Epiphone Coronet vs Gibson Les Paul Special | P90 TONE CHALLENGE!
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- It's time for another Tone Challenge! This time it's my beloved Gibson Les Paul Special vs the all-new Epiphone Coronet 2020 reissue. Vote in the comments! Which sound do you like better and why?
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0:50 - Clean Tone Challenge
2:22 - High Gain Challenge
3:39 - My favorite
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Which one did you like best? Vote in the comments!
Seems obvious that the LP Special can do anything the Coronet can do, and more, due to the second pickup, dual tone and volume controls, as well as a 3 way toggle switch. I thought the P90s in the Gibson were slightly better off the bat.
How did you get that Epiphone !? It's seeing just now as available for sale !
The Epiphone seemed to sound better and you seemed to play better on it.
@@auntjenifer7774 I was checking the Sweetwater site every day so the second they came up I grabbed one.
Well...The absence of a neck pickup on the Coronet means no magnet pull where the strings resonate the most so the Coronet is loud...I own a LP Special too but I play my Coronet more often...
The Coronet wins hands down. The overdriven tones are amazing!!!!
Good comparison and surprising how close these two guitars are. Thanks for doing this.
This just made me more confident with ordering my coronet 5 minutes ago! Love how it sounds! Can't wait to get it in hands! High Gain sound of it wins me over every time!
At first I thought the Gibson sounded better, but then I closed my eyes and I couldn't tell when you switched between them.
I keep my eyes open so I can justify the price difference.
I thought the Epi had a more vintage sound. It held up well. Both cool guitars!
Coronet sounds great. Both do but I'm going to get a Coronet. It has the neck profile I dig, the P90 I love, and they are light and balanced.
I can deal with any fret issues out of the box as I have the proper tools.
Thanks for the comparison !
Did you end up getting a Coronet?
This was a lot closer than I would've imagined. The LP sounds slightly clearer using high gain in my opinion, but the Coronet is no slouch. The Les Paul squeaks by, however if I only had $400 to spend on a guitar, I wouldn't hesitate to buy the Coronet and be 100% satisfied with the purchase.
Agreed!
New sub here. I had a Coronet and a Epi SG Junior in my hands today at my local indie guitAr store. Couldn’t decide which I liked better…..they both were so much fun….bought em both!!!!
Win win!
I bought a coronet in December 2020 and still love it. Modded it some, but there’s a reason I bought it and have still held onto it
Love the Coronet. Great guitar.
Coronet sounds more cutting to me. It would be interesting listening both gtrs in a band mix. Thanks for the comparison
Coronet, love the true sound of a single p90 pickup body mounted, you can hear the difference. I want one & when I get one , I'm playing 30 days in the hole, Humble Pie.
Great guitar playing. Happy Sunday. Great guitars. The Gibson sounds wonderful. The Epiphone sounds pretty good also.
Thank you!
Another great video. Just subscribed 👊🏼 I thought you might look to compare an Epiphone Les Paul Special with the Gibson?
Thanks! If I had one I'd certainly compare it.
The Coronet pup sparkles, and has more definition. I OWNED 2 LP Specials and a Junior and sold them.. Just bought a Cornet, and I'm thinking I will love it
You still digging your Coronet?
The Gibby Paul is a good axe, but for the loot Epi Coronet is tough to top! Great projection & tone clarity/definition from a single bridge 90? Amazing! Also, I've yet to be disappointed w/an Epi. I've several good ones in my axe "arsenal" (working musician.) Not only are they good instruments for cash spent, most are easily upgraded if desired!
I like the Coronet!
It'll be interesting when u compare the Special & the Wilshire! I didn't really hear much of a difference
I didn't hear a big difference in the sound, but the LPS is so much prettier.
Very true
Give it one more listen ensuring you are in a quiet space to hear
The Epiphone has better mids when distorted. Clean they were very close.
Thank you. Coronet has a good sound.
The Wilshire might've been a closer apples to apples comparison thanks to the second pup. The LP sounded warmer, but I think having a neck pickup in the mix might've leveled the playing field a bit. Good demo, though!
They both sound and look great. I prefer the LP Special because it has more mid-range presence while still letting the high frequencies ring out. But the Epiphone was a little more articulate when you were playing finger style. I preferred the LP when you compared them with the highs rolled off as well. Also, I really dislike the look of SGs, but I could easily go for one of those Epiphones instead.
The Coronet's slightly enhanced high end might be due to the absence of a neck pickup. Pickups exert pull on the stings and it could partly be why the Special is a just a hint attentuated in sparkle. Of course the caps/resistor values and the impedance and quality of the pickups all have a role too. I've owned a 1974 LP55 since 1983 and a Coronet is on the way.
The Epi is a no bull guitar born to rock! Well worth the price
At least for the cleans, the LPS definitely holds a lot more of the classic gibson. But the coronet has such a nice, natural sustain you can clearly hear through the amp
Based on conventional wisdom, the Coronet should not ring/sustain like that. It’s remarkable
Coronet has a great sound. I bought one and love it. My first axe 60 years ago was the Coronet which I traded off and missed it for years. Los Angeles
PS I bought the Les Paul Special and sold it. The neck is a telephone pole JUMBO Not for me. My Coronet rocks with and without pedals. The neck is fantastic. They do have a little fret buzz out of the box but I fixed it without any issues. I also put a badass tail piece on it for better intonation Just my opinion Los Angeles
I mean for 1/4 of the price, you cant go wrong. I also have a Gibson lp special, and have been wanting a lp jr. This could be a great cheaper alternative, I think it sounds great and I like that it’s uniquely an epiphone model.
The Coronet has sustain for days!!!!!!!
There were at times slight differences and at other times they sounded the same, in my opinion. If I have to pick one over the other, I am going with the coronet for a couple of reasons. One, being that I just ordered a Coronet today. Two, and this one is painful, many many years ago , I owned a 1962 Coronet that I traded for a different guitar. Turned out to be a decision that I have regretted! Owning a Coronet again will be a stroll down memory lane. Thank you for the video.
I did the same thing, I had a vintage 1960 Coronet that I traded for a Gibson SG special. I just bought the Coronet reissue. I like it, they need a little setup to get it right but feels just like my old axe. Los Angeles
I'm here watching reviews because I sold my 64 Coronet/Dwight when I was down and out. Now I'm well paid and I would give anything to get it back.
Coronet!
Steve marriot,
Rockin the fillmore.
They sound so close I’m sure you could get them identical with EQ. The Coronet has the Epiphone p90 pros, which are the same as in their version of the TV yellow LP special, in soap bar form. I can’t afford the Gibson but I do have the Epi. Hands down my favorite guitar ever. I can hardly put it down. This comparison gets me thinking about an Epi SG special with those same p90s…
I own the Epiphone model of the LPS. After trying the Gibson, I decided that the Epiphone was enough for my needs and I invested in some EQD pedals instead. I simply love that guitar and how surprisingly versatile it is. Thus, needless to say that my favorite one here was the LPS because of the quality of the clean tones, but I must admit that I am quite impressed by the Coronet!
It's the simple elegence of these guitars coupled with killer looks that make them so popular.
Not forgetting the sound.
eq pedals completely changed my guitar sound. That and adjusting the clean channel on my boss katana
In sound, the Coronet ruled, it had more clarity while maintaining the characteristic P-90 sound! Since I cannot touch one of these, at the moment, the Coronet wins to my ear!
Excellent video. Both guitars are great. I would prefer 2 pickup Epi, especially for the price.
Would really like to see you compare your Gibson LPS to a 2020 Epiphone LPS.
They both sound great. I just like the Les Paul special more.
Me too
I couldn't tell that much of a difference (at least nothing that you can't tweak with an EQ), so I'd pick both because look gives me different inspirations.
Choosing both is usually the best choice!
100% coronet, just bought one 😁 probably switch the p90 though with a local boutique hand wound p90
would be interesting to see this comparison with the epiphone wilshire
For the clean tune, Gibson is better, clearer . But for adding the gain, I prefer coronet.
Thank you for your video. I enjoy every your viedos from Japan! This is an interesting comparison. There are no radical difference between Gibson and Epiphone. Both of them are beautiful. But I like the cool appearance of Epiphone. In addition, Gibson LPJ can use neck p.u. 🤔
Thanks for watching!
Epiphone just keeps getting better.
I couldn't really tell a difference in the tone. Was it more pronounced Live in the room? I do love the feel, aesthetic, balance, and tone of my Les Paul Special so I would make my judgment based on that. The epi looks so cool though.
Its real close, the only difference I could hear was slight mechanics noise from the epi (sympathetic ringing) strum them both muted to hear it properly, didnt sound bad at all just something I noticed, headstock mute could fix it but I wouldnt care enough to bother
The Coronet has a bit more high end cut to it than the Gibson. I like the Coronet's tone just a little more.
I have small hands so I would probably go for the Coronet. Would you compare the Epiphone Wilshire to the Epiphone Les Paul Special?
The Coronet has the old three-on-a-plate style tuners with press-in bushings. When I tried one, there seemed to be quite a lot of play in these tuners, and the tuning ratio felt quite coarse. Have you had any problems with these tuners? In every other respect it seemed a very good guitar for the money, but I can't abide a guitar that won't hold tune.
What year is the LPS? I have a 91 with the P-100’s. Double stacked humbuckers. Which I dig! Did you change those out with P-90’s?
Mine is a 2019 and it has the stock P90s in it, but I’m thinking about putting Lollar P90s in
The LP sounded a little more full/warm and the Epi on the thin side. That said, I’d be interested to hear them both with the same pickups, pots and caps…
I own both and even 2009 VOS Gibby Special, this cheap Epi, does the job well , Intonation spot-on, Frets OK, I just lowered the bridge a bit, gave the backside of the neck a 000 steelwool treatment to have a less plastic feel. I was surprised how good this Alnico 5 P-90 is.
The Epi rips. I love how it sounds.
Gibson sounds fuller to me, I think I'd prefer it. However, the overall cost of a guitar I feel can contribute a lot to how it feels in the hand, which for me is important.
Very close but with the Epi you save a lot of money!
If a bit muddier the Epi... for 4 x the price I am contemplating the Epi Wilshire!
the less paul is pretty the coronet make me want to play guitar and make a punk band right now
Both sound pretty much the same really, depends on how they feel in the hand, some will like the Gibson and others the Epiphone, at a quarter of the price the Epi has got to be worth checking out....
Both guitars are both killer looking but that Epiphone is a visual standout. The tones are so different I could justify owning both. If I had to have one, and cost was no issue, the LP Special has a more consistently useable tone with more mids and obviously more versatility with two pu’s. But I do dig the scooped mid eq the Epiphone brings. It’s a killer tone just more specific this probably not used as often as the Special tone. If funds were not issue, I could see having both.
Dog ears always sound more grittier to my ears. They just handle gain better. Although Les pauls are my fav shape. The necks on 50s models fit like a glove and that neck pickup on the special can sound very strat like on my special. Versatility and comfort - special. Rock machine - coronet
The Gibson barely barely wins but does it really when you consider the difference in price. That Epiphone sounds nice.
Just my opinion!! I've been playing out for over 40 years and I too have a Gibson Les Paul special but I have to say I think the tone on the Epiphone is better
I like both, the coronet it better for the cost alone
I heard more high end on the special, but the epi p-90 was definitely not suffering from the wet blanket tone that many inexpensive pickups do. I could dress the Epi's frets, throw in a lollar, and really give you some anxiety.
Bring it on!
I gotta say the coronet won this hands down without a doubt!!
Clean the Gibson had a bright, trebley edge that grated a bit. Meanwhile, the Coronet was more focused in the low-mids.
Low's were more prominent in Coronet and LP was much balanced between the two. Its clear that Coronet has its own identity and a great option to experiment.
I like how the Coronet has a bit more bite and clarity in the mods/highs, too
@@guitarmovies Agreed. I was much more interested in lows as I found it very interesting to hear.
I like them both but I am interested enough in the Epiphone that I'm going to check it out because I'm wanting to buy my first p90 guitar and I bet that Epiphone Coronet is inexpensive. Am I right?
Totally , my friend just bought one here in Canada and I’m pretty sure it was $550 plus taxes
They are so similar to be honest, the sound of the epiphone is pretty good. Price wise it's impressive enough they are being compared
LPS for sure but the Coronet fits a jazzy vibe better IMO. Shame. Guess you'll have to have both :D
The more distortion you add, the more even they become.
As far as the clean tones, the Gibson sounds better. I don't think it justifies the price difference, but there's definitely more "air" in the Gibson pups.
I think, like the Fender Esquire, a single pickup guitar emphasizes the harmonics, where the Tele and the LP Special emphasize the fundamental of each note. The Epi rings more and squeals more, but the LP is smoother and has more punch. Obviously, the LP is a superior guitar, but the Epi is probably better at stonkin'.
Whatever stonkin' is, I want to be better at it.
I’ve always loved the Epiphone Coronet, but was never able, & still unable to own a vintage Coronet due to a Blood Disease I’m fighting. Would love to own this Coronet reissue. I think they compare very closely, but the Coronet wins for me because it’s so unique.
It’s definitely got it’s own sound
good luck with the disease brother keep going strong
To my ears the Coronet sounds better. I just bought one and it sounds fantastic. I also own a Gibson LP studio and It feels like the Coronet, in comparison, is physically harder to play. But it's worth the extra effort.
On a pure tonal standpoint, they sound almost identical, but the real question is which one is more fun to play. And I think we all know the answer there!
The Special! All day
I have them both and think the Cornet is the more fun one but to each their own. As long as you’re having fun !
Very difficult to hear any difference whatsoever. I haven’t played a Coronet but for the price and the Steve Marriott connection I think I’d go for that.
Have you ever tried a Gibson Music City Junior?
I haven't
I got the Crestwood, Wilshire, and Coronet for less than the price of the Gibson…. Still want a Gibson DC though… but not at custom shop prices…
Experience has taught me that 2 p'up guitars are wired differently and changes in resistance etc will affect tonality. Also dogears sound different from soapbars. of course, I'll take the Gibson Special any day.
was there more twang on the epiphone? just a little muddier just a little jangle. Just a touch less preferable.
Is the Coronet lighter than the Les Paul Special?
Much lighter
The EPI has better mid tones. I also have one of those cheesy les paul special reissues. I can't sell it because I wouldn't be able to get what I want for it. But I am ordering a Coronet right now.
Tuning stability sounded like an issue with the Epiphone. I could hear a warble when clean tones were being played. For that reason alone, I'd buy the Epiphone Les Paul Special instead. Probably has the same pickups. Plus I've learned, single pickup guitars look cool, but you lose hum cancelling by not having a middle position (unless it has humbuckers).
Les Paul Special. Hands Down. TV Yellow is cool, A big Epiphone logo on the pickguard is not. I admit the Epiphone was a little more cutting in the upper mids, but It lacked some of the body that the LP had. You can EQ something out of a sound, but you can't really EQ it in.
I agree with your assessment! I have a couple of Gibson Juniors and used to have a Special also...the Gibsons definitely feel better, higher quality and more refined, but the Coronet still feels very good and definitely has “that” sound. For a lot cheaper, the Coronet is very tough to beat and a lot of fun to play...plus it just looks too cool :)
I want a Junior so bad
@@guitarmovies Do it! 😁
Gibson gets it for me, but not by $1000+. I've bought myself a Coronet on the basis of this video. I have a Gibson LPJ with a Throback P90 and think I might put a different pup on the Coronet
Coronet... looks and sound way better!
Thought the Coronet , brighter and slightly edgier
Listen to Humble Pie Rockin at the Fillmore if you want to hear what one of these is supposed to sound like. Steve Marriott used his for years.
Saw them open for Ten Years After at the Los Angeles (Inglewood) Forum in 1971/2 (those years blur together!), with Marriott on the right side, Peter Frampton on the left. I didn't know who they were at the time, but got their records after seeing them - Frampton's lead playing was brilliant. Ten Years After was great too, it was the "A Space in Time" tour - my favorite recording of theirs. I've always wanted a Junior, but getting an Epiphone Coronet instead now. I already have three LP Specials, 1999-2000-2001, humbuckers-P90-Firebird pickups. I may get a fourth LP Special, because I want to get some TV Jones "T'Armond pickups", which are like the early Dynasonics used on Gretsch and Guild guitars. I don't like the maple cap on LP Standards, it makes a harder tone, while adding weight and cost - I prefer softer, warmer tones.
= Surprising how good the Epiphone sounded.
The coronet sounded better lisening through FRFR monitors. I also own both guitars and I play the coronet daily. Its a solid slab of Mahogany and they used CTS pots and a orange drop proper. The volume and tone are more versatile and something about a dogear model they sound better to me. Plus everyone has a LP i am so tired of Les Pauls. I like that you don't see a coronet in everyone collection. I also like rarew rigs. I own a 66 Vox spitfire that i had custom pups made to fit original housing. its 3 singles offset w a bigsby made by Vox and its short scale. Nych like a Jag I play that alot as well lol. But of course Strat and Tele are my all rounders
For me…..Coronet. So much more comfortable to play sitting down.
The coronet is a paul killer, really love the coronet , gonna get 1
Hey epiphone if you read these comments , you did this right. In hindsight you should have put this one in an USA made line, people love this guitar and price
The Les Paul wins! You stated that the Les Paul playing experience was better so I vote for the Les Paul. The guitars had such a similar sound that it has to come down to playing experience. 400 bucks for that Gibson sound is a great deal, but it’s really just competing with Squiers. Basically the same sound as the Fenders, but not at the same level with finish and parts. If you are just getting into the game it’s great equipment, but when you’re buying a guitar that you are going to play for the rest of your life build quality and playability become very important.
Someone will have to pry the LPS out of my cold dead hands
@@guitarmovies That’s the feeling you should have towards your guitar(s), if you don’t maybe it’s not the guitar for you. 🎸
Equally great tone . So ..... ya the Epi. Wins hands down because of the huge difference in $$$$
I thought the Epiphone would sound better. Sounded slightly flubby. I'd still probably get the Epi and just fix it.
Apples and oranges. Asingle pickup single tone and volume Les Paul Junior wuld have been a better comparison.
The most useless of comments. Congrats!
The difference is negligible,,Ive been chomping at the bit for a P90 guitar : )
Is there really people hating the dual rectifier?! what the... About the guitars, the gibson has more mids, I think I preffered the Epi
Epiphone ,nice
Do you think Coronet will sound better if pickup and electronics changed?
It would certainly sound different. Better is always subjective.
It already sounded almost as good as the Gibson pickups. I would change the wiring-pots-caps before changing pickups, because that often makes more of an improvement for much less money. Changing the pickups without changing the pots-caps-wiring doesn't make sense to me anymore, but I have several guitars where I did just that in the past.
Both of these amps were simulated, yeah? I haven’t gotten to that point. Much to the annoyance of my neighborhood. I’m sure they love the drums more though. 🤷♂️ there’s just still something about a tube amp. But I really love the boss katana series too. So....
Nothing beats a real amp, but I don't like amps at bedroom levels. So I went the software and headphones route.
@@guitarmovies yeah. 100% that’s why I like that they started doing power output levels. Where you can still max it,
And not go deaf. I feel like it’s splitting hairs though, as there’s pros and cons to everything. I’ve played piano since I was a teen. When I moved out, I found out insanely quickly, how impractical an acoustic piano was, and learned to live with a keyboard. But I digress, back to amps. I thought I heard of a solution where you could run the amp head into some kind of box, and into a computer. @agufish uses this to demo amps, since he’s a apartment guy. Maybe a subject of a future review, maybe not. 🤷♂️
@@MatthewFant That's interesting. I'm guessing the head is running into some kind of audio interface but I've never even thought to try it. I'll see if I can figure out his set up.
@@guitarmovies assuming you already have a descent workstation setup to run the software for editing and running the guitars into, it’d be a natural next step. If there’s any amps you absolutely loved anyways. For me, at the moment, I’m loving a lot of the stuff Orange amps is doing, and I find myself using a vox night train g2 that I snapped up off Facebook marketplace.
The Epiphone was warmer, generally.