sportsmanbf11 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Before i bought the Epiphone SG- 400 since its low price of 299$. But i loved the feel of the Les Paul but it was 450. this weekend tho it was on sale at my local guitar center for 349$ so i traded my SG in for this and payed the extra 50 dollars. Any opinions on whether i made the right choice and how different these guitars actually are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 The epiphone les paul is an incredibly dark guitar. Also very heavy. The epiphone G-400 is twangy but not super bright, and the sustain is less than any true les paul. The pickups are the same. The G-400 has a slim taper neck, which I like. Ultimately, it's all personal taste. Mahogany hunk with a carved top vs. mahogany slab with double sharp cutaways and a slim taper neck. 50 bucks for extra weight(sustain, wood) and les paul's name. Worth it if its worth it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskank Sally Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 It's easier just to own both. At the price I think I would've put the LP on layaway and kept the SG. The Epi SG is an awesome instrument too. I don't know whatever makes you happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessa Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I am playing the LP Standard ebony and loves every minute on it ! The elegant shape and the exquisite sound of the guitar , in my view, beat out the SG-400 any day ! I may be biased as I mostly used the acoustic option on the Roland Cube 60 . It just sounds heavely with special effects thrown in . However, I would like to add the SG-400 custom ( i.e with 3 hambuckers ) in my collection in the future . I tried this baby in the shop and was quite impressed with its sound ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Sentry Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I am playing the LP Standard ebony and loves every minute on it ! The elegant shape and the exquisite sound of the guitar ' date=' in my view, beat out the SG-400 any day ! I may be biased as I mostly used the acoustic option on the Roland Cube 60 . It just sounds heavely with special effects thrown in . However, I would like to add the SG-400 custom ( i.e with 3 hambuckers ) in my collection in the future . I tried this baby in the shop and was quite impressed with its sound ! [/quote'] Ha! ANOTHER Roland Cube 60 user! All my Epiphones sound sweet through this amp! The last 2 times out I went with the setting to the Black Panel for clean rhythm and lead, and when I needed to throw some rock in there, I'll usually go with Classic (it also seems to be the loudest channel...uncompressed?) I just started tweaking with the Dyna Amp setting...that one....Pull the volume pot on the Epi back to around 5-6, play the rhythm, then crank it up and get amazing results in terms of phrasings. I can't say enough about this amp. As far as clubs go, I haven't needed anything bigger so far. (My Line 6 Spider II tends to stay at home....and, yeah, I was so sold on the 60 I ended up getting a Microcube, sold that to a bandmate, and then got a Street Performer...) [-o</ :)/ (anyhows, sorry for hijacking the thread....back to LP discussion.....hehehehe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessa Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Hello Roland Cube lover ! I tried the 60 in a Gym and it worked just fine ! It is just incredible how this cube got its power and special effects all lumped together in a relatively small box ! When I played in the basement of the house just at 50% volume, my mom said her dishes trembled in the kitchen upstairs !! You are right ! Epiphone guitars love the Cube too ! The acoustic sounds marvellous in the Cube ... Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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