I got this guitar a few years, and what other testers say is true: it's all good, certainly much better than the Les Paul Custom that I had prior to the SG2000.

The handle is through, beautiful room, with ebony fingerboard (it bounces too much for me), and the bridge is placed on a piece of brass rather than simply inserts the gibson.
I did not split, but the volume knobs are bypassing their own when they were fully open (electrically speaking they were no longer there), the sound was so straight to the amp. Yamaha made a variation of this assembly on the rgx drop6, but as a separate switch. The result is the same: his very frank and direct, without losses, significantly improved.

UTILIZATION

Chamfer to the coast, and placement of the standard guitar (not like the gibson sg, which makes you find yourself 3-4 boxes above ...).
Acute attacks perfect weight rather consistent. The neck is quite thick, not too broad, but the profile did not suit me at all. I tested the SG1000 present the same profile as mine.

The wiring is stupid, the gibson, very complicated and not at all intuitive, and the toggle switch is right on the path of tapping. Okay. No wonder Leo ale card ...

SOUNDS

Well, it's amazing clarity and tinsel, not the idea we have a sg. For me it was too shiny, too smooth, even sustain Dante. Tintin and without the split for the funk.

OVERALL OPINION

Used four years, traded it against a Universe that suited me very well, both sides have each a great deal.

I left a lp custom terrible was wrong, and I found myself with the sg which did not suit me either. Perhaps this concept I know.

In any case, the SG2000 is a beautiful piece of violin making, and despite its current rate is fairly high price. Note that the SG1000 is not historically correct (and non-standard set neck through), and is not much cheaper, so is the 2000 must be taken.

In short, try it before buying is essential, if possible on your amp.

I put the max rating because it is not her fault if I did not like ...