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Published on 04/21/04 at 15:00Bought at Guitar Center in Hollywood for $300. The artwork was so distinctive that I couldn't resist, and I'd wanted a backup for my Gibson SG anyway.
The graphics are very well applied, beautifully colour co-ordinated, with matching artwork on the headstock, customized control knobs, and a special 12th-fret inlay. The body is heavier than my Gibson SG Classic's and feels more like a "slab", but one surprising advantage to this is that this SG is less neck-heavy than most because the body counterweights the neck better. The feel is good, the neck is better than any Epiphone I've played so far: Better feel than my Dot archtop, and better than SGs I've tried in stores and my friend's Epiphone Les Paul Standard. Excellent tuning machines, too, extremely smooth and responsive.
Like many of Epiphone's guitars, the pickups are a little bland. They sound good, but don't have much character. The pickup selector switch is a little stiff, though I'd rather it be that than floppy and loose as on my Epiphone Dot.
The bolt-on neck joint seems a little rough and the classic SG body bevelling isn't as pronounced as it should be, but the great finish and design work deserve high marks -- the look of this guitar has a distinctively psychedelic feel, The fretwork is smooth and neat, and the hardware is solid (especially the tuning machines).
To be honest, I'm probably pre-sold on the stylistic appeal of this guitar. But I can also fairly say that my hands feel good on this guitar, and I'm very picky in that field -- many guitars that I thought I would love (the Gibson ES-333, the Line 6 Variax, the Rickenbacker 360 12-string, the Epiphone version of the Firebird VII) have all been ruled out based on left-hand feel. This one I didn't have a problem with, and I'm very happy with it. And it's definitely a lovely art piece to look at.
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The graphics are very well applied, beautifully colour co-ordinated, with matching artwork on the headstock, customized control knobs, and a special 12th-fret inlay. The body is heavier than my Gibson SG Classic's and feels more like a "slab", but one surprising advantage to this is that this SG is less neck-heavy than most because the body counterweights the neck better. The feel is good, the neck is better than any Epiphone I've played so far: Better feel than my Dot archtop, and better than SGs I've tried in stores and my friend's Epiphone Les Paul Standard. Excellent tuning machines, too, extremely smooth and responsive.
Like many of Epiphone's guitars, the pickups are a little bland. They sound good, but don't have much character. The pickup selector switch is a little stiff, though I'd rather it be that than floppy and loose as on my Epiphone Dot.
The bolt-on neck joint seems a little rough and the classic SG body bevelling isn't as pronounced as it should be, but the great finish and design work deserve high marks -- the look of this guitar has a distinctively psychedelic feel, The fretwork is smooth and neat, and the hardware is solid (especially the tuning machines).
To be honest, I'm probably pre-sold on the stylistic appeal of this guitar. But I can also fairly say that my hands feel good on this guitar, and I'm very picky in that field -- many guitars that I thought I would love (the Gibson ES-333, the Line 6 Variax, the Rickenbacker 360 12-string, the Epiphone version of the Firebird VII) have all been ruled out based on left-hand feel. This one I didn't have a problem with, and I'm very happy with it. And it's definitely a lovely art piece to look at.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com