Epiphone vs. Squier (Two Brands Enter! One Brand Leave!)

[St_Genesius]

No equivocation. No reasonable statements about differences in style, personal preference, etc. Nothing about "finding a good one." If you post "I like Brand 3 better than either," nothing bad will happen to you, but we'll all silently judge you and think "I bet you're fun at parties" sarcastically. Because that's not the f-ng question, is it? And definitely not a peep pointing out that I haven't established specific rules of evaluation. All valid points, but you still gotta choose.

So pick: Epiphone or Squier?


Important note 1: I have listed the brands alphabetically, as that seemed the closest I could come to appearing neutral.

Important note 2: If you'd like to vote for "Squire," you should click "Squier" instead.

Important note 3: No really, in Beyond Thunderdome the crowd chants "Two Men Enter! One Man Leave." Not "leaves." Go listen for yourself, if you'd like. EDIT: NOPE, I'M WRONG.

Important note 4: None of these notes is actually important.

 

[Mincer]

Turns out, it is a draw as it goes to the time limit.

 

[St_Genesius]

Maybe I set something wrong? I just pushed it forward a day (from Dec 31 to Jan 1) and it worked okay for me (I voted at random).

Turns out, it is a draw as it goes to the time limit.

 

[Mincer]

Oh no! Epiphone grabbed a steel chair!

 

[weepingminotaur]

Oh no! Epiphone grabbed a steel chair!

Squier:

https://media.tenor.com/images/25321150ded55bf9202eab1cddefbbde/tenor.gif

 

[Lewguitar]

I'd rather have a PRS SE Singlecut than an Epiphone.

I'd put Duncan Antiquitys in either.

 

[Aceman]

If I have to pick one, and I do, I have no hesitation pulling the Epiphone cord.

It isn't even a competition: Set neck LP's, Semi-hollows, the Elitist line.

Squire makes trash: Good Trash (Vintage mods), Trash, and Real Trash (Bullet). And it is easy trash to make.

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Pay closer attention, in particular @1:41.

https://youtu.be/9yDL0AKUCKo

 

[St_Genesius]

1:41 isn't the crowd, but yeah... after that, it sure sounds like there's sibilance at the end of the phrase.

The power of faulty memory, I suppose. Like that period of time we all SWORE Will Smith said "Welcome to Erf."

Pay closer attention, in particular @1:41.

https://youtu.be/9yDL0AKUCKo

 

[Lucius Paisley]

The power of faulty memory, I suppose. Like that period of time we all SWORE Will Smith said "Welcome to Erf."

Never understood how things like that get the attention they do. When I first saw the meme, I hit up YouTube and it's like "no he didn't" so that's the end of it for me.

Meanwhile, I'm going to justify my vote - Squier, because Fender-like guitars are easier to play upside down if I have to. To me, if I flip most Epiphone guitars to play lefty, the shape makes doing so pointless.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

If I have to pick one, and I do, I have no hesitation pulling the Epiphone cord.

It isn't even a competition: Set neck LP's, Semi-hollows, the Elitist line.

Squire makes trash: Good Trash (Vintage mods), Trash, and Real Trash (Bullet). And it is easy trash to make.

Epiphone makes plenty of trash. If we’re going apples to apples, I think a Classic Vibe Strat or Tele holds up to the real thing better than a similarly priced Epiphone.

I also think Squier’s $100 offering holds up WAY better than Epiphone’s.

 

[ehdwuld]

I am in my LP stage of life
some years ago I would have gone strat and Squire

The vote is LP or strat as I see it
24.75 vs 25.5
Gibson v Fender
Red v Blue

 

[GuitarStv]

There are good and shit versions of both . . . However, with a Squier you get the right headstock. So that tips it for me.

 

[Securb]

The midrange to high-end Epiphones blows away anything Squire has.

 

[Mincer]

I have to give it to Squire for having the 'proper' headstock, and Fender making sure it isn't an inferior copy of a real Fender.

 

[Aceman]

Epiphone makes plenty of trash. If we’re going apples to apples, I think a Classic Vibe Strat or Tele holds up to the real thing better than a similarly priced Epiphone.

I also think Squier’s $100 offering holds up WAY better than Epiphone’s.

Not denying Epiphone trash at all...


And that is more of a slam on Fender IMO!

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Not denying Epiphone trash at all...


And that is more of a slam on Fender IMO!

I suppose it is if you look at it that way. I see it as getting a lot more bang for your buck with Fender/Squier at every price point until we hit Custom Shop stuff, where it kind of balances out.

However, as Lew mentioned, I think the PRS SE line beats both Fender and Gibson in the sub-$1000 imports. They beat out pretty much everybody else, too.

 

[Securb]

I could gig with an Epiphone G 400 off of the rack. I don't think there is a $400 Squire I could say the same about.

 

[Adieu]

Both brands have had bottom of the barrel $99 models, very solid mid-tier models, and even fairly posh and premium stuff (in their old MiJ days, for example)

 

[Adieu]

I could gig with an Epiphone G 400 off of the rack. I don't think there is a $400 Squire I could say the same about.

Did the Classic Vibe stuff disappear? Seems like it got praised a lot.

Dunno about their guitars, but the super-affordable Squier VM basses with the maple necks with block inlays could hold their own against any new sub-$1k bass in American stores (I compared). Quite gigable imho.

PS and no I don't own one