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Good job Epiphone...

xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
edited June 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
So last year, I got an Epi SG Special. Never played it too much because the tuning sucked on it. I took it in last week and it seems like the factory put the bridge on too close so now, I have the get the bridge reset about a sixteenth of an inch back...good job Epi. I guess it's true-you get what you pay for($150 USD)
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Yeah, you always have to be careful with Epi's or any entry-level guitar for that matter.
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  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    I guess it's true-you get what you pay for($150 USD)


    100% true. Especially with musical intruments/equipment.
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  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    This is why I'd never buy a cheap guitar online. There are some decent entry level guitars out there, but the quality control is always a lot lower. That isn't to say there aren't some decent entry level guitars out there, but you have to sift through a load of rubbish before finding a half decent one.

    I always try to play a load of the same model when I go to buy a guitar, that way you can suss out if a few of them are a bit off. When I got an epiphone dot I played about 9-12 different guitars before I found a decent one. A lot had fucked up necks, electrics and bridges.
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    I got my strat squier offline and it sounds AMAZING(first guitar I ever bought). The SG was bought in the store and it's pretty fucked. I sent an email to Epiphone but I'm pretty sure nothing will happen.
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
  • Drew263Drew263 Birmingham, AL Posts: 602
    I saw this band play friday night that was actually playing Epi Les Paul Standards. They had recently opened for Chevelle, won some "new band" award, had more than just 50w amps (lol) and were playing Epi's.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Drew263 wrote:
    I saw this band play friday night that was actually playing Epi Les Paul Standards. They had recently opened for Chevelle, won some "new band" award, had more than just 50w amps (lol) and were playing Epi's.
    When set up right they're pretty decent guitars.
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  • Drew263Drew263 Birmingham, AL Posts: 602
    keeponrockin wrote:
    When set up right they're pretty decent guitars.

    yeah..I've got one. It was my 1st. I was just kinda surprised that a band who has invested in equipment etc, wouldn't invest in a true Gibson.

    B/c as much as I like my Epi LP Std..it's not my Gibson LP
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