Feature:
The guitar features two simple open coil humbuckers, rosewood neck, maple and alder body with a stopbar. Pretty basic but effective for beginners, When I bought it, they only included twelve picks and I had to buy my own gigbag.
Quality:
Quality is an issue with this guitar, as u can see i had to make a few adjustments to make it work me. another issue I have is with the three way selector switch that sometimes cuts the sound when changing it in mid song, you kind of have to wiggle it to get it back in but again, i had this adjusted and I have had no problems with it over a year and a half. The issue I have not yet tended to are the tuner heads, although they are easy to use and feel sturdy, the do not work for more then 5-7 mins, especially the G string as well as the A string, no matter if you are conservative with the bends and u use quality strings they just don't work well. I am looking to buy Grover machine heads soon. After that mod, then it is all set and I am happy.
Value:
the value is great for this price ranger, best starter guitar I played, and I have played many ranging from Squiers, to Ibanez and Yamahas. You can do a lot to this guitar and have a guitar that sounds and plays like a $2,000 for about $500 you just need to know what you want out of this guitar and be willing to go through the trouble to modify it.
Desirability:
A lot of people think i paid a fortune for this guitar. I think I have one of the rare few SG that has the Honeyburst finish with gold accents and it looks like a rich guitar, the finish still shines under any kind of light. it looks great.
Sound:
When I first wsa interested in buying a guitar, I entered the closest guitar shop with only one thing in mind. I wanted the Angus Young sound. When the salesman showed me this guitar, he plugged it through a 100W marshall Combo Amp and started playing you shook me all night long I was sold. However when I got my Line 6 spider III at for Christmas, I realized that it did not sound like in the store at all. I lacked sustain, dynamics and the renown tone an SG should have. Throughout a year I have tried ajusting the setting of the amp, changed the strings and was still un statisfied with the sound, especially the sustain. A buddy of mine was changing the pick ups of his Godin LGX-T to put in EMGs and offered the them to me for $20. Why not. $40 dollars later, my pups are installed and the guitar sounds a lot better, especially with D'addario strings. It's still not the sound I am looking for, because it is muddy when played clean and still lacks a bit of sustain but the tone is great and clear with any kind of distortion or overdrive. For a total of $60, you can have a great sounding guitar if you can get a good deal on pups. If not, invest in some seymour duncan alnicos, no regrets about that either. With the new pups, the sound I rate it at 8.5
Ease of Use:
Very easy to use, pretty much tune and play but the action and neck was off on mine so i had it adjusted free of charge when i changed my strings for the first time, with that there is no buzzing from any of the fretts and hammer-on/pull offs are a breeze as well as harmonics. Changing the strings is a breeze as well.
Support:
I am putting a five because I have never had to use it.
Overall:
I will be satisfied forever because I am keeping it for that long, but I plan to get a Gibson les Paul studio in the next few years. Maybe with another amp it will have the sound i hope it can achieve. I have played this guitar at gigs and apart the lack of tuning it held up with me and u can say I am a bit rough with :p. so it should hold up for the common player.
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