Honest Review - Epiphone Broadway - First look and review

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.
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[@vecernicek2]

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_69]

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]

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]

Really appreciate it! Glad you get what I'm shooting for! Cheers!

[@vecernicek2]

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.

[@anothernewworld9650]

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.

[@RamonaMusicCenter]

Great info!

[@shaalis]

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]

Good call!

[@michael-dy8tz]

I wonder why they call pickups on these guitars pups?

[@realtruenorth]

​@@michael-dy8tzpups is short for pickups p'(ick)ups

[@jjrossphd]

Thanks. Impressive playing

[@RamonaMusicCenter]

Thank you!

[@JWCFB]

All I want to know with these Hollow bodies is can the rock?

[@eddienebula6084]

yes, but you may have to manage possible unwanted feedback issues. there are a few ways to do that

[@anthonymeikle3377]

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.

[@HughCoxx]

Great playing!

[@michael-dy8tz]

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?

[@KnozLo]

It's based on the Byrdland right?

[@eddienebula6084]

i dont think so. its based on a Gibson L5 i, i think. a Casino is based on a Byrdland

[@KnozLo]

@@eddienebula6084 Casinos don't really look like a byrdland. Would love to have an affordable byrdland.

[@thewitcherxx430]

Can u do selfish by jake hill

[@RamonaMusicCenter]

On it!

[@RamonaMusicCenter]

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[@prodbyjj3921]

Can you please do Smile by Tayservin!

[@prodbyjj3921]

Please

[@buck7477]

Is this the Hollow Body Ted Nugent would use if he had to choose one under $1500?

[@eddienebula6084]

no, closest thing to his Byrdland would be a Casino

[@diegallo1283]

Can u do haunted cowboy by lil revive?

[@RamonaMusicCenter]

Listening now!

[@Coahuilense]

Thats what I was about to coment 🙃

[@RamonaMusicCenter]

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[@victorbarker9497]

still sound tinney

[@fenderay6strings425]

How about a Guild X700 or500?

[@shaalis]

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]

Neck splice????MMMmmmm!!!.........🎸🎸✍🏼✍🏼

[@michaelrosawatkins3928]

Play something!!

[@waynehicks1969]

Not very good background knowledge.

[@bobkaski816]

I don't think those are made in Korea. Pretty sure it's china.

[@RamonaMusicCenter]

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.

[@waitaminute7257]

New ones are China. Older ones Korea