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Battle of the guitars people love ?
Gibson SG Special vs Gibson SG Standard...do you think it's worth more to get the binding, inlays, and a 498 pup? Or save money and go basic? (If you hate SG's then I am not looking for that sort of input :))
Trying to help a friend decide..
2 Answers
- BonghufferLv 48 years agoFavourite answer
Pickups can be swapped very easily, That should almost never be a deciding factor between guitars. The first thing I, or any professional musicians, do when having purchased a guitar is to have the frets levelled (AFAIK only pre-fender Jacksons ever came from the factory with a proper conical level) and pickups swapped for what I already know works for me- Lawrence 500xl and a Lace sensor gold.
Bound necks tend to be far more comfy to play.
The current Standard has a deeper edge contour on the body- more comfy.
I love SG's, but hate Gibson. Mine was custom made for me by luthier Matt Bush.
Source(s): Touring pro of twenty years. - Anonymous8 years ago
Gibson SG Standard with a Bigsby is straight up sexy.
