@@sonicmilk Thanks a lot man! Mega appreciated, and I highly recommend the guitar too! I play this more than my Gibson to be honest. Mainly due to the narrower neck on the Epiphone 👍🏻
8:12 I got a Epi SG Modern, my first SG, and I was blown away with the binding and the ebony fretboard. Could do without the two extra frets, but the pickups are pretty good and I like the split coil and out of phase options. Looking hard at the Gibson '61 faded. Big SG fan now! Great review.
@@johndaugherty4127 I'm glad you like your SG Modern! They're beautiful guitars, and the Epiphones (IMO) are much better value for the money. That said, it's just nice to have that 'Gibson' on the headstock 🤤
@@OCDStee it is. It may just be in my head but my Les Paul Classic sure rocks balls. And let's face it, nothing sounds like a Gibson Les Paul. Maybe within $500, but not exactly...
I find off the shelf budget guitars have nuts that are usually cut too high to prevent buzzing. So much so the chording can be out of tune. I've cut/installed Tusq nuts on several. It's nice this one comes with a one, well-cut. I prefer the smaller pickguard, the thin neck and the heel on the 61 which is much closer to the body. Glad you're happy with it. I'm a big fan of Epiphone guitars. I put Dimarzio Super Distortion (bridge) and Bluesbucker (neck) in my Epi Les Paul Plus Top Pro. It gets raves.
@@fifteen8 Yeah, I seem to recall that being the case too, that the nuts were cut too high. Seems to be the opposite now though, in my experience. But yeah, I'm well impressed with this Epiphone. They have massively improved since I had an SG400 as a teenager in the late 90s/ early 2000s!
@@gt7150 I do believe they still indeed PLEK their frets. I have to say though, they're still overpriced nowadays. My Gibson is a 2015 and was £700 new! Now it'd be worth double that! 😱
Does it have a weak neck connection ? I keep seeing that comment come up. I have an epi, (several years old, like a 335 model) and it has that problem. I can lightly push/pull on the neck and see (and hear) the strings go up and down.
Mine does NOT have a weak neck. Funnily enough, I had a D'angelico Premier Brighton before this Epiphone that had that very issue! Weak neck where the string pitch would change with the slightest movement. But this Epiphone SG neck is solid! Cheers 🍻
@@OCDStee Cool thanks for the info 👍. I just ordered a PSR (edit PRS )SE Standard 24-08, never tried one but the reviews are very positive so I'm giving it a shot. If it doesn't work out I'll be back on the search and check the Epiphone SG out.
Great review and really dig your playing. I have a Les Paul and thinking I might get one of these for gigs since the Les Paul is shooting up in value.
@@sonicmilk Thanks a lot man! Mega appreciated, and I highly recommend the guitar too! I play this more than my Gibson to be honest. Mainly due to the narrower neck on the Epiphone 👍🏻
8:12 I got a Epi SG Modern, my first SG, and I was blown away with the binding and the ebony fretboard. Could do without the two extra frets, but the pickups are pretty good and I like the split coil and out of phase options. Looking hard at the Gibson '61 faded. Big SG fan now! Great review.
@@johndaugherty4127 I'm glad you like your SG Modern!
They're beautiful guitars, and the Epiphones (IMO) are much better value for the money. That said, it's just nice to have that 'Gibson' on the headstock 🤤
@@OCDStee it is. It may just be in my head but my Les Paul Classic sure rocks balls. And let's face it, nothing sounds like a Gibson Les Paul. Maybe within $500, but not exactly...
I find off the shelf budget guitars have nuts that are usually cut too high to prevent buzzing. So much so the chording can be out of tune. I've cut/installed Tusq nuts on several. It's nice this one comes with a one, well-cut. I prefer the smaller pickguard, the thin neck and the heel on the 61 which is much closer to the body. Glad you're happy with it. I'm a big fan of Epiphone guitars. I put Dimarzio Super Distortion (bridge) and Bluesbucker (neck) in my Epi Les Paul Plus Top Pro. It gets raves.
@@fifteen8 Yeah, I seem to recall that being the case too, that the nuts were cut too high. Seems to be the opposite now though, in my experience.
But yeah, I'm well impressed with this Epiphone.
They have massively improved since I had an SG400 as a teenager in the late 90s/ early 2000s!
Gibson used to plek their frets. Do they still do that?
If not, that's like 300 pounds if you can find a place
@@gt7150 I do believe they still indeed PLEK their frets. I have to say though, they're still overpriced nowadays. My Gibson is a 2015 and was £700 new! Now it'd be worth double that! 😱
Does it have a weak neck connection ? I keep seeing that comment come up. I have an epi, (several years old, like a 335 model) and it has that problem. I can lightly push/pull on the neck and see (and hear) the strings go up and down.
Mine does NOT have a weak neck.
Funnily enough, I had a D'angelico Premier Brighton before this Epiphone that had that very issue! Weak neck where the string pitch would change with the slightest movement. But this Epiphone SG neck is solid!
Cheers 🍻
@@OCDStee Cool thanks for the info 👍. I just ordered a PSR (edit PRS )SE Standard 24-08, never tried one but the reviews are very positive so I'm giving it a shot. If it doesn't work out I'll be back on the search and check the Epiphone SG out.
@@markedid5818 No worries. Good luck with your PRS! 😁
@@OCDStee Don't know why PSR sticks in my head instead of PRS 👍
Great Guitar ❤i love SG epiphone
@@MaMa-xx105do Yup! My favourite! 🤗
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