People don't realize how important the electronics are to an ELECTRIC guitar..... Put some good pickups, and new pots / all new electrical components in an electric guitar and it will sound really nice regardless of how much it's retail price was!
I have watched this video once before and thought I left a comment. I don't see it . I want to pay a compliment. Very cool guitar sounds great. Also nice playing.
First thing I noticed were the knobs. If you hadn't explained that you had the pick ups replaced, I never would've known by just looking at it. You're definitely getting a nice sound out of it. I actually like the pick ups that come standard, and have no plans of replacing them, but, then again, I'm a three chord basher, so the original pick ups suit me just fine, but asI said, you're getting a sweet sound with your upgrades.
Looks and sounds awesome.. Bought my son a chery satin e1 sg special. Put in passivs emg's, changed nut, knobs, tuners slapped on some crown inlays over the dots on fretboard and guitar looks and shreds as good as my Tony iommi model... Aswesome demo!!
Nice to hear how upgrades/mods can make a difference. I like those rock sounds. I just got one of these. I bought some $40.** Proline tuners, a set of D’Addario strings, and a Graph Tech nut. Just waiting for the nut to arrive in the mail. The neck is like perfectly straight, but the strings are a bit high from the neck. Did yours have a ‘strings too far from the neck’ situation, and we’re you able to adjust it without fret buzz?
I replaced the tuners with Grover and the pickups with Seymour Duncan Hot Rod set. (JB bridge, Jazz neck) other than that it's a decent guitar. Stock pickups work but kind of junky sounding. czcams.com/video/EIHfm1iITPc/video.html
I have an epip sg pro stock pretty awesome i recent got a pair of stew macs vintage alnico 5s and i notice my sg come stock with alnico 5 i was wondering is ..is it even worth swopping out if its gonna sound the same ?
Sounds real nice man. I to have and epi SG But the pro 400. White with Pau Ferro Fretboard. Had mine Plek'd and put a Tusq on it. Plays like butter sounds as good as any Gibson. O wait here come the cryers. Yea man but it's not a Gibson. Yea its and Epi. Just a name on the headstock. Fuck outta here.
Did that guitar come with a push/pull kill switch on the tone knob? I was playing my yesterday and realized the tone knob is actually a killswitch as well.
Dude, mine has that! I couldn't find anything about it anywhere, I just got it from a pawn shop like last week. It's kind of awkward to push the knob in though cause it has a good amount of resistance.
lol, doesn't sound much like a gibson, but it does sound good,,, love that SD, i just got mine used yesterday because i wanted something cheap to try my zakk wylde EMG's in, probably could have made a better choice, but i was really surprised how nice it is to play, is there any tricks on getting a little more sustain out of these though??
loop's for fun!! I bought another guitar and I replaced the bridge on my epiphone with a high output chinese pickup i bout on ebay. I wish i could take a pic and post it on CZcams.
Yeah the SG special electronics are absolute crap, I would suggest buying to pots for bot volume and tone. The pick ups aren't that bad really, but the electronics that they're wired to are.
People don't realize how important the electronics are to an ELECTRIC guitar..... Put some good pickups, and new pots / all new electrical components in an electric guitar and it will sound really nice regardless of how much it's retail price was!
This is one of the most informative you tube clips I've seen, thanks
The quality of craftsmanship of the 2009 Epiphone Sg Special is professionally quality and worth the $330 upgrades I did to it
The craftsmanship is definitely professional quality so putting that money into it is well worth it
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I concur Sir!
I have watched this video once before and thought I left a comment. I don't see it . I want to pay a compliment. Very cool guitar sounds great. Also nice playing.
Very cool ! I love the tones you get out of this !
First thing I noticed were the knobs. If you hadn't explained that you had the pick ups replaced, I never would've known by just looking at it. You're definitely getting a nice sound out of it. I actually like the pick ups that come standard, and have no plans of replacing them, but, then again, I'm a three chord basher, so the original pick ups suit me just fine, but asI said, you're getting a sweet sound with your upgrades.
Looks and sounds awesome.. Bought my son a chery satin e1 sg special. Put in passivs emg's, changed nut, knobs, tuners slapped on some crown inlays over the dots on fretboard and guitar looks and shreds as good as my Tony iommi model... Aswesome demo!!
Special is great because the neck pickup is in the right place.
Nice sounds!
Nice mods! I’m thinking of doing something similar to my Epiphone SG. Thanks!
Nice job . Thank you
2009, made in Indonesia, is the best serie of historia of SG Epiphone
distortion on single bridge mic is bloodthirsty 😤🤘
Nice to hear how upgrades/mods can make a difference. I like those rock sounds.
I just got one of these. I bought some $40.** Proline tuners, a set of D’Addario strings, and a Graph Tech nut. Just waiting for the nut to arrive in the mail. The neck is like perfectly straight, but the strings are a bit high from the neck. Did yours have a ‘strings too far from the neck’ situation, and we’re you able to adjust it without fret buzz?
I replaced the tuners with Grover and the pickups with Seymour Duncan Hot Rod set. (JB bridge, Jazz neck) other than that it's a decent guitar. Stock pickups work but kind of junky sounding. czcams.com/video/EIHfm1iITPc/video.html
Real Nice!! Can you please tell me about how much everything cost you, would love to get that done to my SG, thanks!!
Would have been interesting to hear more details as to the upgrade. Did you change the pots if so what pots did you use? Thanks
I have an epip sg pro stock pretty awesome i recent got a pair of stew macs vintage alnico 5s and i notice my sg come stock with alnico 5 i was wondering is ..is it even worth swopping out if its gonna sound the same ?
What has been your course of study in the guitar?
Sounds real nice man. I to have and epi SG But the pro 400. White with Pau Ferro Fretboard. Had mine Plek'd and put a Tusq on it. Plays like butter sounds as good as any Gibson. O wait here come the cryers. Yea man but it's not a Gibson. Yea its and Epi. Just a name on the headstock. Fuck outta here.
Did that guitar come with a push/pull kill switch on the tone knob? I was playing my yesterday and realized the tone knob is actually a killswitch as well.
Dude, mine has that! I couldn't find anything about it anywhere, I just got it from a pawn shop like last week. It's kind of awkward to push the knob in though cause it has a good amount of resistance.
lol, doesn't sound much like a gibson, but it does sound good,,, love that SD, i just got mine used yesterday because i wanted something cheap to try my zakk wylde EMG's in, probably could have made a better choice, but i was really surprised how nice it is to play, is there any tricks on getting a little more sustain out of these though??
What if I wanted my epiphone sg special to sound like a bc rich guitar from slayer? Could I get the right sound by replacing the pickups?
Absolutely, you can get high output passives or actives like Slayer does nowadays. What models/brands do you have in mind?
loop's for fun!! I bought another guitar and I replaced the bridge on my epiphone with a high output chinese pickup i bout on ebay. I wish i could take a pic and post it on CZcams.
Sounds good enough :D Specially with a good amp and/or distortion lml
I want to sound like Dave Mustaine 's Rust In Peace kinda vibe .What kind of pickups I need.?
Maybe try Seymour Duncan Active pickups that’s What Dave use!
Does it make any difference to me? and which ones, for example, can I do?
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You made a guitar that sounds like crap sound good!
These don't sound like crap. I tried a new one in a shop a few days ago and it sounded great.
Giovanni Soave you probably only think it’s crap because of the price....
Does it have the killpot? Just.got one and mine doesn't.
yes it has
Mine does
Does you tone knob do much? Mine barely does, at 0 to 1, 2 through 10 nothing discernible.
Yeah the SG special electronics are absolute crap, I would suggest buying to pots for bot volume and tone. The pick ups aren't that bad really, but the electronics that they're wired to are.
Just buy a Gibson and thenn you don't have to do anything
You fiddle around too much