NGD Epiphone SG G400

[Exojam]

Re: NGD Epiphone SG G400

Yeesh, bit pricey no?

How much did that cost you with the plek job? And could you post up a closeup pic of the fretjob and the action they set you up for, say around 12th fret?

Here you go, pictures of the frets as good as I could get them, of coarse I could not get the best side shots but I think they will give you an idea.

After the guitar has been in the house a few days I will need to check the neck relief again as I was done to .08 without moving the string up until around the 7th fret.

[Chistopher]

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I already have a pair of SD pickups that will go into at sometime but I was really enjoying the stock pickups that were in it when I was playing last night.

I have the SD 59 NECK SH-1N and 59 BRIDGE SH-1B from my old G400 sitting and waiting for use if I decide to put them in there.

Put an A4 in the neck and a double thick A8 in the bridge, unless scooped humbucker tones are your thing. You will not regret it.

[Exojam]

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Put an A4 in the neck and a double thick A8 in the bridge, unless scooped humbucker tones are your thing. You will not regret it.

To be honest I am not experienced enough with the different sounds of pickups. When I was researching this forum for pickups for my original Epi, the ones I purchased seemed to be the favorite for an SG. As of right now I do not hear anything out of place with the ones in there and it has been close to a year I pulled the SD 59s so I do not remember there sound.

And when talk about replacing the magnets, are you specifically talking about doing that to the SD’s I mentioned or any pickup? I would think you are talking about the ones I have since if I did to other pickups I have sitting around the windings will be different and other things.

[Gtrjunior]

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I think the action/frets look great!!
Congrats on the guitar!!

[Chistopher]

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To be honest I am not experienced enough with the different sounds of pickups. When I was researching this forum for pickups for my original Epi, the ones I purchased seemed to be the favorite for an SG. As of right now I do not hear anything out of place with the ones in there and it has been close to a year I pulled the SD 59s so I do not remember there sound.

And when talk about replacing the magnets, are you specifically talking about doing that to the SD’s I mentioned or any pickup? I would think you are talking about the ones I have since if I did to other pickups I have sitting around the windings will be different and other things.

Do it to the 59s is what I meant.

[Exojam]

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Do it to the 59s is what I meant.

Thank you for the clarification. Maybe somewhere down the road I will check it out as right now I have way to many projects I am working on.

[Exojam]

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I went ahead a put my locking Grover tuners and Tone Pro’s bridge and saddle on it. Cannot stop tinkering, need help!

[mxaniac]

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I've been trying to sell a pretty decent g400 with an Air Norton and a Tone Zone for 3 months and haven't had a single inquiry. Is 275 too much?

[Chistopher]

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I've been trying to sell a pretty decent g400 with an Air Norton and a Tone Zone for 3 months and haven't had a single inquiry. Is 275 too much?

I think you have the opposite problem. If you reinstall the original pickups you could sell it for that much and sell the DiMarzios for $100 more.

Just give it time, sometimes it takes a while.

[Adieu]

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I've been trying to sell a pretty decent g400 with an Air Norton and a Tone Zone for 3 months and haven't had a single inquiry. Is 275 too much?

Maybe just say "upgraded with DiMarzio pickups"

Seeks like only the Ibanez HSH superstrat crowd really knows of and covets non-SuperDistortion, non-PAF dmz hb's. Most of the rest just get really confused.

[blueman335]

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I already have a pair of SD pickups that will go into at sometime but I was really enjoying the stock pickups that were in it when I was playing last night.

I have the SD 59 NECK SH-1N and 59 BRIDGE SH-1B from my old G400 sitting and waiting for use if I decide to put them in there.

'59's usually work well in SG's. They have a lot of treble & bass, which compliments SG's woods which are usually heavy on midrange. I was a big fan of C8's in SG's for a few years, but switched out the A8's for UOA5's, which give a richer texture and the output is more 'relaxed', and less in-your-face. For most SG players, C8's are a great option, paired with a '59N. There's been a lot of recommendations for that combo here in previous years.

[Benjy_26]

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Those frets looks GREAT! I polished the frets on my bro's G400 (the fret ends were peefect from the factory) but I got nowhere as smooth as yours.

[Exojam]

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'59's usually work well in SG's. They have a lot of treble & bass, which compliments SG's woods which are usually heavy on midrange. I was a big fan of C8's in SG's for a few years, but switched out the A8's for UOA5's, which give a richer texture and the output is more 'relaxed', and less in-your-face. For most SG players, C8's are a great option, paired with a '59N. There's been a lot of recommendations for that combo here in previous years.

I actually swapped the magnet on the bridge pickup for an A8 and really enjoy the sound I am getting.

It has been way to long since I had the SD’s in their original state to make a comparison in sound but I have no regrets swapping the magnets out.