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@forest78743 жыл бұрын
That's really not a problem, bro. :D
@ericv2153 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy for the demo. Great as always.
@freezingCode3 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear the Flying V sounded the best, even though they all sounded the same.
@frankn4skeen3 жыл бұрын
Hello Agufish! I have a question for you. I'm sorry to bother you, specially if you already sent the demo guitars back. I've had several Vs in the past, and currently have a 2016 "Brend Hinds" Epiphone Flying V. Most every one of these guitars were slightly "NECK HEAVY" (the Brend Hinds too). Is the Epiphone Flying V Prophecy also "Neck Heavy"? (There are no big guitar store anywhere near where I live, and this isn't really the kind of information displayed on product pages) Thank you so much in advance for your answer.
@freezingCode3 жыл бұрын
@@frankn4skeen Brent Hinds V looks awesome! I wanted one, but now they're over$1k usd on the used market.
@sixsix8six3 жыл бұрын
"It's over Anakin. I have the high gain."
@agufish3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahah someone give this man a medal
@WEIRDONG_MARINO3 жыл бұрын
🥇
@sixsix8six3 жыл бұрын
@@agufish I accept PayPal, GPay, and Venmo. Or fake internet points.
@AljonGo3 жыл бұрын
Best. Comment. Ever.
@sixsix8six3 жыл бұрын
@@AljonGo thank you kindly, internet stranger
@BaenaCarcosa3 жыл бұрын
35 MINUTES???? What do you think I am, made out of (watch) time??
@asizeablebear3 жыл бұрын
LMFAO THE STAR WARS BOMBS, officially best demo of the year now.
@coolg.u.s.3 жыл бұрын
Hey its this guy!
@matiasz68573 жыл бұрын
There should be more 24 fret explorers like that or Schecter's. Most companies might think 24 fret explorers are illegal or something.
@Patchichos Жыл бұрын
They are to the boomer police
@LukeDKramer3 жыл бұрын
Me: How much BWAAHHHMM do you want? Hunter: All of it. All of the BWAAAHHHMMM
@21stcenturymetal313 жыл бұрын
Got my Prophecy V a week and a half ago. My favorite guitar now. Changed my strings to NYXL 10-52 adjusted the intonation a bit. Stop Bar wrapped my strings. Workhorse and crushing. Love it
@TheSubstrance3 жыл бұрын
Are these made in China?
@chazzity193 жыл бұрын
this demo track with star wars clips is my favorite crossover of the year lmao
@jamesmarkham74893 жыл бұрын
Been listening for years. I gotta say your sound demos at the beginning are really great. You've improved a lot. I'd listen to an album.
@Abyssvx3 жыл бұрын
The V would be so sick in a Baritone version. The Extura definitely NEEDS a 7 string AND a baritone version.
@deadinsidemcgee4113 жыл бұрын
I was worried about how they’d sound because the PAF is not my favorite humbucker of all time, but this blew me away.
@riversplit82063 жыл бұрын
I still want a purple Prophecy V with a floyd... Basically Hunter's worst nightmare
@GunsnRosesfan20123 жыл бұрын
I think Chapman makes a purple V w/ a Floyd.
@kmw51003 жыл бұрын
You have excellent taste
@davesargent87483 жыл бұрын
That is literally the exact same thing i want
@jessekulbe18553 жыл бұрын
Floyd rose makes a surface mount kit that I believe would fit the Prophecy V!
@GunsnRosesfan20123 жыл бұрын
@@jessekulbe1855 the FRX
@07Cessna9 ай бұрын
I've had the Prophecy SG Blue Tiger for a few days now. Workmanship is very good. This SG sounds fantastic. What a beautiful guitar. Thank you for the beautiful video of the Epiphone series.
@mccloud2733 жыл бұрын
"You say I'm not uploading enough? Well here you go, 35 minutes of guitar goodness" The tone test on the dirty channel alone took so long that I got a visit from Blues solo guy 😂 looking forward to future mod projects and all those other boxes you opened, king
@ChefBrianTsao3 жыл бұрын
FOOD & RESTAURANT REFERENCE! HUNTER MADE A RESTAURANT LOGISTICS REFERENCE! I can die now
@patfix3 жыл бұрын
Alter Bridge - One Day Remains! That took me way too long to remember...
@TMmodify3 жыл бұрын
really one of their most underrated songs
@tjm5163 жыл бұрын
This is the comment I was looking for. Thanks!
@SheepDog15133 жыл бұрын
@@TMmodify Love the tempo of this one~! Tremonster crushes it!
@jamesanderson94283 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was searching the comments for this one I was thinking why is he playing alter bridge can’t this get his video be demonetized
@stug50413 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for comparing these pups to others in the fluence line - really needed that in making my purchase decision. Also, ‘F’. Awesome work as always!
@mutt45373 жыл бұрын
If only that blue was available on all of em!
@connerking5683 жыл бұрын
Or at least the Flying V. Why are there only two colors on that one?
@wyattnorth39843 жыл бұрын
That red tiger is so fucking sexy though.
@NikoZombie3 жыл бұрын
When i saw the Extura i was in love. Epiphone's been killing it in these latest releases
@matdan60813 жыл бұрын
Yeah man, I just bought the extura explorer in tiger yellow....it’s an absolute animal. Epiphone really got these dialled in 🤘🏻
@matdan6081 Жыл бұрын
@@Domn879 it was better than I expected to be honest, i don't own it anymore as explorers just aren't my shape if that makes sense. But to play whilst sat which is what I did a lot of the time... I had no issues
@gatlinjb3 жыл бұрын
Dear Hunter! I am certainly one of the first 20 subscribers. You are appreciated. And Happy Holidays. Ohhh and you are really dynamic and playing extremely well. Cheers from Newport Beach, CA.
@babindinda94143 жыл бұрын
Dude awesome sponsor transition!! loved it!! I am so hyped for these guitars, a little out of my price range on a college budget, but damn so nice!!!
@Kabayoth3 жыл бұрын
Some say he's successfully designed tie-dye shirts suitable for metal, but the results are so black the eyes slide off them so quality control is a bitch. And his chopstick skills are such his breakfast cereal has never seen a spoon. The man! The Legend! Der Fish!
@SocksworthRiffs3 жыл бұрын
If Epiphone released this last year it would have been a contender for LTD imo, but it feels like playing catchup - especially when stainless steel frets are on the new LTDs, as well as just more options.
@Masterfighterx3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's basically what Epiphone needs now, SS frets. Would also have been a great plus to have 4 knobs on the SG and 3 on the V and Extura to be able to change each pickup individually.
@MiserereMei5 ай бұрын
TL;DW: 1) All four guitars sound the same. Choose based on body shape and colour. 2) All Fishman voices sound very similar with distortion. There are slightly clearer differences when playing clean.
@GearGasms3 жыл бұрын
If they’d do a V in Purple Tiger I’d be in! These look killer
@Kiwaloayo3 жыл бұрын
the seismic mines definitely make this review a win
@Bassboy19873 жыл бұрын
Is nobody else going to talk about how dope that instrumental was at the beginning??? 🔥
@djencode3 жыл бұрын
I just picked up the purple extura today. This thing is amazing. Punching way above it's weight class. Some tiny glue marks on the fretboard but otherwise the qc is perfect!
@MrJingles0213 жыл бұрын
The harmonies in the demo track are fantastic.
@The.Adam.D3 жыл бұрын
The RickRoll ad was the best ad interruption ever.
@michaelzarp11272 жыл бұрын
Dude the way U kept going through all the Guitars with the same tones and same guitar lines is a genius way to actually hear the difference in the guitars especially with all the different pickup configurations. Cheers 2 U . I was honestly surprised how bright that the Explorer was compared to the Les Paul and the V even to the SG.
@evenzeroescanbeheroes68753 жыл бұрын
Really makes you wonder how long was Gibson planning on this series getting a refresh. I'm sure even the pickups themselves took a long time to develop. I'm very pleased with these. Now if Matt Heafy could release his updated models,thatd be great....needs me a Snofall...
@harleymumford943 жыл бұрын
Love the use of One Day Remains, Rise Today, All Nightmare Long and Blind Man for tone comparisons.... also did I hear a few of the chords from Best of You or am I imagining things? Keep up the good work, your videos are always a great watch
@LewisShieldsUS3 жыл бұрын
Need further behavioral analytics; variation or bloom in clean dynamics, neck dive on the strap. Great show, thanks. Love the Ex and the YTV (O-jack on the upper, yay!)
@johnm31523 жыл бұрын
Every time I buy a guitar with active pups, I tell myself it's the last. However, this Prophecy may really be the last * hilarious south park clip
@tomislavkrajina10473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, Hunter. Is the SG neck heavy?
@shawmatt1013 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or do they all sound the same. They sound great! But doesn’t matter the make which is cool
@stephanematis3 жыл бұрын
Puple Exutre. Yeah. But a Prophecy Firebird with Fishman Fluence's take on Firebird pickups ?!! Oh yeaaah Doesn't have to have that size, but that vintage sounds would rock.
@dajerk70823 жыл бұрын
They all look great. My favorite, the v. They can be the best epiphones ever made, but I feel there's some sort of stigma people have with epiphone guitars. I don't know what that's about. Great video, keep it up.
@malcolmhardwick42583 жыл бұрын
80s Japanese Epiphones after the USA models are the best !
@Robster-Craw3 жыл бұрын
They're generic gibsons but other than that they're still great.
@hidayiday88402 жыл бұрын
I like it when you play the guitar standing up...not sitting down
@moptop52533 жыл бұрын
Glad they’re back again. Nice job Epiphone
@-salley8793 жыл бұрын
I’m just here for the Slave One bomb tones
@alexcaddel1172 жыл бұрын
I ended up purchasing a Les Paul prophecy right after this video in the olive burst and first things I did to the guitar was buffed the front of the headstock and the top and after doing that it made the light flame my top had and made it really pop. I also stitched the toggle switch to a switchcraft and the guitar is now a beast.
@mgreene3003 жыл бұрын
Does the SG neck dive? I was hoping that w/ the thicker body it might have better balance.
@RokDAWG13 жыл бұрын
That black Explorer is stupid amazing looking and sounding! Wow!
@kevinfeatherstone60623 жыл бұрын
been looking forward to your review on these, and you did not disappoint. I want the new Flying V. I've enjoyed Epiphone Guitars and already own an Explorer 84 and the Bjorn Gelotte Jotun.
@rubentrevino62883 жыл бұрын
Hands down you have the best demo riffs on KZbin
@kians13393 жыл бұрын
Yooo WTF that demo track was straight fire!
@fundude3652 ай бұрын
Looking back at this after the Mustaine Prophesy V is a bittersweet experience.
@reganci33723 жыл бұрын
I freaking love that olive finish on the lp but just cannot get used to the longer neck with the 24 frets. Hoping they release a sliverburst custom more similar to the Gibson. Or even a cheaper Jones signature model
@Sayajin33213 жыл бұрын
They are doing both.
@CacklingAntagonist3 жыл бұрын
That's gotta be your best demo riff yet dude. Super impressed
@rouladenkoenig69522 жыл бұрын
I ordered myself the Les Paul Black Prophecy yesterday! And outstanding simple but beautifull design. Can't wait to throw it into my mixes ;)
@malcolmhardwick42583 жыл бұрын
These headstocks look so much better than the what looked to me like a coffin shape headstock !
@antma90283 жыл бұрын
Old headstock better for DEATH METAL!!
@malcolmhardwick42583 жыл бұрын
@@antma9028 True !
@Storm762x393 жыл бұрын
I absolutely fucking love that you included one of the coolest sounds anyone has ever heard into the track.
@bengirard19842 жыл бұрын
How is the neck weight on the SG? I'm just worried that it neck dives. I have a Gibson SG Special that it perfectly balanced but I know it's not the case with all of them haha
@sixsix8six3 жыл бұрын
"I love it and its gonna get a lot of playing time." - does that mean you get to keep all of them? If so, sell me dat Extura!
@evenzeroescanbeheroes68753 жыл бұрын
If it was the purple one,we'd be fighting
@sixsix8six3 жыл бұрын
@@evenzeroescanbeheroes6875 I would prefer the purple as well but if I can save a bit of cash for a pre-owned I'm gonna.
@evenzeroescanbeheroes68753 жыл бұрын
@@sixsix8six smart thinking there,friend.
@bradproctor64993 жыл бұрын
Check out my brief review of the purple extura. Its basically being exalted
@BunkMasterFlex773 жыл бұрын
Love the headstock binding.
@damoncollins62353 жыл бұрын
I think I'm about to get a ESP LTD MH-1007 as my first 7 string guitar. It just seems like the best option for me. I've always wanted an evertune because of how often you praise them
@Return2TheLiving3 жыл бұрын
Crystal Lake and Fit For a King have used them on their last few albums and live. Great metal guitar, I wish it would have fishmans instead but can’t knock the classic emg 81/85s. I have owned one for about 8 months, probably will sell it just cuz I’m not a 7 string guy as much as I thought I would be.
@denverrandy71433 жыл бұрын
All sounded great,Led paul had a lil more crunch,sg a lol more high end,explorer was warmer and the flying V had higher resonance to me. But that's just my ear listening on n android.lol
@bigbo17642 жыл бұрын
If they put in the extra $100-200 for Stainless steel extra jumbo frets, I would already own one; my dream has been to own an SG, but their price and lack of modern specs has pushed me away. Getting a guitar regretted is a lot more expensive than it would be to just include better frets from factory, hence why I got an EC 1000 and not an SG or Les Paul prophecy. I’m sure most people wouldn’t mind a price bump up from $900 to $1000 for the upgrade, especially considering their competition is specking SS XJ frets for about $1050.
@ibnsina94863 жыл бұрын
Damn, it's been centuries since I'd heard that Alter Bridge riff
@sb6323 жыл бұрын
Well Hunter. I thought I was going to go with a schecter keith merrow as my next guitar. But I'm really thinking about going with a red les paul prophecy now.
@wyattnorth39843 жыл бұрын
I just bought mine the other day. It ranks up there with my silver burst as far as favorites colors, The black and blue would be cool but this red it sexy af and you don't have to fork over a couple grand to get the color in the gibson slash version which imo this one looks better than.
@ScottDreyfus Жыл бұрын
That's a serious greenday deep track...in the end. Hearing that was like getting in a time machine and going back to 1994. Dookie was the first album I ever purchased. I saved some lawn mowing money and with about 25 whole dollars plopped on the counter I snagged Dookie, and Kerplunk. Cracked rear view from hootie came soon after but I was hooked on butt rock at that point until a little band in 99 melted my face at ozzfest. Seeing slipknot in your 40s is much different than seeing them when you are young and still full of knucklehead
@leightnite30563 жыл бұрын
Wow, Epiphone made some good guitars!? They all sound damn near the same 2, pretty sweet!
@RainMakeR_Workshop4 ай бұрын
I'm still hoping they will make a Prophecy Gothic series.
@marcmocata23783 жыл бұрын
Hey Hunter ! Loved this new prophecies video ! Have you tried the Tosin Abasi Fluences? Would love to see you crushing a few riffs with them !
@gooeykev2 жыл бұрын
These are really nice. I was gonna pick up an older Epiphone Les Paul Slash Signature Rosso Corsa; but this one might have won me over. They really did their research and listened to the customers wants and needs on this one. That tone sounds great.
@justintharp56522 жыл бұрын
I luv how cheated a bit on the V & went in for the chug- mic drop😅🎤
@gregmerritt93663 жыл бұрын
That demo track sounded inspired.
@armandolopez1803 жыл бұрын
Please tell Aljon to make a Les Paul in the Blue Tiger finish. I'd sell my soul for that tbh
@leviathan_is_me Жыл бұрын
Your camera is a McDonald's ice cream machine my friend....call the guy.
@krisdelcid53193 жыл бұрын
The Les Paul and the Flying V have captured my ears, now if only Epiphone would release those models with all the new colors, especially the blue tiger finish, I would pick them up without a second thought.
@TheShadowChevy3 жыл бұрын
That has to be one of your best tracks so far. I love it
@CRAZYCANUCKTV2 жыл бұрын
Nice Alter Bride riff buddy, I have a brand new Extura on the way!!
@ncemt3 жыл бұрын
Breaking out that Alter Bridge in the stack up. Love it!!!
@LewisShieldsUS3 жыл бұрын
Great demo, thanks! Epi game bumped. Pre-ordered. Hands clasped in a silent, cold and dark room awaiting the Prophecy. Waiting.......waiting.......
@xjohn19703 жыл бұрын
all 2020 Gibson & Epiphones have been great
@DatMetalBoi753 жыл бұрын
This is the way
@thinkman57173 жыл бұрын
I got the SG on line. First thing I noticed on my brand new SG upon opening the box was the alarming nut. Very poorly made. Way out of spec under the 4th, 5th and 6th string. I did a complete setup and got the action where I wanted it. Since I had a gig coming up, I thought I should check the battery. Upon opening the compartment, the battery fell out and was hanging on the negative wire. The positive wire was completely failed. The only reason it played through the amp was because of compressive forces causing a connection. Yep. It went back. I'm going to give them one more chance, hoping I got a lemon. I'm gonna have to wait awhile, since the guitars are now on backorder and not presently available. So far, not impressed.
@JT-gm4fk3 жыл бұрын
I've tried three, every one of them went back. I'm moving on from Epiphone. I've had too many issues with them and this was supposed to be their best yet. I'm probably going to grab me a Charvel Pro Mod so cal 2
@TheSubstrance3 жыл бұрын
What happened, did you finally get a good one?
@thinkman57173 жыл бұрын
@@TheSubstrance No. I've got a PRS SE Custom 24 coming. Sounds like it might work out better.
@edwardkennedy55003 жыл бұрын
I think the LP sounds fatter
@riffwizardsupreme3 жыл бұрын
They honestly could've just called it an Explorer. It's not a cross between an Explorer and a Futura, it's just a slightly better access Explorer.
@iwilrage3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Been waiting for this
@steven_uk3 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Well done, Hunter. I'd probably choose an Ltd EC1000 over the Epiphones though. The Korean Ltds have great fretwork and finish, and the stainless steel frets push them over the top.
@DoomTrooperTV Жыл бұрын
The person holding the camera didn't notice it died? Or is that a shaky effect that you ad in post?
@JamiePittsSCM3 жыл бұрын
"No fret sprouts" - video shows 3 fretwires extruding. 😉 Love the les paul axxess cutaway, so it don't even matter
@knucklesandwich6117 Жыл бұрын
1 year later, and the LP is just hard to beat..absolutely love it..hoping a white SG prophecy will come out
@Chisaku4613 жыл бұрын
Man I actually wanna buy one of those modern guitars because they look more modern look of the guitars and mostly draw my attention is fishman fluence absolutely love those pickups but for this one it has the Gibson vibe sound and it’s good 👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼thanks for the video it really gives me the joy to hear about this type of awesome guitars that has fishman fluence in one of these guitars Epiphone is making big improvement
@museacmount78833 жыл бұрын
Hello ! Great professional video! Do u think the flying V Prophecy neck is better than last Gibson flying V slim taper one? Thanks, Marco
@bretspangler8717 Жыл бұрын
I have the blue SG Prophecy and it fell out of use for a while, not the biggest fan of active pickups. My truss rod needed an adjustment and the action reset and now it plays great again. I want to add a trem system and heavily mod this one, add P90s and an out-of-phase.
@SsWargazmSs3 жыл бұрын
I consistently liked the way the Xtura was ringing out and seemed to have better bass end. I was surprised my ears didn't go to the LP every time because I tend to like single cut tone better. Awesome comparison Hunter. Thanks. 🤘
@R.Stridstrom9 ай бұрын
That, and the SG got something too, a bit more mids perhaps. But it sounds right.
@bearsound16673 жыл бұрын
These guitars are a steal at the price.
@cellphone963 жыл бұрын
Got my olive tiger extura! Immaculate fretwork and plays like a dream!
@TheSubstrance3 жыл бұрын
Is it made in China, Indonesia or Korea?
@SuperMetalhead963 жыл бұрын
I'm still holding to the opinion that they're saving the axcess heel for the new Heafy sigs. Since these already have fluences, that will give every Heafy, regardless of if it has an evertune or not, another marketable feature over the prophecy.
@WiktorA963 жыл бұрын
Fishman: so Huner how many sets of pick ups would you like to try? Hunter: Yes
@agufish3 жыл бұрын
Basically lol. Ken Susi is an absolute homie
@StevenEveral3 жыл бұрын
They all look good, but I'm really torn between that Extura and Flying V. Of course your camera dies when you're playing that mint green singlecut. 😅
@21stcenturymetal313 жыл бұрын
The V FTW. Its amazing
@Antimedal3 жыл бұрын
In the clean sections demoing the different voices I got Incubus drive vibes from the demo track.
@SammyEatsYourBrain993 жыл бұрын
if it wasnt active pickups id buy one but i just hate active's
@leviathan_is_me Жыл бұрын
I agree more then I thought I would. I am an explorer junkie thru and thru and the purple tiger finish...🤤. Even though I SHOULD get one of those, I would still choose the LP 9 out of 10 times. The 4 control layout is too good NOT to and, like you said, it's the only one in the line that has individual pickup controls. So I guess if I'm in an infinite tone mood the LP, if I'm more a flow n go the Extura.
@claytonicForce2 жыл бұрын
Why don't they do direct mount pickups? These are beautiful but they may look better with a direct mount pickup set-up. What do you guys think
@ADoveThatPlaysXbox3 жыл бұрын
If Epiphone had done an Evertune version of that explorer style one... I'd have to pick one up...
@iamjoemadden3 жыл бұрын
That would be totally sick. I agree.
@iamjoemadden3 жыл бұрын
Are there any other Explorer models out there w/Evertune besides Solar?