fullmetal_steeb Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I was just wondering, since the vintage g400 on guitarcenter.com is like 50 bucks less... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icantbuyafender Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 other than the price, a few of the vintage G400's in the early run had binding on the necks. The finish on the standard is the thick shiny poly finish found on most epiphones. Its very glossy and durable. The finish on the vintage is a thinner satin coat. Gives a smoother feel and lets your hands glide. Very comfortable in comparison, yet the gloss finished guitars are just as fast so long as you use "finger-ease" or similar string and neck lubricant. Other than being a bit faster playing, the vintage G400 is also VERY prone to showing minor dings since the finish is not as thick as the gloss finish. just pick the one that you like best if you can play them both side by side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5er driver Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 The Vintage G-400 (at least mine does) has "aged" (darker than cream) inlays, nut, and binding. Hence, the vintage look. Dings? They give a guitar character, think mojo. My LPC has so much mojo, I just wish I could get it to come out through the amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz102 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 There both great guitars. in the end i brought the vintage to save money !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Knife Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Not sure about the recent Vintage G-400s, but the earlier ones also had a one-piece mahogany neck rather than the usual 2-pc with scarf-jointed headstock. I've got one of the early Vintage models, brown finish. They also polish up really nice and very easily. You end up with a finish that's not as glossy/plasticy looking as the glossy models, but shinier than the stock satin finish. It actually looks more vintage when it's polished! I've only got one not so good picture online right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullmetal_steeb Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Thanks, guys. I couldn't find anything else about the differences, and the descriptions on store sites aren't really specific enough to tell you whether there's a huge difference. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpfan Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Not sure about the recent Vintage G-400s' date=' but the earlier ones also had a one-piece mahogany neck rather than the usual 2-pc with scarf-jointed headstock. I've got one of the early Vintage models, brown finish. They also polish up really nice and very easily. You end up with a finish that's not as glossy/plasticy looking as the glossy models, but shinier than the stock satin finish. It actually looks more vintage when it's polished! I've only got one not so good picture online right now... [img']http://www.visi.com/~sstolle/pics/epi_sg.jpg[/img] Hey Jack Knife - What exactly did you use to polish yours with and how did you do it? I would like to get a gloss look on my faded but I'm not sure what to use to get it to shine. Did you use any powertools to buff it or did you do it by hand? Is it easy to burn thru the clear? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Knife Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I just used 3M Rubbing Compound followed by FinesseIT and used a couple of old t-shirts to hand polish it. No problem rubbing through the clear as there really isn't any. It's a satin poly finish. Doesn't take much effort to bring up a shine on the poly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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