The Epiphone Prophecy Extura has some serious QC issues | Fishman Fluence Proprietary pickups

[@skyguy501st]

Just bought one and it was literally perfect. Not a single issue with anything..

[@petrprochazka9183]

Mine too🤘

[@Robdarian]

I bought one last year, it's mint.

[@mattlombardi54]

I have the purple/black extra and I love it! I also can see why this guitar wouldn’t be for everyone. Also yes QC is an issue sometimes, I got lucky and love mine.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Because a lot of people are not comfortable with the explorer shape and they bang it everywhere. The purple is nice ;)

[@mattlombardi54]

After watching your video I’m going to tear mine down and give it a good cleaning and thorough once over and make any changes/improvements I need to. I really am happy with it but it really could use a good cleaning and polishing on the frets/fretboard. I’m going to check for left behind tape as well now😂

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@mattlombardi54 Let me know what you find back there. A cleanup is mandatory every couple of months 👍🏻

[@raymartin9146]

He seems to be moaning for the sake of it. I have one and the pups are fantastic as is the build quality for this price point, you may get the odd niggle but it's still worth every penny in my opinion.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

I seem to hate it in all 5 guitars that I reviewed with this pickup, for the sake of it 😳

[@Fafa_Sauce]

You may get the odd, what now?

[@jeanluc1313]

This is the first I’ve heard this gripe.

[@jeanluc1313]

Dumb review. And those strings are juvenile. And awful player.

[@noonecares7730]

Yeah, it's all preference, can't really count the pickups against it.

[@jann_rygh]

got my Extura today as B-Stock. Stunning Axe. Had to tighten the Tuner's Nuts and that was about it. No Flaws No Nothing. Plays like a dream, PUs are inline, I personally don't care about some inches Difference in Knob-Body Distance, the Neck plays like cream and I really love the modern Fishman Tone, never had those and with Neural Nolly I'm squishing my Face 😂

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

You got lucky ✌🏻

[@brian770]

wow, sorry you got a turd, i bought all 4 of them from sweetwater a few months ago and have nothing bad to say about mine. I havent opened up any of the compartments and have no intentions to as to me as long as it plays well and looks good i am good with it.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Enjoy, man :>

[@N0tAFed]

I bought one online recently and it didn't really have any issues... My biggest complaint is that the pick-ups sound incredibly average and the tone difference from the push/pulls is really not noticeable. Honestly probably gonna remove them and put a Seymour in the bridge and whatever else in the neck. Shame, bc I really like the look of the ones it comes with.

[@t0m1k33]

"No big deal this is a cheap guitar after all" well yeah compared to gibson and other overpriced brands probably yes but i would not call a 900 dollar guitar "cheap", for the money the quality is absolute shit

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Yeah I have to agree on that. Nearly 1000 dollars is not cheap and mainly young musicians buy this, meaning the 1k price tag hurts even more... without a case too. I am comparing it to lets say the 1000 series of LTD and the 1200-1300$ Schecters. Its cheaper compared to them.

[@4142Wilb]

Watch Glen Cricket’s take on the new Gibson Dave Mustaine V - Gibson is garbage

[@4142Wilb]

Damn you autocorrect - Glen Fricker

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@4142Wilb I saw it. 👀

[@t0m1k33]

Right now im chosing between this one and epiphone ebony explorer, which would be no brainer if only the ebony model would not have that pickguard, yes its for some reason important for me xD

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

You are waiting for the 84 Reissue explorer 👀

[@t0m1k33]

@@GeorgeVGuitars Basically :D, but im not that patient so im probably just gonna buy the extura in black and hope its gonna arrive in good condition and not with some cracks or super sharp-too long frets or something, kinda sad being afraid of buying instrument for 900 dollars and being worried about it being in good shape when u can get better quallity guitars for like 400-500 dollars if you know where to look...

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@t0m1k33 Make sure u have the 14 days return option 👀

[@t0m1k33]

@@GeorgeVGuitars I do, on thonmann there is 30 days return option plus free shipping so im clear xD

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@t0m1k33 Go for it then 👀

[@t0m1k33]

One more question, does the extura fit the gibson explorer case or is it too big/small ?

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Hm not that it's bigger than the explorer. The body shape is slightly different. Im not sure if it will fit the vases cut for the explorer body. Best go with a universal case that is not cut to a specific body shape.

[@w.stuart668]

im trying to find any info if the bridge is ceramic or alnico.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Those are fishmans, they dont work like regular pickups.

[@w.stuart668]

@@GeorgeVGuitars they are still active pickups which i use. ceramics are what im after, a hotter pickup for what i play. i dont use alnico in my current guitars but yes i know about fishmans. gibson/epiphone clearly still stick to their rock n roll roots and havent changed to us hardcore metal guys. but i have found my answer elsewhere and both pickups are alnico so i would have to spend additional money to change to modern fluences which in my opinion should be an option from the factory. maybe im just being too picky and then maybe not as ive been an emg guy forever and want to try fishmans.

[@motorbreath88]

Is it possible to swap those out for emgs? They compartment looks really small

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Check that video out at the 13th minute. If they fit the Explorer, they will fit the Extura as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHOxapufpbqfhrM

[@motorbreath88]

@George V Guitars thanks alot man, just ordered a pair of 57/66. By the way, my extura is pretty much flawless. Just had to set it up. It's probably the best guitar I've ever had. Really comfortable to play both sitting and standing

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@motorbreath88 Good choice, the 57/66 are close to my Het Set and a perfect choice for the Extura.

[@suspect794]

I got the purple tiger, and mine came pretty much perfect, frets just needed a polish, but it was perfectly intonated and plays like a dream

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

We'll see about that. I got a yellow tiger, yellow v and 3 LP Prophecies coming soon. If that is bad too, I think it is safe to say a lot of them have problems.

[@suspect794]

@@GeorgeVGuitars that's very possibly, I may have just got lucky, wouldnt trade mine for a Gibson at this point

[@Dave-ei4jp]

@@GeorgeVGuitars Do you have an update on them?

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@Dave-ei4jp Yeah I have reviewed them.

[@jonbon7219]

I almost bought 1 used today. But decided to research. Thank u so much for helping me decide not to buy.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

They are not all like this one probably, but it is good to be able to check one in person or at least have some sort of return option.

[@mattlombardi54]

Yea man if it was a good price used you most definitely should have grabbed it

[@4142Wilb]

I guess I’m better off buying the other Epiphone Explorer that sells for $649 given the build & QC issues here for $899 - thanks

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

The other one might have the same issues, or even worse. Keep in mind the Extura and the 58' Explorer are quite different from each other. What kind of music do you want to play? The extura is quite modern feeling and sounding. The pickups on the 58' Explorer are pretty soft and the neck is chunky.

[@MurdaCrumpet]

If you spend this much on a guitar you only get what you pay for... maybe spend 4 or 5k and you won't notice anything.. people don't want to spend money but want top notch stuff .. that's not how this works

[@mitchhatz57]

how do you remove the volume and tone knobs?

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Probably pull hard 👀

[@mitchhatz57]

You try first🤣 I dont think thats the answer

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@mitchhatz57 Naaah, trust me 🤣🤣🤣 Ok bow seriously if there is no bolt its always pulling up.

[@mitchhatz57]

I tried, Im afraid it will break the push/pull volume pot

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@mitchhatz57 Yeah thats a possibility I will try tomorrow. Just remind me.

[@jasonrickett561]

Among all the things that you pointed out, most are superficial, with the exception of the wavy heel, which is unacceptable at the price range……… There are Harley Bentons that are half the price with no wavy heel.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Yeah an Epi just raised their prices despite of Harley making guitars for much cheaper with better QC...

[@StandTallTx]

That heel is absolutely ridiculous and borderline offensive. I've never seen something like that before on a guitar straight out of the factory and I've worked in several music stores in the past. I bought a Firefly flying V a few months ago for $270 and while not perfect, it still has better QC than this piece of crap and plays well.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Not to mention it is a gimmick... it is still impossible to use the 23 and 24 frets...

[@seandan68]

Mine is cherry

[@Tyler_Durden987]

Maybe if you used some real strings on the Extura, it would sound better.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Not my choice, not my guitar. Also a lot of videos out there that sound the same. I would say I managed to get a decent sound out of it ;)

[@StandTallTx]

I've used these strings before and while I didn't like them, they are fine and not that much different tonally from regular strings.

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

@@StandTallTx Yep, strings alone will not change much. It will sound a bot fuller but thats it. Its not the strings.

[@aek4018]

George, check out Agufish's new video 😀

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

"Leak" 🤣