Are These New Epiphones ACTUALLY As Good as Gibson?!

We are BLOWN AWAY with how good these guitars are! Introducing CME Exclusive Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1960 Les Paul Special in Oxblood and Olive Drab! The Newest CME Exclusive Guitars Reimagine a Transitional Moment In Gibson’s History, With Some of Our Favorite Finishes! Since its introduction in 1955, the Les Paul Special has always carried a workhorse attitude, pushing out immediately identifiable warmth and fatness from two P-90 pickups. Designed to serve an intermediate market between the student-priced Les Paul Junior and the Les Paul Model (aka: the Goldtop), the Special has carved out its own mythos and fandom over its 70-year existence. We’re proud to partner with Epiphone to bring you two new CME Exclusive Les Paul Specials: the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom series 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut Reissue in Oxblood and Olive Drab! With underwound P-90 Soapbar pickups made by Gibson USA, these are the perfect way to merge a particular moment in electric guitar history, with tonal and visual touches that complement that era! To be among the first players to capture these new CME Exclusives, call us today at (773)525-7773, chat with us on our website, or simply come into our Lincoln Avenue Showroom! A Special Moment in History In the late ‘50s, Gibson had a problem: the Les Paul was not selling well compared to Fender’s Stratocaster. The thinner, more heavily contoured design seemed to resonate better with the players of the burgeoning rock ‘n’ roll movement. In an effort to get with the times, the Les Paul would be reinvented in the body style that we now know as the SG, but to test the waters of a double-cutaway design, the Les Paul Special and Les Paul Junior were made with double-cutaway body styles from 1958 to 1960. In 1960, the Les Paul Special hit its stride in this form: by moving the neck pickup slightly closer to the bridge and by slimming the neck profile, the Les Paul Special took on a unique tonal profile that was easier to play than ever. While the Les Paul Special was changed in 1961 (along with the other guitars in the Les Paul lineup) to the body style we now more commonly know as the SG, this particular model year still occupies a particular place in the hearts of players. A Vintage-Voiced Tone Machine! To put our own spin on the 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut formula, we’ve worked with Gibson USA to put special, slightly underwound pickups into each one of these CME Exclusive Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom guitars. By slightly underwinding each P-90 Soapbar pickup, these pickups supply a modified EQ response, with a slightly brighter top-end, and extreme clarity across every note! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CHICAGO MUSIC EXCHANGE! Gear Used: Epiphone IGC 1960 LP Special Double Cut Reissue Olive Drab Epiphone IGC 1960 LP Special Double Cut Reissue Oxblood Bad Cat Mod Shop Hot Cat 50 1x12 Combo (Both Full Band Songs, Tanner) Boss SD-1W Super Overdrive Waza Craft Analog Pedal (Nathaniel, Monkey Wrench) Orange OR120M Overdrive 1977 (Both Full Band Songs) Darkglass Infinity 500 500-Watt 2x10" Bass Combo (Both Full Band Songs) Fender Precision Bass 1979 Sienna Sunburst w/OHSC (Both Full Band Songs) Victory The Duchess V40MkII (Solo Playing) Perfromers: Nathaniel Murphy (Guitar) Tanner Peterson (Guitar/Vocals) Zach Moore (Drums) Dave Johnson (Bass) JJ Smith (Vocals) Sign up for SMS Alerts from CME and get $20 OFF your next $60+ order of new, in stock gear! https://bit.ly/4uyOfCw 👇 Shop Gear From This Video & MORE! www.chicagomusicexchange.com 💬 Got one of these? Looking to sell or trade vintage gear? We buy and trade every day! ➡️ https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/... 📲 Follow Chicago Music Exchange: Instagram - https://bit.ly/3gdPSSV Twitter(X) - https://bit.ly/2RuYOci Facebook - https://bit.ly/3e4FI4C Pinterest - https://bit.ly/3ea3BHZ Download the CME App today!! IOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chicago... Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - INTRO 00:28 - "Interstate Love Song" Stone Temple Pilots 02:20 - The Colors & The Pickups (Gibson Custom Shop Pickups!) 03:54 - Clean Pickup Demonstration 04:15 - The Headstock... It's RIGHT! 05:13 - Additional Upgraded Appointments 05:50 - Crunchy Solo Playing (New York Dolls) 06:21 - The Neck Profile and Build Materials 08:20 - Solo Playing (Bob Marley) 08:57 - It's Not Much Different Than The G*bson? 10:26 - Crunchy Solo Playing (The Strokes) 10:58 - Great Value For Money 12:20 - "Monkey Wrench" Foo Fighters #chicagomusicexchange #nathanielmurphy #epiphone #guitars #guitarplayer