The shape of a guitar has a lot to do with the popularity of it. Gibson has mastered this aspect and their Gibson SG classic is no exception. The SG has a shape that no other guitar company has even a similar shaped original. The little SG screams and is crunchy and so light that you could really play it for hours and hours without too much fatigue.
The Gibson SG classic is a reissue of the Special that was popular in the 1960s. Gibson has always used high-grade mahogany in many of their guitar instruments and have matched their pickups perfectly to compliment this choice of wood. The SG is a mahogany solid-body that is fairly thin. Mahogany normally has a warm and growly tone in a thicker style guitar, such as the Les Paul, but the thin cross-section of the SG brings out a much crunchier scream that a lot of lead guitarists love. You have a choice of Black Ebony or Heritage Cherry on the SG classic, which have long been the standard colors of the model.
If you enjoy the single coil tone of the 1960s that some Gibson models had then you’ll really like the vintage style P90 pickups on the SG classic. They have a higher output than standard single coil pickups and sound great through a high gain amp with the mids and treble turned up past 12 o’clock.
What I’ve always loved most about the SG is the neck. I also own an original 1960s style SG standard with the flat style neck but I’ve really grown to love this new and improved modern tapered neck on the reissues. I have bigger hands so the taper feels great in my hand while at the same time the design allows for lightning fast navigation up the neck. Rosewood is the wood of choice for the fingerboard and has a white binding that is not always standard on an SG. The headstock is the standard Gibson style with white tuners and the inlays are mother-of-pearl dot style. They are simple but they do the job well.
At quite an affordable price, the Gibson SG classic is a great way to get a vintage 1960s tone on a brand new guitar. Consider one of these fine instruments today.
