wrighty3693 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Im looking for a new guitar namely an Epiphone SG I was just looking for your opinions on the best one to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emetry Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 the G-400 gives you the best "bang for the buck" compared to the others in the series. then again, I'm biased since one was my first guitar and I love it so. haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty3693 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 im looking towards a white sg custom but being in the UK its not easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emetry Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have one of the alpine white limiteds, and it plays AMAZINGLY. I have a set of EB Slinky's on it, and the tones that I can rip from it are fantastic. I would eyeball EBay if I were you. I've seen a couple of those go for steals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty3693 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 I know some good authorised dealers in the UK but Gibsons new distribution means dealers get more products but theres longfer bettween deliveries of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I've got a custom(see avatar) and really like but alot of guys dig their G400s, Can lose either way. Binding and big fret markers and of course, one more PU on the custom. Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty3693 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Cool Stan can you post some pictures of all you guitars i can never keep track of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskank Sally Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Good Luck to ya in the bloody UK Friend!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Sure Mr. Wrighty, Nothing real pricey but all very playable and fun guitars. Heres 13 of my 16 daily players, with my unique storage method,. Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty3693 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Stan how do they not get scratched like that?? btw thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No guitars were injured in the making of that photo. I made it as a cover photo for a home made CD i recorded called "13 reasons"not available at fine stores anywhere. Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty3693 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Sounds like fun Stan you seem to be exempt from the whole brand war debates as you have a very diverse array of guitars well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rextasy Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I dig my '66 Limited Ed. Nice finish. Plays like an SG, sounds like an SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Sure Mr. Wrighty' date=' Nothing real pricey but all very playable and fun guitars. Heres 13 of my 16 daily players, with my unique storage method,. Stan.[img'][/img] dig the Gibby SG and flying V=p~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Your not going to like my V Mr. V, when you learn it's a MIK Gibsonized Epi 58 V reissue. Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emetry Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Your not going to like my V Mr. V' date=' when you learn it's a MIK Gibsonized Epi 58 V reissue. Stan.[/quote'] Looks cool, and that's enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Chico Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Both are awesome but I would go with G400 cuz its less expensive and I think red or black is better on an SG than white. But whatever you want cuz theyre both great. GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffy Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Epiphone SG copy: an excellent Epi SG is the '66 Gibson standard copy. It has the full pickguard under the pickups like a strat sort of instead of the G400 teardrop under the strings. I don't know if this would be the same for all '66 SG copies, sometimes called "SOR" custom shop limitted editions, but I compared mine to five other SGs, G400's, the blue metallic one limitted ed, and found it to be far superior in sound and tone than the next closest one. Maybe the '66 Gibson copy has hotter humbuckers or something. I have the cherry thransparent red one and it is beautiful, the black ebony one is also super good looking. I played mine last night for quite some time thru my Peavey Delta Blues amp, straight in on the drive channel with the gain all the way up and the reverb all the way up and it sounded great. Sounds great clean as well. Chimes like a strat and roars like a LP. Great guitar. Might be a good idea to try to find a '66 copy Epi SG and compare it to the regular G400. They are currently widely available and in production but might be hard to find because they are popular. I don't think the GC by me had any left in stock last time I was there, but MF, etc., have them on line. But really playing one and comparing it to a G400 will let you know if it sounds better to you like mine did to me. Hope this helps. Duffy Winfield, Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinb Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Im looking for a new guitar namely an Epiphone SG I was just looking for your opinions on the best one to buy. My advice would be to look for another. I absolutely LOVE sg's but epiphone takes no consideration into them. They make the Les Paul almost identical to a gibson but the sg was ignored. I bought one over the holidays and was terribly dissapointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty3693 Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 I own an Epiphone Les Paul Custom and enjoy it very much but the wight of it means i struggle stood up for long periods of time. Wrighty2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderstruck507 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 see if you can find an elitist if you want the best epi has to offer for SG, but it won't be easy as they are no longer produced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1999nbmZ1281734025 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Epiphone SG copy: an excellent Epi SG is the '66 Gibson standard copy. It has the full pickguard under the pickups like a strat sort of instead of the G400 teardrop under the strings. I don't know if this would be the same for all '66 SG copies' date=' sometimes called "SOR" custom shop limitted editions, but I compared mine to five other SGs, G400's, the blue metallic one limitted ed, and found it to be far superior in sound and tone than the next closest one. Maybe the '66 Gibson copy has hotter humbuckers or something. I have the cherry thransparent red one and it is beautiful, the black ebony one is also super good looking. I played mine last night for quite some time thru my Peavey Delta Blues amp, straight in on the drive channel with the gain all the way up and the reverb all the way up and it sounded great. Sounds great clean as well. Chimes like a strat and roars like a LP. Great guitar. Might be a good idea to try to find a '66 copy Epi SG and compare it to the regular G400. They are currently widely available and in production but might be hard to find because they are popular. I don't think the GC by me had any left in stock last time I was there, but MF, etc., have them on line. But really playing one and comparing it to a G400 will let you know if it sounds better to you like mine did to me. Hope this helps. Duffy Winfield, Pa.[/quote'] For what it's worth, when I was shopping for mine, I compared the '66 G-400 to the standard G-400 and there were some differences. I'm guessing the woods were comparable, and the electronics were identical as far as I could tell. The biggest difference was the neck. The '66 had a larger, slightly thicker neck than the standard G-400. Front to back thickness wasn't too much of a difference, but width wise, the '66 felt like it was 1/4" wider. It may be slightly less, but that was the way it felt for me. As far as Epis go, I haven't felt a neck slimmer than my '04 Epi Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 see if you can find an elitist if you want the best epi has to offer for SG' date=' but it won't be easy as they are no longer produced[/quote']Ding ding...we have a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPISG Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Just got one of these in black, im speechless about the quality of this gt Considering i nearly spent £1300 on a gibson, this actually plays better than the gibson I tried. I would try and get hold of one of them if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I know that a Flametop G isn't everyones "cup of tea", but it's always worth concidering.......mine sounds as hot as it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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