Epiphone SG Special

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Epiphone SG Special

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Robert Mellang

Күн бұрын

This is about how much fun an Epiphone SG Special is to play and why.
A cheap guitar doesn't owe ya nothing.

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@ThunderBassistJay 10 ай бұрын

Coil splitters are very useful on guitars. 👍

@MetalWizard91 6 ай бұрын

I love my sg special 😊 I own the special “VE” name Brownie. I’ve replace with humbuckers with the aftermarket humbuckers and replace the the stop bar with the chevron “v” shape stop bar from guyker and ever since, I’ve love my set up

@doctorskull8197 3 ай бұрын

I have an Epiphone SG Modern in trans black. Awesome instrument ❤️‼️🎸🔥

@themysteriousoa4466 5 ай бұрын

Thumbnail: Why would you get an Epiphone SG Special? Me: The real question is: “Why wouldn’t you?”

@jameslanclos568 11 ай бұрын

4:30 - The neck dive issue, I found can be resolved by the strap you choose. If the strap has friction to the backside of it, it will not slip. The SG was my second guitar, but really my first because it was the one I began to learn how to play with. I was most definitely a fan of Black Sabbath back then, but I had no idea that Tony Iommi used a Special. My first was a Gibson SE 225 with 2 P90 pickups, that my Dad traded a used aluminum boat, motor and trailer for it !!! I don't have my first SG anymore because it was in the pawn shop at the time hurricane Katrina hit us and I lost it. 😭Sob story! PS - But the silver lining is that I bought a '22 Gibson SG Standard (half face pickguard), an exclusive from Zzounds. What's exclusive is the color, it's a very dark cherry, like a black cherry color. It almost looks like ebony from a distance. I also got a '22 Gibson SG Bass guitar (short scale) !!! Happy Playing Brother!

@robertmellang6998 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking in friend. The little Epiphone SG Special was dirt cheap, and fun. I go to it most of the time when I wanna play some kick ass rock.

@jameslanclos568 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, well I'm still making payments on the SG's !!! 😭Epiphone has been stepping up their game, BigTime, recently. I almost got the Epiphone Moderne model, but they were all snatched up before I made the move. So if I want one, it'll have to be a used model. It's got that pretty/ugly vibe, the model most guitarists aren't interested in.@@robertmellang6998

@BoDoesStuff 11 ай бұрын

Good Video! I just ordered the Epiphone SG Traditional Pro because it was on sale.

@robertmellang6998 11 ай бұрын

I never met a guitar that I didn’t like. I fall in love with a guitar in ten minutes.

@glennkeohane1543 2 ай бұрын

I sent my Epiphone SG Special back to Amazon because of tuning issues. I discovered that the whole neck would continually flex and cause the guitar to go in and out of tune. I could not believe that Epiphone would build something that bad and expect fro students to learn on this guitar. I also checked the four screws that attaches the neck to the body and they were tight. This guitar looked very nice but it's not a good guitar at any price.

@robertmellang6998 2 ай бұрын

There is something for everyone. Get the checkbook out.

@markedid5818 12 күн бұрын

I have an Epiphone my Dad bought me 40 years ago, it is the worst guitar I ever had for just that reason (plus the strings were three eighths an inch above the frets with the bridge turned all the way down). I can lightly push/pull on the neck and actually see the strings move up and down. I was thinking surely that was an early production problem they had corrected by now so maybe I'll give them another chance but if they are still like that I don't need another wall hanger.

@robertmellang6998 12 күн бұрын

@@markedid5818 I just bought a new cheap guitar. An Epiphone Les Paul Studio E1. I am loving it.

@markedid5818 11 күн бұрын

@@robertmellang6998 No problem with a weak neck to body connection on the SG ? I am getting ready to buy a new guitar and don't want to spend top dallor for one. It's why I was researching lower cost models. The Epi I have made me wary of getting another one and after reading the comment I thought oh no not another wowsi sounding guitar. I am going to check one out in a music store instead of just buying sight unseen over the web. I hope it plays fine as I like the style with the wider string spacing and is in the price range I want to spend, Thanks for your input !

@Euthymia2020 3 ай бұрын

Best durable quality electric guitar for the price you can possibly get. Sg special satin in black for 199$. I’ll keep the extra few thousand In my bank account for a rainy day. It really is the player not the instrument.

@robertmellang6998 3 ай бұрын

Agree

@robertmellang6998 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out my video.

@Alpha_WK 3 ай бұрын

Is the color of the fretboard a dark color like the one in your video or is it that pukey orange color I’ve been seeing a lot on low budget Epiphones?

@robertmellang6998 3 ай бұрын

It’s just the way you see it. It’s a $160.00 guitar. Fun guitar. I saw Dan Akroid, Blues Brothers Band. A guy in the band was playing an Epiphone Les Paul Special. The concert was packed. I thought it was cool to see a guitar player that didn’t have his identity invested in his guitar. Know what I mean?

@Alpha_WK 3 ай бұрын

@@robertmellang6998 II do know what you mean. But people choose certain guitars based on their identity/personality. I won’t go near anything that isn’t a Fender/Squier or Gibson/Epiphone. Because of the tone and because of the aesthetics. I’m not interested in knock off guitars. Jackson guitars look horrible. Gretsch guitars usually look horrible. Etc. So when I asked if the fretboard was that orangey color it’s because I can’t have a guitar with a pukey fretboard. Like Pau Ferrro. That kills the look of player strats. I’m not interested in custom shop fenders or gibsons. It’s not about the money. It’s about how the guitar looks and feels. In fact I’ll never buy a real Gibson because they’re too heavy. So…. lightweight Epiphones! And inexpensive Strats and Teles! Yup I’m a guitar snob in strange low budget way. I have to feel a connection with the guitar. In conclusion 😂 one’s identity is invested in the guitar whether we realize it or not. Ps. Thanks for responding!

@robertmellang6998 3 ай бұрын

@@Alpha_WK Have fun. What ever ya do.

@Alpha_WK 3 ай бұрын

@@robertmellang6998 Thank you! Likewise.

@MatthewGossman 2 ай бұрын

You gotta clean those guitars up man. It would have made the presentation better and been a better video if you had put some thought and time into polishing those instruments and making them look nice

@robertmellang6998 2 ай бұрын

Good point. I will bring that up at the creative meeting. Thanks for checking in. I appreciate you.