!

[@LucasFowler]

I have a few good moments, thank you!

[@buythetickettaketheride9080]

That neck pickup is BEGGING for... fool for your stockings

[@LucasFowler]

That's such a great record!

[@ytrezazerty1]

strange guitar... nice demo

[@erichawtin9110]

DENIED my son usually grabs my pick and points to the guitar stand 😆

[@LucasFowler]

Sometimes she just yells from the other end of the house: "DADDY ITS TOO LOUD I'M WATCHING DORA"

[@davidmarkham4391]

Hahaha I get interrupted by my boys all the time hahahaha

[@LucasFowler]

She just comes in and shuts me down, it's hilarious and cute :P

[@aidanshaw4905]

You better have gotten that poor girl some juice.

[@LucasFowler]

She burns through some juice, let me tell you what.

[@johnSmith-yn7dg]

:)

[@johnSmith-yn7dg]

:)