Epiphone SG400 review and sound test 

What do you think, is this guitar capable of more than just Rock?

The best review I’ve seen of this guitar. Well explained and demonstrated.

Hi, just wanted to thank you for such an informative & sensible review. RU-vid can be such a waste of time sometimes but every now & again you stumble across something really worth watching. Thanks again - all the best 👍

Its amazing how many good quality budget guitars there are nowadays. When i first started playing in the mid eighties there seemed to be a big gulf between the cheaper guitars which were so bad they put you off playing and the much higher priced, higher quality, guitars. Great in depth description and some helpful tips too.

Believe it or not, three weeks ago I picked up a FREE 2006 Epi SG 400 guitar (my first SG) with a cracked neck, a very used body, and no hardware/wiring at all except for the bridge assembly. $160 (parts/tools) later I now have a rock-solid rock machine that plays like a dream, aside from just a hair of very manageable neck dive. I'm SO glad you talked about the volume difference between the two pickups. I was wondering if my new Epi Probucker bridge pickup was somehow defective, with the noticeably reduced volume as compared to the neck pickup. So it's not just my ears. Cool review. Thanks.

Love the Epiphones I play them because of their exceptional quality and legendary history and history with Les Paul

Nice one! Ive just got one and I love it!😎

Learning the guitar during lockdown and this was the best used guitar I could find locally under £200. I was worried it was a one trick pony and it would only be good for rock and metal but although I'm still learning I'm finding it suits all styles of music really well.

I have this guitar, it's awesome!

nice sounding guitar...

I watched your review before I bought one, mine has almost now use since it was new. Thanks it is a great guitar. Your review sold me on it.

I have that same SG... I absolutely love it. Sounds amazing and fun to play. Did you notice the volume and tone are not drilled in a diamond pattern but in a square pattern... Mine has the square pattern. Like yours... A bit of a unicorn.

My very first guitar was a 1971 Japanese 'lawsuit' SG cherry with vibrola. I taught myself to play it by listening to Hendrix, Zeppelin, Sabbath etc, it was my first love 😉 My second guitar was a 1975 Gibson Flying V, needless to say these 2 will always be my most favorite guitars. Whenever I see one I want to buy it 😂 too bad I'm skint af after my post-Covid guitar and gear buying spree. But I am gonna try and find an SG 400, I don't think it's that expensive and I really like it.

I’m so glad a bought this guitar 🎸

Good review...got one yesterday!...it has Gibson deluxe tuners that the previous owner has fitted... although I prefer Grover's the new ones look cool in my opinion...it's a great guitar which to my surprise does clean tones very well 😊

my step father just gave me this one today omg it plays nice and easy

All your advices and comments are good. I‘ve got same model last week, a second hand 2007 SG-400. Good business indeed! Top and light guitar to alternate with LP model.

I really enjoyed listening to you play, I'm thinking of buying that guitar and you convinced me, thanks for the video

Good advice on the input jack.

Brilliant review..got one.thank you

I wish you would come back to RU-vid

Best demo ever

Great sound! i have the same guitar. Nice review man.

cheers man you`ve made my mind up to buy an sg 400 , great tones no bullshit!!

mannn thank u so much for this video, great review and great playing, i was about to buy the g400 pro model, but i think this is gonna be also great too

Good review and some useful tips. Not sure about the weight, my SG G400 Pro is 7lb 3oz; still a nice light guitar. I think it's a great guitar for the price, especially used prices. As you say, a right angle plug/adapter is wise. Never thought about the susceptibility of the jack above the cavity; that plate mod is clever for a gigging musician (could also add some lead in there to reduce neck dive 😉).

Bring out the dancing girls ..and put me champagne on ice...im going in ....to .........

Nice demo , I bought the same Sg , not really into it yet. My strat is my go to.....BTW, you got into a little Santana vibe at near the end of your vid and made me think how versatile this axe is....I’m not a shredder more bluesey kind of player...

A very pleasant guitar, I like the metal plate idea!

Best review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

iw watch you and buy my son this guitar ,thanks .kind regards from croatia

Isn't this the newer Standard version? It has the "new" open book headstock.

The SG is such a basic guitar much like the telecaster that even the knockoffs are probably not far off from the originals. A good setup and some modding and you're good to go.

Nice review, thanks! I am agree what neck pickup sounds a little poor. May be seymour jazz will be better or p-90 on neck?

I apologize for my ignorance but I have wanted to play electric guitar for a long time and I found an Epiphone SG deluxe faded blue. They sent me a demo video but my question is if you can get the Bridge dirty with this guitar or do you need to buy something?

Your model looks like one produced between 2004 & 2009 but the headstock is different. Did you say that you changed the shape of the Headstock which would have been the 'clipped ear' type originally?

Is epiphone now using gibson headstock ? Those ends use to be cut off, and yours doesn't, or are my eyes fooling me ?

Sir, enjoyed your review and playing. If I may ask, what amp are you playing through?

Have you raised the bridge pup? Like your vids mate.🇬🇧

It's actually not real mahogany. The Epiphone G-400 is made of Philippine/Indonesian mahogany (more commonly known as Luan, Lauan or Meranti, botanic genus Shorea which has 196 subspecies), which is not actually related to the mahogany species. In 2005, Epiphone began putting thin veneers of African mahogany on the front and back of the Cherry finished G-400s. G-400 "Vintage" worn cherry / worn brown models manuifactured in Korea from 2002 to 2005 (UnSung and SaeIn plants, serial numbers starting with U or I) have solid three-piece bodies made from Nyatoh (palaquium spp.) without a veneer.

I hav a 400 pro and the control cavity is a nightmare, full of wires ,plugs n such . Coil split not tht good to me . So it had to go . New pups , pots ,, no plugs at all . Been playin traditional country to ledzep it does fiine . Weight on this is 7lbs . May try n do the metal plate , thk bout tht a min . Good review thks .

nice playing i enjoyed it, is there any tabs for the jam with the backing track at around 27mins? i'd like to learn that thanks

Hi. Nice vid. Is this guitar good for concerts and recording? Is it for basic, intermediate or advanced guitarists? Thanks a lot.

The Epiphone SGs sound as good as the Gibbys, i have both and they are indeed equals

Anyone know a cheap way to stop the first 3 strings going out of tune (after bends mostly) strings obviously getting stuck in nut grooves

Nice. How the neck feels? Do you think it suits to players with smaller hands?

Great video, is this sg 400 the same as the sg standard??

I am thinking in buying this guitar, but I don't find now in my country, were you think I can buy it? Im from chile (sorry for the bad english)

Hi. I cant choose this guitar g400 pro or squire affinity strat hh or hss. Can you help me please? Thanks for the video.

What's happening I fell a sleep

slightly out of tune on your demo section on the B string.

Why the head look like à Gibson head ?

Can you do mine?

hello ted