Epiphone 1956 Les Paul Gold Top Review & Demo
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024
- We're going for gold in this one. This is the Epiphone Les Paul '56 Gold Top. It sports a pair of P90 pickups and is an ideal instrument for all kinds of six string madness. I take an in-depth look into this guitar, as well as provide some sound samples, both in a mix and solo, to give you the best experience before you pick one up for yourself. There is always room for another guitar on your rack and P90s are a must!
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When asking 'why' questions about Epiphone, the answer is always financial.
It's a budget guitar that's built to a price point. Things can (and do) change throughout the production run, because cheaper alternatives are sourced.
You can get very good ones - I had a 2001 Epiphone that I owned for 10 years.
Ultimately, when asking why the did something, the answer is, 'to save a few bucks'.
Got mine in 2002. Still one of my favorite playing guitars and usually the first one i grab everyday.
They are amazing!
If they re-release this with the new headstock, it will be a home run. Fingers crossed.
I agree!
You can buy a burny for about the same money a new epiphone would cost.
Yes I just went to their site and they dont have it yet i dont get why not haha
I have the 2017 version of this guitar. It has the fattest neck I have ever played but honestly you get used to it very quickly. The P90 PRO pickups are simply the best. I have a Gibson Les Paul with P90s and I much prefer the Epiphone--smoother and less harsh. And it does the "woman tone" to perfection--neck pickup with the tone control all the way off with just a touch of gain. I love it. BTW mine weighs just 7.8lb.
The 56 series is truly a gem in the Epiphone line all the way through!
I have the ebony version. It's made like a '56 Gibson goldtop, and all the standard creme/pink plastic, but black lacquer finish, making it an oddity (though probably not rare). The era's Standard had a maple cap, and the tone would be a bit "crisp" for single-coil pickups, so it got the warmer HBs. The straight-up (non-goldtop) Custom was black on an uncapped mahogany body, with black P90 pickups, ebony fretboard, gold hardware, black knobs and pickguard; the ebony fretboard was intended to create a crisper tone, roughly approximating the Standard model's maple cap. The "ebony goldtop" straddles these models.
Stories vary, so either Gibson has a surplus of goldtops or kept having finish issues, and they just blasted 'em black. Late in life, Ted McCarty said, "We were having more and more of a problem getting real good clear mahogany from Honduras. We’d get mahogany and it’d have streaks in it and whatnot. So that Les Paul Custom ... was not a sandwich, it was solid mahogany - but painted black. So, you had some with streaks in it? You made Customs out of it! Dolled it up fancy with binding and other things on it, and sold it for a higher price.”
I was able to find one of these a while back. The Epi 56 Gold Top is a Home run in my book. This thing is built like a tank. I think for they are the best bang for your buck out there. The problem is finding one.
They are absolutely built like tanks. They weigh about as much as one too. lol. They are very hard to find.
@@Electric.Flamingo And the people selling them know that. The few that are out there, are priced fairly high. I believe I paid 450-460 a couple of years ago.
They are crazy on the used market. A red one like mine came up yesterday for like $600 and someone in a Facebook group I'm in snatched it up so quick! Epiphone would make a killing if they reissued them! Look at the JJN guitars and how well they sell/sold. We can only hope!
@@Electric.Flamingo Completely agreed. Keep making great demos! Cheers from Myrtle Beach!
One last question for you, because we were both thinking the same about this guitar. I was thinking of swapping out the pickups also. I find the middle position with both pups on to be my favorite tone wise. The bridge and neck a bit dull on their own in my opinion. This is my first and only P 90 guitar. What pickups are you thinking about installing? I’m all ears on this…..lol.
hey i just got my epi standard goldtop made in korea year 1998 . it is almost as old as me .i defenitely love it.My 1st electric guitar btw :D enjoy.
Very nice! It's always nice to see new players stepping into the world of guitar. Enjoy yours as well!
160th subscriber ;) Love you're content ! Really complete point of vue on the channel on Epiphones, great videos to watch ! 🔥
Thank you so much! I have a soft spot for Epiphone, so I gotta feature them a lot! lol
Nice demo! I'm considering getting this guitar for the P90s. I have an SG Special with P90s but I want another guitar with P90s. Do you still have the guitar?
I do not, and I honestly regret getting rid of it. If you get one, hang on to it! They are great!
I bought a new one of those in 2010. Amazing axe and it was only $400 back then . Love the p90’s. Thick ass neck but you get comfortable with it in two minutes. Yours looks like the gold color is a little mellower than mine . Mine has really big sparkle flakes . Cheers!
Mine is a bit of a different beast. The neck isn't super thick, at least not as thick as my 1956 Pros. It's not anything bad, just I figured it would be a 50s neck. The color is a bit of an oddity, I agree. Not very vibrant but I dig it nonetheless. Thanks for watching, dude!
I have one. It’s crazy heavy. I sold my studio p90 so pulled this one out and have to do a neck adjustment but really dig it.
Thanks for the review
Hi! Great video! Could you tell me where you found it please? Thanks! 🤘🎸
Thank you! I found it used on Guitar Center's website. They pop up on there every so often, so keep an eye out and you can find one!
@@Electric.Flamingo thanks! Love the axe! 🤘🎸
Took my new purchase it's a 2016 to a wonderful luthier today.
Nice! It'll play better than it ever has once you have it back!
@@Electric.Flamingo if she'd stay in tune only thing I hate about new strings and my action is now waffle stomped low.
Started by liking the vid, but ended up being of the opinion that it would have been significantly better if there was more genuine sample of proper / pure tones that the instrument provides rather than distortion / metal tones. Surely a 'proper' review would address the true tones of an instrument rather than enhancements - of any description, other than perhaps reverb - such as distortion / overdrive. Even the poorest of instruments can be heard as sounding 'good' when significant distortion / overdrive / metal pedals are added? Just my take. Bring it on. (BTW, I own one ... a Feb 2006 Chinese manuf in 2006. Just purchased it today 2nd hand. I have a Gibbo of the same description and other guitars but I wanted a cheaper, yet solid Gold Top LP version, for other reasons. My comments are sent in good faith.
I have tried implementing more cleans into reviews since this video has been released. You're not the only one who has requested that, so no worries!
Great review and find. 🤘🏽🎸
Thank you! I appreciate it. I love it! 🦩
My first guitar... gonna buy it again sold it to buy my strat (dont regret but wish I could keep both)
Someday I regret selling mine, but I have the red and black one still so I'm happy. The feeling of regret is never good when it comes to guitars. Best of luck finding one! ⚡️🦩
@@Electric.Flamingo your red one I just saw the video is amazing unique and as you say has some serious mojo! Hopefully they release it again if not i am sure a second hand will show up somewhere ;) but prices of everything is so high right now
@@F-MK96 It does have some mojo to it, for sure! A lot of people, myself included, are wanting the '56 line re-released. Let's just hope! My advice is to stalk Guitar Center/Musician's Friend used. They pop up on there every so often. I've not seen one in a minute, but keep an eye out!
Would love one of these if they were still available
Check the used market, they come up every so often!
What amp/sim are you using here? sounded great in the mix
Thank you! I am using the Soldano SLO-100 in Amplitube 5 with some custom IRs. To be specific, the one that Bobby has for free over at Freightbox Recording and the Cenzo Townshend Mix (both essentially SM57s on Vintage 30s) also free.
What is a fair price now for the Epiphone?
I've seen them as low as $350, but regularly have seen them for between $450 and $500, which is pretty decent. I don't think I would pay more than $500.
@@Electric.Flamingo thanks. Were the Epi pickups a bit B grade?
@emelle1283 in the Korean models, I find them to be not very hot, even when adjusted pretty high. In the Chinese ones with the P90 Pros, they are excellent pickups!
@@Electric.Flamingo thank you very much
I’m about to buy my first epiphone,
Please help me, this one “56 gold top” or a Les Paul standard Plustop Pro?
Any suggestions??
It really depends on the sound you want. Humbuckers are thick and round, which is what would be in the Plustop Pro and P90s in the 56 are punchy and throaty. The 56 will have a thicker neck than the Plustop, I would think since it's spec'd like a 50s.
Long story short, if you want a humbucker sound with a thinner neck, get the Plustop. If you want a P90 sound with a thicker neck, get the 56.
Thank you!!! Now I think I want both!
Oh wow!
Flamer top
i loved guitar story bro
Thank you so much. I enjoy talking about guitars so it means a lot people are listening!
@@Electric.Flamingo ya..just keep doing what ur doing man...btw u got an owesome playing skill..keepidup
How much that guitar price bro
They usually sell for between $350 - $550 depending on condition
Are the frets super flat?
They are not. Pretty standard, I would say.
Hermosa gracias
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Which would you choose? Epiphone les paul 50s standard gold or vintage v100 afd slash? I want to play guns n’ roses songs.
From experience, I would have to say Epiphone, only because I have never played a Vintage guitar. I have heard great things about them though!
Japanese epis are much better! Try checking out the “Epiphone LPC-90” has the Gibson open book headstock and all, abr-1 bridge and stuff. Epiphone’s elitist LPC is basically the Epiphone LPC-90 but for the American market so it has the tombstone headstock. Built in the same factory tho!
I want to get a Japanese Epi sooooo bad. I hear they are things of legend to play. A couple of Elitists pop up at GC every so often...I just never have $1,000 lying around. lol
@@Electric.Flamingo I wish I could get my hands on Japanese epis too….. I wish…. Or vintage original American epis but those are even more pricey 😂
@@Electric.Flamingo oh yeah, 165th subscriber btw :)
Love epis, love LPs, love Gibsons >:)
Learn the total Epiphone history
I'll be sure to study on that thoroughly.
@@Electric.Flamingo then keep you're mouth shut then because you don't know anything about Epiphone so you either give correct valid history on Epiphone or just keep you're mouth shut opinions and speculations don't cut it...
I don't quite understand what I said wrong that set you off so badly. I'm sure you'll let me know.
A lot of you with Epiphone love to say made in China with out saying whose actually running the Qungdoe facility and making them.. Scott Lewis is Qungdoe facility supervisor and Master builder and he has American luthiers at the facility along with Asian luthiers..Scott Lewis was Master builder for Gibson and has been with Gibson/Epiphone 46 years and at the Qingdao China facility since 2002 you RUclipsrs need to start telling the whole story and stop leaving out important parts...Les Paul invented his solid body guitar AKA the Log in the Epiphone factory in new York in 1941 10 years before Gibson was even a thought to Les Paul and Les Paul was with Epiphone from 1940 until his death in 2009 he never left so when I pick up my high end 2021 Epiphone Les Paul Custom Koa I'm actually playing the birth brand of the Les Paul Not Gibson
OH MY GOD. SCOTT LEWIS MAKES ANOTHER APPEARANCE. lol. Are you really going to bring up the "Made in China" thing again? I've already dealt with another guy doing this, I'm not wasting my energy on you. Bye. 😂
stop talking and demo the guitar!
You are aware this isn't live, yeah? You can fast forward the video to the demo.