Epiphone
Epiphone SG Standard
$599Cheaper
Best Electric Guitars · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Epiphone SG Standard is cheaper at $599. Every spec and price links to its source.
Epiphone
$599Cheaper
Yamaha
$849.99
On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The Epiphone SG Standard is the cheaper at $599.
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✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $599 | $849.99 |
| Brand | Epiphone | Yamaha |
| Released | — | — |
| Body wood | Mahogany, contoured double-cutaway | Alder |
| Neck wood | Mahogany, SlimTaper C profile | Maple, bolt-on |
| Scale length (in) | 24.75 | 25.5 |
| Pickup configuration | HH | HSS |
| Number of frets | 22 | 22 |
| Bridge type | Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge with Stop Bar tailpiece | Wilkinson VS50 6-screw vintage-style tremolo |
| Fingerboard material | Laurel, bound, pearloid trapezoid inlays | Rosewood, 13-3/4" radius |
| Finish | Gloss; Ebony and other colors | Satin/gloss polyurethane; Yellow Natural Satin, Teal Green Metallic |
| Weight (lb) | — | — |
Sources — Epiphone SG Standard: gibson.com (verified 2026-08-01). Yamaha Pacifica 612VIIX: usa.yamaha.com (verified 2026-08-01).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (7 of 9). Matching specs are omitted.