OK, so apparently, some Epis are going to have the Gibson headstock now.

Then again, by that same analysis, the Gibson USA Greeny will not sound the same as the CS Greeny. That is another thing to consider.
 
I was unaware that people didnt like the Epiphone headstock, I think it's actually nice and stylish looking and thought it had pretty universal acclaim
 
Record a snippet with you playing your Gibson with all it's exotic parts. Record a snippet with you playing your Epiphone with Duncans. You won't be able to tell the difference.
 
Napthol said:
Record a snippet with you playing your Gibson with all it's exotic parts. Record a snippet with you playing your Epiphone with Duncans. You won't be able to tell the difference.
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If the clips were indistinguishable, what do you think it would prove? And what are "exotic parts"?
 
Napthol said:
Record a snippet with you playing your Gibson with all it's exotic parts. Record a snippet with you playing your Epiphone with Duncans. You won't be able to tell the difference.
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I did. I had my Epi and my Gibson with Fluence Classics both. They sounded different. You will have to take my word, as I didn't think the clip was particularly good nor did it prove anything other than I didn't like my Epiphone anymore, so I didn't keep it. That's basically what made up my mind and make me sell the Epiphone. No point on having two of the same guitar with one being slightly less to my liking.

I showed it to my wife who is certainly not a cork sniffer like I am. She noticed a difference.

Like I've been arguing all thread, the Epi didn't sound worse, but it didn't sound the same. There is no way it could when the bridge pickup is in a different place compared to the Gibson. It's almost like comparing the neck pickup in a 22 fret vs. a 24 fret guitar. It's not as huge of a difference, but there was a difference even if you leave the tonewood and other smaller details that might add up to the sound out.
 
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