Hated sg for over 3 decades. Never played one. Just bought into the bs. Never like the way they looked. Finally picked one up a year ago and and was amazed. Now my favorite more so with p90. Only issue I have is price but that goes with fender as well. Hate to say it but I’d like to see Schecter put out an SG style guitar. Like they did with the fastback . Classic looking .
I own two SG's and I like them both there totally different but they are FAR from the best guitar in my own collection never mind ever made thats just funny. How can a neck bombing disaster like a SG be the best guitar ever made not with the neck dive or that Gibson Headstock angel, There is a reason why a Les Paul is a much more played guitar I bet Gibson has sold probably 50X or more les Pauls than SG's.
I'm an SG lover I would say the only potential problems with the design is the fragile headstock design and the jack placement (SG modern has a better design in that dept). If you want a trem equipped guitar its maybe not right for you those vintage bigsbys and vibrola ones look really cool but will definitely have an impact on tuning.
I clicked on this video ready to be so upset haha. I love the SG. I always wanted one since I discovered AC/DC when I was ten or so. Started off with an Epi SG when I was 16 (in ‘96) and I have a Gibson SG standard now. I love it. It’s so easy to play, it sounds great, and as someone with a really bad back, its so light and easy to hold. I recently acquired an Epi LP standard, and I actually really love it. For the price, I am becoming an epiphone guy, but the only guitar I will spend to have the Gibson name on will be the SG. Nothing else come close to the original. Anyway, great video. Always good to see someone not bagging on this guitar for once!
I bought my 86 Gibson Les Paul custom SG three pickups gold hardware in 1989 for $550. Been my main guitar ever since and is right next to me now. Definitely had neck dive, but I'm so used to it that I don't even notice.
Always like some British dry wit. The I’m partial to the 61 neck profiles and old fashion pots and wiring. Don’t drop any Gibson. Guitar strap locks a must.
Being a Les Paul guy, the neck dive with the SG is real... Not that you can't get used to it if that is your main guitar and account for it, but every SG I have played definitely felt balanced differently and neck heavy. The more you move around the more the neck will dive as well as friction might be holding it up if you are perfectly still like he is this video. I have tried to get into SG's because they are so much lighter than Les Paul's, but this has definitely been a hang up for me.
Brilliant video lol I have had very little experinece playing SGs, but after a jam with some mates last weekend I end up playing an SG standard (because my Ibanez sounded like crap!) and ive not stopped thinking about buying one since then!! It just seemed to suit my body, hands etc and of course, it sat really nicely in the mix with a kick ass sound. Now, can I ask your opinion....would you go Standard 61' or SG Modern? A custom is well outside my budget and would mean immediate divorce, so around the 2000 Euro is my budget! I dont gig anymore but we like to meet a few times per year to blast out some classic rock/heavier type tunes, but I do like a clean tone also. I get it, its all subjective, but your thoughts would be much appreciated :)
Personally, I’d lean towards a standard 61 or just a standard like mine. I’d probably get a hard tail 61 instead of the vibrola tremolo one just for tuning stability. I have a Les Paul modern (Epiphone) but it’s just confirmed for me that I’m a traditional guy… so I prefer the standards & classics. They’re standards for a reason! But if you love the look of the moderns then that’s awesome too!
All joking aside, are they known for high action and being heavy? I've heard about the neck dive, but haven't heard those other two complaints. In fact, a couple reviews of the Standard '61 said they're LIGHT in weight.
@@RobGalley Thank you for answering! I'm shopping for an electric. I'm an acoustic player, have an act with just me and a singer. We've done about twenty open mics in the past six months or so, got a few originals now, but it's time to get some other people involved and make it a real band, like I hear it in my head. I'm a working-class guy, so whatever model I get, honestly it's most likely gonna be a Harley Benton knock-off. I've been going back and forth in my head between the SG or a Telecaster. I appreciate your answering me and I enjoyed the video, but honestly I'm probably gonna go with a Tele style. (Some of the HB Tellys have great reviews and they're priced ridiculously cheap.) I don't know, I do love the SG though. And they do have some Epiphone models that look pretty damn good with good reviews for like under 500. (Sweetwater has the Epiphone SG Muse for 479. Great reviews, and I love the wild colors. The blue one is friggn beautiful, imo. And there's a blue '61, I think it was, for around the same price.) I'm a huge Who fan, love the sound Pete got out of those SGs, but I think the Telecasters probably suit my little-ass hands better, haha. (And I do love me some Keith Richards.) I don't know; I'm kind of driving myself crazy. I mean, the nut width on most SGs I looked at online is exactly the same as on my acoustic. And I have no problem playing THAT. I don't know. But great video, man. Thanks.
SG’s are awesome. Funny video. Lol. The only weird thing with them is the neck feels like it’s 10 feet away from the body but access to the high frets is great. If I could have one guitar I’d still grab my RG. It can sound like a strat, it can sound like a Gibson, it has 24 frets, thin, can shred or play jazz, comfy, it does everything. But I’d love an SG, my Les Paul is gorgeous.
Go pickup an Epi G-300 and then tell me how heavy the Gibson is? The SG is so Awesome. There is No Downside at all. Plenty of sustain, tone for any style of music, easy to shoulder or play sitting down. Now a 335; that's bulky. C'mon Mate! Lift yourself up with a helium and marshmallow sandwich. The SG is Outstanding. When I buy an axe, the first thing I do is drop the action down. I start with the nut and then I level all of the frets. Even if it's brand new. I set the truss for a .004" relief and then it's happy days! My best advice to anyone is to look for a neck through or set neck with a Zero Fret! Merry Christmas Bro!
I got a fright when I saw the title of your video. I also bought my sg at the time because you make such great videos about it. your video was very funny and i think it's good that you clear up bad myths about the sg!
When do you make the choice to top wrap your strings? I saw that one of the axes was top wrapped and the lightning bolt was not. Thanks for the vid, good sir!!!
Possibly because one has a higher string tension than the other and he topwrapped to compensate. I’ve owned 2 SG Standards and played another recently and compared to my Les Pauls they all had a stiffer string tension. I’m thinking of getting another and I’ll probably topwrap it.
So happy I came across this video. I'm desperately trying to stop buying guitars and have sold everything except my epiphone SG custom. I can't get rid of it even though I want the money and now I've gone SG mad and am trying so hard not to buy a Gibson SG which I can afford but can't if you get what I mean. I need help, SG's have the same effect Kelly Brook used to when I was a younger man 😀😀😀
They are great, the only reason I think people hate on them is because for a while gibson had really bad quality control, recently though it’s gotten better so it’s harder to find any fault :D
Forgot to mention that horrible tone, they're so plucky when soloing. Maybe if Angus Young & Tony Iommi played Les Pauls people might know who they are...
The problem is Gibson quality control. Over the last 35 years I’ve had three, the 96 and 2002 models I had were f**king awful at staying in tune. Slightest change of humidity and you were tweaking the truss rod. I replaced the tuners on both of these which did help. Playing under stage lighting would be enough to get the tuning to drift all over the place. The 96, after a year started to get really noisy volume pots too. My 2015 one though is a different story, action is good and in general stays in tune well. Only change I made was to install a graphite nut. Buyer beware, if you get a good one then you’re lucky.
Gibson Quality Control is definitely an issue. I have been lucky, I have 4 Gibsons, SG, LP, Explorer and V and they all have been pretty solid at staying in tune for the most part, but then again I played all of those (played them, for like an hour each) before I bought them so I pretty much knew if I was playing a good one or not. I have played several Gibsons at the shop that had definite issues, intonation, high action, tuning stability issues, fit and finish problems, you name it, and these are guitars sitting in the store ready to be sold!! That all being said, if you're out in the sun or cold or playing next to the ocean or just outdoors in general then yeah you're gonna have problems, the trick is to get the guitar out a couple of hours before the show and let it acclimate so it's not doing so while you're playing.
I still have my SG std I bought 20 years ago and wouldn’t want to part with it it just does it’s thing and does it well. As for dropping an SG it could also break the neck away from the neck pocket in the body as there’s so little wood there due to the thin body I’ve seen a few .
About five years ago I had a 2001 SG Special, that was my main guitar then. I used it on many gigs in small clubs. We never had stands in those clubs, so I just used to lean my guitar against the guitar cab. Now once it slipped and fell on its face. Nothing happened. Also in those small clubs the ceilings are often quite low, I bumped its head countless times against the ceiling as I took it off. Again: nothing happened. I don't want to say Gibsons are not prone to headstock break, because luthiers can tell you that they are. But it does take quite some force to break the headstock. Or bad luck: should my guitar have landed on its back, that gig would have been over, as I never has any backups with me :D And I do agree: SGs are great guitars, for me the best. Lately I have discovered the Firebird, now that is almost as good in terms of weight, balance and playability. The only downsides are its size (hard to transport) and the pickup selector's location (hard to reach).
I have played SG's since 1993 and I absolutely love them. I've owned so many just to try them all out because they are all different. Maybe you got a bad one......whatever, don't throw shade on us that do enjoy them......please - it's bad form
The LP is more fragile at the headstock, because of the weight. (had 3 Gibson LPs and 3 Gibson SGs.. 2 of the LPs had neck breaks None of the SGs did) The only thing I didnt like about the SG was it was too light, and the toggle switch wasn't on the upper horn.. I used the one the the LP as a kill switch because I dont use the neck pickup)
What I don't like about my Gibson SG is that it says "Epiphone" on the headstock. Also the neck dive is real, but if you have the right strap that can be mitigated.
I mean, I've been to Thomann a few months ago and had the strong intention to buy an SG, because it has THE LOOK and THE SOUND. Left empty handed (well not really, but I didn't get an SG). I tried five , 3 Gibsons and 2 Epis, all had neck dive right down to the floor. If yours doesn't dive, I'm happy for you, but you got lucky.
I have 2 Gibson SGs with no neck drive whatsoever. But I have experienced an Epiphone with horrible neck dive, and wound up selling it because of it. I have found he magic weight seems to be around 3.2 - 3.4 kgs for an SG. Also, use the lighter kluson style tuners, as heavier grover-style tuners will put a bunch of unnecessary weight on the headstock. If you find a good one, you can use whatever strap you like and the neck will stay right where you want it.
the gibson SG is an acquired taste, there’s some neck dive ,the headstock is fragile, and the neck feels a bit long, but if you get used to the quirks they sound amazing and play amazing.
That’s probably the only thing that I worry about with my SG. I guess they’re fragile around the headstock and body joint. I personally haven’t had any problems yet. But if I bang it around pretty hard. It might break easier than say a fender with a bolt on neck. But I’m not trying to bang on my tele strat either. The headstock on my les Paul looks to be just as fragile. So I just try not to beat up my guitars
Most guitars look and play great.Fenders and Gibsons being the top pro guitars you always see the most.Ive got a Gibson Les Paul Classic and i think its got such a nice looking shape when you look at it square on.Pays great,keeps in tune,all the qualities the SG has.The Yamaha SG2000 guitar is also supposed to be a very high quality guitar.
"It usually goes out of tune" plays multiple bends and chords dosnt go out of tune "It has neck dive" litterally stays perfectly the same angle it was when he was holding it. 😅
My Gibson SG's neck always goes out of wack. I've been all over RUclips trying to find a solution. It doesn't help to live in a place where the average humidity is 10 to 25 percent, but, I've even tried putting the guitar in a hard case with the same kind of humidifier tube that I have in my acoustic guitar. Anyone have an idea?
The only real issue I have with SG's is the first few frets are VERY far away since the neck isn't recessed into the guitar which makes playing by feel difficult if you switch between an SG and other guitars. You will always be 2 frets higher on the SG. That being said, I love my SG to death and it's the best electric I've owned and the most inspiring to play.
The problem I have with SG's is.. I don't own one and its a big problem.. stops me from playing one and the sound that comes from not having one is terrible! even worse than the endless longing is the eying up of cheaper SG copies and wondering if they will give the same high!
Les Pauls are heavier than SGs. My first guitar was a Gibson ES 220 hollowbody (early to mid 60's) with a single cut away, that my father had given to me. But it wasn't until I purchased a 1984 Gibson SG Special that I learned how to play. I have various guitars now and had many others before, but the SG is still my favorite.
I love the sg. Buy a standard or better and play it every day. You will soon understand how great it is. Its a perfect guitar. I have several les pauls, but i pick up the sg
@@RobGalley Fair enough 😄 I'm planning to sell my Ibanez to buy an SG. I tried an AWESOME one few weeks ago... But neck dive is the only problem that makes me hesitate... 🤔
@@valentinpau1434If you’re shopping then put a strap on different ones and see how it works for you. Mine has some neck dive but I just don’t notice it when playing. I always found SG’s awkward when sitting down in the stores but once I got one I fell in love within a day. I have 10 guitars and play the SG way more than anything else.
Back in my “band days” of the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, I always preferred SG’s to LP’s. Why? When you are standing up and playing 4 hour bar gigs, you realize that SG’s are a better choice. I have owned a number of them through the years, but these days I am down to just one, which is a 1963 SG special, which still plays and sounds fantastic.
The SG is very interesting. The geometry is slightly different than a Paul and it took playing my 61 reissue for a few weeks to really love it. Now it’s my go to.
I like an SG. I ish they had a bit more chunk on the neck. More 335 ish, but the round neck bat guards arent bad. One thing I really dislike is the stock pickups. I really dislike the 490’s they’re very generic and cheap sounding. Playable, but one of tje first things I replace when I can. Aaaaaand, somehow the one by my sode now, the inlays at 7th fret and slightly very slight atbthe 3rd fret arent flush. Glued down tight not moving, the wood must have shrunk last couple years and cause them to stick out and it sucks. I am going to have to shave them down with a razor blade and polish them back up. Thats a pain in the ass. But SGs are good guitars. Long tenon they say, but not like a custom shop. But I wanted a beater I grabbed an affordable beater and I think a standard SG is an incredible value. I have a lot of high end guitars. I play the SG most. Because I dont care if it smells like cigarettes and beer. But my high end stuff stays in the case in the non smoking studio room. I wont even gig those. So Im not sure why I even own them honestly.
Yeah? I was reading a comment about the SG Muse that said the "custom C" felt kind of chunky. It's just so strange, reading reviews and comments, because people have wildly different takes on things. Neck size is a concern for me, as I have smaller hands. BUT, after reading two articles about the ideal specs for smaller-handed players, SGs don't sound bad. The nut width is the exact size of my acoustic and, yeah, if I do barre chords for a while it can be a pain, but I think that's more the action than the width. I don't know. I'm gonna have to go to a shop and play one. I hear so many different things. Others are saying the necks are super comfortable. You think it's not thick enough! I am so confused right now. The only electric I've owned was an Ibanez RG. And that was super narrow. Honestly, sometimes it felt TOO narrow. If the neck width of my acoustic feels fine to me, small hands or not, an SG should be fine, right?
@@advancedraymondology2914 i dont know about that particular Muse model. It may be chunky I dont know. But yes I suggest playing them. Compare a full pickguard standard to a 61.. Ask about neck profiles. See which one you like best. I like the standard full pick guard round necks, but yes I would like chunkier. But I find the standard round neck to be pretty comfy. I think most people would. I just happen to have baseball bat preference. But since they are all finished by hand no two are exactly alike, so play them. Sounds to me like a slim taper would be too skinny but give it a try, you might love it. SGs are an excellent value bang for the buck very special guitars, I love them. I will check out the Muse model, thanks for the heads up!
I own a 1998 Gibson SG standard and love it. The one thing that I dislike about SG's AND 335's is the location of the neck strap button. These guitars need strap locks.
I love my '99 64 SG reissue, despite it's (few) flaws she has spent the most time on stage with me. I also own a Les Paul Supreme, Explorer and a Flying V, and I all of them are superb, especially that Les Paul, but I always have a soft spot in my heart for the battle scarred SG, it's like an old friend who's been through a lot of stuff with you. I will say neck dive is real for me, maybe it's just my particular model but if I let go the neck drops like a rock.
I just picked up a black grote SG, for $125 still brand new at a thrift store, what drew me to this budget guitar, wasn't the price,it was the quality of the laural fretboard with binding and the bone nut,it's weight 6 lbs was even a bigger draw, has a Gibson like neck,a little chunky but sturdy and very comfortable,with better pickups and hardware this guitar will rock,it is possible to get a budget guitar today that's just as nice as a Gibson, without price tag regret,you can always sand the logo off a cheap guitar, something I would never do to a Gibson.
I love my Epiphone SG , but oddly , the Gibson sg that I tried had a bulky neck and I found that I like the Epiphone neck a lot more. I'm not sure if it was just that one or.. idk.
Lol it's not just you. My Epi SG Standard first became my gigging guitar and then my go-to guitar. The Gibson looks pretty in it's case. (Edit: Have you noticed that the Epi headstock is not tilted back at quite the same extreme angle as the Gibson?)
They are so different from other guitars with the fretboard extended i find that i always go back to a sg because all other guitars just don't feel right. Learned how to play on an sg. Just wish they came with floyds.
the only gripe i have against the sg's is that they're so thin! i'm a big guy and i play kinda rough and with a lot of pressure on the strings and guitar body. so when my arm is resting at the body of the guitar and play aggresive, the pitch bends cuz i'm putting so much pressure on the body and the neck. it's actually annoying and made me sell my '61 sg! try it for yourself, rest your arm at the body, lean with a of force while playing a chord and see how it pitches!
Ok, I’m a luthier who’s main guitar has been an SG that I bought in 1985. So of course when I saw your title I was ready to roast. You got me good. They are, in my biased opinion, the most perfectly designed electrics out right now. From the upper fret access to the sheer badass look of them, I love them. Keep up the great content mate! You made my day.
I'm actually a Les Paul player myself, but also a fan of the SG and I clicked this video expecting to see someone shitting all over the SG. But as I'm willing to hear what anyone has to say and see if they bring valid points or are just making a fool of themself, I figured I'd give this a listen. Well this was not at all what I was expecting
@@RobGalley I should have said I'm a LP player as far as my Gibsons. I also own a couple strats but would like a tele, SG, ES-345, a super strat or two someday etc. so I appreciate many guitars. Primarily I need a certain neck shape that doesn't give me hand cramps. But sometimes I click on a video and people are shitting all over a certain guitar often making generalizations about problems I never had or are easily remedied and often from things that really never bothered me, but often someone will make a video on why they hate say strats, and they'll actually make some legitimate points on things that I maybe got used to or found a workaround for or weren't a problem for me for whatever reason.
Funny vid... As I have been playing a Gibson SG Standard since 1978 I think it is the most underrated guitar model - for whatever reasons. You named all the "cons" 🎸😂
"It would be super boring if we all liked the same stuff." Yes! Amen to that! I'm not a Gibson guy. I love Fender, ESP, and Taylor guitars, but I want you to play whatever you like ON whatever you like! Just do you!
Hated them my whole life. Randomly walked into guitar center in Hollywood 8 years ago and saw a used 2005 hanging on the wall. Plugged it in, played it, never looked back. Beat guitar I’ve ever owned
you know what i actually do hate about my sg standard? I hate that the bridge pickup cannot be tilted to match the tilt of the strings. i still love it. just wish it did that. and yea it bugs me
I bought an SG once as I thought it would be ideal as it’s light with good upper fret access but when you’re playing standing up It was very weird as everything seemed to be in the wrong place & the neck seemed very very long . I play Ibanez, Gibson Les Paul’s, fender Strats ,tele’s Jackson’s ,charvels etc no problem but the SG is very odd the way it sits on you when playing standing . I want to get past this as I’d like to buy a decent Gibson standard but don’t want to buy it & then if I just can’t get used to it have to sell it again
Dead spots are incredibly common with SGs. I have owned quite a few over the years including vintage ones and modern customshop reissues. Every one of them has had at least one dead spot. Apart from that they are fantastic.
The only thing i dont lile about sg style guitars is how sensetive the necks are to finger pressure when playing(they go out of tune from the neck bowing)
I own both Gibson les Paul’s and gibson sg’s. they are both great guitars. The only hick with the sg that can be “problematic” is the neck sways way more the a les Paul. It’s almost like an intergrated whammy in the neck. Once you know that, you have to keep it in mind not to sway the neck out of tune while playing.
At first I legitimately thought that this would be one of these anti SG/ anti Gibson rants that we see everywhere. But you literally mentioned all the great things that I also really love about my SG. They are just great guitars. Well, the neck dive is an actual issue... If you use a shit strap. As long as you use a good strap that offers some grip, there should be no neck dive issues. I'm using a really confortable wide leather strap and I've never even experienced any neck dive. And let's be honest: A good strap is something that we should be willing to invest a coupe Euros/Dollars/Pounds/ whatever in and even good straps aren't even that expensive. There is absolutely no reason for all this SG related hate. If somebody doesn't like them, that's completely fine (I, for example, don't like Fender guitars - because of their neck joint - which for some might be a sacrilege) but there is no need telling everyone how shitty SGs are since they are actually great instruments that are really well designed with the guitar player's needs in mind.
I pretty much like my SG as well. It's a translucent red one so you don't even see fingerprints that much. And it's got that beefy 50's neck that probably helps with stability. Some people don't like the ergonomics as it's got a pretty long neck with a relatively short part of the body used as part of the scale length so if you have it on your knee it feels like shifted towards the left (with a right handed guitar). But that's less objectively bad but just "can you get used to it or not?".
I’ve heard a few people say it feels shifted to the left but I’ve never felt that personally. If anything it feels more in line - otter guitars (like my Strat) feel shifted to the right to me 😂
Thanks for this video, it is because of all the things you listed, the irony and sarcasm that I am determined to start my addiction with SG's, from an Epiphone Custom to a Gibson Standar and even get to a SG Supreme Custom 3 Humbuckers.
I’ve always avoided this guitar. I just bought a used ah… holy smoke! I just got 5-8% better just by playing it! I burned my Strat… there is no going back now.
As a guy in his late 30s who played off and on in his teens (badly), and is considering the Gibson SG as a guitar to buy and really take learning seriously, this video was great and really helped settle any doubts. I love Metal, and the likes of Iron Monkey, Crowbar, and Mastodon are who inspire me to take music more seriously. I would assume an SG would be ideal for them?
Had an original '61 SG/LP w/Sidewinder "Lonnie Mack" tremelo bar system. Best guitar ever - & I've had several Les Paul's as well (they're just too heavy on my shoulder).
They're perfect guitars. I just adjusted the neck in my Epi SG and I was impressed when I calibrated each string. They were perfectly in tune, the distance between the nut and the bridge was dead on rightt! 😎
People that have an SG get it. It's the best guitar ever made.
Hated sg for over 3 decades. Never played one. Just bought into the bs. Never like the way they looked. Finally picked one up a year ago and and was amazed. Now my favorite more so with p90. Only issue I have is price but that goes with fender as well. Hate to say it but I’d like to see Schecter put out an SG style guitar. Like they did with the fastback . Classic looking .
people say the exact about Xwives as twell 😭
I had one for years. Got a Tele and a Strat now. Not only would I never buy another SG, but Is never get another Gibson.
I own two SG's and I like them both there totally different but they are FAR from the best guitar in my own collection never mind ever made thats just funny. How can a neck bombing disaster like a SG be the best guitar ever made not with the neck dive or that Gibson Headstock angel, There is a reason why a Les Paul is a much more played guitar I bet Gibson has sold probably 50X or more les Pauls than SG's.
@@thebamfordmanif you would never get another Gibson why did you watch this video? 🤔
Angus Young wants to know your location.
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Tony Iommi too 🤣
@@black0ut133beat me to it, he’s better though,
HES 3RD IN MY BEST GUITARIST LIST
1. Tony Iommi
2. Randy Rhoads
3. Angus Young
I've always been a Les Paul guy and I have 5 of them. I bought my 1st Gibson SG three days ago and I LOVE it. What an awesome guitar.
Yea I wanna get one. I have a les paul. That guitar is the best.
they complement each well the Les Paul good for lower mid and the SG has more brighter biting tone.
As an SG owner I have no idea what kind of sorcery this man did to make the neck stay in place like that
a good leather strap will keep it in place better
Ya the wider the strap and the more friction the better
I'm an SG lover I would say the only potential problems with the design is the fragile headstock design and the jack placement (SG modern has a better design in that dept). If you want a trem equipped guitar its maybe not right for you those vintage bigsbys and vibrola ones look really cool but will definitely have an impact on tuning.
Well said. Here's a weird one for you. My 86 SG standard has the jack on the edge like a Les Paul
@@tompaul2591that's typical Gibson Of the 70's and 80's. They changed a bunch of stuff forn those decades b trying to get it cheaper but
I clicked on this video ready to be so upset haha. I love the SG. I always wanted one since I discovered AC/DC when I was ten or so. Started off with an Epi SG when I was 16 (in ‘96) and I have a Gibson SG standard now. I love it. It’s so easy to play, it sounds great, and as someone with a really bad back, its so light and easy to hold. I recently acquired an Epi LP standard, and I actually really love it. For the price, I am becoming an epiphone guy, but the only guitar I will spend to have the Gibson name on will be the SG. Nothing else come close to the original. Anyway, great video. Always good to see someone not bagging on this guitar for once!
I bought my 86 Gibson Les Paul custom SG three pickups gold hardware in 1989 for $550. Been my main guitar ever since and is right next to me now. Definitely had neck dive, but I'm so used to it that I don't even notice.
My SG sounds terrible until someone else plays it
Always like some British dry wit. The I’m partial to the 61 neck profiles and old fashion pots and wiring. Don’t drop any Gibson. Guitar strap locks a must.
Completely agree!
I just got an SG last week and I can’t fault it either.
It is the best guitar I have ever owned.
Honestly mine have just gotten even better with age
I have two SGs but they are Epiphones.
So, you've got 2 SGs. 💪🏽💪🏽😎🤘🏼
I will be buried with my SG when I die. That’s how much I love it.
Being a Les Paul guy, the neck dive with the SG is real... Not that you can't get used to it if that is your main guitar and account for it, but every SG I have played definitely felt balanced differently and neck heavy. The more you move around the more the neck will dive as well as friction might be holding it up if you are perfectly still like he is this video.
I have tried to get into SG's because they are so much lighter than Les Paul's, but this has definitely been a hang up for me.
SG fanatic here but I have to agree...the fingerprint problem really needs to be addressed. Great video!
It’s genuinely a huge issue. How can we play with all those fingerprints?
Brilliant video lol
I have had very little experinece playing SGs, but after a jam with some mates last weekend I end up playing an SG standard (because my Ibanez sounded like crap!) and ive not stopped thinking about buying one since then!! It just seemed to suit my body, hands etc and of course, it sat really nicely in the mix with a kick ass sound. Now, can I ask your opinion....would you go Standard 61' or SG Modern? A custom is well outside my budget and would mean immediate divorce, so around the 2000 Euro is my budget!
I dont gig anymore but we like to meet a few times per year to blast out some classic rock/heavier type tunes, but I do like a clean tone also.
I get it, its all subjective, but your thoughts would be much appreciated :)
Personally, I’d lean towards a standard 61 or just a standard like mine. I’d probably get a hard tail 61 instead of the vibrola tremolo one just for tuning stability. I have a Les Paul modern (Epiphone) but it’s just confirmed for me that I’m a traditional guy… so I prefer the standards & classics. They’re standards for a reason! But if you love the look of the moderns then that’s awesome too!
@@RobGalley Thanks a lot Rob 😃 I will keep bashing away with my mates Standard for now before I spend the rainy day funds!
Tony iommi SG with p90s
Why ur sg sounds loud when unplugged
Angus bends his SG near to death and it stays in tune.
All joking aside, are they known for high action and being heavy? I've heard about the neck dive, but haven't heard those other two complaints. In fact, a couple reviews of the Standard '61 said they're LIGHT in weight.
Nah they’re not heavy at all! Nothing compared to a Les Paul. My Strat weighs more than my SGs
@@RobGalley Thank you for answering! I'm shopping for an electric. I'm an acoustic player, have an act with just me and a singer. We've done about twenty open mics in the past six months or so, got a few originals now, but it's time to get some other people involved and make it a real band, like I hear it in my head. I'm a working-class guy, so whatever model I get, honestly it's most likely gonna be a Harley Benton knock-off. I've been going back and forth in my head between the SG or a Telecaster.
I appreciate your answering me and I enjoyed the video, but honestly I'm probably gonna go with a Tele style. (Some of the HB Tellys have great reviews and they're priced ridiculously cheap.) I don't know, I do love the SG though. And they do have some Epiphone models that look pretty damn good with good reviews for like under 500. (Sweetwater has the Epiphone SG Muse for 479. Great reviews, and I love the wild colors. The blue one is friggn beautiful, imo. And there's a blue '61, I think it was, for around the same price.) I'm a huge Who fan, love the sound Pete got out of those SGs, but I think the Telecasters probably suit my little-ass hands better, haha. (And I do love me some Keith Richards.) I don't know; I'm kind of driving myself crazy.
I mean, the nut width on most SGs I looked at online is exactly the same as on my acoustic. And I have no problem playing THAT. I don't know.
But great video, man. Thanks.
SG’s are awesome. Funny video. Lol. The only weird thing with them is the neck feels like it’s 10 feet away from the body but access to the high frets is great. If I could have one guitar I’d still grab my RG. It can sound like a strat, it can sound like a Gibson, it has 24 frets, thin, can shred or play jazz, comfy, it does everything. But I’d love an SG, my Les Paul is gorgeous.
Can’t argue with the high fret access!
If you drop an SG and the headstock will break, just take it to a luthier and it will be good as new. They are rather easy to fix.
my '73 Standard turned 50 this year.
i wouldn't take less than $2500 for it.
Go pickup an Epi G-300 and then tell me how heavy the Gibson is? The SG is so Awesome. There is No Downside at all. Plenty of sustain, tone for any style of music, easy to shoulder or play sitting down. Now a 335; that's bulky. C'mon Mate! Lift yourself up with a helium and marshmallow sandwich. The SG is Outstanding. When I buy an axe, the first thing I do is drop the action down. I start with the nut and then I level all of the frets. Even if it's brand new. I set the truss for a .004" relief and then it's happy days! My best advice to anyone is to look for a neck through or set neck with a Zero Fret! Merry Christmas Bro!
Didn’t even mention the sustain but that’s something they’re definitely great at!
headdive is their worst thing ,
An old concept that NEVER get old. Fantastic guitar ❤
True that!
As a former strat guy, I’m worry about dropping my Les Paul all the time!
I’m afraid the headstock will snap off 🤣
Just purchased a 2023 gibson sg standard t. Will be coming in the mail between 7 to 12 days. I'm excited
I got a fright when I saw the title of your video. I also bought my sg at the time because you make such great videos about it. your video was very funny and i think it's good that you clear up bad myths about the sg!
Sorry for the slight click bait! But I love them really
When do you make the choice to top wrap your strings? I saw that one of the axes was top wrapped and the lightning bolt was not. Thanks for the vid, good sir!!!
Possibly because one has a higher string tension than the other and he topwrapped to compensate. I’ve owned 2 SG Standards and played another recently and compared to my Les Pauls they all had a stiffer string tension. I’m thinking of getting another and I’ll probably topwrap it.
@@zachariahwade8482tension is set by guage scale length and tuning. Not how its wrapped. You’re talkin break angles
Love the humor! I own 3 SG’s. Don’t need anything else!
So happy I came across this video. I'm desperately trying to stop buying guitars and have sold everything except my epiphone SG custom. I can't get rid of it even though I want the money and now I've gone SG mad and am trying so hard not to buy a Gibson SG which I can afford but can't if you get what I mean. I need help, SG's have the same effect Kelly Brook used to when I was a younger man 😀😀😀
Just sell the Epiphone and get an SG, if you have no other guitars, have that one dream guitar that you enjoy.
Brock
They are great, the only reason I think people hate on them is because for a while gibson had really bad quality control, recently though it’s gotten better so it’s harder to find any fault :D
Forgot to mention that horrible tone, they're so plucky when soloing. Maybe if Angus Young & Tony Iommi played Les Pauls people might know who they are...
If they keep going, maybe one day someone will know who they are!
Yeah😂
My 1969 SG Standard is a neck diver. But it rocks like the outhouse door in the wind, so I'm happy to just keep my hand on it, to stop it dipping.
The problem is Gibson quality control. Over the last 35 years I’ve had three, the 96 and 2002 models I had were f**king awful at staying in tune. Slightest change of humidity and you were tweaking the truss rod. I replaced the tuners on both of these which did help. Playing under stage lighting would be enough to get the tuning to drift all over the place. The 96, after a year started to get really noisy volume pots too. My 2015 one though is a different story, action is good and in general stays in tune well. Only change I made was to install a graphite nut. Buyer beware, if you get a good one then you’re lucky.
Gibson Quality Control is definitely an issue. I have been lucky, I have 4 Gibsons, SG, LP, Explorer and V and they all have been pretty solid at staying in tune for the most part, but then again I played all of those (played them, for like an hour each) before I bought them so I pretty much knew if I was playing a good one or not. I have played several Gibsons at the shop that had definite issues, intonation, high action, tuning stability issues, fit and finish problems, you name it, and these are guitars sitting in the store ready to be sold!! That all being said, if you're out in the sun or cold or playing next to the ocean or just outdoors in general then yeah you're gonna have problems, the trick is to get the guitar out a couple of hours before the show and let it acclimate so it's not doing so while you're playing.
Great video! Really shows the greatness of the SG
They’re pretty flawless to be honest! Thanks Tim 🤟
I still have my SG std I bought 20 years ago and wouldn’t want to part with it it just does it’s thing and does it well. As for dropping an SG it could also break the neck away from the neck pocket in the body as there’s so little wood there due to the thin body I’ve seen a few .
Now I’m even more on edge.. 😂
Which one do you like more the standard or the 61 :)… I have to choose between too. Any neck stability issues with 61.
About five years ago I had a 2001 SG Special, that was my main guitar then. I used it on many gigs in small clubs. We never had stands in those clubs, so I just used to lean my guitar against the guitar cab. Now once it slipped and fell on its face. Nothing happened. Also in those small clubs the ceilings are often quite low, I bumped its head countless times against the ceiling as I took it off. Again: nothing happened. I don't want to say Gibsons are not prone to headstock break, because luthiers can tell you that they are. But it does take quite some force to break the headstock. Or bad luck: should my guitar have landed on its back, that gig would have been over, as I never has any backups with me :D
And I do agree: SGs are great guitars, for me the best. Lately I have discovered the Firebird, now that is almost as good in terms of weight, balance and playability. The only downsides are its size (hard to transport) and the pickup selector's location (hard to reach).
The headstock is in love with the floor. Any floor,anytime. It will rush towards the ground as fast as it can. The first fret is a long way away.
I have played SG's since 1993 and I absolutely love them. I've owned so many just to try them all out because they are all different. Maybe you got a bad one......whatever, don't throw shade on us that do enjoy them......please - it's bad form
Brilliant review. No holds bar severe critique. As an SG rocker, I've had the same exact experience.
The LP is more fragile at the headstock, because of the weight.
(had 3 Gibson LPs and 3 Gibson SGs.. 2 of the LPs had neck breaks
None of the SGs did)
The only thing I didnt like about the SG was it was too light, and the toggle switch
wasn't on the upper horn.. I used the one the the LP as a kill switch because I dont
use the neck pickup)
What I don't like about my Gibson SG is that it says "Epiphone" on the headstock.
Also the neck dive is real, but if you have the right strap that can be mitigated.
I mean, I've been to Thomann a few months ago and had the strong intention to buy an SG, because it has THE LOOK and THE SOUND. Left empty handed (well not really, but I didn't get an SG). I tried five , 3 Gibsons and 2 Epis, all had neck dive right down to the floor. If yours doesn't dive, I'm happy for you, but you got lucky.
It all depends on the strap mostly. I really don’t see neck dive as an issue but I suppose I’m just used to it. To each their own.
I have 2 Gibson SGs with no neck drive whatsoever. But I have experienced an Epiphone with horrible neck dive, and wound up selling it because of it. I have found he magic weight seems to be around 3.2 - 3.4 kgs for an SG. Also, use the lighter kluson style tuners, as heavier grover-style tuners will put a bunch of unnecessary weight on the headstock. If you find a good one, you can use whatever strap you like and the neck will stay right where you want it.
Years ago I remember seeing a RUclips video where people had dropped their Les Paul's and broken off the headstock.
the gibson SG is an acquired taste, there’s some neck dive ,the headstock is fragile, and the neck feels a bit long, but if you get used to the quirks they sound amazing and play amazing.
That’s probably the only thing that I worry about with my SG. I guess they’re fragile around the headstock and body joint. I personally haven’t had any problems yet. But if I bang it around pretty hard. It might break easier than say a fender with a bolt on neck. But I’m not trying to bang on my tele strat either. The headstock on my les Paul looks to be just as fragile. So I just try not to beat up my guitars
Most guitars look and play great.Fenders and Gibsons being the top pro guitars you always see the most.Ive got a Gibson Les Paul Classic and i think its got such a nice looking shape when you look at it square on.Pays great,keeps in tune,all the qualities the SG has.The Yamaha SG2000 guitar is also supposed to be a very high quality guitar.
This is Epiphones World now not Gibson
"It usually goes out of tune" plays multiple bends and chords dosnt go out of tune
"It has neck dive" litterally stays perfectly the same angle it was when he was holding it. 😅
I know, it’s almost like it was all one big joke!
SG litterly means Solid Guitar… if you have weak arms, maybe you shouldnt buy a SG guitar. SG guitars are the best 🎉
well said what a bullshit opinion lmao
My Gibson SG's neck always goes out of wack. I've been all over RUclips trying to find a solution. It doesn't help to live in a place where the average humidity is 10 to 25 percent, but, I've even tried putting the guitar in a hard case with the same kind of humidifier tube that I have in my acoustic guitar. Anyone have an idea?
The only real issue I have with SG's is the first few frets are VERY far away since the neck isn't recessed into the guitar which makes playing by feel difficult if you switch between an SG and other guitars. You will always be 2 frets higher on the SG. That being said, I love my SG to death and it's the best electric I've owned and the most inspiring to play.
The problem I have with SG's is.. I don't own one and its a big problem.. stops me from playing one and the sound that comes from not having one is terrible! even worse than the endless longing is the eying up of cheaper SG copies and wondering if they will give the same high!
That is a pretty big downside. Probably the biggest!
Try a Burny or Tokai
This guitar it literally a ‘you love it or hate it’ thing there is NO ONE I have seen who have said “it’s alright, I don’t love it or hate it”
Les Pauls are heavier than SGs. My first guitar was a Gibson ES 220 hollowbody (early to mid 60's) with a single cut away, that my father had given to me. But it wasn't until I purchased a 1984 Gibson SG Special that I learned how to play. I have various guitars now and had many others before, but the SG is still my favorite.
Long time Les Paul player.....now an SG player! SG for life!
SG's are the best, I own 3 right now and I'll probably buy another 1, or 2.
I love the sg. Buy a standard or better and play it every day. You will soon understand how great it is. Its a perfect guitar. I have several les pauls, but i pick up the sg
I'm curious to know how did you fix the neck dive issue 🤔
I didn’t fix it, it’s just not an issue to me.
@@RobGalley Fair enough 😄
I'm planning to sell my Ibanez to buy an SG. I tried an AWESOME one few weeks ago... But neck dive is the only problem that makes me hesitate... 🤔
Leather strap
@@brianjauch9958 Yup, some people told me to do that indeed 😊
@@valentinpau1434If you’re shopping then put a strap on different ones and see how it works for you. Mine has some neck dive but I just don’t notice it when playing. I always found SG’s awkward when sitting down in the stores but once I got one I fell in love within a day. I have 10 guitars and play the SG way more than anything else.
Back in my “band days” of the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, I always preferred SG’s to LP’s.
Why?
When you are standing up and playing 4 hour bar gigs, you realize that SG’s are a better choice.
I have owned a number of them through the years, but these days I am down to just one, which is a 1963 SG special, which still plays and sounds fantastic.
I have ltd viper and the only thing what really sucks is neckdive, there is many ways to fix it but it still diving while you sitting.
Hopefully its not a deal breaker!
@@RobGalley ye, you just get used to it, i spend like 10 years mainly with my ltd, now i am waiting for my strandberg to arrive
The SG is very interesting. The geometry is slightly different than a Paul and it took playing my 61 reissue for a few weeks to really love it. Now it’s my go to.
I like an SG. I ish they had a bit more chunk on the neck. More 335 ish, but the round neck bat guards arent bad. One thing I really dislike is the stock pickups. I really dislike the 490’s they’re very generic and cheap sounding. Playable, but one of tje first things I replace when I can. Aaaaaand, somehow the one by my sode now, the inlays at 7th fret and slightly very slight atbthe 3rd fret arent flush. Glued down tight not moving, the wood must have shrunk last couple years and cause them to stick out and it sucks. I am going to have to shave them down with a razor blade and polish them back up. Thats a pain in the ass. But SGs are good guitars. Long tenon they say, but not like a custom shop. But I wanted a beater I grabbed an affordable beater and I think a standard SG is an incredible value. I have a lot of high end guitars. I play the SG most. Because I dont care if it smells like cigarettes and beer. But my high end stuff stays in the case in the non smoking studio room. I wont even gig those. So Im not sure why I even own them honestly.
Yeah? I was reading a comment about the SG Muse that said the "custom C" felt kind of chunky. It's just so strange, reading reviews and comments, because people have wildly different takes on things.
Neck size is a concern for me, as I have smaller hands. BUT, after reading two articles about the ideal specs for smaller-handed players, SGs don't sound bad. The nut width is the exact size of my acoustic and, yeah, if I do barre chords for a while it can be a pain, but I think that's more the action than the width.
I don't know. I'm gonna have to go to a shop and play one. I hear so many different things. Others are saying the necks are super comfortable. You think it's not thick enough! I am so confused right now.
The only electric I've owned was an Ibanez RG. And that was super narrow. Honestly, sometimes it felt TOO narrow. If the neck width of my acoustic feels fine to me, small hands or not, an SG should be fine, right?
@@advancedraymondology2914 i dont know about that particular Muse model. It may be chunky I dont know. But yes I suggest playing them. Compare a full pickguard standard to a 61.. Ask about neck profiles. See which one you like best. I like the standard full pick guard round necks, but yes I would like chunkier. But I find the standard round neck to be pretty comfy. I think most people would. I just happen to have baseball bat preference. But since they are all finished by hand no two are exactly alike, so play them. Sounds to me like a slim taper would be too skinny but give it a try, you might love it. SGs are an excellent value bang for the buck very special guitars, I love them. I will check out the Muse model, thanks for the heads up!
how is the rounded neck profile on the sg compared to a les pauls 50's neck?
I own a 1998 Gibson SG standard and love it. The one thing that I dislike about SG's AND 335's is the location of the neck strap button. These guitars need strap locks.
I love my '99 64 SG reissue, despite it's (few) flaws she has spent the most time on stage with me. I also own a Les Paul Supreme, Explorer and a Flying V, and I all of them are superb, especially that Les Paul, but I always have a soft spot in my heart for the battle scarred SG, it's like an old friend who's been through a lot of stuff with you. I will say neck dive is real for me, maybe it's just my particular model but if I let go the neck drops like a rock.
I just picked up a black grote SG, for $125 still brand new at a thrift store, what drew me to this budget guitar, wasn't the price,it was the quality of the laural fretboard with binding and the bone nut,it's weight 6 lbs was even a bigger draw, has a Gibson like neck,a little chunky but sturdy and very comfortable,with better pickups and hardware this guitar will rock,it is possible to get a budget guitar today that's just as nice as a Gibson, without price tag regret,you can always sand the logo off a cheap guitar, something I would never do to a Gibson.
I borrowed an epiphone SG years ago and then I wanted it back so bad, now I have a prototype between a Les Paul and an SG which I'm very happy with
I was hoping you'd convince everyone else not to like them so more for me :)
I love my Epiphone SG , but oddly , the Gibson sg that I tried had a bulky neck and I found that I like the Epiphone neck a lot more. I'm not sure if it was just that one or.. idk.
Lol it's not just you. My Epi SG Standard first became my gigging guitar and then my go-to guitar.
The Gibson looks pretty in it's case.
(Edit: Have you noticed that the Epi headstock is not tilted back at quite the same extreme angle as the Gibson?)
SG is my favorite Gibson guitar.
They are so different from other guitars with the fretboard extended i find that i always go back to a sg because all other guitars just don't feel right. Learned how to play on an sg. Just wish they came with floyds.
the only gripe i have against the sg's is that they're so thin! i'm a big guy and i play kinda rough and with a lot of pressure on the strings and guitar body. so when my arm is resting at the body of the guitar and play aggresive, the pitch bends cuz i'm putting so much pressure on the body and the neck. it's actually annoying and made me sell my '61 sg! try it for yourself, rest your arm at the body, lean with a of force while playing a chord and see how it pitches!
Ok, I’m a luthier who’s main guitar has been an SG that I bought in 1985.
So of course when I saw your title I was ready to roast. You got me good.
They are, in my biased opinion, the most perfectly designed electrics out right now. From the upper fret access to the sheer badass look of them, I love them.
Keep up the great content mate! You made my day.
You lost me at "they are just really really heavy guitars" 0:33
These are some of the lightest guitars ever made.
Please tell me you watched the rest..
I'm actually a Les Paul player myself, but also a fan of the SG and I clicked this video expecting to see someone shitting all over the SG. But as I'm willing to hear what anyone has to say and see if they bring valid points or are just making a fool of themself, I figured I'd give this a listen. Well this was not at all what I was expecting
I’d never be that negative about anything anyway! If something not for me it’s not for me - doesn’t mean it’s bad. But, I love SGs!
@@RobGalley I should have said I'm a LP player as far as my Gibsons. I also own a couple strats but would like a tele, SG, ES-345, a super strat or two someday etc. so I appreciate many guitars. Primarily I need a certain neck shape that doesn't give me hand cramps.
But sometimes I click on a video and people are shitting all over a certain guitar often making generalizations about problems I never had or are easily remedied and often from things that really never bothered me, but often someone will make a video on why they hate say strats, and they'll actually make some legitimate points on things that I maybe got used to or found a workaround for or weren't a problem for me for whatever reason.
Funny vid... As I have been playing a Gibson SG Standard since 1978 I think it is the most underrated guitar model - for whatever reasons. You named all the "cons" 🎸😂
I tried! It’s just a great all rounder guitar for sure
"It would be super boring if we all liked the same stuff."
Yes! Amen to that! I'm not a Gibson guy. I love Fender, ESP, and Taylor guitars, but I want you to play whatever you like ON whatever you like!
Just do you!
Hated them my whole life. Randomly walked into guitar center in Hollywood 8 years ago and saw a used 2005 hanging on the wall. Plugged it in, played it, never looked back. Beat guitar I’ve ever owned
you know what i actually do hate about my sg standard? I hate that the bridge pickup cannot be tilted to match the tilt of the strings. i still love it. just wish it did that. and yea it bugs me
I bought an SG once as I thought it would be ideal as it’s light with good upper fret access but when you’re playing standing up
It was very weird as everything seemed to be in the wrong place & the neck seemed very very long . I play Ibanez, Gibson Les Paul’s, fender Strats ,tele’s Jackson’s ,charvels etc no problem but the SG is very odd the way it sits on you when playing standing .
I want to get past this as I’d like to buy a decent Gibson standard but don’t want to buy it & then if I just can’t get used to it have to sell it again
Dead spots are incredibly common with SGs. I have owned quite a few over the years including vintage ones and modern customshop reissues. Every one of them has had at least one dead spot. Apart from that they are fantastic.
Either people haven't watched this or they don't get satire.
Too many people don’t seem to understand satire 😂
As an SG owner I solved the fingerprint problem by getting a satin finish SG!
SGs are definitely my all-time favorite guitars
The only thing about the SG is it's so difficult to play one without going into AC/DC "chugging" mode. Which is hardly a bad thing!
This should be an apology video 😂😂
The only thing i dont lile about sg style guitars is how sensetive the necks are to finger pressure when playing(they go out of tune from the neck bowing)
I own both Gibson les Paul’s and gibson sg’s. they are both great guitars. The only hick with the sg that can be “problematic” is the neck sways way more the a les Paul. It’s almost like an intergrated whammy in the neck. Once you know that, you have to keep it in mind not to sway the neck out of tune while playing.
I will never ever say sgs are awful guitars if angus young uses them
At first I legitimately thought that this would be one of these anti SG/ anti Gibson rants that we see everywhere. But you literally mentioned all the great things that I also really love about my SG. They are just great guitars. Well, the neck dive is an actual issue... If you use a shit strap. As long as you use a good strap that offers some grip, there should be no neck dive issues. I'm using a really confortable wide leather strap and I've never even experienced any neck dive. And let's be honest: A good strap is something that we should be willing to invest a coupe Euros/Dollars/Pounds/ whatever in and even good straps aren't even that expensive. There is absolutely no reason for all this SG related hate. If somebody doesn't like them, that's completely fine (I, for example, don't like Fender guitars - because of their neck joint - which for some might be a sacrilege) but there is no need telling everyone how shitty SGs are since they are actually great instruments that are really well designed with the guitar player's needs in mind.
I pretty much like my SG as well. It's a translucent red one so you don't even see fingerprints that much. And it's got that beefy 50's neck that probably helps with stability. Some people don't like the ergonomics as it's got a pretty long neck with a relatively short part of the body used as part of the scale length so if you have it on your knee it feels like shifted towards the left (with a right handed guitar). But that's less objectively bad but just "can you get used to it or not?".
I’ve heard a few people say it feels shifted to the left but I’ve never felt that personally. If anything it feels more in line - otter guitars (like my Strat) feel shifted to the right to me 😂
Worst SG are the maple neck ones, the headstock just refuses to fall off
"they're just a bit heavy guitars" they're literally designed to be light weight guitars
Thanks for this video, it is because of all the things you listed, the irony and sarcasm that I am determined to start my addiction with SG's, from an Epiphone Custom to a Gibson Standar and even get to a SG Supreme Custom 3 Humbuckers.
Can’t go wrong!
I’ve always avoided this guitar. I just bought a used ah… holy smoke! I just got 5-8% better just by playing it!
I burned my Strat… there is no going back now.
Recently bought a Gibson SG standard, Love it, nothing bad to say. Man that guitar can sing!
Love my standard!
Maybe Eric Clapton knows some unfortunate features of the SG. He played one with Cream but he said he liked his Firebird more.
As a guy in his late 30s who played off and on in his teens (badly), and is considering the Gibson SG as a guitar to buy and really take learning seriously, this video was great and really helped settle any doubts.
I love Metal, and the likes of Iron Monkey, Crowbar, and Mastodon are who inspire me to take music more seriously. I would assume an SG would be ideal for them?
@@David-yp9ou In my experience the SG is one of the most versatile guitars I’ve ever tried. It handles so many styles so well 🤟
@RobGalley Thank you. It's definitely a lovely looking guitar, and if it handles that deep heavy sludge sound (Crowbar sound), then I'm sold!
Had an original '61 SG/LP w/Sidewinder "Lonnie Mack" tremelo bar system. Best guitar ever - & I've had several Les Paul's as well (they're just too heavy on my shoulder).
They're perfect guitars. I just adjusted the neck in my Epi SG and I was impressed when I calibrated each string. They were perfectly in tune, the distance between the nut and the bridge was dead on rightt! 😎