Ah, the Epiphone Elite Series. A cross between the pricey professional American-made Gibson brand and the Chinese-manufactured Epiphone brand. The Elites have unfortunately been discontinued for now, so the only option is to get them on eBay or some other auction site. I will warn you that they are exceedingly difficult to find! There was [...]
The Epiphone Les Paul Custom is all dressed up. You got the block inlays on the rosewood fingerboard. You got the classy pickguard. And yeah, you got the Gold Hardware. It all adds up to a pretty sharp axe, which makes it one of the more pricey Epiphone Les Pauls. Obviously modeled after the Gibson Les Paul [...]
Yeah, everyone’s feeling a little recession pain these days… Put bluntly, the Epiphone Les Paul Studio is a great guitar for the non-professional or beginner. If you are a beginner some of the finer nuances of the Gibson Les Paul might not even impress you, so you can save your money. You may know from reading GGH [...]
$170 for an SG. That’s pretty much the most important thing about the Epiphone SG Special… it’s a brand new SG for under $200. Now, if you’re expecting Gibson SG quality for that price, you’re out of your mind and you deserve to be disappointed. But, if you’re buying Junior his first guitar or you’re [...]
Welcome to the Epiphone SG page! So maybe you saw my review of the Gibson SG, but can’t afford that kinda cheese, so you decided to check out the Epiphone SG. Man, I can’t blame ya. While the Gibsons are excellent, it can be tough to justify that sort of purchase if you’re not making money from it [gigging, etc.] This particular Epi is a [...]
The Epiphone Riviera is Epi’s version of the Gibson ES-335. It’s got double cutaways, thin semi-hollow body with solid maple block down center (like an ES-335), and a “Frequensator” tailpiece. It was introduced in 1961, and like most guitar models it went through a variety of changes throughout its lifetime. At one point it was available from [...]
The Epiphone Wilshire is one of those rare birds in the guitar world: made in the Gibson USA factory (Kalamazoo), but still an Epiphone. You don’t see too many of these today. It was made to compete with the Stratocaster, and with it’s light weight and easy playability it did! Gibson never made too many [...]
The Epiphone Flying V may be the most bad a$$ guitar you can get for $500. You know, you rarely see people playing these things, they’re kind of “out there.” That’s what makes it cool. I’ve almost always gotten a compliment after playing a show with a V. If you want to stand out onstage [...]
Click HERE for a GREAT DEAL on the Epiphone Double Neck! At less than half the price, the Epiphone double neck (aka G-1275 SG) makes a compelling argument versus the Gibson double neck. But how do they cram all that killer guitar into a $1,200 price tag? They make ‘em in China! And, with any [...]
Epiphone Serial numbers can tell you quite a bit about that guitar, you just have to know how to read them! It’s not that hard, I’ll show you how in less time than it takes to say “I Love MyGuitarGuide.com”. Decoding Epiphone serial numbers will help you when you’re buying or selling an Epiphone guitar. [...]
