INACCURATE DEPICTION OF GUITAR
587792
A great idea. However, as a long-playing and experienced guitarist, I have to tell you, frankly, that you are not designing this card correctly as no acoustic guitar, of all the thousands I have seen, have frets that float over the sound hole!!!
2152065
The guitar feels right....nice size, etc. However no notes register when you tilt the guitar even a little bit-- making it impossible to use star power.  Even if you go to utilize the star power button or the whammy bar it'll drop some notes-- really taking all the fun out of the game.
3224348
I already reviewed this guitar here in amazon, but for the right handed. I should have had reviewed this one, since I bought a left one.
I ordered one from this source but UPS lost it, so I got a refund. Then I bought it again in Montreal.

I must say, I can't bear the poor and low sound of this guitar. I have a $160 yamaha c40 that sounds way louder than this.
I have other guitars for less than $300 that sounds way better than this.

The cables are loose, so they buzz. It's unbearable when playing unplugged.
The volume/gain of the Q1 is too low too! I play live every friday, and the sound engineer has to do wonders in order to make
my guitar sound as loud as everybody's else guitar.

The finish and the painting is great, the action is great, the neck is well crafted, but all that is pointless if it sounds
inferior than a $160 guitar.

Don't buy it unless you are a guitar collectionist and want something to decorate your living room.
I had sooo many expectations from this guitar, and I have tried to lie to myself and think it sounds OK.
But I can keep my eyes closed (ears, actually).
2161263
Let me start out by saying that I like this guitar very much and I believe it was a decent deal for the price.  But watch out for the cheaper versions (you know, the Epi LP Customs that sell for $500 brand new with a hard case).  I bought one of these, and although I believe it is a genuine Epiphone Custom, it is just a little fishy.

It shipped direct from China.  The paint on the top has very slightly bled over the binding as if not properly masked, and the nut slot is not filled properly.  There are other small blemishes in the finish which lead me to believe that this is some sort of b-stock or possibly remanufactured by an unauthorized shop (authorized shops will prominently mark reman's and alter the SN).  Serial number indicates it was made December 2009, I bought it in early 2011.  I inspected the electronics and the pots are mismatched, plus is has a slight hum.  Wasn't set up at all, and needs some general TLC to set things right.  On the bright side, once set up it plays very well.  The pickups, while very bright for this guitar, sound surprisingly good.  With a new nut and new pots, switch, & output jack this thing will sound amazing.

I have owned and played Epi Customs before, and they are amazing guitars for the money.  But if you buy one of the super cheap ones, don't say I didn't warn you!
130549
I want to echo another comment about the neck and body being mismatched.  There is only 1 inch of body to attach the neck to.  The neck shipped does not match the one pictured.  In the picture you see a tongue of wood that is supposed to go below the neck pickup and the neck pickup cavity should be routed deeper to accommodate it.  Neither is the case.  I ended up glueing and using 2 screws.  We'll see how long it lasts.

In the end, I've got a playable guitar, but here are the other problems I had with this kit.  In addition to the above neck problem, there was a significant backbow on the neck.  I could only tighten the  truss rod further, not let it out.  Letting it out resulted in the truss rod nut coming all the way out.  I ended up using a washer to hold the nut in so that I could straighten the neck.  The end cap of the neck was only held on with 2 small screws which popped out under pressure.  I had to use much larger screws to get it to work.  It isn't absolutely straight, but with a little higher action than I normally like, it is playable.  The bridge cavity was not routed deep enough.  I had to route out an additional 1/4 inch to make it acceptable.  This was harder than expected due to the 2 different depths for this bridge.  The top fret acts as the nut.  However, the end cap on the neck raised the strings too high.  Impossible to tune the guitar like that.  I ended up buying a string retainer to push them down so that they touch the first fret.

This was the fifth guitar kit I've done and by far the worst quality.  You need to be prepared to do a lot of work.
3062263
I am happy with this guitar, but I gave it 4 stars for two reasons. First, the low B string doesn't want to stay in tune and acoustically doesn't sound as good as I thought it would. This might be because I'm new to playing a 7 string. Second was the color. I was EXTREMELY disappointed when I received it. It is very dark, almost black. You literally have to be outside on a sunny day to see the sunburst. Nothing like the advertised pictures. As for playability this thing is great!! As I mentioned before I am new to playing a 7 string so I am usually muting the seventh string. But that's just me. Overall I really like this guitar and would give it 4.5 stars if that were an option.
3433449
I had very high hopes for this guitar. However, when I received it, the box was half open and very beat up. The guitar was covered in dust, has a dent in the front of the body and has scuffs and scratches all over. I figured if the sound was great then I would keep it, so I tried tuning it. It was so out of tune that the D string was coming up as the low e string.. It took a very very long time to get it straightened out but I do like the sound of it. The guitar is beautiful even though it came with flaws.
3051878
The B string is too close to the D string and the high E string is about twice as far away from the B string as it should be, which makes this guitar virtually unplayable. When I attempted to loosen the high E string it snapped (!) and even with the tension loosened on the B string I don't see how a string would seat properly. I'm going to take this in to the repair dept. at my local music store and see what they say. Really disappointed.
3955425
The picture makes the guitar look much better than the actual guitar. Mine came with pit marks in the paint, and the design on it is a sticker and it was placed on the unit without care, its got creases where it was mislaid on the guitar. $40 for a training guitar, you get what you pay for. The strap has nothing to strap onto. The electric tuner is only 1 1/4" X 3/4" ish, it's tiny and looks substantial in size. So if you need a

I would only recommend buying this for a beginner but only if they could care less about the look of this badly designed guitar.

Has good luck.
4297455
Initially I gave this guitar a great review, but now after having that guitar for a few years,feel I would be remiss if I didn't mention a few things about this guitar for anyone considering buying it. First, the tuners don't work very well. They were  adequate at first, but got steadily worse with the passing of time.
Another issue was the input. It was loose and eventually caused the guitar to go out at crucial times. Again, this was something that occurred over time.
I would only recommend this guitar as a decent second guitar unless you wish to invest some money in it for setup and replacing the parts I mentioned. The guitar is very pretty, but in this case looks are definitely deceiving. If I had it to do over, I would just buy a Fender Squire or a Jay Turser strat and save about a hundred bucks.
1524116
If you are ordering the color "Sunburst" be warned! I received a different color or model guitar. The following was different:

1) The color was more of the red orange kind of like the Cherry Sunburst. Other details were off like the trims in the edges, the color of the circles, and ball screws.

2) The On-Board Pre-Amp and Tuner looked different from the picture.

I checked the box and it's labeled as the "Sunburst". In addition to the the guitar not appearing like that in the picture the box that came with the guitar had no padding and as a result the "hard case" came broken.
3219115
I purchased this guitar as a gift for my sister, I chose black because i thought it would look polished and its a basic color anyone would like. Well, the guitar arrived today, and when I opened the box, I was looking at a HOT PINK guitar with black accent around the edge. The box learly says color: black. I'm just a little annoyed, and pretty confused...Is pink the new black??? Not only that, but the black accent paint is smudged in spots. Not sure yet how it sounds, but it better sound pheonominal.
1519150
I returned this guitar because the D string buzzed at many notes.
Before I ordered the guitar from Amazon, I tried our local Shar Music and was told that they stopped carrying Yamaha Guitars because of quality issues.  I did not believe them.  Unfortunately, I have to agree with them now.
2054453
I have always liked the Les Paul/SG Custom guitars of the very early '60s and this particular guitar has been modernized without taking away from the iconic SG platform.

Instead of three pickups, it has two.  I never cared for three pickup guitars with the exception of Stratocasters because the middle pickup gets in my way when using a pick and it really doesn't do a lot to enhance tone except in a Stratocaster.

Pelham blue has always been one of my favorite Gibson colors.  It was a color not offered on the original LP/SG Customs.  You could have white or black with gold plated hardware.  Gold hardware tends to tarnish and rub off quickly due to the minimal amount of gold used whereas chrome stays looking new with nominal maintenance. By the way, the Pelham blue used on this guitar is a stain rather than an opaque paint so the pretty grain on the mahogany body is visible.  Kudos, Epiphone.

The pickups provided in this guitar are some the clearest and cleanest humbucking pickups I've heard.  I tend to dislike humbucking pickups in general due to their lack of clarity and muddy tone, but the ones supplied on this Epiphone.are there to stay as I really like the tone.  Also, the pickups are both coil-tapped by push/pull volume controls giving you some really good Fender like single coil tones.  A big thumbs up to Epiphone for this very appealing feature.

The long lyre Maestro Vibrola has always been one of my favorite vibratos due to its excellent response from a gentle waver to a deep dip and returns to tune.  The early 60s LP/SG Customs had the sideways vibrato which had to be the worst designed vibrato since the Doc Kauffman vibrola of the 1930s.  In other words, totally useless.

I have been a professional musician from 1962 until 1992 when I just grew tired of the road and my health was starting to go bad.  I am also a qualified guitar tech. I mention this because I'm now going to mention a couple of negatives.

The guitar was very poorly set up when it arrived.  The fret ends were ragged and sharp, the fretboard was very dry, the frets needed leveling and polishing, the action needed to be set up properly, the intonation was way off, the truss rod needed to be adjusted, the nut slots needed to be filed so the strings didn't hang.up and the pickups needed to be balanced.

Poorly cut and finished nut slots are responsible for a guitar going out of tune 99% of the time.  None of this is uncommon on guitars costing ten times this amount.  Any new guitar requires a professional set up unless you are having one custom made for you where you work with the luthier throughout the build.  That is why, even with the work I had to do to make the guitar play right, I still give it five stars.  If you spend the $100.00 or so to have a guitar set up for you by a pro, it will be the best money you ever spent.

Am I happy with with my new LP/SG Custom?  Yes, very much so and since there are only going to be 1,962 of them manufactured, you best get yours before they're gone because once they are no longer available from dealers, the price for used ones will shoot up.
2688797
I recently purchased an all black guitar with the gray design around the sound hole. What I got was a black guitar with some southwestern crap design with gold trim. I'm gonna try and pry off the design, since it looks like it's just slapped on there with glue. The paint job isn't all that great and it's a very light/small guitar. Anyway my only complaint is that it doesn't look like the one I ordered. What should I expect for $40 bucks?
15481
It is mostly accurate, good for learning the solos.  However, the DeLeo brothers are notorious for using unorthodox chords in rock music with fun voicings.  Songs like Lady Picture Show have the right 'notes' per say but it is nowhere near the way Dean plays it live , especially with the voicings on the chords.  The tab lists basic major chords when in reality it has something more like an augmented or diminished flavor to it.  The song 'Adhesive' is completely wrong.  They over complicate the acoustic guitar that is played in the verses.  In reality it is one chord shape loosely strumed.  In the tab book it is 2-3 different shapes going back and forth, which is not only incorrect but difficult to play and also takes away from the loose style of the acoustic being strummed because you can hear the sloppy changes if you played it like the tab tells you.  The chords for the pre-chorus and chorus are COMPLETELY incorrect.  You can double check this by finding the Youtube video of Adhesive's guitar tracks isolated.  All in all, this tab book gets the jist of the album if you want to casually learn the songs, but it is definitely a lazy cop-out on many songs by the authors of this book.  If you are a hardcore STP fan and want to know the crazy chord shapes that the DeLeo's use , this is not the resource.
1538899
The hole is too small. It will not screw on even with a pair of pliers more than about a quarter of an inch leaving most of the shaft exposed. Just will not fit Gibson Les Pauls. Looking closely at the other photos it doesn't looks like it's screwed on far enough on those guitars either but the fact is hidden by bad photographs. I'm disappointed because I don't know where else to turn. This one had the best reviews but I'm beginning to think there's some Shills in here.