The Epiphone Pierced SG was made from 2001 to 2002 as part of the E-Series. It had a mahogany SG shaped body with an X-shaped cut-out - the fingerboard had matching X-shaped inlays. The headstock was also pierced with two metal rings.

Epiphone gave this justification for their Pierced SG design in 2002:

"The SG has always been the axe of choice for those looking for drop-dead cool. Now we've taken an already snarling beast and given it a darker side.