Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar, Cherry

by Epiphone

Product Features

• Lam Alder/Maple body
• 24.75 scale

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 44 x 16.5 x 4 inches ; 11 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002D01IG
• Item model number: ESGSCHCH1
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,259 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Now everyone can own a real SG shape! The SG Special from Epiphone features twin open-coil Humbucker pickups, the Tune-o-matic bridge/Stopbar tailpiece combo for maximum sustain and a fully-carved SG body for devilish good looks.

Devilish good looks.

Twin open-coil humbuckers and the industry-standard Tune-O-Matic bridge.

Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays.

Angled Headstock
Unlike cheaper designs, all Epiphones feature a 14-degree headstock that gives you more pressure at the nut and so you get more sustain with less tuning hang-ups caused by "string-tree" gadgets.

Double-Waxed Pickups
Epiphone utilizes a double vacuum waxing process that ensures optimum performance. The pickup is first placed in the specialized wax vacuuming system before the cover is put in place to ensure that the wax fully penetrates to the very center of the pickup and solidifies all parts. After the cover is placed on, it is again given a second vacuum wax bath until the unit is completely saturated with wax.

Output Jack
To increase reliability and ensure consistent performance, Epiphone's proprietary output jacks feature an improved contact shape and heavy-duty spring steel.

Toggle Switches
All Epiphones feature our all-metal, USA designed switches for reliable contact and longer life.

Tunomatic Bridge
Fully adjustable, the tunomatic remains a classic after over 50 years. Unlike guitars fitted with tremolos, there are no tuning or re-stringing difficulties. Plus, tone and sustain are improved because all string vibrations are transferred directly to the guitar.

Potentiometers
Epiphone is passionate about performance. That's why their instruments use one-inch diameter potentiometers for better "throw," longer life and reliable service.

Quick-Connectors
For unequalled reliability as well as ease of service, Epiphone wiring harnesses feature quick-connectors.

Specs

• Pickups: Two open-coil humbuckers
• Hardware: Chrome
• Scale: 24.75 inches
• Nut width: 1.68 inches
• Neck: Bolt, Maple
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: Dot
• Body material: Laminated Alder/Maple
• Tailpiece: Stopbar
• Finishes available: Cherry, Ebony

Product Description

Now everyone can afford a real SG! The SG Special from Epihone features twin open-coil Humbucking pickups, a Tune-o-matic bridge/Stopbar tailpiece combo for maximum sustain and a fully-carved SG body for devilish good looks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS GUITAR IS RIGHT ON GIBSON'S PAR... I'M A POET & JUST FORGET IT, BUY IT!, August 19, 2009

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Mark F. Roling "MFR" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar, Cherry (Electronics)

This guitar even arrives in a nice box, double protected from Musician's Friend with a larger outer box loaded with packing to keep the prize awaiting inside safe. The inside, another Epiphone box by Gibson. Opening it reveals a masterpiece to the eyes, seemless paint job in cherry, easy on the eyes (no, not the girl who packed it at the plant, the guitar!). I wanted an SG for a long time, but they were so costly I grazed past it to other models for an intermediate like me getting back in the ranks. This thing looks and feels like the Gibson original, it's light, easy to hold, sits perfectly on your knee, tunes awesome, sounds great, and when I put it through my distortion pedal, I thought I was hearing Metallica... of course, then I woke up. The neck plays fast and the pickup switch gives you the ability to have the full two pickups on for rhythm, the back one on only for lead with a twangier taste, and the front one for a heavier-bassier tone. The full two pickups boring down with some strong bar chords are my favorite. My friend who is an officianado grabbed it and made it sound like a $4,000.00 guitar, then handed it back to me with a sneer and said that he could make anything sound good, but the axe I got for $169 was "okay." In his eyes, that really meant he had to say that so I didn't get a swelled head. Together with a SG model hardshell case from Amazon (off copy) with black velvet style interior, it looks delectable. Buy this one first, then move on to something more expensive, but you don't really have to. Save the money and buy yourself a ticket to the Bahamas, but don't forget to take the SG with you... you may need an Epiphone portable amp though for the beach so people don't even dare kick sand in your face. They may even buy you a Pina Colada, but don't be a dummy and spill it on this masterpiece.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars great guitar for beginners, March 4, 2010

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Adam F. Smyer "thing buyer" (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar, Cherry (Electronics)

I found one of these on sale for $99 and snagged it for my nephew. He was a bit too young to start playing at the time but I couldn't pass up the deal. This is a fine guitar for beginning guitarists. The action is not great, but it's comfortable and manageable enough for small fingers looking to build their first callus. It's not too heavy for 9 year old shoulders, either.

I would not recommend this guitar for anyone who has been playing for more than a couple of years. With guitars, you get what you pay for (to an extent) and on this one the price says it all. If you are looking for an excellently crafted guitar with great sustain and control this is not it. However, if you are looking for an instrument that a child can use as a learning tool (without breaking the bank should they decide to not pursue it) then there are worse options on the market.

PROS:
Playability for the price
Acceptable pickups
Lightweight
Comfortable-enough-for-beginners fingerboard
It looks good enough for a beginner to feel the "cool" factor

CON:
Put simply, this IS a cheap guitar. It does not feel or sound like a PRS or Gibson or even a mid-range Epiphone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not exactly like the picture...., November 15, 2011

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Stephen J. Tingle (Clinton, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar, Cherry (Electronics)

I got my SG Special today....arrived well-packed and undamaged and set up fine, etc....but I thought I was getting the one without the pick-guard....instead I guess it's the newer model, which has a pick-guard and a "kill-switch"? Whatever, I'll keep this one 'cause it plays great and is an amazing bargain, as usual from Epiphone.....it came in perfect double dropped D, how did they know to do that for me? Anyway, smooth knobs, nice strings....and I like the jack on the top like that where it's safer from drunken abuse.....comfortable guitar for playing on the sofa....buy one.