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Epiphone SG/Case Mint-Upgraded New Pickups/Wiring - $600 (Talent)
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Epiphone SG in mint, as‑new condition with ALL the best Gibson Dealer (The Upper Bout) mods: Upgraded with premium components (pickups, electronics, tuning keys, straplocks) and paired with a brand‑new locking Musicians Gear hardshell SG case.
You can go to the Upper Bout website to check the cost of all of the upgrades.
Premium Gibson Electronics
Outfitted with Gibson‑spec 1957 Alnico II zebra humbuckers, this SG delivers the warm, vintage‑voiced character players love—smooth top end, rich midrange, and expressive dynamics. 500K DiMarzio pots, DiMarzio tone caps. volume bleed circuit. This setup achieves the "woman": tone.
Coil‑tap mode/push-pull tone control activated: Bright, articulate single‑coil‑style clarity with Strat‑like chime while retaining body.
Full humbucker mode: Thick, harmonically rich tone with creamy sustain—perfect for blues, classic rock, and expressive lead work.
Enhanced with quality tone caps and a volume‑bleed circuit, the guitar stays clear and musical at every setting.
Tonewood & Playability
A mahogany body and neck provide a resonant, harmonically rich foundation. The bound rosewood fingerboard adds a smooth, refined top end, focused midranges, and tight, present lows.
The Slim Taper neck profile and sculpted neck joint offer effortless access to all 22 frets, while the 12" radius supports everything from fast lead runs to expressive bends.
Hardware Upgrades:
Pickups and electronics
Grover tuning keys
Locking bridge for improved sustain and reliability
Straplocks installed for secure performance
This guitar is flawless: No scratches, playing marks. Factory plastic still on pickguard and cavity cover on back.
This Aqua color was only available directly from Gibson for a limited time. An authorized Gibson dealer (Upper Bout) performed the upgrades. The Epiphone Tribute line is known as a perfect platform to modify and upgrade. This guitar plays like a dream and is future proof. If you want to add different tuners or pickups it is easily done. The cost of the SG and upgrades/case is well over $600.
The nut was filed to Epiphone specs by Dan at Plectrum Music.
I have set up the guitar. The action is: 1.75 low E at 12th fret/ 1.25 high E at 12th fret. The truss rod is very responsive. I set it up to the Epiphone relief specifications.
I intonated it using a good tuner (not a clip on). The notes are in tune from the first fret all the way up the fretboard to the last fret.
It really is a nice guitar, but I have guitars that cover the same sonic ground. It's been set up, the neck oiled, and the strings changed. This one needs to find a good home. I bought it hoping I could find a student that is serious about learning guitar and would appreciate a nice guitar.