P90 Junior Shootout - Epiphone Les Paul Jr - Harley Benton DC-60 - Vintage V130 - Epiphone Coronet
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- It’s pure guitar porn this week as we check out a bunch of highly affordable and adorable singles to find out if they sound as good as they look. From just £169 you can own a P90 loaded junior that has the voice of an angel or the bark of a Rottweiler at the twist of a nob. Get in!!
Here is our earlier review of the Epiphone Les Paul Junior: • Epiphone Les Paul Juni...
Here is our very much earlier review of the Epiphone Coronet: • Epiphone Coronet Reissue!
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0:00 intro & coming up
0:18 what's happening this week
3:45 today's line-up
6:48 it's not a competition
7:55 epiphone les paul junior
10:19 vintage v130 reissued
13:10 harley benton dc-60
16:34 epiphone coronet
18:00 lets plug them in and fiddle around a bit
29:50 at last we play something!
32:24 pickup outputs
32:59 what do they weigh?
34:20 a bit more playing!
34:54 neck profiles and measurements
35:21 and a little bit more playing!
36:00 inside the control cavities
38:50 another little bit of playing!
39:30 so what did we think of these guitars?
48:19 a message for mr epiphone
49:45 final play out lovers rock jammin
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“Budget singles” pretty well describes my dating life.
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Superb comment 👏✊
We take what we can afford bro!
Better than mine! :o(
Budget reject singles for mine 😂
Juniors are just the coolest guitars out there. Being a massive leslie west fan the epiphone les paul junior is probably my favourite. This video is how comparison videos should be done.
Cheers dude... I sneaked in a tiny bit of a Leslie riff! :)
Mississippi queen , i remember the first time i heard it , i knew it was heavier than anything i was listening to, leslie west was a beast
@@imannonymous7707 yeah it's one of the best songs ever in my opinion.
I just wish they made one in sunburst.
I was a Leslie west fan too . l was lucky enough to see him play . . . So good !
I feel like Epiphones are the best things coming out of Gibson for the past few years.
Absolutely mate, picked up an SG standard and a Les Paul 50s standard and I'm still in disbelief over just how good they are. Would buy again in a heartbeat.
Yep.
Ditto for Squier & Fender.
"Strange days indeed...."
Harley Benton has a gorgeous looking DC junior in faded cherry satin that is called a Fat Jr. It has coil splitting capability and has some really very good reviews.
yeah, I was going to propose this one indeed. I'm really thinking about getting one so it'd be great to know more about it
Either of you guys end up getting one? I'm thinking about getting one and was curious.
Amazing- the HB outshined them all. Surprising- $169 and handwired.
I was unable to watch this when it dropped, but I am really glad I did. An outstanding side by side by side by side demonstration of these instruments. Thank you so much for reviewing affordable guitars. It is shocking how well they sound and play these days. Thanks again for another great video. Cheers mate!
Thanks Sqid that's appreciated!
Thank you for posting this video, it’s exactly what I needed to pull the trigger on the epiphone coronet and it’s exactly what I was looking for. Amazing little guitar with crazy tone and my god it’s just so fun to play. Something about a slab of wood and a single p90 is just so badass
Cheers Paola... such a lot of great little classic P90 guitar for the money!! :)
That's one of the best hours I have spent on the internet. Bravo! I'll be checking out the rest of your comparisons and reviews now that I'm subscribed. Thanks!
Thanks man that's nice to hear!....so glad you found us and thanks for the support! 😎👍
You do the most in depth guitar reviews and I love your channel. they are long though but that's OK. I enjoy them when I have time. Thanks for what you do Sir.
Thanks that’s appreciated! 😎👍
Great comparison, and the playing is awesome. This channel is inspirational, I keep coming back to see what’s next!
Cheers David, thanks for the kind words it's very much appreciated! :)
Mr. Guitaristas,
The Human body is frequency and vibration.
The guitar is frequency and vibration!
When ur in a high mood. Frequency wise, go and play ur heart out❤, it always sounds so much better when your body talks to your guitar.
There’s definitely a Language getting translated.
It truly a beautiful experience.
God Bless
Nice words.. music to my ears! 😁
Couple of observations about the Vintage electronics.
The P100 may be a stacked humbucker. Hence the high resistance reading and 4 wires.
They may have put linear pots in the guitar rather than log pots. That could explain the one-off nature of the pots.
Harley Benton has a DC LPJ style knockoff with a stacked P90 that has coil splitting to give you a standard P90 sound. I remember when Billie Joe Armstrong had a DC Junior signature with a stacked P90 in it and people bought it expected a P90 sound and essentially got a humbucker and it turned people off, so the coil splitting feature on the Harley Benton is great. I think it goes for under $300.
The Vintage P100 is a stacked pickup. On their Mick Abrahams SG Special knock off it had two of these soap bar style. Great neck and resonance to that guitar, so I stripped it, plugged the pickup cavities, rerouted the bridge cavity a little further forward like a 61 Junior, replaced the wiring loom with a 50s style, threw in a Brierley (Australian hand wound) dogear low wound P90, painted it Olympic white, made a early 60s style pickguard, replaced the tuners with Kluson style Gotohs. I did keep the wraparound lightning bar bridge it had. Plays like a mofo.😊
My Coronet sounds incredible. The pickup and pots work together really well. Creamy low end, a ton of mids, beautiful high end and a ton of dynamics and variation, from heavy overdrive to almost acoustic tones with the volume knob alone. The neck is very comfy with rolled edges. A deal at the price too.
I thought Coronet’s were ugly little things when I first saw them. But they’re definitely growing on me, especially that tuxedo black and white one. Very cool guitar.
Awesome comparison , I have an SG - Epiphone LP Junior ( with GIBSON P90 ) too , purchased the Coronet last week & it exceeded my expectations by far ! The Sound -RESONATION of the Coronet is Amazing !
My son was so crazy for the Harley Benton with that funky bridge, he had to get one. He also bought me the Lp style in silver glitter with a p90 on it. Awesome fun! Rock on! Merry Christmas!
Nice one!.. your neighbours are going to love you this Christmas! :)
Great Video! Love the sound of a P90! I have one of the Gibson 120th anniversary Melody Makers in TV Yellow and I love to play that guitar! A Jr. is definitely on the list, will likely by the Epiphone version. Thanks for sharing and taking time to do these videos! Cheers Bill
Cheers Bill, thanks for comment always appreciated! :)
After watching your review of the Epiphone Les Paul Junior, I bought one and it’s now my favorite. Such a great guitar out of the box.
Nice one George! 😀
@@theguitaristas After a few weeks of playing the Epiphone Les Paul Junior I just took it to my luthier to get a basic setup done and it turned out he had bought one as well and he swapped out the p-90 for a Bare Knuckle Warpig 90. Is this guitar the most underrated and misunderstood guitar because its an Epiphone and has only one pickup?
@@georgecaplan11 Yes I think they are underrated for both those reasons!
Very helpful indeed…I’m loving that Coronet and can feel a purchase coming on soonest. I fancy something different lately and am looking forward to working the tone possibilities of a single P90 instead of three pickups and lots of switches. Great comparison Colin thank you.
I bought a Coronet and fell in love with it. Had a 50’s style wiring kit & a bone nut fitted to it. Really transformed the sound of it. A lovely thing.
Which wiring kit did you get? I just bought the Vintage V130 and like it but want a better roll off on the tone.
@@kirkscobey3031 my local luthier made it. Off the shelf James at Home of Tone and Monty’s both seem to get high recommendations.
'50s style wiring is great, but with a junior the '60s wiring to me sounds better. The tone is just a bit more aggressive.
@@kirkscobey3031 Emerson, 920D or Mojotone are all great harnesses. You can't go wrong with either of them.
@@donnyhall2535 920D are scammers. Not only do they sell the scam that paper-in-oil capacitors are, they actually sell a generic capacitor wrapped over to look like a paper-in-oil. Just buy a couple of good pots, a generic film cap and a quality jack and have a tech wire it up. Takes 10 minutes and much much less expensive
Thanks again, I've never really known how great p90's sound till this vid, I've got Strat and Les Paul standard so single coils and humbuckers, but those 90's, wow. You've got my credit card flexing again
Cheers Will, they are often overlooked but I think everyone needs a P90 in their life!... just a good job I don't often review expensive guitars eh? :)
I have to say, the Harley Benton sounds really good. Way better than I expected. I'm just getting caught up on your channel, and I must say, I really enjoy your videos!
Harley Benton pickups are usually pretty average (I've got three of them, and I put Tonerider pickups in two of them), but their P90s are great!
I've got their Goldtop 'replica', with the original P90 in the neck, and Tonerider in the bridge, and honestly, there was no noticeable improvement with the Tonerider.
I own that same exact Vintage V130 and its amazing. It keeps right up with my Gibson Les Paul Junior and feels nearly identical aside from the Wilkinson pickup which I personally don't like
I try to make sure I like and comment everyone of your videos, very well done, enjoyable to listen to, keep the great videos coming.
Thanks Chris that’s appreciated! 😎👍
I watched your comparison video of the Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul Junior and it convinced me to by the Epiphone. Such a really nice guitar and fun to play.
Cheers Paul, it's a smart choice!
Colin, thank you so much for this! Just what I've been waiting to hear!
My pleasure!
I love your sound sir . It always reminds me of some unrecorded Fleetwood Mac tapes that were recently uncovered . Rock on good sir .
Thanks man that's a fabulous compliment! 😁👍
Good review bro I bought the Coronet last year and love it. The Coronet was my first guitar when I was 15 years old, I sold it "big mistake" I'm 74 now and had to replace it : ) I bought the Epiphone Coronet Chinese model to replace my memories of my first axe. All in all I like it, Epiphone did a good job with this one. I paid $400 delivered here in Los Angeles
Because of your Les Paul Special show, I bought the Epiphone in TV Yellow yesterday. I haven't played P-90's since the mid 70's. Great little guitar. Love the P-90's. Thanks for the video. I'm glad your on RUclips.
Thanks Mike, really glad you like it man and I’m glad you watch my stuff!! 😎👍🎸
Great playing in this video. Especially with the Epi Les Paul Jr. I think you've bonded with that guitar.
Cheers Stevo, yes it seems to do something good...
The P100, like in the Vintage is actually a stacked humbucker. Basically two P90 coils on top of each other wired in parallel. That is why there are 4 conductors on the wire. Cheers and keep up the great content! I love your channel and watch it as often as I can. I also had a Vintage VS6 a few years back in cherry red and it was a killer guitar. I should never have let it go.
Cheers Jeff! 😎👍
The Les Paul Junior double cut is going to be my next purchase. Simplistically beautiful. No nonsense. It has to be TV yellow. I'm a Johnny Thunders obsessive. Love the video.
What a great video!! I've got a line on a Harley Benton DC 60. It appears to look identical to the guitar you reviewed. I don't have a single SG in the collection and this one looks like a great intro for me!! I"m all in on the P-90 sound!! With several P-90 equipped guitars. Santa brought me a 1997 Epiphone double cut Junior with a single P-90. From what I can tell, it's a rare find here in the USA. The Serial number look up says it was made in Japan by Terada!! Not sure I believe that, but the build is real nice...Thanks again & Happy New Year!! Bryan
Sit back and watch this man’s channel explode with subs. Great content sir. Well done.
Thanks man that kind and very much appreciated! 😎👍
A lot of budget guitars seem to be improving in the last few years. Full size pots don't add that much cost, but do add value to the player. I've been an Epiphone fan for a long time, but Harley Benton keeps surprising me with how good they are for what they cost. If Thoman will raise their QC level a little they'll really improve. I love the rounded edge and low weight of the Epiphone Coronet. Great video. Well done.
Cheers man thanks for supporting! 😎👍
They already have. Of course you can't expect perfection with guitars of such a low price but if you are able to tinker with it they can become a killer guitar for a fraction of the price of the big names. They are incredible. History repeats itself. Everybody made fun of products from Japan. See where they are now. Same goes for China and Indonesia.
Another fun, informative, and entertaining video. Thanks! I bought the Epi LP Jr. after seeing your review and I'm teetering on the edge of ordering a Coronet. They're a good bit more money and you probably have to get them from Japan, but Edwards makes brilliant guitars. I'd also enjoy seeing reviews of some more offbeat guitars like the Epiphone Crestwood. A Firebird or Explorer review would be fun, too. How about something from Danelectro or Eastwood if you can get them in the UK? Thanks again, these videos always make Fridays better.
Thanks man that's appreciated! I'd like to get some other Les Paul 'knockoff' brands in too test.... definitely Tokai, Burny, etc, and the Epiphone Crestwood has been winking at me for a while so I think it's only a matter of time.... in fact so has Epi V, Explorer, and Firebird!... hey the great thing about doing this channel is I have a perfect excuse to get all of these guitars!
I just bought the red Epi Coronet. It’s already one of my favorite guitars in my collection. It plays and sounds fantastic. And surprisingly the intonation is almost spot on. My only complaint is the neck dive when used standing with a strap. Sitting with it in your lap it’s perfectly balanced. Might have to move the strap button to the horn. Cheers and thanks for the review!
Hello
did you move the button ? any improvement ?
thanks :)
I found that using "Grippers" strap buttons from Stewmac fixes that flaw instantly...
My SG's and my Firebirds no longer have neck dive...
Moreover, these strap buttons are a safe option because of their T-shape and they can't rust over time...
That was fun I have a Vintage and you are right about it but mine didn't smell but I got it used One thing I got out of this is, it's the player and you sir made them all sound awesome. Thanks
Great review, thank you! I own a faded cherry red 1978 El Degas double cutaway Les Paul Junior with two P90 soapbar pickups, which I bought new at the time. I understand it's a Japanese copy of the 1960 Gibson Special Double Cut. I love the guitar and want to keep it because these are light and impossible to find today, but the original P90's are just so poor and hum like crazy, even with proper shielding. So, a long time ago I found a used DiMarzio double row humbucker in a soapbar format, which I installed at the bridge. It does cancel the hum, but I find it kills the personality of the instrument. So, after decades of waiting, I finally found two newly released DiMarzio Fantom P90 soapbars and will install them in the El Degas. I just can't wait for the result because these are newly designed hum-canceling pickups for that format and are rated at 13.77 kOhms. Likely the design somehow hides a second noise cancelling coil within. So I checked and the Wilkinson P90 on the Vintage V130 is also specified as a hum-cancelling pickup, which may explain why it reads around 14kOhms and has four wires, as it's a double coil. I'm a retired engineer with some experience in ferrite transformer design, so I hope one day to get to the bottom of how it's done, without cutting one open! For now though I think this could explain the total resistance of the winding. My 2 cents...
Greetings from the middle of the U.S.. this has become one of my top five channels. Thanks
Cheers Robert thanks for the support that’s good to hear! 😆👍
Love the channel. And a lot of good information. Pulled the trigger on a Gibson SG special today when it came in stock.
Cheers Dale, nice one man! that's a beauty you are going to love it!! :)
@@theguitaristas you sold me on that Pelham blue color.
@@daleturner3507 Ah brilliant... its such a nice colour! 👍
Interesting comparison and totally fair as you found them, but I have to say I bought the Vintage Guitar Company Les Paul Junior Double Cut version about a year & a half ago, and mine is absolutely superb. I’ve been playing for fifty-odd years, so I’ve played a load of guitars in that time, and I always wanted a Junior as a change from my Strat & Tele. I didn’t want to splash a load of cash on a Gibson, and got the chance of a bankrupt stock one £149 (!)
At the price, I thought it was worth a punt. I have to say it’s one of my favourite ever guitars. It didn’t smell at all, and after a setup it plays well & sounds gorgeous. I’ve no idea if the pickup is a P90, a P100, or whatever, but I don’t care, I love this guitar! I would hate to think your review, although well meant, puts anyone off trying one of the Vintage Guitar versions, as they’re better than this comes across. Peace & love!
Cheers Adrian, I also hope I don’t put anyone off... I think I did say that it was a great guitar for the money, the pots were an easy fix, and the smell would fade! 😆 I will be bringing it out again soon to look at the electrics and give it some more love!
I just bought the Vintage and likewise no smell( I feel cheated lol) My pots worked fine but I’m going to change them for a better set. They work but not the most responsive.Overall I feel it’s a great guitar and also the P100 designation is they’re take on a hum canceling P90
To Kirk Scobey : glad you got one & love it - I wondered about doing what you’re proposing to do I. e. change the pots, etc .I’d be interested to know how you get on with that, & if it’s worth doing.
DAMN COLIN, that is some hot playing! You have a sound all your own, I've watched all your vids at least twice. Nice work!
Cheers Ken but that's way too kind!... thanks for watching all this stuff mate I'm really enjoying making it (and of course buying all the guitars!) and it's making me work harder at the playing so hopefully I am improving... and one day maybe will live up to your outrageous claims! 😆👍
@@theguitaristas Your playing is great and your videos are inspiring! You sound damn good and I look forward to more vids!!
Great seeing and hearing all these guitars compared together! The Harley Benton is certainly interesting. Probably pointless, but for grins I just ordered a ‘54 P-90 and ‘50s wiring loom from Monty’s for my Epiphone Junior. I love the feel of that guitar, and want to see if I can make it just that much better!
Hey Fred.... that’s brilliant and it’s got to sound good man, please let us know! 😎👍
Great revue I’ve a Harley Benton LPJ double cut “Dirty Mustard” Dog ear P90s very impressive build quality plays well, volume &tone work well. Just great value. Love the simplicity of these type guitars.
Cheers Wayne 😎👍
I believe the 4 conductors indicate a a stacked P-90 you could then install a push pull if one so desired. I got one of this Vintage SG’s a few months ago,
Very pleased with the build.
The pups a ok, that would be a point of upgrade for most I think.
But the Bones are quite solid.
I’ve got a load of single P90 guitars but none are current models. I found this review of current models interesting, it’s amazing what you can get for not much money these days, nothing was terrible. I suspect that the Vintage guitar has a stacked humbucker like the Gibson P100 pickup, you could probably fit a pull switch pot and turn into a single coil when needed, (less output, cleaner sound), if did it yourself it would probably cost less than £10! I love your old SG Junior , I borrowed one around 25 years ago whilst my SG Standard was being repaired and wish I’d never returned it, it was an early 60s guitar and was absolutely amazing.
Cheers Henry, yes that P100 definitely needs something! I really should find an excuse to plug the '62 in at some point as it sounds pretty amazing too.
It is indeed a humbucker and not a P90 style pu apart from the optics.
Picked up a used HB DC-60 for a song and I just love the thing! Sounds and plays great, especially considering what it cost. This is probably the best "cheap" guitar I ever played. Did need a bit of a set up, but nothing major. The Roswell Anlico V P90 it comes with is pretty great. Loves Fuzz and I really like that with a slight turn on the vol. and/or tone controls it starts sounding completly different and cleans up really well. For the $/€/£ these cost, you can't go wrong imho. It reminds me a bit of a good Epi SG 400 I used to own. But I love the fact that due the DC-60 being a single Pu guitar, the set neck resonates more then the 2 pu SG.
I’ve just bought an Epiphone cornet. Such a beautiful and a classic guitar. More character than ancient Rome with sex appeal on par with Vouge’s back catalogue 👌
Great review, and great playing, appreciate your insights! I want a jr and a special
Cheers Peter! :)
Another great review - best channel and best choice of guitars to review, bar none. A couple of years ago I bought a Tokai Junior - Chinese made rather than my other Tokais which are all MIJ - but a great guitar nonetheless - very playable, low action, decent intonation, fit and finish excellent. I had my tech put a Bare Knuckles Nantucket P90 in and it sounds perfect. The only downside is that at 6 and a half pounds I find it too light for live work...I like heavy LPs for on stage that anchor me to the floor....but for playing at home and, particularly recording, it is superb...
Is that the Les Paul DC Junior?... that was an option or this but I went for the cheaper Vintage option. I really wanted the Tokai SG Junior but they are quite rare :(
JHS Vintage used to make a very good SG Junior copy, part of their Icon range, had a matte finish, it was discontinued back in 2013, it was called the VS6 MRPCR. They occasionally come up on the secondhand market for around £200. Great guitar for the money! Vintage also used to make a double cut single pickup called the VR100 CR, had a gloss finish, they come up 2nd hand for around £150, another great guitar, if you can find one.
I should own up... I have a VS6 but it’s heavily modified so wouldn’t have been fair to include it. I can confirm it’s a pretty good guitar 👍
Great stuff! Beautiful vintage SG you’ve got there! I just recently managed to find a Tokai LP Custom here in the States used. I can see the prices on those creeping up. I paid what an Epiphone costs new. Hard to say if it’s worth it at this early stage.
Cheers Anthony, still trying to work out if the current Tokai range is as good as old bunch... need to get one in to review!
I recommend looking at the Burny line. I was fortunate enough to score two 1990 MIJs. A black LPC and a black SG Standard. For some reason in 2021 they were going for cheap. Both together cost me about $900 shipped from Japan. Now they're going for $1K plus each. Still the best Gibsons I've ever had. Lol. They are remarkable in quality. If you can find one in the $1000 range they are still a way better deal than a Gibson at 3X the price. They are making them in China too now. I would imagine they are better than Epiphones and don't have the ugly headstock.
I'm with you on Epi making the models you mentioned, which are my favorites also.
Great work here.
I bought the LP Jr from Epi about a year and a half ago. Had to wait but worth it.
Happy to see the Coronet ri'd. If only they'd put a black guard on a cherry finish. Sorta like Steve Marriott in Humble Pie's Rockin' The Fillmore.
I love SG's, too (G400 and JT55PTR here) and dig the HB SG Jr. man, nearly 20 years ago, TV appearance of Tom Petty.
Mike tearing it up on Running Down A Dream, SG Jr was it. Saw them in '97,,,,he changed guitars so many times i can't recall what he used.
Cheers Glen, nice one man... juniors are so light to rock around the stage with, but have such a massive sound!! 😎✌️
I have the HB single cut junior, just replaced the bridge for an epi lighting bolt (quick drop, no big mods to do it) and used a shim to raise 2'5 mm the pickup, and I find it outstanding, I like the voice of the P-90, is not a G, but is a good guitar, and I think that matters, great chanel, great reviews, overall content, keep on!
Cheers George, thanks for the support man it’s appreciated! No doubt HB does the job eh? 👍😎🎸
@@theguitaristas yes absolutely, a no brainer that does the job and well enough to mention, cheers man, thanks for stopping by and commenting ;) wish you the best on that youtube journey, you're doing so well, keep this way up
It´s Friday and another cool video on this channel!
Thanks a lot and greetings from Germany!
Thanks Chris, good to hear from you have a great weekend man! 😎👍
@@theguitaristas Thanks a lot - same for you!
Started good with your video! Great comparison of this guitars!
I really love the P90 - own the Epi LP Special in TV Yellow with 2 P90´s and it would be so great to have an Epi LP Standard Goldtop with P90!
But I fear they will not release such a guitar - so I have to go for the big sister from Gibson for this iconic guitar!
What do you think about that?
@@chrisforever1255 I would love Epiphone to release P90 version next year!
Fantastic job on the comparison, thank you for your effort a time. I am a HB fan, even like the offset SG shape, but there is something in the tone of the this Junior that is not enough, maybe its the brightness or just a lack of juice. Have to admit the Epi's are awesome, but also a different price league. P90 are great and this was so enjoyable to watch. Love your SG collection on the wall :)
Cheers man, thanks for the support it's appreciated!!... it is a very bright amp that Vox ac15 and I didn't pile on the gain, so I'm pretty certain that all of these could go nuclear quite easily! :)
This is one of my favourite videos! Many thanks for uploading. Cheers! (I'd spray the wood of the Vintage with Windex Blueberry Scent Cleaner...:)
Cheers Adrian! 😆👍
happy new year, I wish you good health and success in what you do....😊
Yet more brilliant content. Love it guys keep it coming
Amaranth is a type of purple heart
Cheers Alastair... isn’t that a recreational drug we used to take in the 80’s? 😀
@@theguitaristas yeah think it was actually....... if I remember rightly that stuff used to make me hungry enough to order an epiphone coronet'o from the ice cream man 😆
@@alastairfoster3955 🤣👈👉👆👇🙌
Love these comp vids I actually found it 65 Melody Maker at a pawn shop for 600 I couldn't believe the unmolested condition
A really interesting video. The amp sounds really good. The pickups on the cheaper guitars are clearly a world away from the 'real deal' sound of the vintage Junior, but in a band scenario many would not be able to tell. P90's are my preferred pups
Cheers Matt... P90's are my favourite too! :)
there's a fairly simple remedy for that, swap em. Replace the pots if you wanna go further.
Really this was an excellent advertisement for the Vox AC15 because all of these guitars sounded rich and full. Would have loved to hear the vintage SG Junior through that amp.
Cheers man, yes I realise I missed an opportunity there! 🤷♂️
Love these budget deep dives. You mentioned Tokai and I’ve been quite curious about that brand. They look quite nice and I have a soft spot for MIJ guitars; my first proper guitar was a candy apple red ‘85 MIJ Strat w/maple fretboard and Floyd Rose. Hoping you’ve covered a few Tokai models. I’ll search the channel…
No Tokai’s yet but as it happens one of their Love Rocks being delivered today so that will be reviewed next week I expect! 😎👍
Great reviews mate🇦🇺👍👍. Sunday Arvo in Australia,stinking hot having a cold one watch this!.. After a surf!🍻
Nice one mate! 😎👍
I got my HB jr DC LP today and the build quality was unreal for the price ..love it!!! I'm gonna look at buying an HB SG jr just for the sg sound...
😎👍👍
Ive got a Firefly FFDCS (Double Cut Single P90) in metallic gold and it rocks!! I got it about a year ago for $125.
Excellent video as always. Have been considering that HB as a knockabout/couch guitar
I think that would be an excellent choice! 👍
After watching your Gretsch 5320t review about a week ago...that outro jam sealed the deal. Bought it Wednesday, arrived Friday. It's my first 'budget' guitar.
Not sure I should watch this...
Great stuff fella. 😎👍
Cheers man, welcome to the world of discovering budget guitars!.... was it better than you expected?? 😎👍
@@theguitaristas Far better than I expected by way of comparisons to my USA or Japanese (Fender & Tokai) guitars. I've played it for hours today. Extremely comfortable with rather different tones. Being a long time fav guitar of mine, I've never seen the value of the top dollar Japanese variants these days. (I'm just not good enough for those either!). So, taking the plunge here has been a revelation.
The only fault at this point I can see is both volume pots. Rolling off the volume in any position seriously takes away treble to an almost unusable level. I'm not sure if that is a quirk of the Gretsch or me not yet knowing how to dial in the amp and perhaps pedals. I'm already wondering if they need to be changed out to address what I think could be an issue. Guess getting to know the guitar better will help. Perhaps all that's missing is a treble bleed circuit in the master volume pot?
Have you thought about any changes to yours or happy in stock. I'm actually not one for tinkering, my guitars have never needed more than basic care, maintenance and of course string changes.
Cheers.
I really enjoyed your show. Your playing style reminds me of the 60s and 70s !
Cheers man... I guess those sounds are my influences! 😁👍
Hi Colin.
It’s probably been stated in the comments here a few times already, but a P100 is, essentially, 2 P90-style bobbin and magnet sets, but stacked to form a true humbucker. Therefore, although fairly similar in tone, it’s not an actual P90 which, of course, has a single broad wound bobbin on top of 2 magnets, which are positioned one each side of the 6 pole pieces. 👍
Cheers Rob, yes I was put straight on that one pretty quick! :) .... if I get around to it I shall look at rewiring this one to see if we can get more of a P90 sound out if it!
I really like the sound of that coronet. Maybe someday i'll buy one, but i've already bougth 7 guitars this year so that'l have to wait..
A p100 in gibson terms is a stacked p90, to cancel some of the hum. Might very well be the same type of pickup on the vintage
I would also love to see a video about all the SG's you have back there. Maybe a comparisson between them.
Keep up the good work
Cheers man, I think we'll dig all those SG's out eventually.... I managed to slip one in for the past two weeks!
the woods they seem to have chosen for these coronet wilshire and crestwood sound great and from the ones ive seen have great figuring too. They seem to decent wood also looks dunno if this is because of surplus because of the pandemic or maybe the ones i saw were just lucky ?
Either way i think we can agree epiphone under new ownership has never been better
@@theguitaristas I started playing on an Epiphone vintage g400 so my love for the SG goes deep. Id love to see all of them eventually. I'll keep an eye out for your future video's.
Also, if you'd like to try an SG with a bigger neck you should try the Gibson sg tribute or the ''modern'' Gibson SG standard. They come with a rounded neck profile. My Gibson SG tribute has just about the same neck profile of my Epi LP 1959.
@@SionynJones Certainly, i've been very impressed with the new Epiphones. It's not without reason i bought a les paul standard 60's, les paul 59 and an es339 this year ;)
I am especially impressed with the quality of the probucker and alnico classic pro humbuckers. After a good setup and some amp tweaking they come very close in sound and playabilty of my gibsons.
Loved the Epiphones. Never messed around with the other brands, but for the money. I mean it can get a person started. I feel it would be a good start.
Cheers man... yes indeed any of these is a great start!
Epiphones are a great finish as well. Ive been playing 45 years and own Gibsons, but now Im buying up all the Epiphones because they are great!
@@Mountainrock70 Me too! 😆👍
Great timing! Just got the HB DC P90 in today. Im sure it’s a winner just like yours.
Cheers Mike, excellent stuff!... I look forward to seeing that these are surprisingly good guitars for the money. Happy new guitar day! :)
Really liking your non biased approach to how you compare brands ,some channels can be way to pro Gibson and being really picky if its not lots of money , still trying to hunt out the Billie Joe epi lp junior but if the worst is i cant i can always get a good affordable...Cheers !
Thanks Jase 👍 hopefully second batch of BJ’s will come around soon if you get my drift!
@@theguitaristas No worries and yes a second batch would be great!
I got a coronet on the way, this channel causes GAS, Gear Acquisition Syndrome.
I love the Vintage Head Stock
It reminds me of Bart Simpson
Nice one, coronet is brilliant I’ve got mine at home right now to play! 😁👍
Really enjoy your vids, great playing as well.
Thanks that’s appreciated!
Bought a SG Junior from this review. Arrived today. Set it up for slide. Playing through a blues Junior with a Bonsai pushing a little drive. This thing rocks. $200 and I love it.
@guitaristas- thanks for the lead.
Nice one Brent.... P90's rock!! :)
I very much enjoyed watching the P90 Junior Shootout...I have become a big fan of the Harley Benton's this past year...I believe they are the best value out there
Yes they are great.. and hard to beat bang for buck!
@@theguitaristas Thank you for your response...'bang for the buck'? That is not my #1 concern...but when you compare a beautiful Harley Benton...double cutaway...single P90...for under $200 to a new Gibson DC...for over $3,000...it does make you wonder...'where are all those dollars going?'
@@theguitaristas Forget about 'bang for buck'...they are hard to beat period...let's just say...money is no matter...what is better right now...than a Harley Benton DC? I recently bought one ...a 'Fat' HB DC...with their 'Stack' P-90...with the push/pull pod...so it's a P-90 and then a humbucker...beautiful guitar...ebony fretboard...for under $200...
I purchased a shim from Mojotone...that's the next job...bring that P-90 closer to the strings...I want more bark and more bite
Just thought i'd let you know of my coronet. Picked up the ebony one. It sounds great standard but wanted a project and to make it special. I got some 50s wiring from james' home of tone. I sourced reproduction 59 Coronet carousel tone and volume knobs. Then i wanted it to be be as close to the 59 version with the new yorker pickup which are like rocking horse sh*t. So albeit im in the UK i contacted Curtis Novak in California who is a genius with pickups and is the only person i know of who has made a reproduction of the new yorker pickup. So he made me one to order with a parchment custom scratch plate. Wow. I mean wow. This guitar now looks and sounds on a different level. You can see it on thw website for james' home of tone in the blog section as james wanted to feature it. So thanks col for putting me onto this guitar in the first place. I now have one off unique creation. I ❤it.
Nice one David! 😎👍... I will check that out man bet it sounds amazing 🔥
Harley Benton does a DC junior, a DC Junior FAT with a stacked P90 /w coil split , SC Junior as well as the SG you have tried. The DC FAT is around $30 more. Great review of these guitars. Too bad there isn't smellovision so we can find out what that Vintage smelled like LOL
Cheers, thanks for comment and support... and trust me you wouldn't have wanted to smell it when it arrived! 🤢
Looking at the BJA. Its like $549.00 with case. Thank you, brother for being so generous with your time and knowledge.
After watching your video I found it was very interesting and fair. I decided at 73 and a bit of a collector have never played or owned an SG guitar, so I have purchased the Harvey Benton DC-60 and got it through Thomanns from Germany, which took four days to arrive, and un-boxing it today. I shall be plugging it into my Fender Blues Junior Tweed with Celestion Blueback. I hope mine has a voice of an angel or the bark of a Rottweiler at the twist of a knob, so looking forward to the experience. I will give you my thoughts on this guitar,happy days
Hey David, that’s great to hear! I hope you enjoy this one... should sound great through the blues junior just add some fuzz when you back off the the tone for that creamy woman tone and you’re in heaven! Let us know how you get on eh? Cheers, have fun today! 😎👍
@@theguitaristas Hi there, well as promise my thoughts, It was double boxed so no damage in transit. Before even playing had to lower the action and tweak the relief. B string were flat on intonation so dealt with that. When playing found that when the tone control was rolled off, the volume on the top E string was very low, so raised the pole screw and rectified that issue. Found the weight a tad more than my T Guitar but not complainig. Never made any adjustments to my Blues Junior, and normally clean, played my new guitar at full volume and it roars, back off the volume below7 and starts clean up, rolled the tone control off and so sweet, sounding like a neck pick up. My very first P90 double cut in faded cherry, not that faded i might add, for the price, totally blown away. Pots were 1" found the knobs a bit flimsey, but Heyho full marks Harley Benton.
@@davidpask4232 Nice one!... sounds like with a little bit of tweaking you've landed a whole lot of fun at a bargainous price. Cheers man enjoy! :)
I've said this about a few other players and it applies to you as well... You could play a Kleenex Box with rubber bands and it would sound amazingly brilliant!
The Coronet! Yeah, I dig it! Love the look and the sound.
The Vintaaaaage, I like the looks, those controls are disappointing. You still made it sing.
Epi Jr, deliciousness!
Harley Benton, Twang, Sustain King. The HB had some impressive features.
Great editing on the jam, bringing each guitar in without missing a beat.
Cheers!
Cheers man always love to hear from you and you say such nice things!! ☺️
@@theguitaristas I'm really glad that your channel got recommended to me. You put out informative videos that inspire me to practice more.
Yeah, ... good, uhm, ... year on, middle of the night, ... 🤗 But always a pleasure seeing you, doing you and your thing ... for us like minded 👌💖👍
Excellent video. I’m hoping Epiphone release the SG jnr next year. Ordered the Epi SG Custom last week after your video. Just be in next week.
Nice one!... hope you love the Custom, I did get the white standard last week and am currently filming for next weeks show. :)
Look forward to it. Be interesting to see a mod video like you did with the ‘59
had to watch it again mate!
all of them sounded awesome!
the vantajge had a bit more bite with the hotter p90 tho haha!
I got an Epi LP Jr recently with a Dimarzio humbucker and a kill switch, quite nice! The Hb looks good. You'll be in trouble for saying Vantage lol. Thanks for sharing!
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The Vintage has a stacked P-90, also known as a P-100.
Hence the 4 wire, and I think, the higher output
It's also slightly hum canceling
I have a Harley Benton dc junior in Pelham blue, pretty much identical to the vintage.
Rewired with a 500k volume and 300k tone cts pots, an old bumblebee capacitor I had knocking about and a Monty’s 54 p90. Fitted a lightening bar wraparound bridge and it growls like a junior should.
Nice! 😎👍
I like this sound; I have a 1973 Gibson SG Special, with mini-humbuckers. Not quite the same as P90s, but with a similar transparency.
Nice one Laurent... love 70's SG's! 😎👍
What a single P90 guitar needs more than anything else are really good volume & tone controls. You'll have to adjust your approach to playing them too, but that's a good thing!
My pick is the Epi Jnr. Just don't let your knob fall off.
Cheers Jeffrey! 😆
My go-to guitar is a BC Rich Mockingbird. Got it on consignment, the owner had installed EMGs. After about a year, I was tired of them, swapped in a set of GFS Mean 90s. And that's all I ever use now. Once you go 90 there aint no comin' back.
Cheers Nick!
Thank you for comparing the weights!
I have a white WestCreek double cut Junior with a P90 . It looks good and plays great .
If only the HB didnt have that crazy oversized top horn, it would be a winner., however, HB want to sell in the US and Gibson would never allow a straight rip off of the junior shape.
Hello! Just stumbled onto your sight. I've been contemplating a single p90 guitar for a while.
I ordered a H/B Les Paul replica last week. $177.00. I can't wait to plug it in.
Thanks for the video!
Nice one Charles! 😁👍
I found the overpriced but still great Fender Noventa Telecaster's P90 to be superior to any P90 I've heard from Gibson or Epiphone & especially nicer than the Harley Benton. I got a Harley Benton Les Paul Jr clone delivered to my door in eastern Canada from German in just 6 days & it arrived in perfect tune - taxes, import fees included: $438. A fantastic value. The Roswell P90s are definitely not great, but will do for a beginner or a secondary guitar.
If you want to hear just how good one single P90 can sound, watch the youtube vid of The Stones playing Midnight Rambler at Madison Square Gardens, also Mark Abrahams from wishbone Ash playing his LP special, I have heard him play it live and the tones are incredible. Another great video - thanks.
Great review! Thanks mate. Subscribed.
Thanks that’s appreciated!