Epiphone SG-Special VE is a great way for players to experience a rock classic or get a tour-ready stage at a price everyone can afford. Featuring Epiphone open coil humbuckers with ceramic magnets and available in five beautiful Vintage Worn finishes including Cherry, Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst and Walnut, this model is the SG Special VC!
Open coil humbuckers with ceramic magnets
The SG-Special VE is powered by two Epiphone open coil humbuckers with ceramic magnets. Owners of vintage SGs and Les Pauls often remove their pickup covers for better bass response and magnetic traction. The ceramic pickups have a higher output than vintage Alnico magnetic pickups and are designed to provide tight low-frequency response with a smooth midrange tone and slightly more pronounced high-frequency tone. Ceramic magnets have been a favorite of metal and hard rock guitarists for decades. The SG-Special VE has a 650R in the rhythm position and a slightly warmer 700T in the lead position. Controls include a Master Volume and Master Tone with traditional black Speed knobs and a 3-way pickup selector.
Details
- Finish: Vintage Worn
- Body: Poplar with mahogany veneer
- Neck: Mahogany
- Handle shape: 1960s SlimTaper; D profile
- Handle joint: bolted
- Ladder length: 24.75".
- Head: Epiphone “Clipped Ear”; “Les Paul Model” in gold; "Epiphone" logo in silver
- Fret: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Adjustment rod: Adjustable
- Adjustment rod cover: "Bell shape; 2 layers; "SG" in white
- Fingerboard radius: 14
- Fingerboard inlays: Pearloid pearlized “dot” inlays
- Nut width: 1-11/16".
- Hardware finish: Nickel
- Keys: Premium Covered; 14:1 ratio
- Neck pickup: Epiphone 650R Humbucker; Open coil; Ceramic magnets-8
- Bridge pickup: Epiphone 700T Humbucker; Open coil, ceramic 8 magnets
- Controls: 3-way mic selector, master volume, master tone
- Potentiometers: Black “Speed” buttons
- Bridge: LockTone Tune-o-matic
- The tailpiece: Stopbar
- Output socket: Non-rotating, durable output socket exclusive to Epiphone Output socket, metal output plate
- Colors: Vintage Cherry, Vintage Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst and Walnut.
- Other: “2017” edition logo on the back of the head