Feature:
The guitar has great tuners, it tunes easily and stays in-tune very well. The pick-ups are better than most of the lower Epiphone models and they have covers and look great. They also sound amazing, as detailed above. Also there is a handy switch that lets you choose to use the neck pick-up, bridge pick-up, or both. This guitar also has the awesome trapezoid inlays on the neck which gives it a sweet Gibson look.

Quality:
The quality is fantastic. You couldn't ask for better quality at this price. Everything is solid and well put-together. It doesn't seem to have any "cut corners" or anything.

Value:
This thing is probably the best value in all of musical gear. For typical $300 - $400 it goes for, it is really a steal. I think it is at the same quality level as a Gibson -- I really do.

Desirability:
The SG body is probably one of the sexiest guitar bodies ever. Every time people see my guitar they comment on how awesome it looks. The finish is really nice and glossy and the trapezoid inlays really set it off.

Sound:
This guitar sounds incredible. Clean it has a bright, ringing, full electric tone, and distorted it has a fierce, dark, aggressive tone. I think that you can play just about anything on this guitar and it would sound great. I've played it through normal amplifiers and through the computer with GuitarRig and it sounds awesome both ways.

Ease of Use:
This guitar is so easy and fluid to play. For some reason the neck just feels great. I find it easier to play anything on this guitar than on other guitars, probably just because it is better quality.

Support:
I haven't had any contact with Epiphone but I know they would replace the guitar if I had a problem because I have heard the same thing from others.

Overall:
I will never want another guitar until this one like, dies somehow. This guitar is just so great that I don't really see how I could possibly improve upon it. I only wish that I had bought it sooner.

• User: a customer from gmail.com
• Submitted: 5/26/2008
• Style of Music: Rock/Electropunk
• Location: Ohio

Feature:
Mahogany body looks awesome. I like the half pickguard as it shows off more of the mahogany. 2 alnico-vs sound good but not as good as EMGs. THeyre good but not so good for "squealies".

Quality:
Fantastic finish but a couple of chipped bits of paint around the set neck but they are really hard to spot and they're probably due to poor packing not build quality. People often say that if you drop it, it will break into millions of pieces but i dropped my beast and it didnt even scratch!

Value:
Fantastic value for money worth every penny (im english u c) got to be the best guitar around for the money!

Desirability:
Every comment my friends have made about it when they have seen it for the first time goes something like "OOOOOOOOOO SHINY". You should see the look on their faces when the beast is removed from the gig bag!! AWESOMELY SEXY GUITAR

Sound:
The sound is generally excellent. It handles clean and heavy distortion well but sounds brill with light, crisp distortion - Black sabbath, ACDC etc. It sounds almost as good as its gibson counterpart.

Ease of Use:
Really playable neck and fretboard. Most comfortable playability of any instrument out there due to double cutaway and set neck. brill

Support:
Never had any problems but owners manual: 10/10

Overall:
Ill always keep it but ill probably get a gibson or ESP when i get the money (may be a while). If your a little down on the financial side of life then this guitar is PERFECT for playing, learning, gigging, recording and just down right showing off! If it were lost or stolen i would buy it again! Epiphone - I applaud you! Awesome guitar for the money! well worth it! GET ONE!

• Submitted: 4/2/2008
• Style of Music: Rock, Old school metal, Nu Metal, any metal, hard rock, funk metal
• Location: Sheffield

Feature:
Looks awesome. comes with .10 gauge strings which is good for this type of guitar. The neck is glued on rather than bult on, which I prefer.

Quality:
This guitar was made very well and it is easy to tell. But my guitar teacher has the same guitar from made about 10 years earlier. His has a slightly thinner body, mine is kind of squarish.

Value:
For what you pay, this is a very nice guitar it is worth every cent.

Desirability:
I knew I had to have this guitar as soon as I saw it, I'm keeping it.

Sound:
The sound on this guitar is amazing for what you pay. There is a little neck buzz on the low E string but other than that, I love it. When I got mine I needed to fix the intonation and the action was a bit too high. Since then, it's been perfect.

Ease of Use:
This guitar is very easy to get the hang of, Epiphone/Gibson guitars tend to have shorter necks so it seems like the frets are all pushed up towards the head, after you get used to that it plays like a dream.

Support:
haven't needed it.

Overall:
This guitar could work for me for many years to come.

• Submitted: 3/20/2008

Feature:
This guitar looks a lot better than it sounds. The trapezoid inlays on the rosewood fretboard look fantastic. The chrome hardware and silver top knobs look great too. I hunted around to find one with a white finish and looks absolutely stunning with the black pickguard. I just wish there was an option for a full pickguard rather than a half pickguard.

Quality:
Mine had no blemishes, however the paint got chipped and i've never dropped it once. Also my Low E string comes out of tune a lot if i bend it while playing in Drop C.

Value:
I purchased this back when they cost 400$ =/

Sound:
The alnico v's sound ok but i wouldn't go as far as calling it good. With mine you can hear feedback after about 5 seconds leaving it still. Also the pinch harmonics don't have much of a squeal. I'd recommend replacing the pickups if you plan on keeping the ol' g400.

Ease of Use:
Pretty easy. its slim neck with the double cutaway horns makes for easy upper fret action.

Overall:
The epiphone g400 gets the job done at an affordable price and makes a good starter guitar, though I think their are better guitars at around the same price. I plan on selling mine and buying an ibanez rg350dx

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 2/17/2008
• Style of Music: Punk, Screamo, Metalcore, Emo, Rock, Alternative
• Location: New York

Feature:
The frets and pickups really stand out on this guitar and make it look even cooler.

Quality:
The guitars finish is outstanding, I have it in white and all I can say is that it looks beautiful. You can really depend on this guitar.

Value:
This is a really good affordable price for such a outstanding product.

Desirability:
This guitar is just down right sexy. As we all know it is easy to pick out an SG out of a group of guitars. It has a genuine badass look to it.

Sound:
The sound of this product is rich and pure.

Ease of Use:
Its easier to play this guitar with the help of the bigger fret board. This is a really good guitar for people who have to get around the frets for solos.

Support:
So far I havent had to get a hold of Epiphone for any problems.

Overall:
I expect to be satisfied with this product until I find an other awesome affordable guitar.

• User: a customer from aim.com
• Submitted: 2/11/2008
• Style of Music: Rock
• Location: Johnsburg, Illinois, U.S.A

Feature:
It doesn't have alot of features but its not an amp its a guitar.

Quality:
If you take care of it im sure it wont break.

Value:
I would not have believed to get a good guitar at this price. My brother plays in a band and has been playing 10+ years and thought it was the best one there.

Desirability:
The chicks will be on you if you can rock.

Sound:
The sound is real nice, liked it better than the other epi's. Replace the pickups and it will probably sound like a gibson.

Ease of Use:
The fretboard is roomy and great for people with big hands that like to solo.

Support:
No problems but I would get my money back.

Overall:
This thing rocks. Its not a gibson but I think 300 dollars is really cheap for such a good guitar. I actually could have got a gibson but im not that good yet so Ill wait.

• Submitted: 12/29/2007

Feature:
It's got all the stuff you need on a dual humbucker guitar, the two tones, two volumes, a three-way switch. Grover tuners are a brilliant upgrade, there really is no going back once you tune with a Grover. I wish it had the full pickguard, but that's something I can do later.

Quality:
First, it's a two piece mahogany body, and on mine it appears as though the grains are reversed on the two sides, giving it an obvious joint line in the light, as the finish gets darker or lighter depending on the angle. Finish is lovely though, no blems, it's quite pretty, and I do prefer the newer trapazoidal inlay to the dots, it makes it easier to do slides somehow. Overall, a solid guitar, but I'm absolutely terrified of dropping it, I don't think it'll be that stable. Gigging I would bring a backup, but only as a superstition, because I haven't gone to a gig where at least two strings didn't break.

Value:
Well, I did the research, got it on sale of course, and at that price it was clearly the best buy. If you're waffling, as I was, between an Agile AL 2000/2500, I would say that this guitar beats out the Agiles, but if you were to go between an Epi SG Deluxe vs an Agile AL 3000, the Agile wins hands down. If you have the extra $100 or so, get the AL3000, it's Gibson quality. This is the best SG out there for under 300 though.

Desirability:
It almost fell out of my gig bag while I was at school, caught it thank god. As I zipped open my bag to put it back I got no less than 4 people hollering at me "Hey Corbin, nice guitar, is that yours?" And that was a time span of maybe a minute and a half. It's a very sexy guitar. Very few people don't lust after the SG design, especially in red.

Sound:
It's got a nice fat tone, I would rather the pickups be a little more varied, the treble just isn't quite bright enough for me, but that comes with the lighter and softer wood. Newer players won't have a problem with it, but if you're going for a more specific style, classic rock, jazz or lead guitar for alt rock, it may not have what you need. Handles distortion well though, great for what I call light metal, Black Sabbath, Metallica, etc.

Ease of Use:
Honestly, it sounded good when I plugged it in, no setup or anything. The guitar itself is actually really easy to use also, as compared to strats and teles. It's also easier to play than a Les Paul due to the weight, though I have to mention, if you're really picky, this guitar IS neck heavy, so you can't let it go slack, always support the neck.

Overall:
It does what I need better than I really need it to, and looks good doing it. It's easy to use, it'll last me through college, and looks good. The action and intonation is so good it will actually help me learn faster, and looks damn good. If it wore out, if someone stole it, if it happened to catch fire at the end of a set, I might save up for the deluxe or a custom, or maybe a used Gibson, but that's because I anticipate this one lasting me until I can afford one of those.

• User: a customer from gmail.com
• Submitted: 9/4/2007
• Style of Music: Classical Fusion
• Location: Cambria, CA, USA

Feature:
The G-400 came stock with the usuals: 2 volume knobs, 2 tone knobs, a 3 way toggle, Grover tuning machines, chrome hardware, a tune-o-matic bridge, etc.

Quality:
The rosewood fretboard is not bound, and needed a grind and polish to tidy things up on the neck and fretboard. The neck and headstock is very heavy in comparison to a Gibson, so when you are using a shoulder strap the neck will fall down towards the ground if you don't hold it upright. After a year of use, the 3 way toggle has begun to break the circuit occasionally, resulting in my bridge-position pickup cutting out. Some pliers and a screwdriver and you can fix that, though. It was shipped to me with 3 tone knobs and 1 volume knob, though the 3rd tone knob was actually the volume for my neck-position pickup. The neck joint is very solid, and overall it's a sturdy guitar.

Value:
Overall, it's a great value for the cost. And for only 300 bucks, it makes a great starting guitar.

Desirability:
Beginner and advanced guitarists alike will love the shiny hardware and fretboard inlays. It's rock-solid construction and aesthetic appeal is great, too. (It's loosely modeled after the Gibson '61 Reissue SG.)

Sound:
As everyone most likely knows, Epiphone is notorious for skimping on pickups. The pickups that came stock with this guitar had very thin tone when used clean and with distortion. I have since replaced them with a Gibson classic '57 in the neck position and a Gibson classic '57 plus in the bridge position. In addition, the truss rod needed adjusting, as well as the intonation. Although those problems are of high priority to myself, they would not be very noticeable (if at all) to a beginner; hence the rave reviews on this site.

Ease of Use:
The neck on my G-400 is very fat compared to a Gibson SG, thus decreasing in its playability very slightly. After playing for a while, the neck finish gets a little sticky when moving up and down the fretboard, but not so much that it becomes a serious problem. The Grover tuners hold the strings in tune very, very well.

Support:
I never dealt with Epiphone's support. It comes with a warranty valid if you mail in a card included upon purchase, however.

Overall:
It's very economical and won't break the bank. Aside from the stock pickups and sound issue, there is not any large, glaring problems you'll have with the guitar. If it was lost or stolen, I'd personally be angry-- but only because the modifications I made to it cost more than the original guitar itself.

• User: a customer from gmail.com
• Submitted: 9/3/2007
• Style of Music: Classic rock, blues, classical, alternative
• Location: Canandaigua, NY, United States of America

Feature:
an average guitar I bought it as a beginner now im more advanced and still to me is a good guitar the only thing is that I wish it could have a whammy with out messing up the looks

Quality:
one thing that happened to me was the nut in the jack got striped and kept falling off but that was my own flat because I stepped on the chord a few times but that’s easily fixable

Value:
this product will last a long time and for the price its well worth it

Desirability:
this guitar just on looks is a stunning guitar the red finish if flawless the wood is mahogany no knots the half pickguard makes it a small difference the inlays are real so ya its a very cool guitar

Sound:
this guitar has good sound not the best but very good for the price

Ease of Use:
this is a great guitar to pick up and go the with of the neck for me was perfect you only haft to tune it like twice a year the fret height is perfect to

Support:
never had to contact them

Overall:
with this guitar you will be satisfied for a long time but when you do buy a another guitar you will find yourself coming back the ep

• User: a customer from aol.com
• Submitted: 8/20/2007
• Style of Music: 60's,70's,80'sRock
• Location: salinas ca usa

Feature:
The 2 volume and 2 selector knobs give it plenty of tonal versatility, and the set neck is pretty fast. The tune-o-matic bridge is nice too.

Quality:
I bought it as a customer return. The pickguard had a few scratches on it and the 2 on the bridge pickup volume knob was worn off, but nothing else. The guitar was delivered untuned, but that was quickly fixed. The strings it came with were not very good, so I put some Gibson Reissues on and BAAM! The finish was nice too. The hardware was undamaged, and it played perfectly.

Value:
I was considering getting a G-310 SG 'cause it was way cheaper, but I'm glad I chose to wait and get the G-400. The pickups are Alnico V humbuckers, which have more output and sustain than the G-310's open-coil humbuckers. This is very good value for its price.

Desirability:
This is one beautiful guitar. The mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays are awesome-looking, along with the chrome hardware. I bought the ebony version, and all the girls at my last gig all thought I had the sweetest guitar there. I could take this thing to school and have girls falling all over me.

Sound:
This is a really good-sounding guitar. I've only had it for a week, and I'm impressed by its versatility. I play punk, hard rock, and metal, and this SG can play all of them really well. I played it through a friend's Behringer GM110 for our first gig (my GMX110 was being fixed), and I was just blown away. It sounds a lot like the real deal when playing AC/DC or Black Sabbath. Classic rock and country sound really great on this guitar too. Too bad it's not a Gibson.

Ease of Use:
The G-400 is pretty light, especially compared to a lot of Les Pauls. I own a Squier Telecaster that when compared to the G-400's weight is like a clunky boulder. Like I said, the neck is fast, and the action came set nice and low, but not so low that there was any buzzing. The selector switch's position is easy to switch on the fly. My first gig came about two days after I got it, and it was way easy to use. I don't really need a backup guitar to play gigs when I have this.

Overall:
I'll probably be playing this guitar for a long time, though I might get a Gibson SG to replace it sometime. Even then, I'd turn it into a custom job, put in better pickups, splash some cool graphics on it. If anyone stole this guitar, I'd hunt them down and brutally assault them, and take it right back. If that failed, I'll definitely buy it again. A more experienced musician should go for a Gibson, but for beginners, intermediates, and amateur musicians, this is one sweet six string!

• User: a customer from hotmail.com
• Submitted: 7/8/2007
• Style of Music: Punk, Pop punk, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
• Location: St. George Utah

Feature:
Mine had a darker finish with ripples in it, kinda like the G-400 Vintage but with a glossy finish. i would have put on different pickups if i were epiphone, but whatever.

Quality:
the guitar dents easily and leaves scratches easily,if you got a ebony, you can see everything on it.

Value:
i wouldnt say its worth $400 maybe $370 or $350

Sound:
The guitar has crappy stock Epi pickups,which sound ok, but i would replace them immediately! I got mine at a guitar center shop with Grover tuners which are ok.

Ease of Use:
the neck is fast and smooth and the body is light and great

Support:
havent had to talk to epiphone or guitar center. i put on a full face pickguard, which overlapped the toggle switch washer which was fine with me, cause i could hardly notice it. i am going to get burstbuckers, which hopefully sound alot better.

Overall:
great guitar fast neck great quality. the thing i liked least about it was the pickups.

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 7/8/2007
• Style of Music: classic rock,hard rock
• Location: Chicago,IL