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Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar

With two humbuckers and a maple neck, the Epiphone SG Special is an amazing value in an electric guitar.

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The Epiphone SG Special is an incredible way to get real SG tone and styling without breaking the bank. In 1961, the original Les Paul shape was redesigned into a light, double-cutaway design. That new design soon became known as the "SG" which is now--along with the original--Les Paul, the iconic rock guitar. Epiphone's G-400 and G-310 SG models have been best sellers in the guitar market for over 15 years featuring the carved SG-body shape and SG sound at a "workingman's" price. Now comes the SG Special, the most affordable SG on the market today with all the features that you've come to expect from Epiphone!

The Epiphone SG-Special is backed by our famous Epiphone Lifetime Limited Warranty featuring incomparable Gibson 24/7/360 Customer Service that guarantees the instrument against defects in materials or workmanship. Join rock's royalty and pickup an SG Special at your favorite Authorized Epiphone Dealer today. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Epiphone products.

- Body: mahogany
- Neck: Hard maple
- Neck Profile: SlimTaper(TM) "D"
- Neck Joint: Bolt-on w/tapered heel, 4-bolt recessed
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Fingerboard: rosewood with "dot" inlays
- Nut width: 1.68
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Neck Pickup: 650R humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: 700T humbucker
- Pickguard: 2-layer, black/white
- Controls: 1-master volume, 1 master-tone with KillPot(TM)
- Bridge: LockTone(TM) Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: StopBar
- Hardware: Nickel
- Tuners: Premium 14:1

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Black: Shipping Weight: 10 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 16 x 4 in
Cherry: Shipping Weight: 10 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 16 x 4 in

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"Everything you could ask for in a guitar... especially the price"

Sound: No matter where I plug this guitar in it sounds amazing. The clean tones are crisp and well-defined, and when you throw distortion into the mix, it's raw and crunchy. I play a lot of hard rock and metal (mostly Metallica), and this guitar really helps me achieve the kind of sound i'm looking for. I really couldn't ask for a better sounding guitar. And at the price, it's just incredible. Feature: When I got this guitar, everything was perfectly set up. I was able to plug it right in and play, and I was really happy with that. The action was set to perfection. One thing I did notice though, is that the screws in the bridge tend to rattle when you're playing. Mine was especially true for the B and high-E strings. But you really can't hear that through the amp so it's easy to work past. All I can say is I wish this had a whammy bar, but that's just personal preference. Ease of Use: This guitar is so easy to use. Every time I pick it up I'm able to create new and exciting sequences. The harmonics are incredible, and actually quite easy to achieve. You can really do some cool stuff with this guitar. Quality: This guitar is extrememly reliable and besides the aformentioned looseness of those bridge screws, you can totally depend on it to keep going and going through the years. Value: You simply can't beat this price. I actually got mine cheaper than its price now. It's truly a price that can't be beat for this quality. Manufacturer Support: Well, I've never needed support, but knowing Epiphone, it's probably good. The Wow Factor: Everything about this guitar's appearance is beautiful. It really makes me feel confident when I'm playing in front of people, because I look down at this incredible piece of equipment I have in my hands, and think to myself, "Yeah, that's right, that's MY guitar." Overall: I'm already in the search for a new guitar, but this one will always be held dear to me. I'll never get rid of this guitar, even if everything gets rundown and broken...which isn't likely.

Style of Music: Hard Rock/Metal

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Overall: I have to say that I have never been more pleasantly surprised when I have opened up a box with a new guitar in it. I hope thos doesn't upset anyone who has bought one of these guitars in the past and received one that looked like the one pictured on the website and had the same features as described. I'll explain. I was expecting a guitar exactly as picturwd and described on this website but that sure isn't what I got. My guitar has a finish like the G400 but not worn looking and it also has a pickguard that is the same style as the G400. But the surprises didn't stop there. Oh no, not by a long shot. This absolutely gorgeous guitar was packing another very very cool surprise. The tone pot is also a kill switch!!! That's right. This bad boy actually has a kill switch. You just press it down and bam, you can play like Bucket Head!!! How cool is that? Now don't hate if you got the plain one. I'm sure it's a great guitar too. It's just not as beautiful as mine and doesn't have that extra coolness factor that the kill switch gives it. I don't know why they aren't shown and described like mine unless some folks are still getting the one shown and I just got really lucky or what but I still haven't stopped smiling. Now for the review of the guitar. It rocks!!! The fit and finish are awesome. Couldn't find a flaw anywhere. I had a fret buzz with my low E but a couple of minor adjustments took care of that really quickly and easily. The setup was really good. Intonation was darn near spot on. I figure it just got knocked a little off during shipping. Can't be helped and is actually to be expected. The electronics are better than most guitars at this price point. The pickups are nice and beefy sounding but clean up pretty good when you need em to. You can play everything with this axe. It goes crom country to metal without a hitch. I'm not really in love with the tuning machines. They leave room for improvement but for this price they are better than you would expect. I'm still going to replace them. Gonna swap out the pups for some SD HOT RODDED HUMBUCKERS too. The stock ones are good but not SD good. String change goes without saying. Even with its minor shortcomings this is one hell of a guitar for the money. There's really nothing to legitimately complain about considering what you get for your money. It's a fantastic buy and I am thrilled with it. Especially since I feel like I got the BBD with the axe that I got. I still can't get over how beautiful it is. It looks like a $500 guitar at the very minimum. A tuning machine change and a pup swap and it's going to play like a $500 guitar. I really can't recommend this guitar enough. Just cross your fingers and hope you get the extra super cool version anx not the one shown on the website because the difference is nigbt and day as far as appearance and when you throw in the kill switch it's like Christmas when you aren't expecting it. So if you're thinking about buying one of these guitars just do it. Maybe call Zzounds to verify which version you are getting and tell em you want the bada$$ version just in case they are still shipping the plain one on some orders. Trust me, you want the newer version!!! It's one very very nice guitar. I really don't see how they can sell such a nice guitar for $169. I could probably turn right around and sell it for double that price in stock condition to someone who doesn't shop online. It's that nice!!! Grab one before they come to their senses and start selling these babies for what they should cost which is a lot more than they are going for now.

Style of Music: Rock, metal, southern rock/country and pretty much whatever I feel like playing. I just love making music. If it sounds good t

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