EpiphoneSG Special Satin E1 Vintage Worn, Heritage Cherry

I wish I had something like this when I started out in the early 80s. It's a phenomenal beginners guitar, but it's also just a really good no-frills guitar. Maybe I just got a good one, but I'm glad my family snagged this for my birthday. Plays great, looks great, stays in tune, sounds great.

These came out in 2017, lightweight poplar is my favorite guitar wood, and so always meant to get one of these. I have a go-to SG style in solid alder, probably around 10, 11 pounds, but its 10 or 11 pounds. If you only play a little, who cares? But I'm used to 3 hour plus sessions, so the weight makes a difference. The poplar has a wonderful feel against the body, warmth and resonance, the unfilled mahogany cap gives you a little grain, and the flat "Vintage" finish is soft and comfortable, not all shiny and annoying. Neck is perfect, fret ends smooth, pickups more than adequate. One 3 way selector switch, one volume, one tone not quite as versatile as standard SG controls for each pickup, but who cares? You can get all the sound and tone you need with little fuss. People complain about the tuners, but in my experience, its because they don't know how to properly string a guitar (keep under steady tension from start to finish), and a little #2 pencil graphite in the nut and you're good to go. Price is perfect, and I'd rather have one of these than the next level up Epiphone SG. Only downside of these is some of the cool colors they had in 2017 like brown or tobacco sunburst are no longer available, so you're down to cherry or ebony. Get while you can, my friends

Well set up. Low action with no buzz. Great guitar

As a beginner to intermediate guitarist I always thought I was restricted to knock offs and low end guitars because the cost was not practical for my ability. This guitar gives me quality sound at an affordable price. I am more motivated to play better using better equipment. The look, feel, and sound of this guitar is equivalent to some of the higher end ones that I always dreamed of owning. Very happy with this purchase.

Nice guitar, very light. It came in double box, it has some paint details and I will restring it, and also lower the strings action for sure.

I bought this product after much consideration and research. This was my first electric guitar.Even though I didn't play much of it since I bought it and kept it with the utmost care; I just realized, when I connected it to the wire, that the output bold is shaky and a crack has appeared around it. I have played other electric guitars and I find this as the much painful to see that my first guitar pick has such weak build and is defected. I implore the seller to look into the issue and help with any support if possible.

I've been playing & recording for >40 years & have >30 electric guitars, including several vintage, high-end, and boutique guitars from PRS, Fender, Gretsch, & Jackson. After getting this SG for my spouse whom just started playing a few years ago, I'm definitely buying one for myself.Am pleasantly surprised by the tone & playability. It takes effects better than many in my collection and rhythm with high gain never sounded so good.It felt ok out of the box, but I did the setup & now it feels & sounds excellent. Changed strings, tightened tuning pegs, did a minor neck adjustment, cleaned & oiled fingerboard, polished the frets (there are NO fret sprouts!), adjusted pickup heights (output was uneven), lowered the action slightly, corrected bridge angle, and adjusted intonation, the latter of which was pretty bad to start with. The wound (low D, A, & E) strings still would not intonate to my liking (the saddles are maxed out & still slightly flat @ 12th fret), but few guitars' intonation is 100%. It's still totally usable. I'd say the "rosewood" fretboard has to be a really thin rosewood veneer, as it sounds like plastic when you tap on it, but it still plays well.Don't know about this guitar's durability, but time will tell & all components are replaceable and/or upgradeable any way. However I wouldn't recommend it for a gigging player, as road wear could take its toll. Ours will stay at home for personal use so I suspect they will last several years b4 components need replacement.Never liked the SG body style but the natural satin spoke to us. The satin neck feels great.Very light weight. It does do the classic SG "neck dive" as headstock & neck are heavier than the body, but there are ways to address that if necessary. The whole thing is so light, the hands-free neck dive isn't an issue for me.BTW, bridge & tailpiece are stamped underneath with Epiphone branding. Has smaller pots but so far, clean & smooth with decent output & quiet switching. Shielded cover. Quiet humbuckers.Overall, once I tweaked it, it doesn't feel or sound like a $200 guitar. I'd have guessed a $450 to $500 price point, at minimum.Like I said, buying a second one.Guitar also came well packed & protected. Kudos & thank you to seller.

It’s a cheap guitar so it doesn’t have the smoothest detailing but what you get for the money is awesome. Mine came pretty close to set up right out of the box. With a few small adjustments and some new strings it sounds great and stays in tune. I know you’re not going to get consistent quality at this price but I’m very happy with the one I got