Oscar Schmidt OS-50-WA SG Style Double Cutaway

[CCG30]

Hey does anyone have any experience with this guitar brand (Oscar Schmidt) or any of the guitars from this company? I have heard of Washburn (the parent company I believe) but I've never heard of Oscar Schmidt but this came up in a FB conversation about SG style guitars from companies other than Gibson and the guy was raving about them and they seem to get good reviews on line and this guy on YouTube seems to really like their products:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuYlYbWOvoQ
but I'm always super leery of Chinese made knock off, especially ones selling for $154 bucks. I understand that the pick ups are probably not super good but for a bit more I could swap those and the rest of the electronics out for something I would prefer.

Thoughts? or suggestions on other companies that make SG style guitars that are better but less than the Gibson line up?

PS: I don't care for the epiphone SG line up the necks do not feel like a Gibson, too fat.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Oscar Schmidt OS-50-WA SG Style Double Cutaway

Not sure about the sg style
I have played Oscar Schmidt Les Paul style guitars and they play well
It has been several years since I held one

I was looking at the OE30 Serpentine over the weekend

Zoo nice

 

[ICTGoober]

Re: Oscar Schmidt OS-50-WA SG Style Double Cutaway

Quite familiar with Washburn and their lower priced brand Oscar Schmidt. For the most part, the guitars are good materials and construction methods are sound. On the lower priced Oscar stuff, the electronics are crap (same with any low priced Asian stuff). FOR SURE - ditch the cheapo jack and install a Switchcraft unit. The pickup selectors and pots are pretty iffy. Hardware - the tuners are usually crap. Replace with something good - Gotoh, Schaller, Grover - whatever. The nut - usually a piece of plastic resembling leftover pasta. Put a bone nut on it. Some of the pickups are actually good - but not great. Haven't seen the SG's yet, but the Oscar Schmidt Tele and Les Paul guitars I've worked on have been OK. Might need a fret level for exceptional action. They usually look great!

Suggest you look them over well, play them as much as possible to see what needs fixed - and then fix it. Should serve you for years to come!

 

[CCG30]

Re: Oscar Schmidt OS-50-WA SG Style Double Cutaway

Quite familiar with Washburn and their lower priced brand Oscar Schmidt. For the most part, the guitars are good materials and construction methods are sound. On the lower priced Oscar stuff, the electronics are crap (same with any low priced Asian stuff). FOR SURE - ditch the cheapo jack and install a Switchcraft unit. The pickup selectors and pots are pretty iffy. Hardware - the tuners are usually crap. Replace with something good - Gotoh, Schaller, Grover - whatever. The nut - usually a piece of plastic resembling leftover pasta. Put a bone nut on it. Some of the pickups are actually good - but not great. Haven't seen the SG's yet, but the Oscar Schmidt Tele and Les Paul guitars I've worked on have been OK. Might need a fret level for exceptional action. They usually look great!

Suggest you look them over well, play them as much as possible to see what needs fixed - and then fix it. Should serve you for years to come!

So what you are saying is you are paying $154, for a guitar body and be ready to drop another $200-300 or more to get something worth playing

 

[ICTGoober]

Re: Oscar Schmidt OS-50-WA SG Style Double Cutaway

If the neck is good and you like playing it, get it. Used tuners and pickups will be much less than $300 if you are a wise shopper. For all you know, this thing will rock right out of the box, and will only improve as you add better parts. OR, you can take the $150 to buy it, and the additional $300 and go buy a nice used Gibson SG. Even the Epiphone version is a good guitar that just needs pickup upgrades to be able to rock any stage in the world.

Your comment about "worth playing" is subjective. I mean, Adam Levine plays a damn POS First Act on stage. No one cares, and apparently he doesn't either.

 

[CCG30]

Re: Oscar Schmidt OS-50-WA SG Style Double Cutaway

If the neck is good and you like playing it, get it. Used tuners and pickups will be much less than $300 if you are a wise shopper. For all you know, this thing will rock right out of the box, and will only improve as you add better parts. OR, you can take the $150 to buy it, and the additional $300 and go buy a nice used Gibson SG. Even the Epiphone version is a good guitar that just needs pickup upgrades to be able to rock any stage in the world.

Your comment about "worth playing" is subjective. I mean, Adam Levine plays a damn POS First Act on stage. No one cares, and apparently he doesn't either.

Yeah you are right, worth playing is subjective. I don't personally care for the Epi SG's, their LP's are nice and feel very similar to the Gibby's but the SG's not so much. Unfortunately I've never seen one of these in a store to try out first, that is why I was asking questions. Maybe you are right just take that $450 and keep my eye out for a used Gibson but unfortunately I love the feel of the Faded and Special series but don't care so much for their pick ups.... first world problems haha