Epiphone 1961 Les Paul SG Standard - Inspired by Gibson Custom - Guitar Review

When Epiphone dropped this Blonde Bombshell on us late last year I resolved to resist the inevitable GAS attack. Too much cash for an Epi SG I told myself. Repeatedly. Then a dealer dropped the price by £48 and that was all it took. Let's find out it if was worth it!

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0:00 play in & coming up
1:36 hello... what have we got today?
2:55 it's quite expensive
5:47 body, neck & hardware specs
10:08 a few minor QC issues
11:25 elephant in the room?
12:39 lower horn bevel research
13:42 a minor cosmetic detail
15:50 some playing starts here
17:28 amp & sound setup today
19:34 volume & tone control tests
20:45 woman tone tips
22:13 some more playing starts here
24:12 what does it weigh?
24:34 the tailpiece & bridge
25:24 the action & setup
26:34 neck measurements & profile
26:54 pickup outputs
27:10 under the hood
29:10 control cavity & truss rod cover
30:47 nice work Larry
31:30 some more playing continues here
32:32 neck dive test
33:46 so what do we think?
34:35 using the second octave
35:25 is it worth the money?
39:06 I'm glad I got it
40:30 the kick out jam

Signal Chain Info:
Drive Pedals (when on): Klon KTR / RAT
Amp: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III with Celestion Creamback
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools

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