Epiphone G-400
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| Epiphone G-400 | |
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| Manufacturer | Epiphone |
| Period | 1980s-present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Tune-o-Matic with Stopbar Tailpiece |
| Pickup(s) | 2 "Alnico Classic" Humbuckers with chrome covers and Alnico V magnets[1] |
| Colors available | |
| Standard: ebony and cherry. Faded: worn brown and worn cherry. Deluxe: vintage sunburst. | |
The G-400 (or sometimes G400) is an Epiphone solid body electric guitar model produced as a more modestly priced version of the famous Gibson SG. Currently Epiphone is a subsidiary of Gibson and manufactures the G-400 and other budget models at a lower cost in Asia. Visually and ergonomically, it is almost identical to a 1962 SG.
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[edit] Features
The design of the G-400 follows that of the Gibson SG. Features include: pointed "devil's horns" cutaways, smaller pickguard (as opposed to the larger, later style), trapezoidal fingerboard inlays (late 80s and early 90s models had dot inlays), dual humbucker pickups, and bevelled body (mahogany). The standard G-400 is available in two finishes: ebony and cherry. The Faded G-400 comes in worn brown and worn cherry. In addition, new models now have Grover-brand machine heads.
[edit] Variants
It is available in many models, including G-400, Deluxe, Deluxe Flametop, Custom, Vintage, '66 Limited edition, EMG pickup Limited edition, Pirates of the Caribbean version, Emily the Strange edition, Tony Iommi Signature, and Gothic.
The Japanese-made G-400 has a slightly different shaped headstock than most Epiphone models.
[edit] G-400 Deluxe
The Deluxe model is a slightly more expensive version of the G-400 with a flame maple top and vintage sunburst finish.
[edit] G-400 Custom
The G-400 Custom is modelled closely after the SG Custom built by Gibson. It features an antique ivory finish, gold hardware, and a triple-humbucker pickup configuration. Epiphone also introduced a limited edition version with a Maestro tremolo.
[edit] Tony Iommi G-400
The Tony Iommi G-400 is the Epiphone signature model of guitarist Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath). This all-black guitar is distinguished by its cruciform fingerboard inlays, a 2-octave 24-fret fingerboard, a solid maple neck(which makes it significantly heavier), the placement of the strap holder on the tip of the bass horn (a modification Iommi used—as opposed to at the neck joint), and Iommi's signature Gibson-designed pickups.
[edit] Limited Edition with EMG Pickups
The limited edition Epiphone G-400 comes in an Alpine White finish. It is equipped with an EMG 81 pickup at the bridge and an EMG 85 pickup at the neck. The setup is similar to that preferred by guitarist Zakk Wylde. In the U.K. however, the Limited Edition model has the standard Epiphone Alnico pickups, with the only difference from the standard G-400 model being the limited edition Alpine White finish.
[edit] Limited Edition 1966 G-400
The 1966 G-400 is similar to the more common early 60's G-400, with the only visible differences being the full pickguard, and true Heritage Cherry finish. The 1966 G-400 was also available in a Black finish.
[edit] G-400 Goth
The G-400 Goth is part of Epiphone's Gothic range. Accordingly, it has a black finish, black hardware, black pickguard. Other features are open-coil pickups (i.e. without chrome covers) and no fret markers except for one "XII"-shaped inlay at the twelfth fret.
| Epiphone G-310 | |
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| Manufacturer | Epiphone |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder, Basswood (Emily Strange G-310).[2] |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Tune-o-Matic with Stopbar Tailpiece |
| Pickup(s) | 2 Open-Coil Humbuckers |
| Colors available | |
| Ebony, red, and vintage white. Also Emily Graphics. | |
[edit] G-310
The G-310 is a cheaper version of the G-400 with a bolt-on neck, cheaper pickups (without chrome covers), dot inlays, and the larger style SG pickguard (this pickguard is unique to the 310 because it has no holes for the tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece like the 1967 Gibson SG pickguards). It is produced in Indonesia, as opposed to China and/or Korea like the G-400. It is available in ebony, red, and vintage white. It also lacks the Grover tuning machines of recent production G-400s. The G-310 is also available with an Emily the Strange-themed graphic finish. The only other alteration to this edition is a basswood body.[3]
