comparing the Gibson es390 - es339 and Epi Broadway elitist

**roegtr** · 08-04-2015, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by ArchtopHeaven

I get that you get that I dont like Gibson, although thats not true, as I have owned some very good ones that I was perfectly happy with, including a very good Es-175 now in Sweden and a Tal from the 90's that was sublime.

My thought was more that the bass and mids, didn't sit properly with how suddenly brittle and bright the high 'E' got. I should have been more clear. Its one of the main reasons I will probably never by a semi from Gibson and is something typical of their semis.

The OP has suggested I listen through headphones which I'm about to do, so it may have just been the recording set-up. Guitars should be about balance, my initial impression of the second Gibson, is that it lacks that.

Having listened through good quality studio headphones, I can say that the sound is even more harsh and flat. Contributing to this would be the amount of wood in the room (considering we are in Norway, I would imagine a lot. This can make the sound very brittle especially the reverb).

Regardless the playing is very good and I would like to commend the OP on his arrangements and ideas. All three guitars to me would be a pass in the tone department in the current recording set-up.

Sorry to have an opposing opinion, I mean no offence by it :-)

No offence taken whatsoever! I agree that it is bright. If I can borrow you for another moment, here´s a studio recording I did with the es339 (but with 12-52 rounds):

I added a low cut on the eq but didn´t have to shave much off the top.

**Klatu** · 08-05-2015, 12:11 PM

Why did you switch out the Lollars in your Epiphone Broadway Elitist?

**roegtr** · 08-05-2015, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by Klatu

Why did you switch out the Lollars in your Epiphone Broadway Elitist?

Well the imperial low wind didn´t have enough mids for my taste. I did like the single coils but then I started missing the humbucker sound... So I put the originals back in and they are fine.
I also switched out the wiring with a 50´s set from mojotone. The CTS pots that came with it were crap so I had them switched out and chose linear, which I now find kind of awkward. I will soon order a set of Gibson historic audio taper pots and be done with it. Geez....
It was a waste of time and money to mess with the electronics. If I change anything again, it´ll be the volume pots and a Seymour Duncan seth lover or 57 classic neck pickup.