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'60s SG vibe and feel.

Inspired by the 1960s SG Special, the Gibson SG Classic Electric Guitar re-creates the look and sound of the most influential guitar in both Britain and the U.S. during the psychedelic era complete with a worn cherry finishy. It has the original all-mahogany body, dual P-90 pickups, and rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays.

A Little SG History

In 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned with a thinner body and 2 sharp cutaway horns that making the upper frets more accessible while lowering production costs. The new guitar was popular, but Les Paul the guitarist did not like it and asked to have his name removed. Gibson renamed the model the "SG" which was short for "solid guitar". Though Les Paul's name was officially removed from the model in 1961, the plastic Les Paul nameplates (positioned between the rhythm pickup and fingerboard) were in abundance in the Gibson factory and SG models having these nameplates were built and sold by Gibson up to end of 1963. SGs have been the choice of world-class artists such as Pete Townsend, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, and Angus Young.

Features

  • Mahogany body
  • Mahogany neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Dot inlays
  • 22 frets
  • Dual P-90 pickups
  • 2 volume, 2 tone controls
  • 3-way pickup selector
  • Tune-O-Matic bridge/stopbar tailpiece

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Just like to play

| Review By: paulplayer10 | 4 months, 1 week ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:

Its got everything I need

Quality:

Bad fret work

Value:

Great ax

Overall:

I bought this guitar a few months ago and it played great with the exception of the high E string slipping off the frett bord. I also saw that another reviewer had the same problem. My problem was the result of poorly finished frets. I had to have the frets relevel and crowned which seems to have fixed the problem. This is a great playing and sounding guitar (I run it through a Marshall) and i would recommend to anyone.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
10 years
Style of music you play:
Allman bros, Gov't Mule, Dead
Where you live:
Upstate New York

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1106895

Gibson SG Classic Faded

| Review By: Sam Garrett | 4 months, 3 weeks ago

2 people out of 2 found this review helpful

Features:
Quality:

This SG isn't as elegant as some of the more expensive ones. The maintenance of a faded (matte) finish is super easy which I like. I think you get what you pay for though which is a quality guitar, setup properly. The P90s are great and they give you the sound between a straight single-coil and a humbucker.

 

The neck plays well and the binding is nice. I've had no issues with the tuning machines after almost a year of owning the guitar and no issues with the electronics either. Also I really like the tune-o-matic bridge it makes staying in tune really easy and cleaning the guitar is a breeze when changing the strings.

Value:

For the price I think you are getting a quality instrument that looks and plays nicely. You're able to get a lot of sounds out of this guitar from blues to jazz to rock. With the 4 knobs it makes it quite easy. I wish it came with a hardshell case though. There is a cheap one on this site that I purchased that fits the SG perfectly and doesn't break the bank.

Overall:

All in all I would recommend this guitar for someone trying to get a Gibson but not wanting to pay 3000 for a guitar.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Intermediate level
Style of music you play:
Blues, Rock, Jazz
Where you live:
NYC

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1103326

A GREAT SG

| Review By: Jay Redman | 8 months, 15 hours ago

2 people out of 2 found this review helpful

Features:

Other than the tuners being so-so overall a great guitar.

Quality:

Top notch quality control from Gibason..excellent job.

Value:

For an American made guitar with all the features you need, you can't beat the value of this guitar.

Overall:

I rated this fantastic because you dont need to pay more for a glossy finsih on a guitar you'll probably scratch up anyway. Satin finish is a great idea,fast n easy to keep clean.great guitar from top to bottom.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
over 40 years
Style of music you play:
Classic Rock-Original
Where you live:
Virginia

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1096032

Great DEAL!

| Review By: Ricardo Gimenez | 8 months, 4 weeks ago

2 people out of 8 found this review helpful

Features:

Hi, I bougth a Gibson SG Classic Faded few weeks ago and I have to say it's getting better all the time. It's a REAL gibson (you know) with an elegance aliotis Gibson logo inlayed at headstock, great polieuretane finish and nice "old School" style knobs.  I love this guitar, and P-90's works great with the SG.

Quality:

Hi, I bougth a Gibson SG Classic Faded few weeks ago and I have to say  it's getting better all the time. It's a REAL gibson (you know) with an  elegance aliotis Gibson logo inlayed at headstock, great polieuretane  finish and nice "old School" style knobs.  I love this guitar, and  P-90's works great with the SG.

Value:
Overall:

Hi, I bougth a Gibson SG Classic Faded few weeks ago and I have to say  it's getting better all the time. It's a REAL gibson (you know) with an  elegance aliotis Gibson logo inlayed at headstock, great polieuretane  finish and nice "old School" style knobs.  I love this guitar, and  P-90's works great with the SG.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Style of music you play:
Where you live:

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1094372

SG Classic Faded review

| Review By: Great-ZDFD- | 9 months, 3 weeks ago

0 people out of 4 found this review helpful

Features:

In my humbl opinion, this guitar shouldn't have the Gibson U.S.A. stamp on it... It is of so low a standard of finish quality that it's nowhere near what I think Gibson relates to.

The finish is not at all a  "faded" one , but basically a dull reddish/brown stained  "unfilled grain" one. Looks like a caveman's club in texture. no real clearcoat...

Also, the one I received had the 1st string nut groove too far to the outside. The string would actually at times fall off the edge of the frets when played.!!!

Quality:
Value:
Overall:

5

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
40years
Style of music you play:
rock, pop, country, blues
Where you live:
Florida

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1092452

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