I feel this is the culmination of the 1st Lifeson and the Wino 2 i pined for but now I can get the best of both in this sig. Im glad I waited.
@SteveMacdonald-je6qp
Жыл бұрын
Ordered mine yesterday. Can’t wait till comes
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
Let us know what you think! We can say for sure it's an absolute gem of a guitar!
@Gorbyrev
Жыл бұрын
That locking nut deals with in one fell swoop the biggest challenge of Epiphones and not a few Gibsons!
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
It's a great addition to this model for sure! :)
@erenbecomesdovecrying6016
Жыл бұрын
Will never cease to amaze me that without fail, people who demo guitars can not tune them.
@markcooley4209
11 ай бұрын
yes. This bugs me to no end. There's a clip of Hendrix that's been going around for years (with I imagine millions of views by now), with a title something like, "coolest moment in guitar history" and it features Hendrix tuning as he's playing - as he always did to fight the tremelo knocking things out. No big deal. This is the condition of guitarists today. Shred like mad, but tune,? "huh, what's tuning? Oh, it's what I have a machine for." I've seen guitarists argue that their guitar is in tune because they tuner says so on the open strings, but their intonation is messed up when they fret, and they'll argue, "No, look the tuner says I'm in tune!" argh! I even saw a Post Malone live acoustic thing (no I don't listen to Post Malone willingly) and his guitarist was totally out of tune for the whole thing! We're talking his B string maybe 1/4 - 1/2 step out the WHOLE TIME. Never noticed. Nobody seemed to notice. I had to keep listening just to see if they ever noticed - Nope. Of course Post Malone can't sing a lick without autotune 24/7.
@jgmopar
Жыл бұрын
The Standard version had a lot of issues with the Trem setup binding in the body. I love this new Custom version. A bit pricey but I ordered one anyways.
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
It's a fantastic guitar! Couldn't recommend it more!
@kenteliuk
Жыл бұрын
I think that was a bit overblown - i had no issues with the trem setup at all on the one I got
@GuitarSafari1
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely wild guitar I need one
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
Can guarantee you it plays like a dream! Definitely worth it :D
@claudevieaul1465
Жыл бұрын
I have the Lifeson Axcess Standard - and I absolutely love it. Plays and sounds really great! 👍 To be honest, if I had to pay that much more for this new 'Custom' version - pretty as it is - I'd be quite miffed to find that piezo-loaded Floyd Rose missing...
@josephdaniels3969
Жыл бұрын
This with 24 frets like the prophecy would have been perfect
@ron_gerson
Жыл бұрын
Got one! Absolutely gorgeous, love the Gibson Custom trim components, and the Ebony fretboard. A Floyd Rose on a Les Paul always makes me smile, and the fact that Alex had something to do with the design is definitely a motivating factor. The pick ups sound awesome, more modern than several of the other Epiphones. I’ve also got the ‘59 with Burstbuckers, and love it too. It’s perfect for when you need beautiful, beefy, vintage tones. The Probucker and Ceramic 3 really cut through, and with the wiring configuration provides an astounding amount of tones. Only downside so far is the R4 locking nut seems to be a little too wide. The neck is so thin down by the nut that the E strings are a little too close to the end of the fretboard. Compounding that, the bevel on the fret ends are too shallow, so it’s pretty easy for the high E to string to slip off when you’re playing down in the first position. I bought an R3 nut to see if that helps solve the problem. The hard shell case is a plus and it really feels like I’m playing a high-quality Gibson guitar. The abalone in the head stock is really vibrant and reflects light and color, quite stunning!
@jtm2763
Жыл бұрын
Hi, if you don't mind I'd like to hear if the R3 nut helps with the E strings. Thank you!
@ron_gerson
Жыл бұрын
Hi@@jtm2763! Yes, it does, and it is a direct replacement. No mods necessary. Just be sure to get the 1000 model version. Sweetwater has them for around $30.
@jtm2763
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Ok, thank you, again! So the FR1000 Series R3 Nut? Looking at the Floyd Rose site last night (this morning, Im a night owl) I wasn't sure if it was the R3 or R2 (I didn't measure anything yet obviously). I appreciate it, thanks!!
@ron_gerson
Жыл бұрын
The R2 would need to be shimmed up or it’s going to mess with your string height and possibly the intonation. The other problem is it’s the wrong radius. The R3 matches the 12 inch radius. @@jtm2763
@ron_gerson
Жыл бұрын
Hi @@BravoSeven! All in all, if you are good with the (Floyd) which is fantastic once you’re familiar with it, the pluses outweigh the minuses. You can’t just buy a Les Paul and carve it up for a Floyd and all of the Axcess contours on the back without being a little crazy. So, for the body, the Custom badging, contour carves and FR system I believe it’s worth it. My main problem is the fret job. Even with the R3 locking nut, the E strings still slip off the fretboard because of how they tapered the frets. I’ve pretty much decided, instead of sending it back and risking damage in shipping, to have it refretted professionally here in town. It’ll be about $500. I’ve spent a bunch of time researching and deciding on what frets I want, and have chosen EVO Gold, medium jumbos. I think the gold frets are gonna look fantastic with the rest of the hardware. Also, EVO is harder than nickel and should last me a lifetime on this guitar. It will also then be one of a kind, at least for a while.
@kenmh7357
2 ай бұрын
Just bought one from George's Music, Springfield, PA
@mitchellkruszyna109
Жыл бұрын
I ordered one, I have the first one also, awesome guitar!!!
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
Yass! We're sure you'll love it as much as the last! :D
@RokDAWG1
Жыл бұрын
I think that they could have easily come down $200 in the price of the final product. I also know as well as them, this will sell. I’m not certain as to what I think about the pickups. I feel like they could have put a more premium of a pickup set for the price but again, this will sell. I’ll probably be one of those who grabs one. Epiphone has been on fire. Hey Gibson, put out an $1,800 Floyd Rose loaded BFG!
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
Epiphone has been putting out some insanely good quality guitars in the last few years! Let us know your thoughts if you pick one of these up! :)
@RokDAWG1
Жыл бұрын
@guitarguitaruk Oh yeah definitely! I truly can't argue that fact! Their quality is top of the line. Thanks for the awesome review! 🤘
@frimpit
11 ай бұрын
Just ordered one of these and had to return it to Sweetwater. Great sound, nice playability, beautiful guitar. However, I couldn't get mine to stay in tune no matter what I did with the locking nut. Sweetwater offered to have a tech check it out on the tuning problems, but there was another dealbreaker for me, which is, the high e string, especially towards the bottom of the neck, is so close to the edge of the fretboard, when you try to do the pulloffs on "Spirit of the Radio", it's coming off the neck and sounds that way. Even higher on the neck, it's too close. This isn't something you might immediately notice in pictures, because the worst problem is near the bottom of the neck. The string spacing is HUGE at the nut, which is one problem. It changes quite a bit with the string to fretboard edge spacing from the high e 1st fret edge to further up the neck. But I found myself sliding off the neck too easily even further up the neck. Putting on a new, smaller spaced nut might help. The tuning was WHACK though, even after HOURS of pre-stretching the strings and checking the nut screw tightness. Maybe cheap trem springs. Sweetwater was willing to fix the tuning problem at no cost to me but, again, the high e edge problem was a dealbreaker for me, and I didn't want to spend time seeing if a new nut helped the problem. Cost me $182 to send back to Sweetwater because of this, since that issue is build specs rather than a defect. No more Epiphones for me. I will start buying guitars locally.
@colindewolfe3647
Ай бұрын
I swapped the nut to an R3 nut which has narrower spacing. Did that on both my ruby and the standard
@owlperchedsilo3745
Жыл бұрын
can anybody tell me if this guitar is same thickness as a regular Custom Les Paul or is it still thin like the old Alex Lifeson Axcess? thanks in advance.
@andrewbecker3700
Жыл бұрын
12"inch radias fretboard and 24.75" inch string scale. What's a radias scale? Did that one have the E strings right on the edge of the first fret? With the locking nut your kinda stuck with improper string spacing. Common on many Epiphones. My AJ sig. had the wrong nut installed with too wide of string spacing, and the low E string right on the edge of the first fret. I replaced it with a Tusq XL part #6060.
@mdu2112
Жыл бұрын
On the 2021, my high E slips off the fret. On this one, it's the low E !!! :(
@andrewbecker3700
Жыл бұрын
@@mdu2112 tusq xl #6060 has the narrow string spacing these guitars need. If you have a locking nut, you might be f'd. After installing one on mine it's completely transformed the way it feels/plays. How people can sit and struggle with improper setups like that has always baffled me?
@frimpit
Жыл бұрын
When that guitar moves in the light, it looks like the cover of Hold Your Fire. How cool is THAT??
@timmee6937
Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Clockwork Angels.
@kennyperkins1843
Жыл бұрын
It's coming home from guitar center soon
@andrewtate8303
Жыл бұрын
How mutch is this in pounds sterling?
@dstarling61
Жыл бұрын
Looks like Alex fixed the Les Paul. The price is fantastic considering that you get a hard case too. I’m having a hard time saying no to this guitar. What kind of weight are we seeing?
@jtm2763
Жыл бұрын
Mine is 9.2lbs
@che2335
Жыл бұрын
❤ a Canuck
@vimfuego1191
Жыл бұрын
A Floyd Rose Les Paul that doesn't cost the same as a house...i'm in!!!!!
@GrumpyOldGit60
Жыл бұрын
Over the past six or so months I’ve been looking to buy a bass and a guitar. Price hasn’t been a problem… but playability has. Sharp fret ends, ludicrous actions, misaligned necks and bridges, non-functioning pots, poorly cut nuts, blemishes and tooling marks… I’ve found all of these on high end guitars from both Fender and Gibson. Most of the issues could have been sorted out before the guitars got on the wall at a guitar shop. All the big outlets claim to have in-house experts capable of carrying out set-ups. A well set up guitar is more likely to sell. So why on earth am I encountering so many pig’s ears? It’s such a widespread issue, too. All the big name outlets seem to show little or no concern about what they sell. Today, for example, I played a new Jack Casidy bass at Guitar Guitar in Epsom - the action was so high I could get the tips of my fingers under the strings. The nut slots were also not deep enough. Oddly, I didn’t buy it. Quality control is close to zero and it’s simply not acceptable, especially as prices continue to rise.
@Justice19-89
Жыл бұрын
Tasty!
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
🔥
@hockeyman2274
Жыл бұрын
No piezo?
@stuartmiller7419
Жыл бұрын
I'm struggling to see where the 45% increase in price over the previous model is coming from. Bearing in mind that the Epi Custom LP is HALF the price of this one (so it's not the binding/headstock aesthetics that you're paying extra for) and, if anything, the Floyd Rose 1000 could be considered a downgrade to the Floyd Rose GraphTech ghost bridge with piezo, what could it be? The pickups? No, they are the same. The pots/wiring? Maybe it's the veneer? Seriously? An extra $400 for different wiring and a veneer? Don't get me wrong, the Alex Lifeson Axcess Standard was superb value for money, but this is not. A shame, really. Still, I'd buy one if money was no object... but it is... and I'd argue that it is for the majority of Epiphone's current target market - regardless of what Gibson thinks or sees Epiphone's future as.
@mdu2112
Жыл бұрын
8-ply binding, quilt maple and ebony. The pickup selector feels better quality to me. And the "Alex Lifeson" premium. I agree, though. It's the most expensive guitar I own.
@earlfox6030
Жыл бұрын
does it come with 10s on it
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
It does indeed! 🔥
@andrewboyd2023
Жыл бұрын
You Street out the B string 😂
@andrewboyd2023
Жыл бұрын
Sort out
@daboosreviews8819
Жыл бұрын
Played it. Didn't buy it. It's $400 more than the previous Lifeson, has fewer features ie: piezo, etc, and the worst part is that it has .75' pencil thin Ibanez-like neck. I think this release will likely make the Standards more sought after and in-demand. I'm bummed as I really wanted to like the Custom. The Standard is just a much better guitar.
@freegee3503
9 ай бұрын
"...Can do it all" ? It doesn't come with the piezo pickup. 👎
@LightWingStudios
Жыл бұрын
Stetsbar...Google it.
@AlanFisher1967
Жыл бұрын
Can it make you sound like this? 😍 kzitem.info/news/bejne/q5qczKelr5iroKg
@guitarguitaruk
Жыл бұрын
It's the perfect tool for any Rush song! 🔥
@kennyperkins1843
Жыл бұрын
Limelight at Glasgow awesome
@Dami1rush
Жыл бұрын
No thanks for the price and the pickups. I don't know how are the feelings of the frets. But I have a Gibson and an Epiphone and I can feel the difference for the playability. To get a trem I tend my chance with Harley Benton's guitars 300€. Cheaper and pickups can be changed.getting something great for 800€. 1600€, seriously? No trem, you've got a Gibson les paul Tribute for 1000€ I wouldn't change anything to my Lp Tribute, even the modern pickups. Gibson still the best.🤘🎵 maybe a Gibson tribute someday with a trem would be great
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