Great hollowbody guitar on the inexpensive side? Let's find out! I enjoy Epiphone guitars but we are gonna try to find anything wrong with it. Shot on iphone 14 pro
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@vecernicek28 ай бұрын
I have a Broadway (the regular one, not the Elitist) I bought in Guitar Center in Brooklyn back in 2007. I originally wanted to buy a Casino, but ended up also trying 3 different Broadways off the wall. The one I walked away with sounded completely different than the other two. Louder and much sweeter and the body was much more resonant than the others. The other two were okay, roughly what you expect from a cheap asian brand, but this one was so much better. I ended up liking it much more than the Casino as well. I am very happy with my personal Broadway, but I am not sure If I'd recommend to buy it online. Also, a recommendation: If you buy a cheap Epiphone guitar, bring it to a luthier and say you want a bone nut. This is an upgrade you will notice in tone. Much more than a pickup upgrade, in my opinion.
@milwaukee_698 ай бұрын
I love guitars like this provided they have good pick ups for jazz and the fact they are priced under $1,000 is an opportunity for me to purchase them .like come on give a guy a break guitars over $999.99 are to steep for some people's budget. I rather leave the guitar collecting dust than going over my means and then have it stolen. The fact that where I live trying to keep a pricey guitar in my neighborhood or collection for that matter is slim.
@Raildig Жыл бұрын
I like this review, especially the critique of the bridge pickup. Too many sellers will glow about every aspect of a guitar... I like this kind of honesty. And your playing makes the review better too! Thanks.
@RamonaMusicCenter Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate it! Glad you get what I'm shooting for! Cheers!
@vecernicek28 ай бұрын
Yeah, this is an issue with bridge pickups on hollowbodies in general. They tend to be harsh, sort of honky. The more hollow an electric guitar is, the more upper harmonics the bridge pickup has. So it goes like this in descending order: 17 inch archtops (like a Tal Farlow) >16 inch (ES-175) > ES 330 > ES 335 > Les Paul.
@anothernewworld965011 ай бұрын
The rubber grommet that the switch is mounted to isn’t stolen from Ibanez. It’s a Gibson thing. Gibson started doing that in the ‘60s on their archtop guitars. The reason is that it isolates the switch, thereby reducing the amount of noise from changing switch positions getting picked up by the pickups.
@RamonaMusicCenter11 ай бұрын
Great info!
@shaalis Жыл бұрын
Good value for the money. Sometimes you get build quality issues. I would suggest 2 swapouts: A bone nut, and Classic 57 Gibson pups. And you have a poor man's L5.
@RamonaMusicCenter Жыл бұрын
Good call!
@michael-dy8tz Жыл бұрын
I wonder why they call pickups on these guitars pups?
@realtruenorth9 ай бұрын
@@michael-dy8tzpups is short for pickups p'(ick)ups
@jjrossphd Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Impressive playing
@RamonaMusicCenter Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@JWCFB9 ай бұрын
All I want to know with these Hollow bodies is can the rock?
@eddienebula60846 ай бұрын
yes, but you may have to manage possible unwanted feedback issues. there are a few ways to do that
@anthonymeikle33777 ай бұрын
I love my Epiphone Broadway but plays like an expensive guitar even though I don't play all that great I play well enough to enjoy.
@HughCoxx11 ай бұрын
Great playing!
@michael-dy8tz Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking about buying one from ZZounds but those frets look awfully high, I'm use to frets on a vintage Gibson solid body with low frets, I've played the high fret guitars of today and when I slide my fingers on the fretboard it feels like I'm going over railroad tracks, but I will be playing a Merl Travis, Chet Atkins style and I'll learn a little jazz, what do you think?
@KnozLo8 ай бұрын
It's based on the Byrdland right?
@eddienebula60846 ай бұрын
i dont think so. its based on a Gibson L5 i, i think. a Casino is based on a Byrdland
@KnozLo6 ай бұрын
@@eddienebula6084 Casinos don't really look like a byrdland. Would love to have an affordable byrdland.
@thewitcherxx430 Жыл бұрын
Can u do selfish by jake hill
@RamonaMusicCenter Жыл бұрын
On it!
@RamonaMusicCenter Жыл бұрын
boooom kzbin.info/www/bejne/oISkZ6KOppyNabM
@prodbyjj3921 Жыл бұрын
Can you please do Smile by Tayservin!
@prodbyjj3921 Жыл бұрын
Please
@buck747711 ай бұрын
Is this the Hollow Body Ted Nugent would use if he had to choose one under $1500?
@eddienebula60846 ай бұрын
no, closest thing to his Byrdland would be a Casino
@diegallo1283 Жыл бұрын
Can u do haunted cowboy by lil revive?
@RamonaMusicCenter Жыл бұрын
Listening now!
@Coahuilense Жыл бұрын
Thats what I was about to coment 🙃
@RamonaMusicCenter Жыл бұрын
Boom! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmXQi5dohbqhns0
@victorbarker9497Ай бұрын
still sound tinney
@fenderay6strings425 Жыл бұрын
How about a Guild X700 or500?
@shaalis Жыл бұрын
The 500 is the better buy in most conditions. YOu'll also fine more of them for less. Buying tip, if you find a European dealer, you MAY find it cheaper for the cost of shipping plus an extra 200$ CDN.
@microdot4374 Жыл бұрын
Neck splice????MMMmmmm!!!.........🎸🎸✍🏼✍🏼
@michaelrosawatkins3928 Жыл бұрын
Play something!!
@waynehicks19692 ай бұрын
Not very good background knowledge.
@bobkaski816 Жыл бұрын
I don't think those are made in Korea. Pretty sure it's china.
@RamonaMusicCenter Жыл бұрын
At 1:55 you can see the made in Korea sticker but it is very common for companies to switch factories so I'm sure that both exist.