Epiphone G-400 "Les Paul" Custom SG 2000 Antique Ivory MIK

This super-sweet guitar was made in the Korean Saein factory in January, 2000. It has been cleaned and polished, the fingerboard has been cleaned and conditioned, the frets have been polished and it has been restrung with Ernie Ball Slinkys 9-46. As is somewhat common with SGs and their input jack design, the input jack area was compromised and has been reinforced with a washer. Overall, the guitar is in quite good shape but does have some mostly small blems here and there. Comes with a padded Fender gig bag. Rest assured, it will be packed for transport with great care by an experienced shipper. Please see pictures for details. Thanks for looking!

About The Guitar:

The Epiphone G-400 Custom resurrects one of the greatest guitars in Gibson history, the 1961 Les Paul Custom. In 1961, the Les Paul Custom with its Antique Ivory finish, 3 gold pickups, and Les Paul Custom-style headstock (not to mention Les’ signature at the end of the fingerboard and on the trussrod cover) took over for the tuxedo of guitars, the Les Paul Custom, after manufacturing of traditional Les Pauls temporarily ceased at the historic Kalamazoo factory in the early ‘60s. The 1961 Les Paul Custom was one of the most elegant guitars of its time and gave players all the V-8 engine power of a Les Paul Custom without the weight.

The original SG not only rivaled guitars of its own era for sonic variety but also proved to be a sign of things to come. Hard rock, metal and scores of rockers embraced the original SG and made it a classic. Now, the G-400 Custom gives you the sound and look of this.

The SG Story:

When the SG or "Solid Guitar" was introduced in 1961 as a replacement for the Les Paul, it was called the "fretless wonder" for its low frets and fast action. The twin horn cutaway design was like nothing on the market and its light but balanced weight made it the perfect guitar for stage and studio work. The Les Paul Custom SG featured 3 humbucker pickups, and since then, the SG has become the go-to guitar for artists like The Who's Pete Townshend, Tony Iommi, Paul Weller, AC/DC's Angus Young, Eric Clapton and Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Body mahogany
Neck mahogany, glued-in
Scale 24.75”
Neck Profile SlimTaper™ “D”
Nut width 1.68
Fingerboard rosewood, 22 fret with vintage style SG Les Paul signature at end of fingerboard
Fingerboard Radius 12”
Trussrod cover Les Paul signature
Pickups 3 Alnico Classic Plus™ humbuckers
Bridge Gold LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece Gold Stopbar
Controls 3 independent volume, 1 tone.
Color Antique Ivory (AI)
Tuners Epiphone Gotoh Kluson-style.