Sound:
The sounds that this guitar produces are like no other, I have to say that I have owned a lot of guitars, but none with sounds so crisp and crunchy at the same time, its just incredible!
Feature:
I really feel Gibson struck gold on this combination of pickups and the chicken head selector makes it all worth while.The only complaint would be that its virtually impossible to make quick switches between pickups.Otherwise hold on to your ass because your in for a hellofan experience!!
Ease of Use:
This plays like butter, soft and sweet, the neck allows for really low action without the annoying buzz you get with other, less quality necks.
Quality:
Its a Gibson, need I say more??????
Value:
For the price? Just try to find a better value, you'll be wasting a lot of valuable playing time!
Manufacturer Support:
Haven't needed them, I mentioned its a Gibson didn't I???
The Wow Factor:
At first I was concerned about the faded look, but it grows on you, believe me when I say that Im no fan of the faded look, but this is nice, unlike some of those guitars that look like they were pulled from a trash heap, appear used and abused and priced way too high just because they "look like" some famous guitarists guitar- WHAT A SCAM!!
Overall:
I will own this guitar when I die. THATS how satisfied I am. Thank you Gibson!
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Sound:
It deserves a Solid 7 on this one but im being honest, i plugged this badboy into my Marshall Vintagemod 2466 100W Head in Stereo through the Marshall 4x12 cab that comes with it to hear that raw valve amp tone. I also tried it through my little Marshall MG30 practice amp for the transistor style tone too.
Frankly i wasnt impressed with the tonal Variation coming from the guitar through my vintagemod,(not saying it sounds bad) that amp really shows you what a guitar is all about cause every guitar ive put through it reacts differently through your volume/tone pots... for example i compared it to my Fully Customized Epi Limited Edition Les Paul Standard, and the gibson factory pickups just dont compare to the seymour duncans i have in that. even though im comparing 2 totally different sounding guitars i just didnt hear alot of difference between the pickups on the SG unfortunatly, and i played around with it for a while.
Same Story Through the Marshall MG although the tones were nowhere near as great.
With the right pickup variation i have no doubt that this great guitar could sounds quite interesting....you just have to find whats right for you !
Ideal For Musicians on a Low Budget Looking for a Good Hard Rock Sound !!!
A Solid 7/10
Feature:
I borrowed this from a friend because i was curious about its whole 3 humbucker setup , it came with a rather flimsy gig bag but hey, you wernt expecting a hard grafted Gibson Hardcase for that price were you ?
At least it's better than walking out of the store with it in a cardboard box on even worse, nothing at all..
I wish the guitar had a choice of Gold plated Hardware on the Ebony Model with a Black Scratch Plate just for cosmetic purposes...
Overall, great Quality materials used by Gibson....as are most of there guitars, heres a list of the spec's
Manufactured in: Nashville, TN
BODY
Body Species: Mahogany (Great Ressonance)
NECK
Species: Mahogany
Profile: SG Rounded
Peghead Pitch: 17?
FINGERBOARD
Species: Rosewood
Scale Length: 24-3/4"
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1.695"
Inlays: Dot
HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Chrome
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Knobs: Black Numbered
Tuners: Vintage-style Tulip
ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickups: 490R Alnico magnet humbucker (Sames as the LP Supreme)
Middle Pickups: 490R Alnico magnet humbucker
Bridge Pickups: 490T Alnico magnet humbucker
Controls: 1 volume, 1 tone, six-position rotary selector
A Satisfactory 6/10
Ease of Use:
Easy to use....even for beginners, Very light and feels very nice for soloing and rythm. Carefull though you dont want your strap coming loose and your SG flyin through the window haha !!
A Nice 7/10 again
Quality:
Great Quality Guitar....it's not the best ive ever seen but its pretty awesome. The only thing i dont like about the SG is its Very fragile Neck, you dont ever want this thing to fall.
7/10
Value:
One of the best value for money guitars out there today !! id pay the 800 odd bucks for one but id also do some changes to it, mainly in the pickup side of things...
Manufacturer Support:
Never needed to contact Gibson Directly about anything which says alot about there Sponsored Distributers. so ill give this one a 10 because i have no clue and it will boost up my average rating :)
10/10
The Wow Factor:
Not a big fan of the faded finnish...kinda looks as if they forgot about it in the factory hahah. I wouldnt be dissapointed if i never had one.....ironically which i dont, but then again everyone has there own guitar body style that they love.
For me it would just be an addition to the collection.
5/10
Overall:
Im guna give it a 7 Overall taking into consideration all the aspects.
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