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Published on 08/08/04 at 15:00I really wanted to add a Gibson SG to my collection for the last 20 years. Finally I set out to purchase a new one and reviewed several of them and after playing a few from the Standard to the Voodoo models I realized one important point. While I loved the looks and the clean, rich sound I HATED THE WAY THEY ALL PLAYED. A 3/16 inch string/fret gap at the nut to over a ¼ inch string/fret gap at the neck/body joint and I found myself fighting each and every chord. So I searched for the guitar that had the best playability and BAM! Turns out it is a Jackson. Paid about $880.00
I locked in on the SLSMG Soloist because of the deep, rich, powerful sound plus the light weight and the jaw dropping looks sets this bad boy apart.
I would say that I like everything about the guitar but if I had to nitpick, I think the volume knob is either a) too close to the lower E string or b) the knob is a little too tall. I have inadvertently turned the guitar down on occasion because of the knobs close proximity to the bridge pickup. I am sure I can adjust with practice.
Construction and quality seems to be excellent. Fit and finish rival some of the best guitar manufacturers I have seen. Seems fit perfectly, screws are seated perfectly, finish exceptional, hardware is flawless.
This guitar is serious. I strongly recommend it for the serious power rock / heavy metal guitar player. No Shiznit, a picture of this guitar should appear in the Websters dictionary next to the definition of the word Axe.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I locked in on the SLSMG Soloist because of the deep, rich, powerful sound plus the light weight and the jaw dropping looks sets this bad boy apart.
I would say that I like everything about the guitar but if I had to nitpick, I think the volume knob is either a) too close to the lower E string or b) the knob is a little too tall. I have inadvertently turned the guitar down on occasion because of the knobs close proximity to the bridge pickup. I am sure I can adjust with practice.
Construction and quality seems to be excellent. Fit and finish rival some of the best guitar manufacturers I have seen. Seems fit perfectly, screws are seated perfectly, finish exceptional, hardware is flawless.
This guitar is serious. I strongly recommend it for the serious power rock / heavy metal guitar player. No Shiznit, a picture of this guitar should appear in the Websters dictionary next to the definition of the word Axe.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com