Is the Sweetwater Exclusive Epiphone Cobra Burst Les Paul Custom Worth $1,299? (First Impressions)

Описание: Is the Sweetwater Exclusive Epiphone Cobra Burst Les Paul Custom worth $1,299? Here are my honest first impressions as an actual buyer, not a dealer review.

This is the Sweetwater exclusive version, not the Guitar Center model. You’re paying more here, but you get Gibson USA 490R / 498T humbuckers, the proper Inspired by Gibson headstock, full body and fretboard binding, an ebony fretboard, and a really nice hard shell case.

In this video, I run through both clean and distorted tone demos, using all three pickup selector positions, so you can hear how the 490R / 498T set sounds.

I also talk about:

• How this compares mentally to a Gibson Les Paul Studio
• Why looks and vibe actually matter more than people admit
• QC reality (including why I had to return the first one)
• Weight tradeoffs and real-world comfort
• Why these pickups work great for ’90s / 2000s punk and alt rock

This isn’t meant to be a modern metal guitar, and it’s not trying to be a Gibson Custom Shop piece either. But if you want Les Paul Custom looks and feel without spending $5k–$7k, this one might make a lot of sense.

I also own a Gibson Les Paul Modern Figured… and I still bought this.

Let me know in the comments if you would you buy this, or would you go Gibson Les Paul Studio / LTD EC-1000 instead?

More comparisons coming soon.

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