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Gibson SG Special '60s Tribute

SG-Shaped Guitar from Gibson belonging to the SG series

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«  Great guitar! »

Published on 06/24/14 at 08:43
Gibson bought my first in 2013, made in the USA in 2011.
It has 2 P-90 pickups (single coil). : Great pickups!
It has a set neck Mahogany, 4 knobs (volume + tones), and also a 3-position selector.
Finally, it is composed of 22 frets, mechanical and Nickel.

UTILIZATION

I can tell you that this guitar is very practical. In addition, it is extremely lightweight (3.8 kg), which gives a certain ease when he was around his neck for a few hours.
The handle is very nice because it is very thin and provides no braking when moving on it.
In addition, the shape is typical of the 1960s, which reinforces the side "Rock'n Roll" of this guitar-shaped horns.
The last frets are very fun to play, and access to higher notes is very easy, especially in the hollow between the horn and the handle.
Finally, it quickly gained a good sound with this guitar (P-90), even on an amp for beginners!

SOUNDS

When I plugged this guitar on my amp Roland 40W and I played a big E chord, the sound of P-90 hallucinated me ... There there in the belly of this guitar tremendous power !
I bought this guitar for her, both powerful and rock (like Louis Bertignac), but also for hard rock (like AC / DC or Led Zeppelin).
When I place the 3-position selector on "Treble", the sound is pure rock and greasy; and when placed on "Rhythm", the sound is still fat but with a bluesy touch, like the sound of Warren Haynes plays the blues when: it is his own. Can be adjusted with the buttons "Tone", and I get by putting 0, sound more Santana.
Wah-Wah pedal between the guitar and the amp is great, no need other effects that would disrupt its wonderful P-90 located on the guitar!
I prefer this small wonder, the raw sound of the bridge pickup for a pure rock sound that sounds very good!

OVERALL OPINION

I use this guitar for about 9 months, and my expectations were met!
I have not tried other models before I buy this guitar, but this one that best suited me, and that's what I wanted her absolutely.
The feature I prefer this guitar is its lightness, its rock and pleasant hyper handle.
In addition, the price / quality ratio is monstrous, since this guitar is an "affordable" price (in EUR 650) compared to other Gibson classified in the range above.
Finally, I think keeping this guitar very long, very very long time ..!