I Pulled The Trigger On A Epiphone Shinichi Ubukata ES-355 Custom The First Guitar Of 2025 👍

[Jarick]

Good luck! That's a cool guitar.

I have an Epiphone ES-335 Joe Bonamassa 62 with the Vibrola and Burstbuckers. It's a pretty cool guitar and pretty well built overall. The modern Epiphones are quite decent. They don't have the vibe of a Gibson with the nitro, nibs, and pearly inlays. But they are solid and IMO better than the import Fenders.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Do you buy food?

Food is for wimps

 

[Dave Lewis]

It arrived earlier and was better packaged double boxed and shipped in its case on its side not in its case one box headstock down like the last one .
I’ve checked it over and it’s all good unless anything appears as it warms up and when I plug it in.
So very pleased

 

[The-Kid]

Good stuff OP even the standard ES335 or hollow body guitars are a steal for what they are.



Cheers man!!!!

 

[echoNET]

Hi!

I think I ended up buying this guitar from GuitarGuitar. They repaired the lacquer crack and I got another £50 off it. Really pleased with it. One day I’ll make a video about it on my YouTube channel.

 

[Dave Lewis]

The second one I bought had a ding on the top of the headstock.
My daughter ordered me this nail varnish off Amazon and it turned out a perfect match .
As you can see from the photo it’s gone after a couple of blobs .

 

[Eagle]

The second one I bought had a ding on the top of the headstock.
My daughter ordered me this nail varnish off Amazon and it turned out a perfect match .
As you can see from the photo it’s gone after a couple of blobs .
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That’s the before right ?

 

[Eagle]

 

[echoNET]

If you don't want to use nail polish, may I suggest this stuff which I use to touch up knocks and dings. It's very good... https://northwestguitars.co.uk/coll...black-nitrocellulose-chip-repair-guitar-paint

 

[Eagle]

If you don't want to use nail polish, may I suggest this stuff which I use to touch up knocks and dings. It's very good... https://northwestguitars.co.uk/coll...black-nitrocellulose-chip-repair-guitar-paint

Except the Epiphone is thick plastic not nitro so it won’t blend anyway.

 

[echoNET]

Except the Epiphone is thick plastic not nitro so it won’t blend anyway.

Whatevs... I've used it on non-nitro finishes to cover chips and it scrubs up just fine. But whatever works for you...

Meanwhile, a video as threatened... Toodles!

My Epiphone Shinichi Ubukata ES-355 Custom Review

 

[Dave Lewis]

Darren,
The neck was deffo cracked So I hope they injected some glue into it and it stays fixed.
I’ve just subbed to your channel
I like your music choice album reviews

 

[Eagle]

Darren,
The neck was deffo cracked So I hope they injected some glue into it and it stays fixed.
I’ve just subbed to your channel
I like your music choice album reviews

Send it back!!!

 

[maguchi]

Here’s the cracks.
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Yikes! On a brand new guitar? That's messed up.

 

[Eagle]

Yikes! On a brand new guitar? That's messed up.

You can see the “ not mahogany “ send it back . That is about 80% gone.

 

[maguchi]

You can see the “ not mahogany “ send it back . That is about 80% gone.

Is that maple underneath? Looks like the finish is a little thick too.

 

[Eagle]

Is that maple underneath? Looks like the finish is a little thick too.

Thick plastic, not maple it’s similar to the wood used in hardwood door frames.

 

[Dave Lewis]

These are great guitars.