Gibson SG Classic w/ P-90's

RLee

RLee

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I've been checking these out for awhile and I'm dangerously close to "buy-it-now-frenzy": Gibson SG Classic

GuitarCenter/musiciansfriend has current stock, even though gibson no longer officially lists them as available. Any fans of the classic out there? They sound pretty sweet to me.
 
Re: Gibson SG Classic w/ P-90's

I've had my eye on those for some time as well. It drives me crazy how there's a pic of one in black even though it's not available to buy. Nothing looks cooler than a black SG.
 
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HUGE fan of the SG Classic.

I have a '94 LP Standard, G&L ASAT Classic S, Strat, Tele—still the SG Classic is my #1. It feels beautiful in my hands and gives me the tone I'm after: raw, muscular and articulate. I can't believe it's only $1,000. No chance of me replacing the stock pickups (at least not the one in the bridge; the one in the neck could be a little brighter for my taste).

- Keith
 
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They are probably one of the coolest guitar in that price range. I would by one tomorow if it was not sight unseen.
 
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I'm with Keith.

I bought my SG Classic because Keith had one and he loved it, and it looked awesome.

I love mine. It is also awesome. I putted a Bigsby on it!

Looket:

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I modded the pickups in mine with some magnet swaps to tweak the mids a little bit, but it's really up there with the best-playing and sounding guitars I've ever had (and I've had LOTS of good ones).

For $999 shipped from MF, it is absolutely 100% worth it. I found a beat old brown Gibson SG hard case to lug it in because no Gibson should ever see the inside of a gigbag, but it was a minor expense when considering the excellent value of the guitar.
 
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Yup, I still need to get a hard shell for my SG. I don't gig with it, so it's not a top priority at the moment, but it will be soon.

- Keith
 
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Actually, it's really the old 'SG Special' that was used by so many big name players in the late '60 & early '70's. What a great guitar. I don't understand why you don't see these everywhere.
 
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Sosomething, your pictures of that guitar have convinced me that when (not if) I own an SG, it will be outfitted with a Bigsby. Stunning.
 
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uOpt said:
The batwing pickguards are very annoying.
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my favorite thing about you, besides not being sure how to pronounce your screen name so i just imagine it a a noise an emu would make, is that you can always find one tiny detail about something that totally ruins it for you.

i totally agree that the classic would look better with the angel wing guard but i don't think it's a deal-breaker for me. i almost bought a Classic before i found my SG-X for the amazing deal it was...and came close to buying a black Classic (THEY DO EXIST AND THE BLACK IS THIN AND TRANSLUCENT SO YOU CAN SEE THE WOOD GRAIN IT IS SOFA KING SEXY) a few weeks ago.

the best electric guitars are made of mahogany with set-in necks and one or two Gibson P90 pickups and tune-o-matic bridges. Everything else is just 'almost.'
 
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Empty Pockets said:
my favorite thing about you, besides not being sure how to pronounce your screen name so i just imagine it a a noise an emu would make, is that you can always find one tiny detail about something that totally ruins it for you.
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It doesn't. I just happened to run through many pickup changes on a SG std with batwing pickguard and it was too fresh a memory.

(for those who don't know, for pickup changes you have to remove the TOM and the height-adjustment screws)
 
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^^ That is true

BUT ONLY A FOOL CHANGES THE STOCK PICKUPS IN AN SG CLASSIC! ! ! ! !

:D
 
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