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• 1 Acres

  I’ve had an SG for a year now and favor it over my American Fat Strat. Real thick sound just like a Gibson should have…but fear not, this axe has some screaming highs as well. Perfect sound, good action, and a snazzy look. Only downside is that it’s really heavy. Not good when you play in a grind-core band and bounce around alot. This guitar is good for almost any music except for country. Country isn’t good on any instrument.

• 2 Urban

  This is my most versatile as well as easiest-to-play guitar. I’ve had this guitar for four years now. I was actually shopping for a Les Paul at the time, but its larger fingerboard makes the Les Paul a little harder to tame. I use my SG for everything from rock to jazz and even classical. No kidding! I’ve done recitals with this guitar for class. There are classical pieces I can’t play on my stratocaster but I can on my SG (and on my Ovation, to be fair).
  It’s not perfect. Both tone labels have fallen off their knobs. And there was a burr in the saddle that destroyed B strings daily until I got it fixed by a dealer (under warranty).
  But the SG is nice and light and easy on your fingers. If I could only keep one of my guitars, this would be it. If you’re considering one, you might check out the Custom SGs as well, as build quality may be better, but they are significantly more money.
  My SG Standard has only whetted my appetite for Gibsons. Bravo, Gibson! I can’t wait for my next Gibson purchase (a Black Beauty, please, with nickel hardware).

• 3 Gildenhorn

  This guitar is the best playing, best sounding guitar I have ever owned, and I have been playing for 30 years! I grew up on Fenders and through the years have never found a Gibson that really “felt right.” Now my Strat is feeling neglected! I think Gibson went through a period of poor quality control but looks like they have really got it together now. Fretwork, tuners, control knobs, everything is top notch! And the humbuckers can do it all musically. Plays like a dream!

• 4 Ummadisetty

  Man oh man it doesnt get any better than this!!! The greatest guitar ever made hands down. Want to rock like Angus Young of AC/DC and many other rock acts? Then this is your guitar, not only does it look like Rock N Roll itself but it sounds as good as it looks….that full, dark, glorious Gibson sound. Major investment but hey if your a musican your bound to be poor anyway…whats another $1500 bucks? Remember its a long way to the top if you wanta rock n roll.

• 5 Falls

  A lot of guitar players buy guitar after guitar working their way up to the upper line models. Why not save money and buy one from the start. I had a low end Gibson Epiphone for about 10 years. I’ve been saving my money for a while and then finally I decided to get something nice. My reasoning for picking the SG over the Les Paul, or even a nice Strat or Ibanez, was that some of my favorite bands play with SG’s. I dont know if it’s the best or not, I’ll probably never know because I’ll never buy another guitar again(except a rickenbacker 330 oneday:) ).

  The guitar itself seems a masterpiece to me. I’m no Guitar Tech but I’ve been told that since Gibson and many other companies moved away from handcrafted to maching made instruments that the quality just isnt the same. In spite of that the guitar seems flawless to me. I’ve been told by a Tech that there is a slight bend on my fretboard on the low E side and on the hight E side it is perfectly straight, and that would keep me from attaining perfect toneality and action in the neck and strings. Another Tech told me it didnt matter that much… I dunno. It seems gr8 to me.

  Besides that my skills have really increased since buying this Guitar, just the excitment of owning such a fine piece of equipment had cause me to spend more time playing and practicing a lot. Also it is so easy to play, everything from the action to the sound, the fretboard is extremely accessable esp at the bottom of the neck. This guitar is a joy to play. If you want an SG go for the Standard or higher. Dont go for the lower models.

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