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303 People rated this product :
9 out of 10
30 People wrote reviews
9 out of 10
"great beginners guitar, and the tape doesnt fall off!"
Feature:
could have done with the neck being way more smooth, also could have done with beter strap holders
Quality:
ive owned this guitar for 1 1/2 years, it wont break, i know, ive played 10 gigs with it, the finish ages very fast, but that adds to the look, as far as the tape around the pickups go i dont know what these people are talking about, it hasnt came off mine and shows no signs of coming off, and my friend has the exact same guitar and the tape hasnt came off his! i think it depends wether or not you get a good one of these, i have a good one, but clearly there are some bad ones out there, so be carefull
Value:
not alot of guitar, but it just wont break! if you want a guitar that will last you buy a gibson
Desirability:
its an sg, they are a generally sexy guitar
Sound:
this guitar is built for classic rock, there is no point buying it for anything else, you probably wont like it if you dont play classic rock, if you do then its a great guitar
Ease of Use:
its a guitar without a floyd rose or any other type of tremolo, and is therefore easy to restring, you need to set it up to your personal taste when you buy it, but all in all pretty easy to use, but the sound can be restrictive...
Support:
havnt had to deal with gibson, probably never will, i presume they would be pretty good though
Overall:
not alot of guitar, but great value as it lasts, also its a gibson so in like 20 years it will probably start to go up in value
Submitted: 3/2/2008
Style of Music: thrash metal
7 out of 10
"Went to buy a Gibson, came home with a Fender"
Feature:
The features are just right; it is what it is (as the coach says). Dual volume and tone controls are ideal; plus a three way switch.
Quality:
As noted above, sharp corners on the nut and poorly finished frets do not reflect careful craftmanship. I played a more expensive SG special while in the store, and the frets closer to the body were also sticking out, although the frets near the headstock were ok. Hmmm, is Gibson quality declining??
Value:
I thought it was too expensive in the first place - Gibson just raised the price on their faded SGs from $579 to $699, but it was a lot cheaper than an un-faded Gibson; but now with the evident quality issues, I don't think I would pay even $400 for it. I would have to choose my instrument very carefully before making the purchase.
Desirability:
Did want it; don't want it anymore. Finding multiple examples with quality issues (small issues, but they effected the playability of the instrument) cured me of Gibson for a while.
Sound:
The sound is superlative; I have other issues with the guitar. See other comments
Ease of Use:
Here's where I had a problem. I played a faded cherry SG in the store and the nut had a sharp corner that bothered my palm. I played another faded cherry and it had a similar problem. They had a faded brown SG, which did not have this problem, but I didn't want brown. The salesman then got a new faded cherry SG in a box, and it had a nice rounded nut, but..... the frets stuck out too far and could actually abraid your left hand when you moved it up and down the neck. He had three more new ones in boxes, but I gave up and bought the thin-line tele I've always wanted. Not the same sound as the SG (but I have a Les Paul so that's not critical), and the maple neck on the tele is so sweet, and I have enough electronics to get almost any sound out of it anyway, plus I have an Ibanez "shredding" guitar for making the real heavy sounds. I was surprised and disappointed by this Gibson experience, and I probably won't look at Gibson's again for quite a while.
Support:
Never needed support. I had a SG special which I bought in 1965, believe it or not (I'm getting old), which I played in a rock/blues band, and I never had a lick of trouble with it. Or with anything I owned for that matter, except having to change tubes in my big fender amp fairly often. But that was the nature of tube amps back then.
Overall:
Love the sound; have real concerns about quality - would have to find the perfect one on display without any evident wear; and display guitars are often well worn.
Submitted: 2/6/2008
Style of Music: blues/rock and toying with some other genres
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