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Epiphone G-400 Tony Iommi Signature SG Guitar
Epiphone G-400 Tony Iommi Signature SG Guitar reviewed by The Man in the Jar
Mmmm. I need the right atmosphere for this, just light that crucifix for me would you?
Features of the Epiphone G-400 Tony Iommi Signature SG Guitar
Tuners - Black sealed Grovers, very smooth and accurate.
Headstock - Black Epiphone variation on the SG paddle headstock with green pearloid inlays. The truss rod cover bears Iommi's signature. This is the only place where Iommi's moniker appears and is discreet enough to avoid restricting this guitar to a niche, fan-based market.
Nut - Black (see a pattern developing?) plastic which is smooth and accurately cut.
Neck - Authentic, slightly chunky SG profile mahogany neck with a slight taper. It's made very fast by the shiny black lacquer finish that matches that of the body.
Fretboard - Rosewood with cruciform inlays. The inlays go no higher than the 12th fret but the side markings continue up to the 24th fret. The profile of the fretboard felt slightly flatter than other G-400 models I've tried.
Frets - Medium rounded and well polished.
Action - Good from the box.
Body - Classic slab of SG mahogany in the horned-devil shape you know and love. The black lacquer is very shiny and adds an element of old-fashioned quality and class missing in some modern matte black finishes.
Bridge - Usual fully adjustable tune-o-matic with stop-tail in black finish.
Pickups - The heart of this guitar is what makes it different from the run-of-the-mill G-400. Two Gibson US Tony Iommi signature pick-ups. Flat-faced, black and mean, the power-plants of this guitar are the same as the one's the man himself noodles away with in his bedroom.
Controls - Two volume and two tone with the standard three-way selector.
Pickguard - Single-ply, thick black plastic.
Strap-buttons - One button sits on the bottom and the other is on the point of the upper horn, rather than on the heel like all the other G-400 models. This overcomes any neck-heaviness and makes the guitar better balanced on the strap.
Output Jack - Set in the face of the body.
Finish - Black!.....Blaaaaaaaaaack!
Sound of the Epiphone G-400 Tony Iommi Signature SG Guitar
The SG was the original heavy metal guitar and Sabbath were one of the heaviest original metal bands. When I plugged this axe into the Line 6 there was no doubt which channels I was going to use. The saturated, overdriven Rectifer and Soldano models were meat and gravy to this guitar. Even the custom Line 6 "Insane" channel was brought to heel and the pickups delivered a tightly controlled level of madness that still allows your playing to shine through.
Overall Impressions of the Epiphone G-400 Tony Iommi Signature SG Guitar
It's a credit to Iommi's popularity and longevity that, in this age of Death-Metal, a signature guitar exists at all (Paranoid was released in 1970 let's not forget). It's an object lesson to all Death-Metal guitarists that the SG is still a prime tool for the job at hand. Don't underestimate this guitar because it bears the Epiphone logo on the headstock. It is a classic heavy-metal-delivery-system, it really is that simple.
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