Epiphone G-1275 SG Doubleneck

2 necks, 1 6string 1 12 string. 4 "Epiphone ultra hot humbuckers", 2002 model. came with chrome pickup covers on the 12 string, not the 6 sring thoug, it doest mater, it adds character. I bought this being a huge fan of led zeppelin.

I love Led Zeppelin, I have since I was 10 years old, I love the loud raunchy sound that Jimmy Page gets while on stage. This is almost an exact duplication of the sound, at least if you know how to set it and also if you have a decent amp. It was kind of muddy so I installed a coil splitter pot so i can split te coils on the 6 string. Now its perfect and some of the muddiness goes away when my amp is cranked to 10. The pickups arent really "ultra hot" but they'll do. Very good sound for rock.

Its ok, nothing real special.

Ive heard some bad stories about Epis and I was a little skeptic but, so far it holds up prety wel.

epiphone g-1275 sg body style flamed maple veeneer over maple body,maple necks with rosewood fretboard..the pickups are descent for 2wire conducctor kinda muddy but thats whatyou expect from two wire..finish is really good...tuners are kinda cheap..i guess the neck scale is 24/and 3 4ths although you wouldnt know it becaude the 12 string neck is long..

sounds very nice already replaced the6 string side but 12 string are pretty descent

necks are excellent ...only differencw inthe epi and the real gibson is the body venneer and epi has the two piece neck where the headstock and neck join..plus the location of the tailpiece is tofar back there is not a descent break over ..you can fix it bye moving the tailpiece up but it might ruin the value but ifyou plan tokeep it go for it:)i did it;)100%better...fretts are real nice dont buzz very much.. real nice dress on it great job epi..nuts were real nice too

built tough but the necks are set so be careful

epi is great support

been playin a long time ...this is a nice guitar ...i love this guitar a few mods and it is gona fukn rock real bad

Mine was made quite a while back; early 90's I think. Made in Korea like other Epis. It has the usual doubleneck features, as in four humbuckers (the ones under the six string neck are un-covered), a master volume and tone for each neck, a pickup selector for each neck, and a neck selector. The pickups seem far hotter than regular Epiphone pickups, and I've heard that the pickups on the special model doubleneck are different, so there ya go. The necks feel pretty good, even though it's not really possible to have them both at a good height. I find the best way is to use the bottom strap button (there's one under each neck) and then adjust so that the 12 string side is a little too high and the 6 string is a little too low. The bridges are regular tune-o-matics but the stop pieces are _really_ far back; I found that some brands of strings just plain aren't long enough to reach from the stop piece to the high g tuning peg on the 12 string. I have the red finish, it's partially transparent and the body wood seems to have a bit of flame underneath; it's quite nice. It's a real bitch to keep in tune though. And the hardcase is soooo huge, I'm using it as a coffee table.

It sounds a lot better than I expected. The six string side has a real ZZ Top sound to it, a solid crunch that's excellent for hard rock. The neck pickup in particular is very good on this side. Clean it sounds solid (perhaps due to the fact that it's attached to 20 pounds of mahogany <g>) but not really anything special. The 12 string side sounds a bit mushy with just the bridge pickup, but with both on it sounds amazing. A sweet swirly tone that just blows the hell out of anything else. And distorted, the 12 string side _rocks_. It has the most loud, solid crunch. It doesn't sound all wussy like a rickenbacker or muddy like a fender- it really rings true and sounds great.

Well, yeah... Actually, it was put together very well. All the bindings, joints, etc are very solid. The bridge on the 6 string side is kinda falling apart and may have to be replaced. And the tuners are a bit weak, but that's Epi for ya.

This guitar is a rock. There's no way it _couldn't_ withstand live playing. I guess I'd only be worried about keeping it in tune- keeping 18 strings under control is no mean feat, and would probably be tough even with Schaller's instead of the Epi wannabe Grovers. I suppose breaking a string wouldn't be so tough live- if you break one on the 12 side no one would notice, and if you broke one on the 6 side, well, you're already holding your replacement =)

Never had to deal with them, although I hear that as long as you don't modify your guitar (which must be pretty rare with Epiphones <g>) it's a lifetime warranty, no questions asked. So I dunno, but it's probably good.

Well, I've been playing for a while; 5 or 6 years I guess. I've got a lot of other guitars, or _had_ a lot. Now I've only got nine. I bought this guitar on a whim, rather like a lot of my other ones, but I'm glad I did because it's SWEET =) Totally worth buying, if you can find one =) If I could change anything about it, I'd put in separate controls for each neck, but there'd be nowhere to put them so what can ya do? =)

not sure when it was made. i'm pretty sure whatever the last year they made it, cause i got the last one they had. chrome pickup covers, i'm gonna remove them at least on the 6-string neck.
a switch for each neck's pickups, unlike the gibson model. amazing finish. it's darker than other's i've seen, which is kinda cool.

sound kicks ass. i play it through a Fender Deluxe 112 Plus, usually with distortion. the pickups sound really nice.

i've heard a lot of people complain about the really high frets not able to be reached. i have unusually long fingers, so it's no problem at all to me. the neck doesn't have a finish on it, so you gotta try just that little bit harder to play fast. easy switching between necks, very easy. thing looks amazing

haven't played any live shows, so i wouldn't know how it stands through a tour or anything. i think it's made of the same stuff the gibson model is, and that one survived when jimmy page took it on tour. i think it'd manage just fine.
if you get one, make sure the wiring is alright. mine came a bit loose and i had to get it fixed. the 12-string neck wouldn't always play

great, responsive

it's a collectors item, nothing less. i play it daily. it's the first guitar i every REALLY wanted, and i got it. i got the last one musiciansfriend had. i'll be keeping this one for a long time

This piece was probably manufactured in 1999 judging by the serial number on the back of one of the headstocks. Goregeous cherry-red see-thru finish. Body has a flame veneer. The necks are mahogany. This guitar is quite heavy to hold up but an additional strap button behind the six-string neck bolt combined with a wide strap seems to have abated that problem. 2 volume and two tone controls (master volume and master tone for each neck. Pickup switch for each neck (VERY cool and superior to the Gibson wiring) and a neck selector switch. Pickups are Gibson/Epi 490 humbuckers. Very strong sound but the 12-st neck squeals at high volumes which is dealt with by running the volume at 7.5 on the pot. Body style is similar to Jimmy Page's model-SG style. The tuners, while resembling an "old man's decaying teeth" are adequate and work rather well. The neck length (20 frets) isn't too cool since high register passages aren't practical here. But the other features and overall sound more than make up. Case is hardshell (extra bucks). The electronics are completely passive. The necks are shaped so comfortably that I could play this all day (seated, of course!).I LOVE this guitar!!!!

My music style is rock, pop and neo-classic. It suits my needs perfectly. I've added my usual Roland GK-2A pickup to the six string neck for use with my rig (Roland VG8EX and GR-33). I play the straight guitar sound thru a Line 6 POD. The pickups are quite quiet as far as noise goes. You can play almost anything with this rig but it seems most suitable for situations where a double neck and it's possibilities outweigh carrying several guitars to a gig. I record with it all the time and it stacks up great there. A very warn Gibson-like sound.
The 12-string neck, in particular, sounds fantastic, probably due to the extra body mass.

She needed an extensive setup at Mars and the guy there did a wonderful job. Epiphone is notorious for poor setups and this was no exception. The finish is beautiful and well done for an instrument at this price point.

I've used this axe live and it is built like a tank. It will probably outlive me, I should imagine. Strap buttons are solid and it seems real dependable. I'd use it without backup since it provides it's own backup!

Don't know , although their conditions of limited lifetime warranty (the exclusions, specifically) preclude you from correcting the guitar's problems which are present at point of purchase.

Been playing 37 years. If it were stolen or lost, I'd certainly get another!

Don't know what year it was made, both necks have 20 frets, has a real nice SG cherry finish, 2 tone and 2 volume controls,each neck has 2 PAF pickups which have a 3 way selector switch and another 3 way for the guitars themselves.

I bought this guitar because I always wanted one and couldn't beat the price. I play mostly classic rock and blues which this guitar fits right in with. I play mine through a Fender Harvard Reverb II and a Peavy Studio Chorus 70. The sound I get from either of these amps with this guitar on any setting is excellent. This one is modeled after Jimmy Page's who considered his a television antenna because of the feedback it picked up but this one is nothing like that. Very little feedback comes from it and it sounds great. I'm not sure if I'd replace the pick-ups on this guitar; they're pretty good.

The factory setting wasn't to my liking so I had to make adjustments to suit my tastes. I prefer to set up my own stuff anyway so none of this was a big deal to me. The finish and hardware were great, no compaints here.

I think this piece can withstand as much abuse as anything else although I'm in no hurry to find out. Everything looks like it will be around for a long time and nothing appears to be poorly made or assembled.

Don't know.

I've been playing for 18 years now I own a Gibson SG, '84 Squire Stratocaster and a Squire Precision Bass. If anything ever happened to this guitar I'd be real bummed out. It's my understandind that Epiophone quit making these in '98 and they're hard to come by. It's just as good as it's Gibson counterpart but much more affordable. It requires a heavy guitar strap due to it's weight and the necks have a tendency to do a nosedive to the floor if you let go of it. It's awkward to play at first but it's not hard to get used to. I found that the best way to balence it is to use your right arm to stablise the guitar while you're playing it so you don't have to hold it up with your left hand. I think this guitar was designed to be played fast and the action is great.

To the previous review, yeah I had the same problem with those strings too, and found that D'addario 12 strings are a little bit longer and It wasn't much of a hassle at all, but my giutar doesn't have the bridge way down like most doublenecks. My review is the 3rd one down from yours and my Email address is in there so ask any questions you want and I'll be glad to answer them If I can.

my double neck gibson Epiphone G-1275 is a rental. I'm just checking it out to see if this is worth buying. I have a "poor man's" Les Paul. It's a 1970 Hagstrom "Swede". It's a great guitar. I've been looking for something that I can cover more ground with, hence, the Epiphone G-1275 seems like a good choice. You would never be able to tell that the guitar was built in Korea. It's fantastic. I find that the frets are good but the only downside is there are not enough. If you are mostly a rhythm guitarist in your band, like I am, this isn't really an issue. However, if you want to try and play the "stairway to Heaven" solo, you might as well forget it. The six string has two double coil pickups and the 12 string has two humbuckers. The body is maple and the finish is a beautiful cherry red colour, but I agree with what another person said about it not being as nice as the les paul version...but who really cares about that right? To describe the body style...think Angus Younge's guitar doubled. The bridge style is standard I guess like any other guitar. One chap was commenting about nut problems, but fortunately, I have had none. The neck on the six string is very small and the 12 string is significantly larger. I am renting the guitar with a case and it has an inner protective shell to keep the guitar from scratches etc.

It is perfect for my music style. I can cover a variety of sounds. I once rented a fender "jaguire" 12 string to do some recording and it sounded truely awful! I found when you would distort the 12 string, it would sound like a big wall of mud - not this guitar! it sounds wicked!! I also love the pick-ups and the variety of tones the toggle switches give you. This guitar sounds great when distorted which is a good thing for me. And for clean tones, the twelve string sounds very mid-rangey... which a 12 string should sound like in my opinion. As far as noise is concerned none at all from what I can hear, or no more than any other standard issue I can think of. By the way, that's why I hate fender so much... the goddamn noise from the pickups. They sound superb for clean tones, but ad distortion and it's like forget it! The six string alone is reason enough to make me want to buy this guitar. It sounds rich and creamy. One downfall, is that it's hard to see what you are playing on the bottom guitar but I think that's just a matter of adjusting the strap to a higher position. I liked that one guy's idea of adding a strap hook to the bottom of the guitar to keep it from "nose diving", but until I did something like that, I wouldn't let go of it for fear of dropping it!!

the only complaint I have in this catagory, is that the twelve string's action is a bit too high... but please tell me where you can find a twelve string that is easy to play! lol

I can't comment very much on this section since I just rented the guitar last week... but I tell you this, I'd play the guitar without a back up for sure! Think about it, if you break a string, who cares? just use the other neck. Of course if you break stings on both guitars, I guess you would be s.o.l.

Like I said I'm renting so that remains to be seen about customer support

in closing, those are my remarks. I think this is a great guitar with many sounds and features. It give a rich full tone on the 12 string on ballad songs and a bigger richer tone for the heavier tunes... as for the 6 string, I think it sounds as good if not better than my hagstrom six string. I do know that it stays in tune very well too....

one more thing I must comment on! the "high g sting" on the 12 string and the "high d string" on the 12 string are awful to tune. the neck is simply too long for the stings and therfor you can only wrap the sting once... there just isn't enough slack... can anyone tell me how to correct this problem?

I am spoiled. I have the world's greatest guitar (IMHO anyway), a 69' Gibson 335 TD with an exttremely thin neck and modified with a Tune-omatic/stop bar, Duncan Humbucker and Grover Tuners. (I know those modifications have depreciated my 335 by at least $500.00, but so what I am never going to sell it). So what does that have to do with my Epiphone G-1275? Well, you see, I was just about to purchase a Gibson 335 12 String from Ed for 1900.00 sight unseen, cash up front, when I discovered the the Epiphone G-1275. The salesman tried to stear me to the Gibson SG Doubleneck, but to make a long story short. I played them both and eyed them both and the Epiphone is a better guitar.

The sound is fabulous. At least, equal to the Gibson if not better. Frankly, I like the sound of the 12 String better than any that I have played. The six string is as good or better that the Gibson SG. The 6 string has a better sound than the Les Paul, Strat, Tele, Kramer, Washburn, you name it.

The action is great. The fit is exceptional for a machine made guitar but the finish is not as good as the Gibson SG Doubleneck.

Again, I will have to give it a lower rating for durability because I think that over time the wood will be easily dented and scratched, but Willie Nelson plays a Martin with a hole worn in it so who cares, especially at these prices?

I live in Nashville. The Gibson people have always been very helpful re: support of my 335, but I have no idea about Epiphone.

Let's put it this way. If I was alone on a desert Island and I could only have one guitar, it would be this one provided the Island had electricity and an amp. If not, I would choose my Gibson 335.

This is an updated review after using this guitar for almost 3 years.

There were a few factory problems. None were serious.

1. The nut on the 6 string was not glued properly. It was on a slight angle.

2. The pickups had sloppy wax potting which hampered adjusting heights.

3. Because it is neck heavy it is difficult to play while standing.
If you let go of the neck it will do a nose dive.
This was an easy fix. I installed a strap button on the back of the 6 string neck. That, along with using a wide leather strap, cured the problem.

This guitar plays like butter and sounds excellent either clean or distorted. I am now using a 1963 Fender Vibroverb reissue tube amp.

Mine is a Custom model with set necks, Alpine white.

4. The finish is not as durable as I expected. I have never dropped it or bumped in to anything but there is a chip on the back edge.

I don't play it as often as I would like because it is heavy and awkward. But I'm an old fart and I'm getting lazy.

5. I don't care for the aged green looking tuners but they operate well and stay in tune.

Many Epiphones need the tuners and pickups replaced but this guitar is an excepton. The PAF's sound just like PAF's should. No feedback and no microphonics. I am always amazed at the playability and sound of this guitar.

I play out regularly. My main axe at this time is an American Fat Telecaster. But my doubleneck out plays the Fender.

I am considering buying an SG 6 string. I tried a G-400 Custom (3 pickups) and like it but it does not have the same pickups as my doubleneck. Epiphone sells pickups but they cost close to that of Gibson PAF's (reissue's). I may opt for a Gibson 1962 Reissue SG (Les Paul). The G-400 Custom with case will cost around $500. Replacing the pickups will be another $300 or more. Just food for thought.