The release this week of Tony Iommi's Signature Epiphone provided the inspiration for this 'side by side' comparison of our three SG Specials... we pitch the $449 Epiphone against $1499 and $3599 Gibson models and ask the question which one would you buy?
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00:00 intro & coming up
01:14 gassing for another Gibson
02:58 what's happening today
04:48 basic specs body & paint
07:33 what do they weigh?
08:50 neck measurements & profiles
09:32 fingerboards, frets, nuts, & tuners
13:32 a brief musical interlude
14:06 pickup readings
15:00 more balls than most...
15:48 under the pickups and in the cavities
24:35 the wrap over tailpieces
26:15 let's play something
29:14 what do we think starts here
35:19 tone & volume controls
37:24 not Gibson bashing but...
38:46 guitars that smell
39:58 let's sum this up
42:48 SG Special for sale!
45:53 time to go now...
46:05 play out jam
Signal Chain Info:
TC Polytune / Boss CS3
Drive Pedals (when on): Soul Food / Big Muff
Boss DD7 / Boss RC5 Looper
Amp: Fender Princeton Reverb Tweed 1 x 12
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools
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