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NEW REVIEW - Great sound and feel for a very good price
I've been playing guitar for over 35 years, although I had been away from it for the last 10 years or so. I decided to get back into in and I have again found the ejoyment and fun I remembered so well. During my hiatus from playing, I either sold all of my equipment, or let my younger brother take over all the equipment we shared years ago. I can't even begin to tell the list of guitars and amps we've been through, but my brother does still have the '76 Les Paul tobacco sunburst that we got new in '76, and a nice Marshall stack that has been reworked many times.
When I looked for a new guitar, I found this Epiphone SG, and I really liked the sound and feel. It definitely reminded me of the old Gibson's we've had. I just changed the strings, set the higth, set the intonation, and decided to put on an ivory nut. It REALLY plays well now and I couldn't be happier with the feel. I may or may not change out the pickups somewhere down the line, but I'm pretty happy with the Alnico V humbuckers. I am running this through a VOX VT50 50 watt modeling amp, and a Behringer 10 channel mixer, both which I got a great deal on at Guitar Center. With this setup, I can pretty much recreate any classic rock, blues, hard rock sound that I like. Very good guitar that can be great with just a little effort and very little expense.
Reviewed by JeffW on 10/23/2009 who plays Rock, Classic Rock, Blues.
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NEW REVIEW - Pretty solid guitar
I got the limited edition School of Rock version, but theres no differences besides a full pickguard on the school of rock one. Right out of the box it was ready to play. I didnt need to set it up or anything. But recently i put a Seymour Duncan Invader in the neck and an EMG 85 in the bridge (because the 85 is better than an 81 in the neck for metal. Invaders have pretty nice clean tone) but after i did that, that guitar sounded better than my Gibson Les Paul Custom. Overall, its a great buy.
Reviewed by Nick on 11/3/2009 who plays Metal, Rock, Alternative.
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ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARS EVER!!!!!
BEST GUITAR EVER! I like to try and figure out songs by AC/DC and this Epiphone G400 SG sounds great when I run it through my LINE 6 Spider III Amp on 'crunch'. The guys at my local Guitar Center set it up wicked. And there is nothing 'entry level' about it. I love the look. Love the feel of the finish and controls. Love the quality. Love that it's just like a '61 Gibson SG! Love that it isn't priced like one! Also it has the same Lifetime warranty as the 2 Grand SG! Epiphone ROCKS!
Reviewed by SG for me on 4/10/2007 who plays Rock.
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Excellent guitar for beginners and intermediates
I recently got this guitar for my birthday. After three months, it is still in perfect condition. It has a tune-o-matic bridge, which is durable and will last a long time. The grover tuners are kinda cheap, but if you know how to properly string a guitar, this will stay in tune. The pickups are not very good, but they are far from bad, too. Even when I play through my midget 5-watt practice amp, the neck pickup gets no mud, and the bridge pickup bites (in a good way). You can get acoustic like tones from the neck position by rolling back the tone knob. The bridge pickup is perfect for distortion. My only gripe is that the pickups can't handle very large amounts of gain (through a hi-wattage amp). Overall, it is a great guitar for beginners and intermediates, but professionals should save up and get a Gibson. I'm intermediate, and this guitar has everything I need. The neck and body are mahogany, and the fretboard is rosewood. This gives it a natural, warm tone, but it also has full bodied treble attack. The neck is round and kind of fat, but easy to grip and play with. The cherry guitar's finish is beautiful. Avoid the black one, because scratches and fingerprints are easier to see. If you want black, go for the Goth edition because it has a satin black finish which doesn't show fingerprints and scratches very easily. I own the red one and it is great. The fretboard is smooth and so is the neck. Eventually, I'll put two chrome Iommi pickups, Grover 102 tuners, a Gibson tp-6 fine-tune tailpiece, and a Kahler-behind-the-nut Pro Stringlock (but no kahler tremolo). Then it will really rock.
Reviewed by Metaldude on 6/28/2007 who plays Rock, Metal, Classical.
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Great SG copy for a decent price!
Although my "Babies" are my Historic series SG Standard (w/vibrola) & my Angus Young signature SG, I've owned Epi SG's since my 1st years of playing. My original G-400 was an upgrade from my G-310 (bolt-neck), soon followed by a limited edition one with an Epi Bigsby (which I customized & still play to this day!). And recently I've acquired a couple of the limited "1965" ones w/Maestro tremelos. There are only 2 things I've never liked about them: 1st being the thicker bodies in comparison to real SG's (& the subsequent beveling issues), 2nd being the lack of neck binding. But other than that, you simply can't get a quality SG for the price. I actually PREFER Epi finishes because they outlast the Gibsons' when you gig with them. Plugged in, there're no huge tonal differences when comparing them to real SG's. Newer ones have better pickups & Grovers too. You will NOT be disappointed, regardless of your playing style!
Reviewed by BigHeaf on 8/24/2006 who plays Varying degrees of Rock music.
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