The Almost Ultimate 61 SG / Les Paul Deep Dive. Gibson Custom Shop & USA / Epiphone IBG & Epiphone

Hold onto your hats, guitar nerds! Ive been on Youtube for a year as of today and I wanted to make a big ol' video commemorating it. I took four current iterations of the 1961 Les Paul (SG) - A Custom Shop 1961 Les Paul Re-Issue, a Gibson USA SG Standard ‘61, an Epiphone Inspired By Gibson 1961 Les Paul, and an Epiphone SG Standard ‘61 model - and ran them side by side and explored as many details as possible to see how they compare and contrast with the (almost) actual model from 1961!

If you've ever been in the market for a '61 inspired SG and want to know probably too much about it, then this video just might be for you!

Table of Contents:

00:00 Intro
01:18 The Guitar
03:48 The Price
04:32 The Case
10:43 The Look
12:41 The Body
22:47 The Neck
27:53 The Hardware
40:09 The Electronics
40:28 The Pickups
45:30 The Other Materials
53:41 The Feel
55:40 The Weight
56:48 The Neck-Dive Test
59:59 The Sound & The Conclusion


I hope this video is informative for you. Cheers!

LINKS in this video:

Analysis of the Epiphone ProBucker pickups, is it just a repackaged 57 Classic? https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/el... ProBucker is just a repackaged 57 Classic

How do different Capacitors affect the tone? https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/ca...

What's the difference between 50's wiring, 60's wiring, and modern wiring? https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/mod...

A brief history of Kluson tuners and how to identify them! https://www.rickn-guitars.com/tuners/...


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Here are some Amazon affiliate links to some of the guitars and gear used in and to make this video. If you purchase from these links, I might get a small commission from it, which I divert 100% right back to the channel:

Guitars:

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