tdavis Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I don't know ,just bought a Epiphone 1966 sg G 400 for $400, not too happy with it though, doesn't stay in tune, maybe i'm just used too playing a strat, this has a higher bridge, thinking about returning it, saving some more and buying a Gibson, any ideas, should i take it to a shop for set up, i don't know, feeling like i got ripped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 You bought a cheap guitar...not to be mean but many ppl think thats a horrible guitar for anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG_Mike Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 A friend of mine has one of those his is a good guitar and stays in tune.Yours just may need a set up.Pay no attention to what dem00n says hes just a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I don't know ' date='just bought a Epiphone 1966 sg G 400 for $400, not too happy with it though, doesn't stay in tune, maybe i'm just used too playing a strat, this has a higher bridge, thinking about returning it, saving some more and buying a Gibson, any ideas, should i take it to a shop for set up, i don't know, feeling like i got ripped off.[/quote'] That's nothing wrong with that guitar... I have one myself, and it's a pretty decent instrument for 400 bones. Does it compare to a real SG? No.. but I feel it gets you close. Mine came perfectly set up and I have no issues with keeping in tune... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 A friend of mine has one of those his is a good guitar and stays in tune.Yours just may need a set up.Pay no attention to what dem00n sats hes just a kid. Whats that post to mean! Cause im a kid i dont know how to sit down! I didnt know kids didnt know do how to "sat". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG_Mike Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Whats that post to mean! Cause im a kid i dont know how to sit down! I didnt know kids didnt know do how to "sat". there is that better i fixed my misspell for ya!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 A friend of mine has one of those his is a good guitar and stays in tune.Yours just may need a set up.Pay no attention to what dem00n says hes just a kid. Ok now... Whats that post to mean! Just cause im a kid i dont know anything? Do you think all kids dont know anything cause if u just said "Pay no attention to what dem00n says hes just dem00n" that would just be insulting me but in genral u insluted kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnolivos Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I have that exact same guitar (1966 Epiphone re-issue, with full pickguard), and it has been absolutely fantastic. I did change the pups to a pair of '57 Humbuckers (worth more than the guitar itself, but hey), and I've been playing it happily for 2 years now. I also have a real Gibson SG Standard, which costs me 4 times more. I went through 3 Gibbys (SG Standards, all new) before I landed on a used 2004. The first 3 were just not as nice/easy to play as the Epiphone for different reasons, or had some quality issue I could not live with -- so I kept on going back to the Epi. The 2004 Gibby I am happy with now... slightly better and nicer than the Epi with the binding and better lighter wood etc, but tnot a HUGE difference in the end. I say, get it exchanged for another if you feel something's wrong with it, or get a tech to set it up correctly. Changing the pickups may be a must depending on what type of sound you want, but it is by no means a crap guitar...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnolivos Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Does yours have the GROVER TUNERS on it? Those are very decent tuners, and do not go out of tune easily. Tell us more... are the strings still new? New strings need some bending and exercising so they stretch the 'wound part' a little and ends up snug. Also, a nut that is not properly cut or lubricated can cause some tuning issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbomb76 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Just get a setup done if you can't do it yourself. Most off-the-shelf ANYTHING nowadays has a sh!tty setup, but a good INDEPENDENT luthier (or a mom-n-pop shop tech) can set it up properly. Those guitars, aside from the lack of binding, can be every bit as good as the Gibson with some tweaking, and at that price you can afford a pickup-n-pot upgrade. Even my impulse-buy "Vintage" G-400 (I have one of the last-run with binding on the neck) has become one of my favorite live axes after the GFS '59 humbucker upgrade (with coil-taps---I can make it sound like a Tele too!), and I've even been offered more than I have in it from one of my studio engineers but I can't part with it now. Get it setup first, then see how you like it. You might be surprised. H-Bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Listen to H-Bomb, he's the holy man of SG's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmiJAMM Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Listen to H-Bomb' date=' he's the holy man of SG's.[/quote'] Bless me H-Bomb for I have sinned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbomb76 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Bless me H-Bomb for I have sinned. Say ten Hail Mary's, drink a shot of Jager and play AC/DC's "Riff Raff" and you shall be forgiven. Now go forth and rock, my son. :P H-Bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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