dcooper830 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 WOW! Today I just picked up an Epi G400 (EE0712xxxx). It's absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! Stays in tune GREAT. Action is perfect!! Not too neck heavy. Stock pickups sound awesome! Neck is very stable. I was not intending on buying a guitar today.... but when I played around on this thing, it was so GREAT I had to have it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesstringer Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 HNGD to you, bro. Looks real nice. Planning on a G-400 Custom LE in the next few weeks. Congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyelcrrt1281733995 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpixel Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'm not much of an SG fan, but that trans.red finish on that woodgrain looks killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 No SG fan either, and I despise red guitars...but this looks really nice...oh dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Congrats. I've been huge fan of SGs for years. I love the ease of upper fret access. Nice finish on your new axe Coop, enjoy the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonk Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I've got GAS now. Damn you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelh Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Love SGs...I belive by far my favorite guitars. Anyhow congrats...very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujo Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I like it! You've got a very nice looking guitar there. Now get busy playing that baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essessemm Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Sweet looking guitar. I have an ebony G-400 and love it as well! Plays like a dream. I did scuff the high gloss finish off the back of the neck so that it plays smoother now. You mentioned that the neck isn't too heavy, but that's my one main gripe with this guitar. Overall the guitar is fairly lightweight, but the neck is heavy compared to the body. When I'm playing (standing up at least) I need to pin the guitar to my body with my strumming forearm so that I don't need to support the neck with my fretting hand -- and this even with a wide leather strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayGLongBeach Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Nice pics, Coop! We'll have to check out the updated Youtube of your new SG when you videotape it!?1? HNGD! Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcooper830 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Sweet looking guitar. I have an ebony G-400 and love it as well! Plays like a dream. I did scuff the high gloss finish off the back of the neck so that it plays smoother now. You mentioned that the neck isn't too heavy' date=' but that's my one main gripe with this guitar. Overall the guitar is fairly lightweight, but the neck is heavy compared to the body. When I'm playing (standing up at least) I need to pin the guitar to my body with my strumming forearm so that I don't need to support the neck with my fretting hand -- and this even with a wide leather strap.[/quote'] Yeah... that's one thing I made sure of before I bought it. I checked to see if it was neck heavy. It is a little bit....... but not too bad at all. It doesn't point to the floor as soon as I let go of the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 beauty G400, nice pic taking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujo Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Folks, here's the fix for the SG neck drop- get a good leather strap by Levys and wear it so that the thin section of the strap is fastned to the butt of the SG. The wide strap section will now come over your left shoulder. This positively stops the SG from doing the head stock dive bomb routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfalkens Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I like that they have a more correct looking HOLLY (Crown) logo now. Almost like the Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 HNGD! Uh.. AFAIK the 'holly' thing refers to the veneer that Gibson would apply to the headstock, not the inlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I don't blame you a bit for not being able to resist that guitar. No wonder Epiphone stopped making the Elitist SG...this model is about as beautiful as one could make it. I had a Gibson SG bass back in the 60's, but it wasn't as gorgeous as your SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essessemm Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Folks' date=' here's the fix for the SG neck drop- get a good leather strap by Levys and wear it so that the thin section of the strap is fastned to the butt of the SG. The wide strap section will now come over your left shoulder. This positively stops the SG from doing the head stock dive bomb routine. [/quote'] I'll have to look at gettin' me one of those Levy's then. Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copper1281734000 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Congrats! She looks really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloyDZeD Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 HNGD! I got a G-400 like that a month ago from Sam Ash, and it plays like a dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 In spite of my (personal) "carping," about incorrect "serfs" bevels, and the like, it's a nice looking G-400! Enjoy, Coop! HNGD!! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldpriest Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 They are a little neck heavy,b ut that's the price you pay for the access in the upper register. The only way to even it out would be to make the body bigger or thicker and, I don't know about you, but I think they are a good compromise. HNGD Coop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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