On 2006-09-29, orvilleplayer gave this Orville Electric Guitar a 5...(12540)
History: I've been playing for 20 years.
I own a USA 70's strat and mostly play fenders. Orville is a brand of (Gibson Japan).
Purchase: I bought it at a music shop for $400 US.
Pros: It's an Orville (Gibson Japan) 1961/62 SG reissue model.
It's got Japanese pickups that sound pretty good.
The top of the line "Orville by Gibson" models use Gibson USA pickups but mine is just an Orville with Japanese pickups.
It's got a long tenon neck (like on the Gibson historic series) which gives it fantastic sustain.
The sound is very sweet with a lot of sustain.
I'ts a K serial Orville which is often mistaken for being Korean but it really is made in Japan for the Japanese market only.
Cons: Not much.
Quality: Excellent.
I'm not sure if the finish is really thin poly or nitro.
The finish looks like nitro to me but the plain Orvilles are supposed to be poly with the high end "Orville by Gibson" models being nitro.
The workmanship is top class and is probably better than on a USA Gibson SG.
Summary: It's a great guitar with a great tone.
I was going to buy a regular USA Gibson SG until I came across the Orville SG.
Orville (Gibson Japan) started around 1988 and finished around 1998.
They made Les Pauls, SG's, ES 335's Firebirds etc to Gibsons strict specifications for the Japanese market only.
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