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Rating And Reviews: Gibson SG '61 Reissue

Slim-taper neck. '57 classic Humbuckers. Neck binding. Trapezoid inlays.

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"Best production model Gibson out there." submitted February 9, 2010

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Musical Background: Active musician
Music Style: Alternative and blues
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Sound: It has the characteristic meaty Gibson sound, but with more bite or edge than a Les Paul or 335. Good balance between the neck and bridge pickups. They sound like different flavors of the same guitar. Cleans up really nicely when you roll the volume back. It comes to life when moderately overdriven. Feature: Two pickups. The control layout is pretty intuitive. This one comes with a stop bar tailpiece. Most of the 60s SGs had a vibrola. They should offer this with a vibrola. It's kind of a reissue of a thing that never was. Ease of Use: This is the best playing guitar I've ever had. It's well under 7 lbs. Complete access to all 22 frets. At first I thought the neck was odd - it's wide and very shallow. I thought it would be hard to get used to or cause hand fatigue. I play 4 hour gigs and this is my main guitar now. It's comfortable to play all night long. Quality: This is the best production line Gibson out there. Some of their quality control is disappointing, but this guitar was perfect. The finish is smooth. The wood grain shows through nicely. It has a thin coat of clear lacquer so if you want to keep it shiny, you'll have to baby the finish a little. I prefer it that way. I think thin finishes make guitars sound better. It comes with Classic '57 pickups. There's no reason to change them out. Perfect match for the guitar. Value: If this isn't Custom Shop quality, it's very very close. It's an excellent value. Manufacturer Support: Gibson has gotten back with me propmtly with any questions I've had. The Wow Factor: Before this I always thought SGs were Les Paul's plain jane little sibling, but no more. I also thought they were a one trick pony, but that's not true either. They look great - a little mysterious and dangerous with the devil horns. Yes, a very sexy instrument. Overall: This is a great guitar, easy to play, inspiring. A clean 1961 will run you $25,000. Buy one of these and pocket the difference. These are that good.
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"The best SG out there" submitted March 30, 2008

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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: Guns N ROses, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Green Day
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Sound: This is one of the best sounding guitars I've ever heard. No SG sounds better than this one. Sounds great with heavy distortion, clean, or in between Feature: Rosewood Fingerboard, 57 classic pick ups, 60's slim taper neck. Ease of Use: The best neck I've ever played. Really couldn't be any easier to play. Quality: I don't even need to answer this question Value: not only the best SG, but also the best SG for the money. Manufacturer Support: don't know? The Wow Factor: SG's look great, but I think this specific model loos a million times better in black. If it was black I'd give a ten, but the black model was discontinued for some reason. Overall: This is the best SG you can buy. If you know you want an SG just get this one. I can't see how anyone can dislike this superb guitar.
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"Buy this "for those about to rock"" submitted September 7, 2006

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Musical Background: active musician
Music Style: Rock
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Sound: The Gibson, has one of the best sounds in my opinion, it sounds great whether your playing in a basement, garage, live, recording, sounds greatno matter what. No matter what style you want to play it is possible. Feature: The knobs on the guitar change the tone beautifully, turn it one notch....BAM.....your at the tone you want. I wish it came with a tremolo(whammy) bar, or a vibrola, or something but without it it is still awesome. Ease of Use: This products ease of use rocks, when i first played it, i went to bend it up 1 1/2 steps, and i bent it up 2, with ease, it was so easy to bend. The playablity of this great, there is no reason to not buy this guitar. Quality: When i first got it, i was skeptical, because it looked so fragil, but once rock with it, its as sturdy as if it were made of metal. Value: It is a little pricey, but once you have it, that is completley out of your mind. Manufacturer Support: When i first bought it i got it in the mail and it had a lot of scratches, but when i said something about it, i was given a temporary replacement, and was shipped another brand new one. The Wow Factor: I mean come on just look at it............did you look.........................see it rocks!!!!!!!!!! Overall: I love this guitar, it is the best thing you'll buy in your life...........well except for a house.
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"Gibson sg sexy jam power." submitted January 8, 2006

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Sound: three words: plays,sounds and looks beautiful she is weild. Quality: as all you people know this is a profesional instrument and can be plaied enywhere so don't worry have fun. Value: it is somewhat expensive. but hey... The Wow Factor: well. I guess the less pauls are made with better woods and bindings etc. and thats why their cost is high, but the sg is simple with mean sexy looks. Overall: hopefully is for life. this sg is just an addition to the gam power.
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"I was 6 when this vintage '61's namesake was conceived & playin' harp in leisure suits! "Little Johnny & His Mouthharp!"" submitted September 27, 2006

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Musical Background: "semi-retired" session guy w/nearly 35 years experience
Music Style: primarily jazz & blues, but whatever pays the mortgage this month
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Sound: Plays like butter & had near-perfect setup right out of the shipping carton. The fit/finish is flawless & all hardware is rock-solid. I run her through a PolyTone, Epi Blues Custom 30 (an AMAZING amp itself), a Fender Blues Jr (my practice/warmup amp), a Kendrick MONSTER & last, but not least an OLD JMF 60 watter. This axe loves 'em all for various & sundry reasons. Feature: She's absolutely true to her vintage roots. Ease of Use: Using an 'elaborate' Billy Gibbons setup (for blues ~and~ jazz): Klotz cable (thanks Gerald W @ Kendrick), Dunlop Ultex .73 & Elixir 'anti-rust' .010s, I've turned 'ease of use' into an art form! Quality: I've used this particular axe "on the road" for a couple of years & she's yet to let me down. As I've written above, out-of-the-box fit/finish was/is remarkable! No fear of it breaking, but I take freakish care of my stuff... Value: Price couldn't be beat. She was a gift (thanks BigBoy & Sher!). Manufacturer Support: ALL emails to Gibson have been answered in < 24 hrs (thanks Elliot!) & calls have been friendly & uber-informative. I tend to 'pimp' them a bit & have yet to receive a curt, pissy response! The Wow Factor: I've snagged more than a pair (or 2) of panties (sorry Tinque!) with those sweet devil horns, but it could be the Klotz &/or the plectrum... Overall: The search was over before it started. I still have more teeth than axes, but the ratio is rapidly approaching 1:1 & @ last count I still had all OEM toopheses.
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"when you want to be heard, noticed and seen choose the best and I promise you the Instrument will outlive you,cause good materia" submitted March 23, 2006

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Musical Background: active musician
Music Style: rock, country, what ever the audiance
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Sound: I have a 70`s model block inlays,man you can play any sound anyone you like, led zep. blk sabht,beatles everytime I play outside allways get photoed and most of the time asked if I want to sell it,no way I tell them. I olso have a 70`s fender strat but only just to say I have one,for the gibson is tops champ hands down. Quality: I use every week for the past 32 years still original frets and all. Manufacturer Support: yes about 2 years ago I asked Gibson to give me the exact year it came out I gave them serial number and describtion of body and fretboard but I was not given the exact year, they where not sure what year it was. Overall: I wanted a les paul deluxe and I gave the money to a friend going to uk(england)to get me one from there and he came with the SG he said if you don`t like it I take it back next month and change it .I tried it I kept it no regrets when I plugged it in my LANEY 100watts KLIPP,lets rock.
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"My SG was called the fretless wonder. (1977)still going strong" submitted January 26, 2006

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Musical Background: Active musician, more or less. I'm getting old.
Music Style: Blues, zeppelin, stones, JJ-cale, You name it. I'm a good mc.laughlin-lisstener.
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Sound: This is not a Jazz guitarr. Must i say more. Feature: It can help if your equiped with a guitarrpick. Quality: I bought mine 1977, still going strong untutched. All is still original. Value: I can't complain. 1977, I payed about 5000 Swedish kronor for the guitarr. And today I would still get about 10K for it. Manufacturer Support: YES, I asked for the birthday and Gibson answered me over the mail. I guess it was about 5 years ago. ( GREAT ) Overall: Can't live without it. I guess it will soon become a fretswitch. IF I CAN find the right workshop for the job.
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