Members GAS Man Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Just thought it's time to reprise this topic Specification Detail Body Material Mahogany Top Material Not Applicable Body Finish Gloss Color TV Yellow Neck Material Mahogany, Set Neck Shape D, '60s Slim Taper Scale Length 24.75" Fingerboard Material Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay White Dot Number of Frets 22 Nut Width 1.68" Bridge/Tailpiece Wraparound Lightning Bar Tuners Wilkinson Vintage 14:1 with Ivory Buttons Number of Pickups 2 Neck Pickup Alnico P-90R Single-coil Middle Pickup No middle pickup Bridge Pickup Alnico P-90T Single-coil Controls 2 x volume, 2 x tone Case Included 50th Anniversary padded gig Bag $399 Personally, I think I like the ebony best with the white a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 I'll take a red one, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 22, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 I'll take a red one, please. Yeah, red's always nice because of the way the grain shows through. I have a couple SGs already in red, otherwise that'd be my top choice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WarmMachineHead Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Bummer that the fretboard is rosewood. I want baked maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psyre Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 I use to have a white sg, one really cool thing about the laminate finish that epiphone uses on their whites is you can color on it with dry erase marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 22, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Bummer that the fretboard is rosewood. I want baked maple. Nah man, hold out for dyed obeche! Folks, the demand for these will be skyrocketing as new Gibson owners will need them for parts since the Chinese factories can still get rosewood and ebony fb blanks. So get yours now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 22, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 I use to have a white sg, one really cool thing about the laminate finish that epiphone uses on their whites is you can color on it with dry erase marker. Like your shopping list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acefreely Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 I have an Epi SG from the Chinese "custom shop" and I love it. I'd like to have one of these in white for formal occasions :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricJohn Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 May seriously have to get one of these!!! It's nice to see Epiphone getting some internet love these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted October 23, 2011 Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 I gotta quit lookin'......wonder how inexpensive I could really get one shipped to me...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted October 23, 2011 Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 Wish it had a tune-o-matic...but I like the red and black ones! Hope the neck is nice and stable, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted October 23, 2011 Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 The name of this guitar does not make any sense. Epiphone's association with Gibson started in 1957. I would have thought an anniversary Epiphone would have been made in 2007. And it would be a reissue of a guitar that was made at the Gibson factory in 1957 such as the Sheraton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted October 23, 2011 Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 The yellow one is calling me by name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted October 23, 2011 Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 saw some of those at GC the other day - nice looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevman Posted October 23, 2011 Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 Would. Butterscotch please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stumpy Joe Posted October 23, 2011 Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 So would this be the poor man's Pete Townshend model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted October 23, 2011 Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 Like your shopping list Set list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glenn F Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Anyone have one of these yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Wish it had a tune-o-matic...but I like the red and black ones! Hope the neck is nice and stable, too. + 1 on the tune-o-matic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beyer160 Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Anyone have one of these yet? No, but I played a couple at Banjo Mart the other day. Very nice- they play and sound great. I'm a P90 fan so just for grins I tried out all the LP and SG Tributes they had in the store (about 3 each), and the Epis were better than half of them. They were as good as the other half. Seriously- these things are really nicely made, as opposed to the indifferent QC of the low end Gibsons. I too wish they had a tune-o-matic, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glenn F Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Welp. I just ordered one. We shall see what we shall see! My SG Junior has a wraparound, and it's fine. My luck (and patience) with Gibson has me leery of waiting for a Classic, but if this doesn't rock da Casbah, then perhaps I'll wait for the money for the Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 On a related note, WTF is up with that nasty yellow paint over black finish Epi is using lately, including on this guitar? It looks horrible in person, like baby poop streaked over ebony. Is that intentional, or just the closest they can get to TV Yellow at these prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members profgalen Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 I don't have one of those, but I have one of these I bought it last year when GC blew them out for $299 (I think I payed $270 with coupon) and I don't think I ever found a better bang for buck guitar. P90s sound very good, Grovers and TOM. Stays in tune. I own a Gibson LP Special (98 I think) and this is very close. My finish isn't the taxi cab yellow sone of them had, but a very nice semi-transparent TV yellow gloss poly finish. Frets and neck are perfect. I don't know if I just lucked out and got a good one, but I like it a lot. I do wish it had neck binding like the SGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glenn F Posted January 14, 2012 Members Share Posted January 14, 2012 I canceled my order in favour of waiting for a real Gibby. I figure I'll give them a chance. BTW, from what I can tell, the Gibby SG Classic's p'ups are the same configuration, with the neck p'up closer to the bridge than you'd see on a Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weiner_Bomb Posted January 14, 2012 Members Share Posted January 14, 2012 Those look cool as hell. I love the dot inlays with neck binding look.. but, already since satisfied with my sg gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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