--- product_id: 1325174 title: "SG Special Electric Guitar, Black" brand: "epiphone" price: "£282.15" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Epiphone" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1325174-sg-special-electric-guitar-black store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Angled headstock for precise tuning Two open-coil humbuckers for powerful sound Alder/Maple body for rich tone SG Special Electric Guitar, Black **Brand:** epiphone **Price:** £282.15 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎸 Own the stage with timeless tone and modern edge! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** SG Special Electric Guitar, Black by epiphone - **How much does it cost?** £282.15 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1325174-sg-special-electric-guitar-black) ## Best For - epiphone enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted epiphone brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Rosewood Fingerboard:** Smooth playability and warm feel for effortless performance. - • **Angled Headstock Design:** Enhanced tuning stability keeps you in perfect pitch during every set. - • **Dual Open-Coil Humbuckers:** Deliver thick, punchy sound with reduced noise—your signature riff awaits. - • **Classic Alder & Maple Body:** Experience a balanced, resonant tone that commands the stage. - • **Tune-O-Matic Bridge System:** Precision intonation and sustain that professionals demand. ## Overview The SG Special Electric Guitar in sleek black features a durable alder and maple body, dual open-coil humbuckers for rich, noise-free sound, and a rosewood fingerboard for smooth playability. Its angled headstock and Tune-O-Matic bridge ensure precise tuning and sustain, making it a perfect choice for serious guitarists seeking classic style with professional performance. ## Description Now you can enjoy the classic style and killer performance of the famous Epiphone SG-Special Electric Guitar without destroying your budget. Features include two open-coil humbuckers, LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece for more sustain and easier string changing, chrome hardware, and rosewood fingerboard. Limited lifetime warranty. Review: Excellent guitar - I was very impressed with the quality, finish and playability of this guitar. I've been playing for 30 years and own about a dozen electric guitars of various makes across a wide range of prices. I wanted to get an SG to play some classic rock and have fun with. I didn't expect much for the price, but I tried this guitar and the G400 Pro and honestly preferred the feel of this one. The guitar came boxed with an inner box to protect it during shipping. Although playability out of the box was fairly good, I had to perform a setup to get the guitar exactly as I wanted. I removed the strings, rubbed down and oiled the fingerboard, then strung it with D'Addario 10-46 nickel wounds. The truss rod required a quarter turn adjustment to get the neck profile straight. The intonation and action were pretty much perfect out of the box. I just raised the action a tiny bit to make it more in line with my other instruments. The pickups are a bit darker than a traditional SG and while they sound great heavily overdriven, the clean sound is a bit lacking in character. After a week or so of playing, I replaced the pickups with a set I bought from desertcart: https://www.desertcart.com/gp/product/B009A5JA98/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 These pickups are amazing value for money and sound fabulous. However the pickup frame was larger than the original stock pickups so I had to rout the body slightly to get the new pickups to fit. This was a simple operation which only took me 10 minutes to do with the Dremel. After a bit of work, this guitar now looks, plays and sounds like a professional instrument. It's rapidly becoming my favorite guitar to jam with. I love it! Review: Very good playability and workmanship - The finish was excellent, the frets pretty smooth and the fret ends rounded pretty well. You could file down more if you are a stickler for that, but it doesn't affect my playing at all. The setup was good out of the box. Relief was correct, and intonation was pretty good, but not perfect. Action is good for most styles of playing, although you could set it lower. I wanted a bolt on neck so I can tear it down and put it in a suitcase. I was worried it would wreck the setup, but the neck joint is cut precisely, and it went back in place without losing anything, except I had to set the bridge height. I'm not saying anything about tone, because I'm only played on a cheap practice amp. I think it's a great guitar for beginner or intermediate. Granted, from the reviews not everyone has been as lucky as me in terms of setup and quality. I've had this guitar about a year. ## Features - Lam Alder/Maple body - Two open-coil humbuckers - Angled headstock - Rosewood fingerboard ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0002D01IQ | | Back Material Type | Alder | | Best Sellers Rank | #7,596 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #24 in Solid Body Electric Guitars | | Body Material | Alder;Maple | | Body Material Type | Alder;Maple | | Brand | Epiphone | | Brand Name | Epiphone | | Color | Black | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 725 Reviews | | Fretboard Material Type | Rosewood | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00711106260280 | | Guitar Bridge System | Tune-O-Matic | | Guitar Pickup Configuration | H | | Hand Orientation | Right | | Instrument | Guitar | | Item Dimensions | 44 x 16.5 x 4 inches | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 44"L x 16.5"W x 4"H | | Item Weight | 11 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Epiphone | | Manufacturer Part Number | ESGSEBCH1 | | Model Number | ESGSEBCH1 | | Neck Material Type | Maple | | Number of Strings | 6 | | Scale Length | 24.75 | | String Material Type | Alloy Steel | | Top Material Type | Alder Wood | | UPC | 711106260280 | ## Product Details - **Back Material Type:** Alder - **Body Material:** Alder;Maple - **Brand:** Epiphone - **Color:** Black - **Fretboard Material Type:** Rosewood - **Guitar Pickup Configuration:** H - **Hand Orientation:** Right - **Neck Material Type:** Maple - **String Material Type:** Alloy Steel - **Top Material Type:** Alder Wood ## Images ![SG Special Electric Guitar, Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71RQpeMl1+L.jpg) ![SG Special Electric Guitar, Black - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oHlm7kY-L.jpg) ![SG Special Electric Guitar, Black - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51nWPU66OJL.jpg) ![SG Special Electric Guitar, Black - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71yDgPbFFIL.jpg) ![SG Special Electric Guitar, Black - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81FOSicvXRL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: How does this compare to epiphone les paul special ii** A: The Epiphone SG Special, and Les Paul Special II have identical electronics, The main difference is the body style. The LP has a thicker depth, single cutaway, and is somewhat heavier, and the SG has a double cutaway thin body, that is lighter in weight, with better fret access. The tone is similar, due to the double coil, or "humbucker" pickups. **Q: Is this full size?** A: Yes, full size, 24 3/4" scale length. **Q: can you put a wammy bar? how?** A: The Deusenberg Les Trem II replaces the stop bar and works very well. It comes with the appropriate metric studs and costs around $100. **Q: My brother has the les paul ii I want to get the sg for my first guitar is this diffrent to the les paul ii** A: Definitely a big difference. I like the feel and weight of the SG and SG special. I like the SG special as a starter guitar. many people complain that the SG special won't stay in tune. I have not experienced that. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent guitar *by J***S on October 17, 2016* I was very impressed with the quality, finish and playability of this guitar. I've been playing for 30 years and own about a dozen electric guitars of various makes across a wide range of prices. I wanted to get an SG to play some classic rock and have fun with. I didn't expect much for the price, but I tried this guitar and the G400 Pro and honestly preferred the feel of this one. The guitar came boxed with an inner box to protect it during shipping. Although playability out of the box was fairly good, I had to perform a setup to get the guitar exactly as I wanted. I removed the strings, rubbed down and oiled the fingerboard, then strung it with D'Addario 10-46 nickel wounds. The truss rod required a quarter turn adjustment to get the neck profile straight. The intonation and action were pretty much perfect out of the box. I just raised the action a tiny bit to make it more in line with my other instruments. The pickups are a bit darker than a traditional SG and while they sound great heavily overdriven, the clean sound is a bit lacking in character. After a week or so of playing, I replaced the pickups with a set I bought from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009A5JA98/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 These pickups are amazing value for money and sound fabulous. However the pickup frame was larger than the original stock pickups so I had to rout the body slightly to get the new pickups to fit. This was a simple operation which only took me 10 minutes to do with the Dremel. After a bit of work, this guitar now looks, plays and sounds like a professional instrument. It's rapidly becoming my favorite guitar to jam with. I love it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good playability and workmanship *by L***2 on October 8, 2023* The finish was excellent, the frets pretty smooth and the fret ends rounded pretty well. You could file down more if you are a stickler for that, but it doesn't affect my playing at all. The setup was good out of the box. Relief was correct, and intonation was pretty good, but not perfect. Action is good for most styles of playing, although you could set it lower. I wanted a bolt on neck so I can tear it down and put it in a suitcase. I was worried it would wreck the setup, but the neck joint is cut precisely, and it went back in place without losing anything, except I had to set the bridge height. I'm not saying anything about tone, because I'm only played on a cheap practice amp. I think it's a great guitar for beginner or intermediate. Granted, from the reviews not everyone has been as lucky as me in terms of setup and quality. I've had this guitar about a year. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good guitar at a good price *by D***S on November 25, 2019* I purchased this guitar 6 months ago and it has held together very well. The build: The guitar is built pretty well. The input jack will become loose and can be tightened by taking off the back panel. The tuners work okay. The pickups sound good but sometimes my “treble” pickup has trouble picking up sound. Overall very good guitar for $200. It has a good all around tone. Upgrades? Replace the strings, and either research or get the bridge set properly to fix intonation(the strings being out of tune while playing) issues and/or string buzz. Overall a great guitar for the price. Just keep in mind that the SG body style for a guitar has a heavy head, so you may need to hold it up when playing, and that due to the angle of the strings you may want a “string butler” to make the guitar stay in tune better. Once your strings get worn in, it holds tune decently well however. If you want a good guitar for not a lot of money, this one is a good option. ## Frequently Bought Together - Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar, Black - Amazon Basics Adjustable Folding Guitar Stand, A-shape, Fully Assembled - For School Music Program, Concerts & Multiple Users, Black - New bee 6ft Instrument Cable Bass AMP Cord for Electric ,Bass Guitar, Electric Mandolin, Pro Audio (Right Angle to Straight, Black) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1325174-sg-special-electric-guitar-black](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1325174-sg-special-electric-guitar-black) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*