Members zoinghun Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 you can't swing a bat without hitting a strat copy. between agile and xaviere, a good lp copy seems solidly covered. but i don't see many sg copies around. why is that? are there sg equivalent to xaviere out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IBDBB Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Agile has a guitar called a Valkerye which is suppposed to be "SGish"And their SX brand also has an SG copy guitar I think you don't see as many SG copies as Strats and LP's b/c the SG would probably be voted the least popular of the 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 epiphone, my man, epiphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members naboutboul Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 http://www.rondomusic.com/peg3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keNz Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 http://www.rondomusic.com/peg3.htmlShiver me timbers! I never realized that that particular SX had an uncentered open-book headstock. It's like a sidepart hairstyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members medvejonok Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 If you can ever get your hands on a Guild S-100, an American-made SG inspired instrument, try it out. IMHO, it is a much better guitar than the SG. I've got a '97 reissue that is one of my favorite guitars of all time. Unfortunately, Fender bought Guild out and eventually discontinued all their electrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheCross Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 get a nice guild! used... somewhere... tell me about it before buying... umm... edwards. ok, willya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3 Headed Moses Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Dillion guitars: the best SG copy I've ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 epiphone, my man, epiphone i second this. for the price, its hard to beat a nice epi g400 if you want a "real" sg. sx makes a propper sg clone, but you cant buy it in the US. bacchus also makes a cool SG clone from real african mahogany for $300ish, but again, not available in the US. most of the rest are the lopsided or melted sg variety, and cost about the same as the epi's anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 epiphone, my man, epiphone That's basically what I was thinking upon reading your OP. They've really got it covered, so it makes sense for a company like ESP to take off from the SG and create something similar but different (thicker for one) in the Viper. I did notice the other day, however, that ESP makes SG copies under the Edwards name. I recently picked up a Epi G-400 Deluxe (blem) as a Christmas present. Just got done setting it up and boxing it back up for the big day. copped an ebay pic (but hard to beat this SG copy for $296) My assessment was - very nice as is - just needs new pups to be a little more complex in tone and then it will be stellar. And I went looking for Edwards to see if the made SGs because I was curious what they use as pickups - answer - Duncan '59 & JB. Whaddaya think of those in an SG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 If you can ever get your hands on a Guild S-100, an American-made SG inspired instrument, try it out. IMHO, it is a much better guitar than the SG. I've got a '97 reissue that is one of my favorite guitars of all time. Unfortunately, Fender bought Guild out and eventually discontinued all their electrics. On the cheap there's also used DeArmond S-73's, which are based on the S-100: I have an Agile Valkyrie II, which has P-90's, which you can't get on Epi or for that matter virtually any of the other copies (Turser does have an SG Junior though): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted December 18, 2007 Moderators Share Posted December 18, 2007 i bacchus also makes a cool SG clone from real african mahogany for $300ish,. Bacchus? $300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Bacchus? $300? indeed. universe series, made in china, set up in japan. trying to get one shipped to canada but havent had the time or energy to do so yet. its got the modern neck joint and propper bevels too, along with neck volute, which is why i like it more than the others ive seen which are all based on the 61. http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g61775683 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted December 18, 2007 Moderators Share Posted December 18, 2007 indeed. universe series, made in china, set up in japan. trying to get one shipped to canada but havent had the time or energy to do so yet. its got the modern neck joint and propper bevels too, along with neck volute, which is why i like it more than the others ive seen which are all based on the 61. http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g61775683 Aaaaaahhhh, very good looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kentuckyklira Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 My SG copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Yamaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tincob Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Yamaha. I have one of those and they are more like LP's than SG's. Don't let the name mislead you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Yep Epi has the SG copy business sewn up. The G-400 is a great value. Especially when heavily discounted. I'm done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 I have one of those and they are more like LP's than SG's.Don't let the name mislead you. Yeah I know, there kind of in between, but just thought I would add that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paul44 Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 In the UK we have Vintage who do well regarded 'budget' copies. http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeerBaron Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 ive never seen a company get the same curve/body style as a real SG except epiphone (though I dont consider them a copy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 I tired a friend's Vintage SG a while back ,and was very impressed with it indeed - especially with the quality of the Wilkinson hardware and pups. (For whatever reason, I've always found SGs less prone to sounding muddy than LPs, especially at the cheaper ned of the market.) The Vintage certainly compares very favourably to the Epi at a significant saving, though I'd like to try one of each that was a few years old to compare how well they wear. The Epi G400 is an extremely impressive instrument for its price bracket - almost too good for Gibson's own good. Whereas the "proper" Gibsons are crazily priced over here (around US1200 for a faded...), the Epi represents excellent value for money. My personal choice, when comes the time for an SG, would be Tokai: I fancy one each of the Korean (similarly priced to the Epiphone) and the Japanese models. The MIJ is, IMO, a real threat to the Gibson, coming in at around half the price. I'd also consider Edwards if I found one available. Tokai do a p90 equipped model. If you're less fussy about it having the Gibson look, Gordon Smith do great SG style guitars. No fancy schmancy crown or block inlays, and most of them are satin finish, but they're made by two guys (I think officially they're not hand made because there is some element of mechanisation, but it's not exactly cookie cutter stuff, they're all hand operated). Unbeatable at the price, which is a shade under the Gibby SG Special, and all the options are available, including p90s and single pup junior styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 ive never seen a company get the same curve/body style as a real SG except epiphone (though I dont consider them a copy) epis arent the same as a gibson in shape neck joint or bevels. the closest ive seen is the bacchus '68 copy, and the edwards '61 copy. the edwards cost nearly as much as the gibson though, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinhedrick Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 doesn't greg bennet "design" an SG copy for sammick?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoinghun Posted December 18, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 i didn't know that epiphone sg and gibson are different in shape. how are they different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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