What's Behind the Iconic Sound of Gibson SG Guitars?

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025

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  • @Ottophil
    @Ottophil 2 месяца назад +14

    I have 4 SG’s a special, a standard, a gothic, and a modern. All of them are amazing instruments
    Edit: I’m not rich. Ive been collecting gibsons since 2001 and only bought 6 over that time. They all took years to pay for. Worth it.

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +3

      @@Ottophil very nice! Continue to enjoy them

    • @joeyd3324
      @joeyd3324 2 месяца назад +1

      Does the Modern have the strap button on the horn..? I want a Custom, but $3500 is nuts, I collect SGs and have 3 standards a Junior w/ p90, a special which weighs a lot more than any of the others, and a 74 w/ a cracked headstock, I had it through High School and it broke half a dozen times, I'd glue it clamp it and break it again...lol

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +1

      @ every SG I’ve seen new has it on the back of the body. If anyone knows different please feel free to chime in. I hear ya on gluing. A little crack can’t stop the rock! 😁

    • @joeyd3324
      @joeyd3324 2 месяца назад +1

      @@EveryGuitarEver I was asking the guy who collects Gibsons and has one...Some Moderns and Tony Iommis have it on the horn...I've never tried it but I didn't know what neck dive was until I read about it...I'm an SG guy...

    • @Ottophil
      @Ottophil 2 месяца назад +2

      @@joeyd3324 my modern has it on the horn. It does not dive. My buddy had 3 of the new iommi monkeys. All 3 of those dove. It has such a fat neck profile it is heavy. I don’t think strap location is the issue. If the neck and headstock aren’t as light as the body, it dives. Wood density comes into play. But in my opinion who has played many sgs in both strap locations. Its not a factor

  • @bigbb70
    @bigbb70 Месяц назад +3

    I couldn't afford it but I bought a standard 61 reissue anyway and love it. It will be my legacy guitar that I leave my grandson

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  Месяц назад +2

      @@bigbb70 nice! Some times ya just gotta do it. Love it!

  • @doctorskull8197
    @doctorskull8197 Месяц назад +5

    I’ve been playing electric guitar in various rock/garage bands over 50 years. The SG is my favorite. Stones, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Pete Townsend and many more!

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  Месяц назад +2

      @@doctorskull8197 it is definitely a guitar that has crossed musical boundaries.

  • @rex-rant4322
    @rex-rant4322 Месяц назад +4

    I got my standard '61 reissue back in 2017 and have never sold it. I stuck a DiMarzio super distortion pickup in the bridge position.

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  Месяц назад +4

      @@rex-rant4322 sounds like you like it 😁 I need to get an SG

    • @rex-rant4322
      @rex-rant4322 Месяц назад +1

      @EveryGuitarEver do it. It's so worth it. The best part is it's cheaper than a Les Paul.

  • @GrandpaJams
    @GrandpaJams Месяц назад +2

    I have a sg I bought new in 85 . It sounds amazing. . I've played the hell out of it. I've never had it go out of tune like the haters say.

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  Месяц назад +2

      @@GrandpaJams I’ve heard that about SGs. I gotta get one. TY for the info. Appreciate it.

  • @stevesuv
    @stevesuv 2 месяца назад +6

    Never forget the 3 Ds. Duane, Dickey, and Derek !

  • @timscarrow9151
    @timscarrow9151 Месяц назад +2

    I had a 70's Sg custom white with gold 3 pickup, and I traded for a 81 heritage series Les Paul. Still have that tank. SG is snappy and brilliant and the les paul was heavy solid chunk single guitarist must have. I love my strats and teles too.

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  Месяц назад +3

      @@timscarrow9151 nice! Sounds like you have a pretty robust collection. I’m still working on mine.

  • @ianaintsaying1625
    @ianaintsaying1625 2 месяца назад +2

    I always heard that Les didn't like the neck joint of the SG and asked Gibson to remove his name from it.

    • @timscarrow9151
      @timscarrow9151 Месяц назад +2

      Les Was getting a divorce and didn't want the endorsement involved in any settlements. He came back in '68.

  • @Sunderbanz322
    @Sunderbanz322 2 месяца назад +3

    Love the SG!

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +1

      @@Sunderbanz322 seems to be a love it or hate it thing with most players for some reason. I’ve never owned one but I’m open to give it a try. Plenty of players swear by it so there must be something there.

  • @garycrant4511
    @garycrant4511 Месяц назад +1

    I acknowledge this may be incorrect. But I i'm fairly sure I read something many years ago that stated earlier SGs were factory fitted with ceramic pickups. Due to scarcity and increasing cost of alnico. Whatever article it was I read attributed the rawer rock tone of SGs to the ceramic magnets. I don't know if this claim is true or not. But Modern SGs and reissues seem to now go with alnico.

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  Месяц назад +1

      @@garycrant4511 thanks for this insight I did not know that. Appreciate you

  • @WRCzATL
    @WRCzATL 2 месяца назад +8

    I don't mind Epis, but I REALLY dislike that paper-thin veneer on their SGs. If they have to use 4- or 5-piece bodies, just paint them a solid color.

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +2

      @@WRCzATL yeah I noticed that as well. it really comes through and looks a little patch worked to me.

    • @joeyd3324
      @joeyd3324 2 месяца назад +1

      the cherry Epis are goofy looking....

    • @traviesoarcefan3063
      @traviesoarcefan3063 2 месяца назад +1

      I have an Epi SG Custom with a Viper Blue finish and ebony fingerboard. It has a three piece body but you hardly notice it in blue with a veneer top. Surprisingly I didn't have a neck dive issue after putting on the Jim Dunlop straplocks. It hangs just fine and sounds great.Thanks to the added String Butler and factory graph-tech nut it stays in tune just fine. I'm a happy SG camper. 😅

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +2

      @ nice! You are not alone it’s a popular one for sure. I will probably succumb in the next year or so. Got have one of each shape has become my new goal. Unrealistic I know but it’s fun.

    • @stanlee-eq7lu
      @stanlee-eq7lu Месяц назад +1

      Sure, the Epi is a nice entry. But people (like me), that if they truly want a Gibson, they'll wait if they must. When you want a Gibson, you buy a Gibson.

  • @hashachache
    @hashachache Месяц назад +1

    I make my 3rd guitar make, after Gibson + Fender, Guild.....Jerry Garcia's main performing guitars were two Gibsons & one Guild......which, because of RUclips, I see he played a lot more than I thought. They take a lot more time of traipsing around sampling, though.....which Jerry does say in an interview.

  • @scottnorris8071
    @scottnorris8071 2 месяца назад +3

    Love my SG

  • @hashachache
    @hashachache Месяц назад +1

    It's my personal favourite shape sound everything

  • @drmathprog
    @drmathprog Месяц назад +1

    Does it recreate the famous neck dive?

  • @WillyWP
    @WillyWP 2 месяца назад +8

    The nitro breathing is a myth.

    • @jesterjigs9914
      @jesterjigs9914 2 месяца назад +2

      It's a les paul special with a different shape

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +2

      @@WillyWP good to know. Are you a Luthier? Be great to have a professional to bounce some of the claims out there off of. Don’t want to continue spreading inaccurate info. Appreciate the feedback. It’s helpful.

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +2

      @@jesterjigs9914 what makes you say that?

    • @jesterjigs9914
      @jesterjigs9914 2 месяца назад +2

      @EveryGuitarEver because the les paul double cut special came out in 58 it has a very similar way the neck is attached to the body and all mahogany constriction .. my dad had a 58 double cut les paul junior i played my entire life and being a 40 year old man now with a collection of a 61 sg and 68 and junior sgs they sound and feel very similar.. even the neck dive

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +2

      @ ok that makes sense. Appreciate the info. sounds like you’ve had them a long time. I love that. Guitars are like that great old concert t-shirt that you’ll never let go. So cool. Thanks for sharing

  • @aminahmed2220
    @aminahmed2220 2 месяца назад +1

    What a fantastic video to be honest have a great day also happy veterans day also today is remembrance day in Canada ❤😢

  • @chrishawkins1922
    @chrishawkins1922 2 месяца назад +4

    frets are DISTRESSED ???? you mean DRESSED

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +3

      @@chrishawkins1922 probably misspoke. It happens

    • @chrishawkins1922
      @chrishawkins1922 2 месяца назад

      @@EveryGuitarEver misspoke ? sounded like you don`t know shit about what plek does

  • @AwkwardHypernerd413
    @AwkwardHypernerd413 Месяц назад +1

    The SG looks like squidward’s head if you turn it upside down.
    Now you will forever be cursed with this knowledge

  • @fernachur
    @fernachur 2 месяца назад +1

    My 1980 Les Paul Standard weighs in at 10.6 lbs.... my Epi SG bass weighs about half that

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +2

      @@fernachur Whoof that a heavy load. Bet it sounds amazing though

    • @fernachur
      @fernachur 2 месяца назад +1

      It’s never been a stage guitar for me, yet, I played a 9 lb Schecter Tele and my 7 lb 1982 Fender Strat on stage mostly

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +1

      @ I see. For recording then? Or just a nice addition to the collection?

  • @joeyd3324
    @joeyd3324 2 месяца назад +2

    I don't think it's a "Reissue"...

  • @Stuhr-w8j
    @Stuhr-w8j 2 месяца назад +2

    The sound of Corrossion of conformity.. love that sound but not fan of its look

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +1

      @@Stuhr-w8j yeah that seems to be the consensus. The SG shape is an acquired taste.

  • @jameslanclos568
    @jameslanclos568 Месяц назад +3

    Why get a Gibson SG, when you can get a signed Trump Les Paul, for only $10,000.00 ???!!!

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  Месяц назад +2

      @@jameslanclos568 bahahaha love it!

    • @jameslanclos568
      @jameslanclos568 Месяц назад +1

      @@EveryGuitarEver 😅

    • @traviesoarcefan3063
      @traviesoarcefan3063 Месяц назад +1

      @@jameslanclos568 It looks like the Gibson lawyers have shut that option down. The few that may have got will be worth millions. 😉 To somebody...Maybe Elon! 😅

    • @jameslanclos568
      @jameslanclos568 Месяц назад +3

      @@traviesoarcefan3063 To a select few, maybe they'll be worth millions. You couldn't give one away to me. The less I have to remind me of DJT...the better! Yeah! Give to Elon!

  • @christianhertwig1593
    @christianhertwig1593 2 месяца назад +1

    And again about the shades due to paint issues and .....
    Because because because because ....
    I'm not going to discuss the historical evolution of a guitar or rather the shape of a guitar. But if it is transmitted over and over again physical errors ....
    And yes, a guitar doesn't breathe ....
    Jolines, the stupid marketing and its verbiage ... and it repeats itself over and over again.

  • @olssong7941
    @olssong7941 2 месяца назад +2

    The finish does NOT affect the tone. The tone is in the pickups, nothing else.

  • @KevinKailher
    @KevinKailher 2 месяца назад +4

    Never liked them,I don't like the neck or the neck dive

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +4

      @@KevinKailher that’s the great thing about guitars one of options. Something for everyone.

  • @shanewalton8888
    @shanewalton8888 2 месяца назад +1

    SGs one of the worst designs ever, beaten only by the Explorer

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +1

      @@shanewalton8888 yeah I’ve never been a big fan but I do like the explorer. What don’t you like about that one?

    • @shanewalton8888
      @shanewalton8888 2 месяца назад +1

      @ totally unbalanced. Can’t use a regular stand with it and won’t stand on its own. Cases are huge and unpractical. Strange for strange’s sake.

    • @EveryGuitarEver
      @EveryGuitarEver  2 месяца назад +2

      @ you make some valid points especially the part about them not standing on their own. That is a little annoying. I still like the way they look though. Plenty of choices out there which is nice. It would be a pretty boring landscape if there was only one shape. Appreciate the input always helpful TY

    • @traviesoarcefan3063
      @traviesoarcefan3063 2 месяца назад +4

      Put down the crack pipe..... Look at the list of players

    • @Bushwig
      @Bushwig Месяц назад

      ​@@traviesoarcefan3063ikr who these chumps thank they are