All user reviews for the Gibson SG Special Faded

United States 2003
2490 pickup
Channel rouded pretty big compared to my Flying V or an epi SG400

UTILIZATION

The handle is ebony I love this guitar everything is ok I bought the mechanically modified with groove and I've changed the pot that had been modified yeark 250k cts! I asked her j 500k bait linear with vitamin q) the .022 better. The sound is very rock but I'll change the pickup for two classic 57 rounder creamier. Currently I prefer the sound of my epi sg 400 modified (see 400 vintage sg worn brown) but the gibson has a better resale value in case? But I'm sure the 57 are flared to death

SOUNDS

I play old rock in a 5 watt lamp with a treble booster. Its very modern + rock can be very hard rock

OVERALL OPINION

Good guitar and I think I'm going with 2 max from the classic 57

Ultra Thin, 22frets, two microphones and a 490R 490T in bridge, 1 volume 1 tone and a 6 position selector.

UTILIZATION

The handle is wide enough, a little thick, and I love it! I AIM of the 1st notes, to believe that it has been done to my hand .. faded finish does not bother me personally nothing to be done. bah if I find I really like this guitar sublime while the finish is excellent except for a strap locks that I think are a bit light .. She also seemed much more my beautiful in person than on pictures .. access to the treble? a walk ..

SOUNDS

A revelation! clean sounds are very good, the infinity setting, there is a heavy and powerful fat GIBSON! with this gem you can play everything, rock, blues / rock, not thrash metal but of course That's good I do not like, and what you want .. on the other hand are going to have an amp I invest in worthy of the name lamps becaufe it would offend him as the play on a transistor, as my ibanez 45watts which does not distance.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one week and I'm in love, c a guitar is like a woman you must be hooked! on all the guitars I jou not upscale 3000euros either, is that which is most of my effects, a feeling .. immediate and indescribable .. short c is a gem as the only known them GIBSON ..

Gibson SG Special Faded, manufacturing States, mine was purchased in Texas t in 2007.
Configuration as much of the SG is to say 22 boxes, 2 hambuckers that send the ball, bridge type Gibson tune-o-matic.
Worn cherry finish.
Handle relatively thick and large, there has been less wide sleeves Gibson, the handle is a highway (to hell). It is also flexible drlement, I'll come back just APRS.

UTILIZATION

Here we catch a guitar. Not only is it not CHRE, but I think a lot easier to play a standard, and the pickups are absolutely dcoiffants. The handle, and I said above is a highway broad and easy. It is also flexible particulirement, no need to install a Bigsby, shaking the guitar and the effect is the same, and I n'exagre absolutely not.
The finish is worn cherry trs class, the guitar is red mat, without varnish, which gives it a vintage look dlicieux, I think it's prettier than the red ptants.
The mcaniques are correct, but trs sensitive, and it does not abuse the vibrato by shaking the handle under penalty of being quickly dsaccord.
The guitar is lgre, it changes us instruments loggers type LP ... It is very well balance.
However, the attachment of neck strap ct is not practical, as long as there ale just use a strap, the dcrochage is almost inviting. Opt for these widgets that hold the straps.
The sound is absolutely stunning. It's Plug and Play. It covers a large number of registers, from blues to mtal (even if I did not know too mtal)
I put 9 because of the attachment strap.
Small BMOL also bluesman trick: when large bends, the high E string can get stuck in the microphones that this MODEL do not have covers. Be careful with the Buddy Guy bends.

SOUNDS

I play a large majority of the blues, plutt East Chicago, and this guitar, I bought big fan of ACDC keeps its promises.
Clearly, the microphone is acute prcis trs, and playing to the bridge, we will be able to find some slamming done everything shiny. Intermdiaire Position: trs well for a little fat rhythm, or blues chorus. In sleeve: IDAL bluesy solo for a warm and soft, but who is not too much, which does not bleed, and finally remains soft ear trs.
Saturated in either the amp (blues junior) or thanks to pedals (blues driver, super overdrive), we get something quite indescribable. The sound is dry, prcis, hot, it's trs roots, it hangs. I compltement fan, I have never heard such a sound to other guitars of the same type. It particular, it has a scratch tural signature sound. She will love the rhythmic muscle as well as the finest chorus.

OVERALL OPINION

$ 575 for the era, I must say that I made the best deal of all my guitars (8 in all). A Gibson with sound, finish and class for the price of a copy ple.
I would do a select, since the other night I rv I had broken, and I had purchased a direct APRS.
I use it for Submitted 9 months, and this is my main guitar for the game in training, and even home. I tried other models, including standard, which are trs good, but scratch a Full size, except the price. (650 800 in France by store, against almost double for a standard SG MODEL)

See more advice below.

It's all good I think. Inevitably there are better, but value for money, there is nothing to say.

UTILIZATION

The handle is really perfect, its shape should really hand it is very comfortable. In addition, the thin layer of varnish does not make it sticky when you sweat a little hand.

Access to acute is obviously super simple.

It is very light, I can play for an hour and a half feet without any problems. However, the head looks a little, but nothing dramatic, either.

This scratch is really the most comfortable and I have several before. But this, comfort level it was immediately in love at first sight

SOUNDS

Ah the sound, put ***, it de-Chir. I play a little bit of everything from QOTSA, punk, rock's 60-70. It goes everywhere.

It has a well round and fat, its true Gibson.

First I play on an amp Behringer V-Tone G108 I had with a "pack beginning" my first "guitar". I preferred to invest in a good scratch and bail out before you buy an amp worthy of the name. And then the sound was not bad at all, but limited by the characteristics of the amp.
Now I play on a Vox AD30VT, and here I am every day a little happier with the result. Playing with two microphones and by the volume of the neck pickup to the 5 and 8 on the bridge pickup, I get really great sound. By pushing the volumes thoroughly, the sound is a bit less accurate.
Just playing on the bridge pickups, the sound is very good.
However, I like a little less micro bridge, a little too mushy for my taste. This is partly due to my Vox which a lot of bass, even when cut. I do not hardly ever plays only on the microphone.

I put 9.5 because I think the rendering of the neck and pickups not top top even if the amp obviously plays an important role in this.

OVERALL OPINION

I play it for about a year and I had time to find the right setting from my amp. I am really happy with the result.

The little less, is that as the varnish layer is very thin, wood this brand quickly. It has no scratches but small bugnes. I had the misfortune to play one time with a belt and it's still somewhat damaged on the back. Anyway nothing serious either, it's just that I'm a little obsessive sometimes

This is my second guitar. My first was a Behringer that I had with my "beginner pack" of (...) very very very cheap. So I wanted a good scratch to continue my "career" and I've tried several. At first I wanted because I thought the Epiphone set up in the 300-400 euros. So I tried to type Epiphone Les Paul, Gibson SG else just for fun, the Schecter, very well but I was not a fan of the look. Then in a magaz, as I really wanted to test a Epiphone Les Paul Standard, the seller puts me in the SG mainsm and there it was the slap. Then he made me compare it with other SG Epiphone very bling-bling, and the sound was truly as good, mushy and imprecise, not to mention the handle sticking due to varnish. I had to try on a small Roland Cube amp not a pure death and killing my sound really more out of hand. I did not buy on a whim, I have three months to find the guitar that suited me and I'm not disappointed with the result. In addition, I find it super nice (I've worn in cherry).

The value for money is really good, there is no "sub-Gibson." Or if so I can not imagine that the killings are the other

This choice I would do without hesitation, because it is really one that I was among the most agreed that I could not test that reached the price beyond my budget.

See the reviews below.
J'apprcie particulirement the fact that it made the United States (like most Gibson) and not in Asia.
The only small default: because it is not painted, it spoils easily and must be careful.

UTILIZATION

Premire thing you notice when you take it: it is trslgre and the wood is soft!
The handle: always round (like those of other gibson) trs enjoyable to walk on it!
Access in acute SG requires ..... Easy.
Weight: I test standing and sitting: nickel lol

SOUNDS

I play Rock / Hard Rock / Pop Rock and a bit of Blues.
Mode we obtain a saturated fat, and then its good ...... lol saturated. In short you can always emulate Angus Young very easy!
In clean, it was a warm and enveloping! Although bluzzy!

To rock, and some hacks rglages n saturated and it's perfect!!

OVERALL OPINION

Prfre me what it is comfort and sound.
I use it for two months.
I have not tried to normment MODELS (3 Gibson Les Paul, SG 4, Fender Start 2) before buying.
I think she's worth 800! And if c'tait again, I do it again!

Now if you see a bargain price (not too expensive) I suggest you try it at least! APRS now the nothing can save your wallet MDR!

Gibson made in United States, is engraved on it.
Acajour massive, broad and flat glued sleeve, faded finish, ie with a varnish so fine that it disappears with the use, leaving the guitar spinning nicely. Gibson 490 pickups, the simple, crude, good!

UTILIZATION

round super nice action set very low, very good original strings (Gibson Brite Wires 10 -46), which I replaced with Ernie Ball regular slinky guitar fine, light, comfortable (compared to a Start), you feel the vibrations of the wood, even empty, the accessibility to the acute is perfect, sound great (even if a signature Gibson AY will soon bridge). Against it by an SG, the sound is typed Gibson SG!

SOUNDS

I play mainly blues, rock and covers of AC / DC, then, is the guitar I need. the sound is fat, low current, but play clean sound is not clear especially in my Blackheart killer ant boosted.

OVERALL OPINION

I for one year, if I had more money to put DNAS a guitar, I took the SG standard, but the faded suits me very well. The mechanics are very beautiful and vintage light, so that the head does not sting as my ex-Epiphone, for against, when the travel guitar, you must re-tuning. Value for money very good. I buy it back immediately.

The Gibson SG Special Faded Worn Brown is a lower budget version of the famous Gibson SG Standard. It features the same basic core features but in a cheaper package. The construction is all mahogany (body and neck) and it has the typical SG body shape. It has a rosewood fretboard with 22 frets and dot inlays. The tuners are Klusons, and the bridge is the typical tune-o-matic variant paired with the stopbar tailpiece. The stock Gibson humbuckers are the typical 490R and 498T pairing found in many different Gibson guitars. The finish is their very thin "faded" finish that consists of pore filler and a few thin coats of nitro lacqure to seal it. The instrument is built proudly in Gibson's USA factory in Nashville TN.

UTILIZATION

The SG is a fairly ergonomic guitar overall. The weight is definitely on the lighter side and the contoured mahogany body is very comfortably fitting against the body, even for extended periods of time. The overall shape of the guitar is definitely more fit for jumping around and playing live than say, a Les Paul or a Flying V/Explorer. The faded finish does make the guitar feel slicker too. The upper fret access is pretty good on this guitar as well. The neck heel can get in the way sometimes (like many Gibsons) but overall it isn't too bad.

Getting a good sound out of this guitar is pretty simple. The guitar is fairly versatile and works well for everything from jazz to rock. Though the pickups are a bit hotter than '57 Classics or the typical PAF type pickup, they're still pretty versatile and it's easy enough to get a wide range of tones out of this guitar for sure.

SOUNDS

I've tried this guitar with various different amplifiers and can conclude that it's a bit more inclined to do distorted tones because of the slightly hotter pickups and mahogany construction. The pickups have a certain midrange heft to them that works well for cutting through a mix. Clean tones have a wonderful woody and warm quality that works very well for everything from old school jazz, to some funky textures to some more gutsy blues. About the only thing this guitar doesn't really ape is that Fendery tone that would work for country licks, but it can fake it with the right amp tone.

Dirty sounds are great. The guitar has a surprisingly thick tone that works really well for classic/hard rock rhythms, especially in lower tunings. The guitar's mahogany woodiness really comes through with a good vintage voiced high gainer such as a Marshall or Orange. The guitar doesn't quite have the high end character that I would use for more modern lead tones but it has that classic Gibson SG tone, perfect for unleashing some Sabbath or Spirtual Beggars type tones.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the SG Special Faded is a great way to get into owning a Gibson for a reasonable price. They are about $850 new, which is a great deal considering the quality and tones you're getting out of this guitar. The Faded model Gibsons are pretty popular and it's easy to see why... with a unique look, great sounds and excellent playability from the thin feeling finish, the guitar is simply a great rock machine.

The Gibson SG has been featured on countless records and touring stages and some of the most prolific artists and if uses guitar has to be a AC/DC and Pete Townsend from the two. AC/DC has use this guitar on every album since its beginning and continues to be the main guitar for Angus Young. The SG is a great rock 'n roll guitar that features mahogany body of mahogany neck in a Rosewood fretboard. This is the kind of guitars that a lot of musicians are you look to win wanting a good harder rock sound. The two humbuckers give a nice beefy tone and the overall body shape allows this guitar to really resonate and have a very focused voicing and tone.


UTILIZATION


Gibson SG Special Faded Guitar Features:

* Manufactured in Nashville, Tennessee
* Mahogany body and neck
* Worn Brown finish
* 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays
* Scale length 24 3/4"; total length: 18.062" SG,
* Width at 12th Fret: 2.062"
* Neck Joint Location: 19th Fret
* 17 degree peghead pitch
* Thickness at 1st fret: .818"
* Thickness at 12th fret: .963"
* Heel Length: .625"
* Nut Width: 1.687"
* Chrome plated hardware
* Stopbar tailpiece and Tune-o-matic bridge
* Black 'Tophat" knobs
* "Green Keys" tuners
* 490R Alnico Humbucker neck pickup
* 490T Alnico Humbucker bridge pickup
* Black padded gig bag with white "Gibson" logo

SOUNDS


The tone of this guitar is a very focused Gibson tone. It takes its inspiration from the Gibson Les Paul body shape but it also has an actor cutaway and the top part of the guitar. The body of the guitar is a little fatter as well and the scale length of the fretboard is longer than a Gibson Les Paul. This allows you to get up in the higher frets with a lot more ease and playability. But the tone of the guitar is a little bit thinner that has a nice juicy mahogany tone. The guitar is one of the most classic and icon iconic guitars as ever been dealt primarily because of the body shape with the two cutaways on top bottom of the guitar body. This guitar sounds fantastic with just about any amplifier use but especially with a high gain amplifier. Uses in conjunction with a Marshall amp and you'll get a great classic rock tone all day long.

This is one of the most workable tones for recording session that you can get out of guitar. I love the way these guitar sound and recording session because they're able to give a little bit better frequency range then Gibson Les Paul in my opinion. I am an absolute fan of a Les Paul but when it comes actually recording I always preferred the Gibson SG over the Gibson Les Paul. It just has the right frequency and tone response that I'm looking for when it comes to laying down tracks for recording session.

OVERALL OPINION

I recommend this guitar to anyone looking for a great gigging guitar and great recording guitar. This is a guitar that's going to last tonight after night of eating planing clubs in theaters. If I need guitars new for right around $700 which is a great price for a well-built solid guitar. I highly recommend this guitar to anyone who needs a good hard rock guitar that will last them a lifetime.

Not many people know the story of the Gibson SG. In the early 60s Gibson was looking to change up the Les Paul and lower their production costs. In 1961 Gibson came out with a new version of the Les Paul and it is what we call the SG today but back then for a few years this was the Gibson Les Paul. Gibson was looking to lower the production costs of making their guitars so they simplified the design a little bit. To do this they redesigned it to have a flat top and double cutaways. They got rid of the maple top so the body is just mahogany. This guitar is the entry level SG for Gibson. It is part of their faded line. Gibson noticed that people were starting to like worn in looking guitars. They decided to start a line of Faded guitars that do not have the final clear coat on them to give guitar players a line of new guitars that look old. 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 tow tone knobs 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.

UTILIZATION

When Gibson came out with the SG they were trying to compete with the strat in terms of comfort and playability. 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. The 60s profile neck also helps playability. The 50s Gibson neck profile is very big and some people find it hard to play. This design gives it a few problems. The early SG's like this one have weak neck joints. 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. With the neck mounted so far out on the body and the body being so thin and light, SG's are prone to neck dive. When playing an SG standing up you may find yourself holding up the neck due to this awkward balance between the neck and the body. This can be solved by moving the strap peg to the upper horn like on Tony Iommi's SG guitar. The faded finish is smooth to the touch unlike a glossy finish so the neck is super fast under your hand.

SOUNDS

The pickups in this guitar are pretty much generic Gibson pickups. They are good at everything but not great at anything. The mahogany wood give the guitar a really deep sound even though the body is not that big. If you want to play heavier music you may want to change out the pickups. The Gibson pickups are medium output and are voiced more for classic rock. If you wanted a better classic rock tone a set of Seymour Duncans would do well. If you are looking for a more metal tone a set of EMG's would be perfect.

OVERALL OPINION

With these Faded series guitars the prices on them are less than some Epiphones. These are good solid work horse guitars. You can gig them no problem and not have to worry about dings or scratches. These guitars can be had for around 500 dollars used to they are a great deal for a real Gibson.

Some people just want a Gibson and they do not really care what the quality is. This guitar is one of the cheapest Gibson SG's you can get and the quality is not much better than an Epiphone. In reality I would recommend an Epiphone over this guitar. This Faded version is currently one of the most popular SG models right now. Gibson noticed that people were starting to like worn in looking guitars. They decided to start a line of Faded guitars that do not have the final clear coat on them to give guitar players a line of new guitars that look old. Not only does this give them a worn in look but it also saves Gibson a lot of money. 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.

UTILIZATION

Because this is a lower end Gibson model the quality control on these guitars are not as good. I have noticed many Faded series 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. With the neck mounted so far out on the body and the body being so thin and light, SG's are prone to neck dive. When playing an SG standing up you may find yourself holding up the neck due to this awkward balance between the neck and the body.

SOUNDS

Fretwork aside this guitar sounds like how any SG should. With their thinner flatter bodies SG's tend to have a tone slightly thinner than that of a Les Paul. Some people say it sounds more like a Gibson Flying V than a Les Paul. The smaller body also helps make the tone different than that of a Les Paul. Gibson pickups are mainly designed for classic rock. These pickups tend to offer a medium output. If you are looking to play heavier music you may want to replace the pickups with aftermarket higher output models. I would recommend EMG pickups for heavier music. Gibson for a short time sold a variant of this guitars with EMG's from the factory. Active EMGs will give you great output and more clarity for metal.

OVERALL OPINION

Gibson has a good idea going with the Faded Series. People want worn in guitars that look played and Gibson likes to cut costs. This guitar does both. I only wish they did not cut costs in other areas of the guitar. The fretwork on high end Gibsons is great due to the machine based plek'ing process they go through. But on these models the fretwork is subpar. Its similar to what you would find on a mid-range Epiphone. If you are looking for a nice simple SG and do not mind getting it setup this guitar is a good choice.

Made in the USA.
Mahogany body with a pice.
Mahogany neck type 50's with rosewood fingerboard 22 frets and a radius of 12 "with Gibson's classic, in fact, no nets or pearl boxes, but only points of pearl, not plastic (hey, it's not piphone).
2 humbuckers Gibson 490R + 490T.
Tune-O-Matic tailpiece stopbar +
Chrome hardware.
Mine is finished in Worn Cherry.
It is sold in a bag Gibson.
I put 8 in the finish because the logo is not mother of pearl inlaid but simply buffered (even if it is golden buttons and a little cheap.

UTILIZATION

The neck is very pleasing but originally, the attack is a bit high, so a small ncessite rglage. CASC to treble, no problem.
Very good feeling to touch and it slides right in view of the satin finish varnish.
The body is fine, no need for cutting the stomach, all fawn, there would not be enough wood!
The sound is easy rgler. Volume and tonal by micro, pots are very sensitive and rpondent well, especially with a config like vintage Plexi amp o one is forced to juggle pots on the guitar. The spectrum of sound is asses off, we get good clear round and warm and very dynamic and well loadings Dfine (well, adpend also the amp). To bend the Furious zak wylde, prvoir the small piece of scotch magic Vitera the high E string to grab the microphone and then put the covers.

SOUNDS

It should be very much my style of music, ranging from good vintage rock (Eagles, Led Zep etc ...) at the Hard Rock (ACDC, Trust, Iron Maiden ...) through the Blues.
I played on a home amp (Plexi 18Watts, 1987) and basta! No effects, RULES volume amp, and after its legalization was happening on the guitar).

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two years and I never ever pulled apart ... I promised my wife .... No kidding, it's a very good instument, docile and quite polyvallent. Stamp thanks finishing. I have also a Les Paul Standard, but I'm really comfortable with the SG lgre more and more manageable. The report is very good QualitPrix. It may be between the range of Gibson but the violin works. You can always hook her other mics if you want to make it evolve. Besides, I think changing the buttons and I may be putting the covers on humbuckers.
In any case I would do it without hesitating choice.

Guitar made in USA.
Fixed bridge
Micro Bridge: 490T
Micro Neck: 490R
Tone and volume by microwave
3 position selector
Channel D is thick enough for 22 boxes.
In short no surprise to those familiar with the brand.
Mine is a model Gaucher, but I assume that posting a notice here will be more useful.

UTILIZATION

I bought this guitar to replace an Epiphone G-400 which was my first electric guitar.
The change level ergonomics was not supposed to be important, and yet ... The ease of play on the Gibson is much higher in terms of playability, but the Special Faded finish that touch on the handle is rather rough, we can have the sensation does not slide properly. That said, after an adjustment period of several weeks found its mark perfectly, it's still a SG, light, thin, and selector knobs are well positioned, access to unparalleled highs.
I have not tried many other SG is left but I think we can do better now in terms of ease of play, the more knobs are a little crooked. I put 8 for this.

An interesting detail in the knobs for left turn in the same direction for a right handed version. So I turn the volume pot clockwise to increase volume and tone.

SOUNDS

I play one in a repertoire ranging from Blues to Hard Rock and I also play quite a bit of funk. Like many owners of the Special, I thought to replace the 490T by 498T but I've never done the sound for me like that.
The dynamic game is very good, you really can change the saturation of sound with the attack and / or knob volume, for the fans of single-channel amps.
I played with a Tonelab SE and a ENGL Screamer 50 (sometimes used together or separately)

The clean sound is warm and full but slightly lack of brilliance even if it snaps very well in the intermediate position is ideal for clear sound rhythms.
Compressor almost obligatory to play funk. (For beautiful highs without the big pops.). Neck pickup is the position when her perfect for Reggae and Jazz.

Its saturated level, the posibilities are growing, can have a vintage sound like a fairly modern sound, which is surely to the microphones that are not 100% vintage. The Crunch has the TDCA is to go but do not expect to work miracles on a transistor amp.
It prefers grain crunch on that very airy distos ultra-compressed (But it's still perfect for Santana, Gary Moore etc ... but even less for the John Petrucci and others ...) The major remain well defined in all circumstances, the mids are present and treble sing without us explode the ears. It can be used to make modern punk rock and metal, but it into overdrive when she expresses her character.

I have nothing further to add that everything that was said, you need a tube amp to draw its essence.

OVERALL OPINION

I have 3 years and this is my main guitar since. I use an Ibanez RG series if I need a floyd, clear sound more crystalline or handle faster and sounds very compressed accurate, but I often turn to with Gibson.
I paid about 1300Euros (left) but can easily be less than 1000 euros new. At this price there should be no hesitation, I think the SG standard is too expensive compared to the special. And I prefer her satin varnish.
I REFERRED that choice without hesitation, that fits between her and me.

Manufactured in USA & e
Bridge classical type Tun-O-Matic
Mechanics Gibson Deluxe
22 Medium Jumbo frets
Channel 60's if I am correct (not a log but a bit more for my Stratocaster or so a bit more profile)
2 volumes / 2 tonanlités / 3 position selector
Pickups 490R / T
Simple varnish leaving Telex / Facsimile beautiful mahogany guitar, key pallisandre. The handle does not catch even sweating, it glides well ^ ^


UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice to me, it acroche not the manufacturing quality is there. Access to acute is easy as all SG.

For sound, you plug away and it sounds!

9 because I put the guitar still manages completely deregulated!

SOUNDS

This guitar is suitable for the big rock to blues.
For heavy metal no problem either, according to what is of very great sounds all depends on the amp and pedals eventually, but the microphones Oringin have an output level sufficient and are not EMG. It depends what you plug in, but all lamps in an amp no worries enchainer of Led Zep, AC / DC, Guns, blues will be short of the 60 to 90 years easily.

Personally, the only downside I found the neck pickup a little too "boat" in terms of its sound. A 498 would have been more appropriate I think "out of box" or a set Burstbucker more in the spirit SG I think.

I also changed the pickups for classic 57/57 +.

OVERALL OPINION

This is my main guitar. I changed the pickups for classic 57/57 +, redid the electronics by putting condos best qualities (increased tolerance) and rewire in type 50's. And above all I shielded the cavities! On this model, no trace of a shield not even a shot of bomb ...
After a good setting in a luthier, I rediscovered my SG which seems to be rising a notch, the tone Bonton react much better than before the race the volume pot.
Magré its pickups a bit impersonal, the SG is one of the best quality / price of the brand! Microphones, one finds easily on occasion and welding wire are more mass ... sprague orange drop the condos we find a tolerance for 2 € J.
Frankly, unless she likes guitars with 1kg of varnish / lacquer, this is a real Gibson SG, a real SG with a look that leaves no one indifferent when it is removed. Buying a quiet and a good basis for an upgrade!
I put 9 because nothing is perfect, and others prefer a more specialized level guitar pickups without wanting to take a soldering iron or spend a few hundred dollars more.

Good and well is the small spcial (Gnrale between the end epiphone / gibson) of MODEL SG made in USA (as is the handle engraved Behind: )), mahogany varnish Nitrocellulose (it gives a nice effect, very dull, but it protects not much), the handle also sg standard mahogany, the fingerboard is rosewood and has featured white spot up, rather rare on the SG (they are usually species of rectangles), but not so much on sries spcial (I remember having a small epiphone les paul special also dotted). Tune-O-Matic bridge, no tremolo so. The pickups are endless 490R and 490T, 2 volumes, 2 tones, 3-position switch (the 490T, both the 490R).

UTILIZATION

A super jouabilit such as an SG standard. It is a rock guitar riffs and solos directs. The handle is what it is for 50 years, relatively large, 22 frets, ultra-accessible, with answering and nevertheless have the tie then.
It's fast but not soft, here.

In my config, all rglages are exploitable, some work better in rhythm, others work better as solos, especially the amps tones depending utiliss.



SOUNDS

We will say directly, it sounds great! it's good guitar. I play in a group that requires large (big) distos and good, they clearly do.

The grip is natural, the possibilities of sound (switch and tone), although different from each other.

I plug a V-twin, a 9200 and one (or two) 1960 (G12T 75's), its 3 distinct sounds are real and well rendered. It makes such a JCM900 MKIII (though this config least respects the characters of the guitar).

Mics mlent strong enough strings, which makes - at least I think - the solos endiablsa half drunk, everyone does not mind a shredder meticulous ... Apart from the p90 is more or less the same thing on the other SGs.
I had a bunch of money in my pocket and i was ready to pay me a more "high-end" but sincere, after you test all the SGs available Store - mod the more or less so - I came to this special. Nothing better to my ear before 1000 or 2000 euros more.

the quality-price ratio is ensured.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it a year, I played guitar for 17 years, I always (thought) prefers fenders ... I ax my research in this direction and strength to try everything, this is the guitar that spoke to me directly, rather than the pretty tl Thinline, jag and other "opposs" a direct this SG.

Apart from the finish, and cost zero option (no white on the button, no square pearl, not hidden microphones, no lacquer paints, etc. ...), I found it has everything a great question and comfort.

N'tant not guitar, it is difficult for me to give this info, I bought this guitar because I love the sound and especially Gibson SG sound even if, if I had the means, I invested in a les paul.

UTILIZATION

L I can say that yes, the neck is super enjoyable, all notes are accssibles even if, again, not n'tant guitarist, I do not play solos sick ...

The only default from a bad rglages to the departure of causing false notes at the top of the innings if we do not watch out. But a small tower at the Luti and the problem is rgl.

SOUNDS

I play rock, so yes, the sound suits me perfectly, and then saw that's what I was looking for her ...

Regarding the type of sound, I love her big fat guitars, and what I am served the ct. I do not use amp specifiers, even if I had the opportunity to test several models, which, from memory, an ampeg, but impossible to give the RF ences. I use it mostly with guitars I like riggs as given express DIFFERENT sounds but I did not really budget to buy 50 amps DIFFERENT ...

Note that the sound is clear, my taste, overall better than a les paul, even if I use very little ...

OVERALL OPINION

I was looking for this sound and I'm not at the price quality ratio is terrible, especially since we sometimes find in paris under 700 euros today so yes, I recommend the purchase without any restriction, as long as you are looking this kind of sound. And possibly to erase fears, it is not a cheap gibson is a real one, 3 guitarists playing buddies on paul me borrow regularly as 2nd guitar for the scene .

• Solid Mahogany body with nitrocellulose finish
Manvhe Gibson rounded style as it is since 50 years
Gibson 490R and 490T pickups
22 Frets, Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays


UTILIZATION

Well, I must say that I was initially reluctant to SG, because I preferred the Les Paul. Alas, a problem came with the Les Paul, g no big finger for a guitarist.
I've traded my Fender cons this SG and I lost nothing by the change.
Channel easy, light and easy access aus acute.
I rock and big sound was perfect for me

SOUNDS

So in terms of sound, no mystery, it is to see the Hard Rock!! The neck pickup is drooling at will and the more distortion, the more she likes. The selection of the middle gives a little more strength, that's all.
I put in a mini flat bridge pickup, less powerful but good for rhythm, as he is on the switch. I will change soon probably for not a small difference in volume between the two microphones.
That's why I put 9

OVERALL OPINION

I use with my group since August 2010 (not long), despite my misgivings, I love it, especially since it's not a red or black, so it's great.
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