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Audiofanzine FR
Published on 03/15/09 at 10:41
(Originally written by damiansdick/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Made in China.
Emily The Strange finish, beautiful limited edition.
Mahogany neck.
Basswood body.
Bolt-on neck.
Tune-o-matic and stopbar bridge.
22 frets
Two 700T and 650R humbuckers.
Volume and tone controls per pickup.
3-way toggle switch.
No surprises: it's an SG!
UTILIZATION
Black and varnished neck.
It feels very pleasant and has an ergonomic profile.
It's round like the Invader neck and slimmer than the G400.
Typical SG playability.
Emily The Strange finish, beautiful limited edition.
The guitar is light and well-balanced. Very pleasant to play with.
The unplugged sound is alright.
SOUNDS
Regarding sound,
it's important to notice that I changed the pickups.
Original pickups: 5 points out of 10.
I played it with a Marshall 80/80 and a Roland Micro Cube.
The pickups have an average quality.
The clean sound has no character.
The distortion is a bit better but it's not a Gibson.
Same pickups as on the Epiphone EM-1 and other G 310, you'll need to replace them.
With GFS pickups: 9 out of 10 points
The guitar has a good unplugged sound so it's worth good pickups.
I installed GFS Liverpool Vintage Alnico Humbucker Chrome R12 and R11 pickups.
I played it with a Marshall 80/80 and a Roland Micro Cube.
The sound is totally different.
The clean sound has the typical GFS character.
The distortion is surprising. The guitar doesn't sound like an SG but it sounds good.
The change of pickup does add a lot to the guitar.
OVERALL OPINION
Interesting value for money and the guitar has an original look.
I was looking for a nice SG guitar at an affordable price.
As soon as I saw this Epiphone Emily The Strange 'Limited Edition'
I fell in love.
Good manufacturing quality.
The guitar looks even better with the new pickups.
Good value for money even after paying for the replacement pickups.
After buying it I tested an Epiphone G 400, a Gibson Faded, and many copies.
This guitar can't compete with an original SG but it compare fine to all cheap copies.
It does the job after replacing the pickups.
It's a nice-looking guitar (but that's a matter of taste).
You'll find countless forums about it on the web.
It seems to be a trendy guitar.
Based on my experienced I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again.
It's not a great guitar but it's ok with good pickups.
Made in China.
Emily The Strange finish, beautiful limited edition.
Mahogany neck.
Basswood body.
Bolt-on neck.
Tune-o-matic and stopbar bridge.
22 frets
Two 700T and 650R humbuckers.
Volume and tone controls per pickup.
3-way toggle switch.
No surprises: it's an SG!
UTILIZATION
Black and varnished neck.
It feels very pleasant and has an ergonomic profile.
It's round like the Invader neck and slimmer than the G400.
Typical SG playability.
Emily The Strange finish, beautiful limited edition.
The guitar is light and well-balanced. Very pleasant to play with.
The unplugged sound is alright.
SOUNDS
Regarding sound,
it's important to notice that I changed the pickups.
Original pickups: 5 points out of 10.
I played it with a Marshall 80/80 and a Roland Micro Cube.
The pickups have an average quality.
The clean sound has no character.
The distortion is a bit better but it's not a Gibson.
Same pickups as on the Epiphone EM-1 and other G 310, you'll need to replace them.
With GFS pickups: 9 out of 10 points
The guitar has a good unplugged sound so it's worth good pickups.
I installed GFS Liverpool Vintage Alnico Humbucker Chrome R12 and R11 pickups.
I played it with a Marshall 80/80 and a Roland Micro Cube.
The sound is totally different.
The clean sound has the typical GFS character.
The distortion is surprising. The guitar doesn't sound like an SG but it sounds good.
The change of pickup does add a lot to the guitar.
OVERALL OPINION
Interesting value for money and the guitar has an original look.
I was looking for a nice SG guitar at an affordable price.
As soon as I saw this Epiphone Emily The Strange 'Limited Edition'
I fell in love.
Good manufacturing quality.
The guitar looks even better with the new pickups.
Good value for money even after paying for the replacement pickups.
After buying it I tested an Epiphone G 400, a Gibson Faded, and many copies.
This guitar can't compete with an original SG but it compare fine to all cheap copies.
It does the job after replacing the pickups.
It's a nice-looking guitar (but that's a matter of taste).
You'll find countless forums about it on the web.
It seems to be a trendy guitar.
Based on my experienced I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again.
It's not a great guitar but it's ok with good pickups.