G-400 Review

The G-400 features a classic double cutaway shape with 2 humbuckers, chrome hardware, 24.75 in. scale, Mahogany neck and body, and Rosewood fingerboard with trapezoidal inlays.

Features:	8.8
Sound:	8.8
Action:	8.5
Reliability:	8.6
Impression:	9.1
Overall rating:	8.8
Users rating:	8.4
Comments:	176

Featured review by: unregistered, on october 26, 2006

Price paid: $ 311.1

Purchased from: Private Seller

Features: I bought this guitar from a seller advertising on Ebay about 4 months ago now, not one of the Brand New models as it was built in 2000/2001 as far as I know, presumably in Korea. Now lets get the basics out of the way- Standard 22-fret rosewood fretboard, two humbucking pickups, chrome hardware, mahogany body with a very beautiful cherry red finish. The general style and shape of the body is the most accurate match to the Gibson SG in my view, and looks a hell of a lot better than other guitars in it's price range. Epiphone humbucker pickups as standard, but were made by Gibson specifically for Epiphone, before the more recent models where the pickups are made by Epiphone theselves. Standard Epiphone tuners. 2 volume and 2 tone controls, and a 3-way selector. I have yet to start modifying this guitar, and I am considering a Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion pickup to add a little more oomph to the guitar, as well as some Grover tuners as I have had a bit of trouble with the g-string coming out of tune recently. // 7

Sound: I play quite a lot of modern rock and alternative music, some punk and a little metal, and find that this guitar can cope quite well with the expectations set. I use two different amplifiers, a 15W with distortion and a 60W which can only output clean tones without any major effects. I find myself using the 15W most often with this guitar, it produces a full, solid tone on heavy distortion, and can manage a reasonably satisfactory clean tone on this small amplifier. However on the larger 60W amp, the bridge pickup can create a much nicer clean tone, however not as well as it can produce distorted ones. The accessibility to the higher frets is very good, one of the best I have played so far. The higher fret notes sound just as clear and full as the lower ones, making this guitar near perfect for fast solo work, however I found that the action of the guitar when purchased was un-naturally high, possibly the previous owner's preference, but I had to lower the action by quite a long way to achieve a comfortable setup. Overall, the standard humbucking pickups are good, and produce rich, full tones that can cope well with most music styles, from heavy rock to blues. However, if you are looking for a guitar with a very fat, powerful output, it would be worth spending a little extra time and expense on upgrading the pickups to something a little more expensive. The sound created from the pickups are very good compared to some other guitars in competition with the G400. // 7

Action, Fit & Finish: When I bought this guitar from the seller, second hand, there were no major flaws considering the guitar is now 5 years old. I am unable to comment on the factory setup of the guitar for the above reason, but the action as I stated above was very high possibly the owner's preference. The action can be lowered reasonably far without creating fret-buzz, and the pickups seem to be adjusted well. It is overall a very quiet guitar when adjusting/selecting pickups, and all the hardware is still perfect. The guitar is reasonably light, and doesn't strain my shoulders too badly when standing, compared to my ancient 30 year old Encore Coaster which is unbearably heavy even after 15 minutes of playing standing up. As for the body of the guitar the wood is still of very good quality, and shows no signs of cracking or weakness. I love the finish of the G-400, the glossy, rich cherry red colour compliments the deep wood grain visible underneath, creating a multi-toned finish and one of the most beautiful reds I have ever seen, especially in sunlight. The only flaw with this guitar is the jack plug- which seems to have been repaired. The actual jack must have become very loose (I think that because the jack lead enters the guitar at 90 degrees to the body, the lead must have been pulled, putting more pressure on the wood holding the jack plug in place). The jack is now being held in place by a square piece of black plastic, screwed into the wood of the body, and holding the plug with a nut. This has created a small weakness and slight chipping of the wood, but I managed to repair it using a mixture of wood filler applied from inside the back panel of the guitar, where the jack is now screwed in place. I was going to get this professionally repaired but hasn't been a big issue with the guitar as yet. Overall very good quality finish and fit, and has good action to play when set up according to your playing preference. // 8

Reliability & Durability: The electronics and hardware of the guitar seem very durable, however the 3-way selector is quite flimsy and probably wouldn't withstand heavy handling. The G400 is very neck-heavy, so a lot of care has to be taken when playing standing up- it's best to make sure you always have a hold on the neck. I realised today that investing in good quality strap locks is a great idea as I witnessed my guitar headstock divebomb to the floor with a rather loud smash, when the strap at the neck end decided it wanted to break free. The result of this not much. The finish is still perfect on the headstock and everything is still intact, suprisingly, as my first imperssions of the finish durability were quite inexpectant, there seemed to be lots of scratches over the body when I purchased it, and one small ding where the glossy varnish/lacquer has a dent like a small ripple on the fron of the body, not too noticeable. The main flaw with the finish is near the strap button on the back of the body next to the neck a semicircular set of many scratches about 2 inches in diameter is visible from the guitar strap that the previous owner used, constantly being ground against the body of the guitar. At least it isn't noticeable when playing. Overall, the guitar still looks beautiful with no major flaws, and the scratches are only visible on close inspection. // 9

Impression: I have been playing for around one year now, and find that this guitar is almost perfect for me. Playing mostly modern rock and punk music, I feel that the neck rythm pickup can manage to create heavier, distorted sounds that suit this music. I can imagine that with a larger amplifier that supports distortion, the guitar would be perfectly suited. I own two other guitars that are cheaper and made by Encore, the G400 is definately leagues ahead of the other two. If it were to be used for gigging, it would definately be my first choice, however not up to performance with the more expensive Gibson models which I would suggest for more experienced players than myself. If I were to have my money back and buy another guitar, I would probably choose the same model again, and definately the earlier models from around 200/2001 due to the Gibson made pickups. If you are a new beginner, I wouldn't suggest getting this as your very first guitar, as I find that I progress much more quickly on my £13 Encore guitar, (yes, £13 only) as I find it much more relaxed and comfortable for playing. I feel that the guitar would be suitable for people that are moving onto a higher level guitar, and people playing a few local gigs etc. but not professional players requiring an instrument that meets the high standards they would expect, and that the Gibson would be a better choice. // 8

overall: 8.8

Reviewed by: Blompcube, on december 04, 2006

Price paid: $ 640.5

Purchased from: Music Plus

Features: The particular guitar I'm reviewing is a 2004 Korean G-400. It has like most SGs 22-frets and a rosewood fretboard. The thin body makes the guitar a little too light because the neck weighs the whole thing down, that's the only negative thing I have to say about it really. The controls are simple, a 3-way selector to switch between 2 humbuckers, and 2 volume and tone controls. A simple but effective config. I even managed to blag a gig-bag, although this wasn't meant to be included. // 8

Sound: This guitar sounds great through almost any amp if you want to play any sort of rock and metal, because it has a full sound. It won't cut through too well on clean channels, I keep turning the treble on my amps up to 10 and wishing it went up to 11. Great for a distorted sound, not so good otherwise. There's almost no noise from it no matter how much fuzz I put it through. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The setup of the guitar was ok, although I had to fix the intonation, it was set very sharp making the guitar sound out of tune on the higher frets. The finish on the fretboard is very rough, but nothing major is wrong. After a while the pickup selector got very noisy but this was just dust in it that was easily fixed. apart from those things it was perfect. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This guitar has survived some heavy metal rehersals where it has been severely bashed and still has no damage, not even to the finish. Stays in tune well, and is very reliable. I don't have a backup for the rich tone this guitar has, and hopefully I won't need one, I would take this guitar alone to a gig if it was all I needed. // 10

Impression: I play blues/rock styles mainly. This is good for songs that need a bit more power in the guitar than my Fender can deliver. I have been playing guitar for a long time, and this was the first electric guitar I bought. If this guitar was stolen or lost I would buy another one if I can afford it (I know anyone can get one cheaper than I did). I chose this guitar ahead of a Burns Brian may replica and a Fender tele, it just felt like a better quality guitar. The only thing I don't like is the balance. The neck outweighs the body so if you let go of the neck it will flop down towards the floor. Other than that it's a great guitar. // 9

overall: 10

Reviewed by: The Rock King, on july 19, 2007

Price paid: $ 456

Purchased from: Cecere's Music

Features: It has two alnico humbucker pickups, chrome hardware, a 24.75" scale, a set (glued on, not bolt on (better)) neck, and trapezoid finer inlay. It's a solid body guitar, available in cherry or ebony finish. It has a Tune-O-Matic bridge with passive electronics. The pickups have an individual Volume and Tone knob each. Well, that's the "features". Boring I know, read on. // 10

Sound: I play mainly, punk, rock, alternative, some blues, a little bit of metal and the odd pop. This guitar can handle it all. I used to use it through a 10Watt Drive amp and it managed fine. I know use it through a Marshall MG50DFX and it kills. It can produce an amazing dirty sound perfect for playing songs ranging from Blink 182 to AC/DC to Metallica. The sound can vary from bright and crunchy, to dull and mellow. There is no unwanted noise either. It sounds incredible clean also, with a clean crisp tone. The dirty channel is better than the clean but with some fiddling, you can achieve a very nice clean tone also. I play mainly on the bridge pickup with my volume and tone at 10. For a very bluesy, creamy, thick solo sound I play on the neck pickup (which gives a ridiculously warm sound) with the Volume at 10 and the Tone at 0. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: I could play this straight out of the box. The action was perfect. The pickups were setup beautifully. There were no flaws in the guitar what'soever, I did however replace the strings asap. All the hardware was fit perfectly and the finish is unbelievably durable. // 10

Reliability & Durability: The guitar is extremely durable. I have gigged with it without a backup and it does just fine. The strap buttons are solid but I would advise getting some strap locks. I have knocked it around many times with no sign of damage. This guitar will last me a long time. // 10

Impression: This guitar matches the types of music I play perfectly. I've been playing one year and I couldn't have asked for more in a first guitar. If it was stolen I'd definitely buy it again. The one and only drawback is the strap button behind the neck which causes the headstock to floor dive, but this is the case with most SGs. Although this is the "cheaper" model of a Gibson SG, I think it competes quite nicely and runs laps around other guitars in the same price range. This makes an amazing first guitar and unless you are playing in front of 1000+ people on a daily basis, this guitar will suffice Live just fine. // 10

overall: 8.4

Reviewed by: sektor47, on november 05, 2007

Price paid: $ 296.25

Purchased from: Long & McQuade

Features: The guitar was made in Korea in 1998. It has 22 frets, the whole body is made of korina type wood. It has a rosewood fretboard. Grover tuners, Tune-O-Matic stopbar / bridge. Came with unknown model of Dimazrio passive pickups. 3-way pickup selector, with 2 volume knobs, 2 tone knobs. Pearl trapezoid fret inlays. // 9

Sound: The guitar definetly suits my music style. I play classic rock, blues, and hard rock, and the guitar is definetly a beast for all genres. I am currently using it with a Marshall MG100HDFX half-stack. The guitar gets a bit muddy at times, but that's because of the pickups. When cranked high, there is a little but of hum, that does get quite annoying. The guitar is very flexible, I can reach a lot of different tones out of it. You can really make the guitar scream if you know what you're doing. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was just typically set up at the factory. When I got the guitar, I had to do a lot of adjusting to get it to my preferences. Lot's of action adjustment, pickup height adjustments, etc. But afterwards, the work was rewarded. The knobs get loose alot, and there is a missing bolt on the back pot cover. // 7

Reliability & Durability: I can depend on it, I throw it around alot, but never really smacked it hard off anything. I would use it for gigging, I already am using it for live performances and local things. The finish is good, except the fact that it is so fragile, dropping a deodorant stick on it puts a lil crack into the finish. // 8

Impression: I really like this guitar, which is why I am currently upgrading it as much as I can to make it sound to it's fullest potential. I recommend this guitar to you the fullest, but only buy it if you're willing to adjust and adjust and upgrade! I always compare it to gibsons and such at the music store, and it can compete with them in every way! I hope you look forward to the G-400. // 9

overall: 9.4

Reviewed by: tmfiore, on august 28, 2008

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: The SG G-400 is a made-in-China guitar with 22 frets. It's got a solid body, double-cutaway, solid mahogany body, set mahogany neck. Slim-tapered neck profile, 24-3/4" scale length, 1.68" nut width. Dual Alnico V humbuckers, 2 volume and 2 tone controls, Rosewood fretboard, Pearloid trapezoid inlays, Chrome hardware, and a Stopbar tailpiece. All very nice. The pick-ups can scratch sound sa little sometimes though. I also wasn't a big fan of how big the frets were. It is easier for playing crazy stuff, but for othr things like chords and power chords it is a little harder, but all SG's have that. It doesn't make that big of a difference anyway. // 9

Sound: I play punk and grunge, and the SG is great. It also good for rock, or any type of music. The fret width is smaller, so you won't have to reach your fingers farther apart to get a good fret range. If you are playing stuff like chords, it will be a little harder to do that. The tone is great for anything, you control all the power with the pick-up selector. I use it with a Line 6 Spider III 15 Watt, which is probably the best 15 Watt amp there is. You can get whatever tone you want with it. The pick-ups are great for harmonics, I love playing natural harmonics with this thing. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: There were no flaws in my guitar when I got it. Everything was fine except the strings that came with it, but almost every pair of strings that comes with an Epiphone or Gibson aren't good. I switched those out for some ernie ball regular slinkys. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This guitar can definately withstand however you play. This guitar probably is lined-up with the Epiphone Les Paul Standard as the best Epiphone guitar (others tend to get bad reviews.) The hardware will last, as long as you don't screw it up yourself. The strap buttons stay fine, and you can depend on it. I would still bring a backup anyway, because that is how I am. The finish is still good, and I had mine for 2 months already. // 10

Impression: Like I said, I play punk and grunge, and this is great for that. I have been playing since I was 11, and learned to play by myself. I used to have a Hohner Rockwood, which is basically a Strat that is not a Squier. The tone on the G-400 is way better than that. All I wish I have done before I got this was to get it in red. Although if I lost it, I wouldn't buy another. I would rather get an Epiphone Les Paul Standard instead, because I plan on using some Gibson SG's in the future. I love how this guitar looks and it's tone, I just slightly don't like the fret size. My favorite feature would probably be putting the pick-up selector on treble, and then rocking (if you consider that a feature.) I didn't compare this to any other product, but I just wish it had medium-large size frets like the Les Paul. // 9

overall: 7.6

Reviewed by: ierostyle, on september 01, 2008

Price paid: £ 200

Purchased from: Absolute Music (Local Retailer)

Features: This was made in 2006/7 in the far east China I believe, it has a 22 fret neck typical of most guitars of this type, being a replica of the 1960's SG I believe it most likely has the nice 60 neck but I don't know wether that is unique to gibsons? I haven't played the Gibson so I couldn't tell you. The body itself is the classic SG design featuring 2 passive humbucker pickups and a tune o matic bridge. One of the guitars nicest features is the Grover tuners that really help the guitar stay in tune they work really well, still it does suffer from the good old g string problem as seems to be the case with most my guitars, where the g goes out fairly quickly. No accessories and suprisingly no warranty came with this guitar. // 8

Sound: The guitar has a really nice sound to it, I play through a Marshall JCM 2000 TSL60 amp through a Marshall MG412 cab. It gets a nice tone, nearly what I want it's oh so close, I need something just to push it over the edge, which is why I'm getting a Seymour Duncan sh4 for the bridge. As stock it is a really nice guitar capable of some nice sounds, not quite there for my personal requirements, but then I play a lot of hard rock and need pretty high output pickups and the stock doesn't quite give me enough but the guitar in itself can handle anything I through at it from puck to metal to blues rock to really crisp beautiful cleans it can get them if you dial those tones right. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The finish is quite nice, when I changed the strap buttons to accomodate schaller strap locks they kept on coming loose so I had the holes filled and re drilled by my local workshop but then that cost me only £10 so it's not a bank breaker, the shop set my guitar up for me so it was in pretty good order. // 7

Reliability & Durability: It's a nice reliable guitar, I rely on it every gig and it's my main guitar, the strap buttons are sollid now, but then I use schaller strap locks so it should be! there are a few dinks which have come pretty easily which is really annoying but then I's kept in a gig bag not hard case so it's my fault! // 7

Impression: I like this guitar I would personally by an Epi Les Paul Custom if I had to replace or upgrade I just like the feel of a LP but it's great, and I would recomend this to any intermidiate player out there. I've been playing for about 2 years and have quickly upgraded all my equipment and this is still with me after about 8/9 months or more so it must be doing something right! // 8

overall: 8

Reviewed by: NothingButRock, on august 11, 2008

Price paid: A$ 599.99

Purchased from: Guitarparadise

Features: I'm fairly sure it's one of the new models built in Korea, not entirely sure of the year. It has 22 frets and 24.75" scale, with a mahogany neck and body, rosewood fretboard and a cherry finish. It has the double cutaway SG style body, two humbucker pickups made by Gibson, a three way selector with two tone and two volume controls and Grover tuners. I also was given an Epiphone hardcase with my purchase. // 8

Sound: I play mostly blues and classic rock and the SG seems to suit my style perfectly, handling most things I play. I'm currently using an RMS G80 with it, but have played through many other amps with it, generally having gain at 12 o'clock - 3 o'clock. The guitar can go from smooth, mellow sort of sounds to bright crunches easily, it's tone knobs are surprisingly sensitive, I was impressed by this. I've played things from Johnny Cash to Megadeth on it and it handles it all pretty well, the cleans on it aren't the best, but I can still cope with it. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: When I first got it the action was painfully low, just about every note was accompanied by fret buzz. Once I raised the action it was great though. The pickups were adjusted fine till I decided "No, I think I'll have to change it" and even after I messed around with the pickups heights it still wasn't to bad. Aside from the action I have absolutely no problems with it's set up at all. // 9

Reliability & Durability: The guitar has withstood a year of my playing, so it can't be that bad. However my main problem is that since the body is so light the guitar is neck heavy. I've dropped it several times and contrary to popular belief the neck didn't break. Hell, the neck seems Bullet proof, however the body has been dented a little. The strap bolt near the neck is definitely the one you have to watch for, not that the bolts bad, but as I said, neck heavy. I'd gig it without a backup in a second, not a problem. // 7

Impression: As I said before, I play blues-rock mostly and the G-400 really suits it. I've been playing for three years and have only own crappy little eBay guitars before this, but have played various others (Ibanez, B.C. Rich, Gibson, Magnum, Aria etc.) and all in all this guitar seems to hold it's own pretty well. If it was stolen I'd probably get something else, not because I dislike the guitar, but because I'm after another sound. I love how easy it is to access the fret board and how light it is. I hate the fact that it's neck heavy, but beggers can't be choosers. From the other products I compared it to this is definitely one of the best in the price range. This guitar will always have a special place in my heart. // 8

overall: 6.8

Reviewed by: Raglngbull, on december 08, 2008

Price paid: £ 225

Purchased from: Sound Control

Features: The guitar was made in korea 2005/6, It has 22 frets, 24.75'' scale, Mahogany body and set mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard, Grover tuners, Tune-o-matic bridge, Passive electronics, 2 volume 2 tone 1 for each Alnico V humbucking pickup. Typical SG "Horns" style body. // 7

Sound: This guitar suits some of The Music I play I say some because it can pull off rock riffs and cleans but struggles to achieve a strong metal sound, I currently play the guitar through Vox-AD15VT and occasionally a Dunlop Crybaby wah when needed. The guitar is a little noisy at times but shielding the electronics and giving it a pickup upgrade would probably solve this. The guitar can produce a good variety of sounds, Cleans, Crunchy rock tones, Bluesy tones. But struggles to produce a decent metal tone. With that said this guitar is very much a rock guitar metal heads will be disappointed unless they are going to change out the pickups for some EMGs/Seymore Duncan blackouts. // 7

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up pretty well from the story I'm not sure about the factory setting I think the store set mine up before selling me it. The pickups we're adjusted well as I said before though this was probably the stores handywork. Now the guitar had a few flaws I found the higher frets 20-22 are not very comfortable to play but other then that there was only a few superficial flaws. The tuning pegs (grover tuners) have never failed me once sometimes come loose but that's solved easilly with 3 minutes and a screwdriver. The input jack has come loose and could possibly have caused some of the things I will put in the next section. // 7

Reliability & Durability: This guitar with a lot of love and some upgrades could withstand gigging. The hardware especially the grover tuners are very robust and none of the hardware has ever broken for me, I only play this guitar sat down really it's more a bedroom guitar for me but it has a strap on and the strap buttons have never come loose when I have used it standing. All sounds good right? Well this is a good guitar and plays very well for rock but the one thing that I really honestly hate about this guitar is the electronics the input jack has come loose from the wiring itself many, many times and it's becoming a ritual that I have to re solder it atleast once a month. My guess is that the poorly placed input jack gets caught on things or knocked and comes loose. For that reason alone I wasn't very impressed by the durability. // 6

Impression: I play alsorts of music but mainly metal, This guitar is versatile but it doesnt't suit metal that's one style it's only mediocre in I've found. I've been playing around 4 years now and played this guitar 3 of those 4 years and I feel like it's time for an upgrade I'm thinking about buying a Jackson next, I think that will suit my playing a lot better then this guitar. If it was stolen I wouldn't buy it again, However even though the electronics always break on me, I'd still miss this guitar been around with it's shiny cherry finish and classic "horns" design. I think if I had to list what I loved about it and what I hated about it I'd say I love how it looks and sounds but on the flipside I hate that it can't play metal well and those electronics *shakes fist*. My favourite feature about this guitar has to be that design and finish. I have compared this to many guitars of a simalar price range and just wish I bought a Jackson DKMG for a little more it seems a lot more versatile and those EMG 81/85s...

To sum up, this guitar is good for rock and cleans a decent starter guitar however those electronics have put me off buying another Epiphone ever again. // 7

overall: 10

Reviewed by: jimmyled, on june 30, 2008

Price paid: $ 588

Purchased from: Kley-Zemer

Features: I didn't buy my guitar with dollars, but the money I bought it was not available here so I gave an estimate in dollars. Make: My guitar is Korean made, but still very good (as opposed to the Mexican Strat). It has 22 frets (and a half) all of which are smaller than most guitar frets I've seen, so some people have trouble playing it, as their fingers are much too big, but it's perfect for me (as I have long and thin fingers). Neck and body: my SG has a rosewood fretboard (with mother of pearl inlay) and a thin neck (also a problem with some people). The body is solid and made of mahogany, same as the neck, and features the "Devil's Horns" cutaway, the Standard and nice cherry finish and a Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar. Pickups: I've got two Alnico classic humbuckers with chrome covers and Alnico V magnets (which are passive, but still provide a high output) which are controlled by two volume and two tone knobs and a three way selector (rhythm pickup, both pickups and treble pickup). Head: the tuners are Grover made and don't lock and tune very easily and quickly. The head is back (as is the pickguard) and has a panel saying SG on it, and Epiphone and the symbol in mother of pearl. // 10

Sound: The Epiphone G-400, like it's counterpart, the Gibson SG, fits every music style, becoming a widely used guitar, like the Strat and it's imitations. I'm currently using it with a Zoom G7.1 UT effects panel and a 15w Ibanez amp, and the sound is really good. I prefer using Rhythm on 10 volume and 0 tone, and the Treble on 7 volume and 10 Tone, but it can be used in many different ways (you can have a fake killswitch using 10 volume on one one pickup and 0 on the other and Switch them constantly). // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: My guitar came flawless, and now, after a year and a half of usage it's still so, except a few minor scratches. It was properly set up and built. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar, as well a fit for any style, is also fit for many circumstances. I've played it Live, and except the problem with the sound-man (I was really low volume), it sounded excellent. It's supposed to last 10 years at least, but I think it can survive more than that, as it's still in perfect conditions, and highly dependable. The finish is good and lasting, and it only scratched off in the back of my guitar because of my brother, and only at the top layer. // 10

Impression: This guitar rocks! It's perfect almost to the last detail, making me wonder what the Gibson will sound like! If it were stolen I would go after the man (or woman) and split their belly open with a chainsaw and then strangle them with their own intestines. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on march 11, 2008

Price paid: $ 200

Purchased from: A Close Friend

Features: This guitar was made in 2006. It has 22 Frets. It has a solid body with an all black finish with all chrome hardware and I added a Bigsby for the Bridge. It also has 2 Tone and 2 Volume with a 3 way selector switch. It has the two stock humbuckers and Grover tuners, which hold tune very well for having a bigsby. The only thing I wish it had is a Floyd Rose tremelo but Gibson and Epiphone don't come with them so I guess the bigsby will do. // 9

Sound: This guitar suits my style which is rock like AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, and Van Halen. You'd be suprised but this things got enough balls for tapping solo's like Eddie Van Halen but yet a really good clean sound. I run it through my Line 6 PODXT Live and my Fender FM 212R Amp. This guitar is so quiet if I forget to turn off my POD and amp you won't even notice it's on, there is no buzzing and no feed back even with the heaviest distortion my POD has. It can make just about anysound through the channels in my POD and amp. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar was awesome since the first day my friend bought it, I'm so glad he's upgrading to a White SG with three humbuckers and all gold hardware. There was nothing wrong with this beast of a guitar. The humbuckers were perfectly fine stock, I didn't have to get them adjusted at all. There was no flaws at all on this guitar except the first tone knob was loose but it slides right off and you can tighten the net so it was fine. But other than that this guiar was awesome stock. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar's finish is awesome and it has withstood two different people bashing on it for a year so yeah it can take Live play. I've never had a strap button even come loose on this thing so I'd say this is a damn good guitar for Live play and yes it's reliable. // 10

Impression: I Play mostly rock with some grunge/punk. I have a Fender Jagmaster, a Squier Strat, a cheap acoustic, a Line 6 PODXT Live, a Fender G-DEC 15W Amp and a Fender FM212R 100W amp, A Yamaha NP-30 keyboard, and finally a Fender Standard Jazz Bass. I've been playing for about three years. If someone stole this guitar from me I'd hunt his brave ass down and kill the motherf--ker! The thing I love most is how easy it is to play, you don't have to reach around like a les paul and it sounds awesome distorted and clean. I dislike that you can't get one with a Floyd Rose but a bigsby will do. // 9

overall: 7.4

Reviewed by: MrFlibble, on may 30, 2008

Purchased from: Duck, Son & Pinker

Features: This is the Epiphone G-400, this particular version is the Limited Edition Custom Shop Alpine White finish. Made in China in 2006. Mahogany body and set neck, rosewood fretboard. All the usual SG controls and stuff. Comes with the Standard passive Epiphone humbucker pickups that they put on all of their mid-range models (in America this guitar came with active EMG pickups installed, us Europeans only got passives). Tuners are stamped Grover, and seem to be pretty good quality. Didn't come with anything extra, though that was probably just this store - most other places seem to always throw in a case. Overall nothing amazing, just exactly what you'd expect from an SG. // 7

Sound: I play mostly straight up rock music (Aerosmith, AC/DC, later Bon Jovi, etc), with a little blues and a little metal too at times. It suits this mix very well, of course as any SG should. It's at home with rock music, but it can be mellow enough for blues and it can be just fierce enough for some metal playing. I'm sure with a pickup change it could fit either perfectly. I'm playing this through a small Fender tube amp, with a variety of Boss and DigiTech pedals. I can get pretty much any tone I want, though I am finding the pure cleans (no effects or overdrive of any kind) to be a little bit lacking. In my experience though that's just down to the stock Epiphone pickups, which I would always advise you change anyway. Right now with very heavy distortion applied this guitar does get a little bit muddy, but again that's partly because of the bad stock pickups (which should be changed), and also since I'm using a Fender amp which is hardly known for their great distortion. There's no noise, even with the amp cranked and a distortion or overdrive pedal in use. I normally have a noise reduction pedal on, but with this guitar I've been able to take that out and I still don't have a noise problem. Overall I would say the sound is pretty good, and you can get a good variety of tones, but like all Epiphones, you'll need to change the stock pickups if you really want to make good use of this guitar. // 7

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set-up by the store, so I can't say anything about what the factory set-up might have been like. For what it's worth though, this guitar had a lot of fret buzz when I got it, though raising the bridge by a tiny amount fixed that, was easy enough to do, and I like higher action anyway. The guitar was made pretty much as perfectly as you could hope, no dodgy frets, everything snugly in place. The finish though had a few flaws; a couple of small bubbles on the back, some excess paint and glue in a few small areas where the fretboard meets the body, and along one of the horns there's a slight ridge where they obviously put a slightly thicker layer of finish on the top of the guitar than on the inside of the horn. None of this is really noticeable though unless you specifically look for it. Still, not entirely perfect. // 7

Reliability & Durability: I think this guitar would withstand Live playing, though I've not tried it yet myself. Everything on this guitar seems pretty solid and as good quality as you could hope for (without paying thousands for a Gibson or Vintage Fender, etc). I'll say again though, the pickups could do with changing, and if you were going to use this in a gig then you'd have to get rid of the stock pickups for sure. I think this guitar will last if taken care of, though it suffers from the same problem all SGs have, and that is that it's very neck-heavy. If you let go of it for a second, it swings down almost vertically straight down, and I think perhaps in the heat of a gig, it might be easy to accidentally knock this guitar. And in that case, Epiphone and Gibson guitars aren't well known for their headstocks taking punishment. So I'd definitely want a backup around. Take care of this guitar and it'll be no problem, but accidents do happen. // 8

Impression: I've been playing for a little over two years now. I own many other guitars, though none of them are that great. This is probably now my second best guitar (my best being an Epiphone Joe Perry Boneyard Les Paul - which should damn well be better than this SG considering the Joe Perry cost over twice as much and has Gibson pickups). I feel like with a few Standard upgrades (new pickups, maybe a new nut), this guitar could last me solidly for a long time to come. If it was stolen, I'd hunt down the, no, wait, no I wouldn't. I'd call the police, let them do their job, claim the insurance, and buy a new one. I can't say I really compared this to other similar guitars on the market. Simply put, I've always liked the look of white SGs, and I was goign to buy the Alpine White twin neck SG that Epiphone also make, but I realised I actually had no use for the 12-string (aside from it look suitably badass), so I just bought the regular Alpine White G-400 instead. Truth be told, the finish and look was the main reason I bought this. It far surpassed my expectations (though that's not saying much since I only really bought it to put it on the wall and drool over it), and is already my favourite (if not technically best) guitar. The only things I wish were different are the few small flaws in the finish, and the stock pickups. Neither is much of a problem though and both are easy enough to overcome. // 8

overall: 9.6

Reviewed by: LesPaulCowboy, on june 09, 2008

Purchased from: Traded 150 dollar Strat

Features: Well I got this at a flea market, I traded this cheap Stratocaster that I had made into a super Strat (Multi-Switch) and all I had in the guitar was 125 dollars (Actually it was like 117, but I round up) and the SG had a bad spot near the jack, but hay, this is my new frankenaxe. Anyway, it's a upscale Epiphone, trapazoid inlays, ets (Its exactly like my Les Paul Custom) and I brought it home, tuned it and played. Now though it has the same humbuckers (For the moment) as my Les Paul, it sounded diffrent, and not that opps I screwed up on this deal diffrent, so I went and played some songs that just didn't seem to sound right on my LP, and what you know, my SG did it right. I was playing Paranoid, Pictures of Matchstick men, and Sunshine of your love superbly. It has the tune-o-matic tail pieces, and the tuners are grovers. The humbuckers are Alcino V's. // 9

Sound: It does well, I had the Strat, just to say I had one, and I hated it, the single coils would buzz, so I had to turn another coil on to get that to stop (I had a multi-Switch setup). I knew my Les Paul would eat that Strat alive, but I didn't want to mess with my LP (Mom got it for me, sentimental value, etc) and well I seen this at the flea market, and the old guy Who had it was a pushover, and wasn't to swift, so we traded, and I brought it home. I played tons of songs, and they all sounded as good as if they were played on the LP, some better, some well the LP would do better than the SG in some. But I mean I was playing Ozzy, Sabbath, Eagles, Steve Miller, tons of songs, just so I could get the feel, and it did good. I mean, it played well, like damn I am keeping this one for sure. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: This is a used guitar, and it's neck is straight, and everything is good. Everything is still in tact, like it was from the factory. The action, well the previous owner had it set low, for solo's so there is some buzz, but I am going to set the action back up where it was. The guitar is in imaculate shape (Been sitting at the flea market for a year) I know Epiphone does good work COUGH better that fender/squier COUGH, and I am really pleased. Yes I am a Strat hater. // 9

Reliability & Durability: There isn't much I an say here, other than, it's a super solid guitar, it works perfect, and I would play Live with it, for days on end, without a backup. Maybe some extra strings but that's all. The finish won't come off, believe me. It's a super solid guitar, I mean I am super pleased with it // 10

Impression: I play rock, classic rock, rock ability, psychedelic, punk, some metal, and country. This guitar does what it should, hell it does pretty good on country, and ZZtops La Grange sounds superb on this guitar. I play threw a Crate Flexwave 15R (I was the first person to review the amp) and it does good, though not to long ago, I found my speaker, likes to rattle real bad when I play the Low E string, so I am lookign into a new speaker when I get my new pickups for this guitar. But I played this guitar (Not threw the wah wah pedal yet, but I bet it sounds good threw it) and I already know, this is a great guitar, worth what I got in it, and I am happy with it. // 10

overall: 9.4

Reviewed by: raymo39, on december 22, 2008

Price paid: A$ 469

Purchased from: Allan's Music Alexandria

Features: This guitar was made in I believe 2007, in China. It has 22 Standard frets and a scale of 24.75". Solid body guitar, fretboard is rosewood with trapezoid inlays, body is mahogany and the neck is set mahogany. It is the faded cherry red finish which I am a huge fan of, because I love the Vintage look. It has a Standard Gibson style stopbar bridge, 2 alnico humbuckers, neck and bridge, both with individual tone and volume control. single three way tone selector and locking tuners, not sure of the brand. // 10

Sound: I mostly play blues and metal using this guitar. People looking for Huge gain with these pick-ups will need that to come from a pedal or their amp, this guitar it's great for crunchy sounds through to Standard metal tones without being really overdriven. I play this through an Orange amp and stuff by bands like Cream and Zep is just sublime. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The pick ups were great on this guitar straight out of the box, no height adjustment needed. The action was a tiny little bit high, but that was a personal preference thing, I wouldn't have expected a different action off the shelf so I'm happy with what I got. Every thing on this guitar came out just the way I wanted it, except the action straight off the shelf, selector is quiet, bridge well aligned, haven't undone the strings to check how much vibration the tuning knobs cause, but no quandries. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I haven't had the guitar too long, so I haven't gigged it yet, but it feels light but solid, so Live play shouldn't be a problem. The hardware seems to be in good condition. The strap buttons are well screwed in at the moment, nothing loose. I would depend on this guitar for any gig, but I never gig without a backup, if I had no other choice, it wouldn't bother me, but iv been in trouble before, back ups are beauties. no reliability issues YET! it's still very early days. // 9

Impression: This is a great match for my style of music, it provides the crunchy humbucker tone iv been looking for. Iv been playing now for 5 years and have a Flying V and a Strat, there was something with my V, it just didn't give the tone I was looking for, and this guitar fills that void, and then adds some of it's own attitude. if it were stolen I'd probably buy a Gibson, but that's only because I've wanted one for a while now, that fact doesnt't reflect the quality of this guitar at all. My only dislike is the minor weight issue, the neck tends to want to fall down if ur playing in the seated position, but you get used to it pretty fast. I compared this guitar to a LP in the shop, but in terms of price point vs price, I couldnt go past this guitar, I got it for an absolute bargain, and it's definately real. The only thing I wish this guitar had was a more Vintage looking fret board, but all will come with time. // 10

overall: 8.6

Reviewed by: three10, on august 08, 2008

Price paid: £ 189

Purchased from: ABC Music

Features: My G-400 is a 2007 model, made in china. It has 22 frets, two humbuckers, Grover tuners, a three-way pickup selector Switch and a tune-o-matic bridge. It is made of mahogany. The neck is quite wide but that's what you would expect from a SG-style guitar, however it means that it is not great for shred. I give it a 9 because it has everything that you would expect from a SG-style guitar. // 9

Sound: I play all types of music from blues through to hendrix through to classic rock through to hard rock through a Peavey Rage 258. This guitar wasn't really built for blues or hendrix with its mahogany body and humbuckers, which give it a very rich, full sound. However using the bridge pickup and a trebly amp setting I am able to get an ok hendrix tone. What this guitar was really built for though is rock. It's easy to get very good AC/DC and GN'R tones as well as some harder rock stuff like InMe (great band btw), and Alter Bridge. This isn't a shred or metal guitar but it's still possible to get those tones as well. I give it a 9 because it's great at what it does but you can still get good variety. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: The set-up was okay out of the box. Inotation was fine but the action was a little high. Because of the TOM bridge, however, it is very easy to adjust and was not an issue. Everything (pickup adjustment, frets, tuners etc.) else was fine. The transparent-ish finish is beautiful but it picks ups small chips and the like easily, but that's not much of an issue. Also, the pickup selector Switch is a little loose but that doesn't matter. The one real issue that I've had is the output jack. The nut wore down quickly and it caused the output jack to fall back into the body of the guitar. With a new nut everything was ok. // 8

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is very well built and other than the output jack, the finish (which chips quite easily) and the neck dive which causes the strap to fall off sometimes, but for that I will probably get straplocks. It would withstand Live playing and I would gig this without a backup. The hardware is very well built and would withstand some beating. I would give it a 10 were it not for the little problems. // 8

Impression: This guitar is perfect for rock, particularly classic rock but it can do other genres quite well. If it were stolen I probably would buy a different, more expensive guitar. However, if I was given a £200 price range I would definitely buy this again. Overall this is easily one of the best guitars in the price range and a very good guitar for beginners and one I'm very glad I bought. // 9

overall: 9

Reviewed by: NoradZ, on january 09, 2009

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: I bought this amp at Guitar Center in 2006 as my first electric guitar, probably made in Thailand. It came with a 22 fret rosewood fretboard, mahogany finish, chrome hardware, two humbucking pickups, and grover chrome tuners. It looks a lot like a Standard Gibson SG to me. My pickups are made by Epiphone. It has two volume knobs, two tone knobs, and a three way selector. // 9

Sound: I play mostly alternative rock and grunge. I do play a little metal and modern rock. I use a Line 6 Spider III 150WT amp and a Marshall MG15WTCDR amp. For the Marshall amp, I use a DigiTech Grunge pedal and a Boss CE-5 Courus Esemble. For my Line 6, I use the presets and the FBW Express. I mostly play on my Line 6 amp because it can give me different levels of gain using the 12 different amp models and the ability to scroll through the different presets and mark them A through D. My guitar would usually give a nice rich sound through it or very bright depending on the preset. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: When I bought the guitar, it was in very good shape. The only problem was that the action was to high and that the pickups needed to be loosened a little, but I was able to fix that myself. The guitar is very good for standing or sitting while playing. The horns on the side of the neck conected to the body make it easy to reach thoughs high notes close to the body making it great for soloing. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This is a guitar that was made to last for a while. I have hade it for four years and I have never had a chip come off it. I would be able to go through a whole tour without a second. I wish, though, that the front strap button was on the horn so that way it would be easier to keep up without holding on to the neck or horn. I, also, wish that the neck was lighter so that it would be easier to keep up. // 9

Impression: I play mostly alternative rock, grunge and metal and would highly recomend it to any player Who wants to start playing. It is good for playing any kind of music you want. If this was lost or stolen, I would probably save up my money and get the Gibson version of it. I would deffinatly choose this guitar over a Strat or a Tele. Just the balance ticks me off. It is a great guitar though. // 9

overall: 8

Reviewed by: Zen_13k, on may 20, 2009

Price paid: C$ 200

Purchased from: pawn shop

Features: My G-400 was made in 2002, in korea, it has Gibson deluxe tuners with the perloid ends. It has 2 humbucking pickups and 2 volume/tone knobs with a 3 way Switch. The body is a transparent red, with the wood grain clearly visable. Typical Gibson set up with the Standard bridge. No other accessories were given with the guitar, the only thing I did was re-string the guitar with the string gauges I prefere to play. // 8

Sound: The kind of music I play varies a lot from sublime to led zepplin, to Black Sabbath ect.. This guitar sounds awesome no matter the kind of music played. I play through a Fender G-DEC 30 amp and depending on the kind of music I change the amp settings accordingly. The pickups don't give off much noise unless I have the gain cranked way up on my amp. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: When I got it from the pawn shop I tested it out there and the string set up was amazing, it was really low action, almost to the point of playing by touch. Completely different from my squire Strat. The pickups were set up with the neck pickup low and the bridge pickup high and sounds great. The only flaws I can see is one screw on the pickguard isnt properly seated but that's very minor also one scratch near a tuner, possibly the tuners were changed, but I don't know. One tone knob is loose as well. // 8

Reliability & Durability: As for Live playing I would trust this guitar 100% but that's personal preference. As for a back up guitar I would probably wouldn't need one provided I have a cheap strap lock for the strap button on the back of the guitar. As for the strap buttons the only one to give me a problem is the one on the back of the guitar, it tends to let go and make the guitar nose-dive (happened while jamming with some friends, luckly no damage to the guitar). The finish seems to be durable and will last a long time, and it a beautiful color. // 7

Impression: For what I play I think this guitar suit's me perfectly, the only other one I would want is my accoustic. I have been playing for a little over a year, and own a squire Strat wich hasn't been used for the longest time, I also own a Takamine EG341C accoustic, and a squire P-Bass. If my G-400 was stolen I would definatly try to get it back, if I couldnt I would definatly get another one, as I jokingly say it's my "poor mans SG". I love the comfort of playing it, the fact it's light but packs a unique sound that is difficult to get with other guitars, the only dislike is the back strap button for reasons I have mentioned above. I chose this guitar cause it caught my eye and basically screamed BUY me when I walked into the pawn shop and it's been my favourite guitar ever since. // 9

overall: 7.2

Reviewed by: strummingintime, on may 20, 2009

Price paid: $ 400

Purchased from: Motor City Guitar

Features: I bought it Brand New in 07. There's a sticker on the guitar that says it was set up and inspected in the US but if I took a guess I'd say it was made in China. It has a Mahogany fretboard It's body was compressed Mahogany with a faded finish and a SG body. It had 2 volume and 2 tone controls and a 3-way selector. It had 2-Alcino V humbuckers non-locking tuners and Standard factory tuners. I bought a case with it that has kept it realtively safe. // 8

Sound: The sound on this piece is decent for an SG, can't compete with a Gibson of course but it worked well with the 60-watt Behringer 112X amp I used. It could get some great sounds wiht overdrive ranging from metal to a decent but somewhat drab Acoustic. I also liked how well the electronics could stand up to the multiple effects from the DigiTech RP 150, my friends that I've used with the SG before. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: The Action was very well set-up fromt the factory low enough for comfort and not buzzy. The pickups needed work which I had someone adjust for after a while. A quick note on the action, I actually forgot to change my strings for over a year (I was still relatively new to guitars, well am) and it still played fine with very little buzz and that only from crappy strings. As far as the bridge all the strings were well routed with almost no mistakes. However it was the wood that killed my good feelings for this guitar. My neck was broken twice on it simply by someone knocking off it's stand a maybe 2 inch drop and falling on carpeted surfaces. The second time it just fell forward and the headstock along with part of the neck was broken off. The reason for this was the fact that the Mahogany wood is compressed making the guitar extremely light compared to say, Gibsons, but in the end take away from the durability and quality of the guitar. // 6

Reliability & Durability: As I mentioned above the wood on mine at least was compressed to the point of killing the guitar. As far as the electronics go it worked fine as I mentioned in the sound section and I played this guitar on weekly sets for about a year with it standing up to all except a few falls. The faded finish I got is actually more durable than the laminated kind because as I played it a finish formed on it from just running my hand up and down the neck. // 6

Impression: It was a great starter guitar for me and I loved it while I played it but overall it couldn't stand up to a few light knocks. I'm not saying this is a terrible guitar and the neck problems I've had could just be me but overall I would save your pennies and buy an Ibanez, one of the few guitar brands that give quality sound and structure for a decent price. // 7

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: jeffo46, on september 02, 2009

Features: Mine is a 2007 Chinese made, model that comes with the Cherry Red finish and has a Mahoghany body and neck with a rosewood fretboard and Block Inlays. Electronics include 2 Alnico Classic covered humbuckers and a 3 way pup Switch, along with 2 sets of volume and tone controls. The bridge is a tune-o-matic with a stop tailpiece and the tuners are Grovers. // 9

Sound: I play Classic rock & 80's hair metal and this guitar seems to be just perfect for my type of music. I'm using my Crate GTD120 combo with it and the distortion on it, just screams with the pickups on this guitar. The pups on this sounds very crisp and bright, even when using a clean setting on my amp. The only effects that I use are the Chorus settings on my amp and it sounds great with this guitar. This is a very underrated instrument. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: I swapped a Epiphone Les Paul Studio yesterday for this because the weight of the LP, was hell on my back and this is a much welcomed relief. The prior owner did not have this setup properly which was probably why he wanted to do a trade. He complained to me that it wouldn't stay in tune at all. Once I did a intonation check and a setup on it, I found out that it stays in tune with no problems whatsoever! I'm pleased as punch with this guitar and I personally think it's better than the LP Stdio. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I'm sure that this guitar will last me a lifetime only because I do take care of my equipment and do preventive maintenance on a regular basis. I could use this on a gig without a backup, that much I'm very sure of. I always make it a point though, to have a extra guitar ready in case of a broken string or something else. Better to be safe than sorry, I always say. // 10

Impression: I had bought one of these over 3 years ago and at the time, I wasn't impressed with it, due to the shoddy workmanship and lack of a proper setup, but in due time, I've since learned how to do setups on Epiphone and Gibson style guitars and have found out that once setup properly that most Epiphones are really great guitars, and this one is no exception. I've been playing for over 36 years, mostly Fenders and this is a welcome change. Seeing as I'm a huge AC/DC fan, I'm having a blast with this guitar and there's no way in hell that anyone will ever pry this from my fingers. // 10

overall: 7

Reviewed by: Amer91, on september 02, 2009

Features: This is guitar is the Epiphone's version of the Standard SG. It's got 22 medium frets on a rosewood fretboard with trapezoid inlays, and it has a 24.75 inch scale length. The guitar has a set-neck construction with both the body and the neck made of mahogany with a cherry red finish. It has a tune-o-matic with bridge with a tail peice, two humbuckers, and individual volume and tone controls for each pickup along with a 3-way pickup selector. The tuners are generic Epiphone tuners but they seem pretty sturdy. // 8

Sound: I play a lot of metal as well as blues, grunge, and a bit of jazz, and this guitar is great for all of them. The neck is very comfortable for me because I prefer medium necks and can't stand the paper-thin necks found on most modern shred guitars. I use this guitar with a Roland Cube 15 amplifier, and a Line 6 PODxtLive and the tones I get are amazing. The guitar doesn't produce any noise even on the high-gain settings. The bridge pickup is great for getting a good rhythm sound on the distortion settings. Palm-muting is tight and full of punch, and the neck pickup gives a very warm sound for soloing. On the clean I like to use both pickups for strumming chords, and for mellow blues the neck pickup is great with tone knob rolled back a bit. For playing classic rock like Zeppelin, I like using the bridge pickup for soloing, it has more bite to it. In general, this guitar is great for everything. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: I got my guitar from a friend, and it was in pretty bad condition, but he had left in a basement for a long time so it needed a lot of work, the truss rod need adjustment, the intonation was messed up, and the fretboard was cover with a bit of dirt. All that was taken care of, and the guitar became playable. The pickups needed no modification. The guitar had a few scratches on it, and the tail piece was a bit oxidized but the guitar was still playable. // 4

Reliability & Durability: I'm pretty sure this guitar would do well in a Live situation. The hardware definitely needs replacement because the humidity in the basement had a bad effect on it. I would definitely use this without backup in a gig because it's got a fixed bridge which makes string-changing, in case a string brakes, easy. The finish is good, it hasn't aged much with time. // 7

Impression: I play mainly play death metal, black metal, thrash metal, blues, and a bit of jazz and classic rock and this guitar. If this guitar were stolen I probably couldn't buy a new one because Epiphone guitars are unavailable where I Live, even if they were, I'd buy a guitar with high-output pickups because I prefer them for metal. In general this is a great guitar and I only wish it had Seymour Duncan pickups on it. // 8

overall: 8.6

Reviewed by: J hop, on february 06, 2009

Price paid: $ 299.99

Purchased from: guitar center monroeville

Features: This baby is alpine white, with a black pick-gaurd, double cut-aways, two humbuckers, 3-way toggle Switch, two volume and two toning knobs, 22 frets, and a rosewood fretboard. You have the option of getting a gig bag or a case with it. I went with the gig bag just because it was easier on my wallet. // 10

Sound: The sound is pretty nice on this guitar. The toggle Switch and four knobs gives you a good rang of sound and tone. My amp is the Line 6: Spider III 15, which has lots of effects, and no matter what setting I turn it on or effects I change, it all sounds good! // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: This was a nicely-made guitar. I'd say the only thing I found wrong with it, was that I was stuck with a cheeper wood, so it's real easy to dent. I have to be more careful when carrying it and pay closer attention to it when it's resting on something. The pick-ups were put in great, the tuning pegs aren't loose and work great, the four knobs work smoothly, the bridge is good, and nicely done neck. // 8

Reliability & Durability: It is a pretty reliable and durable guitar, but I'm not so sure if I was to use it in a gig. If I'm gunna be walking around and headbanging, I wouldn't feel that safe because next thing I know, there's a huge dent in it or maybe even a chunk taken out of it. // 7

Impression: This is a great guitar for metal and heavy metal, which is the type of music I play. It's pretty nice, especially for my first guitar. I havint had many problems with it, other then the dent factor, and I've owned it for four months now. When I was shopping for a guitar, I chose this one because of it's great features, and it's affordable price. Pretty much the only thing I would change if I could, would be the wood. I already have two dents in it. I'm hoping it lasts me a good while. // 9

overall: 9.6

Reviewed by: lao123, on january 27, 2009

Purchased from: NZ$699 - The Rockshop

Features: Made in China in 2007. The neck is set-mahogany, 22 frets with rosewood-trapezoid inlays. The axe is constructed from more mahogany, the finsih a gorgeous cherry. I love the curved horns of the SG, and I prefer it much to the cheap Gibson SG Special Faded. It has a tune-o-matic bridge with stop bar. It has a three way Switch, and 2 Alnico V humbuckers. It has a volume and tone control for each. Not sure about the tuners, but they work well and aren't 'touchy'. The Rockshop through in a Warwick hardcase, strap and cable. The only thing I don't like is that you always have to support the neck, which can be dangerous. // 9

Sound: I tend to play alternative rock and pop-punk, and this guitar gives a wonderful sound for that. I use a Line 6 Spider III 15 watt amp, and Boss OS-2 overdrive/distortion, and Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter. I can get a heavy, distorted sound, and also get a chorused clean sound good for if I ever do want to play classical songs. The sound is brighter than a Les Paul, but still can nail that tone. It isn't noisy unless I over-do the distortion, or use the amps distortion. It is a very good guitar for all styles, and I recommend for anyone Who can't afford a top tier guitar. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The action was set well for me, but I have had some buzz from the strings vibrating on the D and A string. Not much a problem through the amp. Easy to fix if I could be bothered. I don't know much about adjusting pickups, but the sound is wonderful. All the hardware was set up correctly, and works well. This will vary but Epiphone is a quality brand so I would expect most guitars set up well. The finish is beautiful, and I love the cherry finish. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar will easily withstand Live playing, unless you are very clumsy. I expect the hardware will last, but I may replace the pickups in the future for a different sound. The strap buttoms are good, but I recently tightened one maybe 90 degrees. It wasn't a problem though. I would gig without a backup, the only thing I would worry about is a broken string. The finish will definitly last, and any fading I have had I haven't noticed. I hve seen new models in the store and they look identical. I still would recommend a strap lock, you can never be too safe. // 10

Impression: As I said before I play alternative rock, and pop-punk mainly, with aa touch of hardcore-rock and metal, and also soft rock. This guitar plays these wonderfully, and probably plays most genres well. I have been playing since 04, and my amp and stompboxes compliment the sound. I wish I had been told about strap locks when I bought it at New Year 08, I am planning to buy one nexy month... I would defintly somehow buy it again, I hope insurance would cover it. I love the look, it is SO much cooler than a Squier Strat. Still I am planning to buy a Mexican Fender Tele in a years time. When I bought it I was given a few others to test, but hastily played them so I could just buy this ASAP! I wish it wouldn't have to be supported though. Now whenever I play other guitars I always have my hand there to support it. It would be nice if the scratch guard was one that cover more of the body, but this is just cosmetic. Overall a wonderfull guitar, and I recommend to beginners, and experts alike. (Unless you can afford Gibson... ) // 9

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 07, 2008

Purchased from: seller on ebay

Features: I named mine "Johnny Bastard". This is because when I won the auction I wasn't sure when it was made or if it was made in China or Korea and since I don't normally buy Chinese goods I decided before it was shipped that it would have the aforementioned title. This G-400 was made in 2001 I believe. A factory in Korea is where it was made not sure of the name I've looked it up before but can't remember now. 22 frets I guess you could consider this a fat neck. Mine's a gloss black finish and the body is badass, Looks like something Batman himself would play if a guitar player. It's a pretty light guitar I must say but not so light as to make you think it's crappy. The stock bridge was a Tune-O-Matic but I switched it out with a Vintage style tremolo roller bridge from a Dillion dmg75t. everything else is pretty much stock. The pickups are epiphones. Tuners are epiphones. I just got the guitar and a soft Fender gig bag with the auction. I cut out a new pickguard out of a Strat-style green pearloid and it looks pretty cool. Maybe I'll make a truss-rod cover the same way. // 9

Sound: It suits my taste just fine. I play many styles ranging from general rock to blues and maybe a little funk and it does very well. Johnny Bastard goes well with the DigiTech RP350 I use. It handles nice with Whammy effects and mixes of delay reverb and distortion which I use regularly. This guitar is not really noisy at all I guess those humbuckers are actually bucking hum. I use my brothers' Johnson keyboard amp, Behringer Gx212 and Zoom Fire-30 with this guitar and it seems to sound delicious. The guitar can make a very full sound when using the treble pickup but that might depend on your other equipment. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar was set-up in the U.S. by Epiphone I guess. The action was pretty good when I got it but after I switched out the bridge it sat kinda high but adjustment isn't difficult. The pickups were at a superb position and there was no real problem in that area. The only flaws on the guitar was it's finish but since Johnny Bastard is gloss black this is understandable that flaws are easily recognized. Also considering this guitar is almost seven years old it seem to be in great condition. // 8

Reliability & Durability: I've played this guitar only once Live but I guess it could withstand more than that one performance. The hardware seems robust, the only thing I can say about it is that the nut broke off at the low E but that might've had something to do with the strings (.10s) I installed. The finish on this particular guitar seems to last but I wouldn't recommend throwing it around, Johnny Bastard has plenty of bruises from minor hits but again that might be in the black finish. The actual finish isnt bad at all it's the body that gets dents pretty easy. I could definitely use this guitar on a gig without a backup and feel confident. // 8

Impression: Again I play mostly rock and blues or a mix of that and this guitar proves to be a great match. I've been playing for a couple of years and I also have a Dillion dmg75t, a Squier Bullet covered with stickers, a 1958 Kay hollowbody acoustic-electric, a 60s Harmony classical, and a guitar I made from scratch The Dragon Flapjack as I call it. I use mostly my bros equipment a Behringer gx212 amp and DigiTech RP350 mainly but also a crybaby mister and a Zoom fire-30 amp. I am pretty much satisfied with this guitar I haven't had hardly any problems with Johnny Bastard. I like just about everything about it besides the neck falling down when on a strap around my shoulders but other than that it's great. If you're looking for one to buy then shop around especially on ebay, even if it's used you'll prob. get a good deal. I also recommend the older ones, I think the newer ones made in China aren't set-up in the US like the koreans but I'm not 100% on those issues. My bro-in-law has a 2004-05 one made in Korea and it seems to be the same as mine besides the grover tuners on his. This guitar is prob. one of the best quality guitars in my fleet at least out of the electrics but it makes a hell of a guitar. I don't think I could ask for anything more. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 13, 2009

Purchased from: Buzz Music

Features: This is a 2006 model, a replica of the 1962 model SG. It offers 22 Frets of rock goodness, and both of the alnico classic humbucking pickups have seperate tonal and volume adjustment knobs. Like most of the SG series it offers a tune-o-matic bridge, which makes changing strings, adjusting intonation and adjusting string height a hell of a lot easier than on my Strat. It is available in a cherry (redish) or ebony (black) finish.

It has a mahogany neck glued into the mahogany body, which is shaped in the famous double-cutaway devil horns, and offers quite a low profile body thickness, in comparison to the les paul/explorer etc. The guitar came with a cable for the amp, however like most of these "free cables", it offered a weak tone and was way too short (1.5m) for anything other than sitting ridiculously close to your amp to play, thus causing feedback and other issues. So defiately plan ahead and purchase a deacent cable to use, I use a 6m Fender cable (about $30) and it's red, so it looks awesome with the guitar. // 8

Sound: I play a variety of Genre's of music and the SG is pretty much suitable for all of it, however it truly comes into it's own in the metal/rock riffs (Sabbath, ACDC, Motley Crue, GNR, etc).I play on a Vox AD30-VT, and it sounds okay, however if you were looking to purchase this guitar and a new amp at the same time, I would recommend looking at an amp from the Marshall/Line 6 family, as the distortion effects and quality on these amps is, in my opinion, better than on the Vox's. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: I bought it new, out of a box after testing the floor model instore, and immediatly lowered the action, adjusted the intonation and tightended the headstock pins, as this was not acceptable out of the box. The pickups were height-wise fine, and I've not had to adjust them in any way since purchase. One thing that has me pissed off, even thought some people will argue that it's a bit petty, is that the 4 knobs (2 x volume, 2 x tone) are not on the body straight, and the bottoms of them are not straight, making them look wobbly when you move them. That just seemed not really good, and was a bit dissapointing. // 8

Reliability & Durability: I have no issue in playing Live with this guitar, and I have a backup, (Strat) but would always prefer to use the SG. The body is quite strong, and apart from normal wear on the body from use and gigging, there is not additional damage that would not be expected. the finish is excellent, but does require constant cleaning if you want to keep the guitar looking pristene. // 8

Impression: Overall the guitar is suitable for most people either starting out, or gigging in a band. I've been playing for 3 years now, and I've used the iceman's, the les paul's and the Strat's but the SG just screams "I Wanna Rock" over any of these other models, and this model in particular offers unbeatable value for money. I'm completely satisfied, and my next purchase (a Marshall 50watt amp) will probably bring out the beast in this already ballsy guitar even more. // 8

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 14, 2009

Price paid: C$ 750

Purchased from: Musicstop

Features: This thing is wicked, ever since I tried it out I loved it! I had tried the one with 3 pick-ups but only had this one left, what lck did I have. The only problem is that you have to get a custom fit case to accompany the tilted head, no matter! This product is the best guitar I have ever owned. It took me all my Christmas money to buy it. I tihnk it has Grover Tuners and the stock strings are beastly. This guitar isnt that pricey either seeing as how I buy my own instruments. // 10

Sound: This guitar has a beastly sound screaming from the pick-ups, it's perferct for those ACDC and EVH players out there. There's no buzz or noise emitting from the pick-ups and the toggle Switch is genius! Put it on Rythym to play a lead or Treble to play a solo, the middle is great for anything. As far as amps go this guitar is a beaut' I tried it out connected to a Marshall Micro Stack. Man was that me playing! // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Action, Fit & Finish: Amazing set-up, action is perfect, pickups were adjusted beautifully, Properly bookmatched top, Properly routed bridge, no flaws from this one! Fretwire, finish, wood, no rust, no loose pegs, nut, saddle, pickup selector, controls, etc... All perfect. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Haven't played it Live yet. Hardware is tough, and the strap buttons are tougher than The Rock. This finish wont die! It's tough and took only a few hours-1day to climatize to my house from The Music store.I would use this without a backup thats how tough it is! // 10

Impression: I play any style, and it fits, this is amazing. I have been playing for 4 years and I only own 1 other guitar and it's my SamickD5 acoustic. I would buy this guitar 100000000000 times if it got stolen! I love everything about it, I ahte nothing, and my favourite feature is the pickups, I wouldn't compare this to anything, I chose it on looks, and sound/recommendation. I wish it had Gibson SG pickups. // 10

overall: 8.8

Reviewed by: joeisnesqiuk101, on january 27, 2009

Price paid: $ 400

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: My epihone G-400 is a pretty nice guitar! it's made in china I believe. it has 24 frets and it's a great guitar for everyone! The material on the fretboard is rosewood, so it's safe for Dunlop lemon oil! ( or any cleaner for guitars) The finish on my guitar is a custom finish (Epiphone custom shop). The body is a cutaway SG. the bridge is tune-o-matic! really helpful if you want to make changes on the action of the guitar! it has 2 volume, on for each pickup, and 2 tone, one for each pickup. it has a treble and a bridge pick up (2). it has humbucker pickups. the tuners are grover tuners, really nice! and if you get it new in the box, it has a cable, and one hex-wrench, and an instruction book. // 9

Sound: well the guitar pick ups have a lot of variety! I play classick rock to surf style music to heavy metal! I have a Line 6 15 w amp with flange, chorus, phaser, tremolo, tape echo, sweep echo, and reverb. The fuzz from this guitar is all from your amp! if you have an olf Fender 15 w, it will sound like crap! but if you get a new nice amo, it sounds beautiful! I play a lot of U2 and led zeppelin. it can make a lot of different sounds if you have the right amp! // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The action was alright, it could have been a little bit closer to the fret board though, just a little bit! The pick are greatly adjusted to an almost perfect set up! The neck is a glue on, really nice and stable. my old SG had a loose nob and it broke down in a 3 months! So just in case, make sure you have insurance or something! Like I said before, my finish is custom. // 9

Reliability & Durability: The reliabilty of the parts are okay. it will be perfect if you don't do any tom morello killswitch crap! That's how they break. If your going to do that, get a custom Switch modified for you. the hardware will last a long time, but have insurance just in case! the strap buttons are really nice and solid! And yes, you can depend on this guitar to last a while! I don't think you need a backup guitar for a gig, but it's really on your mind though. and the finish will last for a long time. // 7

Impression: The guitar is truly nice and almost perfect.if would defenitly get this guitar again, and again, and again. It's a great guitar for almost any style of music. It's more of a rock and roll guitar, not really for blues or country. I was going to get a les paul, but it was just too heavy and way to big. The cutways on this guitar allow al acces to the frets, so it's really good for solos. The SG is a sure buy! // 9

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: Tsotsi757, on january 09, 2009

Price paid: $ 300

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: It was made in 2007. It has 22 frets and it has a 24-3/4" scale length. I puchased the wood top, but you can also buy the laminated top as well. No finish ont his guitar. The body style is an SG (used by angus young). The bridge is a Tune-O-Matic. Two volume and Tone controls are given it also has a two way selector. The guitar has two Dual Alnico V humbuckers. The tuners are non locking, but they are chrome. // 9

Sound: I play metal, heavy metal, and rock. It suits all of those styles. I am using a Line 6 Spider3 15w. It can be very noisy, and it is rich and bright when played clean. The guitar can't do divebombs, but it can make good pinch harmonics and such. The guitar has very good variety. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was amazingly set up at the factory. The pickups are perfect right out the box. Everything was properly mounted, and the people at guitar center did a insepction on it as well. No flaws that I can see, except for one of the pickups was a little to high, but it was an easy fix. The top is properly bookmatched as well. // 10

Reliability & Durability: It will withstand Live playing. The hardware, I am convinced, will last for a long time. The strap buttons were the only bad feature. The strap tends to slide off of them. You can depend on it, but I would not gig with it without another backup.The finish is good enough to last for a life time. // 10

Impression: It is a good match for metal, rock, and other things. I have been playing for a year and a half. I would buy it again if it was stolen. I love the look and how easy it is to play the beauty. My favorite feature are thetone knobs. This guitar is perfect for me, I wish nothing else of it // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: OrangeAfro2, on december 05, 2007

Price paid: $ 199

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: This sucker is a chinese version of the Gibson SG. It's got 22 frets, a mahogany neck, mahogany body, Tune-O-Matic bridge with a stop bar, grover tuners and a cherry red finish. It's the standard double cutaway SG form two volume two tone switches and a three way toggle switch. Great guitar only I got mine with a full pick guard not the usual half you would see on the regular G-400. The pick ups are very weak that's the only problem I had with it. I play hard rock/metal so I put and EMG 60 in the neck and an EMG 81 in the bridge and now it's packs a huge punch. // 9

Sound: I play a lot of hard rock and metal so I like to jump and thrash around while playing like Angus Young so this guitar is great because it is particularly light. I use it through a Marshall MDG30FX to practice and a Marshall MDG100FX playing Live. It sounds great with my EMG configuration, but before I felt that this guitar could have some more punch and the pickups just werent delivering. it's got so much flexibility from high squeal to low "buzz saw" type spounds. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: When I first bought it I could have went and played a gig, the strings held up for quite a while and were perfectly in tune. The pickups well you know by now were great for s beginner but they were weak once I got better. This guitar was perfect from the moment I bought it until I brought it home and knocked it against my wall. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar has put up with a lot of beatings I probably would leave the back up at home, the hardware will definitley last although I just needed to tighten the nuts after a year. The strap buttons hold up well but I don't recommmend playing upside down and twisting it around because the strap fell off once. This guitar is so dependable. The finish after my beatings has lasted very nicely and is only cracking where I set it on fire and where it it the ground the onlt time the strap buttons failed which was in the same spot as the fire. // 10

Impression: This guitar is amazing. Great for beginners and everything other than the weak pick ups deliver for a great punch. I've been playing for 5 years and never once has I let me down. Which is the reason why I don't have any ohter gear. If it were lost I'd find the asshole who took it and beat the shit out of them, but if that wasn't an option I'd buy a new one. Again the only thing that was bad was the pickups everything else is amazing. I recommend ernie ball strings becuse they've lasted the longest out of every string I've tried. I wish that Gibson would put the short lyre vibrola tremelo back into production because it would make such a great addition to an already amazing guitar. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 04, 2007

Purchased from: Guitar world

Features: The Epiphone SG400 features 2 alnico class V humbucking pickups, chrome hardware, a set neck and has a mahogany neck and body. The Standard finishes are ebony and heritage/worn cherry. Some other finishes are available but only through custom order.The guitar comes in either "vintage" or "gloss" finishes. My SG was made in Korea (south Korea I hope). This baby has a Tune-O-Matic bridge and a neck tilted at an exact 14 degree angle. The guitar comes with an Epiphone instrument cable (and a cardboard box I guess). // 9

Sound: I play mostly punk rock/emo/indie, and this guitar suited each role. Switch to the treble (bridge) pickup and you get the jumpy, twangy sound found with most punk songs, Switch to the rythm(neck)pickup and you can get a deeper metal/emo sound. I use a Behringer V-AMPIRE LX210 (for those of you Who want to see this amp. And I use the flanger or the tube distortion a lot and it sounds great. nice clean distortion, with barely any feedback and pretty respectable sustain. As for the variety of sounds this guitar can produce, I would recommend any rock genre (for heavier metal stuff, you'll need and effects pedal). One bad thing about this guitar is that it's a pretty poor jazz/blues and country guitar. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The factory set up on this guitar was not as impressive as the guitar. The bridge was too high and the pickups were mismatched. One pickup was too low, the other too high. But other than that factory set up was good. Strings were in good repair, the finish looked even better than it did in the catalogue and not a single trace of damage. // 6

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is good for a intermediate player, who is used to playing at small to medium gigs. Although if you used it at really large gigs, I'm confident it would perform just as well. The hardware is pretty durable, but fingerprint markings are pretty obvious and will pester most guitar players. Also, the neck is heavier than the body. This could be a problem for lead singers, because as soon as you let go of the neck while playing standing up, it'll tilt until it touches the stage. Other than that, this guitar has above average reliability and durability. I would definitely carry this one guitar into a gig without a backup. // 8

Impression: I play punk/emo/indie music, this guitar is a great match for my style, and in fact any rock genre. I've only been playing it since november 2006 but I'm sure that this guitar will last me until I'm old enough to get married. I own a Behringer V-Ampire LX210, and since all the effects are built into my amp, I don't own effects pedals/boards. I probably should have bought a new strap to compliment my SG's ebony finish, but that's just a matter of opinion. If my SG were stolen or lost, I would save up for a Gibson SG, but they're basically the same right? I love the fast neck, the lightweight body and the ease of use, I hate how the neck tilts when your not holding onto it, if your playing standing up. When I was first selecting a guitar to buy, my two final options were to either buy a LTD viper or an Epi SG, I chose the SG because of it's versatility and it's ability to perform gig after gig. Plus I really love those pointed horns! // 9

overall: 7.6

Reviewed by: xitlight, on january 29, 2007

Price paid: $ 300

Purchased from: zzounds.com

Features: // 8

Sound: Let's get one thing out of the way. The vast majority of newer Epiphones have foreign-made pickups. My G-400 as it came stock did not sound full at all. Pinch harmonics were not possible with the pickups that came on it, and the pickup output was horrible. There was audible buzz from the humbuckers as well, though it was minor. I am using a 340-watt Fender 212 for the vast majority of my guitar playing, which includes blues, classical, neoclassical, alternative, metal, thrash and classic rock. The guitar itself however is fine, it's well-made and the tuning machines actually stay in tune. The inlays are well-fitted and the Heritage cherry body looks near-identical to a Gibson. // 5

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was perfectly set up and playable upon delivery. The action was low, and fully adjustable via the Tune-O-Matic bridge. The fretboard was not warped or otherwise defective at all, however the finish on the fretboard is lacking in my opinion. Upon close inspection, the grain of the wood is visible and I would reccommend refinishing it. The controls and toggle Switch are firmly fit and look like they will hold up for a long time. // 8

Reliability & Durability: The guitar as it comes stock is not playable Live or gigs, due to the humbucker sound (or lack thereof). The strap buttons are solid, but the finish as I mentioned previously will wear off completely if you play often, thus requiring it to be refinished. The Grover tuners are very durable, and will last through a full Live set, which is always nice. // 8

Impression: As I have addressed previously, the guitar is mediocre stock. The only thing that is really lacking is the humbuckers. I immediately replaced them with a Gibson Classic '57 in the neck position and a Gibson Classic '57 Plus in the bridge position. A personal warning to anyone who is planning on buying this guitar and replacing only one pickup though; Epiphone foreign-made pickups are reverse-wound thus will clash with the American-made Gibson pickups, giving you an irritating hum or buzz in the middle position of the toggle switch. After my modifications, this guitar is excellent. It sounds better than a Gibson Faded Series SG, and identical to a Gibson SG Standard, and it only cost a grand total of 700 dollars. If it was stolen or lost, I would buy the same guitar, modify it the same way, and still have the classic Gibson sound. For only 300 dollars, it's definitely worth the investment. However, it irritated me that fretboard was not properly finished. I've been playing for 1 year and 5 months, though I am now attending college for music performance. One thing I especially liked about the G-400: it was affordable on a college student's budget, even with the modifications. Overall, it was clearly well-made and like most guitars you'll own, just requires some customization to get the sound you want. // 9

overall: 8.6

Reviewed by: jozzer, on february 03, 2007

Price paid: $ 237.9

Purchased from: ebay

Features: It has 22 frets, two humbuckers, one of which (bridge) was replaced with a dimarzio distortion humbucker, tulip tuners, pearloid trapezoid inlays, 3-way pickup selector, 2 tone and 2 volume pots, chrome tunomatic bridge and stopbar tailpeice, mahogany nech and body, rosewood fingerboard, transparent cherry finish and the small SG scratch plate. It would have been better with a floyd rose and 24 frets, otherwise, it's perfect. // 9

Sound: This guitar suits what I play down to the ground. I play classic rock, heavy metal and blues, and both rhythm and lead. It can create an excellent distorted sound with my Vox AD15VT amp and the dimarzio pickup. It sounds awesome. The pickup isnt one of those crazy output ones though, so it also sounds ok clean. It best suits classic rock and heavy blues, with its sharp sound. The neck pickup isnt as good as the bridge, in my oppinion, it produces a lot of feedback when there is lots of distortion on, but it does produce a nice, warm, full sound. This allows it to play a very good clean tone, especially when the pickups are combined, so it can play pretty much anything that doesn't need a trem. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: I bought the guitar second hand, so I don't know how well it was set up at the factory, but there were no major flaws, save for one fret that was slightly high. I fixed that and now I have set it to the most unbelievably low action ever! The finish was perfect. The wood is excellent quality and it has unbelievable sustain for such a thin guitar. It had no problems with anything being loose or poorly routed/cut. // 8

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is very durable. It is always falling over, but there is no dings or anything on it. The finish is there to stay! I would definitely use this at a gig with no backup, because it has nothing to go wrong really. The strap buttons are very solid. They are used a lot and they are never loose, so that wont be a problem. There is no trem so it stays in tune. It actually does this very well. I don't know if the neck pickup would withstand live playing though. it produces a lot of feedback. I would replace the neck pickup before gigging it. // 9

Impression: It looks nice, plays nice, is very versatile, and I found it very cheap. It is a great guitar but if it were stolen, I'd buy a better one, cos it isnt the best guitar in the world. I have been playing for two years, and this guitar will probably be around for another 10 because I like it so much, but I'll buy a better one soon. // 9

Reviewed by: unregistered, on february 17, 2007

Price paid: $ 300

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: The G-400 was made in China, with 22 jumbo-frets and two-humbuckers. It pays to mess around with the 4 tone and volume knobs to find a great tone. It has a Tune-o-Matic bridge and SG double-cut body. It has grover tuners but I'm not sure if they lock or not. I paid 300 dollars, but it was actually supposed to be 400 but they forgot to change the sale sticker so they just gave it to me for 300. Unfortunately it came with no accesories (barring the cruddy cable it came with). // 9

Sound: This guitar sounds great, especially for its price. I play rock (Alter Bridge, Creed, Green Day, Led Zep) some jazz (in my school's jazz band) and I like to play some blues as well. This guitar, paired nicely with my Spider II 30 amp, is quite capable of all these. On the bridge pickup you get some nice classic rock type sounds and on the bridge you can get nice heavy sounds (Master Of Puppets, anyone? ). The humbuckers really buck the hum. Upon messing with amp settings I found that this guitar is capable of simply beautiful cleans as well as classic SG crucnhy-ness. I highly reccomend replacing the stock strings // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Such a beautiful tone of cherry red, a lot darker and sexier than in the internet pictures. Unfortunately, it gets fingerprints rather easily with it's glossy finish. The action was nice, pretty low not too low, and the pickups are adjusted well. No scratches yet, although this thing is a dust magnet. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I haven't had the pleasure of playing this Live yet (my first gig with will be in less than a week though with my school's jazz band.) The hardware all seems like it would last forever and a day. I can see myself using this without a backup (I never use a backup for jazz band but I might for my band). I reccomend srtap locks, but that doesnt't stop the top-heaviness and if you don't hold on it might stage dive to the floor. // 9

Impression: This is a great match for my music (rock, metal, jazz, blues). I've been playing for about 2 or so years, and I also own a Squier Strat (this is a lot higher quality) and an Applause Legend and a Carlo Robelli 3/4 guitar. My dad owns an Ovation Legend and a Variax bass and a Steinberger, and since you asked I play Alto Saxophone and suck at trumpet. If it were stolen, I'd cry, then there'd have to be another Noah's ark, then I'd have the two bears I had to bring on the ark to maul whoever stole it. I compared to a used Gibson Faded Special, but it was scratched up a bunch and overall didn't look very good and didn't sound good enough to justify a purchase over this beauty. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on december 21, 2006

Purchased from: Guitar Center, Appleton WI

Features: This is a Epiphone SG G-400. I believe it was set up in Japan, but it was inspected in USA. There are 22 Frets on a Rosewood Fretboard. It has a pretty decent finish. There are 2 classic Gibson humbucking pickups with a 3 way selector. It has Grover tuners. I jewd the ladie that sold me the guitar so that she threw in a gig bag, stand, and some strings (which were GHS boomers, and I don't really like those because the rust really bad). // 9

Sound: Ok. I play heavy metal like Avenged Sevenfold and System Of A Down. This guitar is the ideal guitar for heavy metal music. I am currently playing it out of my Line 6 Spider 2 amp. I can hit riffs from songs like Bat Country and BYOB, then switch it over and hit some nirvana. This guitar is so fricken easy to play and it has a bright sound, and the tone amazing. I played this along side of my friends real Gibson SG and you couldnt tell the difference. I can get a harmonic response like nothing. I can hit pinches without really trying. I've only been playing for a about a year or so, and this is my 2nd guitar. I have upgraded from a little Squier Strat. This is a total blowout compared to that little bundle of misury with the single coil pickups. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: I think that the set up was pretty decent, but it could be better. I had to dick with the pickups for awhile untill I got a decent sound out of them. They were up to far so when I would strum, it would hit on the pickup. The other problem I had with it is that the D string tuner was super loose, infact it was so loose that it wouldn't hold a tune for anything. But that was an easy fix, and a minute later, it was where it should be. But the worst flaw with this thing is that the strap spots aren't mounted the best, and the neck wants to go right to the ground. But I think I might remount it in the way that a Strat has. // 8

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is a for sure Live player. I play in a metal band, and I get comments all the time on this guitar. I play Live shows all the time and people seem to like it. It has an amazing sound, and everytime I hit solos, I get everone to mosh. The hardware will definately last because I treat this thing like a baby. The strap buttons suck, as stated in the previous paragraph. I can more than 150% sure in my head that I can depend on this. I would never use it as a backup because I can't think of any guitars that come close to this thing. // 9

Impression: I'm super impressed with this guitar. I actually bought it on mistake. I am a loyal fan to Avenged Sevenfold. I used to think that Zacky vengence was the lead guitarist to that band. Wrong I was. Also, I thought he played a SG from watching the video Unholy Confessions. But it turns out that they both play schecters. So I pretty much bought the wrong guitar, and it was the best guitar that I will ever need to buy a guitar that's better than this one. // 10

overall: 9

Reviewed by: fire within, on december 18, 2006

Purchased from: McCormack's glasgow

Features: Nothing spectacular here, was hand-made in China in 2004. It has Grover tuners, it doesnt't go out of tune easily, Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar, all mahogany body and set neck with a rosewood fretboard. 22 jumbo frets with trapeziod inlays plus jumbo frets. However the alnico V pickups I feel are average, they are good but a bit too weak and muddy sounding. Nothing feels too flimsy, but one of the caps on the tone pots came loose and is wobbly, which needs fixed. Overall I was impressed because of the price. // 9

Sound: As I mentioned, the pickups are kinda weak, but the mahogany makes up for it. It's not noisy in the slightest, with quite a nice warm tone if you set it right. I'm using a spiderII 15 and a Crate GLX 212, and it's sounds great on some settings, rubbish on others. It was meant for distortiom, but you can get some nice cleans out of it. I am hoping to replace he pickups with some duncans or the actual Gibson pickups, just to increase verstility. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: Finished well, no flaws on it when I got it, everything was how it should be. A couple of the saddles were sharp, but that sorted itself out with a different guage and brand of strings. All the hardware was good, the grovers were a plus. I had to adjust the bridge a little as the action was pretty high, but no major flaws. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This thing is built like a bloody tank, I've hit it off walls, dropped it, accidentally put a thin scratch on it with a screwdiver when sorting the bridge and played the living daylights out it, and it sounds just as nice as when I got it. I'm going to get some proper straplocks as, although the buttons are solid, the positioning makes it easy to slip the strap off. I have played with it at school shows and exams, and it held up well. I don't believe in using any guitar without a backup at a proper gig, but I would for just now as it is the only decent guitar I have. Bit of oxidation on the stopbar, but only noticable right up close. // 10

Impression: Been playing 2 years, one year with this and the Spider, and kit has yet to disapoint much. I play from a bit of jazz and blues to metalcore and it works well with them most of the time. Wish it had come with a hard case and better pickups, but for £169 you can't really complain. If it was stolen, I would get it again if I was short on cash, but if I had enough I would probably get a Gibson SG GT as it has the strap locks, the push-pull coil taps and the Gibson pickups. Great guitar for the price though, worth how much I paid and maybe a little more. // 9

overall: 7.4

Reviewed by: That_Pink_Queen, on june 29, 2006

Purchased from: Local music store

Features: // 8

Sound: The guitar body and neck are very good quality and sound great, the real fault here is the pickups. The neck humbucker is muddy on its own, and too low output compared to the bridge. It doesn't have very much "bite" and tends to get lost in the mix. The bridge humbucker is the opposite, it has too much treble and twang to it for a Gibson type guitar. The bridge tone is overly trebly, sterile, and harsh. It sounds best with both pickups blended together. The guitar is pretty decent for old school rock and roll, but don't expect a miracle. It sounds good for things like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, etc. If you crank the distortion, you can get an AC/DC type tone, but the sound isn't as crisp as you might want. This guitar also makes a decent blues guitar. // 5

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar store I got it from sets up all the action and junk before selling the instrument, so all that was fine. The finish was excellent, it's all dinged up now, but that's my fault. Durable finish, it's taken alot of bashing. All the hardware is great, but I replaced the tuners, the stock tuners always drifted out of tune on the G and D strings. I have some Grovers (Mini's) on there now. Everything on the guitar is put together well otherwise. When I first got the guitar the three way toggle and the neck HB crapped out on me, but I got new ones free under warranty. Still, the fact that the electronics were so bad brings it down a few points. // 7

Reliability & Durability: This thing is built like a tank. I've bashed daily and it seems nice and solid even after a few years of abuse. I'd use it at a gig without a backup (though of course I'd prefer not to). Finish is great. // 10

Impression: Overall, good match for classic rock. Pickups are weak, definite negative aspect there. If it were stolen, I'd probably go pick something else up on eBay. eBay is awesome. The finish/wood is nice, I like that. The pickups need to be replaced, and the tuners are kind of shoddy imo. Good beginner guitar. // 7

overall: 9.2

Reviewed by: kurtcobain1967, on august 14, 2006

Purchased from: Allans Music

Features: // 9

Sound: It’s great for AC/DC & Nirvana style music. I use it with a Marshall MG15CD and when I turn up the treble and contour on full and bass on half the put the 3 way selector on treble, I get a Nirvana sound. I use a (Roland) Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal and a Washburn Bad Dog Flanger pedal. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: There are no flaws. Not sure if it’s the amp or the guitar that makes a fuzzy sound at times, I’m pretty sure it’s the worn out amp from playing so loud. This Guitar was set up well at the factory. The pickups were adjusted perfectly. // 9

Reliability & Durability: It is the best. I have smashed the headstock against doors/walls a million times and not one scratch. There is one little chip on the body from dropping it from not putting the strap on correctly. I think this guitar would last 100 years at least. // 10

Impression: Good for Nirvana & AC/DC. I’d probably buy it again if I had enough money to just buy a guitar when ever I wanted, I hope it doesn’t get stolen, the guitar is my life. I really want a ’62 American Vintage Fender Jaguar but I can’t afford it. // 9

overall: 9

Reviewed by: sggod01, on november 27, 2006

Price paid: $ 380

Features: First of all, great guitar, the original strings suked ass, so I got some D'Adario 10 gauges, now it's sounds much beit's a brand new model, the only weired thing is, it didn't have varnish on it! I really can't decide if I want it put on or if I should leave it, but it looks great without it, I just want that extra kick to it, the fret board is a 22 fret mahogany with trapezoid fret dots, the body is also mahogany and is a beautiful faded cherry finish, I think it has a Tune-O-Matic bridge, it has a 3 way selectorwith 2 volume 3 tone, the pickup switch actually came with an orange switch, so my friend just markered it black. The pickups are Epiphone humbuckers, made by Gibson, with silver grover tuning keys. I really need a strap lock, because the neck is heavier than the body, so if I let go of the neck, the whole guitar flips. // 9

Sound: I tune down all the time, always playing System Of A Down, it suits it really well, I plug into a Boss me, 50 multi-effects processor with an Ashton 40 watt amp, the amp had crap distortion so that's why I bought the pedal, it can make any sound you like on it. this guitar sounds like the god's themselves made it, I'd never give it up. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The action on the little e needs to be adjusted, it's really audible when you tune down, but when you don't it's unaudible. I really don't know how you can adjust pick ups, so I'll just leave that. No flaws, I really want varnish on it, like I said before it didn't come with it to really represent that 60's original electric guitar feel. I only want it to give it that more of a smooth, shiny finish. // 7

Reliability & Durability: I don't see this guitar needing any setups anytime soon, probably next year, just to retain it's fresh new look and quality, this guitar is a tank, I hit it everywhere and there isn't even a scratch or tiny dent anywhere, if you get a Gibson SG, you'd be too worried about going nuts with it because it might hit something, with this guitar, I think, well, nothing's gonna happen to it. everything on it is strong and in place, I depend on it fully, I've already played a gig with it, and it pulled through perfectly. // 10

Impression: Like I said before I play a lot of metal, mostly System Of A Down, and it's a perfect match with there new and old stuff, I only got it last month and it's still perfect, I wish I'd asked for one with varnish, but they didn't have any on shelf, if it were stolen I'd probably buy a Gibson to see the difference, I love everything on it, I just hate the way it tilts without a lock strap. The one thing I want is varnish, once I have it, that's it. // 9

Reviewed by: unregistered, on march 29, 2007

Price paid: $ 280

Purchased from: Broadway Music/Pawn

Features: I bought my guitar used. It's an '03, cherry finish. The SG body style is a classic shape, and it still looks great. I personally prefer the smaller style pickguard to the full style. Mahogany body, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, dual humbuckers, 2 tone/2 volume, 3-way selector. I'm not sure what it comes with brand new, I only got the guitar. // 7

Sound: I play anything from AC/DC to Ramones, White Stripes, Sabbath, and Nirvana. This guitar works pretty good for anything. I play through an older Marshall MG10CD and a Boss DS-1 Distortion. Both pickups together put out some fat tones good for rock, grunge, and blues. The bridge pickup puts out some good punk tones. The neck pickup puts out some good metal sounds. The guitar is no slouch on clean either. The bridge pickup is good for playing Can't Stop by RHCP. I get a slight buzzing, but I'm going to credit that mostly to my amp being old and turned up high. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: Everything is well adjusted, but the excellent condition of the guitar and the Gibson truss rod cover lead me to think that this may have been set up by it's previous owner. That said, the action on this guitar is great, low but no buzzing. The only guitar in the shop that had better action was an Eric Clapton Strat, but I'm not rich. The finish is absolutely gorgeous. Pictures don't do it justice. The cherry finish is a deep, vibrant red. The back of the neck being painted is a nice touch too. I've only found two problems with my guitar; one of the tuners is missing it's back cap, and the black knob on the selector switch slides off and will not screw on. That's probably because it's a used guitar, but they are minor flaws nonetheless. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This guitar seems pretty durable, but I don't plan on finding out. The finish looks like it will last a while. The hardware seems pretty durable. The strap buttons work alright, but I'll probably get some straplocks just to be safe. I'm going to find out how it does Live when my band plays next month, but I'd bet that it will do pretty well. Since my only other electric has wiring problems, I'm not gigging with a backup. // 8

Impression: Buying this guitar was an accident for me, I was intent on buying a Strat and this swayed me in a matter of minutes. The only thing that slightly bothers me is the neck-heaviness of the guitar when playing while standing, but it's no big deal. My other guitar is so far behind it's not even funny. If this was stolen, I would probably buy another one just like it or find one with P90s. // 9

overall: 9

Reviewed by: frankthewolfman, on april 02, 2007

Purchased from: ebay

Features: My guitar was made in Korea in the UnSung guitar factory, it has 22 jumbo frets, it has a double cutaway body and a tune-o-matic bridge, with 2 passive alcino V humbuckers, it has a 3-way selector (rhythm, treble and neutral) for each pickup there are seperate volume and tone controls. It also has sperzel tuners. When I bought it, it came with a strap and a gigbag. There were a couble of small scratche in the finish, but nothing too bad. // 9

Sound: I play mostly heavy/bluesy music, in the style of neil young (when he plays electric) or a times like Black Sabbath, but also more proggy feels (i.e. King Crimson, Yes) pr indeed in the style of my fellow soutphaw and dude of dudes, Jimi Hendrix. This guitar suits me perfectly as even when distorted to within an inch of it's life, it doesn't lose it's clarity, and the sound is never muddy, you can also get jazzier textures from the treble pickup if you roll back the bass on your amp, I play with a small 15 watt 'Nevada' amp. Altogether very nice and varied for most musical styles. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: I though it was perfectly set up, as the action was great (perfect for some sexy, psychedelic bends). The frets were really playable and it is very comfortable to play with. However, there were a few scratches in the finsh, but these were negligable. The only real problem was that it is slightly neck heavy, so I have had some close calls when I've let go of the neck without thinking! The hardware was perfectly set up and incredibly durable, and once I bough a non-slip rubber pad for my strap the fact that it as neck heavy was not a problem. // 8

Reliability & Durability: This guitar definately would withstand some serious Live playing, and it has stayed perfectly in tune through some rather rough jamming sessions. The hardware should last until I die (if no longer) and the strap buttons are fine too. the finish hasn't worn off at all, but as I have said before there are a few scratches in the finish. I would probably use it at a gig without backup as it is my cherished possesion and I trust it, but I might buy a cheap Vintage SG or a les paul or maybe and Epiphone G-310, just to be on the safe side. // 9

Impression: As I have said before, it is a great match for my many styles of music, and is a perfect first guitar, with the only real problem being it's neck heaviness, I would certainly buy it again, but if I lost it, I would be heart broken as it is my pride and joy (it (she) even has a name: Maria). I could have bought an Epiphone les paul, but I thought this looked cooler (devil horns) and sexier, as well as being cheaper (an important factor seeing as I am left handed). In the future I will probably get a stetsbar whammy bar for it, and perhaps replace the pick-ups with and emg 81 and 85, and perhaps a metal pickguard, ultimately it is great and is a joy to play, you should definately go for it. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on october 02, 2007

Price paid: $ 418

Purchased from: east gosford music

Features: I picked up my guitar for a bargain price. This guitar has 22 frets with trapizoidel inlays on a rosewood finger board. The guitar in particlular was made in 2003 and is in Heritage cherry. It is equipped with Grover tuners, two humbucking Epiphone pickups, which sound great I might add, and also comes with a 5 foot lead and tools for adjustment. The guitar body is made of mahogany as well as the neck, the guitar is very light weighted and would wiegh around half of a Gibson SG it is reasonably well balanced (maybe a little too heavy at the headstock side) and is also a very comfortable instrument to play. // 10

Sound: I play everything from jazz, country, blues, rock, metal and so forth and let me tell you this guitar obliterates all of them effortlessly. I am very fond of the classics and acdc being on of my favs I raised the bridge and neck pickup very close ( very, very close) to the strings to give the guitar more "attack" and "rawness". I play through a Marshall MG100DFX and this thing screams, I also have a pedal board equipped with a bodd ds1, Boss bd-2, and boos ge-7 and sounds great through that as well. The guitar does not give out any unusall sounds and can purr or growl depending on what mood you are in. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: When I recieved the guitar it was set up quite well from the factory (low action and a little neck bend) but I quickly set it to my standards which improved the playablitity by a long shot. The guitars finish is flawless with only a minor problem at the top of the bottom horn where the paint was applied thinly, but besides that "great!" The people at the Epiphone factories have really got it downpat on how to make a cheap quality guitar. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This is where the guitar will lose a few points for me but don't get me wrong it's a great guitar. The nuts on these guitars do need tobe changed to bone or graphite in the future for after a couble of string changes the nut is worn down which results in fret buzz, I switched the nut for a bone nut and not only did it improve buzz it also improved the sound by a lot more than I was expecting. Also the neck on this axe after around about 3 months of playing (keep in mind I play around 2 1/2 to 3 hours a day) the neck bent out of shape and although I was disapointed I sent it in to get fixed and the frets were planed off to make a extremly flat surface and tell you what this guitar has the lowest action I have ever seen on any set neck instrument. I would gig this guitar but still have a backup (Murphy's law, if you only bring one chances are it will fail). The paint job and hardware will last and the straplock buttons are ok although locking buttons would turn out better. // 6

Impression: This guitar is a great match for all kinds of music and I have been playing for two years and have tried a lot of guitars and own a Gibson SG Standard and this guitar comes close to it's Standard and definatly beats is for the quality to price ratio. I love the finish of the quitar and the scratchplate and would definatly buy it again if it were to be stolen or lost. I compared this guitar to the ESP line of vipers and this one "shreds" all over them. The only thing I wish this guitar had was fret binding but for the price I'm not worried. Keep up the supurb work Epiphone and buy this guitar. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on november 06, 2007

Purchased from: Andertons Music

Features: Features solid Mahogany, set neck, rosewood fingerboard, stock pickups. Everything you'd expect from an Epiphone with a bit more (or so it felt). It's a worn cherry SG so it looks beautiful. Two volume, two tone controls. Stock pickups are of course passive, 3-way selector switch. Plus it's a recent model so it came with Grover machine heads rather than those pathetic keystones. Didn't come with hard case, but by God it needed one. // 8

Sound: It sounds great clean, it's an Epiphone so naturally you'd expect that when you turn the tone controls nothing would happen. For some reason this isn't the case. I was very pleased with this fact. The Grovers they're putting on them now actually keep it in tune whilst I'm playing so you could say that helps. I have a heavy metal DigiTech pedal (for when I'm feeling angry) and the results are fairly pleasing. Of course rock and blues are where this guitar is most comfortable but you'd be pleasantly surprised at the versatility. The neck is also very very smooth and fast once set up properly. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: When I received this guitar I didn't have to do too much to it. The neck pickup was too high by a fraction, but then it doesn't sound nearly as good as it should. The action needed lowering just a tad. The scratch plate was ever so slightly scratched. This didn't bother me as I think the guitar looks much better without it on. // 8

Reliability & Durability: This is where I think this guitar falls down. It feels and looks well made, but because of the design it is very thin. As a result I'm always worried about snapping the neck. I've broken the neck on a Fender Strat before (an accident I assure you)and that seems much more difficult than this guitar. The first thing I did when I got this instrument was hard case shopping. I would use this at a gig, but I'd have strap locks for sure and I'd be very worried. Also I've heard that if it falls from a standing position on to it's back it doesn't really have a chance, this is of course subject to debate. // 6

Impression: Don't be put off by the 6 for reliability or the small comments about the setup. These are minor things. The reliability shouldn't matter for Live playing. If you are in a band or if you are a professional musician I'm sure you'd simply buy a better guitar. But for the price and the quality of the finished product I would certainly recommend this guitar to anyone Who is looking for a second guitar. If it was stolen I'd buy another SG just for the sheer playability. It would have to be a Gibson though. // 8

overall: 8.2

Reviewed by: Johnny Blade, on june 08, 2006

Price paid: $ 570

Purchased from: Buzz Music

Features: The G-400 features a classic double cutaway shape with 2 humbuckers, chrome hardware, 24.75" scale, Mahogany neck and body, and Rosewood fingerboard with trapezoidal inlays. // 9

Sound: I play Black Sabbath and my own music so this guitar suits that well. I don't use it much anymore, it is now a backup guitar. The amp I use with this is a Laney GH50L 4X12 cabinet. A Korg AX10G Effects Processor handles all the effects that I use such as delays and chorus effects. I also use a Vox Brit Boost and a Zakk Wylde Wah. This guitar actually surprised me with the sound capabilities. The pickups in this guitar are actually pretty good. A little muddy but not too bad. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up fine from the factory. The action was low just how I like it and the pickups were exactly where I would want them. The guitar did not contain any flaws whotsoever. // 8

Reliability & Durability: Well this guitar isn't used for live playing it is the backup. The hardware dose seem like it will last. The strap buttons are very solid. I think this guitar will be around as long as me. // 8

Impression: This is a good match for the music I play. It seems to be really good for clean tones so that is what I use it for now. I leave the heavy songs for my Gibson Tony Iommi SG. I have been playing for 6 years now and own a few SGs, 2 Epiphone, 2 Gibson SGs and 1 J&D SG. If it were lost or stolen I probably would get another one or maybe the G-400 Vintage. The only thing I hate about it is that the colour shows up all the fingerprints, but that's just what you get I suppose. I did compare this to a Standard Gibson SG but it was a little out of my price range at the time. // 8

overall: 8.8

Reviewed by: black-sabbath, on december 26, 2007

Price paid: $ 244.9

Purchased from: Long and McQuade

Features: This is a great guitar for only 310$. I'm not sure what year it was made in or where. It's got 22 frets which are all reachable thanks to the double cut-away. It's got a tune-o-matic bridge and it's made of mahogany. It's also got a thick neck which is great for me and my big hands. It's got 4 knobs, 2 volume and 2 tone and a 3-way selector switch (rhythm, both and treble). Unfortunately it didn't come with anything free. // 8

Sound: I love the sound of the G400. I just got it today for Christmas and love it. I just traded in my Fender Strat, and this is a huge improvement on sound. I play through a 25-watt Traynor bass amp, with a Line 6 UberMetal distortion pedal. I've noticed how much better the pickups are than on my Strat and it sounds slightly louder aswell. I play heavy metal and classic rock and the G400 suits it perfectly. It's got a nice, warm heavy sound without any noise. This guitar has a large variety of sounds, even without changing the settings on a pedal. Palm muting also sounds great and it's got awesome sustain tone. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar was set up great. It's got only a few minor scratches because I got it at Long and Mcquade and you can go in and play them. They're barely noticeable though. There are no sharp edges of bad sanding jobs, the only thing is that they're is an extremely small amount of glue coming out of the sides of the trapezoid fret inlays. // 9

Reliability & Durability: The strap buttons on this are very reliable. On my Strat the strap would fall off all the time and it doesn't fall off on my G400. I would definately use this at a gig without a backup. I see no reason why the hardware wouldn't last and everything is great. The finish is also perfect! // 8

Impression: This guitar is amazing as a 2nd or 3rd guitar and suits any sort of music with guitar distortion. It's a great guitar for heavy metal especially. I would buy this guitar ASAP if it were stolen and wouldn't even consider anything else at the same price. I love the shape of this guitar 'cause all the frets are reachable and the finish is shiny. This is my 2nd guitar and I'm 100% pleased with it! It's so much better than my Strat and only cost around 150$ more. // 10

overall: 8.8

Reviewed by: tai1221, on july 18, 2007

Price paid: $ 599.99

Purchased from: Musicians Friend

Features: This guitar was made in either Korea, or China. It is a G-400 with EMG active pickups, 22 frets, made of mahoganey. It has a solid apline white finish, and it is beuatiful! It has an EMG 81/85 pickup configuration, and they sound awesome with distoriton, and pretty good with just a clean tone. The bridge is a fixed Tune-O-Matic, and the tuners are Grover non locking type. It came in a cardboard box, with a cable, a poster, and the warranty. Oh, and this was made in 2006. // 10

Sound: This guitar is built for metal, but not that's not really what I'm into, I got it because I love Metallica, and they use emg 81, and I love their tone. The clean tone is pretty nice, bright sound. Not the best for clean, but if your playing a punk or metal song, it's great. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar came perfect, I haven't had to adjust it, and I have had it for 6 months now. The pickups are nice and solidly in place, and they sound great. The guitars finish was perfect, nothing wrong at all. This is by far one of the best feeling and looking guitars I have seen, the white is so crisp and matches the black pick guard and black covers of the emgs. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I think this guitar is a bit fragile, I have put 2 dents in the finish, but those were accidents and happened in an emergency I was having. The hardware is all very sold, except the strap buttons, the one near the neck isnt in a good position, and you should install locks so the strap doesnt't come off and you drop it. // 7

Impression: I play some kind of experimental/prog stuff, and punk and regular rock, and this finds it's way in alot. I have been playing for 2 years, and this is my nicest guitar and most expensive so far.If it were lost or stolen, I would find those responsible and kill them, but I would probably try out a different guitar. I like Epiphone a great deal, gibsons are nice, but way to expensive, and the high end epis are just as good I think. I just wish it came with a hard case. this is a great guitar, everyone should try it, or buy it if they have the money. // 9

overall: 9.6

Reviewed by: Phil6584, on july 10, 2007

Price paid: $ 350

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: The Epiphone G-400 Electric Guitar is a Gibson-authorized version of their great '62 SG with solid mahogany body and slim-tapered mahogany neck. Separate volume and tone controls for each of the high-output humbuckers and 22 frets. The tuners are grover I'm not sure if they lock or not. The Bridge is a Tune-O-Matic. It was made in China and fully inspected and setup in the USA. // 9

Sound: I play many different kinds of rock and metal, mostly heavier stuff. I really like the individual tone and volume controls for each humbucker. It sounds really great with heavy distortion but it's versatile and does very warm crisp clean tones as well. Right now I play through an RP80 effects pedal and my speaker system. I have played it through a B52 amp and Line 6 spider II&III amps. It sounded great through both of those amps so as soon as I have the money I'm going to get a nice amp. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar looks great. Much much better than the pictures you see online. I love the silver hardware and silver pickups, it looks soooo nice. The inlays have a very nice pearl look to them and it flows very well with the rest of the guitar. It was set up great at the factory, so far I haven't needed to adjust anything. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar can and definitely will withstand Live playing. It looks and feels very solid and shows no signs of breaking or wearing out. As I said before the finish is very nice but because it is black gloss it fingerprints very easily. The guitar is somewhat top heavy but it only takes a little getting used to. // 9

Impression: Overall I love this guitar and later on I would like to purchase a Gibson SG. If it were lost or stolen I would without a doubt buy a new one. Like I said before I play a mostly hard rock and metal and this guitar fits it perfectly from the way it looks and sounds. Absolutely no regrets in purchasing this guitar! // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on may 14, 2007

Features: My version has the cherry paint job. I don't know whenit was made (but it was pretty recent because it has grover tuners and the older models of this guitar don't have this feature). It has 22 frets jumbo to medium I think, It has to Alcino Mgnetic Pickups on a solictop body made of Mahogany that has a double cuttaway. It bridge is a tune o matic and the tail piece I have removed and added a Bigsby B5 (Awseme). It has two volume and two tone controls and a three way selector. // 9

Sound: It is good for what the Gibson SG Does just a little down in sound compared to the Gibson. I use a Roland Cube 30 and the Tweed effect at full gain to give a retro (Cream, Wolfmother, Jimi Hendrix) Sound. It can sound bright and pretty Bass depending on your amp settings and it is good for nailing solo's going up and down on scales. It worth the price I paid for it for sound reasons. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: It all turned out pretty good except the paint job could be a bit brighter and the input jack is so loose that it will come undone and make a loud buzz on your amp. The Tunning Pegs could be tighter though. The rest is all good. The pickups are fine and the knobs are tight and it's tune o matic bridge is perfect. // 8

Reliability & Durability: It will definetly stand a month of touring and it withstands a lot of scratches and dints. It should last for over 5 - 10 years and the hard wear will probably last longer than the guitar itself. I have only been playing for 2 years and haven't even done a gig with it but it's my only electric guitar so I guess it would stand a gig without a backup. // 10

Impression: Its good for classic rock to punk to metal (But I usely skip the last one with it). If I lost it I would jump straight onto Ebay or Sell.com and buy a Second hand Gibson SG instead of this guitar just because I love the better quallity sound. I compared it to the cheap $400 - $600 Fender Squir Strats and it flogged it. I Love It Though and couldn't Live a day without out it (Unless I had the real Gibson SG, money). // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on june 08, 2007

Price paid: $ 350

Purchased from: local dealer

Features: Mine was made in china, late 2005, it has 22 jumbo frets on a rosewood fretboad and mahogany neck and body, the finish is transparent cherry red which looks pretty cool, the tune-o-matica bridge gives it great sustain, two alnico humbuckers with two tone, two volume and three way selector, grover tuners. // 10

Sound: I mostly play metal and hard rock but it sounds perfect doing any style, I run it through a DigiTech multifx and a Laney amp, the neck pickup has a very good tone for soloing and the neck pickup when in clean channel has a very nice clear soun, but crank the gin and it has a very, vey fat and owerful sound, perfect for metal, this is probably the moost versatile guitar I have played on, it's perfect for any style. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar came with a good setup from de factory, the action was low but I lowered it even more and it's perfect, the neck is fast and very confortable, the pickups height also came perfect, no buzz no nothing, totally flaweless, perfect as it came and it stays in tunning for a long time. // 10

Reliability & Durability: excellent for Live playing, great sound at great volume, very durable hardware, since the strap button is at the rear of the body the neck keeps going down so it might fall, no need for a backup with this guitar, totally reliable, never had a problem and the finish is great, flaweless and it won't scatch. // 9

Impression: Since I play metal I mostly usea the gain on 10 and there's a little buzz but that's from the amp, I own another epi and they are both great, if lost or stolen I would not hesitate about buyin another one, I love every single thing on this guitar excepting the rear strap button, when at the store I played both this and a Gibson SG Standard and there's no reason for it costing like four times less, I would still buy it if it was twice it's price. // 10

overall: 9.2

Reviewed by: neptune1988, on june 12, 2007

Price paid: $ 387

Purchased from: Sound Vibrations

Features: // 10

Sound: I play mostly '60s-'80s. It wil also handle anything else equally well. I am currently running it through my Roland Cube 15-watt, and my dad's 40 yr. old tube Ampeg. It works like magic. It has a sick, rich, full, punchy sound to it. Depending on how you set your amp, it could make pretty much anything. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: I bought one out of the back room, it hadn't even been taken out of the bubble-wrap. The intonation was set-up right then before I even left the store. Pu's were perfect. Everything was routed good. The only thing was slight fret-buzz due to a low action. I would suggest fixing that straight-away. // 9

Reliability & Durability: I think it will hold it's own for gigs, I would still bring a backup though. Hardware seems like it would last awhile as long as you take care of it. I would upgrade to Strap-Locks, but that's just me. It is dependable and reliable though. After a decade the finish may start to come off. // 9

Impression: I play 60's-80's music and this is a perfect match. The greats have played SG's, Pete Townshend, Robby Kreiger, Jimmy Page, etc. I've been playing about 10 months, I'm still learning and I hope to be a rhythm-player for a band one-day. I bought this as a replacement for my knock-off Strat (crumby Jay Turser). I wish I could've made them fix the action before I left, now I have to pay $50. 50 bucks is hard to come by with no income. If lost or stolen, I would defintely buy this again. I love the humbuckers, they rock, the neck is also better than my cheap Strat knock-off. The only thing I hate is I had to buy strap-locks seperate. Again just my personal preference. I tried out Epi's Dot hollow-body, put that one back up, too big a body, though the f-cuts look awesome. I also tried an LP, sounded good. Hollow-body sounded a bit bassy. The LP and SG both sound the same. The SG just felt better. I still wish it came strap-locks (fine, I'll just shut up about my personal preference/obsession). // 9

overall: 8.6

Reviewed by: jo3myster, on january 05, 2008

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: My Epiphone G-400 is first off a special edition metallic blue version. I'm not sure on the year of it, but it is a replica of a '62 Gibson SG model. I belive the parts were made in vietnam, but the guitar itself was assembled and inspected in the U-S of A. It has 22 frets (medium sized I belive) with pearl trapeziod inlays, on a rosewod fretboard. It has a solid mahogany double cutaway body, with a nice looking metallic light blueish finish. It has 2 Volume knobs, 2 Tone knobs, and a 3 way pickup selector. It has chrome hardware It has some sort of Chrome humbucker pickups, which I plan on buying better ones like EMG's or Seymour Duncan's, but the ones it came with are good enough for now. It's got grover tuners. It came with a hard shell case, with furry stuff on the inside. That was $50.00 extra though. // 8

Sound: This guitar is very very "Flexible", because I can play bluesier stuff and it sounds great. I can play Metal sounds great, Classic progressive anything. But I mainly play most types of rock. I play this guitar through a Boss Metal Zone, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Dunlop 535q Wah-Wah pedal, througha DigiTech RP80 multi effects which goes to my Marshall half stack. Through that it sounds great. I also play through my Line 6 Spider III 15 watt practice amp, at night. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: I don't have much to say about this because all-in-all it's fine with me. Plays great for me everything seems to be working great on it. So really no complaints here. The pickups I don't really like the pickups themselfs but they were installed properly and everything and they are good for now. Everything seeems to be set up all fine and dandy. And if anything ever does go wrong it would my fault because I probably will drop it or something. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This guitar isn't built like a tank, but it is still pretty strong. I've already got some minor dings in it ans I did find one bigger ding that you can't really see because of it's position. The hardware seems like it should be good for quite a while, but that doesn't mean I won't upgrade later on. If I was at a gig this would be all I need if I didn't need a diffrent tuning wich I probably would but other wise yes, I would take this without a backup. // 9

Impression: Overall, this guitar is great for all ranges of playing skills. I myself am an intermediately skilled player and this guitar woks great for me, the price and the quality is just great. If this guitar was stolen I would have to save up for a while to buy it back so I would probably just save up even longer for an actual Gibson. Overall if you are a guitarist who is looking to buy a mid priced but good quailty Epiphone get this one. // 9

Comments

[flubberperson]

SG's!!!!!

[cutbert]

smart

[busted_hater]

How Muc Did You Pay for it???

[Devil boy]

HA i got the epiphone SG limited with maestro tremolo for £390!! You were ripped off m8

[Eric 666]

Who the hell pays 570 Dollars in this case, for an Epiphone SG....get a Les Paul FFS!

[acdc51502112]

let me say one thing, i have one and I F***** hat the thing!!! doesn't stay in tune and the necks aren't consistent they suck get somethign else!!!

[kill em´all]

yeah get a ESP!!

[cman727]

i dont know where you got yalls, but mines perfect. it stays in tune, and the neck amazing. maybe its cause i had mine customized

[Constantine]

Devil boy wrote:

HA i got the epiphone SG limited with maestro tremolo for £390!! You were ripped off m8

HA he got it for 570 AMERICAN DOLLARS.

You bought yours for 390 BRITISH POUNDS.

390 British pounds = About 800 AMERICAN DOLLARS.

HA, You were ripped off "m8"

[Johnny Blade]

Actually it was $570 Australian Dollars, which is more than American Dollars

[KVX10 KING V]

Actually it was $570 Australian Dollars, which is more than American Dollars

America has the highest dollar value, why do u think he rest of the world compare's their dollar value to the US's

[wmzbomgzors]

Actually the euro has a much higher value than the american dollar, not sure if it is the highest in the world but it is definitely higher than the american dollar.

[Slash_Rulz]

ACTUALLY the pound has the highest value, followed by the euro, then the american dollar...sadly the aussie dollar is somewhere after these... :-(

[tasty licks]

Everything is too expensive in England. I'd expect to get raped and pay way more for a guitar, considering a meal at macdonalds costs you like 15 dollars. If I lived in england I'd still buy guitars on ebay from the US and beg to have them shipped. Still end up cheaper I'd say. No wait, if I lived in England I'd shoot myself because using the word 'wanker' would cease being funny.... and it rains too much.

[ifeastonbums]

America has the highest dollar value, why do u think he rest of the world compare's their dollar value to the US's

No, money values all over the world change all the time to help keep prices some what steady no one's dollar is the always the highest and people compare to USDs because The United States are an econimic superpower

[ifeastonbums]

is.. not are sorry it's really late lol

[iNsTiNcT_bLuEs]

i got one of these for christmas last year and while it has a prety awsome sound it dus tend to play itself out of tune a fair bit and some cracks are startin to come up near the input for the lead

[wiggyisgreat]

HAHA i got this guitar for £229. muha
lush guitar

[KaiserX]

i dont understand why you would throw nearly 600 dollars on an epiphone when you can get an actual Gibson for maybe 50 to 100 dollars more. you might as well no?

[crazychops]

KaiserX wrote:

i dont understand why you would throw nearly 600 dollars on an epiphone when you can get an actual Gibson for maybe 50 to 100 dollars more. you might as well no?

YOU ARE BY FAR THE BIGGEST IDIOT WHEN IT COMES TO GITARS. An epiphone g-400 is 400 CAD (300 USD), The absolute cheapest gibson sg is the special faded and it is $1000 CAD. If by 100$ more you mean 600 then yes you should buy a gibson. And besides the people who buy epiphone want a professional grade guitar at a LOW PRICE. They dont want to spend 1000 on what is probably their first guitar. after saying that, iver been playing for about 4 years now and i was auctually quite fond of this guitar. It reminded me of my gibson sg standard, but you can feel the difference with qualuity. I would recomend it to anyone starting out because it is a good guitar\.

[zeppelinpage4]

Actually the Gibson special faded is around $700.00 U.S.

[adamshakermaker]

tasty licks wrote:

Everything is too expensive in England. I'd expect to get raped and pay way more for a guitar, considering a meal at macdonalds costs you like 15 dollars. If I lived in england I'd still buy guitars on ebay from the US and beg to have them shipped. Still end up cheaper I'd say. No wait, if I lived in England I'd shoot myself because using the word 'wanker' would cease being funny.... and it rains too much.

Its better than saying 'Awesome!' all the time and that 'rocks!' or that 'sucks!'. God no wonder everyone hates Americans, awesome!

[bullets aswords]

this guitar is awesome, nothing is wrong with mine, mine is great, but it might be that yours isnt customized. BUY THIS GUITAR IF YOU GET A CHANCE!

[adam_1302]

maybe he payed in australian dollors

[Johnny Blade]

yes I did pay in Australian dollars

[chubb666]

lol $15 for a macdonalds????

erm no, its like £2 for a meal.
add another £1 and get an extra large.

also its worth noting that we owned you and by process your english, just with a silly accent and a territorial mentality

[blacksg]

OMG!!!! shut the **** up about this the bottom line is, the guitar is not as good as a gibson (obviously) but it's not a bad beginners guitar, and you can't expect to all of them to be the same, one might go out of tune and the other might never go out of tune....and u can't hate americans becuz of what they say, becuz not all americans say the same thing...for instance, you will only here the word "dude" in california, maybe sum other west coast states but never on the east coast. and that guy may shoot himself for saying stuff like but then again, if it really pisses u off that much that you would say stuff like that, then go ahead shoot ureself cuz no one cares! and before you start asking, i am american, im from california and i dont give a rats ass wut u say about me! this guitar is still good so if ure a beginner BUY IT!!! cuz its a HELL of alot better then a squier

[chubb666]

because is spelt "B E C A U S E" not becuz, you silly american **** wit

[Zupertiger]

I've been playing for about 6 years and I can say that THIS IS A GOOD GUITARno matter what other people say. You can't say that a certain model sucks, because all guitars are individual in sound, feeling and so on. My guitar stays in tune for example. Maybe the pickups sound a little bit dull, but if you change them you will end up having a good and versatile guitar!

[niker]

I bought a g400 two months ago and its excelent. I am from argentina and i am sure no one from anywhere would buy a guitar here! my g400 cost me $1400 argentinian pesos. Like 480 american dollars and i dont know if that kind of price is high in usa but here is like buying a great guitar at a very high price. This is my second guitar and i love it. It sounds great and it nevers comes out of tune. It is just GREAT!! i love it

[chubb666]

i got mine for £0.
birthday present.

it kicks ass and the only time i have had a problem with it was when i dropped my lead on it by accident and put a small dimple on the guitar.

been playing it for a year now and it hasnt pissed me off.

[Marco89]

I have an older model with the SG standard pickguard, the bigger one. Looks nicer to me, but the newer ones sound and play better. The pickups realy sucked first. Replaces them for 500t and Iommi Signature. Rock n roll..!!

[ch715dallat]

someone please tell me wot is goin on the G310 got a higher rating than the G400 is it better or are people just being harsh on this guitar

[PyroPlegic]

i quite like the smaller scratch plate than the full one...the smaller one shows off more of the nice wood and paint job....

[chubb666]

i liek the smaller pickguard aswell.
i would consider putting some seymour duncan pickups into the bridge pickup.

and as far as the G310 is concerned i would sya this is better but all guitars are differnet arent they?

Checked.

[slash_rocks2005]

my G-400 is a jem lemme tell ya for $450 its exactly wut u want from a guitar and more. of course u can always upgrade pickups...epiphone isn't known like gibson for having the best stock pickups. but the wiring and set neck and good pickups and everything else is just perfect for the value....

[ZoSo183]

is this geetar better than the lp studio?

[PhantomWuss95]

I have this guitar. I like it a whole lot...I paid $250 for it

[ed182]

mwa ha ha, i got my baby for £279

[ed182]

not second hand

[GRG-HLB-170]

hmmm SH-6s.. mite giv u a better distorted tone if u used invaders or EMGs if u wana go hardcore thrash.. fancy lookin guitar tho...

[lamb-of-god-666]

This is a good beginners guitar but it always goes out our tune and doesn't have the best tone. Not worth buying if you are experienced.

[lamb-of-god-666]

out of tune***

[sggod01]

adamshakermaker wrote:

tasty licks wrote:

Everything is too expensive in England. I'd expect to get raped and pay way more for a guitar, considering a meal at macdonalds costs you like 15 dollars. If I lived in england I'd still buy guitars on ebay from the US and beg to have them shipped. Still end up cheaper I'd say. No wait, if I lived in England I'd shoot myself because using the word 'wanker' would cease being funny.... and it rains too much.


Its better than saying 'Awesome!' all the time and that 'rocks!' or that 'sucks!'. God no wonder everyone hates Americans, awesome!

America dusn't suk, it fuken rox, and i'm australian, i have no association with america, u suk, have u ever watched euro vision, my friend sed he'd have a sip of beer every time a pommy whinged, and he fuken died be4 the first ad brake, lol, seriosly tho, no offence 2 any1.

[sggod01]

lamb-of-god-666 wrote:

This is a good beginners guitar but it always goes out our tune and doesn't have the best tone. Not worth buying if you are experienced.

Hey, fuk off, this guitar is a pro's 1, the guy that owned the store where i got mine from sed he'd prefere this over a gibson anyday, gibson are the favoruite just cos the guy who fowndered it sed, let's make a fortune out of just 1 guitar, let's make it expensive so ppl think it's high quality!!!!

[ClansmanHowie]

Rockin guitar :M: Had mine for 1 year this Xmas. In no hurry 2 buy a new 1!!

[jthm_guitarist]

Which is better: this G-400 or a Vintage G-400? Because they seem exactly the same (except for the finish, of course.) Is there any difference between the two besides the look?

[Koennethy]

hmm it's expensive here too
€330,- for a G400 (429 USD)

[highway61]

slash_rocks2005 wrote:

my G-400 is a jem lemme tell ya for $450 its exactly wut u want from a guitar and more. of course u can always upgrade pickups...epiphone isn't known like gibson for having the best stock pickups. but the wiring and set neck and good pickups and everything else is just perfect for the value....

i swopped the stock pickups out of mine after a a year for Gibson 57' classics and it sounds fantastic. in my opinion sounds better than the standard Gibson SG, mainly because i'm not a fan of the 498T/490R they come with, but sounds closer to the warmer vintage tone of the SG 61 reissue

[musicmydrug16]

thank god for epiphone. we can actually afford sg's now

[Edodee]

Just bought an Epi G400 (Cherry, from Feb,´06)) with the VOX AD30 Valvetronix.

I tell ya, the guitar is deadly! Especially with this amp. A nice x-mas gift for myself (hehehe)and it only cost me a total of 550 euro´s with case, strap etc.
(My wife wasn´t to happy about it though)

I play the strings for about 15 years now and believe me, Epiphone make good quality guitars the last few years. Nowadays they are made in the Gibson Qingdao Plant in China. So relatively they can keep the productioncosts low without losing the quality.
It´s a long way to The Netherlands where i was made, but Gibson´s taking good care of their baby.

So if you´re thinkin´ about bying this guitar, go to your local shop and try it out yourself.

[kevtitian]

ummm yea this guitar is "awesome". i wud get a gibson but dont wanna spend $1100. so this is definantly good enough 4 me. i love this guitar. i got the black 1 and it is beautiful. looks exactly like the 1 angus young plays in the donnington show. i play a lot of ac/dc and it souns great. BUY IT!!!!!

[metallicman]

im thinkin about buying this guitar with my xmas money but i played both the epiphone and the sg and obviously the gibson is gonna be better but i was thinkin to myself is it £300 better? hmm i prefer the look of a gibson over epiphone anyday but id seem happy enough with the epiphone sg instead and since i use a POD anyways i dont think id notice the difference lol id say go for it!

[metallicman]

by the way the price for it i found is £229 lol

[fire within]

when i got it, they guy in the shop thought it was a G-310, so i got it for £169

no complaining there

[hooligan07]

i am noob and am wondering...for the price what guitar is better,the lp-100 or the g-400? i wanna play punk/oi! and social distortion, rancid type stuff

[matteo cubano]

hooligan07 wrote:

i am noob and am wondering...for the price what guitar is better,the lp-100 or the g-400? i wanna play punk/oi! and social distortion, rancid type stuff

definetely go with the g 400

[TimDD]

Often reads with interest the ho est reviews here and then leaves the forum because of idots who use this forum to argue. ever thought about using some chat program? leaving this forum open for....duh...guitar reviews?

[TimDD]

I honestly believe it is notnthe money spent on a guitar, but the ability of a guitar player to make the guitar sound like a million bucks. Even though it may have nly cost 10 dollars...smiles because he can. www.soundclick.com/timdixon any guitar you here is not made in america.

[xlukex]

for this guitar i payed £129!!! great guitar and highly recommended.

[CORT noob]

Okay, I've been playing for 5 years, and am only 14 so I need a new cheep guitar, would you recommend it?

[PhantomWuss95]

i recommend it!

[Edodee]

Off course ya little 14year old wanker )

[Edodee]

Hey, who lowered the rating from 9 to an 8?.....
This G400 is a 9 worthy.

[frusciante_idol]

The g400 is an amazing guitar I love it.

[bankrupt]

Should i buy this or an ESP Viper-50???

[tristboyer]

i got a Ibanez GAX 30 in '05's X-mas and was thinking of getting the g-400. DO you guys think it's a good upgrade? i play alot of punk.

[mjj4]

sggod01 :
adamshakermaker wrote:

tasty licks wrote:

Everything is too expensive in England. I'd expect to get raped and pay way more for a guitar, considering a meal at macdonalds costs you like 15 dollars. If I lived in england I'd still buy guitars on ebay from the US and beg to have them shipped. Still end up cheaper I'd say. No wait, if I lived in England I'd shoot myself because using the word 'wanker' would cease being funny.... and it rains too much.


Its better than saying 'Awesome!' all the time and that 'rocks!' or that 'sucks!'. God no wonder everyone hates Americans, awesome!


America dusn't suk, it fuken rox, and i'm australian, i have no association with america, u suk, have u ever watched euro vision, my friend sed he'd have a sip of beer every time a pommy whinged, and he fuken died be4 the first ad brake, lol, seriosly tho, no offence 2 any1.

adamshakermaker you are a legend and i totally agree

and sggod01, uh yeah id listen to what adamshakermaker said... look at you there saying "suk" and "rox" lol? your cool mate arent you now?

and dont be such a racist c**t

oh and last thing, when the bloke in the guitar shop who was SELLING you an epiphone, hes bound to say its better than a gibson isnt he? never heard of how sales men work?

moron

[mjj4]

sggod01 : be4 the first ad brake

1. its before not be4
2. its break not brake you dumb f**k*ng tw*t, brake is one of those things in a car that slows you down idiot. break is a pause in time or when something gets broken... do you know anything? i you should learn to spell and learn what words mean before you come and leave pathetic comments on here.

g'day mate

f'off pric

[mjj4]

prick*

[frankthewolfman]

i ment to write it had grover tuners as opposed to sperzel tuners

[Andy.C]

I recently brought mine for £199 from Andertons Music Store. It just shows that you can get an excellent guitar without spending hundreds of pounds. (Or dollars)

[telepath14]

mjj4 :
sggod01 : be4 the first ad brake

1. its before not be4
2. its break not brake you dumb f**k*ng tw*t, brake is one of those things in a car that slows you down idiot. break is a pause in time or when something gets broken... do you know anything? i you should learn to spell and learn what words mean before you come and leave pathetic comments on here.

g'day mate
f'off pric

If you are going to correct people's grammar, you should capitalize the first letter of every sentence.

Also, is it worth spending the extra cash for one of those vintage finish Gibsons that are cheaper than other Gibsons?

[themuseman]

Man, I love my new G400

Got it 3 days ago, and I've fallen in love with it.
Best thing is, I got it brand new for £200. It was reduced from £400 to £200

[therussian]

I'm hoping to get it soon. I found a left handed G-400 online for only $314, so I'm ready to jump on that offer whenever I have the chance.

[frankthewolfman]

yeh it is especially worthwhile for us lefties - £250 for g-400 and a gigbag

[in*limbo]

i bought mine a few months ago it plays beautiful, in my band i play rythm, so this is perfect, but id still stick wif a strat or telecaster for lead, they js sound better in lead then the G-400.

maybe its js me???

any1 else think the same??

[spiroth10]

I have a limited edition G400 I recently got in Alpine White, and let me tell you, the G400 series really blows away the lower quality Epi SGs. Sure, the Gibsons are better, but this is an affordable, quality guitar.

let me tell you this, there is always something better, and if you absolutely must have top of the line equipment to sound good, then you suck.

This guitar plays great for the price when set up well, and the pickups are great. Believe it or not I would (and probably will) gig with this guitar in stock condition. While it isn't a $1000+ gibson with all the appointments, I remain confident that if you replaced the pickups with a set of burstbuckers, you'd get almost exactly the same sound.

[Korzack]

sggod01 wrote:

adamshakermaker wrote:

tasty licks wrote:

Everything is too expensive in England. I'd expect to get raped and pay way more for a guitar, considering a meal at macdonalds costs you like 15 dollars. If I lived in england I'd still buy guitars on ebay from the US and beg to have them shipped. Still end up cheaper I'd say. No wait, if I lived in England I'd shoot myself because using the word 'wanker' would cease being funny.... and it rains too much.


Its better than saying 'Awesome!' all the time and that 'rocks!' or that 'sucks!'. God no wonder everyone hates Americans, awesome!

America dusn't suk, it fuken rox, and i'm australian, i have no association with america, u suk, have u ever watched euro vision, my friend sed he'd have a sip of beer every time a pommy whinged, and he fuken died be4 the first ad brake, lol, seriosly tho, no offence 2 any1.

Haha the Eurovosion's hardly a way to compare British culture by itself. That's British CHAV culture, there is a subtle difference... or 500.
The guitar's damn decent - could get hold of 1 for £178 now - GAK, you're a legend, even if it is based in brighton

[DarkHarmonix]

i have played one of these guitars and it had a very solid sound, but I would recommend keepin both tone knobs in the treble position. Other than that, this guitar rocks!!!

[marvelboy_04]

my friend gpt one of these new from guitarcenter for 300$
nice guitar.

[liam177lewis]

mjj4 wrote:
do you know anything? i you should learn to spell
f'off pric

temper... owned yourself there too didnt you :P

[tai1221]

To anyone who reads the review by me, mine is different, it is alpine white, and has emgs, and its way better than the regulary g-400.

[spiroth10]

I have the same one as tai, except it has alnico humbuckers instead of EMGS.

I am really not a fan of EMGs, I'm sorry.

[Ibeatonthebrat]

I have the same model in the classic cherry color. This is my favorite guitar. It plays amazingly well. What pisses me off is when people say, "Well, it certainly is no Gibson." It's the same quality. Just take care of it. It'll last forever. This guitar is perfect for for AC/DC fans. And people, LEARN HOW TO SPELL.

[Peter Vibratio]

I love the epiphone models over the gibson models. The epiphone models just take a little time to adjust since the retailer doesn't normally do that (which is why normal squiers, epiphones, etc. suck to a lot of people.) Gibson is pretty much the same damn thing, but less work and more mulah.

[eggy1991]

Korzack wrote:

sggod01 wrote:

adamshakermaker wrote:

tasty licks wrote:

Everything is too expensive in England. I'd expect to get raped and pay way more for a guitar, considering a meal at macdonalds costs you like 15 dollars. If I lived in england I'd still buy guitars on ebay from the US and beg to have them shipped. Still end up cheaper I'd say. No wait, if I lived in England I'd shoot myself because using the word 'wanker' would cease being funny.... and it rains too much.


Its better than saying 'Awesome!' all the time and that 'rocks!' or that 'sucks!'. God no wonder everyone hates Americans, awesome!

America dusn't suk, it fuken rox, and i'm australian, i have no association with america, u suk, have u ever watched euro vision, my friend sed he'd have a sip of beer every time a pommy whinged, and he fuken died be4 the first ad brake, lol, seriosly tho, no offence 2 any1.


Haha the Eurovosion's hardly a way to compare British culture by itself. That's British CHAV culture, there is a subtle difference... or 500.
The guitar's damn decent - could get hold of 1 for £178 now - GAK, you're a legend, even if it is based in brighton

my sentiments exactly. fookin' chavs!

yeah, GAK is a legend with things like this, i tend to get most of my things from there. This guitar looks very nice, not been privelidged enough to play one myself, but I have heard they sound great.

I have an Indie SG, and i wouldn't swap that for ANYTHING, I will go as far as saying my Indie SG easily matches up to a gibson SG anyday, it does not have to have a big price tag and fancy label name in order to be an awesome guitar.

[guitarist41]

I have one of these. It was my second guitar and first ''decent'' guitar...and I adore it.

I know it's definitely not the best guitar but the value is awesome and I have so many memories with it. More attached to it than my first guitar.

I'll never sell it and always look after it.

[samisabig1]

england = hated by all
usa = hated by all (except strange australian guys)

get over it

[AllOpenStrings]

ok, im an experienced guitarist, 17, and i want a new guitar. not much cash, should it get it?im deciding between this and a bc rich Warlock NT.

[Blompcube]

Eric 666 wrote:

Who the hell pays 570 Dollars in this case, for an Epiphone SG....get a Les Paul FFS!

Mine was £350, but it seems after 2004 the production moved to china so mine was one of the last korean made G-400s. they cost £200 here now.

[the.spine.surfs]

sggod01 wrote:
Hey, fuk off, this guitar is a pro's 1, the guy that owned the store where i got mine from sed he'd prefere this over a gibson anyday

Mate, never trust someone who's trying to sell you something. Most people would sell you shit for food if they could talk you into it.

[Crotty]

im 13 and i play alot of rock like AC/DC my chemical romance and others. im thinking about getting this guitar or another epiphone in this price range. i'm also worried about who heavy the neck is, does that change any thing?????

Help

[Slacker996]

either this or an RG7321 for christmas

[AnAzNGuitarist]

im 13 and i play alot of rock like AC/DC my chemical romance and others. im thinking about getting this guitar or another epiphone in this price range. i'm also worried about who heavy the neck is, does that change any thing?????

Help

This is not a bad guitar at your age for that kinda music. The SG is a very light guitar, but if you wanna fatter sound then go for an Epiphone Les Paul because it's a more versatile guitar. However, it is heavier.

[Fambi]

The only real problem was that it is slightly neck heavy, so I have had some close calls when I've let go of the neck without thinking!

Umm, it's an SG. Of course it's top heavy. I own the Custom version of this guitar (made by Epiphone too) and it is one sweet mamma. The SG Custom has 3 humbuckers, which means it has a really thick, fat sound, at times thicker than my friend's LP.

[jasonkan]

i own an SG-custom as well and its pretty versatile, i think they aren't anything amazing but great for their price range.

[fire within]

forgot to mention in my review but the nut isn't particularly well cut, especially on the g-string where it is off at an angle and affecting tuning stability a bit and intonation. still the grovers on it hold the tune well with this problem

[Murderface x3]

honestly, if you can get a gibson for $550, why not save a little longer and save yourself the trouble of looking like a weener toting around an epiphone.

[Crotty]

honestly, if you can get a gibson for $550, why not save a little longer and save yourself the trouble of looking like a weener toting around an epiphone.


Because you idiot some people are beginners at guitar and this is a good guitar to learn on and is also a good guitar for experienced players as well, and not everyone can afford it

[Andy.C]

WOOP! gr8 guitar i got mine for £190! brand new!

[SummertimeBlues]

Got mine for £190 brand new, put Seymour Duncans and 11-48's on it. Now i get some DRIVE.

[alexhalford]

Woop £150...need better strings tho
ideal strings for metal playing anyone?

[OrangeAfro2]

Woop £150...need better strings tho
ideal strings for metal playing anyone?[/quote]

good strings for metal ernie ball power slinky nice and top heavy i think they are .10-.50(or maybe .58)

[vampirevalo]

i reeeeeli want one of these...but i want one of the later models...but none of the 07' models seem to hav a black plate thingy (excuse me for not knowing the correct terms)

this aside...i need the money first...any ideas? lol

[black-sabbath]

i just got this and i love it!!!

[black-sabbath]

yea, mine wont stay in tune either. is there anything i can do about that??

[Anjohl]

It's got nothing to do with racism, Frankthewolfman. It has to do with globalization, economics, and free trade. Here in Canada, the Chinese are starting to buy all our raw resources, outbidding Canadian companies due to trade agreements, and then selling the materials back at a gross markup to the same companies that got outbid. If that happens to your country, you will see what the problem wtih Chinese-made goods are.

[guyperson]

I just got mine today at Guitar Center for $299. Feels and sounds great for what it is. Upgrading from an Ibanez RG120, it's a big difference. It has really nice cleans.

To vampirevalo: You mean the pickguard?

[Ozzy 104]

Had one for a year,great 2nd guitar for low key gigs and practise. Nd i get wat Anjohl is sayin but that still doesnt stop Jeffo46 being a racist prick whos reasons were full of oles. my G400 is cchinese and it is a great guitar that i will continue to own for along time. (ps to all the losers arguing about McDonalds prices who gives a crap, their food is greasy and tastes like turds!)

[vitax]

the best made in china guitar ever!!!!! and the body shape is unique!!!!!

[reddevil1250]

why is the g-310 rated higher than this one

[O.F.P.]

Is it possible to use 12(1st)/52(6th) sized strings on this guitar? (i'm playing in B tuning )

[Griever39]

I got mine for $250 and its def worth every penny

[archangelseren]

u lucky people. mines chinese and it has an earthing problem. that just pisses me off

[jeffo46]

Hey Ozzy 104, I wasn't being racist when I said how bad this guitar sucked.A lot of these Epiphone,and Fender,Chinese made products are hastily put together,packed in a box,and shipped off.I play a Mexican Strat,and I also have a Mexican made,Fender Frontman 25R,which sounds great.Now,if I was being racist,would I bother with anything that was made in Mexico? Hell no! I also have a INDONESIAN made Squier Tele Custon,along with a Digitech RP 50,which is also made in China! If I was racist,I would use nothing but American made stuff.Think next time before you open your big mouth.

[kerno1]

my pots (knobs as the dumb poeple call it) are really weak they keep fallin off i put some blue tack on them and theyr good

[Anno[fzk]]

Just got this beauty ordered in to my local guitar shop
$275 brand spankin' new (Cherry red)
Can not wait to get my hands on it

[Anno[fzk]]

Crotty wrote:

honestly, if you can get a gibson for $550, why not save a little longer and save yourself the trouble of looking like a weener toting around an epiphone.


Because you idiot some people are beginners at guitar and this is a good guitar to learn on and is also a good guitar for experienced players as well, and not everyone can afford it

the only Gibson that I feel is worthwhile would have to be the Zakk Wylde LP. aside from that, Gibsons are over-priced.
Epiphone has been around longer, and were only bought out because of staggering costs during WWII. they make the same quality of guitars as Gibson, if not better. the ridiculous prices that you fools pay is for the brand name.
your corporate loyality is a wasteful facade that isn't being repayed by your precious Gibson.

[Straddlin']

Indeed.

I was at a friends house over the easter weekend, and had a mess around on his dad's gibsion SG.


I have to say the quality is very close to that of my own Epi G400. He himself has said that the quality of epis' has really come along way; that they are nigh identical to the gibson brand.



How does having an epi make you a weener anyway? The only thing that's different is the name set into the headstock.



Got mine for £175 new from my local PMT store. It's a beauty and sounds great through a Valvetronix. It makes ACDC, GNR, VR and Metallica sound awesome.

Also play Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Motley Crue and RHCP on it.

[Shazazmic]

chubb666 wrote:

because is spelt "B E C A U S E" not becuz, you silly american **** wit

What does everyone have against America? Just because we're the world Superpower doesn't mean we're all ignorant *******s.

All people are awesome, no matter where they're from.

[TheSlashman]

This ax is amazing (for the price) sometimes it is hard to stay in tune.Works great with heavy distortion, not so much with clean.

[TheSlashman]

p.s-only paid $190 for mine

[DevilsDance76]

I played this beast at the music store the other day and I almost shit myself! What an amazing guitar for the price!! Definite buy....my mind is made up

[GodotCE]

Does this G-400 play better with or without the EMG pickups?

[WARLOCK123]

i am thinking of getting a 2nd guitar and was wondering if i should get this or a Ibanez Gax30,Ibanez RG321 MH or a Schecter Blackhawk BC1

[brunohbarros]

I bought one of these last month and I'm very happy with my one.I have a Jackson but I've always looking for a Gibson, but, I didn't have money enough for that, so I decided start with an Epiphone...

[tedhellcaster]

even i had d money to buy a real gibson SG i'd choose this epiphone

[InheritedHat]

Right now i have a Ibanez GAX30 and im looking to buy a new electric. But i cant decide between the G-400 and the Epiphone worn Firebird studio. Which do you think is better?

[sethski93]

I've ordered this guitar and i seem impressed with it.
Im thinking of pushing this guitar cause i play a lot of indie but i will try with this guitar. The only problem i am seeming to see is the tuning side heavy. Is this a major problem people?

[epig-400]

All you people that really care about having a name brand guitar, care so much about spelling and grammer that if one person makes amistake they'll never here the end of it. Who F***** cares if they spelled some thing rong. Im just getting into this hobby and am almost about ready to get out of it just because of this. Its the same resson I stopped skating. Just because some one makes a mistake or doesnt have $1000 bucks for a guitar. You idiots dont need to just drag people out of everything. Nobody is perfect. And who cares if your American, Austrailian, Chinees, Japanees, African American or Mexican. Who F***** cares. Were all the same and were all Gods children so what does it matter if there are people that dont have the money for an amazing giutar(Even though the only difference in the country its made in.) So many people care so much about money that they would do so many stupid things just for money. Believe me I know, I live in California. All you dumb assess fighting over what guitar is the best even though they sound the same and feel the same. I got a cheep Washburn Lyon Pack from Target for $100 US as my firt guitar and one of my friens thats been playing for like 15 yaers says if he had his good strings and it was adjusted he would like it just as much as his brand new Fender Srat Custom Special Edition crazy expensive guitar with all this extra stuff. That proves that it doesnt really matter. And who really cares if people from different states and countrys say different things like,Cool, awsome, mate, sweet, dude, rad. Who cares thats whats in wherever they live. We all have fredom of speach but dont be a d**k just to make people think your the best and you know everything. F***** Dumb Asses.

Thank you, Tat'll be all.....

[SG-Burchett]

I agree with epig-400. who cares what make a guitar is? O.K it makes the guitar cooler and helps if you have some d**k boasting about his guitar, but when you then go and play the guitar, there are only 4 things that matter:
1. The guitar sounds nice
2. The is comfortable to play standing up (if you want to play it standing up (duh))
3. the guitar isn't going to fall apart straight away
4. and this is the most important one- you enjoy playing it. if you like playing a particular guitar it doesn't matter how much it costs, what make it is or how nice it looks, because all those things are down to your own personal opinion.

but while we're on this subject, this guitar is really good for its price range. It sounds reasonably nice (sounds a bit like a real Gibson version). Like probably a lot of guitarists in this website, i play at gigs and feel safe in the knowledge that it wont just randomly break. Admittedly some things need to be adjusted but this down to choice and even if you don't do that its still a good guitar. I know Epiphone kicking is in fashion but forget about the name.

[SG-Burchett]

Oh yeah, and to people who says that this guitar goes out of tune, i think that this varies from model to model. mine takes ages to go out of tune but i don't know about anyone else's. Put it this way, i have owned both a fender strat standard and a Gibson SG special and although i would say yes both of these guitars are better sound quality, it isn't by how much the price tags would suggest. Also i prefer the look of the g-400 to the Gibson SG special as i have always preferred the smaller pick guard that was on the 61 SG (or whatever year it was originally released)

[AC/DCHighVolts]

i need help i have a epiphone lp and im getting either this guitar (epiphone sg g400) or the epiphone vintage g400
they both look hot and and apparently they both play well plus they are almost the same price
but i cant choose can some one help

[ihavenoname93]

orangeafro2 i think u probably got a g-310. they usually dont sell the 400s 4 $200, and if it has a full pickguard, its either a 66 re-issue or not a g-400. make shure u no wat guiatar u have before u review it

[metallica92]

get an Ibanez prestige.....

[Petey9]

blacksg wrote:

OMG!!!! shut the **** up about this the bottom line is, the guitar is not as good as a gibson (obviously) but it's not a bad beginners guitar, and you can't expect to all of them to be the same, one might go out of tune and the other might never go out of tune....and u can't hate americans becuz of what they say, becuz not all americans say the same thing...for instance, you will only here the word "dude" in california, maybe sum other west coast states but never on the east coast. and that guy may shoot himself for saying stuff like but then again, if it really pisses u off that much that you would say stuff like that, then go ahead shoot ureself cuz no one cares! and before you start asking, i am american, im from california and i dont give a rats ass wut u say about me! this guitar is still good so if ure a beginner BUY IT!!! cuz its a HELL of alot better then a squier

I say dude all the time and im on the east coast

[Petey9]

sggod01 wrote:lamb-of-god-666 wrote:This is a good beginners guitar but it always goes out our tune and doesn't have the best tone. Not worth buying if you are experienced.sggod01 wrote:
Hey, fuk off, this guitar is a pro's 1, the guy that owned the store where i got mine from sed he'd prefere this over a gibson anyday, gibson are the favoruite just cos the guy who fowndered it sed, let's make a fortune out of just 1 guitar, let's make it expensive so ppl think it's high quality!!!!

Did you ever think he was just trying to get you to buy it? Thats what salesmen do (they lie)

[Petey9]

mjj4 wrote:

sggod01 :
adamshakermaker wrote:

tasty licks wrote:

Everything is too expensive in England. I'd expect to get raped and pay way more for a guitar, considering a meal at macdonalds costs you like 15 dollars. If I lived in england I'd still buy guitars on ebay from the US and beg to have them shipped. Still end up cheaper I'd say. No wait, if I lived in England I'd shoot myself because using the word 'wanker' would cease being funny.... and it rains too much.


Its better than saying 'Awesome!' all the time and that 'rocks!' or that 'sucks!'. God no wonder everyone hates Americans, awesome!


America dusn't suk, it fuken rox, and i'm australian, i have no association with america, u suk, have u ever watched euro vision, my friend sed he'd have a sip of beer every time a pommy whinged, and he fuken died be4 the first ad brake, lol, seriosly tho, no offence 2 any1.



adamshakermaker you are a legend and i totally agree

and sggod01, uh yeah id listen to what adamshakermaker said... look at you there saying "suk" and "rox" lol? your cool mate arent you now?

and dont be such a racist c**t

oh and last thing, when the bloke in the guitar shop who was SELLING you an epiphone, hes bound to say its better than a gibson isnt he? never heard of how sales men work?

moron

Yeah mjj4 I told him the same thing before i read your comment he really is an idiot

[lunchboxturtle]

I agree with Anno[fzk].
Why go to all the trouble saving up all that money, simply because the guitar says Gibson? Same with Fenders, but a Fender isnt much more than a Squier.
In all honesty, i believe that Ibanez gives you the greatest bang for your buck. Go buy an RG if you're REALLY looking to save money with an awesome guitar.
I already have access to an awesome playing squier, I've just always wanted an SG.
...sorry for the novel.

[Overdosed]

Is it good for Drop-C? using 012 to 054 strings

[Jaeschke9]

Its a good all around guitar, but....
Mine has crapped out on me (internally)three times...
:/
8/10 (when its not in the shop)

[jaxin7]

lunchboxturtle wrote:

I agree with Anno[fzk].
Why go to all the trouble saving up all that money, simply because the guitar says Gibson? Same with Fenders, but a Fender isnt much more than a Squier.
In all honesty, i believe that Ibanez gives you the greatest bang for your buck. Go buy an RG if you're REALLY looking to save money with an awesome guitar.
I already have access to an awesome playing squier, I've just always wanted an SG.
...sorry for the novel.

F*ck yeah! IBANEZ! RG's kick a**! the one i want is too expensive for me though

[kerno1]

i got an ibanez not a cheapy and imn dissapointed with da pickup quality besides that epiphone sg is da bom geetar defietly buy1

[mamason282]

samisabig1 wrote:

england = hated by all
usa = hated by all (except strange australian guys)
I totally agree this is not about where you are from its about the guitar, speaking of such Epiphone is about VALUE-- GOOD QUALITY FOR A DECENT PRICE
get over it

[HardRockKid]

the guitarr i got was a G-400 limited edition 1962 model and let me tell u it is kick ass seriosly it was 600$ but way better than the gibson standard i love that guitar and since this is the closetst thing ug has im reviewing it

[Metetta]

If only I could afford that

[qotsa1998]

The Epi 62 G-400 was only about $400 around here. Now its discontinued, which stinks. I really like the big pickguard SGs, and a good Gibson one is around $7-800 or more.

[Sonic Blast]

i got mine for about 550 USD. i've hotrodded it with Dimarzio pickups, dimarzio cliplock strap, and a Bigsby tremolo. it didn't stay in the best tune for a while, but since i put the bigsby on, it hasn't gotten out of tune.

[Demonn]

bloody hell alot of people have this guitar! one guy said it weighs less than half a gibson sg, id find tht far too light , i like a heavy body

[The Only Watson]

meh, the G-400 isn't that great, but it was def worht the money I paid. I play my Ibanez AEG acoustic way more though, even for some of the hardcore stuff like RatM and buckethead. But I find the machine head to be WAY too heavy, and the body to be an alright weight. It buzzes as well, and has been ever since i bought it a yeaqr ago.

[foopeppers]

i just took delivery of one of these a week ago and so far i am very happy with it! the only problem ios though that when i play standing up, the neck tends to tilt down so when i am playing i have to make an effort to hold it up at the same time. but apart from that its an exelent guitar and sounds amazing particularly with a digitech grunge pedal

[AlexAvarice]

I got one with EMG pick-ups and it blew the Gibsons I played away by a mile. The feel was the same, but the pick-ups gave it the boost that no humbucker or alcino could ever put out. I think people would just rather pay $2000 and bitch saying that theirs is better cause it says Gibson. Get over yourselves.

[FannyFondler]

Just purchased one of those about a month ago and it's sweet. Great tone and playability for the $350 i payed for it.

[Serjem]

seems pretty deacent... might buy one one day

[shaofu0424]

i bought an ebony one for my birthday a few years ago... i paid 420 w case out the door... good price at the time... i bought this guitar to play the sh!t out of... it has become my main recording guitar... and held up well... into a variety of tube amps this guitar has a suprising amount of character to go with the playability... using a master volume or non master amp is equally enjoyable and reveals toneful differences in the stock pickups... mine has a lightning shaped sweetspot which runs up the neck and above the 12th fret with an octavia is f'n glorious... gonkin galore... love this into a ac30... the el84s brighten the slightly darker sound... handles sweat well... has a rarity nowadays- good value... SWEET

[shaofu0424]

i bought the ebony one a few years ago for my brithday... i bought this guitar to play the sh!t out of... and it has held up well... in fact, it has become my main recording guitar... with a good setup mine plays like a beast... into a variety of tube amps- master or non- is equally enjoyable- each bringing out subtle and not so subtle differences in the stock pickups... good guitar for those of us who like to ride the volume/tone controls... has a good mid bark at volume... good attack/swell/constrict- quite musical... works really well with el84s- the el84s brighten up the slightly darker sound... el34s have a papery crunch which is quite fun- burning... 6v6s have a lot of body and character with a sweetness- swampy... mine has a lightning shaped sweet spot which runs up the neck and above the 12th with an octavia is f'n glorious... gonk galore... YEAH... handles sweat well... also has a modern rarity- value... the ebony finish on the upper bout has worn to the white primer... looks like a well loved tux... i have more than gotten my money outta this guitar... shes my black witch... my voodoo queen... and i do love my mistress... good fun...

[dav3011]

Crotty wrote:

im 13 and i play alot of rock like AC/DC my chemical romance and others. im thinking about getting this guitar or another epiphone in this price range. i'm also worried about who heavy the neck is, does that change any thing?????

Help

i have this guitar and the neck isn't that heavy, it's because the strap is connected behind the body of the guitar and not on top like many others. It's the design of the strap placements basically.

[exos308]

HA!!! I got this guitar for 289$

[Guitargod327]

it looks a little like the '61 Reissue on Gibson.com

[jshortty1]

Slash_Rulz wrote:

ACTUALLY the pound has the highest value, followed by the euro, then the american dollar...sadly the aussie dollar is somewhere after these... :-(

acually canadian dollars are more than american now

[siverstorm]

since making a review is pointless now seeing as there's like 20 all i'm gonna say is that after a while of playing (3-6 months) everything starts to get a little "loose" one of the tuners started rattling on mine, the jack for the patch cord also began rattling.

Now i know thats not that bad because all you need to do to is tighten the rattling parts...but dammn that gets anoying..

[kerno1]

wen i got the guitar i realised it is way heavier than the gibson versoinbut is that a good thing coz i heard guitars with a solid or like heavier body give more sustain any way grate geetar

[kerno1]

i personally like the look of the full pick guard but still it looks good

[seph98]

got this about 4-5 months ago, 2nd hand, for NZ$350 (that's about 200 US i think) its only my 2nd guitar (1st was a strat copy) but it sounds great, no problems with tuning. went away for 2 weeks, came back, still perfect.
oh and starting to get some rattling sounds but this is probably a few years old, so whadyu expect

[BurnzyRock]

which is better, the g400 or the les paul

[androidred0100]

Fantastic guitar. I've had it for over a year and it's only failed me once (faulty wiring on the jack. a quick solder and good as new. Thank god I was only practicing and not during a show tho) just short of the one year anniversary. Anyways I took the opportunity to put in a Burtsbucker 2 and a Burstbucker 3 in the bass and treble positions respectively and HOLY BALLS DOES THIS THING COME ALIVE! After the swap it was like someone removed a thick slab of soundproof glass from in front of my amp and now I can hear every little detail. Sounds every bit as good as, if not better than my friend's Gibson SG Standard and for half he price.

If you're smart, you'll get this guitar and upgrade the pickups because you'll never need to get another guitar for the rest of your life.

[Ibanez_shredder]

That happened to me too, with the strap breaking free, only you ended up a little bit luckier than I did. It snapped the neck right off on mine... Now I have an ugly crack on the back of the neck. It still plays like a champ though.

[liam2309]

I just got the limited edition version today with EMG's!!!!! it sounds and feels AMAZING!!!!! plays like a dream

[fuel77]

My friend was using this guitar at band practice and it kept tuning itself, and the sound was to thick for what we were playing.

[Tr!g]

Great guitar for sound (comes very close to an LP!) also with the RIGHT strap, is quite comfortable to play! but it's flawed so badly when it comes to staying in tune.

BurnzyRock wrote:

which is better, the g400 or the les paul

imo, Epiphone Les Paul Custom (without question!) but dont be put off by what i say, iv owned one for years and cannot find another guitar that suits my style like it. The reason i own a G400 was because out of all guitars i experimented with, that one was VERY close!

[Pete #23#]

les paul all the way!!!!!

[stephenson2]

Ive had this guitar AND the custom version, both times the neck has snapped. its soooo neck heavy its unbelievable - got a nice sound though, and you can reach the higher frets unbelievably easy (:

[Guitar Fetish?]

Excellent Guitar! Fantastic action without buzz. And a finish to die for! Very Fancy. It's all very tight, and seems totally solid. IMO all Epiphones around and above this price are excellent quality for money. They all seem to use the same components, so just get the body shape that suits you.

[brutalcaster]

I got this guitar from another guitarist for I gave him my ol' epiphone special II(skull) and got this in change. I really like the fact that it is SG as a fan of sabbath, ac/dc etc. It's really good to play and the red finish is neat. I play crust/grind/thrash with it and its awesome. Now that I just played a gig with it, I can recommend this to everyone willing to look awesome and play like a whirlin' wind of death, as an ode to Satan. Fucking Metal! ps. the mics are very very awesome pps. as a negative thing, the neck gets a bit too movable as time goes on.