{"product_id":"2008-epiphone-faded-g400-sg-worn-cherry","title":"Lilith! - Epiphone Faded G-400 • 2008 • Worn Cherry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e❤️ \u003cstrong\u003eMeet Lilith!\u003c\/strong\u003e ❤️\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEpiphone Faded G-400 • 2008 • Worn Cherry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome guitars have curves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLilith has horns.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 2008, Lilith comes from the era when Epiphone’s take on the SG was still known as the \u003cstrong\u003eG-400\u003c\/strong\u003e, and she has spent the last 18 years doing a remarkably good job of proving that a guitar doesn’t need to be complicated to be thoroughly entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recipe is gloriously simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a lightweight mahogany body, carve some extremely pointy horns into it, attach a \u003cstrong\u003eset mahogany neck\u003c\/strong\u003e, add two humbuckers and four knobs, then finish the entire thing in a shade of red that makes behaving responsibly seem rather unlikely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLilith wears Epiphone’s \u003cstrong\u003eWorn Cherry\u003c\/strong\u003e finish, a thin satin treatment that allows the grain of the mahogany to remain visible and gives the guitar a beautifully natural, played-in feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has aged particularly well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer set neck leads to a rosewood fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays, \u003cstrong\u003e22 frets and the familiar 24.75” scale length\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the deep double cutaways provide exactly the sort of upper-fret access you would expect from a guitar equipped with two actual horns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pair of Epiphone humbuckers provide the noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the neck is an \u003cstrong\u003eAlnico Classic\u003c\/strong\u003e, delivering the warmer, rounder side of the equation, while the hotter \u003cstrong\u003eAlnico Classic Plus\u003c\/strong\u003e at the bridge is rather better suited to proceedings involving gain, palm muting and complaints from adjacent properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA traditional three-way toggle selects between them, while independent volume and tone controls for each pickup provide considerably more flexibility than Lilith’s beautifully straightforward appearance might suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the other end you’ll find an Epiphone \u003cstrong\u003eLockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece\u003c\/strong\u003e, while a full set of \u003cstrong\u003eGrover machine heads\u003c\/strong\u003e keeps tuning duties reassuringly sensible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLilith has now been through the workshop, where she has been thoroughly cleaned, inspected and serviced before receiving a complete setup ready for her next human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ve treated that Worn Cherry finish sympathetically rather than trying to turn satin into gloss, and the result has come up beautifully. The grain remains visible, the finish still has that lovely soft sheen, and there are only minor signs that she has spent the last 18 years actually being played.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich is exactly how we like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe older G-400s occupy a particularly nice little place in Epiphone history. They’re old enough to have developed some character, but modern enough that owning one doesn’t require a degree in archaeology and a suspiciously large collection of obsolete capacitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLilith is light, comfortable, easy to play and capable of everything from warm blues and classic rock through to significantly less polite territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr, to put it rather more efficiently:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo horns. Two humbuckers. 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