[Epiphone SG Quilt Maple Top]

I currently have a Epiphone SG with Quilt Maple Top. From what I've researched it is a limited run and has an Epiphone Custom Shop decal on the back of the headstock. The guitar is all original and sounds great. I've been interested in the new G-400 Pro and was wondering if there would be much difference between that and my current SG or am I better off sticking with what I have.

 

Dam Root Beer Quilt top, actually it's kinda rare you might want to keep it. Nice Guitar!

 

 

 

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[What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.]

When I bought my Les Paul Plus Top Pro (Trans Blue) 2 weeks ago I got absolutely nothing with it. <_<

 

 

I did get a ration of crap from the GC employee about not buying a Gibson. He definitely had problems with Epiphones in general calling them cheap knockoffs. :angry:

 

I love my Epi LP it plays great and sounds great, but I would have like to have gotten the goodies that came with the guitar since i am an avid supporter of Epiphones ( I own 3 so far).

 

 

ArGo

[Another fret buzz question for this forum (Epiphone Dot)]

Hi,

 

I recently bought an Epiphone Dot from Thomann which is buzzing/rattling on the low E string at the fifth fret, no matter what adjustments I make.

 

The neck relief is 0.010", and even if I set the bridge/action really high, the buzzing is still there. It's particularly bad when I play double stops which incorporate the low E/fifth fret, but buzz doesn't affect any other strings when played alone. I can't hear it through the amp, but I can hear it above the amp unless I have it really loud, and I can feel the odd vibration in my finger.

 

Supplied with the guitar was information about adjusting the truss rod which suggests that - if the buzzing still remains after adjustment - it's probably due to a poorly seated fret which I should "gently tap with a hammer". Er... I'm reluctant to do that with a brand new guitar... particularly if it turns out I'm hitting the wrong fret.

 

I'm just wondering what people here think about this problem and if anybody has experienced similar.

 

When I measured the neck relief I put a capo at the first fret, held down the last fret and measured the distance between 7th fret and the low E string with a feeler gauge. 0.008" doesn't touch the string, but 0.010" just about does. I think that's the correct way to determine relief?

 

It also occurred to me (and this is probably wishful thinking) that the low E string is badly wound and resonating/rattling at a certain frequency as a result... and maybe changing the strings will resolve the problem. A crazy thought? Eh, it was worth mentioning. :P

 

I'm going to change the strings to Elixirs anyway (my preferred kind), but have yet to order them.

 

Thanks for reading. :)

 

When I first got my Dot, it buzzed at the 5th fret. One of the main issues was that it was set up for a different gauge of string than I was using and the nut was just not done right.

 

I had the guitar set-up by my Luthier, he changed out the nut and set it up for a specific set of strings that I was using.

 

Buzz was gone when I got it back and it plays like a dream'

 

 

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