Members DaveGrima Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 Which one would you buy for your first Gibson? How is the neck profile on the SG Classic? I prefer fatter over thinner necks. Also anyone know the specs on the p-90s Gibson is using these days? Are they really hot? Im going for Tony Iommi's tone from the first few Sabbath Albums. Just curious, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 My answer is yes ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 A vote for the Classic...my favorite Gibson model. The P-90's aren't crazy hot. I'd say, based on my own terrible ear and no data to support any postulation, that the Gibbo is between a Lollar and a Duncan in terms of output, a little closer to the Duncan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveGrima Posted March 30, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 My answer is yes ... lol If money were no object. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 lol If money were no object. . . . True. If that were the case I'd have snagged: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philfixit Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 Haven't played (or owned) an SG since 1985, but miss having one. I have serious GAS for the SG Special '60's Tribute, and it's not priced badly. Never had a P-90 guitar, either.The HB-equipped SG's I had were two of the top 3 guitars I've owned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 I personally find P-90 guitars to be more versatile than HB guitars, but you do gotta deal with the hum. If you're liking early Sabbath you could choose either and be fine. Go with the guitar that feels best to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 I had an SG Classic and it was terrible, but I may have been unlucky. Personally, I think P90s sound so much better in a Junior than in an SG, but people on here don't seem to agree with me in general. It's like a P90 sound but with added depth, and then having the simple wrap around bridge adds zing and resonance at a level that you don't usually get on a normal SG construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveGrima Posted March 30, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 I had an SG Classic and it was terrible, but I may have been unlucky. Personally, I think P90s sound so much better in a Junior than in an SG, but people on here don't seem to agree with me in general. It's like a P90 sound but with added depth, and then having the simple wrap around bridge adds zing and resonance at a level that you don't usually get on a normal SG construction. Hmmm. . . Maybe that was the key to Iommis God-like tone on those early Sabbath records. . he had an SG special with P-90s but it was modified with a wrap-around bridge so he could get the action higher. Other than that theres not much difference between the LP Jr and an SG.. . Flattop mohagany planks. Does the LPs slightly thicker body make much of a difference? Or is it the extra cut-away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ten56gibby Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 Standard. Resale is higher if you end up not liking it. But daggumit SG Classics are awesome! Are you going to get to play both before you buy? Otherwise, it's really a dicey call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 Got to try an SG Classic for a few minutes at the last open mic, and my god I had to pry it from my hands when the guy wanted it back. It's totally badass. Thicker neck profile, yeah, very light and yet not neck heavy (was surprised), P-90s sounded great. Try out both if you can, but I don't think you can go wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shinsengumi Posted March 30, 2011 Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 Classic! I just got one and love it to bits (the faded version, but I've played the regular ones too). The P-90s are hotter than some passive Duncan humbuckers I have, but through my Plexi reissue they let me NAIL the early Sabbath sound, and when they're clean, they have a beautiful singing chime to them. When I got mine a few weeks ago, my first reaction was: this is a hard rock riff monster. Also, I tried a regular classic through a Tiny Terror at GC, and it was instant Live at Leeds. The regular Classic has a chunky neck, by the way. (the faded doesn't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dreamspace Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 FWIW, I own both a '68 Standard and '65 Special. I like the Special better...or, I like the sound better that is. So calssic for my part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 Personally I tend to prefer the Classic (or Special) over the Standard, but since you said "Iommi", I've got to recommend the Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members treedroppings Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 find a 71 sg with black covered mini-buckers:love: gc had one for 1200 so great!!! i think its a sg special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shinsengumi Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 Personally I tend to prefer the Classic (or Special) over the Standard, but since you said "Iommi", I've got to recommend the Standard. Pretty sure the first two albums were recorded with a Special. Whatever it was, it was definitely P-90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pekelnik Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 I have a SG classic and it is my choice even if money was no object. The neck on the classic is thick, but strangely it feels pretty thin and fast. I actually thought it is a thin neck in the spirit of SG specials until I measured it since I wanted to have a neck just like that for my tele build. I also prefer the combination of binding and dots, large inlays are simply too much bling for me. Note that I already got the SG with replaced pickups (Bareknuckle BKP-91s) and exchanged tuners for tulip type grovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shinsengumi Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 Oh yeah, bound dotted necks are sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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