All user reviews for the Epiphone G-400

The Epiphone G-400 is a budget priced version of the Gibson SG produced in Asia by Epiphone. The design is based off the early 60s version of the Gibson SG with the small batwing style pickguard. The G-400 has been produced for over 20 years and has been a standout of the Epiphone line. It is less than half the price of a Gibson SG but it is more than half the guitar. The G-400 comes with Grover tuners on the headstock of a 22 fret neck with a rosewood fretboard. The fretboard is bound with rosewood instead of plastic. It is made from mahogany and has a veneer for the cherry finish. It has the classic Les Paul electronics setup with dual humbuckers and dual tone and volume controls with a 3 way toggle pickup selector.

UTILIZATION

With the dual cutaways of the SG design the upper frets are very easy to reach. It has the Gibson 60s profile neck which is the preferred profile for guitar players. In the 50s Gibson necks were very large and referred to as baseball bat necks. In the 60s Gibson switched to a slimmer neck design. This slimmer design is what the G-400 has. One problem SG's is that the neck is mounted far out on the body and with the body being thinner than a Les Paul the guitar is slightly neck heavy. When you are standing up and playing the neck may want to drop down and you may find yourself holding the neck up.

SOUNDS

The guitar has the classic SG sound. With the mahogany body you get a full sound and since it is slightly thinner than a Les Paul you get more high end bite on your sound. The medium output humbuckers provide the ideal tone for the classic rock sound. So many classic tones were produced with SG guitars. AC/DC has used them for decades as has Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath.

OVERALL OPINION

The Epiphone G-400 has all the same pieces that a Gibson SG has. The only difference is that it was made in another part of the world. In a blind sound test no one would be able to tell the difference between an Epiphone SG and a Gibson SG. If you are looking for an SG and dont have much money to spend this is your best bet. If you go any cheaper than this you will start getting into guitars with bolt on necks and this will not give you the classic SG sound.

Handle very nice, it is rounded (not like all ibanez dishes).
She is not heavy you can play for hours without getting tired with standing.
This is the handle which makes it all the weight, the body is a pen and the handle is a bit heavy so when it is not yours it leans on the side is quite annoying but we made it and sitting it changes anything anyway.
Access to acute is easy thanks to the shape of the guitar.
Readily obtained a sound, after a good chapter we will see his sound.

I take off points for the handle that stings the nose.

SOUNDS

It is a guitar for beginners, if you have not yet very musical ear, it suits you very well see. If you go see the road, or change the pickups because the wood is really nice epiphone admittedly of a gibson 1000balles often have poorer violin ...

Music style? We play everything after that depends on the amplifier and we put the pedal back.
If there is a style or is it manages the Hard Rock / (we would guess it is a copy of one of those of Angus Young, AC / DC).

His lens has the Fender? Certainly not, it's not a Stratocaster and given the microphone is not made to play jazz or blues!

I take off points because I love playing the blues and I have to go take that next door to get good sound in this area!

You are a beginner and you do not play the blues? It is 10/10
You love? It is worth what I give him.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this guitar for about 3 years, this is my first guitar.
The value for money is good but not that much at this price it takes a Squier or a Schecter and we are happier.

What I like:
Weight, good sound Hard Rock / she can give the handle super nice, the look really cool (you look close there eyes that shine so that her body is beautiful) and she is pretty good agreement .

What I like to:
No drinking his blues and the handle falling.

With experience you do again this election?
Yes, because really the only major default is the sound, and when it starts it does not really make the difference between a very good sound and a sound like that this guitar is out.

This guitar is for beginners I repeat again, and a beginner will be very happy with this guitar, I really break it, I keep it long enough anyway!

Now I sell, simply because I have experience now, if you're interested in watching ads!

Set neck 22 frets mahogany
Mahogany body
2 Humbucking pickups Epiphone
3 position selector
2 Volume and 2 Tone (one for each pickup)

It can lower the bridge using a screwdriver, thereby lowering the strings and get a better gameplay (but beware not to fall too much, frieze ca!).

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice. A little harder to play than a Gibson, but having tested a dozen guitars before (Schecter, Squier, Ibanez ...) is the one I was most successful. Access to the treble is pretty straightforward, too worried about that. The guitar is unbalanced and slumps when playing with a strap (mahogany wood is heavy). It is easy to get a good sound, with the neck pickup set to bottom, we get a setting to play at the disto. The bridge pickup sounds great in clean.

SOUNDS

It is a guitar for styles of rock turning around. For my part I used for metal and hard rock (Metallica, Guns N 'Roses, Van Halen). One can also get a good crunch sound. Playing on a Peavey Vypyr, the sound is a treat in distortion can be placed riffs accurate as fat. Harmonics are easy to obtain. It can hardly get the pristine sound of a Stratocaster, unless using an X Boost pedal (like the Vypyr).

OVERALL OPINION

It will be 2 years since I played it, it's really a good guitar, perfect for beginners. I tested many guitars before, and had no experience in the test, I took one that seemed most comfortable. I will soon sell it for a Cort G270. Value for money and very good, the guitar is very dear for what it is (around 290 euro). With experience, I'd probably choose it for its comfortableness, but not for her, I play less and less interest now metal and blues / jazz. It's a safe bet!

Set neck 22 frets mahogany
Mahogany body
2 Humbucking pickups Epiphone
3 position selector
2 Volume and 2 Tone (one for each pickup)

It can lower the bridge using a screwdriver, thereby lowering the strings and get a better gameplay (but beware not to fall too much, frieze ca!).

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice. A little harder to play than a Gibson, but having tested a dozen guitars before (Schecter, Squier, Ibanez ...) is the one I was most successful. Access to the treble is pretty straightforward, too worried about that. The guitar is unbalanced and slumps when playing with a strap (mahogany wood is heavy). It is easy to get a good sound, with the neck pickup set to bottom, we get a setting to play at the disto. The bridge pickup sounds great in clean.

SOUNDS

It is a guitar for styles of rock turning around. For my part I used for metal and hard rock (Metallica, Guns N 'Roses, Van Halen). One can also get a good crunch sound. Playing on a Peavey Vypyr, the sound is a treat in distortion can be placed riffs accurate as fat. Harmonics are easy to obtain. It can hardly get the pristine sound of a Stratocaster, unless using an X Boost pedal (like the Vypyr).

OVERALL OPINION

It will be 2 years since I played it, it's really a good guitar, perfect for beginners. I tested many guitars before, and had no experience in the test, I took one that seemed most comfortable. I will soon sell it for a Cort G270. Value for money and very good, the guitar is very dear for what it is (around 290 euro). With experience, I'd probably choose it for its comfortableness, but not for her, I play less and less interest now metal and blues / jazz. It's a safe bet!

is a MIC (made in china)
What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)? a beautiful Tune-o-matic
Round handle very very comfortable for me
22 frets standard microphone with 2 volume and 2 tone 3 position slecteur (rhythm and treble beautiful by the way)

I put 10 for the Retailer and finish are look inbranlable

UTILIZATION

handle his ultra pleasant slides right

Regardless gnial ergonomics is just a big problem if the balance of that it stings the nose is not very pleasant

CASC to treble could not be more simple SG requires

nothing to say its beautiful

I put 9 for non-equilibrium

SOUNDS

it fits my style? yes of course

I obtain and its really hard and it grows well in metal (thanks to a mtal area)

I use it with the old Vantage 20 watt my first followed by Mtal area: drool:

OVERALL OPINION

for 3 days and I'm in love: noel:
I only use one before this one MODEL berhringer a basic style strato branded for anything j'changerais SG cons of Berhinger

the +? the look the sound the slecteur: noel:
the -? the non-equilibrium

Raport qualiter unbeatable price

APRS I think I do not Rasht sg because it is really good but I'm MODEL Entirely filled up

Made in Korea. Epiphone G400 model. Flat handle very easy to play and easy access to ultra sharp. Ideal for beginners and / or those with small hands (or filles. .. ... hands in Angus)!

UTILIZATION

I use it in 2 nd or 3 guitar because the rise in dairy alternative tuning (C #). I changed the microphone for Di Marzio Super Distortion. I also changed the tone and volume knob to get closer to the original model Gibson.Elle is very pleasant to play the only problem is that it "prides ahead" so you have to stick with the high position and not parallel to the ground if it stings forward ...

SOUNDS

The sonnorité is good but as I put Di Marzio I can not really speak for the standard models. Otherwise it is of course the guitar and hard rock par excellence.

OVERALL OPINION

In short it is a good guitar for beginners and intermediate. In mint condition it very close to the original Gibson The difference is I think as time has aged less well because the materials are of poorer quality than a Gibson (pickups, hardware, knobs that can crachouiller with time ...).

But she has a good value for money and a timeless look!

Phil.

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is an exact copy of the SG in appearance, the varnish is well done and the overall finish is not too bad

UTILIZATION

the handle is enjoyable thanks to the soft satin varnish, the radius the key is fairly flat which makes the game plan of the frets are well done.
The are: Mechanical quite a bit of play even when.
Holding the guitar, standing or seated, a default well known to the whole SG, Gibson or not handle too heavy relative to the body so dsquilibre forward.
In short, those who love quality and default use of SG gather the same thing on the low-end copy

Potentiomtres buttons are not right because they have pressed the wrong t is a dtail but ...
The frets are good quality they fool mark very quickly
shielding of the cavities and micro electronic bacl Has one or two brush strokes and basta, no ground wire connecting them together ...



SOUNDS

Microphones and say how much, and although I've changed very quickly because they are desperately short of precision;
as a t crit, the neck pickup is a bit too serious, that the bridge is not too bad in his clear but both are very trsdcevants in distortion, too much "fluff" my taste, no more than 2 notes in an agreement otherwise the disto total mess.

The sustain is quite limited use under the beautiful mahogany veneer with a mahogany good quality clown kind sipo in several pieces glued together, there are no small economies ...

The strings are no good at all, IMMEDIATELY change the regulation of the focus easel request be tweaked

OVERALL OPINION

I have this guitar since June and have already changed microphones, potentiomtres strings, have something playable without paying the price of a real Gibson, all comes back to me about 400 but I'm a fan of Frank Zappa and his SG ...

This copy of SG is aptly named, copied, looked like an SG but that does not have one.
Certainly, 200 tip, do not expect miracles and beyond, you will not
Has any shot to the low quality to reach such a price as the plastic imitation pearl inlays made using a pneumatic drill, frets that wear out very quickly, the wood very bad quality hidden by a beautiful veneer of a millimeter, the microphones virtually unusable for those seeking a clear and correct her in saturated potentiomtres the low-end, assembly of electronic leaving s desire with the use of adhesive tape to paint for insulation ..... but hey, 200 and manufacturing slingshot in China, everything is said

I knew that buying this epiphone, I would have a lot of work to give it a nice sound but the game (final price) is worth the candle even when
Now if you want to buy this SG you saying you're going to sound real without doing work on it, go your way, do not dreaming, You Save Plutt to pay you a "real" &% &%&%&% very mixed reviews

Made in Korea (mine is from 2002!)
a traditional handle Epi, 22 frets
epi humbuckers
toogle switch and 1 volume / 1 tone micro (4 knobs)

UTILIZATION

round pleasant, with good ergonomics and a featherweight (which at a little drawback is that later)

access to treble is super easy
and was amazed that a guitar is very versatile in terms of sound

SOUNDS

I play a bit of everything, this guitar has a very wide range of sounds, with an incisive attack anyway, it is for it not?

I play this guitar with a Vox AD30VT and a Vox AC30 and it sounds very CC2X very well, the knobs respond well to sounds, and we can consider almost any ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use for almost a year and a half to see more, in fact it's like an LP but with a more open attack, it is fun and it's the joy of playing with it
I took the opportunity that was suitable for me to buy it (70 euros OCCAZ!) and I was very surprised at the versatility, I was expecting something super aggressive and can not in fact It goes well almost everywhere, with a little gniak!

for more, we will say that it is light and sends it well, access to treble is super (I have a LP that also requires a bit more than usual to climb up there!)

... the least attention in the center of gravity which is very backward and that the handle does not break the law of gravity: ie "it plunges!", provide a wide strap and strap lock for avoid a sudden shock of the handle toward the ground, when you release the handle dips! , It became quite apparent! )
For my part toogle the switch started messing (contact) and a good cleaning + bomb had contact because of worries)

make the election again? ben in fact I bought this guitar for the low price or I had, but with hindsight I think that if I had tried that way and yes, it would have rained
So YES!

Made in China, mahogany body and neck, for me it is the same except that the U.S. current prices are! Channel

UTILIZATION

comfortable, good ergonomics, not too heavy to access super sharp

Of course everyone is that it stings the nose of the coward What neck okay!

SOUNDS

To me it sounds different from my other guitars "USA" have a lot of opportunity to play with almost anything, a tendency to rock anyway

OVERALL OPINION

J ' have in all and for all nine guitars at home with 2 thereof Epiphone EXPLORER and the other two guitars are Fender vintage 1990/1976, a Gibson S1 1975 and other vintage made in japan ... for me it's not worth the cost of buying GIBSON of the year because there are too may differ with the Epiphone even now, look at the price! If you want guitars that sounds we must start in the 70s but this is not the same rates to all bye

Steph

Made in China, mahogany body and neck, for me it is the same except that the U.S. current prices are! Channel

UTILIZATION

comfortable, good ergonomics, not too heavy to access super sharp

Of course everyone is that it stings the nose of the coward What neck okay!

SOUNDS

To me it sounds different from my other guitars "USA" have a lot of opportunity to play with almost anything, a tendency to rock anyway

OVERALL OPINION

J ' have in all and for all nine guitars at home with 2 thereof Epiphone EXPLORER and the other two guitars are Fender vintage 1990/1976, a Gibson S1 1975 and other vintage made in japan ... for me it's not worth the cost of buying GIBSON of the year because there are too may differ with the Epiphone even now, look at the price! If you want guitars that sounds we must start in the 70s but this is not the same rates to all bye

Steph

Everything has already been said ...
Tonch good finish but a few little apparent from the beginning.


UTILIZATION

The handle is nice, by scratching the cons is a bit heavy (normal. ..)
access to acute is very good (shape).

and it really just play everything, really


SOUNDS


As stated above, we play everything with little, but I find the sound curiously

enough, "bland" but I do not know the explanation
I play with a line 6 spider jam or a Fender Super Champ XD


OVERALL OPINION

J
e have for 2 years, I test a guitar before, but actually it is not my favorite.

Like his good access to acute, his Polival
but I like his sound less "fade" ... Not bad

Made in Korea in 2002
Bridge / bridge tune-o-matic.
22 frets, 2 humbuckers.
2 volume, 2 tone
Mechanics are correct for a guitar of this range, but I've changed by Grover 18:1 (a little bit of forest will be necessary to adjust the hole in the head).
I also put strap locks.
I redid the electronics also because a Knob began to sputter (it took 8 years so good for something made in our time ... we will tolerate)

UTILIZATION

Channel enjoyable to play, a bit thick for my taste.
Big problem of balance (the handle is heavier than the body, once she has a tendency to fall head ...) so it takes a little "keep his head" but hey, we made it.
Access to acute relatively easy (but I use it too) ...
The sound is that of an SG, what about the other. If there's no group / guitarist whom you immediately think when you said SG is that it lacks a foundation in your rock and roll culture (personally I like moderately AC / DC, but c is not a reason you MUST think about it).
Then, mine being Korean, I never tested the range above (the real gibson) or the one below (the Chinese to 250 € new)

SOUNDS

Personally, I've given Si (so-mi-fa-la-re-si #) to play stoner rock. I use the neck pickup almost exclusively, with the tone Knob to 2 or 3 not more. Sometimes I use the microphone without acute disto, it comes out a sound place to make nice arpeggio but that's not what I prefer. Then pedal level, just a Boss SD-1, all on a Marshall JMP 100W and it leaves you sound very fat as it takes to make transitions between psychedelic riff.

OVERALL OPINION

I did last year.
I played mainly on a stratovolcano, therefore enormous sound level change and how to play. We like it or not.
What I love most: the look, the simplicity of the object, no bridge to the c ** as the fender, all electronically accessible by removing 4 screws (no need to remove the strings .. .). When I say it's easy to say: this is two piece of wood glued together, a few holes in the wood to attach ropes as simply as possible, 2 microphones, a coat of mail and basta. Basically, we feel that it can not let you go on a whim.
On occasion you can find Korean for a pittance, then go ahead!

Originally written by Temallica on Audiofanzine FR.

22-fret mahogany set neck
Mahogany body
Two Epiphone humbuckers
Three-way toggle switch
Two tone and two volume controls (one of each per pickup)

You can adjust the bridge with a screwdriver in order to lower the strings and get a better playability (but don't lower them too much to avoid fret noise!).


UTILIZATION

Very pleasant neck. A bit more difficult to play than a Gibson neck. However this neck is the best one among the dozen guitars I've tried (Schecter, Squier, Ibanez...). Rather easy access to the upper frets. The guitar is quite unbalanced: the headstock is too heavy when played with a strap (mahogany is a heavy wood). It's easy to get a good sound. I use the neck pickup at full volume for distorted sounds. The bridge pickup sounds well clean.

SOUNDS

This guitar is conceived for all rock music styles. Personally, I use it to play metal and hard rock (Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Van Halen). You can also get a good crunch sound out of it. It's fun to use the distortion sound with a Peavey Vypyr to get accurate riffs and fat licks. You can easily get nice harmonics. On the other hand, it's difficult to get a crystal-clear Strat sound, unless you use an X Boost stomp (like on the Vypyr).

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using it for almost two years. It's a really good guitar. The perfect instrument for beginners. I tried out lots of guitars before. Since I had no experience, I chose this guitar because I felt comfortable with it. I plan to sell it and buy a Cort G270. Very good value for money. The guitar is very affordable considering the quality. Based on my experience, I would certainly buy it again due to the playing comfort but not for the sound: I play now less metal and more blues/jazz. This guitar is a really good choice!

This is a guitar made by Epiphone, which is the Gibson equivalent of Fender's Squier. That is to say, they make cheaper versions of the classic guitars of the parent company. This is no exception. It is a lower-priced version of the SG, speficially a 60s SG. The cool thing about this is, that with knowledge of guitars in general, this can be upgraded considerably with a little work.
The guitar has a mahogany body and a rosewood fretboard. It has 22 frets, a tune o matic bridge, and some cheap hardware. Honestly, the 3-way toggle switch is pretty flimsy. Other than that it has 2 mediocre humbuckers in it.

UTILIZATION

This guitar doesn't really play all that well. I like it, but sometimes it's tough to play fluidly and rapidly on it. It's difficult to really move through the strings like I can on better guitars. Getting a good sound out of this is difficult, unless you are running through a heavy distortion or fuzz. It's not as heavy as a classic Gibson SG which is nice, so it does earn points for being ergonomic. The top notes are easy to reach but it's tough to play the guitar anyway, so it doesn't really make it that much better.

SOUNDS

I have used this amp with a Marshall stack as well as a Fender Twin, and I must say, I think it's better with the stack, though not by much. It needs a ton of distortion to sound good. The clean sound of this guitar is flat, unnaturally warm and bassy, and doesn't cut through at all. If I were to buy this guitar, I would definitely buy new pickups and have them installed, as these are really not all that great. That's probably the biggest complaint I have. They work better with high-gain sounds. In fact, their ultimate redeeming quality is almost definitely the low amounts of noise, even with punishingly high amounts of gain.

OVERALL OPINION

While the playability of the guitar isn't perfect, it's at least usable, and a setup might alleviate the tension. The pickups, on the other hand, beg to be replaced. Even if they are virtually noiseless, they have few redeeming qualities. After replacing the pickups and getting it set up, it'd certainly be a much nicer instrument, however, you have to wonder whether or not it's more worth it to just get a better instrument. It's certainly cheap, but I still think that it's worth it to spend a hundred or so more to get a much better instrument, which you can if you look at some of the higher end Epiphone models.