epiphone g-400 guitar question
 

If there are any guitar players here who know a thing or two, i have a question. I was thinking about purchasing a new guitar and was looking at the Epiphone G-400. Im relatively new (been playing about a year) and I dont want to spend a lot of money and i hear it is great guitar and i love the look. I was just wondering if there is a difference in the way the Goth G-400 sounds compared to the standard G-400 or if they are the same except for the color. Any other info or insights you may have are welcome. Thanks

The standard version has alnico humbuckers whereas the Goth version has open-coil humbuckers but I'm not sure how much that would affect the tone.

I'm not sure about epiphone but when I was looking for my guitar I noticed that the gothic les paul didn't play nearly as well as the standard. Epiphone makes a pretty good axe but I ultimatley decided to just spend a little more for the Gibson so you may want to think about that too. I would reccomend going to the store, a few times, and playing both of the guitars for a while, getting used to and learning what each has to offer or what's not good about them. The most important thing is that you play them a lot. Good luck!

It is all about feel to you. I thought the gothics looked really nice, but I remember playing it and hating it. I didn't find it as fast of a neck, and it felt like plastic. Most of the SG versions made by Epi are pretty crappy and plastic feeling. If you are going to spend that Kind of Money, I would suggest A Mexi Tele or Strat, or Even a Les Paul. Thats just my thoughts. I have my Les Paul and I adore it. Fastest neck Ever, and its an Epi. Oh, And buy used. Really. You'll never regret it. Used will get you half off.

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