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The quality of the materials and craftsmanship is impressive. I didn't find any obvious flaws. However the setup was terrible. The action was sky high, the intonation was way off and the pickup heights were drastically off. I got it setup correctly and I have nothing but good to say about it. The firebird mini humbucker in the neck has a distinct clarity that I think adds a lot to the versatility of the guitar and the Iommi in the bridge is great for high gain riffing. This has quickly become a recording mainstay for me. The 24 frets are nice for tapping out harmonics.

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Here's the thing. I wanted this guitar because I wanted an SG but I also wanted a guitar that you don't see all the time. So when I saw this I got pretty excited. I wanted a new guitar with 24 frets anyway and the Firebird pickup is just weird enough that it made me really want this. Everything that's different about it is so subtle that no one will notice at first glance. When I decided to make a review for this I told myself I was going to be critical and objective and stuff, and that I wouldn't just gush out all 5 stars. Well the thing is - this guitar turned out to be exactly what I wanted and I don't think it would be fair to give it less than all 5 stars. I really think it deserves it.

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Possibly the best guitar I've played!!! The tone is unbelievable, with its slim neck, light weight, but not too light, stays in tune, and the pickup configuration is really fantastic! The Iommi pickups with the Firebird neck pickup gives a nice vintage 70s rock I was looking for in a guitar. Also this guitar cuts really will in a band and works wonders with pedals and all amps I've played with. Best guitar I ever owned!!!

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I paid full price a year ago and don't regret it one bit! Having 24 frets on a Gibson is fun. The firebird pu w coil tap is my top reason to purchase. Blending the two pickups will fascinate tone freaks. I get the same feeling when I'm behind the wheel of a muscle car jamming riffs ala Sabbath,COC, AC DC!!! I love playing it unplugged, finger tapping jazz chords and patterns are bell like and player friendly with 24 frets. Buy a blemished one without a care, you will play this guitar a lot dings and dents will occur!!!!!!!

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This thing looks, plays, and sounds amazing! So happy I bought it, even though I never tried it in person. So many tones to be had. It is quickly becoming my favorite in the stable. Get one!

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First.of all, zzounds was very cool ,as usual. Me being a huge sabbath fan i thought i was getting my dream axe. I got a mexican telecaster that will make you put this thing back in the case.the neck was seriously bowed when i first got it,the pickup was touching the strings.now,most of this was an easy fix and it played beautifully,now that my 45 day return time is up i have developed a very bad humming noise in the wiring that Never goes away no matter what. Gibson ignores me.i will never buy another gibson product

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I went to the local music store and tried out new Gibson SG Standards( 2 versions, cherry and see-through-black ), the ones that are $1800 and only 22 frets and it was a really great guitar, so I was confident that the Gibson SG 24 that I ordered from Zzounds was going to be of the same ilk, just with 24 frets. I couldn't have been more wrong......first of all, the fretboard wood was of the most poor quality rosewood, I thought it was one of those dyed maple jobs and the binding looked and felt cheap. Second, it's easy to see they save the better quality mahogany for the stained heritage cherry SGs, as I got the ebony model and could see waves and lines and what actually looked like a crack that went from the strap button to the headstock!! I would absolutely never recommend this particular Gibson guitar, unless you like paying Gibson prices for less-than-Epiphone quality. Just buy the original Gibson SG Standard with 22 frets, a much nicer guitar. This was all made much worse because the guitar I ordered was also defective, the neck had shifted/twisted so that you could not stop the ridiculous fretbuzz until the strings were almost an inch above the fretboard....but even if the SG had played they way it was supposed to(awesomely) I was still very unhappy/disappointed with the overall quality of this guitar. I so wanted this guitar to be awesome, I really did. I must add that Zzounds did everything in their power to make this right and came through for me....I wasn't charged anything extra or any restocking fee and got a full refund which I promptly used to buy a guitar from them that I was infinitely more satisfied with...... the Schecter Hellraiser Hybrid, $500 cheaper and 10 times better than that Gibson.

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My guitar arrived on time and well packaged. I was a bit surprised by the color of the guitar. It is brown (translucent ebony). I had seen this color scheme at my local guitar store but did not realize this was the color I was ordering. The color on sounds site looks much darker than it looks in person. I had already planned to replace the tan trim work but the cocoa brown stain was a bridge too far for me. The guitar felt like a lower quality SG.A minor fix but major disappointment: the guitar arrived with the G string flopping loose. MinEtune went nuts trying to tune G and never really got around to tuning the other strings ( and I like MinEtune in normal situations)...so I never got to test drive this guitar so I can't speak to its playability. I own three SGs - a special, a deluxe and a supreme. I love these guitars. Sounds was great. They promptly credited me the same day they received the returned guitar. I will definitely do more business w/sounds but if I buy another guitar here I will google for pics of the color before buying.

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Guys,your not getting what you pay for.The pickup in the bridge Is Not!!! A tony iommi pickup.it is a 57 classic.zZounds was probably not aware of this and they resolved the issue promptly.The workmanship on this guitar is quite possibly the worse ive ever seen.A guitar at this price point should be stunning.The fretwork is terrible and i had to take the guitar to a luthier to get the frets dressed (very costly).And forget gibson,they will not help you at all period!.

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