All user reviews for the Epiphone SG Special

Made in Indonesia by Samick factory, Lock Tone Tune o matic, bolt-on neck, 22 frets, 2 humbuckers, 1 in round 1 and the bridge, 2 volume knobs and 1 tone 1 1 3 switch positions.

UTILIZATION

Shape and thickness of the handle, but very comfortable as it is very shiny it is a can of brake type (non-slip). Very good ergonomics very slight, pleasant to play very easy access to acute due to its shape.

SOUNDS

I have 3 other guitars 1 telecaster and a stratocaster 1 Les Paul with it so I can play all styles. amp as I have a Fender Mustang IV I love about this amp I can get the sound I desire.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 months of fairly intensive way directly from the box the handle was straight as an arrow action was a higher trait that I prefer and I play with very low action and with this config I had no freight buzz, this guitar once adjusted professional manner is a true wonder especially with a good quality amp. I would do this choice without any hesitation and I recommend it hands down, with a professional fit and a decent amp (not an amp that comes in a pack or 3 sub amp) you will have a very decente scratch. but forget the sound Angus Young for the following reasons. You are not Angus Young (talent and tact) you do not have his guitar (built according to his specifications) and you do not have his amps (modified or built to its specifications) you do not have technicians who fit the sound while playing. So even a Gibson SG Angus Young $ 3,000.00 can not have his ankle so create your own sound and practice and become a Star.

I bought this guitar at the gibson day in Lille, my eyes were popping when I saw this Epiphone at that price, and myself being a fan of Angus Young.

This is a bass guitar line, do not expect something exceptional:
- Bolt mahogany
- Alder body (check)
- Kill one pot pretty funny when used ^ ^

MECHANICAL CHANGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!

UTILIZATION

The handle is not unpleasant to my taste, certainly there are better but I have not noticed any discomfort when I play even shred.
access to acute ... is by definition an SG access to acute par excellence! : P

Weight: it is a very light guitar, really light, especially when you have the habit of a good Les Paul pulls us down the shoulder after 3 hours of snooze it ^ ^ pic of the nose, not very useful when you want to rest our left hand, but a guitar is supposed to play with two hands (at least the major part of the time ^ ^)

For good sound typical of SG: everything should be thoroughly! : P both knobs fully this guitar course is not accurate, but it gives her! mind games with her knobs it is useless

SOUNDS

Are they suitable for your style of music?
I'm plugged blues / hard rock, a good AC / DC on a good distortion, or a good solo Santana faces a rhythmic blues that tells us so much!
What I like about this Epiphone is that we feel its presence when playing in a group. It is very aggressive! With a good amp (I use a vox Valvetronix personal) she is not shy! But do not know it, if you want a clear, precise forget it.

I personally had a Gibson SG Special, I'm currently using a Gibson Les Paul and the rhythm for a good hard rock, where what you want to hear is the sound of the windows vibrate.

If I have to compare it to the Gibson SG Special, found comfort playing Gibson (after some adjustments to the string height ^ ^), but not the sound.
If I have to compare it with respect to its price and competitors, I throw myself on it blindfolded.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month, I keep her for his aggressive and dynamic. But do not expect miracles, it is only 150 euros! for that price I think it is really not bad, you can not expect better for SG! on the other hand, if I should redo this purchase with the experience, I'd at least my cheapskate and I would take a higher range, the style of the Epiphone G 400. But it is in the context of 150 euros ^ ^

PS: All the guitars in the world are not worth the fingers good guitar ^ ^ is not buying a Gibson price of a car that you'll necessarily sound good, it will make little (s) happy ( its) this guitar.

Purchased at an independant ma & pa shop. I had very little $$$ at the time and wanted a good guitar (who doesn't?) I paid $299.99 canadian.

The playability of this guitar is very good, regardless of price. It has a standard stoptail piece bridge which is very easy to use and intonate. The tuners are metal with a high ratio which kinda sucks but it is still usable (still way better than anything close to this price). The neck is bolt on but feels very solid. The neck is finished like the body too which you don't normally find on something this price.

There is nothing about it that is really awful. The drawbacks it does have are not even comparable in this price range; only if it were a $900 guitar or something.

The pickups are not the greatest sounding, but they do sound good. (www3.telus.net/mechatohm to listen to this guitar in action) The switch does cut out once in a blue moon. I can't quite get the low E string to fully intonate on lower tunings, it's damn close though. Oh, the color. I got the red and it's kind of a weird foggy purple/red. I don't like the color but oh well.

It is constructed quite well. It is light yet sturdy. Once again, put in relation to it's price category, in my opinion, it far surpasses any competition. Even though it is a bolt on neck, it has been very solid.

I have had this guitar for 4 odd years now. I will never sell/trade it. It never seems to let me down. That's pretty good because I play it a lot. For the money, it was an excellent value. The only real drawback I see is the finish. I really don't like it much at all, but hey, at least it's not pink or some damn thing like that!

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I paid £120 new for this guitar from www.GAK.co.uk - quite a steal for a guitar that to all intents and purposes is a near-on exact replica of the Gibson model.

For the price you pay, it's fantastic - easy and smooth to play, looks gorgeous, and sounds brilliant.

The construction could be a little better - it's not falling apart by any means, but when I recieved mine there was something rattling round inside the electronics cutaway - it hasn't affected anything, but is still a little disconcerting.

See above.

For £120 you're getting a guitar that looks like an SG, plays ALMOST as well as an SG, and sounds ace. I reckon this would probably be best used as either a practice axe for a pro, or a main guitar for intermediate musicians, you won't find any better in this price range. In fact, you probably won't get a better guitar for less than £200.

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I got this guitar at pheifers house of music (in stettler) for about 230$ (canadian.) I got it because it caught my eye and im tired of playing strats.

Keeps in tune for DAYS
Good action on the lower strings (E,A,D)
Really great sound
Really good pickups

Nothing important here.

Good constuction, everything seems to be put together nicely. The things u put the strap on arent even a little wobbly, and i dont ever expect them to be. For anyone who cant afford a gibson SG, this is the guitar for you.

Buy this guitar. It is well worth the money, and will last you a long time.

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I bought this guitar from musicians friend for about $150. I always loved ACDC and wanted to get a good feel for an Sg before I bought a real one!

I feel that this is a good first guitar, but not good for a second, It also gives you a good idea and feel for an Sg. The sound is pretty good for a cheap guitar. The neck feels great I think. Epiphone necks always feel great. Mine stays in tune well despite what the other reviews say.

the only thing that is bad (even though its not really bad) is its just cheap. Its great for a first guitar and thats it. It has pretty good durability and will last well. The switch is a little crappy. and its very lightweight.

very light construction. switch is crappy but will do. tuners are pretty good. black finish is better for this guitar becouse cherry and cheap dont mix.

good first guitar. lightweight. cheap switch. black finish is nice. its worth $150

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I purchased this guitar on Music123.com on May 13,and payed about $250 for it.I bought it because it has that great SG with out the price.

This guitar is GREAT!!!!It has the classic Gibson SG tone,only its a lot cheaper.It has two humbucking pick-ups that sound amazing!!!!!!!

The strings break very easily if your not careful.But other than that its an amwazing guitar

It is great quality.Its a little light though so it breaks very easily.

Over all this is a GREAT guitar,if you see one and you want a great tone buy it,you wont be let down.

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I bought this guitar at Guitar Center during their Labor Day sale. The list price was 1400 dollars, but they had it for $799. I asked the worker there about it, and he said he would sell it to me for $470. Best deal I've ever seen.

The guitar for the most part is great. The body is extremely light compared to most other guitars. The tuners stay in tune for about a week. The pickups sound great, and there is a tone and volume knob for each pickup. They actually work too. Overall, a great axe.

There are only a few minor details that I don't like about the guitar. For one, there is a cheap-looking tape around the pickups to protect the coils. Also, the strings are a little too high on the bridge, but you can get used to that easily. (I played a strat before this, so it was a big difference to me).

So far everything has been in working order. No complaints here.

If you see this guitar and you need a new one, buy it! It has killer tone and a nice price tag, especially for a Gibson. Definitly worth the money.

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I was given this guitar from a friend. He bought it in hopes of being a "guitar hero", but found it harder than he thought.

Nice tone and surprising quality. You get a nice from the humbucking pickups, although I chose to replace them with some spare vintage style Gibson pickups I had around. The guitar I have has the sunburst design and it is quite nice. You can't get a Les Paul style guitar (made by a division of Gibson none the less) for the price (even though I did not buy mine) any better.

The tuners are crap. They don't stay tuned and they are not at all adjustable. I replaced them with a set of Grovers. Also the 3 position switch had to be replaced, but it did not facilitate a standard three position. I had to peel of the Les Paul style ring around switch and mount it side to side. It actually works and it is rigged so that when the switch is toggled it is in the direction of the pickup that it is now using.

See "Please describe what you like about the unit:"

Nice guitar, not bad for a beginner. If you are going to buy a guitar and you don't have a lot of dough to spend this is a good guitar. Just remember to replace the tuners!!

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I got this guitar at MusiciansFriend.com after the neck on my Hondo II broke. It was 150 dollars, about 160 after shipping. I was amazed at how quickly it shipped. I had ordered it on a Monday and it came Wednesday of the same week!

Everything!!! I expected the finish to be a cheezy bright red, but I was delighted to find that is was a dark, semi-transparent red, just like my friend's much more expensive G-400. There's only one volume knob and one tone knob, but in my opinion that is good, because if I wanted to use a vibrato effect with both pickups, a volume knob for each pickup would make that almost impossible. Neck is straight, tuners have a very smooth operation. In the pictures it doesn't have the little black ring around the toggle switch, but it came with that too!

Only the factroy installed strings. I'll probably put Slinky's on soon. And it sometimes picks up a radio signal.

It's amazingly solid. The pickups are good, I could talk forever about how nice it sounds. But like I said before, the strings aren't the best.

You know what they say, you get what you pay for. Well "They" obviosly haven't seen this guitar! With the quality of the unit at this price, it's the equivalent of buying a Ferrarri for $500. It's great guitar for AC/DC and Black Sabbath, but any I've played stuff from Santana to I Believe in a Thing Called Love, and this guitar sounds great all the way.

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Purchased it form Musicians Friend for $150 (US) as a my first guitar. I had to share my brothers Fender American Strat and I wanted a Paul, but was low on cash

It is an inexpensive guitar that gives you that Les Paul tone. It's got a fast neck and nice string action. It comes stock 9's, but I prefger the sound and feel of D'Addario XL 10's. It's similiar to the guitars that bands that I like use, so I was stoked to get this guitar. It's fallen a few times and it's still working as usuall.

There are a few problems with it. The tuners aren't that great. I have to retune after every song. I have also had a little trouble with the input jack. The washers fell off and I had to replace them. There is a slight hum. I believe it is realted to the type of pickup selsctor that is used.
The guitar tends to fall out of my strap, but that was nothing thata straplock couldn't solve.

It's made in Korea. The guitar has a nice ebony finish. I like the neck binding it has good construction and feel. It was what I was expecting for $150.

Overall it is a good begginner guitar if your looking for the LP tone. I got what I expected for $150. If you want the LP tone and have the money I would reccomend getting a better model like the standard or custom.

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I got this guitar from an individual not a store. I payed about 60 bucks for it, because it was used and because it wasn't in very good condition. The reason i bought it was because my squire strat was a huge piece of crap.

there are a few things i like about this guitar. 1, it was really cheap. 2 it has more sustain than my squire strat. The other is if you are hard on this instrument it doesn't really matter because it is fairly tough and you arn't loosing anything special if you trash it.


It doesn't stay in tune for more than a half an hour. It doesn't have very good sound and the pickups buzz so much it would make you wish you were deaf.


As i said before the construction is fairly good. The quality isnt bad for a guitar with a list price of about 170 bucks.

This isn't a bad deal for a first guitar, because you dont know if you'll stick with it, but if you already play dont waste you're money. Go for a real gibson. They're the best. I just bought an SG supreme a few day's ago and i love it.

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I purchased this guitar used at a local guitar shop about a year ago for $650. I only played it for about 5 minutes before i fell in love with it. The pervious owner had hardly played it, so it was in mint condition.

The neck is the perfect size, and is lightning fast. The tuners never go out of tune, despite heavy playing. The body is light, so you can jump around and play at the same time, and not break your back. Sounds almost as good as a les paul, for about half the price!

The bridge pickup is a bit weak for my tastes, i plan on swapping it for a Gibson 498T sometime. Other than that, the guitar is perfect!

Since i got it so new, the bridge saddles had almost no indentation in them, so when i played really hard the strings would pop off the saddles. A trip to a tech set this straight, for 78 cents. Solid craftsmanship, meant to be played, and played hard.

I love this guitar! And at such a great price, it was well worth it. Sounds awesome for rock and hard, distorted music, especially through my mesa heartbreaker. But also sounds great for blues, through my friend's Vox AC110. I will never get rid of this guitar.

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I picked up this piece at the local guitar center for a small $850.

First and for most this is one nice guitar. The finish is superb without flaws. I picked up the WIne Red and it is gorgeous. Another great feature is the neck. The rosewood fret board is smooth and the with the littlest application a string rings with pure sound. OVerall I am pleased at the gutiar itself. No questions asked.

None that I can really think of.

Its a Gibson. Need I say more. No place else can you get this quailty and pure sound.

As said before it is a Gibson. Gibson is known for quality and duration of life. I played a Schecter C-1 plus next to this gutiar and there was no comparison. Don't look over this you want a guitar and look no further.

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I bought mine used, the guy said it was about a year or two old, I don't really remember. The guy asked $500 for the black Gibson SG Special and Peavey Bandit 112, knowing that was an awesome deal, I got him down to $300. Anyway, I got it home plugged it in and couldn't believe I finally owned my favorite guitar.

I love it, great playability, great sound, great sustain, great tone, especially compared to the cheap guitars I already owned.

Not much I don't like about it, except like someone said in another review, the kind of cheap looking tape around the pickups, but that doesn't affect anything. The only problem I have are the tuners, one of them was already broken when I bought it, but they tend to come out of tune with a lot of bending, but not too badly.

Very solid and LIGHT. I've accidentally dropped it and it's been hit a couple of time; it's withstood a lot of abuse, I'm sure even before I bought it. I take good care of my equipment, but accidents happen, and this guitar can take a beating.

I definitely recommend it, it sounds, looks and plays great. You might find a deal like I did, but even if you buy it new and retail it's a good price for what you're getting.

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I bought this guitar as my first electric about three years ago from musicians friend for about $130, discounted because of the color. I ordered it from the phone.

I was skeptical about this guitar at first, but when I got it , i was amazed. Now I have a $700 Schecter, which is way better than this, of course it was 6 times more. Although, I do use this guitar for recording albums in my band, so I love it for recording. I also love the cheap humbuckers, because I play grunge (Nirvana, Soundgarden etc.) so i get lots and lots of feedback from it.

I dont like the body, because it is very light, and made of cheap plywood. The neck is light and cheap, and the guitar is not balanced correctly. Other than that, its fine.

The quality shows that epiphone has blind workers, because everything is loose out of the box. When and If u get this guitar, take it to a shop right away. The pickups are not good, however, if you are in a grunge band and feedback is your friend,they are great. The tuners do not stay in tune, so make sure you tune them

A final comment is to use a distortion pedal, like me, i use a death metal dist. pedal.if i had this guitar stolen, i wouldnt buy another one.

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Paid by credit card, for £469, on special offer at Academy of Sound on the opening weekend. Reduced by £100.

This guitar is the extreme versatile instrument! My music tastes range from heavy metal to classical rock, blues to ska, and everything in between, and there's not one thing I've found difficult to play. The two humbucker pickups sound amazing, the bridge pickup cutting through for lead players, the neck pickup for the nice warm tone and when you select the middle position on the pickup selector you get a crystal clear sound, which I commonly use for ska playing. You get absolutely no feedback when you don't want it, and when you do it comes out perfect. Gigs brilliantly.

The only complaint I have is the action was too high when I bought it.

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I was looking for a really cheap guitar that sounded rather heavy to replace my blue Jackson that I hated. I ran across this Guitar at a good price at Guitar center and didn't buy it at the time, I felt a lot of other guitars and this had the best feel to me. My brother bought one in red and I played it on my dad's amp and I loved the sound. So a few weeks later, I went back and bought it for around 180$.

I play through a beginner setup with an Ibanez Tone Blaster 25, and zoom 505II pedal. With thick strings this thing sounds a lot heavier than I expected and that was what I was looking for. I really love the feel of the neck on here, I have small hands and fingers and it's very easy for me to play. This guitar is also very light, which I enjoy. Mine is black and it looks pretty mean, I read somewhere that if you put pickup covers on it, it enhances the look, so I think I'll try that. Overall my favorite part of this guitar is it's playability, between your right hand placement, and the neck shape and comfort it's an awsome guitar for a beginner or intermediate on a tight budget like me.

for under 200 dollars there's not much to not like... But to pick it apart: the strap often comes off of the holders, so just get quick locks. which are very cheap. I like to outfit mine with medium strings to keep it sounding heavy with the best tone I can get, I think this is result of the pickups, I am looking into replacing mine. Overall there's not much to dislike about this guitar... I've seen a few bad reviews that say this guitar is not as good as other sg's and the truth is it's at very least 100 dollars cheaper. So for the money it's awesome

I don't beat my stuff against a wall, but I do rock out pretty hard when I feel like it. I've dropped it a couple times, and all that happened was it got knocked out of tune. I think the overall construction is great for a cheap guitar. Very much worth the money you pay. Another small thing is the input screw comes loose but I just reach down with my hand and tighten it.

This is the best guitar I have played for under 200$ and maybe 250$. I personally think it's up to your own taste and the feel of the guitar, but for me this is hard to beat.

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Bought the guitar from American Music Supply online new for 139.99(scratch and dent)Got the guitar expecting minor damage and when I pulled it from the box it looked good as new minus some very minor surface scratches from a belt on back of the body, buffed right out with blue magic. AMS is awesome!

This guitar is great, I originally bought a Washburn X-20 but due to the tremolo crap it wouldn't hold a tune. Love the tune o matic bridge, holds a tune for days. Awesome sound variance(far exceeds the X-20)Super lightweight and very easy to play. I got the vintage sunburst and I love the look(tired of the strat type body). Fixed tailpiece and adjustable neck a must(for you beginners who arent sure what to look for) this has both. Save yourself the shopping around and check out AMS online, great customer service!

wish the head was one sided don't like tuner hardware on both sides(minor)

Very sturdy, beautiful guitar!

I'm going to keep this guitar and upgrade pickups and thats about it, can't find a nicer body style at any price if you ask me!

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I got this at a Sam Ash store for about $189. I needed a quality, yet cheap guitar, so i discovered this at the front of the store. I always knew Epiphones were noted as good guitars, so i gave this a try.

This is a wonderful guitar. I like the wonderful tone, and the nice humbucker pickups. The design of the guitar and hardware is also very nice. This guitar stays in tune well and delivers a nice, warm tone.

When i switch over to the treble pickup, it doesnt "switch over" easily. I often have to mess with the switch before it switches over. (this isnt a real big problem for me, because i often only use the rhythem pickup)

This guitar was constructed pretty good. However, the fretboard is kinda "worn down" looking even when i purchased it new. (discoloration, ect) I've had this guitar for 2 years now, and its still in very good working order

I recommend this guitar for those of you who need to save money and purchase a nice, yet cheap guitar. I love this guitar, it very well suits the style of music i play, which is ska/rocksteady

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i Bought this guitar at a local guitar shop for about 180 dollars because it was the best i could get for my money.

I really enjoy this product the way it plays and everything, i especially enjoy the tuners and how smooth the tunning nuts are. the neck is smooth and very easy to slide on and makes songs easier to perform.

the only thing that i do not like about this product is thati did not get it sooner

the quality is very nice it has a black body, and maple neck, very classy and very nice looking

if u have about 180 bucks and are begginning i highly suggest this guitar, it is easy and fun to use. it was deffinetly a good buy

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Bought on ebay for $125

This guitar is well made and has excellent electronics. It is well balances and easy to play. Fast action.

The guitar doesn't stay in turn very long. I have to tune it just about every day. Could be me??

The Special is well made and has a lot of quality for the price you pay. It has a lot of the features of much more expensive guitars.

For the price you can't beat it. If you are looking for a quality guitar for little money, this is the one you are looking for. It has all you need to put out some fine sounding vibes.

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Won this Guitar at an ebay auction for $125

This is a well made guitar for the price. Quality pickups and the neck seems to be very well built. It has good balance and is easy to play. I will keep this guitar for a long time. It will probably out last me!

The guitar has to be tuned a lot. I usually have to tune it before I practice every day. Also I did have a little probelm with where the cord plugs in but it was an easy fix, just a bent connector.

You know, for the price I don't think you can find a better made guitar. It is well made and plays fine. Just be sure you have a quick tuner available. I surely would purchase this guitar again now that I have owned one.

I really like this guitar. Sure, it's not what I'd play if I had loads of cash. But for what I paid, it is great! Perfect for the musician on a budget.

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I bought it from a friend at about $180 (a pretty good deal if you ask me)

It's really comfortable, it's got a fat tone and a lot of sustain. sounds great live
I know it's supposed to be a cheap guitar but i think it works great.


can be a little bassy, you know, the low tones are predominant but that sounds good with distortion.
I use a boss ds-2 and it rocks.


Haven't found any major flaw in it

I like it, it's not the best guitar in the world but works great if you don't have $2000. Even if you have $2000 it should be on your stack.

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