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Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar, Ebony

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This guitar, when looked at from a technological point of view on produced sound, is ideal for a 'custom' metal sound. People say that the maple assists to the production of a ligther, thinner sound. The rosewood has no actual change to the sound. The humbuckers are more preferred to a coil, because it is responsible for a thicker sound. This combination is ideal if you belong to the metal, preferably death metal, genre.

Marvellous sound, true metal, perfect tone, superfast neck and a great quality of workmanship. nearly as good as a Gibson SG.

Great action, heavy sound light guitar...I've played Gibsons and this one is truly an Epiphone for someone seeking quality and value at a fraction of the Gibson price.

I have wanted one of these for a few years, but I hear how Epiphones and Squiers are junky cheapo guitars.
That, I am here to say is completely FALSE!
This thing came with all the frets dressed nice and smooth, sturdy hardware and really good sounding pickups- clean or distortion.
The simple layout of this guitar is what drew me in to begin with (nice, simple 1 volume, 1 tone, one selector switch and a jack).
I have heard rumors of the stock tuning heads being crap, but mine have held up extremely well.
The neck on this model is a 60s style slim taper, that is somewhat like a low "d" shape, just like the Gibsons.
I got all black and added chrome knobs, and it is my handy go to guitar for practicing, as well as trying out new stuff.

Plays and sounds great through my tube amp as well as my solid state with effects.

Buy this guitar, you won't be disappointed.

I didn't purchase this guitar on Amazon, but I own it, and it's my primary playing guitar. Even with everything stock, it sounds and plays great, and holds its tune well. The bueaty of this guitar is its price. For less than $200, you can have an SG styled guitar that sounds and plays great. Plus, due to the low price and bolt-on neck, it's a great project guitar. Nobody wants to drill on a $2000 authentic Gibson SG Standard, but drilling and soldering with this $170 beauty is no sweat. I personally modified mine for a pickguard, swapped out the pickups, added a killswitch, and upgraded all the wiring on it, not to mention setting up the action and intonation just right. With a fairly inexpensive upgrade in hardware, this can easily rival a true SG for a lot less money. All in all, a great purchase, for beginner guitarists particularly, but also for older, more skilled players. Plus, it looks pretty sweet.

bought it for my son who had been using an old 2nd hand yamaha for years. he's thrilled ih this one. the looks are great and the sound quality is excellent !

WHOEVER SAID THIS THING IS GOOD FOR METAL HAD IT NAILED, BUT IT'S ALSO GREAT FOR BLUES AND HARD ROCK. THE SOUND IS AMAZING PLUGGED OR UNPLUGGED, THE BOARD IS EASY TO SLIDE ALL OVER AND THE BODY. IT'S LIGHT AND FOR A LEFTY PLAYING A RIGHTY THE STRAP KNOBS ARE PLACED PERFECTLY (ONE ON THE BACK, ONE ON THE BOTTOM.) BUY THIS THING YOU'LL REGRET IT IF YOU DON'T.I WAS GOING TO BUY THE SG-400 GOTH SERIES, BUT THEN I SAW THIS.

You can't get a better guitar for this price, not even a used one. This guitar sounds just like a Gibson SG with a first act price. Simpy the best guitar I've ever bought.

I was originally looking around for a beater, a rough, cheap guitar have fun with. Then I came across the Epiphone SG Special, which is supposed to be a lower tier SG. I say "supposed to" because this thing is actually built really well, is light and the action on it feels great. I abandoned my hunt for a beater, because this is a cheap guitar that doesn't look cheap, feel cheap or play cheap. It's simply a good deal for anyone who is a novice player or just wants to get a well made guitar for a value. I must say I didn't find mine on Amazon, but the price is still a good value on this listing.

i love this thing!!! action is perfect, great sound, good feel, easy to play i highly recomend this