Members Bbreaker Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Both are $1199.00 at MF.So, it's a preference of fretboard woods?What would you choose if you could have only one? http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gibson-sg-standard-limited-electric-guitar http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gibson-sg-standard-electric-guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members conman02 Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I would personally go for the SG Standard - I love those guitars so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tone Deaf Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 SG Standard... in black... swap to a white pickguard... god damn it... GAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poolshark Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 If the board and colors are the only differences, pencil my down for a regular Standard. The limited colors don't do much for me, and I prefer the porous feel and subtle mottling of rosewood. Plus heritage cherry + rosewood is a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I like the natural burst and vintage burst better than the finishes on the Standard. I played an SG Pro or something at Guitar Center (vintage burst finish, with zebra pickups and coil splitters), and the fingerboard looked to light to be rosewood, so it must have been the baked maple. I loved the guitar - I played it for almost an hour in a near-empty store. I really wished I could have brought it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keithcar Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I have no idea about the fretboards as i have never played a baked maple. but man, i would spring for the standard model that is coil splitting, some of them come with burstbucker 1 and 3, some with 490R/498T, I ended up buying one a week or so ago and i cant put it down. I dont know anything about the 490R/498T, but the BB 1/3 sound insanely good in these SGs. My R7 can't even touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I would personally go for the SG Standard - I love those guitars so much! Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I think since you hate baked maple so much you should pick up the limited edition. Then at least you'll know why you hate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 i dig the color of that aged cherry on the baked maple one, but i'd probably go burst with an sg anyway. i've never played baked maple so i got no opinion really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted January 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I think since you hate baked maple so much you should pick up the limited edition. Then at least you'll know why you hate it! Don't know if I hate it but it seems that Gibson's rosewood stock is a bit thin. Before the flack starts flying, I've never played a baked maple board but I'm comfortable with rosewood. Given the choice, I'd take rosewood. Obeche anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poolshark Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Haven't you started at least a few baked maple threads? No offense meant, but maybe it wouldn't hurt you to check one out. I know I'm not a fan of vulcanized/torrefied/baked maple when used on Gibson style guitars, but I've already played quite a few of them. I don't mind it so much on Fender types, mostly because it still feels and sounds like maple to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blind radish Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ive got the SG junior with the baked maple. I really like it. And you can darken the color with Old English lemon oil, or for darker, scratch remover. The feel is great (although I've always been a fan of fender all maple necks) and the sound is slightly, but not appreciably brighter. You really have to see for yourself ... but I am a sucker for the vintage burst color. However, I went with the junior for cost and pickup reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted January 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Haven't you started at least a few baked maple threads? No offense meant, but maybe it wouldn't hurt you to check one out. I know I'm not a fan of vulcanized/torrefied/baked maple when used on Gibson style guitars, but I've already played quite a few of them. I don't mind it so much on Fender types, mostly because it still feels and sounds like maple to me. I'm sure I'm going to play a baked maple fretboard Gibson sometime.Maybe one of those SG Jr's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I don't care for those pickups. Have to pass on both. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I really prefer the colors on the Ltd. Ed. SG, but I would go with the Standard due to the rosewood. I also have had the opportunity to play a Gibson with a baked maple board, and I still prefer rosewood. While the maple was fine, there's just something about the feel of rosewood that speaks to me. All of my guitars except for my ebony-boarded SG, even the Fender, have rosewood boards. I've been playing for almost 25 years now, and I've never come across a maple boarded guitar I could bond with. Simply personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogerF Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 Just saw this in the new AMS catalog ($1,299 w/case): Gibson Limited Edition SG Standard 24 Electric Guitar Features * Solid Mahogany body with Ebony finish * Bound Rosewood fingerboard with acrylic trapezoid inlays * Slim, fast neck profile * Mini-Humbucking pickup in the neck and full-sized Tony Iommi Signature humbucking pickup in the bridge * Grover kidney button tuners with 14:1 tuning ratio http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-GIB-SG24M-EBCH1-LIST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 That's a tough one. I don't really care bout the baked maple, and the finishes are awesome on the LE (I've always loved white SGs, and the burst and red are killer). If I were buying new, I would probably give that one a shot. Though, just bought a used standard, so it's a no go for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 I'm going through a similar exercise myself - trying to find the "right" SG for me. Still trying to figure out: - Do I care about baked maple? I prefer the looks of dark rosewood.- Is 24 frets good or bad? Will it affect the balance? I hate neck-heavy guitars.- Why is the '61 reissue $800 more than the Standard? They kinda seem the same to me. etc, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 4, 2012 Members Share Posted January 4, 2012 - Why is the '61 reissue $800 more than the Standard? They kinda seem the same to me. Gibson steals the mojo from PRS and injects all of it into the 61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted January 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 Gibson steals the mojo from PRS and injects all of it into the 61. Really?? I sold/traded a lot of my SG's and kept 3 and a '62 SG/LP Junior. I think PRS has SG's beat with their Mira. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted January 5, 2012 Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'm going through a similar exercise myself - trying to find the "right" SG for me. Still trying to figure out:- Do I care about baked maple? I prefer the looks of dark rosewood.- Is 24 frets good or bad? Will it affect the balance? I hate neck-heavy guitars.- Why is the '61 reissue $800 more than the Standard? They kinda seem the same to me.etc, etc... Good luck. My quest for the perfect SG took well over a year. But it was worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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