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MGR/Rocco Ballerini « Gibson SG Special »
Published on 12/09/01 at 15:00I did my homework on this one and played many different guitars at the Guitar Center over a 3 month period. This was simply the best in terms of playability. I tried Fenders, Ibanez, Epiphone, BC Rich, and Jacksons. I love the feel of the SG's but chose the special since I couldn't see that much of a difference between this and the SG Standard (about $400 more!). I got a great deal on this one for $690.
This guitar has a wine red, mahogany (double cutaway) body and neck. The fingerboard is Rosewood with dot inlays. The scale is 24.75" with a nut width of 11 11/16". The hardware is chrome (gold on cream finish). The pickups are Rhythm: 490R Alnico magnet humbucker and Treble: 490T Alnico magnet humbucker.
After a crappy setup at Guitar Center, I took this guitar to a "real" guitar tech for a proper setup. After the setup this guitar was fantastic. The action is low, the feel of the neck is smooth and comfortable. The body is so light that I feel I can play it all day standing up without getting a sore back! This is now the most playable guitar that I own (I also have a strat and two acoustics) and has a much better feel than many of the others that I've tried. Like I said before, I did my homework on this one and played many different guitars at the store over a 3 month period. This was simply the best in terms of playability.
This guitar has been very flexible. It is actually far more flexible than my strat (much to the dismay of many Fender fans!) and has very good pickups. The sound from the bass strings is excellent. This guitar is at its best when playing heavier tunes, good for palm muting, driving rhythms, and piercing leads.
Not much that I don't like about this. I haven't owned it long enough to accumulate complaints.
I play this through an Electar tube amp, a Squier solid state, and my instructor's Peavey. This guitar has very good pickups and a great neck (typical of most Gibson's). The sustain has been incredible. I expect to have this one for a very long time.
Like I said before, I did my homework on this one and played many different guitars at the store over a 3 month period. This was simply the best in terms of playability.
If this guitar were stolen, I would cry for days then buy a new one as soon as I got out of prison for killing the person that stole it!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
This guitar has a wine red, mahogany (double cutaway) body and neck. The fingerboard is Rosewood with dot inlays. The scale is 24.75" with a nut width of 11 11/16". The hardware is chrome (gold on cream finish). The pickups are Rhythm: 490R Alnico magnet humbucker and Treble: 490T Alnico magnet humbucker.
After a crappy setup at Guitar Center, I took this guitar to a "real" guitar tech for a proper setup. After the setup this guitar was fantastic. The action is low, the feel of the neck is smooth and comfortable. The body is so light that I feel I can play it all day standing up without getting a sore back! This is now the most playable guitar that I own (I also have a strat and two acoustics) and has a much better feel than many of the others that I've tried. Like I said before, I did my homework on this one and played many different guitars at the store over a 3 month period. This was simply the best in terms of playability.
This guitar has been very flexible. It is actually far more flexible than my strat (much to the dismay of many Fender fans!) and has very good pickups. The sound from the bass strings is excellent. This guitar is at its best when playing heavier tunes, good for palm muting, driving rhythms, and piercing leads.
Not much that I don't like about this. I haven't owned it long enough to accumulate complaints.
I play this through an Electar tube amp, a Squier solid state, and my instructor's Peavey. This guitar has very good pickups and a great neck (typical of most Gibson's). The sustain has been incredible. I expect to have this one for a very long time.
Like I said before, I did my homework on this one and played many different guitars at the store over a 3 month period. This was simply the best in terms of playability.
If this guitar were stolen, I would cry for days then buy a new one as soon as I got out of prison for killing the person that stole it!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com