Overall User Ratings (based on 72 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    2.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted May 3, 2004 by a customer from reason.com

"try it out, it'll sell itself"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This is my everyday guitar, probably forever. I can see maybe branching out to a single coil or a big hollow body or guitar synth or even a banjo or bass, but I really do think I'll need another guitar like this again.
Sound
I knew I'd love this guitar, but it has been fun to watch friends play it and really come to dig it too. You think SG and hum-bees and all crunch, and yeah, you can knock walls down, but with some decent effects you can get great wah and reverb out of the thing. Just a very easy to dial-in axe for just about any tone short of woody jazz stuff.
Features
The dual tone controls really help you shape what you want out of this thing. I guess there are better tuning pegs out there, but I've had no complaints with these and bend and flail the mess out of the thing. I think the screws holding the pickups in could be a little longer as I've worked them loose once or two in the past couple years, but again, bash the thing. Factory default set-up was fine for the light strings I use (thick strings are for single-coils, IMHO) although as I wear the frets down I'll have to adjust that.
Quality
The back of the body had one tiny 1/4" flaw in finish, other than that perfect.
Value
I got mine when it first came out, and it seems the price point has inched up about $50 which is still a bargain. I mean, I pick up axes costing twice as much and just recoil in horror at the tone and feel.
Manufacturer Support
haven't needed any support
The Wow Factor
I've watched as this classic style has slowly come back to the fore in the just the last few months. Bottomline, you'll never look at this thing and be ashamed of it, unlike some of the "hot" and "cool" axes you bought over the years. (And you know you did.) Heck, you can put it on a stand in your living room, it looks that good.

Musical Style:

rock
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Submitted May 8, 2003 by a customer from aol.com

"Bonecrushing sound from a monster guitar."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Whether you want to play metal, rock, or blues this guitar can do it. I will keep mine forever because it is the first decent guitar i have ever owned. I may experiment with others just to try them but i will always have this one as long as i play.
Sound
I have owned this guitar for about a year and a half. I love everything about it. The only change i made to it was recently i added the seymour duncan dimebucker pickup in the bridge position to give it a little more bite. It has the ability to hit you in the chest and stick. I play it through a Marshall amp and it will definately make your nuts rattle.
Features
This guitar not only sounds great but has an awesome look. The SG style is one of my favorites and the finish is sweet.
Quality
This product is very well put together. I would recommend buying it. If you dont wanna pay the price for a Gibson but you still want the look and sound then this is your guitar.
Value
One of the finest made guitars regardless of price. There are several other guitars out there that cost twice as much and cant hold a stick to this guitar.
Manufacturer Support
Never had a problem which needed support
The Wow Factor
I love the way it looks,feels, and the SG design. I have always wanted a guitar like the one Angus Young plays and this is the best one for the price.

Musical Style:

Hard rock
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Submitted April 27, 2006

"Best Epiphone SG! if you like SG's but cant afford the gibson, get this!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Guitars are great investments. Especially big make ones. This pretty guitar, if treated well will last you for a long time. Buy this guitar! At this level of guitars, this is top grain, especially if you are interested in an SG
Sound
Epiphone is a lovely make, and a very trustworthy company for sound. Hook her up to some marshall amps and you'll be in love. Great Tone, Great with heavy, and soft stuff.
Features
Just comes with a guitar. But Its got 4 knobs that are very useful and help create the basic treble and rythm sounds well. Has pretty marble inlays, Beautiful sunburst. Come with everything you'd expect for the money
Ease of Use
Well its a guitar. Plug it in.
Quality
This is just an amazingly built guitar. Finish is goregous, all the knobs and switches are sturdy and look nice. Very dependable guitar. Awsome guitar for live uses and recording uses.
Value
Very worth its price. Best SG on the epihone level for sure i would say. This one is much prettier then the custom. Holds op on me great. I once bashed it off a chair when playing on accident, and noticed no damage. Most definitly worth the coin. 499 is an awsome deal.
Manufacturer Support
none yet. Comes with a garentee
The Wow Factor
sooooooo pretty. Every time i walk by i just stare for a bit, and sit in amazement that i actually own it. My one friend trys to make bets with me in attempt to steal this guitar off me. Very confortable with a strap, and makes the fattest ugliest people, hot.

Musical Background:

Musician, Recording Engineer

Musical Style:

Rock, Metal, techno
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Submitted February 7, 2005

Epiphone G-400 Deluxe Customer Review

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
omgomgomgomgomg the best guitar out there i loved it even though its an epiphone i liked it better than my ibanez
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Submitted July 1, 2003

"hardcore."

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Im gonna keep this baby as long as i can, until i get rich to upgrade to a higher quality gibson.
Sound
I just got this guitar a couple days ago and its definately got the hard sound i was looking for. Everytime i play it i just wanna bust into some glassjaw and static lullaby, it has an awesome deep tone. The only reason i dont like it is because the guitar is very front heavy so it puts alot of strain on your left shoulder. Other than that buy it!
Features
It has the nice feature of the tone and volume controls for each of the humbuckers.
Quality
It has a lifetime warranty on it and as far as i know its great quality.
Value
I think its well worth the price.
Manufacturer Support
I have no idea about support.
The Wow Factor
Its very sexy! Its a very hardcore looking guitar to me.

Musical Style:

Rock, hard rock, emo
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