I bought one, it’s a great feeling guitar but I’m having fret problems with it, so I will have to get a fret job soon, I have cancer for the second time so a lot of money and time goes into my treatment and medicine! sometime soon I will get it fixed!
Beautiful axe , and those P90s are 100% 🔥🔥🔥 the alternate sparkling burgundy color Epiphone offers on this model is nice too but like you i'm a huge fan of the pelham blue finish. I wish all guitar reviews were as honest and comprehensive as this, and to be fair for a $449 sticker price this is a great deal.
I recently bought one of these sgs new from sweetwater, first new guitar I have ever bought and I love it. I have a gibson sg as well and this epiphone is truly comparible, just a different vibe with the slim neck and p90s. no regrets! more people should try these out.
The SG is a unique guitar, IMHO, as it is one where, if you plug it straight into any halfway decent amp (basically anything that costs more than $150 or so), and crank it up, you will have ap perfectly good rock/blues guitar sound. I'm not a fan of the neck dive, but having owned Les Pauls, Strats and SGs, the SG is my favorite for just straight no-nonsense rock playing.
You convinced me, need to order exactly that type of a guitar, pelham blue and everything! Nice walkthrough and playing... Will look forward to your next video!
I have one. It's great, IMO. I also have 4 Gibson USA SGs. This does not play, sound or feel significantly cheaper. It's fun, and I don't worry about it getting scratched up, or which stand I place it upon. People commenting about the bridge pup location need to know that it is correct for the model/year that it is attempting to copy.
I recently purchased the EPIPHONE SG Classic Worn Cherry SG with P 90s . All my other guitars have Humbucker s in them. That's a beautiful color , I will say my Worn finish brings about a whole different view of beauty. I certainly am more drawn to the full batwing pick guard and think it fills out the look better. I mean have you ever seen a bat with only 1 wing? I'm not opposed to the single one , and I know want to purchase another one. I absolutely love the SG. The weight and tonality are wonderful as well as the Classic look.
I have the same model in sparkling burgundy and I love it. I too changed the tuners to Klusons because I wasn't that fond of the look of the original tuners. It's worth noting that the pickup spacing on the Epiphone SG Special is different than its (modern) Gibson counterpart. The spacing on the Epiphone features the bridge pickup placed further away from the bridge and therefore closer to the neck pickup - which alters the tone significantly (I compared it to my Epiphone Les Paul Special which has the bridge pickup closer to the bridge). I believe this spacing is more "vintage correct" as I noticed the 1960s Gibson SG Specials featured a similar spacing. Anyway, thanks for the review.
You all absolutely right. Place of bridge pu is effected a massive different sound of this SG, like the contemporary Gibson SG special P90. But this not problem just a different.
I got one of the Epiphone SG P-90 set neck classic's from American Musical supply. I ordered the classic red and they sent me inverness Green instead. For sending me the wrong color which I ended up liking better. They gave me 150.00 off the price and when I bought mine they ran 360.00 so I got it for 210.00 and it sounds and plays great. Now they are running 400.00+ . I did get the Gibson SG standard in Pelham blue with 57' humbuckers in it and it's a great guitar but for the price I don't find it to be all that much better than my Epiphones. On my Classic P-90 I put locking Kluson's that are close to period correct, I didn't like the tiny little knobs on the tuners. The Resale value of this guitar is around 250.00 The Gibson will be around a grand.
I wanted a guitar with P90's and was looking for a LP jr but, I found one of these online for $300. I jumped on it and although, you have to get used to its' feel, it's a fantastic playing guitar and the color is spectacular.
After a couple of whisky you really convinced me, I need to go to the nearest guitarstore and actually test one of these... I really love the sound of a Les Paul, but the P-90's really sings! Can I blame you when I need to explain this to my wife?!?
I have Gibson Sgs but I have one of these Epiphone Specials and love it. GaryG on reverb or ebay makes a fantastic pickguard with black/cream, which looks better than the white. *5 ply Black/Cream WIDE BEVEL Pickguard for Epiphone SG Special P-90 Made In USA*
It would be nice to know what amp it's going into, and the settings / delay / reverb you are using. Tone is great, and your playing is fantastic, but hard to know how much of it is coming from that axe / P-90s, and how much is amp and effects without a description of your signal chain.
Without any 'Wanting to buy it...' This is the best review of the Epiphone SG Special on the net! Codus to you! Really informative and so on, so my wife wont be happy! 😉
The custom shop places the pickups the same way (the old gibson sg had them placed like this) newer ones have the bridge pickup closer to the bridge to get more high end for a cleaner distortion sound
It's really not about the brand. I've been playing gibson for over 20 years. There are better guitars, and worse. Stop licking the boots of your favorite brand. It's silly.
To make that statement U clearly haven't played one of the recent Inspired by Gibson Epi's!!! I've had a number of Gibson SGs over the years and all were decent...but none were The one. Recently I bought A 22 Epi SG Custom and it's amazing! I prefer it to all of my Gibson SGs so far!
@@ahighervibe4086 I’ve played about 4 Epiphones in the guitar stores in the last 6 months. Haven’t been impressed so far. Perhaps they just send all the junk to Japan and save the good ones for America.
BRAVO! Sounds as high end as any guitar! What gauge strings do you use? Do you feel a particular gauge works better with SGs? Any advice on tuning tips for SG'S
Gibson headstock look best on Gibson's this revision looks Best on Epiphone enough said dig up the history and accept the reality maybe if Les Paul's log guitar got done by Epiphone like intended in the beginning then maybe history might have been different I love this revision and I can live with the slight differences and now days you don't buy it just because it's the cheap poor version no it is what it is play it and get over the debate....
I bought one, it’s a great feeling guitar but I’m having fret problems with it, so I will have to get a fret job soon, I have cancer for the second time so a lot of money and time goes into my treatment and medicine! sometime soon I will get it fixed!
Wish you all the best and thank you for the feedback!
Prayers for you & your health.
tony best joke never gets old, " I am not going to change these pickups." hilarious.
I give it two weeks. Those pups are toast.
@@shanewalton8888 you will be happy to know that the original pickups are still in the guitar….for now. LOL
Beautiful axe , and those P90s are 100% 🔥🔥🔥 the alternate sparkling burgundy color Epiphone offers on this model is nice too but like you i'm a huge fan of the pelham blue finish. I wish all guitar reviews were as honest and comprehensive as this, and to be fair for a $449 sticker price this is a great deal.
I recently bought one of these sgs new from sweetwater, first new guitar I have ever bought and I love it. I have a gibson sg as well and this epiphone is truly comparible, just a different vibe with the slim neck and p90s. no regrets! more people should try these out.
Rock on!
Mine shows up today! So happy to hear all the great things!
I have a Epiphone Les Paul Custom coming too.. 🤘🤘
The SG is a unique guitar, IMHO, as it is one where, if you plug it straight into any halfway decent amp (basically anything that costs more than $150 or so), and crank it up, you will have ap perfectly good rock/blues guitar sound. I'm not a fan of the neck dive, but having owned Les Pauls, Strats and SGs, the SG is my favorite for just straight no-nonsense rock playing.
Great review (and playing) Tony!
You convinced me, need to order exactly that type of a guitar, pelham blue and everything!
Nice walkthrough and playing...
Will look forward to your next video!
I have one. It's great, IMO. I also have 4 Gibson USA SGs. This does not play, sound or feel significantly cheaper. It's fun, and I don't worry about it getting scratched up, or which stand I place it upon. People commenting about the bridge pup location need to know that it is correct for the model/year that it is attempting to copy.
I recently purchased the EPIPHONE SG Classic Worn Cherry SG with P 90s . All my other guitars have Humbucker s in them. That's a beautiful color , I will say my Worn finish brings about a whole different view of beauty. I certainly am more drawn to the full batwing pick guard and think it fills out the look better. I mean have you ever seen a bat with only 1 wing? I'm not opposed to the single one , and I know want to purchase another one. I absolutely love the SG. The weight and tonality are wonderful as well as the Classic look.
I have the same model in sparkling burgundy and I love it. I too changed the tuners to Klusons because I wasn't that fond of the look of the original tuners. It's worth noting that the pickup spacing on the Epiphone SG Special is different than its (modern) Gibson counterpart. The spacing on the Epiphone features the bridge pickup placed further away from the bridge and therefore closer to the neck pickup - which alters the tone significantly (I compared it to my Epiphone Les Paul Special which has the bridge pickup closer to the bridge). I believe this spacing is more "vintage correct" as I noticed the 1960s Gibson SG Specials featured a similar spacing. Anyway, thanks for the review.
You all absolutely right. Place of bridge pu is effected a massive different sound of this SG, like the contemporary Gibson SG special P90. But this not problem just a different.
Bought a Epiphone Sg "Inverness green" about 3 years ago with p90s. Great guitar out of the box
I got one of the Epiphone SG P-90 set neck classic's from American Musical supply. I ordered the classic red and they sent me inverness Green instead. For sending me the wrong color which I ended up liking better. They gave me 150.00 off the price and when I bought mine they ran 360.00 so I got it for 210.00 and it sounds and plays great. Now they are running 400.00+ . I did get the Gibson SG standard in Pelham blue with 57' humbuckers in it and it's a great guitar but for the price I don't find it to be all that much better than my Epiphones. On my Classic P-90 I put locking Kluson's that are close to period correct, I didn't like the tiny little knobs on the tuners. The Resale value of this guitar is around 250.00 The Gibson will be around a grand.
Something about the SG…it screams Rock&Roll 🤘🏻
I wanted a guitar with P90's and was looking for a LP jr but, I found one of these online for $300. I jumped on it and although, you have to get used to its' feel, it's a fantastic playing guitar and the color is spectacular.
After a couple of whisky you really convinced me, I need to go to the nearest guitarstore and actually test one of these...
I really love the sound of a Les Paul, but the P-90's really sings!
Can I blame you when I need to explain this to my wife?!?
I have this guitar in burgundy, it's legit. Has mojo for days, you don't want to put it down.
I have Gibson Sgs but I have one of these Epiphone Specials and love it. GaryG on reverb or ebay makes a fantastic pickguard with black/cream, which looks better than the white. *5 ply Black/Cream WIDE BEVEL Pickguard for Epiphone SG Special P-90 Made In USA*
I love my Dillion '61 SG clone.
Put some Duncan's in her and shes amazing.
This P90 version is intriguing though,,,,
wonderful color - It is impossible to know how much it will cost in the future - what is certain is that it has much less to lose in price than Gibson
Sounds great Tony!
LOVE this color
Good choice! I have my eye on one right now.
The hunt for the perfect guitar to do the thing you want is never over 😅
It would be nice to know what amp it's going into, and the settings / delay / reverb you are using. Tone is great, and your playing is fantastic, but hard to know how much of it is coming from that axe / P-90s, and how much is amp and effects without a description of your signal chain.
I was using a Fractal for this demo
Without any 'Wanting to buy it...' This is the best review of the Epiphone SG Special on the net!
Codus to you!
Really informative and so on, so my wife wont be happy! 😉
Crazy times.
The Epi SGs are cheaper than the Aliexpress ones (only suitable for project upgrades)
To me, humbuckers have always sounded like they are handicapped p90s. They just don’t have the rawness and gusto a p90 does.
The only Epiphones I have are the Explorer and Flying V because their Headstocks are the same as Gibsons.....
If you were looking for a 6 piece body made out of Lauan "Mahogany" with a scarf joint headstock and substandard parts then likely
The P90’s on the Epi are placed differently from on the Gibson SG - no idea why though 🤔
Boop?
Sounds just like the first Black Sabbath album.
I have the red one
But the odd thing , is the pickup placement .
Far from bridge , and far from neck
Cimpared to the Gibby
The custom shop places the pickups the same way (the old gibson sg had them placed like this) newer ones have the bridge pickup closer to the bridge to get more high end for a cleaner distortion sound
@@DIM00252 THANX , was sight comparing in a few vids
May sneak a danelectro pup in there and see
This Model was a Special Run
And did come with a
" Full Blown " Bone Nut
Really? That's interesting.
@@addictedtogear yep , check the specs
Really wish you would try out an ESP Viper. Waaay more sexy.
What is Faylum Blue? 😂
perfect sg? ever heard of gibson??
Perfect SG would definitely not be an Epiphone.
You would be surprised 😮
Sure, spend eight times more for a Gibson.
Guitar tech work is worth the cost, right?
It's really not about the brand. I've been playing gibson for over 20 years. There are better guitars, and worse. Stop licking the boots of your favorite brand. It's silly.
To make that statement U clearly haven't played one of the recent Inspired by Gibson Epi's!!! I've had a number of Gibson SGs over the years and all were decent...but none were The one. Recently I bought A 22 Epi SG Custom and it's amazing! I prefer it to all of my Gibson SGs so far!
@@ahighervibe4086 I’ve played about 4 Epiphones in the guitar stores in the last 6 months. Haven’t been impressed so far. Perhaps they just send all the junk to Japan and save the good ones for America.
BRAVO! Sounds as high end as any guitar! What gauge strings do you use? Do you feel a particular gauge works better with SGs? Any advice on tuning tips for SG'S
I use 9's for my strings. I don't like string that are too heavy.
@@addictedtogear Thanks. Last question? Do you think 9s or 10s keep better tune? Thick vs thin for tuning stability?
Weight? Is it more than 6lbs?
Just about 6 I think.
Gibson headstock look best on Gibson's this revision looks Best on Epiphone enough said dig up the history and accept the reality maybe if Les Paul's log guitar got done by Epiphone like intended in the beginning then maybe history might have been different I love this revision and I can live with the slight differences and now days you don't buy it just because it's the cheap poor version no it is what it is play it and get over the debate....
What are you talking about?