Identify this Epiphone SG with quilted top

[fusion01k]

I went into Sam Ash a month or 2 ago and there was this red/purple (The guy I just spoke to told me it was a used Epiphone black cherry) SG with gold hardware and an Ebony fretboard and sort of like split block inlays and 22 frets. It played pretty good and the price was $379. The guy I just got off the phone said it was used (even though it seemed pretty new considering most of the guitars on the wall of a GC or Sam Ash are usually pretty abused) and that it sold and he thought it was a Prophesy. Problem is all the Prophesy models have 24 frets and EMGs and have weird inlays (similar to the Angus Young lighning bolt inlays). I will admit I thought it was part of the Prophesy line as it seemed like a much nicer SG than the typical G400 line. Anyone know what this particular guitar was (if it was a limited edition or such) and what years they were made and how much they went for. Even used it seemed like a much nicer guitar than what $379 usually gets you. I'd love to find one and buy it.

[fusion01k]

I am posting Darren W's SG Prophesy GX as it is similar to the guitar I am asking about but still different. Wondering if the guitar I am referring to was not a limited edition G-400 as it didn't have the lightning bolt inlays and I'm guessing all Prophesy SGs have these inlays?

 

[fusion01k]

The guitar in question isn't mine but one I let slip through my fingers at Sam Ash 2 or 3 months ago. The sales guy I just called said he will try to dig up some info for me so I figured I'd post here as maybe someone more familiar with Epiphones would know the model in question.

[fusion01k]

Are or were there ever any 22 fret Prophesy models with block or trapezoid inlays.

[fusion01k]

I read that too, but when did they start making Prophecy guitars? Perhaps the first year was different than now? I read the specs page and it says Epiphone reserves the right to change specs without notice. Maybe this is the case here?

[fusion01k]

Can anyone else take a stab at what the guitar in question may be then if it is not a Prophecy SG even though it has many similarities to a Prophecy, notably the Ebony fretboard, black cherry stained Quitted maple top, gold hardware, and IIRC it had just the vol and tone knob ALSO like the Prophecy.

[Darren W]

If anything it does sound like a special edition of some kind, by the inlays and colouring, what if any size pickguard did it have.

 

I'd just get a prophecy GX like mine if I were you. A darn fine toy

[fusion01k]

It didn't have a pickguard, JUST like a Prophesy doesn't have one.

[Sjael]

I have a first-gen Prophecy and can assure you that the only thing that's changed about them since is the neck set-depth.

 

I'd cast my vote for a limited run model.

 

Could even be a prototype.

[lpfan]

I have a first-gen Prophecy and can assure you that the only thing that's changed about them since is the neck set-depth.

 

I'd cast my vote for a limited run model.

 

Could even be a prototype.

 

+1

[fusion01k]

Ok so who here is an expert on all the limited edition models? Wouldn't there be a resource to find a specific model from Epiphone in some database somewhere?

[fusion01k]

Thanks, went through the whole link and the only thing close is the Prophecy. They have "special runs" and "independent dealer models" categories and no dice. My guess is a Prototype or a one off then. If this particular guitar was available, due to it's rarity, any guess on what it would command as far as price go?