Gonna get a guitar. Was pretty set on an epiphone prophecy but I found a Chapman ML1 Modern Pro for not that much more money. Has anyone played both to compare?

>>116133983 (OP)



Get the Epiphone it'll retain its value better than some eCelebs re-branded cort, when you turn around and re-sell it in a month when you realize guitars aren't as easy as you originally imagined.

I already play

They're both solid. Good pickups, come with a Tusq nut instead of the cheap plastic ones some epiphones come with. 

Not sure if you ever played an explorer type body but they're big and punchy. Not everyone likes that, but I love them. 

looking at reviews of the Chapman, apparently people are complaining the nuts are coming in filed incorrectly, resulting in a lot of fret buzz...

>>116133983 (OP)

Rob Chapman is an insufferable soiface faggot. Either way you're getting an east Asian import, which are pretty good these days. But at least with the Epiphone, you're not getting a fag branded guitar.

just look him up, you're right.

Get the Epiphone OP. I use my epiphone goth explorer all the time.

I swapped out the nut and the pickups and now it's really solid. the epiphone you posted already comes with a good nut and pickups so it may be good right out of the box.

59 Gibson Les Pauls shipped with plastic nuts



The tonal difference in nut material is negligible for 90% of players, especially those that have grip load of gain and effect pedals. 



A well filed and lubricated nut can increase playability though. The rest is mostly placebo.

Just quit fucking around and get a Gibson explorer. You can always sell it later if you go broke

it's noticeable if you have a decent ear. A good nut vs. a cheap nut is almost as big of a difference as having new strings vs. old strings.

Also it's good to have a self lubricating nut. I always just get the Tusq. my friend swears by the brass nuts.

All you need to do to avoid most of those types of quality issues is have a luthier you can trust set it up for you the way you like with the action and everything. You should be doing that anyway to get the best playability out of an instrument. You've gotta be some type of asshole to try to play one with a half assed factory setup, barely good enough to demo on a sales floor, and then complain about the playability. "Hurr the nut wasn't filed properly" or "Hurr they didn't file down the edged of these frets and they're slicing my fingers boo hoo." Always get your shit professionally inspected and set up.

>>116133983 (OP)

I have the Schecter E1-FRS which looks like that one but I imagine is way better since it has a Floyd Rose 1500 (not the 1000 piece-a-shits most jacksons and every "floyd rose" below $1500 comes with) and sustainiac pickups but if you don't like that you don't need to.

yeah this anon is probably right, OP.

Explorers are generally accessible price-wise for Gibsons. X-plorer, '76, and T models go for around $1300.

You're paying an extra $400 bucks, sure, but for something that lasts you your whole life that's not that much. Also if you do ever want to sell it, you'll get way more for it compared to an Epi. Also if the guitar becomes rare, you'll actually earn a profit.

^ this
