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Gibson SG Standard Electric Guitar, Heritage Cherry

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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.

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!

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.

As a kid I remember seeing my fave rockstars playing Les Pauls. It was several years before I could afford one. Then after seeing my idol, Glenn Tipton with an SG I knew I had to have one. I still love my Paul, but this SG has become a fifth limb for me. It's light, thin and just looks like heavy metal. The neck is very comfortable and feels "right" in my hands. I own four guitars, but this is the one I have truly bonded with. I have this in black but wouldn't hesitate to get it in the Heritage Cherry. This guitar feels so great in my hands and sounds so great to my ears, that the color doesn't matter.

I have a Cherry 64 SG with Vibrola that looks very similar to the SG being sold here except for the Vibrola. It has provided a lifetime of enjoyment. The wonderful thing about the SG is that it has a neck that just seems to go on forever, which makes every note easy to reach and available to play without uncomfortably stretching your hand to reach the upper frets. If you want one of these because you want to play a great guitar that will last for years to come, then it will be not only a good investment, but more importantly will provide a place for you to go where no one can join you because most guitar playing is really done in solitude as opposed to playing before an audience. The relatively small amount of time you spend playing to an audience may be a dream you seek, but learning how to play a great guitar very well will provide much more gratification. You will find that a binding relationship between you and the guitar will grow after a while that makes this guitar an extension of you. I do not know if the quality of the SGs Gibson produces today is the same as when I bought mine new in 1964 given the high cost and relative shortage of good wood, but if it is, you can do no wrong by aquiring such a fine instrument. Make sure you can return it after a reasonable period of time because flaws, though rare, can quickly develop even in the best of guitars. While the warranty is good, it is difficult to be without your SG for any extended period of time while being repaired. If you choose to buy an SG Standard, or any other quality guitar, I wish you a lifetime of enjoyment as you age along with a fine instrument.

Overall, the sound out of this guitar is pure rock tone, hands down to Gibson on this. I had had the epi version of this guitar and some epi les pauls, and in terms of sound and appearence the Gibson SG is at another level (higher, of course). However, the guitar I ordered seemed to have some sort of problem in the low edge of the neck. everytime I played on the first string my fingers went out of the neck (going down), like If I was trying to do a down bending (but I wasn't). I have been playing for more than 10 years and this never happened before, not even while being drunk. Do not get me wrong, even with that issue the intonation of the guitar was perfect. I believe this was probably some mistake made by the Plek machine (I don't really know). Maybe I just was unlucky.