Is the Epiphone SG Standard Any Good?

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Is the Epiphone SG a good guitar? What do you think? Talking about this famous Epiphone Guitars budget friendly model, and playing through some of the sounds you can get from the Alnico Classic Pro Humbuckers! Playing into a Supro Amulet 12 with a Wampler Pantheon overdrive pedal.

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[profane_kvetch]

I have this SG in Alpine White and absolutely love it! Like you mentioned, nothing NEEDS to be replaced- in fact, I plan to keep it stock. Part of me still wants a Gibson SG but anytime I play the Epi I think, "why would I drop 4x the price just for the name on the headstock".

Your comments on older Epiphones is spot on and I urge anyone who hasn't tried the new Inspired By Gibson line (2020-current) to try one. They are REALLY good guitars.

[Desertwolf]

I have 3 SGs. 1 Gibson (2007), and 2 Epiphones (2016 & 2020). I love all of them. Especially after I changed pick ups in one for some '59 PAF copies.... and it wasn't the epiphones that needed the pickup swap 😉

[charliesbassment.]

I have a left handed version. Plays great, sounds great. Feel lucky that I got my hands on this one, so difficult for left-handers to get nice stuff.

[aaronlarsen]

If the headstock doesn't break and it costs way less, its already better than a Gibson.

[Tommy-TwigFan]

I have this exact model too and I love it, i think epiphones where really bad but recently they have been improving

[MichaelRDahn]

I got my Epiphone SG in 2010, and it’s been the only electric I had until last year. Being left handed, I never really had the opportunity to play and compare it to others. But I have noticed that while it’s good, it still has some frustrating quirks. Mostly I find the tuners fall out pretty frequently and the volume and tone knobs aren’t as dynamic and responsive as I’d like. I don’t know much about pickups, but I get a good sound from it. Maybe I got one of the slightly better ones.

[voxpathfinderr]

I have the SG Pro 400 “1966” custom shop model. Absolutely love it. I still have the earlier headstock - which I actually like. It has the veneer body, but it looks great. The neck isn’t one piece; the headstock has a scarf joint but I never saw it until I learned about it on YouTube, it has a bound neck - but the binding is the same wood as the fretboard so it looks unbound. Overall I find it plays like a dream and it’s the only guitar I can tune and it can stay perfectly in tune for weeks and weeks! I love the push/pull pots for coil splitting

[Abbynorml]

Got an Epi SG in '97, came with a hardshell case. No veneer. Fantastic. Had to sell two years later to make rent. Still regret selling. It was a winner.

[buddhamus]

Epiphone has definitely improved their game in terms of quality control. Not just in build quality, but in hardware as well. I have a newer (2022) SG Special (with P90s) in Pelham Blue and I like it a lot. I have been thinking of getting their LP Junior but I don't like the look of the veneer tops. It's the same with the SG Standard. I love a good cherry finish (and sunburst finish) but that veneer just looks awful.

[barbmelle]

From Leo: Nice review. The SG is the only solid body Gibson or Epiphone model that I like. I have a 2014 Epiphone SG 400 that plays the way it should. I did not do any research, saw it get traded in at a shop, gave it a try and bought it. Dumb luck, it is one of the good ones. It is a very enjoyable instrument, and one of the few guitars that remains unmodified. I have never felt the need to replace the pickups. Just as you prove, they easily get a wide variety of good tones. .

[show]

3 months ago I got the 61 inspired by Gibson SG in satin finish !! Incredible guitar

[randallcl]

Hi Jack! Another great review! In 2020 I bought a new Epi 1966 G-400 Pro LE from GC. On sale it was less than $400, it is the older version of what you are playing. I like it OK but a couple things put me off; first the pickups are muddy, not as clear and defined as I like. Second, once I noticed the mismatch of the color of the top and the angle cuts I don't care for the look. My angle cuts are much lighter than the top. I don't like the older style headstock. I shouldn't even talk of this older model, I hope they have improved the newer ones. But I watched (every day) the sales and got a Gibson SG Tribute with a 15% off coupon that made it less than $950 and I absolutely love that one. The Gibson (I got a good one, I understand they are all good today) is infinitely worth the extra money. No complaints, plays and sounds great and resale makes it less expensive in the long run.

[GRBAquatics]

Very Cool, Thankyou. Was never a fan of Sg Guitars for some unknown reason, although being big Fan of Duane Allman and Angus Young. That was until I bought my Black 2011 Epiphone Standard SG. I now Understand why Gibson used to 'advertise' about Sg's having "The Fastest Neck in The World" and why People love SG's SO Much. I love my SG it is SO Fun and a Joy to Play. So Awesome. All The Best. Cheers

[davidcarson]

Bought a Epiphone Sg with p90s, "Inverness green" gave the frets a polish, treated the neck, changed the strings, and that was all it needed. Great guitar!!!!

[JimMorrisonsBathtub]

I actually put quite a bit of thought into this a couple months ago because an SG Junior is one of two guitars I desperately want but I'm poor so that won't be happening anytime remotely soon so I considered getting an Epiphone SG to kind of fill that gap. I ultimately decided against it because I realized even if it is a pretty good guitar for $500, I would never have a reason to play a budget quality SG over my Gibson Flying V unless it was just for the heck of it so I figured I could probably spend $500 in better ways.

[krzi-o]

I have 3 Epiphone Les Paul standards and 1 Epiphone SG (inspired by Gibson) guitar and 1 Gibson Les Paul standard, ummmm, the SG gets pulled off the wall more than ANY of them since I purchased it, and I bought mine at a steal from a pawnshop. Lighter, the neck is awesome and the set up is second to none in my opinion but the sound, hey it sounds as good as anything I’ve played or heard in the past ten years since buying my first guitar. Mind you I’m no guitar professional but my ears can hear if it’s good or not and I’m well satisfied with my Epi SG. Also alpine white, I thought I would be different and get the white but seems like everyone thought the same thing LOL. I could’ve bought the red one also but they wouldn’t come down on the price stating it looked too much like an Angus Young guitar 🙄.
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[jfiery]

I had 2 different Epi LPs pre the Inspired by Gibson line. A 2018 Pelham standard and a 2018 Honeyburst Plustop and after replacing the electronics and putting in Seth Lover's I liked them very much. My only complaint was the fretboard felt like plastic wood. The Pelham one had a catastrophic end to its life and I was able to learn a few things about it. One was it was at least a 5 piece body, it had no maple cap (I don't think it was Mahagony either to be honest) and the fretboard seemed to be wood but definitely had a coating or sealer of some kind. The Plustop had a cap of different wood and the body seemed to be mahogany but had the same issue with the fretboard. I finally took sandpaper to it to try to give it a wood feel and it helped a little. The new Epis seem to be using raw laurel which is a huge improvement in my opinion. Great review.

[kstaggs]

I had one of these. It was a very well made guitar and sounded and played great…sadly I just had a hard time bonding with it and I’m not sure why. Always wanted an SG and finally settled for an Epiphone. I ended up trading it for a Strat. Fast forward a few years later and I’ve finally got a Gibson SG Tribute and I cannot put it down at all. I absolutely love it.

[margaretzabinski]

4 Epiphone SGs / 2 Gibson SGs and love very one. Thanks for the review

[jamess]

I had an Epi SG a good few years ago and it was amazing. I’m thinking of getting another one, but just going to take it easy on the playing because of my health. Certainly won’t be able to do five hours a day again! Fantastic guitars.