Epiphone SG Custom Ebony

Ok for the money

Pros: This guitar looks and sounds superb. Cons: As I expected, I had to spend a day on the fretboard filing/polishing to bring it up to what I am comfortable with. If you are prepared to spend some time working on the fretboard then you will have a very nice instrument. This is the difference between buying an Epiphone and a Gibson.

Stunning guitar

Daughters starter guitar. Beautiful tone, looks amazing and has a nice quality feel to it. I'm jealous it's not mine

Sg custom ebony

Guitar arrived very fast..Day before it was supose to..outside package had a hole size of a hand but guitar was undamaged🤪 guitar is very light compared with my other guitars..somewhere like ibanez sabre maybe..no neck dive which was very important cause i dont want to drill new holes..frets are ok..just a little polishing and fret end finish to a pro level..and new bone nut..but thats just my thing that i always do..headstock is perfect..inlays are great.even strings are ok..guitar came without a scratch.finish is nice.pot caps are little high but nothing serious..it feels great out of a box..maybe i will change bridge pickup for invader but thats of no importance for this review😃

Awesome!

Great guitar, very beautiful and with super specs and quality.

Highly recommended.

Gorgeous instrument with great sound

Looks amazing, sounds great! No neck dive, very lightweight. Sound on the warmer side and very clear/well defined.

A comfortable and versatile rock machine

It's a very comfortable to play guitar, both sitting and standing up. The sound is fantastic, the build quality is spotless. It Only requires a string height and a scale adjustment. The neck is slim and wide which is extremely comfortable, the tuning machines are stiff and precise. The stopbar is nice and heavy, the saddles and the nut have perfect depth for each particular string.

If you're dreaming of an SG - you won't be disappointed

It is definitely worth the money

A sharp looking SG at a great price

Always loved the Custom format and its great to see an SG from Epiphone with this classy look.

Love the new "Kalamazoo" headstock, it adds to the looks with its clean bound "open book" cut. The addition of TUSQ's Nubone nut is a great improvement to tuning stability and the guitar stays in tune with the vintage Kluson style tuners.

The neck is true with bound ebony fretboard and fret work has been done very good, no high frets or sharp edges. Profile is on the fat side of '60s slim taper.

Setup from out of the box was great no need to adjust intonation or neck bow, just had to lower the action as it was set too high.

Pickups are ok for the price I guess, I don't mind them as I plan to replace them. Great improvement is the use of CTS pots, thing is they used long shaft so the knobs sit quite high on them and that leaves a 0,4-0,6cm gap between the knobs skirt and body.

Wiring is the usual Epiphone with quick connectors for the pickups.

The Epiphone TOM bridge is something I would like to see upgraded since its saddles are retained with a springy piece of wire which over time it oxidizes and falls apart.

Over all finish of the guitar is great with some minor imperfections around the neck binding. Total weight is 3kg so its pretty light.

In summary it's a great guitar for the money, Epiphone had some great improvements for 2020 and with some minor hardware upgrades it can become a killer axe.

A very good guitar.

I am very pleased about this guitar. It is a matter of taste but it looks stunning.The guitar sound is the typically SG sound, I love the Alnico's humbuckers. It has good tuners.

I inmediately changed the string on the guitar, because they were truly out of tune. A very good guitar for this price.