Nick Bowcott, You inspired me and taught me how to play guitar from 1986 all the through the 90's. From the bottom of my heart and deep down through my soul, Thank you!!!! I'm glad you are with Sweetwater now. By far my dealer of choice! Rock on my brother in Rock!
I enjoy his dry British humor. I always looked forward to NAMM vids just to see who he would go off on while working for Marshall. I hope Sweetwater lets him be himself when he does these demos and such. Great job Nick, looking forward to more!
I'm a satisfied customer and definitely recommend this mighty metal axe! Do not miss this one, guys, it will forever be cherished in my collection. Cheers from Brazil!
Tony Iommi is the Godfather heavy-metal and who taught me how to play heavy metal guitar. To this day I crank up my 2 Marshall stacks, lefty, and righty and crank up my Sabbath tunes… It’s therapeutic, and never fails… Keep on rockin
Tony said in an interview that they filmed their final show. I sure hope they make a blu ray of it. I love my Epi Iommi. Its' a thunderstorm trapped in a guitar! I so wish Laney didn't stop making the TI100. That's tragic.
I am fortunate enough to own one of the lefty guitars. It is my first SG and probably my only one. It doesn't get better than this fine piece of history. And for those wondering, it is a killer blues guitar!!!
The high end Epi's really seem to be better guitars than budget Gibsons. I'm ordering this guitar. I bought (and returned) a Gibson SG because the neck was junk and the frets were sharp. Unacceptable for an $800 guitar.
thank you so much. I have this wonderful guitar and it's everything you say and more. My strap button is not on the horn, however, I plan to make this change very soon. Did i miss something in your vid since everyone I know with this guitar has the button on the back of the body. Just one correction, if I may, the final show in Birmingham was on Feb 4th, not March. I was fortunate to be there front row in front of Tony, so the date is forever imposed on my brain! I cringed when I saw your guitar case... so glad the guitar was unscathed!! Thank you!!
Adam Prowse I finally had it moved and it made a huge difference for me. If you do the same, make sure it's someone who has done it on an SG before. I brought two SG's to one luthier and he f*ckd up one and I quickly stopped him from touching the other. I was lucky though because I was able to then take both to the guy who actually built one of Tony's Monkey guitars and he repaired the one and put both buttons on the horns for me.
Sick man :) I've been meaning to have mine moved for a while, I've had the guitar for 2 years now. You can actually get models with the button already on the horn, but they cost more than they did when it was released back in 2015, so moving the button just seems cheaper and easier.
Adam Prowse Good luck with yours, and yes, it wasnt expensive, but so worth it. It cost more for gas and tolls to get to the guitar shop than the actual reposition of the button...lol
great review with Nick! Great stories..thumbs up. I used to read his articles and lessons all those years ago in guitar mags. Grim Reaper!....if your thinking about the guitar...Ive purchased it..Thumbs up..BEST sounding SG I ever played and looks cool . Awesome pickups...that IOMMI vibe.
I just bought mine, matter of fact I'm waiting for the FedEx guy to bring it on home to me! Lifelong Sabbath and Iommi fan. New to SG's, but when I got my hands on one of those lean, mean rock machines I was in heaven!!! 🎸🎶
Fantastic review. I own one of these guitars, and I have to say, I love 99% of it. The one thing I don't like, aside from the thick neck, is that the strap button was on the back of mine, and I really wanted it on the horn. God I was pissed off when I opened it.
Hi, I need your advice, if you will. I would love to buy the Iommi SG model, but I like the slim taper '61 SG type of neck. The 1959 Les Paul neck is way too thick for me. Do you think the Iommi SG has a thick enough neck on it that I would struggle to play it?
beatlesrgear hey buddy. I wrote that comment a couple of years ago, and they sg neck was really thick compared to the thin necks of shred guitars I was playing back then. Sg’s are all I play now and I think the necks are perfect.
Tony Iommi is a jazz/blue guitarist primarily and all the reviews of his epiphone sg they play some metal stuff that doesn't sound iommi at all. I have no idea on how this guitar sounds as a blues instrument
I literally bought the pickup the week it came out way back in the late 90's when I was in high school. I loved it, it had a dirty classic rock sound that was on the cusp of modern metal. Great alternative to the VH sound too. Bummed that they stopped making it. If you go on Amazon and read the review, I wrote one of them, the one where I later met Iommi at work and got a pic with him and told him about the pickup, which he forgot about lol.
@Joseph 10fingers 6Strings Richetti pretty much all of zeppelins music is original from Page, Jones and Bonham, just the words taken from old blues standards example levee or custard pie
I had 2 of these. Build quality wasnt the greatest and they def not limited to 2000. Took the pickups out and put em in a gibson sg. Gibson no longer make the iommi pick ups.
I have this guitar, and love it. BUT.... I'm gonna have to correct you on the genuine Tony Iommi pickups. They're "Tony Iommi" pickups, true, but Iommi himself had nothing to do with the development of them and when questioned about them, didn't even know what the interviewer was talking about. Even though this is arguably the most expensive Epiphone guitar ever made, and it's one of my favorite guitars, you'll never see a photo of Iommi playing this Epiphone guitar on stage, he's Gibson-only. This particular guitar was just a rather shameless cash grab, sadly. But it did put an iconoc guitar in the hands of Joe Sixpack.
Left handed legend makes signature guitar.....Sorry, 80% of them are right handed!!!! Us lefties can never win! Let the other signature guitars have their day, this one should only be left handed....there are plenty of lefties that would buy them up.
Not saying that at all....It shouldn't be tilted towards right-handed even though economics plays a factor...I get it. 50/50 split in models made would work. Every other signature guitar out there is a right-handed, you certainly have plenty of choices don't you? hahah
Surely I do,but as a Iommi fan,and owner of 3 SG's I feel no desire for other guitar at the moment besides a jaydee old boy/customshop iommi signature.
first off Ethan, it was an amazing history lesson, not BS. If you just want to hear the guitar, try another video. There are several. And just so you know, the guitar is really good.
Hello from England. I'm a 77 yr old guitar player.I bought this guitar, and I love it.
I got my dad one for Christmas 2016.....level of excitement and shock in this man is incomparable to anything I have ever experienced in my life!!
Judging by how much I love mine you made the correct choice 🤘
I'm really enjoying Nick's reviews and the great stories that come with them.
The first time I saw sabbath was on the "Mob Rules" tour. Blew my mind. Thanks for the history Nick. Great story.
That's when I first saw Sabbath - Mob Rules tour, Seattle, wa. Great show!
Nick Bowcott, You inspired me and taught me how to play guitar from 1986 all the through the 90's. From the bottom of my heart and deep down through my soul, Thank you!!!! I'm glad you are with Sweetwater now. By far my dealer of choice! Rock on my brother in Rock!
He was a big reason I was a Guitar World subscriber in the 1990s
"So that's guitar, case, 2 amps, 3 pedals. Got it? Oh and cables of course, and batteries."
Well, my bank account is gonna hate me, but YOLO
I enjoy his dry British humor. I always looked forward to NAMM vids just to see who he would go off on while working for Marshall. I hope Sweetwater lets him be himself when he does these demos and such.
Great job Nick, looking forward to more!
I'm a satisfied customer and definitely recommend this mighty metal axe! Do not miss this one, guys, it will forever be cherished in my collection. Cheers from Brazil!
What does the neck feel like? Baseball bat or thinner?
So awesome to see nick in these videos! Keep them coming with him!
Tony Iommi is the Godfather heavy-metal and who taught me how to play heavy metal guitar. To this day I crank up my 2 Marshall stacks, lefty, and righty and crank up my Sabbath tunes… It’s therapeutic, and never fails… Keep on rockin
Really enjoying your reviews and stories Nick... nice job!
Thank you nick for making good guitar demo videos
Just bought one today 2nd hand since I missed out the production run. These pickups rock!
I just scored one earlier this month. Happy birthday to me!
It's the Reaper himself, Nick Bowcott !
I came here for the axe, then I saw Nick Bowcott and thought hell yeah
Tony said in an interview that they filmed their final show. I sure hope they make a blu ray of it. I love my Epi Iommi. Its' a thunderstorm trapped in a guitar! I so wish Laney didn't stop making the TI100. That's tragic.
You rock Nick! That's a great looking guitar. Wonder if it stays in tune,with good intonation? I play PRS but I have always liked SG's.
I am fortunate enough to own one of the lefty guitars. It is my first SG and probably my only one. It doesn't get better than this fine piece of history. And for those wondering, it is a killer blues guitar!!!
How's the neck , fat or thin ?
Should I buy this guitar in right handed or just install toni iommi humbuckers in my epiphone sg g400??
The high end Epi's really seem to be better guitars than budget Gibsons. I'm ordering this guitar. I bought (and returned) a Gibson SG because the neck was junk and the frets were sharp. Unacceptable for an $800 guitar.
Thanks for the review! I just ordered one from Sweetwater:)
What a beauty! Wish i could afford one
Great job, thank you very much. Coul you please tell me the difference between these SG and the first cusom Iommi, the G400?
Welcome Nick
thank you so much. I have this wonderful guitar and it's everything you say and more. My strap button is not on the horn, however, I plan to make this change very soon. Did i miss something in your vid since everyone I know with this guitar has the button on the back of the body. Just one correction, if I may, the final show in Birmingham was on Feb 4th, not March. I was fortunate to be there front row in front of Tony, so the date is forever imposed on my brain! I cringed when I saw your guitar case... so glad the guitar was unscathed!! Thank you!!
My strap button isn't on the horn either. I'm so annoyed because of it. >.
Adam Prowse I finally had it moved and it made a huge difference for me. If you do the same, make sure it's someone who has done it on an SG before. I brought two SG's to one luthier and he f*ckd up one and I quickly stopped him from touching the other. I was lucky though because I was able to then take both to the guy who actually built one of Tony's Monkey guitars and he repaired the one and put both buttons on the horns for me.
Sick man :) I've been meaning to have mine moved for a while, I've had the guitar for 2 years now. You can actually get models with the button already on the horn, but they cost more than they did when it was released back in 2015, so moving the button just seems cheaper and easier.
Adam Prowse Good luck with yours, and yes, it wasnt expensive, but so worth it. It cost more for gas and tolls to get to the guitar shop than the actual reposition of the button...lol
Haha :P Did yours come with those Epiphone strap locks? And do you have any problems with having it on the horn at all? Or is it all gravy? :P
Couldn't agree with you more on what you say about Tony Nick, namely, being the godfather of the metal riff and his guitar tone was and is the best.
Check out California jam 1974 live.. the guitar Tone is brutal
I want it. Great for my birthday.
great review with Nick! Great stories..thumbs up. I used to read his articles and lessons all those years ago in guitar mags. Grim Reaper!....if your thinking about the guitar...Ive purchased it..Thumbs up..BEST sounding SG I ever played and looks cool . Awesome pickups...that IOMMI vibe.
Outstanding presentation NIcK!!!..
Do you have to be left-handed. Cool review.
The Epiphone SG case doesn't fit as expected. Maybe the thing in the middle needs to be chopped down?
I just bought mine, matter of fact I'm waiting for the FedEx guy to bring it on home to me! Lifelong Sabbath and Iommi fan. New to SG's, but when I got my hands on one of those lean, mean rock machines I was in heaven!!! 🎸🎶
In heaven and hell
What is the neck like? Baseball bat or thin?
Would be nice if you played through a Laney or Marshall
I own a lefthanded model....it's great sound
I’m Buying that guitar next week!🎸👍
Iron Eddie, u got it?
Sotis175 I get paid today putting money in the bank today for Sweetwater!🎸👍
Iron Eddie, haha Nice man, i wish you the best of luck, keep rocking it!!
Is the neck fat or thin?
Thats why they make road cases bro.If you travel alot consider one.Expensive,but so worth it.
the pickups are weird, it sounds like there’s a slight cocked wah effect going on with them. Really specific pointed midrange and nice bass.
How is using a chorus pedal a clean sound? Chorus colors the tone too much. I want to hear the guitar with no effects. Please.
Awesome story, and magnificent guitar
Welcome Nick!
Fantastic review. I own one of these guitars, and I have to say, I love 99% of it. The one thing I don't like, aside from the thick neck, is that the strap button was on the back of mine, and I really wanted it on the horn. God I was pissed off when I opened it.
Hi, I need your advice, if you will. I would love to buy the Iommi SG model, but I like the slim taper '61 SG type of neck. The 1959 Les Paul neck is way too thick for me.
Do you think the Iommi SG has a thick enough neck on it that I would struggle to play it?
beatlesrgear hey buddy. I wrote that comment a couple of years ago, and they sg neck was really thick compared to the thin necks of shred guitars I was playing back then. Sg’s are all I play now and I think the necks are perfect.
@@adamprowse3272 does it feel like a baseball bat?
@@Rockandrollgeerage it was pretty thick at the time but now it’s completely normal for me.
I like this new guy!
Tony Iommi is a jazz/blue guitarist primarily and all the reviews of his epiphone sg they play some metal stuff that doesn't sound iommi at all. I have no idea on how this guitar sounds as a blues instrument
Tony is a metal guitar player who started out playing blues until he invented the metal riff🤟🏻
You'er from Grim Reaper? I remember those columns that's how I learned a lot about Tony's way of playing Riffs.
I literally bought the pickup the week it came out way back in the late 90's when I was in high school. I loved it, it had a dirty classic rock sound that was on the cusp of modern metal. Great alternative to the VH sound too. Bummed that they stopped making it. If you go on Amazon and read the review, I wrote one of them, the one where I later met Iommi at work and got a pic with him and told him about the pickup, which he forgot about lol.
And there was me thinking that Tony used John Birch guitars.
Not in the early years he didn't. I don't think they came along til 1978 or '79.
Just got one of these for my mate and the shop "lost" the authentication certificate ,Tony is going to write out a personalised one for it
Wow! That is amazing. Tony is a true class act.
Eipiphones are the best period..the EPIPHONE G400 SG PRO is with out any doubt the best SG Standard Available..
Price
799
Grim Reaper!
This or ec1000?
How's the quality being it's made in china?
that axe sounds sweet.
By the way, Nick, you should have worn your BLS vest!
Everyone knows Black Sabbath was the first Metal band except Zeppelin fans and some Slayer fans who discount Iommi as metal.
Judas Priest fans are the worst🤣
did you know black sabbath was originally a polka band. they were called Polka tulk blues company
@Joseph 10fingers 6Strings Richetti pretty much all of zeppelins music is original from Page, Jones and Bonham, just the words taken from old blues standards example levee or custard pie
I love Zeppelin and even I know this
Low end has real umpf like mike tyson hit to the chest lol I like that!
Nice video
Should have played out with some Grim Reaper riffs!
Iommi has stated in interviews that he always considered his music as hard rock and that the heavy metal tag was done by the USA.
Since Tony Invented metal, he was being humble.
Lemmy always said the same thing "it's all a part of rock and roll"
Thank you..
why did they never offer a gibson model of this?
I think Gibson did, but they didn't make many of them and, typically of Gibson, the cost A LOT.
@@beatlesrgear I can't see an option anywhere!
That is a bad ass guitar
yes!!!
Fuck I want that guitar
Erik Brann Iron Butterfly.
I had 2 of these. Build quality wasnt the greatest and they def not limited to 2000. Took the pickups out and put em in a gibson sg. Gibson no longer make the iommi pick ups.
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I have this guitar, and love it. BUT.... I'm gonna have to correct you on the genuine Tony Iommi pickups. They're "Tony Iommi" pickups, true, but Iommi himself had nothing to do with the development of them and when questioned about them, didn't even know what the interviewer was talking about. Even though this is arguably the most expensive Epiphone guitar ever made, and it's one of my favorite guitars, you'll never see a photo of Iommi playing this Epiphone guitar on stage, he's Gibson-only. This particular guitar was just a rather shameless cash grab, sadly. But it did put an iconoc guitar in the hands of Joe Sixpack.
Not a cash grab at all. An amazing guitar for under $1000 that looks amazing and plays even better
An idiot like me haha Nick is so humble
This guitar is impossible to find now.
I'm driving 3 hours to get one tomorrow
Nice advertising. It is not the Man's guitar.
Price is cheap. Nice.
Para mí que soy Zurdo
Only one ☝️ thing, it’s a Epiphone , and don’t come with a custom case,and it’s should. .
I wish it didn't have those cheap tuners
It is absurd that an $800+ CHINESE guitar doesn't come with a case. You can get a Gibson SG with a thick gig bag for the same price.
This guitar is beautiful and totally worth it. They have gone up in price
I am sorry - but this is an absolutely RUBBISH guitar from craftmanship perspective.- Pickups and sound is OK though.
2 minutes of guitar review, 7 minutes of babbling.
Limited edition, my ass. Over 2 years later and it's still available. This video is a glorified ad disguised as a review.
I don't see them available new anywhere
I've never seen Iommi play an epiphone onstage not even this guitar so actually it's not a part of history.
Left handed legend makes signature guitar.....Sorry, 80% of them are right handed!!!! Us lefties can never win! Let the other signature guitars have their day, this one should only be left handed....there are plenty of lefties that would buy them up.
so,right handed people can't be iommi fans? wtf. there are much less lefties in the world,that's why there are much more right handed.
Not saying that at all....It shouldn't be tilted towards right-handed even though economics plays a factor...I get it. 50/50 split in models made would work. Every other signature guitar out there is a right-handed, you certainly have plenty of choices don't you? hahah
Surely I do,but as a Iommi fan,and owner of 3 SG's I feel no desire for other guitar at the moment besides a jaydee old boy/customshop iommi signature.
Iommi choices? No.
every guitar should have left and right handed
He talked bs for almost ten minutes and we only heard the guitar for about 30 seconds
first off Ethan, it was an amazing history lesson, not BS. If you just want to hear the guitar, try another video. There are several. And just so you know, the guitar is really good.
First
Black Sabbath was never metal and iommi has gone on in public saying so.
They were the birth of metal period.
@@Rockandrollgeerage well, tell iommi that