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Epiphone Faded G400 SG Electric Guitar - Worn Cherry

Item #: EPI G400V WC

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Overall Ratings: 5.0

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Epiphone Faded G400 SG Electric Guitar

The Epiphone Faded G400 is classic guitar you're not afraid to play every day! The SG-shaped Vintage G400 has the well-worn look and feel of a favorite guitar. It's Worn finish showcases the wood grain (similar to Gibson's popular Faded series). The Faded G400 has a mahogany set neck with super satin finish, Alnico Classic humbucker pickups, nickel hardware and tune-o-matic bridge.

Lock Tone
The Lock Tone Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stopbar tailpiece are standard equipment on all Epiphone guitars with a tune-o-matic setup. From their Custom Les Pauls right down to the Special II, Epiphone knows that tuning stability and sustain can make or break a guitar so it’s important to have a dependable bridge you can trust.

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Epiphone Faded G400 Electric Guitar Specifications

Pickups: Alnico Classic humbuckers
Hardware: Nickel
Scale: 24.75 inches
Nut Width: 1.68 inches
Neck: Set
Neck Material: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Inlay: Trapezoid
Body material: Mahogany

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Epiphone Faded G400 SG Electric Guitar - Worn Cherry

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52 people rated this item

jh from new york

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Darn near perfect.

Quality:

This is a guitar of world class quality. I'll never play a Gibson when an Epi is available.

Sound:

Tone goes from sharp and crisp to thick and smooth with a flip of a switch.

Reliability:

I've only had it a week...I'm certain it will hold up just as my other Epis have.

Overall:

I adore this guitar. Great tones, action ans weight. Its a bit off balance (as are all SGs), but this not not detract from the guitar.

Playability and Feel:

Neck is perfect. Controls are perfectly located. This is a super fast guitar.

Tone:

This guitar gives smooth, rich, mellow tones, whether in the bridge or neck. You can go from sharp and crisp to thick and smooth with the flick of a switch.

Finish:

Exactly as expected. No flaws at all.

Action:

Almost perfect. I had to adjust one saddle up just a hair. It was actually in tune when I got it.

Skill Level:

Semi-Pro

Do you own this product?:

I am honored to own this product.

Date submitted:

4.15.2011

djbe@rock.com from Wilmington NC USA

djbe@rock.com

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SG placeholder

Quality:

Yes and no. I think the body should be about 1/8" thicker with a denser grade of wood, even at this low price.

Sound:

Awesome tone, just like everybody says...quickest and cheapest way to Angus beefiness out there. Played it back and forth with my Gibson 1985 Explorer...very close, not as warm but look at all the wood in an Explorer, and it's real mahogany versus whatever jungle wood they're calling "mahogany" in the Epi SG ads.

Reliability:

This guitar has a set in neck - a key feature and eye-opening at the $300 price point BUT the slightest bending back on the neck - basic frontline rockgod moves is enough - will whammy your notes a halfstep up, it literally feels like you could snap the neck from the body with very little effort.

Overall:

Being born in 1961 like the Gibson SG, I'd wanted the '61 reissue for a long time, couldn't afford it, so I got the Epi worn cherry model as a sort of placeholder in my collection. I chose the worn SG for $50 less than the heritage cherry and was disappointed by 1) how uninteresting the industrial mahogany looks and 2)how dull and not "worn" the finish actually is. Guitar polish helps a little in the sheen department but not much. I will probably try auto polish as some posters have had luck. The color was darker on mine than in any of the online site pics.

Playability and Feel:

The guitar felt shockingly brittle out of the box (delivered in winter ice cold) but has gotten meatier as it's warmed up and I've warmed up to it. Feels better all the time, stays in tune well. The nose dive problem on SGs is way more pronounced in this model...the nosediveiest guitar EVER, man. Do not buy it if you can't handle this design characteristic, because the BigLots furniture department wood Epi uses makes it even worse than regular SGs! The three-inch leather strap I bought for more money than I like to pay for straps only helps a little. And I am afraid to drill a neck bout hole for the strap button(ala Tony Iommi model) because I don't trust this "malargoney" at all, don't want a horn to fall off. That leaves moving the body straplock up a bit.

Tone:

Tones are pretty good out of both pups, tone control is average through its turns. BOTTOM LINE: I'm keeping her but I'm not not in love.

Finish:

Not impressed, Epi. Richer grains on $100 entry Deans. I will probably poly it up (not the neck of course) at some point with a satin spray, why not, it's not a Gibson. While we're on the subject of finish, don't expect a GIBSON truss rod cover like in some of the pictures. It'll say SG. For some reason, that mattered to me so I ordered a replacement GIBSON truss ord cover off Ebay for ten bucks, problem solved. Also,what's with the hideous orange pickup selecter cap? Spraypainted it gloss black, solved. A slight (1/2") ding on the back - and raising cane about the misrepresented truss rod cover)yielded me a $60 credit bringing my cost down to $239. So my price/happiness ratio is much better now.

Action:

Perfect. I swear. Plays AMAZING.

Skill Level:

Semi-Pro

Do you own this product?:

Yes.

Date submitted:

1/14/11

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