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Look, I know this isn't a high dollar guitar, but it plays like one. My very first Epiphone and my very first SG did not disappoint. First, this was the best set up guitar out of the box I've ever received. The finish is flawless, the strings are decent and the action and intonation was right on. The pots are smooth and noiseless and the switch is solid. And the P90s? That's the reason I wanted to try the Epiphone SG Special and they did not disappoint. Great hard meaty drive and dialed back they are great for jazz and blues. Nearly the perfect guitar for a guy like me.This will not be the last Epiphone I purchase and this will not be the last time I purchase from zZounds, great service and a great guitar. If you're sitting on the fence about buying this guitar, don't wait, this guitar punches way above it's weight class.

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I had a 1970 Gibson SG P90 Special with the original tremolo bar. My Dad bought it for me brand new, with a flat hard shell case for my birthday. Hard to believe, that it cost a mere $200 plus tax back in the day, which was expensive relatively speaking. Fat neck, fat sound, running through my 8 - 10” greenback Marshall cab and matching Small Box 50 watt EL34 all tube head. This beast cost all of $580.00, tax included at Sam Ash, with covers included. The purpose of this long diatribe is to express my joy with the purchase of my Pelham Blue P90 SG Special by Epiphone! Great price, tone to the bone, and lives up to it’s big brother Gibson in every way. I just love this guitar! Buy one! You won’t be disappointed!

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We get the - " it was great out of the box " stories , but this isnt one of em.This epi sg is a very basic guitar , no bells or whistles. 2 p - 90 pickups , its very light, compared to my gibson sg.No neck dive. But it did need a set up. Action was high. No biggie

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Guitar was perfect out of the box, paint was perfect, set up was great!! you couldn't ask for more and i absolutely love this company.

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So I own quite a few guitars. My primary band plays sludge/doom metal. I own a 70's Gibson SG Junior (reissue) I LOVE THAT GUITAR! However, lost weekend there was a mishap and I cracked the headstock. It's at the end so it won't be much of an issue but I realized I can't fit with it. I paid over $5k on it. I don't have the kind of money to replace it if something happens. As a matter of fact, I'm currently kinda broke lol. But playing in a Doom band, I NEED P90s! The only other p90 guitar I own is a jazzmaster. I like the guitar fine but it doesn't "Doom" enough. Enter this clearance Epiphone P90...All I can say is, and I'm trying hard to temper my excitement, but I mean this guitar is Unreal! It plays Soooo good! A step further. I would put this guitar up with most of my guitars! I paid less than $380 for it! Huh? How? The pickups sound amazingly good! Do they rival my custome shop? No. But this guitar will get me to where I need to be and then some! The frets... I'm amazed at how good they were. I've only owned one other Epiphone before and they were so scratchy. Terrible!Not this one! Not perfect but I dressed them up a little better but it took me less than a half hourCurrently going through a Rockerverb and an Orange 4x12 and I literally had to dial (roll) back the volume on the guitar! It is so thick. Keeping it real I'm having some difficulty with the headstock lol but I'll get past it. zZounds took good care of me on this one.

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Bought this guitar two weeks ago.Used it on stage a week ago.Great sound and playability. Before you buy the Gibson, play the Epi, and save yourself a grand.

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Got this Epi SG Special wanting a scaled back, classic, old school SG. It definitely fits that description. The neck feels good, no major neck dive issues. Light weight, as to be expected from an SG. I love the Pelham blue finish. The only thing I'm not a huge fan of are the pickups. But, that's just my personal taste. They sound fine, and I love p90s. They're just not as bitey as I like, if that makes any sense. If you want the Gibson feel, look, and sound, but don't want to spend your entire inheritance...the new "Inspired By Gibson" SG Special is fantastic

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I have owned several guitars from entry level Epiphones to Gibson Custom Shops over the years and I have to say I am extremely impressed.One of my boys has been learning guitar this year and, after struggling to keep a Squire Mini Stratocaster playable, I decided it was time for an upgrade. This SG Special was in the compact/light body style I knew would work for his small frame and a color he liked. After watching/reading some reviews I was a little concerned about the neck/fret quality. But, it checked all of the other boxes so we ordered it.I have to say I am blown away by the quality at this price point. Does it sound/play like a Gibson? Not quite. But it is closer than it has any right to be for under $400.Out of the box the action was very high, but that was easy to fix. Despite the neck having virtually no relief, it had no fret buzz when the action was set to Gibson spec. That was a big surprise to me. The action at the nut was better than my Gibson Custom ES-335. The fretwork is good and the binding is smooth. Parts quality is also higher than I would expect at this price point. Pickups are a bit thin, but have that P90 sound. The only complaint I’d have is that there is some neck dive, and that’s never fun.For a beginner guitar, this is an amazing value and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone. Heck, this is good enough to keep you happy well beyond your beginner years.

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This guitar has the sound and looks I was looking for with the p-90 pickups...One GEORGOUS guitar and the color is amazing...This guitar actually sounds better than my 2015 Gibson Les Paul Custom. Guitar needs a set up done, high frets, But I do LOVE this guitar the sparkling burgundy is basically a deep candy apple red....

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The Guitar arrived well packed. The color is much nicer looking than the online pictures can depict. Spent the first few minutes going over the guitar and inspecting it. There were zero paint flaws, no loose screws, frets could be smoothed just a a bit on the ends, but they are acceptable and the fingerboard was a dry. Next I plugged her in and began tuning. Between new strings and opening the guitar in a humid environment, had to re-tune it 5-6 times and it took a few hours for the guitar to acclimate to a South Alabama humidity. After that it stood in tune. The sound. Unplugged, the guitar is loud and sustains well. From what I can tell it can be whatever you want, from smooth sweet blusey tones with the volume rolled back to raw distorted sounds at 10. The P90’s have a unique tone, unlike my humbucker or single coil pickup guitars. With the volume at 10 and overdriving the amp or rolled back this guitar sounds great. Both pickups are have their own distinct characteristics or sound great together. The neck pickup is a lot less articulate than the bridge, maybe a little muddy, but that is to be expected. Intonation was close, not perfect. Action is very good, but eventually I’ll lower the bridge. The tone control when rolled back and forth on the bridge pickup gave a true wah-wah effect. The volume control is actually that, not on an on/off switch that you find on less expensive guitars. One gripe is the jack could be a little further away from the neck pickup controls. In summary for $399.00, this guitar is an excellent bargain. The guitar does not feel or play like an inexpensive guitar, it is in my opinion very playable and gig-worthy. I am well pleased with this guitar. zZounds shipped it to me in 1 day which shocked me that I could get it that fast.

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Wow, guitar is super with them P90 unbelievable I never expected this much out of a lower quality guitar. I just can’t complain about this guitar and the sparkling burgundy Is an outrageous color for this guitar. The fret end on the higher register are a little bit sharp when you run your hand along especially the neck but no problem I have a little fret file it’s nothing big to worry about. I bought a few guitar from zZounds.com and the service is great and so are the prices and pay as you play is excellent for me

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I was paralyzed about 10 years ago and have been looking for a playable guitar. This guitar fit the bill. Great out of the box. My friend played it and loved it. Would recommend the Epiphone SG Special to anybody

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I had a 1970 Gibson SG P90 Special with the original tremolo bar. My Dad bought it for me brand new, with a flat hard shell case for my birthday. Hard to believe, that it cost a mere $200 plus tax back in the day, which was expensive relatively speaking. Fat neck, fat sound, running through my 8 - 10” greenback Marshall cab and matching Small Box 50 watt EL34 all tube head. This beast cost all of $580.00, tax included at Sam Ash, with covers included. The purpose of this long diatribe is to express my joy with the purchase of my Pelham Blue P90 SG Special by Epiphone! Great price, tone to the bone, and lives up to it’s big brother Gibson in every way. I just love this guitar! Buy one! You won’t be disappointed!

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I ordered one of these in the sparkling burgundy and received it quickly from zZounds. Overall I like it quite a bit and the neck and frets are finished to a very high standard and make playing a pleasure. The major turn off, was that the action was sky high when it arrived and it looked like someone used the wrong sized screwdriver to turn the bridge posts. The result were marks and rough tops on the bridge posts. Not good at they bit into my picking hand when trying to mute, etc. I hope this is a 1 time occurrence. Someone in Epiphone's QC Dept. Should look into this.Once I adjusted the bridge posts (with the correct sized screwdriver, the action was nice, neck flat, and no truss rod adjustment is required as of now.Feel it is a good value, good playing and sounding instrument. I just wish the bridge studs hadn't been so hacked up and left with barbs.

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I have wanted an SG with P-90's for a few years, just couldn't justify Gibson pricing (as I think Gibson is an incredibly overpriced and overrated product anyway...if you're going to spend big money on a real quality instrument, get a Gretsch!)...I saw these on the zZounds site and took the plunge for the money...glad I did...finish was flawless, neck and frets were excellent with zero fret buzz, intonation was perfect, stays in tune and the sound was just what I was looking for out of this axe...I lowered the action a hair with tiny turns on the bridge wheels and was set. Sweet guitar and incredibly affordable for this quality. Epiphone has really stepped up their game over the past years, and I now own 4 in my collection...all top quality and all at a fraction of an overblown Gibson price. Epiphone and Gretsch make up the majority of my 20 guitars, and this Pelham Blue SG will stay!

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I ordered the SG Special from zZounds on Saturday afternoon...it was on my doorstep at 8:30AM Monday morning in perfect condition...well packaged and no damage at all. I went over this guitar head to toe and not a scratch or a thing wrong. Pelham Blue finish is very nice. It came almost perfectly set up...just needed to lower the strings a tad to my liking. Slim taper neck on this SG feels great! Not "chunky" at all. I am also impressed with the Epiphone soap-bar P-90's....they actually sound nice! I even like the neck pick up mixed with the bridge in the middle position...but when you throw the bridge pick-up on by itself, it has that great distinct P-90 sound with that little bit of "slap" that gives the P-90's it's distinctive sound...very nice. Guitar is light as well...very comfortable. For this price point, this is an outstanding value. Tuners hold the tuning in place just fine. The only thing I'm going to do is change out the white "plastic" nut for a decent one. It's the only thing I'm going to touch at this point. I own 16 guitars ranging from from Rickenbacker to Gibson to Fender To Gretsch to Epiphones, and I have to say, Epiphone has really stepped up their game and quality over the last few years...they are really putting out some very fine instruments that can't be beat for the money. I have an Epi Les Paul Standard that plays better than a Gibson (IMHO) without any of the G and D string tuning issues. I look forward to recording and playing with this SG. I recommend this axe all day long.

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It,s a decent guitar for the money but definitely not anything a professional would gig with unless you were in high school. Cheap guitar that plays nice but not anywhere near high quality product but great for a beginner. Nothig you would ever gig with

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