History:
Purchase: I bought the guitar new at Grandma's music and sound Albuquerque, New Mexico.
ca: $550.
What I Like About This Unit: This guitar is the product of over fifty years of Gibson's experience crafting quality musical instruments.
As a working recording artist and session player, this guitar is an investment.
The aesthetics are remarkable.
It has a beuatiful "faded" brown finish. It also has standard crescent moon pearl inlays!
The body is select mahogany. The fretboard is rosewood and the neck is made of rounded mahogany. The frets are medium-jumbo.
The pickups deviate from the vintage look and feel of the instrument. They emphasize upper midrange frequencies.
The fretboard is flat. It's great for "shredding," and soulful "bluesy rock" stlye wailing.
What I Do NOT Like About The Gibson Special SG Faded: The drawbacks of this guitar are the limited scope of the instrument.
I would not use this guitar for anything other than rock or metal.
The sound of the instrument should appeal to the Gibson enthusiast.
Those who prefer the mellow tones of a Fender Stratocaster or the
bright sound of a Telecaster might be disappointed with the Faded SG.
Special SG Faded Quality: The construction of this guitar is flawless.
It has a soild feel and look.
One note: the neck- through construction makes this guitar fragile.
I recommend buying a hardshell case and
monitiring the humidity wherever it's
stored.
Summary: I have been playing guitar for over fifteen years.
In that time I have come to know exactly what I like and don't like about electric guitars.
I have always wanted to own a SG.
This guitar delivers exactly what I want.
A modern guitar with soul of a classic vintage instrument!
Rating of this product: 4
This Gibson Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Georg C Cocron
Date: 2003-01-29
Gibson Special SG Faded Electric Guitars
Usefulness Rating: 3.07895 out of 5. 76 reader(s) voted.
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