Epiphone Limited Edition 1966 G-400 Electric Guitar Heritage Cherry

I bought a "95 model at a pawn shop last weekend and am really enjoying playing this guitar. Pick-ups sound great clean or dial in as much crunch as you want. Haven't tried my slide on it yet but I will. The sound reminds me of an old Gibson Sonex I had back in the day, great all around sound.

I own this guitar and I can honestly tell the guitar player world that this one is the best thing next to a real Gibson sg standard the sound is warm and awesome great for blues jass rock name it I play it off a fender 212r and the sound is real close to a regular Gibson sg standard if you cant afford a Gibson buy this one you will be impressed.!!!46 years guitar player!!!

Picked it up yesterday (silverburst). What a great feel! Everything about this guitar tells me I got it for far less than I should have. GC had it set up for me when I got there. Plugged it in, and started playing. No complaints...AT ALL!!! I wouldn't think twice about playing a gig with this. Awesome looks, great movement, smooth fret board, awesome sound. Solid guitar for low cost.

I've had this guitar for 3 years now, and I recently picked up an Epi Les Paul Trad Pro, and I realized that this guitar has some kind of bite to it that the LP just doesn't have. I plug it in after playing the LP, and, without changing any settings, it just has a deeper, meaner, slightly more distorted sound. It feels great, looks great (silverburst), and sounds great. I literally have no complaints, except maybe that the knobs aren't on quite straight, but that's true for all Epis. Classic SG feel and tone at a fraction of Gibson prices.

I recently acquired one of these up and have to say I'm absolutely astounded by it. This is an exceptional guitar for the money (actually, low cost aside, it's just a great guitar!) I have a Gibson SG Standard as well, which cost nearly 4x as much. The Gibby is a beauty, for sure, but is it 4x as good? Simple answer is "no". I love them both. This guitar has some significant upgrades over it's lower end counterparts (i.e. G-310). It has a set, thin neck, not a bolt-on! It's very fast, which is great and as others have noted, it does indeed have a rosewood bound neck (unlike the plastic binding on my Gibson). It has Grover-licensed 14:1 tuners which are very nice, albeit heavy (I'll get to that later). The pups are decent, although a little muddier than my Gibby. It has a very nice warm sound to it and plays as crunchy as I like, when desired. The finish on the guitar is great. I got the heritage cherry version and it's beautiful. There were some minor imperfections at the heel of the neck, but they're not really noticeable unless you look very closely. One thing about SG's in general, is that they sometimes tend to be neck-heavy. My G-400 is a heavier guitar than my Gibson and certainly more neck-heavy. I suspect this is partly due to the Grover tuners vs. Kluson's on the Gibson. That said, the G-400's definitely less-balanced, but still easily compensated for. There may be some variation from guitar to guitar, so I recommend playing one in the store before buying (one should with any guitar, honestly). Mine simply felt great from the get-go. To sum things up, this is a wonderful guitar for any experience level. Even though I have the Gibson, I still spend equal time on the G-400 and wouldn't ever think of parting with it. I'm still amazed at how much guitar you get for $350-400. It's beautiful, plays and sounds great! It's a keeper!

I bought the 1966 G-400 because I have always been a Strat man, and I wanted to play an SG without investing what I pay for Strats. When the guitar arrived, I could not believe the level of quality for such an economical price. I would have been satisfied with a lesser instrument since I only intend to amuse myself with it occasionally, and now I cannot put it down! The guitar was setup very well before shipping, and all I had to do was plug it in, and start playing. You will want to invest in a guitar strap which doesn't slip; I bought a suede one, but a sturdy cloth strap will do. The weight of the neck wants to pull it down, but a non-slip strap solved this issue. The volume and tone adjustments are unbeievably precise for an instrument in this price range, and I'm happy with the humbuckers. I'm not a pro, but the guitar will do exactly what I want it to do, so I couldn't be happier with purchase.