2020 Epiphone SG Muse - Smoked Almond Metallic

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2020 Epiphone SG Muse - Smoked Almond Metallic

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A brief review and demonstration of the 2020 Epiphone SG muse in Smoked Almond Metallic, plugged directly into a Bugera V22 tube amp. Playing begins at 2:50 and I misspeak about the pickup position at 6:03, I should say middle instead of neck. Thanks for watching!
UPDATE 03/08/20
So the coil tapped middle position I'm referring to turns out to be the Phase Switch. I was unfamiliar with them initially. That explains the "wah" or nasal sound that is produced. The phase switch is activated by pulling up on the top tone knob
UPDATE 04/04/20
I added a pickguard to this guitar and you can find that video here
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@pmcate2 3 жыл бұрын

This is an instance when gold does not look tacky.

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

pmac I bought it without seeing it first and was pleasantly surprised by the finish!

@BigSadClownBoi 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate hearing the natural sounds in order to get a good feel for what music this would be best for. I've had my eye on this one specifically and the price is starting to seem right, and your review is very convincing.

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you got some needed information from the video! :) I can’t recommend it enough

@socialdef3 4 жыл бұрын

Great tone! Nice amp and playing as well. It looks much nicer with the added pickguard and top hat knobs in the latest video!

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

socialdef3 I’m glad you like it!! Thanks for checking out my videos! :)

@mikeellis9720 3 жыл бұрын

I liked you review & demo w/o effects. That clearly shows how the guitar really sounds.

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

Mike Ellis thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the review. Thanks for watching :)

@richyriff 4 жыл бұрын

These seem pretty tempting for sure. Digging the SGs in Radio Blue and Smoked Almond. Haven't been able to try one in person yet though. Thanks for the demo!

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Rick DeSutter Thanks for watching! I kept calling guitar center each week and they eventually told me they probably wouldn’t get any of the new Epiphones til late March or April, but they are “in stock” so if you wanna demo one out asap, it might be worth ordering one and having it delivered to the store

@itstherealmeagain 4 жыл бұрын

Subbed. Thanks for doing this video. I got my Muse in smoked Almond (Gold, lol)...if memory serves me right..March 2nd. Love it. You are the only one to show THIS color of the Muse. Great playing. -Joe

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Jobiwan thank you for that! It’s a great little guitar! Excellent choice in color too ;)

@RefRMart10 4 жыл бұрын

Buying the blue one tonight. To me these just sound so fantastic for the price. I play an 82 strat, but I’m not crazy on fender neck for electric. This has a bright sound for humbuckers which I love. This seems to be the perfect medium guitar for my taste. The les Paul is just a tad too muddy for me sometimes.

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

RyanMartinDrums I think it’ll do the trick just fine! I actually find myself playing with the coil taps on most of the time because I just love the tone so much! Then humbuckers are certainly a little brighter too! Happy playing! :)

@perihelion7798 4 жыл бұрын

Like the knobs change out. It would look better with black plastic trim, IMO. But other than that... Great looking and sounding instrument. Ordered one exactly like that one from Sweetwater. It will be my 8th SG; the other 7 are all Gibsons, so I'm biting the Epiphone bullet on this one. Nice review. Thanks.

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I'm sure you can find the black pickup rings pretty easily. Shouldn't be too hard of a change imo. I hope you enjoy your new guitar :)

@floodgatestudios1825 Жыл бұрын

Coil tapping vs. Coil splitting....coil tapping means taking the signal from the midpoint of the wire winding while the coil-splitting means splitting the humbucker into two single coils. An easy way to clear out the difference between these two terms is to know that humbuckers are split and single-coil pickups are tapped.

@dustymyles244 4 жыл бұрын

That middle position coil tap is “out of phase” which switches the polarity of the neck pickup. Basically flip flopping the direction that the coil receives the signal. And no most coil taps or splits are not this way. Look up peter green he used it a lot

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! That's what I figured out, after posting! Thanks for the info, I'll have to check him out!

@davidgleaves9257 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewreviews9397 and it's coil splitting, not coil tap. They are not the same thing.

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidgleaves9257 did not know that! What’s the difference?

@davidgleaves9257 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewreviews9397 see for example: www.sweetwater.com/insync/coil-splitting-vs-coil-tapping-difference/

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidgleaves9257 thanks for sharing!

@orly. 4 жыл бұрын

This guitar was perfect for the price!

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Caqui I think so too! It’s super versatile and looks great. Which color did you get?

@robertholtom9345 3 ай бұрын

Do you still have your Epiphone SG muse today? If so have you enjoyed playing it with all the different tone options, the 2 pull/push on your volume knobs are your coil splits for your bridge and neck pickups, and the 1 push/pull option on your neck tone knob is your in/out of phase option. You probably know all of this already. I was just thinking about buying the same exact guitar here with the exact color for $539 Canadian, its a 2022 model. I do have 2 other Epiphone SG's, but different models, anyways Great Review, Keep Rocking!

@donaldharris8826 4 жыл бұрын

These Epiphone 2020 SG and LP models both have coil splitting on each pickup as well as an out of phase switching ! ! ! Peace & Play 🎸 On . . . 😎🤘🎸👍 DDHarris 5-7-2020.

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Donald Harris thanks for watching! It’s a sweet little guitar especially for the $$$

@l.g.5899 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewreviews9397 can you get sounds that go in Fender direction, by using split and phase?

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

@@l.g.5899 1000% you don’t even need the phase but it’s an added bonus

@l.g.5899 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewreviews9397 Veeeery good to hear that!

@joequesda15 4 жыл бұрын

Middle has like Wah with Tele twang would sound awesome on blues an funk!!! This is definitely gonna be my next guitar..

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

joe quesda yeah turns out that middle position was with the phase turned on but it’s for sure got that tone! It’s a killer guitar for the money!

@joequesda15 4 жыл бұрын

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@joequesda15 4 жыл бұрын

But most definitely worth price!!!

@sunilcrasto9872 3 ай бұрын

buying one for my son, delivery arrives at 10th of june. mind giving me a small explain of neck tention and trust rod adjustment please ?

@plevine1 Жыл бұрын

Just got mine, same color. Love it but agree with you on the knobs. How do you change them? Where did you order the replacement knobs?

@ZE4MC 4 жыл бұрын

I didnt hear you comment on the neck size/feel etc SGs have had some pretty thick and wide necks in the past- this looks smaller?

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

De Ce it totally is! This guitar has more of a slim C neck. Very comfortable to play and doesn’t feel like I’m hold a baseball bat. That was one of the things i didn’t love about my SG standard from a few years back.

@leviaguonie1383 2 жыл бұрын

cool color... baby copper

@MrKite_ 4 жыл бұрын

Fun review,saludos from chile!

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching! :)

@psycomike9375 4 жыл бұрын

Nice review. Keep it up. It doesn't neck dive, when you play it standing up? Because i had one sg and that was a big problem for me. Thanks

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Psyco Mike thank you for watching and for the kind words! So I initially had a cloth strap on it and it didn’t want to much at all, I was honestly a bit surprised because my last SG wanted to dive constantly.... well I put on a leather strap now and I guess since the material is smoother or how I have it hung, it wants to dive

@joseduran347 4 жыл бұрын

nice review!

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Jose Alberto Durán thank you for watching!!

@I-Libertine 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. Do you feel that the neck is thinner than a typical SG near the headstock? (smaller circumference?)

@sirhc2242 4 жыл бұрын

^^ Been trying to find the out since announced

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, kindly! 100%, the neck has a very nice taper throughout and is certainly a little faster and more comfortable than a traditional SG in my opinion. That was one of my qualms with an SG standard I had a few years ago. I don't have particularly big hands and this thing is perfect. Very easy to play near the body as well

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

@@sirhc2242 Hey Chris, thanks for watching! I replied to Daivd at length and you might find it useful :)

@buzzardsinuses4780 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew's Reviews Is the neck flat at the bottom , like a D shape neck? I’ve tried a couple of other Epiphone SGs and they were precisely that.

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Jaded Onslaught Official hey there! This one definitely has more of a slim C neck. Very nicely rounded and not really flat at all

@garfmaul3327 4 жыл бұрын

I got a new muse and the strings are great

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

jamnoky 2 Awesome! What color did you get?

@garfmaul3327 4 жыл бұрын

I got the wanderlust green

@garfmaul3327 4 жыл бұрын

The radio blue , and the almond look awesome too

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

jamnoky 2 right on! Can’t really go wrong with any of the colors, they’re all so nice looking

@randyteta9170 3 жыл бұрын

You didn’t mention the Tuners

@acctonmyotherphone6327 4 жыл бұрын

30th like! Also, 9th sub!.. for some reason the look of it without a pickguard is veeerrrryy slowwwwllyyyy growing on me HAHAHA

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support and sub! Yeah in light of all the craziness going on, ordering one has taken a backseat, and I'll have to agree with you. I still wanna get my hands on one just to see what it would look like :) Perhaps something like this www.reddit.com/r/guitarporn/comments/ed01ke/ngd_2019_gibson_sg_standard_rose_gold/

@eatass5627 2 жыл бұрын

Def buying

@kairishafer5185 4 жыл бұрын

Did you have any QC issues with the frets meaning any dead spots or frets that need leveling and crowning brother?

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Kairi Shafer the only spot I’ve noticed anything on is the 13th fret of the G string. It doesn’t really sound any different, but the texture feels a little coarser when bending/vibrato

@garfmaul3327 4 жыл бұрын

My 5th fret on the b string mutes out on new muse , I am going to see if it’s fixable

@preciseaudioblog 3 жыл бұрын

I have that amp. Bursts the power tubes in days. I've sent it to 2 techs. None of them could fix it. Any ideas? Thank you.

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

Admittedly, I’m not too sure how to fix amps, but the one “warning” I read about the V22 was that the tubes will need to be replaced within the first year.... I have had mine for almost 5 and the tubes are still going strong. From what I have read replacing the tubes on it are pretty easy. I’d also contact Bugera and tell them about it, it has to be under warranty right? Sorry I can’t be of more help /:

@preciseaudioblog 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewreviews9397 man you are lucky! Thank you. Cheers!

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

Precise Audio Blog you’re welcome! Best of luck man!

@everybodylovesgav 4 жыл бұрын

are the pickup rings more white or cream ? just thinking if i wanted to add a pickgaurd .

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

everybodylovesgav they are more off white or light cream, but not quite cream. I also am wanting to do that. I requested some sample pieces from www.wdmusic.com/wd-custom-pickguards.html to try and get as close a match I can. I think a 61 reissue pick guard will look awesome!

@everybodylovesgav 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewreviews9397 please do an update if you add the pick guard :)

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

everybodylovesgav ohhh you betcha! :)

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

everybodylovesgav hey there! So I got the pickguard in today. It doesn’t quite fit because of the way they carved the body, but with a little bit of sanding to make it more flush at the pickups, it’ll most likely look “fine”. If it were a $1000+ guitar I’d say it’s unacceptable, but because of the price of these things, I’m gonna go ahead and drill it on!

@everybodylovesgav 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewreviews9397 cool beans :D

@l.g.5899 3 жыл бұрын

Is the neck thin or thick? I have small hands, they say that the new custom C profile is much better than slip D.... Can you confirm? Thanx

@andrewreviews9397 3 жыл бұрын

It feels like an SG for sure but it’s easier to play and certainly feels thinner! It gets nicely narrow by the headstock surprisingly

@l.g.5899 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewreviews9397 Thank you sir.

@rebelandthehearts 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. Any high frets

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Rebel & The Hearts Hey there! Yeah I ended up finding one near the B/E around 9 and 10. Just the one though. I talked to a buddy and he said he had a couple spots hit had to hammer out

@nalukeko 4 жыл бұрын

Is it really nickel hardware like the specs say? I hate chrome. it's gaudy and doesn't age to my liking.

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Based off it being more of a whiteish shine than blue I think it is indeed nickel! Do you know of a way I can test it other than looking at it? I’d love to find out for sure!

@nalukeko 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew's Reviews good question. how the hardware reacts to fingerprints and smudges might tell over time. I have a PRS where the (clean!) covers will haze even if it sits in the case. Some folks use muriatic acid for aging nickel. On chrome it doesn’t work so well. So that could be a test. Underside of tailpiece maybe. Less invasive and less dangerous is white vinegar. I’ve heated that in the microwave before and let the parts sit in the steam. Clouds them over but can be polished off again. btw, totally agree on the speed knobs vs top hats! Good choice.

@andrewreviews9397 4 жыл бұрын

Sherkhan I’ll have to test that out. Thanks for the tips! I feel like how it’s reacted with my skin touching it, it most likely is nickel but I’d like to know for sure. And thank you! Cost about $7 I think at GC and adds a whole new look to it. I added a pickguard too if you’d like to see that. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8p2psKY3J-dcn0.html

@tealip4419 3 жыл бұрын

If it looks silver it’s nickel if it looks blue it’s chrome!