Members Ponec Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 This thread makes me want to justify having 3 instead of 2 Gibson SG's:eek: You don't have it too bad Salsage, try justifying this... To the kid - It's always okay to lust after different guitars but your parents are trying to help you get your priorities in the right order. Listen to them. -Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Salsage Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 You don't have it too bad Salsage, try justifying this... To the kid - It's always okay to lust after different guitars but your parents are trying to help you get your priorities in the right order. Listen to them. -Ron hey another member since June 01 been around for awhile ? Love your gear Gas:eek::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zepfan976 Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 Good deal an be found. You just have to wait. This LP studio I got was $300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blckbldng Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 SGs are much easier to play than les pauls. Also upper fret access is almost as good as a flying V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GothicLlama Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 I read a bit of this thread, most people were making this too complicated and someone may have covered this already. The answer is simple... play some SGs, if you dig them, trade up using the Epi. I'd buy a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wingnut1 Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 Are you gasing for something like this, or something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 Are you gasing for something like this, or something like this. Oh baby...I like that white sg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wingnut1 Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 I got it fir $650 at GC. I've since put a 498T in the bridge position and put covers on the pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fine_Young_Fool Posted August 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 @ wignut I like both of them, I would prefer the standard, just because I think the uncovered pups look ugly. Why? Are you going to give me one? BTW what does GAS stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wingnut1 Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 G.A.S. stands for Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Sorry, can't give you one just wanted to see where your interest lay. I actually got the standard and the MIM Strat at a local pawn shop for $750 for the pair. No OHSC with the SG though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ESchmidt Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 Ive been wanting a white Gibson SG for the longest time. Im a huge early Alice Cooper fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vexed73 Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 Les paul will sound better and sustain better but SGs are lighter and for some reason the faded special I had just played like butter! It just made me want to rock harder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fine_Young_Fool Posted August 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 I was just kidding. I do like the 3 pup model though. I just do not like red SG's so much for some reason, I don't know why. I like the brown and black ones though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 We are all gear heads and do not have to justify wanting another guitar. I wanted an SG myself and just waited for the right deal to come around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 I got it fir $650 at GC. I've since put a 498T in the bridge position and put covers on the pups. what model is that?? can't say I recognize it ....is that i volume i tone and a rotary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fine_Young_Fool Posted August 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 Its a faded 3 pup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wingnut1 Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 Gibson SG special faded 3 pickup. yes, one volume, on tone and a 6 position rotary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samuraiBSD Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 SG's = raunchy, nasty, goodness can I has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratkent Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 I would guess that if you get a real Gibson SG that you like you will probably be proud to own it and play it the rest of your life. For some people, the most badass of Epiphones or some other import/copy will still not scratch that Gibson itch. As far as the tone. To me a really great SG doesn't necessarily sound thinner than an LP, just a bit harsher and more in your face. It's not a bad thing and it really only applies to the bridge position pickup. The neck position of a great sounding SG is just as buttery and full as most LPs to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theAntihero Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 I think it's a myth that SG's sound thinner. I own two LP's and two SG's. Gibson SG are all mahagony, which actually gives them a slightly darker tone. A LP which is mahagony with a maple cap has a big sound with a little more of a high-end snap due to the maple cap. Its different from guitar to guitar but in general from the many SG and LP's ive played it seems like the SGs have a somewhat darker like you said, but the LPs maple cap brings clarity to a certain lower freq that makes them sound bigger IMHO. Personally im not an SG fan, the only SG i would consider buying is the Epi Iommi just because of the pickups and the price of said pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theAntihero Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 Fair enough, I have played an Epi LP once, and it was crappy. It was one of the nicest models available too. And with the brand name thing, I guess it just feels wrong to me, I don't know why. Im confused, i thought you said you owned an Epi?? I kind of hope you've played it more than once.... Regardless you really need to actually play a guitar before you can say that guitar is good or bad. There are some godawful Gibsons and some fantastic Epiphones, and the reverse is true as well. When i bought my main guitar, which is an Epi Les Paul Standard, i play about a dozen epi LP's and a couple Gibson LPs and that one guitar was the one which felt and sounded the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ShadowSong Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 hey....I'm new but bored So i'm going to weigh in. You live with your parents? An important thing to realize is that they have to work to earn the money it's going to take to spend on that guitar. I am not sure about their financial situation but I am sure about once thing. You have a nice guitar in the Epi. Guitarned is right about alot of stuff. In my expierence there isn't that much difference between epi's and gibsons. I once had a side by side comparison with a high end Gibson and an Epiphone LP standard that was rather enlightening for me. They feel A LOT alike and sound A LOT a like. The stuff that i care about was the same. If you were an adult and buying this guitar yourself and could budget it out I would say go for it. You are justified in WANTING the guitar. Your parents have done you right by getting you the EPI. It's a great guitar and will serve you well. If you want to get the gibson you need to choose to save up for it and get it - yourself. If that is more important to you than the car then that choice is up to you. Being stuck at home with a gibson or having wheels and an Epi? Remember you can always have both it just might take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fine_Young_Fool Posted August 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 Im confused, i thought you said you owned an Epi?? I kind of hope you've played it more than once.... Regardless you really need to actually play a guitar before you can say that guitar is good or bad. There are some godawful Gibsons and some fantastic Epiphones, and the reverse is true as well. When i bought my main guitar, which is an Epi Les Paul Standard, i play about a dozen epi LP's and a couple Gibson LPs and that one guitar was the one which felt and sounded the best. Sorry, I meant to say SG. This kid had one and it was heavier than my LP:confused:. @ Shadowsong: My parents did not buy my LP for me. I saved up my moolah from work and i bought onehundred percent of it and its case and straplocks, so it really is not their money that I am dealing with here. The only problem that my mom has is that she thinks my guitar is prettier than the one I want to trade for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MojoFilter Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 SG's = raunchy, nasty, goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ShadowSong Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 lol @ prettier..................It's not a valid point mom. by the way...that SG up there is gorgous man. If it's your money it's all up to you. Each choice will have it's pro's and con's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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