Gibson SG-Shaped Guitars

Body Species Mahogany Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50Neck Species Mahogany Profile Rounded Truss Rod Traditional Adjustable Joint Angle 5° (+/- 15 seconds) Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50Neck Fit Joint Mortise & Tenon Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50 Joint Angle Tolerance +/- .005"Fingerboard Species Rosewood Frets 22 Radius 12" Nut/E.O.B 1.695"/2.260" Inlays Acrylic DotsNut Material Corian Width 1.695 Slots Gibson PLEK SystemHeadstock Logo Mother of Pearl "Gibson" Logo Truss Rod Cover Black and White Antique Bell Tuners Model Vintage Kluson Style with Perloid Buttons Plating Chrome Tuning Ratio 14:1 Bridge Type Tune-O-Matic Material Zamak Plating ChromeTailpiece Type Stop Bar Material Zamak Plating ChromeHardware Knobs Black Top Hat with Silver Inserts Pickguard SG Classic 5-Ply Toggle Switch Washer Black with Silver Silkscreen Control Plate Cover Black Acrylic Strings .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson strings Strap Buttons AluminumPickups Neck Position P-90 Bridge Position P-90Electronics Potentiometers 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls Type 300k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone Coil Wiring Machine Wound Toggle Switch Three-way Switchcraft with Black Plastic Tip Output Jack Traditional 1/4"Finish Sealer Nitrocellulose Process 1-1.5 milsWorn Cherry Case Type Gibson Gig Bag Case Exterior Black Case Interior Plush LiningAccessories Additional Materials Owners Manual In order to continually improve the design, quality and performance of our instruments and to make use of the best materials at all times, Gibson reserves the right to change UTILIZATION The origination of the SG guitar in 1960-61 caused quite the uproar. It was a lot like the Les Paul model in terms of features, but departed in terms of body shape. Also, there was no arched top, and no maple to be found anywhere on the guitar. Les Paul himself was furious - the SG was originally known as the "Les Paul", and upon seeing the new model, Les asked that his name be removed from it entirely. The guitar from this point forth was referred to as the "SG", which was short for "solid guitar", and this particular model is a solid guitar indeed. The playability is there - neck shape is great, frets are well dressed. The hardware is very nice. And the pickups! SOUNDS The pickups are what make this truly a stand-out instrument. The P90 guitars absolutely scream, with great attack, bold aggressive crunch tones, and haunting blues sounds. The overall resonance of the mahogany body and neck coupled with the rosewood fingerboard gives it a great sustain, but these pickups are like a perfect compliment to the sound. Classic and southern rock is where this guitar lives, squarely, but it also is great for blues. Think Pete Townsend. OVERALL OPINION Overall, this is a very nice axe. I'm glad Gibson has this Faded series, so they can save money on expensive gloss finishes but still give the customer a good instrument. Playability is fantastic, and the tone is just incredible. I know I'm using a lot of superlatives, but really, this is a knock-out instrument that I'd recommend to anyone. Overall, this is 9 out of 10 for me.

The 60s were a pretty awesome era for music gear, and it was also an interesting point in time for Gibson as a company. The 60s and 70s are actually the guitars you mainly hear in recordings, but since everyone gets all bent up over the whole Norlin thing, Gibson decided to do a 60s reissue instead of the 70s, I guess. The guitar features a mahogany body, a mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, 22 medium frets, dot inlays, a hard tail bridge, two P90s, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch. UTILIZATION The frets on this were actually pretty good. Gibson isn't exactly the best company when it comes to fretjobs, but these were very solid. I was able to get some nice action without any fretting out. Granted, I had to tweak the guitar a bit to make it play the way I wanted, but it came out pretty good. The nut could have been cut better as it was kinda binding on the G string, but I was able to temporarily fix that with some nut sauce. The guitar had the standard neck dive issue that SGs normally have. It's almost as if every single SG has this issue. In fact, I dont' think I've personally come across one that played normally. SOUNDS The P90s in this were very good sounding. The bridge was aggressive, but it wasn't over the top. If you've never played a P90 before, it's like a thicker single coil sound. You can get a really cool blues tone with this, especially once you start adding some gain. I plugged this thing in a JCM800 2203, threw a tubescreamer in front, and it was tonal heaven. I was able to get everything from BB King stuff to Zakk Wylde. The P90s actually did a pretty good job when it came to getting hard rock/metal tones, but they can't really get much past the old school 80s metal. Don't expect these to do death metal, although some guys out there are actually making them work. OVERALL OPINION The guitar is a very cool guitar, and it happens to be one of my personal favorites when it comes to SGs. The P90s are great, but I know they'll turn off a lot of people from this guitar. If you're unsure about P90s, I would urge you to at least try them to see what they're like. You may be pleasantly surprised. I know I was when I first picked up a P90 guitar way back when.

The Gibson SG guitar isn't easily recognizable guitar primarily because of the body shape that a pass. It has a double cut away corn shape the body which almost looks like devil horns. It's a unique shape in a unique style but it's pretty easily recognizable since its origination in 60s. It had a great sound and fixing on that is very usable for hard rock and metal tones. It features mahogany wood for the body into the neck and you get a Rosewood fretboard. This one has a cool carved top that is different because is basically is carved instead of a flat service body. UTILIZATION You get a get a nice thick chunky tone that's very conducive with the humbucker pick ups installed in this guitar. You have two volume control knobs and two tone control knobs. You also have a pick up selector and that is pretty much about it as far as features go. The body sheap is thinner than a Gibson explorer or a Les Paul guitar. So we can get is a little bit thinner tone but you still get a great rich and full bodied tone. SOUNDS These guitar sits frequency wise very well. I think because of the thin body shape in that it has a nice frequency range that cuts through any band mix or any recording session. I've always loved using the Gibson SG guitars in a recording session primarily because they carried a good midrange focus that is easily picked up in a recording microphone. These guitar sound fantastic a live setting as well. Just ask Angus Young of AC/DC because that guy played this guitar pretty much exclusive throughout their guitar playing career. These are great guitars and for the money it doesn't get much better than this. OVERALL OPINION These guitars can be ranging from anywhere about $800-$3000 or so. But usually they have hang right around the range of $1200-$1500. Especially the 62 reissue versions. That is in my opinion the best version to get of this guitar because it carries a nice weight balance and feel that you would expect from this gets an instrument. Plus the carved top is cool too. I highly recommend these guitars because they have a great feel and I are certainly a players choice for live use or recording.

The Gibson SG is one of the most easily recognizable instruments in the world. It has a very distinct look that is somewhat of a cross between Gibson Les Paul and a Fender Stratocaster guitar. It has two cutaways much like a Fender Stratocaster guitar however it doesn't have the different lengths of the horns. It's a perfectly balanced and even instrument from top to bottom left right. Very great sound and it's extremely Gibson and its overall makeup in town. UTILIZATION Detail Body Material Mahogany Top Material No separate top Body Finish Nitrocellulose Color Radiant Red Neck Material Mahogany, set Neck Shape SG taper Scale Length 24-3/4" Fingerboard Material Black Obeche Fingerboard Inlay Acrylic Dot Number of Frets 22 Nut Width 1-11/16" Bridge/Tailpiece Chrome Tone Pros / Stop Bar Tuners Vintage tuners Number of Pickups 2 Neck Pickup Dirty Fingers humbucking Middle Pickup No Middle Pickup Bridge Pickup Dirty Fingers humbucking Controls 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-way Pickup Toggle Case Included Gg bag SOUNDS I love the tone of these guitars because it have a very sick and warm woody tone. Primarily because of the mahogany wood that is used throughout this instrument in the body and in the neck you getting very thick juicy warm tone. The body is a little bit thinner than a Gibson Les Paul guitar and a little bit thinner tone as well that has a little bit more focused tone. It's not as thick as a Gibson Les Paul but it still carries that nice woody warm tone. OVERALL OPINION These guitars can be found pretty much anywhere you look for Gibson instruments. To go along right with the Gibson Les Paul and Gibson explore product lines. You can find them in a cheap versions from 800 Dollars all way up to $3000 and then sometimes even more if it's a signature guitar. The matter which when you look for most of them carry about the same tone overall but they will different and feel and comfort ability. Either great instruments for digging a recording and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a nice warm woody tone.

I finally got my hands on one of these for an unbelievable price, ( even though I wish I could have got it many years ago when I first started looking) and I am completely satisfied. Before I picked this up, I was playing with an American Deluxe strat for everything but metal, which I used my Jackson Kelly for. That strat could pull out any tone imaginable, except that Gibson "honk" that comes from that solid, Mahogany body and Gibson pickups. I've always wanted a Les Paul, but didn't want to pay the ridiculous price for one, not too mention the chiropractor bills after a night on stage due to the LPs weight. You can get one of these for around 2 thousand online, or you can do your research and you may see one locally somewhere if you live in a decent sized city or a town that is big on music. But there are music lovers and collectors everywhere! UTILIZATION I decided to try an SG and fell completely in love with them. The '61 reissue covers that classic rock n roll sound perfectly. The pickups are, surprisingly, not muddy. The neck pickups has tons of clarity and brightness, unlike the often dark and undefined tones of most Les Pauls on the neck pickups. When playing both pickups, this guitar's "wood" sound stands out as a nice contrast to both pickups on their own, especially as you adjust volume on one of the pickups to pull one out in front of the other. The warmness of the 57 Classics is instantly noticeable. The double cutaway allows for immediate access to the upper registers. The guitar's intonation was also spot on, and the strings weren't sticking in the nut, surprisingly. SOUNDS I love how the distorted sounds are, they are amazing! OVERALL OPINION I would highly recommend this for anyone wanting a classic instrument that will be a lifelong companion and investment. Beats any Les Paul, in my opinion, and gives you more bang for the buck. No pun intended towards Les Paul.

When my absolute favorite guitars is ever been created is a Gibson SG guitar. It has a classic look and almost devilish look to it. With the two cutaways on the top and bottom it almost looks like devil horns and is everything that you would think of and expect from an absurd obnoxious rock 'n roll music. It has the identity of a angry guitar just by the appearance of it and when you plug it into a high gain amplifier you get to hear all of those lush warm and angry tones. This guitar is very easy to play compared to a Paul Reed Smith guitar in my opinion the parties with the cars have a similar cut away in the top bottom although the shape of the body itself is very different there is a similar balance to the overall guitar between both Paul Reed Smith guitars such as the 22 in the 24 and this Gibson SG guitar. UTILIZATION The tone of his guitar is very similar to the Gibson Les Paul guitar however has a little bit thinner and more focused tone. Since the body shape is a little bit thinner than a Gibson Les Paul and the neck is longer there seems to be a more focused tone in my opinion and it lends itself to hear more note separation. What I found to be true is that you can play this guitar with the cleaner amplifier setting much better than a Gibson Les Paul. I get some Les Paul tone is extremely warm and musical but I find it lacks when you play a clean settings are cleaned town. This guitar does a lack in my opinion when you hook it up to extender clean or just a clean Tony general. You can hear each note very clearly and it is very well-balanced overall. SOUNDS I like this guitar with pretty much any amplifier that you put it in front of. I played this with a fender amplifier for clean settings as well as Marshall amplifiers and even Mesa boogie amplifiers. And pretty much every setting I've played NSG through it just sounds so much far superior than many guitars I've ever picked up. It can get angry and clean with just a simple roll of the volume knob. What also I like about this guitar is the ability to reach the higher frets without having any complications of the body neck joint. Where you do you ever play to Gibson Les Paul you know it's pretty difficult to reach the higher fretboard because you're back of your hand gets caught on the body and it makes it very difficult to play up in the higher frets. This guitar you can play at the higher frets with ease and comfort ability and that's why I lean towards this guitar in a soloing and recording application. OVERALL OPINION This guitar coming right around $1100 used in most cases which is a great fair price for this guitar. Very musical guitar and establish tone that will give the user the ability to play in just about any setting. You can record with this guitar and use it in a gigging setting very easily. The prices very competitive and for what you get with this guitar is a lot more compared to some boutique guitars out there. I highly recommend this guitar to anyone who wants to step into a good warm musical rocking roll tone guitar.

The Gibson SG Special is the SG model placed right above the faded SG. It is pretty much the faded SG with a gloss finish. The Special keeps up the tradition of guitar makers giving lower end models names like Special of Deluxe when there is nothing really special or Deluxe about them. This guitar is your basic modern SG. It has the large pickguard that covers more of the body. Gibson switched to this in the late 60s because it allowed them to more cheaply route the wiring for the guitars. Earlier SG's or higher end SG's have the smaller pickguard. The guitar is made from solid mahogany with a mahogany set neck. The neck is 22 frets with a rosewood fretboard. The neck is not bound. It has two volume knobs and one tone knob and a 3 way pickup selector. It has 496R and 500T ceramic magnet pickups in the neck and bridge respectively. These pickups are Gibsons own design. It has a traditional Les Paul style tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece. Pretty much the main difference between this guitar and the faded is just the finish. UTILIZATION The quality on low end Gibsons is very hit or miss. You really need to try out the guitar first if you are looking for a lower end Gibson like this. The quality on some of these guitars can be worse than medium to high end Epiphone. I have noticed many of these guitars have poor fretwork and really need a good setup and fret level right from the factory. The SG was designed in such a way to give better fret access than the earlier Les Paul. The neck is not mounted as deep into the body as is with the Les Paul. This design gives it a few problems. The neck joint on SG models is very weak compared to Les Pauls or even bolt on guitars. This weak neck joint makes some SG's prone to going out of tune. Because of the gloss finish on this higher end model than the faded some people may prefer the feel of the faded because it has a smooth satin feel all over. The laquer finish on this guitar may get sticky at times. SOUNDS With the uncovered ceramic pickups in this model you get a really powerful tone out of this guitar. The SG tone is closer to that of an Flying V than a Les Paul. Because the body is thinner than that of a Les Paul you get a sharper tone from the guitar. The pickups in this guitar are the lower end Gibson pickups. Some people like them but most do not. I am not a big fan of these pickups. If you are looking for classic Gibson tone you can get a set of Classic 57s and have the classic Gibson tone. If you are looking for a more aggressive tone you can throw in a set of Seymour Duncans and really rock the house. If this still is not heavy enough you can get a set of EMG's and set the joint on fire. OVERALL OPINION This guitar is a kind of inbetween model for me. If you are looking for an SG and only have this much to spend you are better off saving your money and getting the Faded version. With the Faded you get a smoother feel and a more vintage look. The Gloss finish on this is nice but it can get sticky. The gloss finish is all you are paying for if you buy this over the faded version. I would strongly recommend saving up and getting the 61 reissue or a Standard over this guitar. If you are just looking for a solid SG workhorse you cant really go wrong with this or the faded. They are cheap enough that you dont mind tossing the stock pickups and throwing in pickups of your choice to get the sound you really want.

This is an american electric guitar, one of many SG models designed by Gibson. It's got 2 soapbar pickups, four knobs (two each for volume and tone, controlling either pickup). It also has a mahogany body, a standard feature of Gibson guitars from this era. It also has a tremolo bridge with the tremolo bar, though this isn't quite up to the standards that Floyd Rose would later reach. It's got a mahogany neck and an ebony fretboard. There is a pickup selector switch below the strings. UTILIZATION This guitar is a breeze to play. This one of many reasons why people choose these as some of their first guitars. Getting a good sound out of this guitar depends a lot on the amp you use, which is one of the reasons why it's not necessarily my favorite. The shape is lighter than that of its inspiration, the Les Paul. It's also a lot easier to play. The drivers on my guitar are definitely stable. SOUNDS I like to use this Guitar primarily with my Marshall combo. This is one of the few guitars that sounds best with that amp. I think this may be the ideal combination for both of these instruments, since it was apparently the preferred choice of Pete Townshend for many years. That's actually a good reference point for the sound, as his enormous sounding rock tones are relatively well emulated with this setup. I would recommend this guitar to those who play hard rock or punk, basically where the majority of the tones used are distorted. You'll be happy with this guitar if that's how you play. I wasn't as crazy about this guitar when I plugged it into a tube amp, since its clean tone leaves a lot of character to be desired. Even with the Marshall, the clean tone is somewhat bland. This is definitely a guitar tailor-made for rocking out. That being said, it's not exactly my cup of tea, as I prefer to play with clean tones quite often. OVERALL OPINION I can't say I prefer this to the Les Paul, hands down my favorite Gibson guitar. After reading up on it, I discovered that it was made to be a cheaper version of that instrument. However, this guitar is definitely one of the better SGs made, and as such, it will be better than some of the lesser quality Les Pauls you can find (especially the Les Pauls not made by Gibson). It's also almost guaranteed to be cheaper, which is always good. This is a classic guitar, and while it might not be ideal for my taste all the time, there are plenty of satisfied customers out there. This guitar is definitely worth checking out.

I didn't give a new price for this guitar because it has been fifty-two years since I plucked it off the wall of a Dallas music store. I don't remember what I had for breakfast. I do remember that I loved everything about my SG, with one exception. It was a little neck heavy. I had been playing a used Teisco Delray that I bought from a shipmate, while in the service. The Gibson was a big step up. Fortunately for me the set up was done for me at the store. At the time, 1965, I was playing covers with friends. We had a Silvertone amp, a trap set and a beat up, Guild 12 string. My new SG was the class gear. We were playing mostly do-wop, Dylan and the Byrds and we had jumped on the Beatles bandwagon with everyone else. We sharpened our chops doing awful covers. By the time I discovered Cream, Hendrix, Jeff Beck and other musicians that appealed to me, That Gibson SG Standard served me faithfully as my skills increased. It is another instrument that I regret selling.

• Body: Beveled mahogany • Neck/Profile: Mahogany/Rounded SG • Fingerboard/Inlay: 22 fret rosewood/Pearloid dot • Scale/Nut Width: 24 3/4'/1 11/16' • Binding: White fingerboard • Bridge/Tailpiece: Tune-o-matic/ABR • Hardware: Chrome/Vintage white button tuners • Pickups: Dual P-90 • Controls: Two volume, two tone, three-way switch • Colors: Heritage Cherry and Ebony (I own this guitar in Heritage Cherry) • Strings: Brite Wires .009-.042 I have been playing guitar for about five years. I bought this guitar about a year ago. I do play in a band, and play classic rock, hard rock and blues. I bought this guitar new at Guitar Center and payed about $1000. I looked for many guitars, which included the Fender Road Worn Stratocaster 60s, the 50s, the Les Paul Studio, this guitar, the SG Special, and the SG Raw Power. I played all of them, and suddenly fell in love when I played the Gibson SG Classic. I was looking for that deep, warm tone, but also, that punchy and hard rock tone, and this guitar has it all, because of the P90 Pickups. The P90 pickups are simply unbelievable, and can play a variety of tones and types of music. The guitar looks superb too, with it's top notch mahogany wood. The tone of this guitar is also fantastic. The feel of the neck is so comfortable, I can never put the guitar down. The electronics are also amazing. It is very easy to use, and I can slide my fingers on the fretboard with ease and this guitar plays like butter. There is one thing I don't like about this guitar. The nut isn't great, and needs to be replaced when you first buy this guitar (I replaced it). If I was working for Gibson, I would change the nut and change the tuners to Grovers or something like that. There are no missing features. This guitar is made with fantastic materials. I think everything about the quality of the item is great. The fit and finish is great too. The pieces and sections fit together very well. Nothing fell off, and had this guitar, as mentioned, for one year. The reliability is fantastic, and never had to bring it in to the shop. I wouldn't worry if I dropped this guitar. This guitar was worth every penny of my money and your money. I would buy this guitar again for the price I payed and it is fantastic value. People should buy this guitar, because everything about it is awesome, but remember, change the nut when you buy the guitar! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Samll ensemble, female vocalist, ballads, showtunes, bloozes, etc. I've been at it about 10 yrs . Bought on clearance at local GC. It was marked way down, and there was a 20% off any single item sale, but I don't recall just how cheap that figgers up. I've always liked the sound of short scale basses, and this one sounded better than any other I've ever tried. Killer tone from this passive mini-ax, and huge output, uses less gain on the amp knob than any other ax, even monster active basses like EBMM and Spector. This matters more to me on a passive ax, cuz they are more vulnerable to AC and RF noise ... so the less you hafta turn up, the less you hear any noise. Hardly hafta turn this one just off the zero :-) Offers a wide range of sounds, maybe cuz the PUs are so far apart. It looks cool and is well balanced and easy to play. After you file the saddle notches to match the FB radius, the 3-point bridge allows you to change action height on a whim without losing that radius. E-string post is a decent distance from the nut. I shouldn't hafta file the FB radius into the bridge saddle notches. It should already be there. I prefer bolt-on necks, but thaz personal preference. Same with my preference for a PU fader instead of two volume knobs. The front strap pin is on the back of the body. Not the most secure way to go, but I just screw the strap on with a big washer and then it's safe. There's really no deal killers here. Body is divided front and back equally, with a maple front and limba back. Set neck is mahogany. Has two different styles of 'vintage' humbuggers, with the neck PU VERY close to the neck . Typical VVT passive controls, 2x2 headstock with big duck foot keys. Output jack is on the front, which I happen to like. YMMV. Except for having to file the saddles to the FB radius, no complaints about the build, and the finishing is really good. Overall, this is a really great ax, at a really fair price. Maybe the passive tone chain holds the price line but it's got an amazing degree of tone options. Nowhere above did I think to mention that it only weighs 7.5 lb. Thaz not just the icing on the cake. Thaz a whole extra dessert ! If the Fender Mustang was this good, it would sell like free beer and pizza, cuz it's a Fender, even tho short scales aren't all that mainstream these days. But Gibson just isn't a big name in basses, and it's a short scale, and so it's kinda a secret how good this ax is. BTW, it's smaller than the Mustang in every direction, as well as lighter. It's more like the Epi RumbleKat, but more versatile and feels more friendly. I'm gonna ignore having to file the saddles cuz everything else about it is amazing for a such a simple bass. So it gets rated the full 5. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I got bought this guitar from a local shop by my house. i love this guitar because it can look just like an older guitar from the 70's but really it dosent matter how it looks its how it sounds and feel and belive me it feels and sounds awsome. and you can total customize it. alot of people say that the SG is only for hard rock and metel but i replaceed the pickups. with 57 humbuckers and now i can play the hardest of rock and the bluest of blues. well from what i see only 1 out of every 5 of these things have a really good finish all the others have just a reagular finish luckyly i got a good one. but trust me its nothin to worrie about. very stong solid body whatever you what to be angus young, tony iommi, pete townshead, buck darma, gary rossington the sg is perfect for you This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com