SG, Best G. Also. The best upgrades for an SG are a roller tune o matic bridge, a string butler, high ratio locking tuners, and a graphite nut. Makes it feel nicer to play and bend notes, and stay in tune better.
Squier has improved their quality but not as much as Epiphone has with the latest Gibson buyout (from 2019-ish). Gobson owns Epiphone, and Epi really has substantially increased the quality and the value for the price, their guitars really do feel and play amazing. If you find the sound lacks, a simple pickup upgrade should be all you really need!
They're so good, I think the crappy pickups have always been there on purpose, especially nowadays anyone can find very decent pups for $30. Otherwise most wouldn't hear the difference with the Gibson.
I played a gold Epiphone SG (Trad Pro) in my local guitar store. I smile to myself because it was the least likely color I'd ever choose. After picking it up and playing it five times in five visits I realized that I had to have it. It's comfortable, it sounds great , and it just feels right. Glad I bought it! Hope you love yours for years to come!
Yeah. I found an SG online that is more of a yellow color. I forgot what they called the color. Amber or sunset yellow, who knows. All I know is that it has a beautiful gloss finish and I'm going to buy it soon!!
I've got a collection of five Epiphone SG guitars now , including two SG's,one black and one green. I was going to buy a Gibson SG Tribute, but decided on the Casino and an Uptown Kat instead.
You have a great guitar young lady. I had the exact same one when I was 14, 1994. Finally got my self the real sg when I got a lot older and was able to afford one
There’s a huge difference in the quality of the Gibson sg. I play better on it. The sustain is amazing. The feel and finish of the guitar is unmatchable
I’m currently playing an epiphone Les Paul studio and I like it but the neck isn’t quite wide enough for me (I had a brain injury and I’m relearning so the strings being so close together is a little tough). How do you like the fretboard on this?
I got one given to me i took it in the shot tell im to putt in new wires and all and to set it up good for studio it was mind blown the guitar guy told me it was the real deal he look at the pick ups and said it was Gibson parts in it.
I want to Guitar Center a couple years ago to buy a new Mexican Thunder I really wanted to Thunder I do a love it work to myself touch it up but there was no lacquer on the next at all they were absorbing and contracting through moisture and humidity and stuff the front wires were the worst I've ever seen they felt like galvanized b******* they were not smooth and they were sticking out the edges of neck real sharp and it was nightmare I wouldn't picked up that SG just played out that same one the school has and I ain't had much money 43 100 some odd Bucks at Guitar Center that was deep Best Buy and 1 because the front wires were absolutely invisible that has the smoothest neck I've ever played the front wires are like like so smooth down on the sides it's just unbelievable and the gifts inversion might be a little nicer but I feel little nicer but it sounded a little nicer was really not that much of a difference this is 1 of the best guitars you ever get I like up a phone they last Gibson Is better but not by much .
Epiphone SG is Still too Expensive For me 😢 But Good Thing, Japan Surplus has even more Affordale to Offer, A Photogenic or Maiso n Brand SG as Similar Build Design at Gibson SG. (Wider Pickguard)
I agree - these are great guitars, especially for the money.. I think expensive guitars can be a scam.. sure, they can be beautiful, well made, impressive, etc but a good cheap guitar is all you need.. (with upgrades)
Look into a guitarist named Frank Marino who uses 61 Gibson Les Paul SGs with the factory Lear tremolo on them because on his 1978 Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush live album he does Johny be good with his SG . That whole live album is good with some Jimmy Hendrix purple haze on it and the doors keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel . The guitar solo Electric Reflections of war is out of this world and is still one of my favorite live guitar solos ever . This guy using 3&4 fingers on this solo makes Eddie Van Halen when he taps with 2 hands sound slow . I like Eddie's style and sound but I like that Frank can play the blues hard rock or a fusion of jazz and rock or jazz and blues or he can shread with the best of them and also does psychedelic music so give him a listen because if you've never heard of him I think you will see that he's a very good guitar player that was self taught . He has some videos on CZcams here of him trying out some effects in his home studio the pig tronics boost pedal and something else I can't remember made by them . He also builds his own amplifiers and effects pedals now I see that are on his Facebook page and there is also some footage of him a long time ago live on stage and there is a video of guys like Pat Travers Joe Bohnomasa and late blues guitarist Johny Winter and Zach Wylde who is influenced by Frank Marino that are on this CZcams video of Franks live DVD and Blu-ray live at the Agora Theatre which I bought the box set of this and each DVD is 3 hours long so 9 hours of live show out of 12 hours that the show was originally recorded that Frank says he will edit the rest of it at some point and release it .
Disagree The epiphione SG is heavy the neck is wider then the squier so it’s harder for beginners they constantly go out of tune. They sound muddy not crisp clean like single coils 🤷♂️ however I love the design classic fret board
First, congratulations! Epiphone has been on the rise for the past few years whereas Gibson’s has not…. Other than the name on the head stock, I don’t think you’re gonna find $1000 worth of difference between the two.. there will be a difference at resale time, again simply for the name… So here’s my 10 cents worth…. If you plan on keeping it forever, get the Epiphone and buy a decent hard case. If on the other hand, you foresee yourself selling the guitar in the future, buy the Gibson… it will come with a hard case ……. and retain its value much better than the Epiphone.
Sweet G400 judging by the nut and rod cover its probably a Made in Korea model those where the better quality versions. I have three all mik's and my favorite is the 1995 translucent cherry.
You say an sg is really cheap until you get to a Gibson lol!! Also, I totally agree, the SG is the greatest model, not just for beginners, but the best model ever freaking made! Add the Sideways vibrola to it uuuuuuuuuuwuuuuuuuuuu!!!
This is the SG400 one of epiphone's few that is this kept the same as the Gibson SGS Semi-Pro phone as G's are not perfectly shaped like a Gibson SG Tsar they have to have a Gibson approved pretty much know yours if several Epiphone models various shapes that are more of the gifts and approve style the g400 here is one of them.
Squiers (classic vibe series) are so much superior and outplay any epiphone is not even debatable on the same price range. The strat even beats the SG at tuning since you can individually adjust every string's action unlike the bridge on a stop tail like the sg or les paul
Just bought a Epi sg custom from Sweetwater. Absolutely the weakest link in my collection. Buy a Squire, or Harley Benton for a fraction of the price. They are both a 100 times better than Epi sg customer. Junk
But it's better to have something that's a quality guitar where the neck is set up to play more easily using light gauge strings and a nice low action makes for a much easier playing guitar to start learning on because strings that are too heavy and are to high off the neck makes it much more difficult to play and learning to play proficiently .
All the Epiphones I have had, have been poorly set up from the factory. NOT! Something for a beginner to mess with. DO NOT BUY. Go for a Harley Benton or Jet guitar.
Okay, JACKSON!¡!! I❤U, first. You also play bass. I got a C-20 FREE. CUZ play half way decent. Bass, got it. (You play bass) Jackson makes THE STUFF. ✔️ them out. All you said TRUE.
Hey girl I have owned over 30 guitars and over 20 basis at all the same time. A B rating so pretty much everything I own for years and years and I've tried pretty much every piece of guitar equipment out there and that is one fine guitar that is one of epiphone's few guitars that is the exact same as a Gibson. It's just a little bit cheaper wood whatever some Epiphone SG are not very good they don't look very good they're not shaved is perfect this when you have here I have on once is one of a few epiphone's that is truly built like an actual Gibson. But there are also some Epiphone Les Paul's Epiphone Flying V Epiphone Destroyer these copies of Gibson guitars the first Les Paul was actually an epiphone the real Les Paul soldiers invention to Bonin and they sold their first electric guitar designs to Gibson when they started making Electrics Advance Auto that guy started and still to this day the Les Paul SG the Destroyer those kind of guitars her Eternal war with the Stratocaster type of qatar's which I do love a good strap but these ssg's are awesome and this girl she's got us to perfect as Jesus is the g400s is a fantastic instrument is a lot different versions and types of this and this is definitely one of the best I don't have the money for Gibson I live in America but I don't work that great of a job so I'm poor so I had to go with that before most of the time life I want a black beauty Les Paul. That's $10,000 for the Gibson bad weather has been eight hundred on the Epiphone get a custom or an ultra one of these amazing there's also an SG you're out right now throughout the phone I think it's called the prophecy and it looks like a whole new beautiful see-through blue transparent paint jobs beautiful fucking instrument Divine other SG check out that Epiphone SG on CZcams look at all the different models that are the SG Prophecy from Epiphone is just amazing to look at brand-new super-powerful Fishman pickups it's a whole new type of energy from Epiphone you won't believe it it looks like it was made by someone else is fantastic.
Epiphone always beats Gibson.Gibson is all show off,not good sound pickups only a few,not good material always.Epiphone has everything and not expensive instruments like Gibson.Too bad for the story of this brand.EPIPHONE ONLY❤
Something about the pointy horns on the SGs I cant get over.
They make great handles, grab and go !
I play the epiphone sg too my shows and my gibsons are home in the closet, it's a fantastic guitar
Agree 110% !!
SG, Best G. Also. The best upgrades for an SG are a roller tune o matic bridge, a string butler, high ratio locking tuners, and a graphite nut. Makes it feel nicer to play and bend notes, and stay in tune better.
Roller bridges are okay but if you're heavy handed they're not worth it at all. You'll just constantly knock the strings off the bridge
@@applesauceblues6952 I could see that happening.
Squier has improved their quality but not as much as Epiphone has with the latest Gibson buyout (from 2019-ish). Gobson owns Epiphone, and Epi really has substantially increased the quality and the value for the price, their guitars really do feel and play amazing. If you find the sound lacks, a simple pickup upgrade should be all you really need!
Great point!
They're so good, I think the crappy pickups have always been there on purpose, especially nowadays anyone can find very decent pups for $30. Otherwise most wouldn't hear the difference with the Gibson.
Ur right! years ago as a new guitarist I saw a friends epi SG I obsessed over it like crazy.
I played a gold Epiphone SG (Trad Pro) in my local guitar store. I smile to myself because it was the least likely color I'd ever choose. After picking it up and playing it five times in five visits I realized that I had to have it. It's comfortable, it sounds great , and it just feels right. Glad I bought it! Hope you love yours for years to come!
Amazing!!
Yeah. I found an SG online that is more of a yellow color. I forgot what they called the color. Amber or sunset yellow, who knows. All I know is that it has a beautiful gloss finish and I'm going to buy it soon!!
Good choice young lady. The sg is just a beautiful guitar and loads of fun to play. Always one of my favorites!
I personally prefer the Epiphone SG over the Gibson. It's cheaper and holds its tuning better than the Gibson.
Great choice! ❤😎🙌
I've got a collection of five Epiphone SG guitars now , including two SG's,one black and one green. I was going to buy a Gibson SG Tribute, but decided on the Casino and an Uptown Kat instead.
Keep on jamming, Chick!
From: USA Chilowee, Virginia
You have a great guitar young lady. I had the exact same one when I was 14, 1994. Finally got my self the real sg when I got a lot older and was able to afford one
If you don't mind me asking, did you feel much of an improvement as you evolved from from the Epiphone to the Gibson?
There’s a huge difference in the quality of the Gibson sg. I play better on it. The sustain is amazing. The feel and finish of the guitar is unmatchable
@@sonnybedez7040 Thanks for the info, have a great day 👍
this girl is starting right
I got squaier tele and gotta say. Its good for beginners after some time do some mods and its even better
I love epiphones. Can I get one ?
Your gitaar is beautiful so we have to listen to you music 🎶 🎵 ❤️
Thanks for listening
Hi im looking to buy this guitar is it compatible with a whammy bar? Tyyy
Also the pickups for those guitars are the same pickups you’ll find in your standard Gibson sg.
Frumoasă chitara dragă Rikki so stăpânești sănătoasă 😘💙☘👍
What do play now, and what happened to the sg
Oh, again I LOVE A BUNCH. BADASS
How is the neck dive though??
cries in left handed
they make lefty ones
jimi hendrix it
Do they still have crappy pickups like in the 90s ? Otherwise mine have always been excellent.
I’m currently playing an epiphone Les Paul studio and I like it but the neck isn’t quite wide enough for me (I had a brain injury and I’m relearning so the strings being so close together is a little tough). How do you like the fretboard on this?
I think it’s not too bad. I don’t play it anymore. But I remembered loving it when I started out!
I got one given to me i took it in the shot tell im to putt in new wires and all and to set it up good for studio it was mind blown the guitar guy told me it was the real deal he look at the pick ups and said it was Gibson parts in it.
Amazing!
Rock on
I want to Guitar Center a couple years ago to buy a new Mexican Thunder I really wanted to Thunder I do a love it work to myself touch it up but there was no lacquer on the next at all they were absorbing and contracting through moisture and humidity and stuff the front wires were the worst I've ever seen they felt like galvanized b******* they were not smooth and they were sticking out the edges of neck real sharp and it was nightmare I wouldn't picked up that SG just played out that same one the school has and I ain't had much money 43 100 some odd Bucks at Guitar Center that was deep Best Buy and 1 because the front wires were absolutely invisible that has the smoothest neck I've ever played the front wires are like like so smooth down on the sides it's just unbelievable and the gifts inversion might be a little nicer but I feel little nicer but it sounded a little nicer was really not that much of a difference this is 1 of the best guitars you ever get I like up a phone they last Gibson Is better but not by much .
Iommi plays Epiphone girl=)
it's a beginner price and professional playing and looking guitar
Yes 🙌🏻
You forgot unique upper notes access. That's why I never managed to adopt any other guitar shape, and believe me I tried over 25 years.
All true!
luv ur engery...so happy 4 u
The SG is a great guitar...but is has headstock dive which may not be a good thing for a beginner
Buy a 3 inch guitar strap and try to buy one made of leather and that should stop the neck dive .
Epiphone SG is Still too Expensive For me 😢
But Good Thing, Japan Surplus has even more Affordale to Offer, A Photogenic or Maiso n Brand SG as Similar Build Design at Gibson SG. (Wider Pickguard)
I agree - these are great guitars, especially for the money.. I think expensive guitars can be a scam.. sure, they can be beautiful, well made, impressive, etc but a good cheap guitar is all you need.. (with upgrades)
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I wonder, if the Epiphone SG is good for some rock n roll? (Chuck Berry style)
Look into a guitarist named Frank Marino who uses 61 Gibson Les Paul SGs with the factory Lear tremolo on them because on his 1978 Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush live album he does Johny be good with his SG . That whole live album is good with some Jimmy Hendrix purple haze on it and the doors keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel . The guitar solo Electric Reflections of war is out of this world and is still one of my favorite live guitar solos ever . This guy using 3&4 fingers on this solo makes Eddie Van Halen when he taps with 2 hands sound slow . I like Eddie's style and sound but I like that Frank can play the blues hard rock or a fusion of jazz and rock or jazz and blues or he can shread with the best of them and also does psychedelic music so give him a listen because if you've never heard of him I think you will see that he's a very good guitar player that was self taught . He has some videos on CZcams here of him trying out some effects in his home studio the pig tronics boost pedal and something else I can't remember made by them . He also builds his own amplifiers and effects pedals now I see that are on his Facebook page and there is also some footage of him a long time ago live on stage and there is a video of guys like Pat Travers Joe Bohnomasa and late blues guitarist Johny Winter and Zach Wylde who is influenced by Frank Marino that are on this CZcams video of Franks live DVD and Blu-ray live at the Agora Theatre which I bought the box set of this and each DVD is 3 hours long so 9 hours of live show out of 12 hours that the show was originally recorded that Frank says he will edit the rest of it at some point and release it .
It's also a great pro ,never mind begginer ,once you play theas ..the strats become insificiant because the sg is a rock guitar with a snarling bite
The SG is just the best guitar period
Disagree The epiphione SG is heavy the neck is wider then the squier so it’s harder for beginners they constantly go out of tune. They sound muddy not crisp clean like single coils 🤷♂️ however I love the design classic fret board
First, congratulations! Epiphone has been on the rise for the past few years whereas Gibson’s has not…. Other than the name on the head stock, I don’t think you’re gonna find $1000 worth of difference between the two.. there will be a difference at resale time, again simply for the name… So here’s my 10 cents worth…. If you plan on keeping it forever, get the Epiphone and buy a decent hard case. If on the other hand, you foresee yourself selling the guitar in the future, buy the Gibson… it will come with a hard case ……. and retain its value much better than the Epiphone.
Sweet G400 judging by the nut and rod cover its probably a Made in Korea model those where the better quality versions. I have three all mik's and my favorite is the 1995 translucent cherry.
Yes it was! Beautiful workmanship for the value :)
like 👍
You say an sg is really cheap until you get to a Gibson lol!! Also, I totally agree, the SG is the greatest model, not just for beginners, but the best model ever freaking made! Add the Sideways vibrola to it uuuuuuuuuuwuuuuuuuuuu!!!
Well said!
Bruh just buy a ibanez
This is the SG400 one of epiphone's few that is this kept the same as the Gibson SGS Semi-Pro phone as G's are not perfectly shaped like a Gibson SG Tsar they have to have a Gibson approved pretty much know yours if several Epiphone models various shapes that are more of the gifts and approve style the g400 here is one of them.
Squiers (classic vibe series) are so much superior and outplay any epiphone is not even debatable on the same price range. The strat even beats the SG at tuning since you can individually adjust every string's action unlike the bridge on a stop tail like the sg or les paul
Just bought a Epi sg custom from Sweetwater. Absolutely the weakest link in my collection. Buy a Squire, or Harley Benton for a fraction of the price. They are both a 100 times better than Epi sg customer. Junk
Any guitar is a good beginner guitar lol
Not even accurate dummy
But it's better to have something that's a quality guitar where the neck is set up to play more easily using light gauge strings and a nice low action makes for a much easier playing guitar to start learning on because strings that are too heavy and are to high off the neck makes it much more difficult to play and learning to play proficiently .
All the Epiphones I have had, have been poorly set up from the factory. NOT! Something for a beginner to mess with. DO NOT BUY. Go for a Harley Benton or Jet guitar.
Okay, JACKSON!¡!! I❤U, first. You also play bass. I got a C-20 FREE. CUZ play half way decent. Bass, got it. (You play bass) Jackson makes THE STUFF. ✔️ them out. All you said TRUE.
i dont think a strat is a good beginner guitar
Hey girl I have owned over 30 guitars and over 20 basis at all the same time. A B rating so pretty much everything I own for years and years and I've tried pretty much every piece of guitar equipment out there and that is one fine guitar that is one of epiphone's few guitars that is the exact same as a Gibson. It's just a little bit cheaper wood whatever some Epiphone SG are not very good they don't look very good they're not shaved is perfect this when you have here I have on once is one of a few epiphone's that is truly built like an actual Gibson. But there are also some Epiphone Les Paul's Epiphone Flying V Epiphone Destroyer these copies of Gibson guitars the first Les Paul was actually an epiphone the real Les Paul soldiers invention to Bonin and they sold their first electric guitar designs to Gibson when they started making Electrics Advance Auto that guy started and still to this day the Les Paul SG the Destroyer those kind of guitars her Eternal war with the Stratocaster type of qatar's which I do love a good strap but these ssg's are awesome and this girl she's got us to perfect as Jesus is the g400s is a fantastic instrument is a lot different versions and types of this and this is definitely one of the best I don't have the money for Gibson I live in America but I don't work that great of a job so I'm poor so I had to go with that before most of the time life I want a black beauty Les Paul. That's $10,000 for the Gibson bad weather has been eight hundred on the Epiphone get a custom or an ultra one of these amazing there's also an SG you're out right now throughout the phone I think it's called the prophecy and it looks like a whole new beautiful see-through blue transparent paint jobs beautiful fucking instrument Divine other SG check out that Epiphone SG on CZcams look at all the different models that are the SG Prophecy from Epiphone is just amazing to look at brand-new super-powerful Fishman pickups it's a whole new type of energy from Epiphone you won't believe it it looks like it was made by someone else is fantastic.
Awesome!
Jesus use some Grammer and some punctuation because it's like someone constantly talking without taking a breath of air lol .
Cheap? 💀💀💀
You should buy epiphone les paul 😁
She just said they are too heavy and she’s not wrong
Epiphone always beats Gibson.Gibson is all show off,not good sound pickups only a few,not good material always.Epiphone has everything and not expensive instruments like Gibson.Too bad for the story of this brand.EPIPHONE ONLY❤