Epiphones Are Getting Expensive... but Don't Forget They Still Make This! (Viper Blue)

Expensive Epiphones have been getting a lot of media attention, but don't forget about the mid-level Epis. They are great guitars! 🟢My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com/ 🔴Reverb: tidd.ly/4aFiyhC 🐕 Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/

Ebony fretboard at $699, new firebird's $1700 Indian Laurel ......

I have at least five Epiphone guitars and all of them play wonderful. I use them as my "Player" guitar and they get a fair share of use. I replace the strings every so often and keep em clean and a few I put locking tuners on and they are just a wonderful bargain. I have no complaints of any Epiphone I have ever owned.

One of my guitars has a neck-dive problem. On a whim, I tried a 3in wide strap. No more neck-dive. It's more comfortable, as well. Just a suggestion, I don't have any special knowledge that it will work for everyone.🤘

What a trip...I had just emailed my Sweetwater sales engineer Eddie asking him about an SG. Ten minutes later this video pops up. And about 18 months ago, you did an episode about certain years of the Gibson Les Paul studio with ebony fretboards and I literally found one on Craigslist right after watching, and grabbed it and an hour late. I made a video of it with your intro riff thanking you. You're a genius, I wanted an SG with an ebony fretboard, and here it is. Thank you! Now....get outta my head!!! Edit: Noooo....they're on back order!?!?

This headstock is like a mix between Gibson and the old Pre-war Epiphone headstock

something that works to offset the neck dive for me is the stick on wheel balance weights. Just 2 or 3 ounces is usually enough.

Sweet Viper Blue SG Custom! Headsup: Theodore Standard (USA) now up in Canada, same price as the new Les Paul Modern Studio ($2700CAD). 3 colors, no centre stripe.

I got mine about 2 weeks ago... I like it very much. Going to change the pickups and add locking tuners. Other than that, it was built and setup nearly perfect.

Bought 2 cheap old Epi SGs, 1 P90s. Moved strap buttons to horn - neck dive sorted. Love em.

I’ve been thinking about grabbing one of those drab green Casinos. Pretty basic just dig the look.

Sweet, sweet clean. Beautiful overdriven sounds. 1st class!

Ive been waiting to see some pictures or videos of the viper blue in action. I wanted to see how blue this blue is. Looks great! Thank you for the video

Gig bag looks like something for tennis. This would look really good in trans black.

Fantastic looking Epiphone, dont love the headstock but looks pretty clean.

I have a 3 color burst collection going. I had a helluva time finding an SG. I found a G400 a couple years ago with the flamed maple veneer and it has become my "go to" guitar. The others don't get near the playtime as my fat neck friend. Very nice to see it back. Thanx Trog

I picked this up a couple of weeks back. Played a gig with it over the weekend. No issues. It did have some high frets that needed some work. The neck and action adjustment set up for the way I like it. I did change out the bridge pickup, It seems very dark and muddy to me but that's my opinion. Some might like it. Great price compared to what they are asking for others these days.

My Epiphone Standard 60s SG clearly has a veneer on the back, too. You can see from the side that it's a two piece body. The control cavity is exactly the same. So it makes much sense that they obviously execute the same production process here as with the standard SG. I polished the acryllic inlays with a special polishing paste for plexi glass and I also polished the fretboard with a special sponge. After using F-One oil for the fretboard it really looks and feels very nice. Don't forget to polish the frets! You will get a very good high quality guitar for a reasonable price. Thank you for this video, Trogly!

Great looking guitar. Sounds good too.

Looks and sounds fantastic. I rarely like all 3 positions on of the pickups, but that one is great.